Nitol-Tata National Football League Mukti march, Russel bow out
Defending champions Muktijoddha Sangsad stormed into the semifinals of the Fourth Nitol-Tata National Foot-ball League when they blanked Sheikh Russel Krira Chakra 2-0 in yesterday's final phase match
Easy in the end for Tigers
Bangladesh were steered to victory in their second ICC Champions Trophy warm-up game in Ireland on Monday by the man known as 'Pilot'.
Lanka keep it clean
Upul Chandana and Sanath Jayasuriya shared eight wickets as Sri Lanka cruised to a 49-run victory and a 5-0 series whitewash against South Africa in the fifth and final one-day international on Tuesday.
AFC U-17 Championship, Japan 2004 Shantoo brimming with confidence
Bangladesh Under 17 football team's coach Shahidur Rahman Shantoo is confident that his boys had what it takes to make a mark in the AFC Under-17 Football Championship in Japan next week.
US Open 2004 Serena, Federer fly
Former world number one Serena Wi-lliams' march towards re-claiming her US Open title began in stunning fashion on Monday when she overpowered Sandra Kleinova 6-1, 6-3 in a first round match.
Athens 2004 Beijing rolls out red carpet
China's Olympic team returned home Tuesday to a hero's welcome and dedicated its medals to 'the motherland', as the country swelled with nationalistic pride and vowed to host a 'glorious' Games in 2008.
Red Rooney
Manchester United finally got their hands on Wayne Rooney on Tuesday after nearly a week a tense negotiations concluded with the club agreeing a transfer fee with his current club Everton.
Michael Schumacher has no intention of calling a day on his illustrious career after winning his seventh world title, Ferrari team boss Jean Todt says.
Bashar's departure delayed
Bangladesh cricket captain Habibul Bashar could not leave for Australia yesterday as he did not get the visa.
"The necessary medical documents from my hospital in Melbourne have not yet arrived.
NatWest Challenge Eng, India want to buck trends
England cannot win a one-day international batting first while India coach John Wright reckons his team are having trouble chasing totals.
Sagar second
Minhazuddin Ahmed Sagar finished runner-up in the Telegraph School Chess Championship securing 9.5 points after the end of the eleventh and last round in Kolkata on Monday.
Hockey players' transfer Sept 7
The First Division hockey players transfer for the 2004 season will begin on September 7 at the Bangladesh Hockey Federation office at Maulana Bhasani National Stadium.
FIDE chess
Ten players were jointly leading the table with maximum three points in the Destiny Open FIDE Rating chess tournament after the third round at the federation hall room yesterday.
Open TT
Ripon became champion in the unseeded players' singles in the Second Global Insurance open table tennis competition, which began yesterday at the Woodenfloor Gymnasium.
Premiership Portsmouth win a thriller
Portsmouth beat Fulham 4-3 in a fast-paced Premiership match here on Monday night with countless chances for either side though question marks surrounded the quality of both defences.
Martin hangs his racquet up
American Todd Martin announced his retirement after losing to Fabrice Santoro of France in the first round of the US Open on Monday.
Sacking Bobby was tough
Newcastle United chairman Freddy Shepherd said sacking coach Bobby Robson was one of the toughest decisions he has had to make.
