Volume 4 Number 126 Mon. September 29, 2003    
 
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Ashraful gets the chop
20-man preliminary squad named
Mohammad Ashraful was one of three cricketers to get the axe when the selectors named a 20-member preliminary list for Bangladesh's home series against England next month.
 
U-19 WC battlelines drawn
Hosts Bangladesh will meet New Zealand in one of the opening day fixtures in next year's ICC Under-19 Youth World Cup. The fixture for the February 15-March 5 event was released yesterday.
 
Welcome Barmy Army
Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) is planning to allocate an enclosure exclusively for the travelling English cricket fans at Bangabandhu National Stadium (BNS) during Bangladesh's home series against England
 
Dalmiya demands WC cash
Indian cricket board president Jagmohan Dalmiya on Sunday set a November 1 deadline for the International Cricket Council (ICC) to release India's share of World Cup money before it takes legal action.
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6th Men's Asia Cup KL 2003
India Asian kings
India emerged as champions of the 6th Asia Cup when they de-feated arch-riva-ls Pakistan 4-2 in a classic enco-unter at the Na-tional Hockey Stadium.
 
BCB's Tk 10 lakh offer!
The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) came up with a lucrative bonus scheme for the national team in an effort to end their losing streak.
 
SAARC Carrom
First gold for Bangladesh
Bangladesh clinched their first gold in the 7th SAARC Countries Carrom Championship when they won the mixed doubles at National Sports Council yesterday.
 
BCB picks 20 for A, President's XI squads
Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has named 20 players for both Bangladesh A and BCB President's XI to play against England next month.
 
Pepsi volleyball
Kushtia enter final round
Kushtia have qualified for the final round of the Pepsi inter-district volleyball championship in Sagardari Zone as the zonal champions.
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Record-breaking Tergat
Kenya's Paul Tergat set a new world best time of 2hr 04min 55secs as he won the Berlin marathon here Sunday.
 
Ferrero Dent-ed
Taylor Dent denied world number one Juan Carlos Ferrero the first indoor victory of his career, sweeping past the Spaniard 6-3, 7-6 Sunday to lift the trophy at the 550,000-dollar Thailand Open.
 
It's off to Tokyo
Australia's Mark Philippoussis will be hoping to build on his weekend success at Shanghai when the Japan Open tennis tournament gets under way here on Monday.
 
Akash, Yuvraj hit form
Opener Akash Chopra slammed a fine unbeaten hundred for the Indian Board President's XI on the third and final day of the rain-hit tour match against New Zealand here on Sunday.
 
Kirmani India's chief selector
Former Test wicketkeeper Syed Kirmani was named chairman of India's selection committee at a meeting of the cricket board here on Sunday.
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FIFA Women's World Cup USA 2003
Samba queens in last 16
Brazil, Norway and Canada qualified for the quarter-finals of the Women's World Cup on Saturday, as Germany cemented their quarter-finalist status by completing a perfect opening round.
 
Premiership
Blown away by Dutch dynamite
Alex Ferguson paid tribute to the maturity of his Dutch striker Ruud van Nistelrooy who ended a torrid week by scoring the fourth hat-trick of his Manchester United career as the champions demolishedLeicester.
 
Primera Liga
Real bubble burst
Valencia took advantage of a woeful performance from Real Madrid to claim a 2-0 win at home to the defending Spanish champions on Saturday and replace beaten Deportivo Coruna at the top of the table.
 
Serie A
Juve stave off Reggina
Reigning champions Juventus went top of Serie A after battling their way to a hard-fought 2-0 victory at Reggina on Saturday while title rivals Inter Milan were held to a goalless draw at Udinese.
 
Bundesliga
Makaay to the rescue
VfB Stuttgart maintained their lead in the Bundesliga with a 3-0 win over 1860 Munich at the Olympic Stadium Saturday, while reigning champions Bayern needed another Roy Makaay strike to net a 2-1 win
 
Talking goals
Alex Ferguson has denied that last week's explosive match against Arsenal handed Manchester United striker Ruud van Nistelrooy any extra motivation during his emphatic hat-trick against Leicester on Saturday.
 
Rivaldo drops Chelsea hints
Brazilian World Cup winner Rivaldo could become the latest big name addition to Chelsea's payroll after being released by AC Milan in midweek.
 

 
   
 
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