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Rain
upsets Bangladesh
May
31, 2000
Thundershower
played silly games with Bangladesh as the hosts worked their way to a
comfortable 98 for 2 in 25.2 overs in their second Pepsi Asia Cup fixture
against India at Bangabandhu National Stadium yesterday.
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Karim’s
Asia Cup over
May
31, 2000
Dhaka,
May 30 - Injured
Indian wicketkeeper Saab
Karim has been ruled out to the Pepsi Asia cup.
Karim
was rushed to a local hospital yesterday afternoon after a rising delivery
from leg spinner Anil Kumble struck him between his right eye and fore
head during his team’s tournament opener against Bangladesh.
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England
tour to be swan song for West Indies veteran Ambrose
May
31, 2000
ST.
JOHN'S, MAY 30 (UNB/AP) - West Indies fast bowling great Curtly Ambrose
chose a triumphant moment in his home country to announce he will retire
from international cricket after his country's summer tour of England.
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Newspaper
has report of rebel tour
May
31, 2000
SYDNEY,
MAY 30 (AP) - An Asian-based media conglomerate is reported
to be preparing a breakaway cricket competition involving teams mostly
from the Asian subcontinent, the Sydney Morning Herald said Tuesday.
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Akram
strike puts West Indies-Pakistan Test in the balance
May
30, 2000
ST.
JOHN'S, MAY 29 (AP) - Pakistan's champion left-arm pacer Wasim
Akram claimed a vital wicket with the last ball of the fourth day, leaving
the final cricket Test against the West Indies
delicately
poised Sunday with one day remaining.
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“I
hereby announce the Pepsi 7th Asia Cup Cricket opened,” : Prime
Minister
May
30, 2000
Dhaka,
May 29 (UNB) – Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today inaugurated the
much-expected Asia Cup Cricket at Bangabandhu National Stadium here today
as the sporting extravaganza got off to a formal start one day behind the
schedule.
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Indian team Landed
Dhaka today
May
29, 2000
Dhaka,
May 28 (UNB)- Four times Asia Cup champions India landed here today
(Sunday) at 3:40 pm to participate in the 7th Pepsi Asia Cup Cricket to
regain their title in the prestigious regional tournament.
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Bangladesh Post Office issued a commemorative
postage stamp today
May
29, 2000
Dhaka,
May 28 (UNB) – Bangladesh Post Office today issued a commemorative
postage stamp of Tk 6 denomination on the occasion of Pepsi 7th
Asia Cup Cricket 2000.
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Opening
match has been shifted (Asia Cup)
May
29, 2000
Dhaka,
May 28 (UNB) - The opening match of the Asia Cup between host Bangladesh
and Sri Lanka, scheduled today, has been postponed and shifted for
tomorrow (Monday).
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Zimbabwe
tunes up for test with victory over Yorkshire
May
29, 2000
LEEDS,
England, MAY 28 (AP) - Zimbabwe hit back from being bowled out for 68
by Yorkshire by beating the county by 32 runs at Headingley on Saturday
with paceman Pommie Mbangwa collecting match figures of 10
for
53.
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Asia
Cup: India arrives today
May
28, 2000
Dhaka,
May 27 (UNB)- Four times Asia Cup champions India arrives here tomorrow
(Sunday) on the opening day of the 7th Pepsi Asia Cup Cricket
to regain their title in the prestigious regional tournament.
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West
Indies' Lara gets all-clear for England tour
May
28, 2000
ST.
JOHN'S, Antigua, MAY 27 (AP) - Star batsman Brian Lara is fit enough
to join the West Indies cricket team on its
tour in England starting June 2.
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Adams,
Chanderpaul set strong West Indies position
May
28, 2000
ST.
JOHN'S, Antigua, MAY 27 (AP) - West Indies captain Jimmy Adams and fellow
left-hander Shivnarine Chanderpaul both hit unbeaten half centuries
to lift their team to a strong position over Pakistan at the
close of the second day of the teams' third and final cricket Test.
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Bangladesh
sets its target
May
27, 2000
Dhaka,
May 26 (UNB) - Bangladesh
for the first time have set its target to come out on the field to play
for win with best fielding side in the 7th Pepsi Asia Cup
Cricket.
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Heavy
rainfall draws uncertainty over the Asia Cup Cricket
May
27, 2000
Dhaka,
May 26 (UNB) – Early monsoon cast uncertainty over smooth holding of the
continent’s prestigious cricket carnival, the 7th Asia Cup
Cricket, beginning Sunday at the Bangabandhu National Stadium.
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Top
Indian cricket official says federal unit will probe match fixing
May
27, 2000
NEW
DELHI, MAY 26 (UNB/AP) - India's top cricket official said it was up to
federal investigators to probe allegations by a former Indian cricketer
that current national coach Kapil Dev offered him a bribe to underplay
against Pakistan in 1994, a newspaper reported Friday.
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Pakistan
assured support to Bangladesh for test status
May
25, 2000
Dhaka,
May 24 (UNB) – Pakistan has assured its unflinching support to
Bangladesh for its bid for test status in the next meeting of the
International Cricket Council (ICC) to be held in London next month.
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Asia
Cup Cricket: organizers got worried over the rain
May
25, 2000
Dhaka,
May 24 (UNB) – As super suckers and pitch covers may not be available
during the Pepsi Asia Cup Cricket, the organisers got worried over the
rain that continued for the last three days.
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Sri
Lanka will be first to arrive today
May
25, 2000
Dhaka,
May 25 (UNB)- Sri Lanka will be the first team to arrive in the city today
to participate in the 7th Pepsi Asia Cup Cricket beginning here
from May 28.
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Bangladesh
will get test playing status after securing South African support
May
24, 2000
Dhaka,
May 23 (UNB) – It is almost confirmed that Bangladesh will enter the
elite club of test playing nations after securing South African support
for its plea for test status in next month’s ICC meeting billed for
London.
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Test
status campaign: Sports Minister reached Islamabad
May
24, 2000
Dhaka,
May 23 (UNB) – As part of the test status campaign, State Minister for
Youth, Sports and Cultural Affairs Obaidul Quader reached Islamabad this
(Tuesday) evening.
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Tickets
of Asia Cup Cricket go for sale today
May
24, 2000
Dhaka
(UNB)- The tickets of the 7th Pepsi Asia Cup Cricket goes for
sale today from seven branches of Al Baraka Bank Limited.
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BCB
announced 14-member final squad for Asia Cup
May
23, 2000
Dhaka,
May 22 (UNB)- Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) today (Monday) announced
14-member final squad for the 7th Pepsi Asia Cup Cricket
beginning Sunday at the Bangabandhu National Stadium.
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BCB
given positive indication about reconstitution of country’s cricket
May
23, 2000
Dhaka,
May 22 (UNB) – The members of the Bangladesh Cricket Board have given a
positive indication about reconstitution of the country’s cricket.
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Ticket
selling of Asia Cup Cricket will begin Wednesday
May
23, 2000
Dhaka,
May 22 (UNB)- The ticket selling of the 7th Pepsi Asia Cup
Cricket will begin Wednesday from seven branches of Al Baraka Bank
Limited.
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BCB
president Brushed aside Selim Malik’s claim
May
23, 2000
Dhaka,
May 22 (UNB) – Brushing aside Pakistani Selim Malik’s claim of
match-fixing, Bangladesh Cricket Board president today said there is
nothing to be worried about the allegation.
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Australian
Cricket Board will investigate allegations of match fixing
May
23, 2000
SYDNEY,
MAY 22 (AP) - The Australian Cricket Board will investigate
allegations of match fixing in an Australia vs. Pakistan series
in 1994, senior officials said Monday.
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Nazir,
Wasim lift Pakistan with unbroken century stand
May
22, 2000
BRIDGETOWN,
Barbados, MAY 21 (AP) - Teen-ager Imran Nazir hit an unbeaten 94
and Mohammad Wasim collected a half century as Pakistan rallied against
the West Indies Saturday from a first-innings deficit of 145.
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