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Cricket
Asia Cup
Indo-Pak Clash Today
Pathan returns
Afp, Karachi
All-rounder Irfan Pathan returns to India's squad for their crunch match on Wednesday against archrivals Pakistan here, with the hosts in a must-win situation in the Super League Asia Cup encounter.
Asia Cup
Records matter little
CricInfo, undated
The beauty about Sanath Jayasuriya, Virender Sehwag and Adam Gilchrist is that there are certain records they are the most likely to set -- and they don't give a damn about it. For them the journey is the thing. They can't bear to take the joy out of their batting just because they are close to a record -- in that sense, they derive a Keith Miller-like sense of pleasure from their cricket.
The Championships Wimbledon
Venus ends Tamarine run
Afp, London
Four-time champion Venus Williams cruised closer to a seventh Wimbledon final on Tuesday as she set up a last four showdown with brittle Russian Elena Dementieva.
'ICC not to blame'
Afp, Karachi
Cricket's governing body on Tuesday dismissed a suggestion from an Indian official that it was responsible for their country's tough schedule during the Asia Cup.
Shakil, Alamgir made BCB members
Sports Reporter
National Sports Council (NSC) named Shakil Kasem and Golam Mohammad Alamgir as new ad-hoc committee members of the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB).
Dhaka-Ansar handball final
Sports Reporter
Dhaka and Ansar & VDP moved into the final of the Exim Bank 19th National Women's Handball competition by winning their respective semifinals at the Mirpur Shaheed Suhrawardi Indoor Stadium yesterday.
BHF names jr hockey team
Sports Reporter
Bangladesh Hockey Federation (BHF) announced a 16-member youth team to take part in the sixth Junior Asia Cup Hockey to be held from July 11 in Hyderabad, India.
Zim issue divides opinion
Afp, Dubai
World cricket chiefs were locked in delicate negotiations Tuesday to break the divide over strife-torn Zimbabwe and conjure a face-saving compromise, sources told AFP.
Malik, Afridi unlikely?
Pti, Karachi
The embattled Pakistani team may have to take the field in Wednesday's do-or-die Asia Cup match against India without captain Shoaib Malik, who has been laid low by dehydration.
Kirsten agrees with Dhoni
CricInfo, undated
India's coach Gary Kirsten has backed Mahendra Singh Dhoni's views on the Asia Cup's hectic schedule.
UEFA Euro 2008 Austria-Switzerland
Spain welcome heroes
Afp, Madrid
Hundreds of thou-sands of ecstatic flag-waving fans cheered Spain's Euro 2008 players as they were feted in a parade in an open-top bus through Madrid to celebrate the country's first major football trophy in 44 years.
Barclays English Premier League
Deco joins Chelsea
Afp, London
Portugal midf-ielder Deco has signed for Chel-sea, the English Premiership club said on Monday, for eight million pounds (10.1 million euros).
Lampard's future unclear
Afp, London
Frank Lampard's continued presence at Chelsea this season will be one of the top tasks of Luiz Felipe Scolari when the new Stamford Bridge boss officially starts work at the club on Tuesday.
Nadal puts champagne on ice
Afp, London
Rafael Nadal resisted the temptation to crack open the champagne when Spain clinched the Euro 2008 championship on Sunday, but he'll raise a glass if he wins the Wimbledon title.
1,000 arrested for betting
Afp, Bangkok
More than 1,000 people have been arrested in Thailand for gambling on Euro 2008 football matches, with nearly one million baht (30,000 dollars) in cash seized, police said Tuesday.
Rafa proud of Torres
Afp, Liverpool
Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez on Monday spoke of his pride in Fernando Torres' Euro 2008 triumph - Spain's first major honour in 44 years.
Terim to stay on till 2012
Afp, Istanbul
The Turkish Football Federation said Tuesday they have struck a deal with Fatih Terim to stay on as coach of Euro 2008 semifinalists Turkey until 2012.
Uruguay set Japan date
Afp, Montevideo
Uruguay will meet Japan in an international friendly in August, the country's football federation said on Monday, as a warm-up for their South American World Cup qualifiers the following month.
The Championships Wimbledon
Federer faces Ancic test
Afp, London
Roger Federer comes face-to-face with Mario Ancic at Wimbledon again on Wednesday with the five-time champion unable to escape the memory of his 2002 defeat to the Croatian at the All England Club.
Pace can wait
CricInfo, undated
This may be Morne Morkel's first Test tour of England, but he is no stranger to English conditions. He played for Kent during last season's Twenty20 Cup, and was back in England as recently as May, when he signed for Yorkshire as a short-term replacement for Rana Naved.
Aussies win Champs Trophy
Afp, Rotterdam
Australia defeated Spain 4-1 to win a record-equalling ninth men's field hockey Champions Trophy title here on Sunday.
McCullum flays Ireland
CricInfo, undated
All a depleted Irish team could offer was blood, toil, sweat and tears. On this occasion their players were just not in the same class as the New Zealand batsmen, who did much as they pleased with the weakened attack. The star performers were Brendon McCullum with 166, his maiden one-day century, and James Marshall on 161, also his first one-day ton. The opening partnership of 266 was only 20 runs short of the world record, achieved by Upul Tharanga and Sanath Jayasuriya of Sri Lanka against England, two years ago to the exact day.
Ana remains number one
Afp, London
Ana Ivanovic will retain her world number one ranking despite the record carnage suffered by the leading Wimbledon women's seeds.
PCB asked to explain ban
Afp, Karachi
A court in Pakistan has summoned the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) to explain a ban on paceman Shoaib Akthar, a lawyer said on Tuesday.
Tickets sell like hot cakes
Reuters, London
Organisers of next year's ICC World Twenty20 in England said on Monday there was an unprecedented demand for tickets.
Manekshaw takes out Chandra
Yajurvindra Singh
Field Marshal Sam Manekshaw loved sports and particularly cricket. He came over to meet the Indian team which I was part of during the Delhi Test against the 1978-79 West Indians.
PCB wants Oval result reversal
Afp, Dubai
Pakistan is confident cricket's world body will change the result of the infamous 2006 Oval Test that was awarded to England over ball-tampering allegations, a senior official told AFP on Tuesday.
Open squash
Unb, Dhaka
Bhola Lal, Swapan Parvez and Ram Jagdish won their respective matches in the Premier Division matches in straight sets in the 1st Delta Life Open Squash Tournament at the Dhaka Club Squash Court yesterday.
Cricket
Asia Cup
Indo-Pak Clash Today
Pathan returns
Afp, Karachi
All-rounder Irfan Pathan returns to India's squad for their crunch match on Wednesday against archrivals Pakistan here, with the hosts in a must-win situation in the Super League Asia Cup encounter.
Asia Cup
Records matter little
CricInfo, undated
The beauty about Sanath Jayasuriya, Virender Sehwag and Adam Gilchrist is that there are certain records they are the most likely to set -- and they don't give a damn about it. For them the journey is the thing. They can't bear to take the joy out of their batting just because they are close to a record -- in that sense, they derive a Keith Miller-like sense of pleasure from their cricket.
The Championships Wimbledon
Venus ends Tamarine run
Afp, London
Four-time champion Venus Williams cruised closer to a seventh Wimbledon final on Tuesday as she set up a last four showdown with brittle Russian Elena Dementieva.
'ICC not to blame'
Afp, Karachi
Cricket's governing body on Tuesday dismissed a suggestion from an Indian official that it was responsible for their country's tough schedule during the Asia Cup.
Shakil, Alamgir made BCB members
Sports Reporter
National Sports Council (NSC) named Shakil Kasem and Golam Mohammad Alamgir as new ad-hoc committee members of the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB).
Dhaka-Ansar handball final
Sports Reporter
Dhaka and Ansar & VDP moved into the final of the Exim Bank 19th National Women's Handball competition by winning their respective semifinals at the Mirpur Shaheed Suhrawardi Indoor Stadium yesterday.
BHF names jr hockey team
Sports Reporter
Bangladesh Hockey Federation (BHF) announced a 16-member youth team to take part in the sixth Junior Asia Cup Hockey to be held from July 11 in Hyderabad, India.
Zim issue divides opinion
Afp, Dubai
World cricket chiefs were locked in delicate negotiations Tuesday to break the divide over strife-torn Zimbabwe and conjure a face-saving compromise, sources told AFP.
Malik, Afridi unlikely?
Pti, Karachi
The embattled Pakistani team may have to take the field in Wednesday's do-or-die Asia Cup match against India without captain Shoaib Malik, who has been laid low by dehydration.
Kirsten agrees with Dhoni
CricInfo, undated
India's coach Gary Kirsten has backed Mahendra Singh Dhoni's views on the Asia Cup's hectic schedule.
UEFA Euro 2008 Austria-Switzerland
Spain welcome heroes
Afp, Madrid
Hundreds of thou-sands of ecstatic flag-waving fans cheered Spain's Euro 2008 players as they were feted in a parade in an open-top bus through Madrid to celebrate the country's first major football trophy in 44 years.
Barclays English Premier League
Deco joins Chelsea
Afp, London
Portugal midf-ielder Deco has signed for Chel-sea, the English Premiership club said on Monday, for eight million pounds (10.1 million euros).
Lampard's future unclear
Afp, London
Frank Lampard's continued presence at Chelsea this season will be one of the top tasks of Luiz Felipe Scolari when the new Stamford Bridge boss officially starts work at the club on Tuesday.
Nadal puts champagne on ice
Afp, London
Rafael Nadal resisted the temptation to crack open the champagne when Spain clinched the Euro 2008 championship on Sunday, but he'll raise a glass if he wins the Wimbledon title.
1,000 arrested for betting
Afp, Bangkok
More than 1,000 people have been arrested in Thailand for gambling on Euro 2008 football matches, with nearly one million baht (30,000 dollars) in cash seized, police said Tuesday.
Rafa proud of Torres
Afp, Liverpool
Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez on Monday spoke of his pride in Fernando Torres' Euro 2008 triumph - Spain's first major honour in 44 years.
Terim to stay on till 2012
Afp, Istanbul
The Turkish Football Federation said Tuesday they have struck a deal with Fatih Terim to stay on as coach of Euro 2008 semifinalists Turkey until 2012.
Uruguay set Japan date
Afp, Montevideo
Uruguay will meet Japan in an international friendly in August, the country's football federation said on Monday, as a warm-up for their South American World Cup qualifiers the following month.
The Championships Wimbledon
Federer faces Ancic test
Afp, London
Roger Federer comes face-to-face with Mario Ancic at Wimbledon again on Wednesday with the five-time champion unable to escape the memory of his 2002 defeat to the Croatian at the All England Club.
Pace can wait
CricInfo, undated
This may be Morne Morkel's first Test tour of England, but he is no stranger to English conditions. He played for Kent during last season's Twenty20 Cup, and was back in England as recently as May, when he signed for Yorkshire as a short-term replacement for Rana Naved.
Aussies win Champs Trophy
Afp, Rotterdam
Australia defeated Spain 4-1 to win a record-equalling ninth men's field hockey Champions Trophy title here on Sunday.
McCullum flays Ireland
CricInfo, undated
All a depleted Irish team could offer was blood, toil, sweat and tears. On this occasion their players were just not in the same class as the New Zealand batsmen, who did much as they pleased with the weakened attack. The star performers were Brendon McCullum with 166, his maiden one-day century, and James Marshall on 161, also his first one-day ton. The opening partnership of 266 was only 20 runs short of the world record, achieved by Upul Tharanga and Sanath Jayasuriya of Sri Lanka against England, two years ago to the exact day.
Ana remains number one
Afp, London
Ana Ivanovic will retain her world number one ranking despite the record carnage suffered by the leading Wimbledon women's seeds.
PCB asked to explain ban
Afp, Karachi
A court in Pakistan has summoned the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) to explain a ban on paceman Shoaib Akthar, a lawyer said on Tuesday.
Tickets sell like hot cakes
Reuters, London
Organisers of next year's ICC World Twenty20 in England said on Monday there was an unprecedented demand for tickets.
Manekshaw takes out Chandra
Yajurvindra Singh
Field Marshal Sam Manekshaw loved sports and particularly cricket. He came over to meet the Indian team which I was part of during the Delhi Test against the 1978-79 West Indians.
PCB wants Oval result reversal
Afp, Dubai
Pakistan is confident cricket's world body will change the result of the infamous 2006 Oval Test that was awarded to England over ball-tampering allegations, a senior official told AFP on Tuesday.
Open squash
Unb, Dhaka
Bhola Lal, Swapan Parvez and Ram Jagdish won their respective matches in the Premier Division matches in straight sets in the 1st Delta Life Open Squash Tournament at the Dhaka Club Squash Court yesterday.
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