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Sohag, Razzak spin South to top

Spinners Sohag Gazi and Abdur Razzak enabled Prime Bank South Zone to take a slim 16-run first innings lead over Islami Bank East Zone as they shared 10 wickets between them on the second day of their second Bangladesh Cricket League match at Mirpur on Thursday. Full story

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Sixth straight defeat for BU

Traditional giants Brothers Union tumbled down to the bottom of the Bangladesh Premier League table, increasing their relegation tension after they were handed a 2-0 defeat by Team BJMC at the Bangabandhu National Stadium on Thursday. Full story

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Walton accuse BCB of playing with bylaws

Walton Central Zone, one of the four franchises in the ongoing Bangladesh Cricket League, accused the Bangladesh Cricket Board of changing the tournament bylaws at the halfway through the tournament without their consent. Full story

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BPL matches in Chittagong uncertain

The Bangladesh Premier League matches in Chittagong have become uncertain this year due to the insufficient floodlight at the proposed venue MA Aziz Stadium, officials said on Thursday. Full story

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Pak all-rounder Razzaq due today

Pakistani all-rounder Abdul Razzaq will be arriving today to play for the Duronto Rajshahi in Bangladesh Premier League’s second edition, the franchisee announced on Thursday. Full story

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Pakistan clinch ODI series

India witnessed another batting collapse as Pakistan bundled out hosts for 165 to clinch massive 85-run victory in the second ODI and take an unassailable 2-1 lead in the three-match series. Suresh Raina and skipper MS Dhoni tried to revive India innings but could not get going when Mohammad Hafeez dismissed the former to leave India in spot of bother. Full story

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New Age progress with big win

New Age breezed into the quarter-finals of the Pepsi Media Cup after they handed Boishakhi Television a huge 53-run defeat at the Maulana Bhasani Hockey Stadium on Thursday. Full story

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A Barca on a losing streak

Crow is crow, peacock is peacock—Brothers Union reminded all the old adage when they wore the jersey of FC Barcelona in their Bangladesh Premier League match against Team BJMC only to suffer their sixth consecutive defeat in the competition on Thursday. Full story

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SL falter after Jayawardene finds runs

Stand-in Lahiru Thirimanne and skipper Mahela Jayawardene missed centuries as injury-hit Sri Lanka slumped to 294 all out after a strong start to the third Sydney Test against Australia on Thursday. Full story

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Cruyff hints at end to coaching career

Former Ajax and Barcelona coach Johan Cruyff has suggested his coaching career may be over after leading Catalonia to a 1-1 draw in a friendly between the Spanish region and Nigeria on Wednesday. Full story

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Real have title chance: Ramos

Real Madrid defender Sergio Ramos said on Thursday that winning La Liga will be difficult but not impossible after the club slipped 16 points behind leaders and arch-rivals Barcelona. Full story

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Mancini and Balotelli in training ground spat

Manchester City manager Roberto Mancini was involved in a training ground bust-up with volatile forward Mario Balotelli on Thursday, the Manchester Evening News reported. Italian striker Balotelli provoked Mancini when... Full story

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German fans call off ‘silent’ protest

German football fans will no longer remain silent for the first few minutes of league games after calling off their protest against new security measures. The fans’ protest movement, named ‘12:12’ after the measures... Full story

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Juventus to start talks with Llorente

Italian champions Juventus have informed Athletic Bilbao that they will start talks with the La Liga club’s Spain striker Fernando Llorente with a view to signing him, Bilbao said on Thursday. Full story

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McCullum digs in for New Zealand

New Zealand limped to 33 for two at tea on day two of the first Test against South Africa on Thursday, still 269 runs adrift of the hosts who declared on 347 for eight. The Black Caps’ second innings... Full story

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Serena sets up Azarenka clash

Serena Williams survived a testing examination from fellow American Sloane Stephens at the Brisbane International on Thursday to book a semi-final against world number one Victoria Azarenka. Full story

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Wright-Phillips helps QPR stun Chelsea

Chelsea old boy Shaun Wright-Phillips stunned his former club with a 78th-minute winner as bottom side Queens Park Rangers shocked the European champions 1-0 in the Premier League on Wednesday. The 31-year-old drove home from the edge of the box at Stamford Bridge to move Harry Redknapp’s side to within five points of safety and... Full story

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Players say depression a problem

Over three-quarters of professional footballers in England and Scotland believe depression is a problem in the sport, according to a survey published in British magazine FourFourTwo on Wednesday. Full story

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Wright-Phillips plans more aid to QPR survival fight

Shaun Wright-Phillips has devoted a fair amount of time to charity in recent years and Queens Park Rangers will be hoping the winger can continue to aid their survival fight after his goal sank Chelsea on Wednesday. Full story

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Liverpool complete Sturridge deal

Liverpool announced on Wednesday that they have completed a deal to sign England international forward Daniel Sturridge from Chelsea on a long-term contract. The 23-year-old joined Chelsea from Manchester City... Full story

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SOCCERLINE

I could play until I am 50: Totti Roma forward Francesco Totti claims he could keep on playing until he is 50 and aims to walk out of the tunnel of the club’s new stadium in 2016, reports Goal.com. The Giallorossi legend has spent his... Full story

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