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  Mashrafee wants 100pc effort

  Staff Correspondent | Updated at 12:16am on October 21, 2018

  International cricket will return to Bangladesh after eight months when the hosts take on Zimbabwe in the first of three-match one-day international series in Mirpur today....

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  Mirpur still an enigma for Tigers

  Staff Correspondent | Updated at 12:00am on October 21, 2018

  Bangladesh maybe up against a familiar opponent on a familiar surface but the unpredictable nature of the wicket at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium remained as a matter of concern for the Tigers before the series opener today....

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  Stay positive - Masakadza’s mantra

  Staff Correspondent | Updated at 12:00am on October 21, 2018

  Zimbabwe will be looking forward to deal with the challenges in Bangladesh with a positive frame of mind when they take on the hosts in a three-match one-day international series, skipper Hamilton Masakadza said....

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  Bangladesh must not take Zimbabwe lightly

  M Ashiq | Updated at 12:00am on October 21, 2018

  Bangladesh national cricket squad is poised to take on Zimbabwe in their home ground....

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  Sakib urges Tigers not to take Zimbabwe lightly

  Staff Correspondent | Updated at 12:00am on October 21, 2018

  Injured all-rounder Sakib al Hasan on Saturday urged Bangladesh not to take Zimbabwe lightly in the upcoming one-day international series as doing so might take a heavy toll on the side....

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  Real slump to third straight loss

  Reuters . Madrid | Updated at 10:03pm on October 20, 2018

  Real Madrid coach Julen Lopetegui's woes deepened as the European champions fell to a 2-1 defeat at home to Levante on Saturday, setting an unwanted record of 482 minutes without scoring a goal in the process....

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  Last-gasp Chelsea deny United

  Agence France-Presse . London | Updated at 12:00am on October 21, 2018

  Manchester City brushed aside Burnley 5-0 to pull clear at the top of the Premier League on Saturday after Chelsea snatched a point in a dramatic late finish against Manchester United....

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  Lewandowski double hands Bayern first win in five games

  Reuters . Wolfsburg | Updated at 12:00am on October 21, 2018

  Bayern Munich’s Robert Lewandowski scored once in each half and set up a third goal to steer the German champions to a 3-1 victory over VfL Wolfsburg on Saturday and give them their first win in five games in all competitions....