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Vol. 5 Num 331 Wed. May 04, 2005  
   
Sports


Blatter cancels South Asian tour


FIFA president Sepp Blatter has cancelled his South Asian tour this month.

The FIFA boss was expected to make a 24-hour visit to Dhaka during his tour of the region but Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) informed yesterday that he has cancelled his scheduled tour.

"We have been informed over telephone that he (Blatter) would not making this trip. But it was not possible to say the reasons behind the cancellation," said BFF general secretary Anwarul Haque Helal yesterday.