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No Pakistanis, no problem

Amid looming threats of Pakistani players pulling out from the Bangladesh Premier League, the franchisees of the Twenty20 competition said life without their service will not be as difficult as it may seem. Full story

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Tamim shines in New Year

Bangladeshi opening batsman Tamim Iqbal started off the New Year with a brilliant 68 in the HRV Twenty20 Cup though his team Wellington Firebirds lost the match to Northern Districts by nine wickets at Bay Oval on Tuesday. The dashing left hander, who was out on a duck in his previous match, struck four fours and equal number of sixes during his blistering knock off 49 balls. Full story

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Pakistan calls Bangladesh decision ‘inappropriate’

Pakistan on Tuesday criticised Bangladesh’s decision to abandon a planned cricket tour over security fears and threatened to bar its own players from playing in a Bangladeshi league. Full story

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Prime Bank rope in BPL deal

The Bangladesh Premier League got their new title sponsor in Prime Bank Limited after the latter completed signing the agreement for Tk six crore with tournament’s event management company Game On Sports Management Limited at Mirpur on Tuesday. Earlier in the first edition of BPL Destiny-Boishakhi was the title sponsor. The bank had taken several initiatives recently and had shown keen interest to... Full story

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BHF announces squad for WHL

The Bangladesh Hockey Federation on Tuesday declared a 26-member preliminary national squad ahead of their preparation camp from January 5 for the second round of the World Hockey League scheduled in February. Full story

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BCB, Forum narrow gap

The Bangladesh Cricket Board and the District and Divisional Sports Organisers Forum narrowed some distance of their sour relationship when the two sides sat together and exchanged views on certain issues on Tuesday. Full story

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New Age begin with a bang

New Age rode on a blistering innings by Reazur Rahman Rohan to beat Independent Television by three wickets in their first six-a-side match of the Pepsi Media Cup, organised by Bangladesh Sports Journalists Association on Tuesday. Winning the toss at the Maulana Bhasani Hockey Stadium, New Age skipper Rohan opted to bowl first as they restricted Independent TV... Full story

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BFF fines Feni Soccer

Bangladesh Football Federation on Tuesday imposed a fine of Tk 35,000 on Feni Soccer Club after an official of the club assaulted and abused referees during their Bangladesh Premier League match against Muktijoddha Sangsad Krira Chakra last week. Full story

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South Africa seek to build on top spot

South Africa will seek to consolidate their top place on the world Test rankings when they play New Zealand in a two-match series starting at Newlands today. The series shapes up as a mismatch, with eighth-ranked... Full story

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Sharapova pulls out of Brisbane Int’l

Reigning French Open champion Maria Sharapova was forced to withdraw from the season-opening Brisbane International on Tuesday with a right collarbone injury. Sharapova sent scans of her injury to her doctor in New York, who... Full story

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Sri Lanka chase redemption in poignant Sydney Test

Australia are eyeing a series sweep over battered Sri Lanka in a poignant third Test starting in Sydney on Thursday overshadowed by the death of Tony Greig and marking the end of Mike Hussey’s prolific career. Full story

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Journalist Martin-Jenkins dies

Respected English cricket journalist and commentator Christopher Martin-Jenkins has died of cancer at the age of 67, his former colleagues announced on Tuesday. Popularly known as ‘CMJ’ in Great... Full story

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T&T Club beat Sunrise in Senior Division football

T & T Club Motijheel edged past Sunrise Sporting Club by 1-0 goal in the 12th round match of the Popular Life Insurance Metropolis Senior Division Football League at the Kamalapur stadium on Tuesday. Full story

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Nat’l Women’s Handball

BJMC mauled Rangamati DSA by 38-5 goals in one out of the seven 2nd round matches of the Exim Bank 23rd National Women’s Handball Championship at the Shaheed (Capt) M Mansur Ali National Handball Stadium in the city on Tuesday. Full story

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New year, same old challenge for Ferguson

Alex Ferguson’s retirement age, like Manchester United’s goals against column, keeps rising and the link between them is becoming clearer as the manager strives for one last indelible triumph. Full story

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Mancini laments missing out on Van Persie

Robin van Persie’s decision to join Manchester United instead of Manchester City is proving the difference in the race to the Premier League title, according to City manager Roberto Mancini. Full story

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I hope Iniesta wins the Ballon d’Or: Del Bosque

Spain coach Vicente Del Bosque wants Barcelona midfielder Andres Iniesta to win the 2012 FIFA Ballon d’Or, reports Goal.com. The Spaniard played a major role as la Roja swept all before them to win... Full story

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Recovering Vilanova sees out 2012 with a game of padel

Barcelona coach Tito Vilanova, who has stepped aside temporarily while he recovers from a throat operation last month, was well enough to see out 2012 with a game of padel with his son Adria on Monday. Full story

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Olsen advises Eriksen to stay put

Denmark coach Morten Olsen has advised playmaker Christian Eriksen to stay with Dutch club Ajax and not be tempted by a move to another European league. ‘He’s still only 20 years’ old, but he’s a player who is developing... Full story

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Cudicini set for LA Galaxy switch

Italian goalkeeper Carlo Cudicini appears destined for the United States after Tottenham Hotspur announced that they have reached an agreement to sell him to the Los Angeles Galaxy. Full story

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‘Silly season’ arrives as transfer window opens

Expect plenty of speculation about Cristiano Ronaldo, David Villa, Wesley Sneijder, Frank Lampard and Theo Walcott, among others, to be flying around for the next month. Yes, the ‘silly season’ has arrived. European soccer’s January transfer window opens for business on Tuesday, giving clubs a month to strengthen their squads for the second half of the... Full story

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Lucas relishing PSG challenge

Brazilian international midfielder Lucas Moura said Tuesday he is ready to embrace the ‘challenge’ at an evolving Paris Saint-Germain. Lucas, 20, signed from Sao Paulo in the summer on a four-and-a-half-year deal worth... Full story

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Lampard says Chelsea transformed

Frank Lampard says Chelsea’s dramatic upturn in form has transformed the Premier League title race. Lampard struck twice in the 2-1 victory over Everton at Goodison Park that moved the Blues back up to third place and ensured they face... Full story

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SOCCERLINE

PSG deny interest in Sneijder, Cole Paris Saint-Germain’s sporting director Leonardo on Monday said the club had no interest in signing Inter Milan’s Dutch wideman Wesley Sneijder or Chelsea defender Ashley Cole. ‘We have never... Full story

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