Vol. 5 Num 97 Mon. August 30, 2004    
 
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Athens 2004
Hicham makes history
Hicham El Gue-rrouj and Kelly Holmes doubled their Olympic de-light here, each capturing a se-cond gold of the Athens Games as athletics competition concluded in the Olympic stadium.
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Nitol-Tata National Football League
Belal antics sink MSC
Muktijoddha Sang-sad stayed on course for a semifinal berth in the 4th Nitol-Tata National Football League when the defending champions beat Mohamme-dan Sporting Club 2-1 in a battle of giants at theSher-e-Bangla
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Athens 2004
Britain's new queen
Just as Paula Radcliffe faltered, Kelly Holmes stepped up to the mark to become the new queen of British athletics.
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Win inspires Ponting
Australia captain Ricky Ponting was in confident mood ahead of next month's Champions Trophy tournament after an exciting 17-run Videocon Cup triangular series final win against Pakistan on Saturday.
 
SA having 'nightmare'
South Africa captain Graeme Smith says his team's losing run is reaching "nightmare" proportions following their ninth successive defeat while admitting that confidence is a major problem.
 
Federer, Henin's US Open dreams
World No. 1 Roger Federer is seeking to put a string of US Open disappointments behind him as he embarks on a campaign for his third Grand Slam of the year that starts on Monday.
 
Athens 2004
Slesarenko soars to new heights
Russia's Yelena Slesarenko cleared an Olympic record height of 2.06 metres to take the Olympic Games women's high jump on Saturday.
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Premiership
100 per cent Gunners, Chelsea
Arsenal and Chelsea extended their winning starts to the Premiership campaign to four matches on Saturday, cranking up the early season pressure on faltering Manchester United.
 
Lewinsky is no Loos!
Kiss-and-tell queens Monica Lewinsky and Rebecca Loos, in a debate on media payments for interviews, came clean Saturday about dishing the dirt on Bill Clinton and David Beckham, but the former WhiteHouse
 
Rooney doesn't like it
Everton striker Wayne Rooney has slammed his club's handling of the transfer request that is likely to see him in a Manchester United shirt before Tuesday afternoon.
 
Bundesliga
Bayern drown in Bayer blitz
Bayer Leverkusen had not beaten Bayern Munich for almost two years but changed that statistic in style after crushing Felix Magath's side 4-1 on Saturday to take top spot in the Bundesliga.
 
Ligue 1
Lyon's happy Saturday
Reigning champions Lyon had a good Saturday with a 1-0 home victory over Lille at the Gerland stadium and announcing the news young Brazilian international striker Nilmar will be joining the club.
 
Primera Liga
Atletico's victorious start
Atletico Madrid got off to a winning start as the Spanish league reopened for business on Saturday, an own goal from visiting keeper Juan Calatayud and a clincher from hot property Fernando Torres bringing
 
Tigers chasing 206 to win
Bangladesh were chasing 206 for victory in 32 overs against Ireland in their first limited-overs practice match at the Civil Service ground, Stormont, in Belfast yesterday.
 
Razzak relieved
Left-arm spinner Abdur Razzak returned home on Sunday morning from England after his bowling action was reviewed by English bio-mechanic Dr Paul Hurrion.
 
The real WWF!
A brawl erupted between spectators, officials, police and competitors at the Olympic freestyle wrestling on Sunday after a close bout between a Russian and Belarussian athlete.
 
U-19 cricketers back home
The Bangladesh Under-19 cricket team returned yesterday after playing their first official Test and one-day series against England.
 
Rating chess
The second round of the Destiny-2000 Open FIDE Rating Chess Tournament ended yesterday at the federation auditorium with 27 players leading the table with maximum two points.
 
Open TT
The Second Global Insurance Open Table Tennis Competition will begin tomorrow at the wooden-floor gymnasium.
 
Minhaz back on track
Minhazuddin Ahmed Sagar returned to winning ways in the Telegraph School Chess Champion-ship when he won his ninth round board against Bitan Banerjee in Kolkata on Saturday.
 

 
   
 
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