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Vol. 5 Num 272 Fri. March 04, 2005  
   
Sports


F'pool in Fed Cup finals


Youngmen's Club Fakirerpool became the first side to reach the final round of the Tibet 20th Federation Cup when they edged Agrani Bank by a solitary goal yesterday.

Ripon slammed the match winner after 23 minutes in the Group A final at the Birshreshtha Shaheed Mostafa Kamal Stadium in Kamalapur.

Ripon struck twice to help Bangladesh Army eliminate Rahmatganj MFS 2-0 in the day's other match and set a final clash against Arambagh Krira Sangha in Group C. The final will be played at the same venue tomorrow.

The Group B final between Victoria Sporting Club and Dhaka Wanderers is scheduled for today.

Three group champions qualify for the finals, joining the five automatic qualifiers.