Vol. 4 Num 301 Fri. April 02, 2004    
 
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9th SAF Games
Booters end a sad day
After two glo-rious golden days at the SAF Games in Islamabad, Bangladesh came crashing to earth with a bump when their football team bowed out from the competition conceding a 1-0 defeat against hosts
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SAMSUNG CUP JEET LO DIL India-Pakistan 2004
I'm not finished yet: Rahul
Inzamam blames bowlers
India's stand-in captain Rahul Dravid described Thursday's maiden Test win on Pakistan soil as one of his nation's best triumphs abroad, then warned the arch-rivals he was not finished yet.
 
SAMSUNG CUP JEET LO DIL India-Pakistan 2004
50-year frontier falls
India produced one of their most impressive bowling displays abroad to clinch their maiden Test victory on Pakistan soil on Thursday after 20 failed attempts since 1954.
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SAMSUNG CUP JEET LO DIL India-Pakistan 2004
India's finest moment
Indian Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpa-yee on Thurs-day led the nation in hai-ling the cricket team on their maiden Test triumph in Pakistan.
 
SAMSUNG CUP JEET LO DIL India-Pakistan 2004
Green tops don't bother Ganguly
India cricket captain Sou-rav Ganguly, forced to wat-ch India re-cord a historic win against Pakistan from the sidelines, praised his bowlers for bowling out the formidable opposition twice on what was
 
Lara doesn't give up
West Indies captain Brian Lara has predicted his battered team will stage a fightback when they take on England in the third Test which starts here on Thursday.
 
Champs Trophy stays put
The Champions Trophy tournament will not be moved from England, International Cricket Council (ICC) president Ehsan Mani said in Johannesburg on Wednesday.
 
Saqlain axed
Pakistan selectors on Thursday dropped seasoned off-spinner Saqlain Mushtaq for next week's second Test against India, but desisted from making many changes in the losing squad.
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Olympic
Olympic flame in Athens
Katerina Thanou, Greek sprint Olympic champion and last torch-bearer of the first leg of the Greek torch relay of Athens 2004, brought the Olympic flame into the Panathinaion stadium, Athens on Wednesday.
 
Singer chess
Parag stuns Niaz
Grand Master Ziaur Rahman and International Master Enamul Hossain Rajib were jointly leading the table with four points each after the fifth round of the Singer 30th National Chess Championship at the
 
Sheetal h'ball
Mohammedan Sporting Club thrashed Jatrabari Krira Chakra 32-8 in the Sheetal Women's Handball League at the outer handball court yesterday.

The winners dominated the first half 16-4.

 
Musharraf bowls & Vajpayee bats
Pakistan and India will further improve their burgeoning ties when their leaders face each other on the cricket pitch during next week's second Test in Lahore, if the Times of India is to be believed.
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FIFA FUSBALL-WELTMEISTERSCHAFT, DEUTSCHLAND 2006
Paraguay keep Brazil in check
World champions Brazil were held to a goalless draw by Paraguay in an uncompromising, foul-ridden World Cup qualifier on Wednesday.
 
FIFA FUSBALL-WELTMEISTERSCHAFT, DEUTSCHLAND 2006
Biggies pass a torrid night
South Korea were held to a shock draw while fellow heavyweights Japan and Saudi Arabia were given the fright of their lives as Asia's underdogs bared their teeth in the latest round of qualifiers forthe
 
FIFA FUSBALL-WELTMEISTERSCHAFT, DEUTSCHLAND 2006
ROK in shock
South Korean football fans and news media expressed shock and anger Thursday after the national team was held to a goaless draw by tiny Maldives in the latest round of the 2006 World Cup qualifiers.
 
Home not too sweet for Sven
England boss Sven Goran Eriksson rounded off a difficult week with 1-0 defeat to his native Sweden but his frustration was shared by France and Holland who produced a dull goalless draw in Rotterdam on
 
Satkhira cricket
United Club defeated PK Union Club by 17 runs in the Satkhira First Division Cricket League at the Satkhira Government College ground yesterday.
 
Inter-varsity hockey
The inter-university hockey competition began at central playground of Chittagong University on Wednesday.

The hosts got off to flying start defeating Rajshahi University 3-0 in the opening match.

 
WI 71-2 at lunch
West Indies were 71-2 at lunch against England on the opening day of the third Test at Bridgetown, Barbados yesterday.
 
Navy sports
Thhe annual tennis and squash championship of the Bangladesh navy concluded at the area sports complex at BNS Issa Khan on Wednesday.
 

 
   
 
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