Volume 5 Number 62 Tue. July 27, 2004    
 
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Copa America Peru 2004
Copa dances to samba
Brazil scored an equaliser with the last kick of the game to draw 2-2 and then beat arch-rivals Argentina on penalties to win an astonishing Copa America final on Sunday.
 
Indian Oil Asia Cup 2004
Javed still not fit
Bangladesh won't risk including opening batsman Javed Omar for their final Asia Cup super league match against Pakistan despite the player making a considerable recovery.
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Indian Oil Asia Cup 2004
Do-or-die for India
Looking ahead to Tuesday's crucial Asia Cup match against Sri Lanka, India captain Sourav Ganguly said that he preferred to think about the performances of the last two years, as opposed to the defeats
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England beat WI easily
Ashley Giles sparked a collapse that saw England beat West Indies by 210 runs to win the first Test of a four-match series at Lord's.
 
Indian Oil Asia Cup 2004
Bob finds rules flawed
Pakistan coach Bob Woolmer questioned the bonus points system adopted for one-day cricket after his team's fate in the ongoing Asia Cup was left at the mercy of rivals Sri Lanka and India.
 
'We went for bonus point'
India had deliberately sought to gain just a bonus point rather than push for victory after their run chase fell away in their Asia Cup super league match against Pakistan on Sunday, captain Sourav Ganguly
 
Awesome Armstrong
President Bush on led the praise for six-time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong by calling his fellow Texan's efforts "awesome".
 
Copa America Peru 2004
Ronaldo has a match!
Anyone who has to fight with Ronaldo for a place in the team needs to do well when he is given a chance.
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Copa America Peru 2004
No team like Brazil
There is only one team in the world which can afford the luxury of resting high profile players such as Ronaldo, Ronaldinho, Kaka and Roberto Carlos and still win a major tournament.
 
Copa America Peru 2004
'It's pure bad luck'
Argentina coach Marcelo Bielsa said his side were unlucky to lose after they were beaten on penalties by Brazil in Sunday's Copa America final.
 
Overmars gives in to injury
Dutch international Marc Overmars announced his retirement from football on Monday, blaming the decision on persistent injury problems.
 
Home in football
The second football World Cup for the homeless got under way Sunday in the west Swedish city of Gothenburg with teams from 28 countries competing for the prize.
 
U-19s cruise to victory
A massive 173-run opening stand between Nafees Ahmed and Shamsur Rahman steered Bangladesh Under-19 team to a nine-wicket victory against ECB XI in the three-day warm-up match at the Loughborough University
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StanChart school chess starts
The sixth Standard Chartered Bank School Chess tournament got underway at the hall room of National Sports Council (NSC) yesterday with 72 players winning their first round boards.
 
U-17 booters lose again
The visiting Bangladesh Under-17 football team suffered another heavy defeat in Thailand when they went down 4-2 against Phanit-chayakan Ratdammnoen College Under-17 team in their third practice match
 
Open TT postponed
The second Global Insurance Open Table Tennis competition was postponed yesterday due to devastating flood the country has been experienced for last couple of days.
 
Nat'l hockey
Army enter super league
Bangladesh Army became the first team to move into the super league of the ANAS Group 25th National Hockey Championship when they blanked Patuakhali 4-0 at the Maulana Bhasani National Stadium yesterday.
 
Pioneer football
The super league of the Shinepukur Ceramics 21st Pioneer Football League will begin on August 1 at the Shaheed Mustafa Kamal Stadium in Kamlapur with Dhaka Gazipur Ekadosh taking on Nawabpur KC in the
 
Premier kabadi
Bangladesh Rifles and Bangladesh Army moved into the super four of the Premier Division Kabadi League beating their respective rivals at the outer stadium kabadi court yesterday.
 

 
   
 
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