Vol. 5 Num 129 Sat. October 02, 2004    
 
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Hosts win 30-0
A farcical drubbing
A 30-0 win does not come everyday especially if you are Bangladesh but even after such a groundbreaking scoreline, the players were far too embarrassed to celebrate their massacre of Afghanistan yesterday
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Tendulkar drafted
Star batsman Sachin Tendulkar was Friday named in a 15-member Indian squad for the opening two Tests of a four-match series against Australia.
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Razzaq propels Pakistan
All-rounder Abdul Razzaq cracked an aggressive unbeaten hundred and Shahid Afridi a fiery fifty to help Pakistan down Zimbabwe by 144 runs in the opening tri-series match at the Multan cricket stadium
 
ICC Champions Trophy, England 2004
Trophy afterthoughts
The fourth edition of a tournament dubbed a 'mini-World Cup' may have had a fairytale ending but in reality it never caught on among its most vital important component -- the crowds.
 
More misery for Ponting

Australian captain Ricky Ponting's thumb injury has forced him out of the opening two cricket Tests against India starting next week, Cricket Australia (CA) said Thursday.

 
UEFA Champs League
Mourinho brings down old club
Porto suffered the agony of being by outwitted by their former coach Wednesday as the Champions League holders slumped to a 3-1 defeat at Jose Mourinho's Chelsea.
 
UEFA Cup
Hooliganism spoils British night
Four British clubs stormed into the group stages of the UEFA Cup on Thursday but their night of celebration was overshadowed as the spectre of hooliganism involving English fans returned to haunt thecontinent.
 
Preview: Primera Liga
Time to start scoring
It has not gone unnoticed in Spain that the four goals Real Madrid put past Roma in the Champions League on Tuesday equalled their tally in five league matches after one of their worst starts to a domestic
 
Preview: Premiership
Spotlight on one man
Arsenal may sit top of the Premiership and a comfortable seven points clear of their arch rivals Manchester United but there is no doubting where the momentum lies going into this weekend's fixtures.
 
Goal feast in Lahore
Record-pursuing penalty corner striker Sohail Abbas scored two goals as Pakistan held rival India 4-4 in the fourth match of the eight-match hockey series here on Friday.
 
India arrive on Dec 7
India will arrive in Dhaka on December 7 to play two Tests and three one-day internationals against Bangladesh.
 
Aus-India Tests on Sony TV
India's home Test series against Australia in October will be telecast on Sony television, with live pictures to be produced by the Dubai-based TEN Sports, the Indian cricket board said on Thursday.
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Aussies toil in tour opener
Australia got a taste of the perils that await them in next week's Test series against India after being made to struggle on a turning wicket in the three-day tour opener here on Friday.
 
JFA Cup from today
The JFA (Japan Football Association) Cup Under-16 Football Champion-ship gets underway today at eight venues across the country.
 
Easy win for Sky Blues
Abahani got off to a flying start in the Kings Cup football tournament in Bhutan when the Dhaka giants inflicted a 4-1 defeat on Kang-won University of South Korea on Thursday.
 
Stamford-Asian final today
Stamford University will face Asian University in the final of the Stamford Inter Private University Football Tournament today.

The final kicks off at 2.30 pm at the Army Stadium.

 
US coaches praise interest for b'ball
The American Cultural Centre of US Embassy in Dhaka held a press conference to explain the purpose of a three-day visit by two US basketball coaches on Thursday.
 
ICC plans Dubai Sports City
World cricket bosses plan to set up a 25-million-dollar Global Cricket Academy at the Dubai Sports City.
 
Zim probe collapses
An International Cricket Council (ICC) hearing into player allegations of racism against the Zimbabwe Cricket Union (ZCU) was scrapped almost before it got underway in Harare on Thursday.
 

 
   
 
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