During this period, the footballers will have to collect their tokens for Tk 400 and clearance certificate for Tk 100. The proceedings will be held from 5.30-8.30 pm at the Metropolis Football League Committee office at the Bangabandhu National Stadium.

WOMEN'S CHESS
The Aromatic Gold National Women's Chess Championship will begin today at the Chess Federation hall-room. The numbers draw was held yesterday. A total of 12 players including defending champion and WIM Rani Hamid are participating in the meet.

SCHOOLS CRICKET
Nawabpur Government High School put Scholars School under pile of runs to record a 333-run victory in the Standard Chartered Young Tigers National School Cricket Tournament at the East End Club ground.

Khaja Khair smashed 95 off 76 balls as the winners amassed 420 in 47 overs and then Kurban Ali claimed five wickets for 36 to wrap up their opponents for 87 in 16.2 overs.

Our Gaibandha correspondent adds: South Kamarjani High School (158-7) defeated Gaibandha Police Line School (153-10) by three wickets at Gaibandha Stadium.

EXIM BANK HANDBALL
Scholastica won both their matches when they earned a hard-fought 12-10 victory over Dhaka Residential Model College and then defeated Notre Dame College by 12-5 in the Exim Bank inter-college men's handball competition.

In other matches, Dhaka Imperial College beat Notre Dame College 19-10, Mirpur Government Bangla College outplayed RK Chowdhury Degree College 10-1 and Bir Sheshthra Abdur Rouf Rifles College beat BAF Shaheen College 17-9.

WC QUIZ
Grameenphone and Transcom Electronics will jointly organise the World Cup Quiz Competition 2007. An agreement was signed between the two corporate houses yesterday. The SMS quiz competition, which begins on February 26, will continue till the end of the Cricket World Cup. The highest correct SMS sender will win a ticket to watch the World Cup final match in the West Indies. There would be other attractive prizes too.