UEFA Euro 2004 Portugal Party-gal!
Cities and towns across Portugal erupted in wild celebrations Wednesday after the Euro 2004 hosts made history and reached the final of a major tournament for the first time by beating the Netherlands
UEFA Euro 2004 Portugal Genuine gold
Luis Figo, the man who said he had nothing to prove after being hauled off against England, promptly went out and proved his "galactic" status with a sterling showing to power Portugal into their first
Tigers reach Lions' den
Bangladesh are determined to improve their dismal one-day record at the Asia Cup in Sri Lanka.
UEFA Euro 2004 Portugal Brain with all the answers
His demented touchline theatrics mark Luiz Felipe Scolari out as an old-style, tub-thumping manager but beneath the Brazilian's frenetic exterior lies a coach of deep footballing wisdom.
Wimbledon Stunning Sharapova
Russian teenager Maria Sharapova became the second youngest woman in the Open era to reach the Wimbledon final on Thursday when she launched a stunning fightback
to defeat former champion Lindsay Davenport
SL slip after Vaas heroics
Chaminda Vaas rose to the challenge of playing without Sri Lanka's talisman Muttiah Muralitharan to skittle Australia's all-star batting lineup on the opening day of the first cricket Test at MarraraOval
Windies 159
Steve Harmison and James Ander-son shared six wickets between them as England bowled out West Indies for 159 in 40.1 overs in yesterday's NatWest Series match at Headingley.
Zimbabwe Tests postponed
The International Cricket Council (ICC) has confirmed that Zimbabwe will not take part in Test cricket for the remainder of 2004 after a bitter row between officials and players.
Kararchar book finals berth
Kararchar Krira Chakra of Narshingdi became the first team to reach the finals of the fourth Nitol-Tata National Football League when they shrugged off a challenge from Jamalpur's Kacharipara Football
Ctg derby today
Defending champions Mohamme-dan Sporting Club will take on arch-rivals Abahani in today's CJKS-Elite Paint Premier Football League match at the MA Aziz Stadium.
Wimbledon Upstarts hope to upstage 'em
Underdogs Sebastien Grosjean and Mario Ancic plan to shatter the golden vision of a glamour title showdown between Roger Federer and Andy Roddick when the Wimbledon men's singles semifinals take place
'Address chucking rule'
Australian bowling expert Daryl Foster on Thursday urged the International Cricket Council (ICC) to address the "silly" chucking rule.
Shahriar set to start training
Opening batsman Shahriar Hossain is expected to start training next week after a month-long lay off due to injury.
Pioneer soccer
Sharif, Jafrul and Bahadur each scored a goal apiece to help Agrani KSKP beat Dhanmondi Football Academy 3-1 in a south zone match of the Shinepukur Ceramics Pioneer Football League yesterday at the Mirpur
B'baria cricket
Victoria Cricket Club and Agradoot Cricket Club won their respective matches in the Shaheed Mukti-joddha Ranga Mia Cup cricket tour-nament at Shahjadpur Junior High School ground in Brahmanbaria yesterday.
UEFA Euro 2004 Portugal Rambo Ronaldo!
Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson rarely has a good word to say about international football but on Wednesday even the fiery Scot might have raised a glass to his teenage Portuguese winger Cristiano
UEFA Euro 2004 Portugal Sour Oranje
Disappointed Dutch fans in Amsterdam tore off their trademark orange shirts and rolled up the national flags but remained philosophical about their team's 2-1 defeat against Portugal in the semi-finals
UEFA Euro 2004 Portugal Hitzfeld not ready
Former Bayern Munich coach Ottmar Hitzfeld has turned down an offer to become coach of the German national side, the German football federation said in a statement on Thursday.
UEFA Euro 2004 Portugal Promise never fulfilled
The Dutch defence will not look the same without Frank de Boer, whose international career came to an end after the Euro 2004 semi-final defeat by Portugal.
UEFA Euro 2004 Portugal Ruud's heart at MU
Dutch striker Ruud van Nistelrooy has snubbed Real Madrid and insisted he will be staying at Manchester United.
UEFA Euro 2004 Portugal Bench-up frustration!
Dutch forward Patrick Kluivert expressed his bitter disappointment after seeing the Netherlands crash out of Euro 2004 after a run to the semi-final achieved with their top scorer sat on the bench throughout.
UEFA Euro 2004 Portugal Advocaat unsure
Dutch coach Dick Advocaat said he was undecided on his next move after his side lost their Euro 2004 semi-final to Portugal here on Wednesday.
