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Royals give Kings the blues

Sylhet Royals prevailed over Chittagong Kings by three wickets in a see-saw battle to maintain their unbeaten run in the Bangladesh Premier League in Chittagong on Monday. The roar of the capacity crowd at the MA Aziz Stadium could not inspire the Kings, inarguably the biggest chokers in the tournament, who threw... Full story

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All is not well for Royals

Sylhet Royals may be the happiest side on the field in the Bangladesh Premier League after winning five consecutive matches, but not everything is going quite well within the side off the field. Nafeesa Kamal, a co-owner of the franchise, has... Full story

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From refugee camp to match winner

Afghan cricketer Mohammad Nabi made the most of his chance to impress the capacity crowd as he put in a match-winning performance in the Bangladesh Premier League against Chittagong Kings on Monday. Full story

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High Court order on BCB constitution stayed

The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on Monday stayed the High Court order that declared illegal the amendments made by the National Sport Council in the Bangladesh Cricket Board constitution. Full story

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Abahani regain lead with narrow win

Abahani Limited regained the lead in the Bangladesh Premier League when they beat Feni Soccer 3-2 away at the Bhasha Shaheed Salam Stadium in Feni as the league resumed on Monday. Abahani overtook Sheikh Russell KC in the... Full story

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Coventry, Tamim set up Duronto win

Openers Charles Coventry and Tamim Iqbal set up a four-run victory for Duronto Rajshahi over Barisal Burners to revive their semi-final hopes after three consecutive defeats in the Bangladesh Premier League in Chittagong on Monday. Coventry lifted the morale of the side with some lusty blows to make 62 from 25 balls before Tamim, playing yards away from his... Full story

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Bangladesh to tour Sri Lanka in March

Bangladesh will play two Tests, three one-day internationals and one Twenty20 match on their month-long tour of Sri Lanka in March, the Sri Lankan board announced on Monday. Itinerary: March 3-5: Three-day match, Matara... Full story

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Lanka beat Australia with last T20 ball

Sri Lanka won an ill-tempered and rain-shortened final T20 international against Australia off the last ball at the MCG on Monday. Angry words were exchanged as the two sides walked off, with Sri Lanka... Full story

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Djokovic sets sights on career Grand Slam

Novak Djokovic set his sights on completing the elusive career Grand Slam at this year’s French Open after confirming his mastery of men’s tennis at the Australian Open. With six Grand Slam titles at the age of 25, the Serbian... Full story

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Pakistan openers shine again

Opening batsmen Mohammad Hafeez and Nasir Jamshed shared their second century partnership of the match as the touring Pakistanis built a big lead on the third day of their four-day match against a South African Invitation XI at Buffalo Park on Sunday. Full story

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Ryder opts for IPL over England series

New Zealand batsman Jesse Ryder will miss the Black Caps’ home series against England and instead make himself available for the Indian Premier League, his manager said Monday. Ryder opted to take a self-imposed break... Full story

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Messi hits four, Real win, Atletico lose

Lionel Messi hit four and Cristiano Ronaldo a hat-trick as Barcelona and Real Madrid warmed up for their Spanish Cup semi-final on Wednesday with 5-1 and 4-0 victories over Osasuna and Getafe on Sunday. Meanwhile, second-placed Atletico Madrid, who split the two giants at the top of the league, lost ground losing 3-0 at Athletic Bilbao. Full story

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Liverpool, Spurs humbled

Liverpool and Tottenham Hotspur were both dumped out of the FA Cup by lower-league sides on Sunday, on a day of sensational fourth-round upsets that also saw Chelsea scrape a 2-2 draw at lowly Brentford. The magnitude of the shocks seemed to increase as the day progressed, with Chelsea’s near miss followed by Spurs’ 2-1 loss at Championship side Leeds United before Liverpool went down 3-2 at third-tier... Full story

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Bayern win in Stuttgart to extend lead

Bayern Munich went 11 points clear at the top of the Bundesliga table on Sunday with a 2-0 win at ten-man VfB Stuttgart and set a new record in the process. The clean sheet in Stuttgart means Bayern have... Full story

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I must improve, says Messi

Barcelona and Argentina star Lionel Messi says he must improve on all fronts even as debate rages as to whether he is the best player ever. ‘In everything we do in life we try to improve on all fronts and in football I am no exception,’ Messi... Full story

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SOCCERLINE

Galatasaray confirm interest in Drogba Turkish top flight club Galatasaray confirmed on Monday that they are negotiating a deal that would bring Ivory Coast’s veteran striker Didier Drogba to Istanbul. ‘Galatasaray Sports Club has begun... Full story

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Napoli close gap on Juventus

Edinson Cavani scored his league-leading 18th goal in Serie A this season to take Napoli to within three points of leaders Juventus as Parma lost their unbeaten home record on Sunday. Juventus had spurned the chance to... Full story

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City spy chance to creep up on MU

Having trailed Premier League leaders Manchester United by seven points as recently as January 18, Manchester City can cut the gap to just two points with victory at Queens Park Rangers today. United would be able to restore their... Full story

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Juve refereeing rant condemned by Serie A rivals

Leaders Juventus left a sour taste among their Serie A rivals after furiously criticising a referee who failed to award them a penalty at the weekend. AC Milan coach Massimiliano Allegri said that without faith in the... Full story

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Platt denies Balotelli move

Manchester City assistant manager David Platt insisted Monday he knew nothing about reports temperamental striker Mario Balotelli was set to leave the Premier League champions. And he also ruled out any emergency defensive... Full story

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If we go down, I go, says Fernandes

Queens Park Rangers’ Malaysian chairman Tony Fernandes says he will fall on his sword by resigning if the London club are relegated from the Premier League this season. QPR are currently five points adrift of safety at the bottom... Full story

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