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Mushfiq for keeping up momentum in WT20

Having won nine out of 12 Twenty20 matches in the last three months, Bangladesh are well prepared for the ICC World T20 and skipper Mushfiqur Rahim said they need to keep up the momentum to bring good results. Bangladesh reached Sri Lanka on Wednesday... Full story

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BCB’s TV deal in limbo

The Bangladesh Cricket Board is unlikely to get any bidder for the broadcasting rights for the next three-and-a-half years as the companies that have bought the tender schedules are in two minds over... Full story

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BFF to strictly follow visa rules

The Bangladesh Football Federation on Thursday made it mandatory for foreign players to obtain six-month player visa to have their name registered for the forthcoming Bangladesh Premier League. Full story

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Fielding the headache as Eves eye series

Bangladesh women cricketers will take on South Africa in the deciding game of the three-match Walton Mobile Twenty20 series at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium today. The game will start at 9:30am that will be telecast live by ATN Bangla TV channel as the series is hanging in the balance... Full story

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Three cubs picked for Nepal trip

Bangladesh national football team got three new faces in defender Raihan Hasan and forwards Sohel Rana and Anwar Hossain as coach Saiful Bari Titu on Thursday announced a 23-member... Full story

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Afridi carries Pakistan hopes at WT20

Pakistan captain Mohammad Hafeez expects Shahid Afridi to recover from injury in time to play a decisive role in his country’s attempt to win another ICC World Twenty20. Full story

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Siddik 63rd in YTPC

Another poor first round display saw Bangladesh’s ace golfer Siddikur Rahman floating in the 63rd place in the Yeangder Tournament Players Championship in Taipei on Thursday. Full story

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Buttler serves up England win

Jos Buttler’s quickfire 32 not out provided the platform for England to beat South Africa by 28 runs in the third and final Twenty20 international at Edgbaston on Wednesday. Full story

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Nat’l chess begins today

Access Group 38th National Chess B Championship, an International Rating Chess Tournament, begins at the Bangladesh Chess Federation hall room today. Some 150 players—players of... Full story

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Deccan Chargers goes unsold

Indian Premier League side Deccan Chargers went unsold on Thursday, adding to the woes of the organisers of the glitzy Twenty20 tournament. Deccan Chronicle Holdings, which... Full story

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Aguero could return for Stoke clash

Sergio Aguero could give Manchester City a fitness boost before their trip to Stoke on Saturday as the Premier League champions prepare for a testing week. After the potentially tricky clash with Tony Pulis’s obdurate team, Roberto Mancini’s side face a daunting Champions... Full story

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Injury a ‘good lesson’ for Kagawa

Manchester United star Shinji Kagawa has vowed to take better care of himself after being sidelined by a back injury that he said may have been caused by ‘travel and fatigue’. Full story

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Sri Lanka beat the Windies in warm-up match

Mahela Jayawardene and Tillakaratne Dilshan hit half-centuries as hosts Sri Lanka prepared for the World Twenty20 with a nine-wicket win over the West Indies on Thursday. Skipper Jayawardene (57 not out) and... Full story

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Wenger in line for new deal

Arsene Wenger is set to be offered a new contract with Arsenal despite the club’s seven-year trophy drought, Gunners chief executive Ivan Gazidis hinted on Thursday. Wenger has been unable to find... Full story

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Bolt has bowling talent, says Gayle

West Indies’ opening batsman Chris Gayle rates the bowling of fellow Jamaican Usain Bolt and reckons the six-times Olympic gold medallist has what it takes to excel at the game. The sprinter expressed his... Full story

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No relegation in first division hockey

No team will be relegated from the upcoming Dhaka First Division Hockey League which starts at the Maulana Bhasani Hockey Stadium from Saturday. Ten teams divided into two groups... Full story

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Ronaldo focused on winning

Cristiano Ronaldo says he is focused on winning for Real Madrid and not on his contract, beating down speculation that he is unhappy with his reported 10-million-euro ($13 million) salary. Ronaldo shocked fans last week by declaring he was ‘sad’ at the Spanish league champions without... Full story

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Llorente still on Juve’s radar

Italian champions Juventus are set to continue their bid to sign Spain striker Fernando Llorente from Athletic Bilbao in January, reports said on Thursday. Juventus signed Arsenal’s Nicklas... Full story

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India’s 2022 World Cup goal a pipe dream

Nobody said it to his face but when All India Football Federation president Praful Patel said last week India’s goal was to qualify for the 2022 World Cup finals in Qatar, his sunny optimism bordered on grim absurdity. Full story

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New Singapore stadium to host top teams

Singapore’s state-of-the-art new stadium will host an annual football tournament featuring top European teams as one of its cornerstone events when it opens in 2014, organisers have revealed. Full story

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SOCCERLINE

Iniesta sidelined for up to two weeks Barcelona midfielder Andres Iniesta will be out for between 10 days and two weeks after suffering an adductor injury while playing for Spain in mid-week, the Catalan club have... Full story

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