Volume 4 Number 70 Mon. August 04, 2003    
 
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Demon Damien blows Bangladesh away
Powerful right-hander Damien Martyn hit a whirlwind unbeaten 92 from 51 balls Sunday as Australia thrashed Bangladesh by nine wickets in a one-day clash here, wrapping up a three-match series with anunbeatable
 
Tigers thrashed again
Damien Martyn blasted an unbeaten 92 off 51 balls to lead world champions Australia to a nine-wicket victory over Bangladesh and take a 2-0 lead in the three-match series.
 
Dav dismayed
Bangladesh coach Dav Whatmore said on Sunday he was appalled at his side's display after they collapsed for 147 from 45.1 overs to lose by nine wickets against Australia in the second one-day international.
 
S Africa win Lord's Test
South Africa won the second Test against England at Lord's by an innings and 92 runs on the fourth day yesterday.
 
'Record doesn't Matter much'
Records did not enter Damien Martyn's mind as he smashed an unbeaten 92 against Bangladesh on Sunday, the Australian batsman said.
 
Hansie was murdered?
The death of Hansie Cronje, South Africa's disgraced former captain who was killed in a plane crash in the Western Cape in June 2002, may have been no accident, according to a report in the latest edition
 
Flintoff holds SA up
Andrew Flintoff's rapid unbeaten 84 held up South Africa's march towards an innings victory in the second Test at Lord's here Sunday.
 
Boucher won't party now
South Africa wicketkeeper Mark Boucher promised there would be no excessive celebrations if the team won the second Test against England at Lord's.
 
Inzy attempts to revive career
Dumped Pakistan batsman Inzamamul Haq Sunday said he was engaged in a desperate campaign to resurrect his cricket career and shed his memories of the World Cup fiasco ahead of a busy home season.
 
BFF names age-group officials
The team management committee of the Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) has selected the managers and coaches for the under-20 and under-17 teams.
 
BKSP runners-up at Norway Cup
The Bangladesh Krira Shikkha Protisthan (BKSP) under-16 team became runners-up in the Norway Cup football festival.
 
No success at Futsal
Bangladesh suffered their second successive defeat in the Futsal tournament in Qatar on Saturday.
 
National Football League
Khulna leg starts today
Muktijoddha Sangsad Krira Chakra will take on Chittagong Moha-mmedan Sporting Club in the opening match of the last leg of the Nitol-Tata third Natio-nal Football League which begins today at the Khulna
 
Usha back on track
Usha Krira Chakra registered their second win in the Green Delta Premier Division Hockey League with a comfortable 5-1 victory over lowly Wari Club at the Maulana Bhasani National Stadium yesterday.
 
A French Open final replay
Belgian rivals Kim Clijsters and Justine Henin-Hardenne set up a re-match of the French Open final, posting semi-final victories at the 1 million-dollar WTA Tour event here.
 
Agassi slayed
Chile's Fernando Gonzalez stunned world number one Andre Agassi 3-6, 6-4, 7-6 here Saturday, ousting his boyhood idol to reach the final of the 600,000-dollar ATP Washington Classic final.
 
Mark the name Altintop
Schalke 04 midfielder Hamit Altintop is the talk of the Bundesliga Sunday after a fantastic double in the 2-2 draw with Borussia Dortmund on Saturday.
 
Bundesliga
Amoroso saves Dortmund
Marcio Amoroso prevented Jupp Heynckes' return to the Bundesliga from ending in victory Saturday, as a late strike from the Brazilian helped Borussia Dortmund to share the spoils with local rivals Schalke
 
Just one showstoppe
Superstar David Beckham arrived in Japan Sunday with Spain's champion side Real Madrid, drawing frantic screams from some 1,200 fans at the country's main international airport.
 
Veron decision Wednesday
Manchester United have confirmed they are considering an official offer from Chelsea for their prize Argentine midfielder Juan Sebastian Veron.
 
Ligue 1
Bright Nonda start
Shabani Nonda kicked off Monaco's season in style by grabbing both goals in a deserved 2-0 French league triumph over Bordeaux, while Marseille left it late against Guingamp and Paris Saint-Germain froze
 
Tyson files for bankruptcy
Former world heavyweight champion Mike Tyson has filed for protection in the US Bankruptcy Court, claiming his finances are in disarray.
 

 
   
 
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