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Vol. 5 Num 330 Tue. May 03, 2005  
   
Sports


Davis Cup
BD promoted to Group-3


Bangladesh moved into the Davis Cup Group-3 when they emerged unbeaten champions in the Asia-Oceania Zone Group-4 qualifiers in Yangoon.

In their last match on Sunday, Bangladesh blanked Kyrgyzstan 3-0 to finish atop Group-A with maximum four points.

On the final day, Shibu Lal gave the side a fine start beating Anton Litvinov 6-3, 6-4 while Amal Roy sealed the victory with a 6-1, 6-3 rout of Sergei Ni.

In the doubles, Shibu and Amal defeated the Litvinov-Sergey pair 6-3, 6-7, 6-4 for a clean sweep.

Group-B winners Singapore and Bangladesh, who had earlier beat Syria, United Arab Emirates and Turkmenistan, will take part in next year's Group-3 qualifiers.