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Bangladesh exam answers sent to students' 'watches'

Exam cheats in Bangladesh have been caught receiving answers on mobile phones disguised as wrist watches, police said on Tuesday after busting a criminal racket in Dhaka.

Officers paraded ten hand-cu

City face Ajax Champions League acid test

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Manchester City will be out to show they have learned from last season's mistakes when the English Premier League titleholders travel to face Ajax on Wednesday with their Champions League ambitions ha

Injury-hit Dortmund out to halt Real

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Borussia Dortmund will need to check Real Madrid's early Champions League momentum when the top two in Group D face off on Wednesday with the Germans facing an injury crisis and poor form.

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Federal agents crucial in snaring Armstrong: UCI

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As world cycling chiefs look to a future after Lance Armstrong, one man was singled out for special praise by the International Cycling Union (UCI): special agent Jeff Novitzky.

Novitzky was already

McIlroy tries to play down $250mn Nike deal rumour

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World number one Rory McIlroy on Tuesday attempted to brush aside growing speculation in that he is about to sign a multi-million deal to join Tiger Woods in the Nike stable.

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Legend, idol, hero - Woods aura still strong in Asia

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Top Asian golfers are hoping to seize their chance to upstage Tiger Woods in Malaysia this week -- but first they'll have to overcome their awe of the American great.

Ahead of the US$6.1 million even

Armstrong facing big financial hit over doping ban

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World cycling's decision to strip Lance Armstrong of his record seven Tour de France wins could cost the shamed US rider millions, amid calls for tougher action to restore the sport's shattered image.

China fires back at US presidential candidates

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Beijing urged the US presidential candidates on Tuesday to refrain from inflaming tensions with China after President Barack Obama and challenger Mitt Romney vowed to get tough with the Asian giant.

Armstrong stripped of 7 Tour de France wins

Disgraced cyclist Lance Armstrong’s fate was sealed on Monday, as cycling’s under-fire world governing body decided to back a life ban for doping and strip him of his record seven Tour de France titles.

Warne says cannot pinpoint retirement yet

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Australian cricket legend Shane Warne Tuesday said he could not say when he would finally retire, as he prepares to captain a domestic Twenty20 team five years after leaving the international scene.

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