Volume 5 Number 9 Fri. June 04, 2004    
 
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FIFA World Cup Germany 2006
Ronaldo abases Argentina
Ronaldo wrote another chapter in his extraordinary career, winning and converting a hattrick of penalties to give Brazil a 3-1 victory over Argentina in a World Cup qualifier.
 
Cash-starved football
The Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) will need Tk 25 crore for the next five years to raise the standard of the game in the country.
 
Calypso Cocktail
It was a virtual who's who of cricket stars at the Grantley Adams Airport in Barbados.
 
French Open
All-Russian final
Childhood friends Anastasia Myskina and Elena Dementieva set up the first ever all-Russian Grand Slam showdown on Thursday by cruising into the French Open final.
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French Open
Nalbandian's turn
Gustavo Kuerten's love affair with Roland Garros turned sour on Wednesday as the three-time champion was upended in the quarter-finals by Argentina's David Nal-bandian.
 
Saggers strikes early
Martin Saggers took a wicket with his first ball in a home Test as New Zealand reached 36 for one at tea after losing the toss in the second Test against England here at Headingley on Thursday.
 
Asia Cup miss for Shoaib
Pakistan's hopes of avenging their home defeat against India were dampened Thursday when fiery pace bowler Shoaib Akhtar was ruled out of next month's Asia Cup, cricket official said.
 
NSC submits Tk 60 crore budget
The National Sports Council (NSC) has prepared a Tk 60 crore budget for the development of sports and running its different programmes in the coming financial year (2004-2005).
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Ansars and VDP school kabadi champs
Ansars and VDP School clinched the title of the 12th school kabadi tournament, defeating Shaheed Nabi High School 78-28 with six lonas in the final at the Outer Stadium kabadi court yesterday.
 
Joy banned for three matches
The National Football Champion-ship organising committee has suspended Abahani midfielder Arif Khan Joy for three matches for misbehaving with referee during last week's final round match between Narayanganj
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UEFA Euro 2004 Portugal
Training in French fortress
The time for VIPs, sponsors and fans armed with cameras has passed at the Clairefontaine training camp. France are now preparing single-mindedly for the defence of their European title.
 
UEFA Euro 2004 Portugal
Will Becks' boot shine?
Two years ago it was the state of David Beckham's metatarsal bone that was gripping the nation in the build up to England's World Cup campaign.
 
UEFA Euro 2004 Portugal
Voeller's teen gamble
Germany coach Rudi Voeller has taken a gamble by picking teenagers Lukas Podolski and Bastian Schweinsteiger for Euro 2004.
 
UEFA Euro 2004 Portugal
Deco expects a change of heart
Deco Souza led Porto to victory with a man-of-the-match performance in the final of the Champions League but he is resigned to starting Euro 2004 on the bench.
 
Germany spoil it
Germany extended their long unbeaten run against Switzerland to 16 games when they beat them 2-0 in a combative, high-tempo Euro 2004 warm-up on Wednesday.
 
Humiliated yet richer
Serie A champions AC Milan are heading home unperturbed by their miserable performance in a two-match end-of-season tour to China, consoled by the 600,000 dollars they earned in Shanghai.
 

 
   
 
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