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Endless wait for Sraboni

It looks like an endless wait for Sraboni Biswas, Bangladesh’s taekwondo queen, who is training day in and day out to realise her Olympics dream, but still facing some kind of uncertainty. Full story

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Mohammedan accuse BCB of ignoring bylaws, vow not to return

Though Mohammedan Sporting Club agreed to play their remaining matches of the Dhaka Premier League, they are unhappy at the way the Bangladesh Cricket Board handled the recent crisis. Full story

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Russell survive a scare

Sheikh Russell Krira Chakra survived a late scare to edge Rahmatganj MFS 3-2 in the Bangladesh Premier League at the Bangabandhu National Stadium on Wednesday. A big-spending Russell were initially dominating the porceeings and took an early lead through their... Full story

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WI batsmen set for stern exam in first England Test

West Indies face England in the first of a three-Test series at Lord’s here today with the tourists’ batting likely to determine the course of the match. Should conditions prove as seam friendly as they have for much of the early part... Full story

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SPORTSLINE

The Citycell First Division Basketball League-2012 will begin at the Dhanmondi Basketball Gymnasium on Saturday. Seven teams – Flame Boys, Eagles, Wraiths, the Shawons, Cantonians, Old DOHS and Josephites – are taking... Full story

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Two decades on, Johnson still fumes

Canada’s Ben Johnson has revealed simmering anger over his Seoul 1988 drugs scandal and hit out at rival Carl Lewis, more than two decades after one of the Olympics’ most infamous incidents. Full story

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Chess stars all square in world title fight

The two chess stars vying for the world title ground out another draw on Tuesday, the fourth such result in as many matches and leaving the series all square one-third of the way through. Full story

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Rio gets the axe

Veteran defender Rio Ferdinand was the highest-profile casualty on Wednesday as England manager Roy Hodgson unveiled his squad for the European Championships. After intense speculation about whether Hodgson would risk... Full story

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Bayern rebuilding confidence

Bayern Munich president Uli Hoeness has admitted this week is all about mending dented confidence ahead of Saturday’s Champions League final against Chelsea, in the wake of his club’s German Cup final beating in Berlin. Full story

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Beckham to bring flame to Britain

David Beckham will help bring the Olympic flame to Britain on Friday after he takes part in a formal handover ceremony in Athens, London 2012 organisers said. The former England soccer captain, a London 2012 ‘ambassador’ who was... Full story

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Danish league to test goal-line tech

Two Danish league matches will be used this month to test GoalRef, one of two goal line technology systems being evaluated by FIFA, soccer’s governing body said on Wednesday. FIFA said testing of the system would take place at the... Full story

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Half of 2014 WC stadiums a concern

Football’s world governing body FIFA believes that six of 12 Brazilian stadiums that are to host the 2014 World Cup may not be ready in time, the daily Folha de Sao Paulo reported Tuesday. Full story

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Di Matteo ready for toughest test

Roberto Di Matteo is bracing for the toughest managerial challenge of his career as he attempts to lead an injury and suspension-hit Chelsea to Champions League glory over Bayern Munich. Just 10 weeks after taking over at Stamford Bridge following the sacking of Andre... Full story

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Mancini to splash cash in CL quest

Roberto Mancini has vowed that newly-crowned Premier League champions Manchester City will splash out in a manner similar to Spanish giants Real Madrid and Barcelona in their bid to win the Champions League. Full story

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Double delight for Maradona

It was a double joy for Al Wasl coach Diego Maradona on Tuesday night. His family, including his grandson Benjamin and son-in-law Sergio Aguero, were around him when his club beat Al Wahda on penalties in the quarter-final of the Gulf Champions League, reports The Gulf Today. Full story

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Ferguson meets Kagawa

Japan international Shinji Kagawa revealed Wednesday that he had met Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson, as rumours swirl that the Borussia Dortmund star is eyeing a move to the Premier League. Full story

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SOCCERLINE

Bayern Munich have been given the go-ahead by European soccer’s governing body UEFA to use their home changing room at the Allianz Arena for Saturday’s Champions League final against Chelsea, a club official told Reuters... Full story

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