9th SAF Games Islamabad 2004 Shantoo sees gold
Booters fly to Pakistan tomorrow
Coach Shahidur Rahman Shantoo now believes that his under-tra-ined yet skilled squad can retain the coveted SAF football title.
SAMSUNG CUP JEET LO DIL India-Pakistan 2004 India fans storm Lahore
Sourav Gangu-ly's Indians will find full-throa-ted support from the stands when they att-empt to salvage the one-day series against Pakistan in a do-or-die clash here on Sunday.
SAMSUNG CUP JEET LO DIL India-Pakistan 2004 Make or break for India
India's cricket captain struggled with team worries on Sa-turday while his Pakistani rival warned against complacency ahead of their crucial one-day clash here.
Long Aussie wait ends
Australia ended a six-year wait to clinch a Test series in the sub-continent when they halted Sri Lanka's record chase to win the second Test by 27 runs here on Saturday.
Cairns crushes Proteas
A Chris Cairns batting blitz put New Zealand firmly in command of the second cricket Test against South Africa here Sunday, as the powerful all-rounder cracked a boundary-filled 158 runs.
Harm-is-on
Steve Harmison again bowled England into a superior position as West Indies promised much, but delivered little on the opening day of the second cricket Test at Queen's Park Oval on Friday.
Harmison rates Friday's highly
Fast bowler Steve Harmison said five wickets for 48 in the second Test on Friday was an even better performance than his seven for 12 which helped win the first Test in Jamaica last weekend.
Get him at any cost
Real Madrid will ignore Arsenal's protests and go all out to capture Thierry Henry in May. The Gunners have made it clear their star striker is not for sale -- and Henry insists he is not interested.
Football Briefs
Manchester United and England defender Rio Ferdinand launched a ferocious attack Saturday on the English Football Association (FA) for its role in banning him for eight months over a missed drugs test.
U-13 cricket
An unbeaten half-century by Arif helped Ankur Cricket Academy beat Cricket Coaching School (CCS) by 10 wickets in the Azim Group second U-13 cricket tournament at the Kalabagan Cricket ground yesterday.
Nat'l Bank v'ball
Fire Service recorded their first victory in the National Bank Premier Division Volleyball League defeating fellow strugglers Azad Sporting Club 3-0 at the outer stadium volleyball court yesterday.
M'singh cricket
Renaissance Club posted a seven-wicket over Shapla Krira Chakra in the Navana Premier Division Cricket League at local stadium yesterday.
Batting first Shapla scored 117 for nine in 29.4 overs.
ID kabadi
Bangladesh Rifles defeated newcomer Bangladesh Navy 67-31 in the Independence Day kabadi competition at the outer stadium kabadi court yesterday.
RU athletics
The Rajshahi University inter-hall athletics competition gets underway at the university playground today.
Independence Day football
The Independence Cup football tournament begins at the Rajshahi Stadium today. Four top teams from Dhaka are taking part in the 10-team meet,which will run until April 2.
Parsvnath chess
International Master Abdullah Al-Rakib and Mehdi Hasan Parag shared 14th to 33rd positions with 7.
Sunnydale meet BIS in final
Hosts Sunnydale and Bangladesh International School (BIS) reached the final of the second mini handball tournament yesterday.
