Vol. 5 Num 139 Mon. October 11, 2004    
 
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Inter-club players' transfers
Abahani rule day two
Defending Premier League champions Abahani came alive on the second day of the three-day hockey players' transfers (Premier and First Division) yesterday.
 
Dhaka top shooters
Dhaka Rifle Club emerged champions in the three-day National Shooting Championships that ended at the National Shooting Complex in Gulshan yesterday.
 
Make or break home season
Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) president Ali Asghar has warned that the coming home series' against New Zealand, India and Zimbabwe will be acid tests for the Tigers.
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Australia In India 2004-05
Wagging tail can't stop Australia's victory
World champions Australia overcame dogged resistance from India's tail-enders to win the first Test by 217 runs on Sunday and take a 1-0 lead in the four-match series.
 
Australia In India 2004-05
Gilchrist thrilled
Ganguly stays positive
Adam Gilchrist led Australia to a crushing vic-tory over India in the first Test on Sunday and then told his team to keep their feet on the ground.
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Sonargoan Hotel sponsors Test series
The upcoming Test series between Bangladesh and New Zealand will be named the Pan Pacific Sonargaon Test Cricket Series, Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) confirmed at a press conference at the Sonargaon
 
Women's football
Khulna keep afloat
Khulna District Sports Association kept their semifinal hopes alive with a 2-1 win over Chittagong Division in the women's football tournament yesterday.
 
Race row
ZCU remains positive
Zimbabwe cricket chief Peter Chingoka said Sunday he hopes cricket will move forward in his country after a turmoil which led to the suspension of their Test status and a probe into allegations of racism.
 
Asians adore her
Asia has fallen in love with Wimbledon champion Maria Sharapova -- and the feeling is mutual.
 
Rain dampens Zim's chance
Incessant rains threaten Zimba-bwe's last chance of finishing the tri-nation one-day tournament on a high note as they square off with Asian champions Sri Lanka at Pindi Stadium here on Monday.
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Novak dents Dent
Fifth seed Jiri Novak came from behind to win his first title of the year by overpowering American Taylor Dent in three sets at the Japan Open tennis tournament here Sunday.
 
JFA Cup
Rajshahi in final round
Rajshahi moved into the final round of the JFA Cup Under-16 football tournament with a 3-1 win over hosts Natore in the zonal final yesterday.
 
Lindsay wins at Amelie's cost
Lindsay Davenport closed in on Amelie Mauresmo's world number one ranking Sunday when the top seeded Frenchwoman was forced to retire injured in the final of the 650,000-dollar WTA event here.
 
Sanath keen on Scottish stint
Hard-hitting Sri Lankan opening batsman Sanath Jayasuriya is hoping to play for Scotland next season.
 
Dissent costs Sehwag
India's batsman Virender Sehwag was on Sunday fined 65 per cent of his match fees for misconduct during the first Test against Australia.
 
Super Schumi
Ferrari's Michael Schumacher has powered to an easy victory in the Japanese Grand Prix for his 13th win of the season.
 
Ctg table tennis
The Royal Cement District Table Tennis League begins at the CJKS gymnasium today. The Chittagong Jila Krira Sangstha (CJKS) is organising the competition.
 
FIFA FUSSBALL -WELTMEISTERSCHAFT, DEUTSCHLAND 2006
Only England impress
England brushed aside feeble Wales 2-0 to take another step closer to the World Cup finals on Saturday but it was a disastrous day for the continent's other big guns with Italy losing to Slovenia while
 
FIFA FUSSBALL -WELTMEISTERSCHAFT, DEUTSCHLAND 2006
Argentina cruise
Argentina scored a crushing victory in one of Saturday's World Cup qualifiers when they beat Uruguay 4-2 in Buenos Aires.
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FIFA FUSSBALL -WELTMEISTERSCHAFT, DEUTSCHLAND 2006
Venezuela no match
Kaka and Ronaldo hit two goals apiece as Brazil hammered Venezuela 5-2 on Saturday in a World Cup qualifier twice interrupted by fans going on to the field to hug the visiting players.
 
A Portuguese shame
Euro 2004 runners-up Portugal were roasted in the Portuguese press Sunday the morning after they were held to a humiliating 2-2 draw against minnows Liech-tenstein in a World Cup qualifier at Vaduz.
 
Liechtenstein on cloud nine
It took 21 matches and eight years of trying but little Liechtenstein were basking Sunday in clinching their first ever World Cup point.
 
USA almost there
The United States can make sure of their place in the final round of qualifying for the 2006 World Cup if they beat Panama on Wednesday after defeating El Salvador 2-0 on Saturday.
 
Maier gets the boot
German national goalkeeper coach Sepp Maier has been sacked for taking sides in the rivalry between first team goalies Oliver Kahn and Jens Lehmann, the German Football Federation (DFB) announced Sunday.
 

 
   
 
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