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Drogba fires Chelsea to CL glory

Didier Drogba was the hero as Chelsea won a historic first Champions League crown here on Saturday to shatter Bayern Munich’s dreams of winning the title at their home stadium. Drogba stepped up to rifle home the decisive penalty as Chelsea clinched... Full story

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Germans finally lose on penalties

The British press on Sunday hailed the heroics of Didier Drogba in helping Chelsea win the Champions League and took pleasure in noting that a German side had ‘at last’ lost on penalties. Full story

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A chance that never came

Bangladesh opener Tamim Iqbal had to end his first season in the Indian Premier League as a spectator with Pune Warriors, who ended their campaign with a 34-run home defeat to Kolkata... Full story

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Muktis trounce R’ganj

Sunday Chizoba and Mithun Chowdhury scored two goals each as Muktijoddha Sangsad KC trounced Rahmatganj MFS 4-0 in an ill-tempered Grameenphone Bangladesh Premier League... Full story

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Tigers return fatty

The general fitness level of the Bangladesh national cricketers has made trainer Grant Luden happy as they began the preliminary camp on Sunday ahead of their forthcoming Zimbabwe tour. Luden, who is in charge of the camp in the... Full story

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Sadi’s first death anniv observed

The first death anniversary of renowned sports journalist and former general secretary of the Bangladesh Football Federation Al Musabbir Sadi (Pomel) was observed on Sunday with due solemnity. Full story

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Women’s Hockey Narail and Quamrunnessa School confirmed their semifinal berth of the UCB 1st Women’s Hockey after registering a comfortable win against their... Full story

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Djokovic, Nadal in Rome Masters final rematch

World number one and defending champion Novak Djokovic swept past Roger Federer on Saturday to set up a Rome Masters final rematch with five-time winner Rafael Nadal. Full story

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England snare Chanderpaul at last

England finally dismissed Shivnarine Chanderpaul for 91 after another innings of brave defiance as West Indies reached 265 for six at tea on the fourth day of the first Test on Sunday. Full story

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Chargers beat Challengers

Deccan Chargers made the major upset of the tournament as they register a stunning 9-run victory over Royal Challengers Bangalore to knock them out of IPL, reports TNN. Full story

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Rome Open women’s final halted by rain

The women’s final between China’s French Open champion and Russian second seed Maria Sharapova at the Rome Masters was halted by rain with the match delicately poised at 4-6, 6-4, 6-6 here on Sunday. Full story

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Chumps to champs - how Di Matteo turned it around

From zeros to heroes, chumps to champs: in three short months Roberto Di Matteo steered Chelsea back from the precipice to the greatest moment in the club’s history. Chelsea’s stunning... Full story

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Munich triumph wipes away Terry’s Moscow misery

Suspended Chelsea captain John Terry admitted he had been waiting nine years to get his hands on the Champions League trophy after the Blues’ dramatic win over Bayern Munich in the final. Full story

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Final dream turns to nightmare for Bayern

Bayern Munich’s Champions League dream final turned into a nightmare on Saturday as Chelsea ruined their homecoming party to leave the German giants trophy-less for the second season in a row. Full story

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‘Give Di Matteo the job’

Chelsea players made it clear they wanted Roberto Di Matteo to be given the coach’s job full-time after the Italian’s whirlwind three months in charge ended with the Champions League... Full story

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‘Rooney fit for Euros’

England striker Wayne Rooney is recovering from a minor injury but will be fully fit for his expected return during the group stages at Euro 2012, manager Roy Hodgson has revealed. Full story

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Shattered Bayern rue missed chances

Bayern Munich coach Jupp Heynckes said his side paid the penalty for missing a string of chances after the Bundesliga giants shattering defeat to Chelsea on Saturday. Bayern squandered a string of clear-cut chances and missed a penalty in extra-time before crashing to a... Full story

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Drogba banishes spot-kick agony

Didier Drogba revealed he had been haunted by the memory of his African Nations Cup penalty miss as he stepped up to take Chelsea’s Champions League winner against Bayern Munich. Full story

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Football is simply crazy, beams Chelsea hero Cech

Chelsea goalkeeper Petr Cech summed up their season as ‘simply crazy’ after his key saves helped the Blues win their first Champions League title in a dramatic penalty shoot-out. Cech was one of Chelsea’s heroes... Full story

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SOCCERLINE

Bayern players refused to take penalties Some Bayern Munich players including Arjen Robben refused to take penalties in their shoot-out defeat by Chelsea in the Champions League final on Saturday, forcing coach... Full story

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