Vol. 5 Num 185 Tue. November 30, 2004    
 
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4-star Jimmy sinks Wari
Russell Mahmud Jimmy fired four goals including a hattrick as defending champions Abahani brushed aside Wari Club 7-0 for their second successive victory in the Green Delta Premier Hockey League yesterday.
 
Grass not on the menu
Home series against India
Chief selector Faruque Ahmed has quashed rumours that the pitches for next month's home series against India will be green-top ones.
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Woolmer hopes to spring a surprise
A youthful Pakistan cricket squad arrived in Perth Monday night bristling with confidence at the daunting task which confronts them in the upcoming Test series against Australia.
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Sehwag's aggression
Opener Virender Sehwag cracked a rapid unbeaten 82 as India rushed to 129 for one in reply to South Africa's first innings 305 on the day two of the second and final Test on Monday.
 
Weather may deny Aussies
New Zealand kept an eye on the weather to save them as they frustrated Australia's efforts to wrap up another fast-tracked victory in the second cricket Test at the Adelaide Oval on Monday.
 
Challenge drives Oram
New Zealand all-rounder Jacob Oram said Monday playing in the lopsided series against Australia "leaves for dead" thrashing Bangladesh twice in Tests last month.
 
Khalil aims to do a Pathan
Pakistan's uncapped pacer Mohammad Khalil hopes for a surprise maiden tour of Australia to equal that of Indian rising star Irfan Pathan who emerged as his country's key bowler last year.
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Russia clinch Fed Cup
Russia won the Fed Cup for the first time here on Sunday dethroning holders France 3-2 after Anastasia Myskina and Vera Zvonareva beat Emilie Loit and Marion Bartoli 7-6, 7-5.
 
Set to tear 'em apart
A bitter feud between Wimbledon champion Maria Sharapova and French Open winner Anastasia Myskina is threatening to sabotage Russia's defence of their Fed Cup crown in 2005 at a time when the country's
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Primera Liga
Five-star Real
Real Madrid gave a stunning exhibition of finishing power to crush Levante 5-0 at the Bernabeu in the Primera Liga on Sunday.
 
Premiership
Mellor makes Liverpool's day
A superb stoppage time winner by striker Neil Mellor gave Liverpool a dramatic 2-1 victory over struggling Premier League champions Arsenal at Anfield on Sunday.
 
The future is artificial
Pele says he could have improved his career tally of 1,282 goals if only he had played on artificial grass.
 
Serie A
Adriano ensures draw No. 11
Inter Milan fought back from two goals down to draw 2-2 with leaders Juventus in the 'Derby d'Italia' at the San Siro stadium with Brazilian Adriano grabbing an 85th minute equaliser.
 
Ctg Div Stadium gets ICC nod
The Bangladesh Cricket Board's (BCB) plans to host two one-day internationals between Bangladesh and Zimbabwe in January at Bogra will have to put back after the International Cricket Council (ICC) gave
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Div I chess
Biman share second place
Defending champions Bangladesh Biman dropped a point when they posted a 3-1 victory over Narayan-ganj City Chess Club in the fifth round of the Dutch-Bangla First Division Chess League yesterday.
 
ACSU to probe Nairobi meet
The two International Cricket Council (ICC) Anti-Corruption and Security Unit (ACSU) officials expected in Kenya on Tuesday to interview senior players will base their investigations on a four-nationLG
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Channel-i Pepsi Media cricket champs
Channel-i won the Third Pepsi Media Cup Cricket Tournament defeating Janakantha by seven runs in a thrilling final at the Bangaban-dhu National Stadium yesterday.
 
3 in FIFA world player list
Arsenal's Thierry Henry, Barcelona's Ronaldinho and Andriy Shevchenko of AC Milan make up the three-man shortlist for the 2004 world player of the year award.
 
Parag defeats S African IM
Mehdi Hasan Parag increased his tally in the 43rd World Junior Chess Championship when he beat South African International Master Manyedi M Johannes in the twelfth round at Kochi, India yesterday.
 
Div I badminton
Tejkunipara Krira Sangha defeated Mohammedan Sporting Club 4-1 in the women's team event of the Basundhara First Division Bad-minton League at the NSC woodenfloor gymnasium yesterday.
 
National long-distance swimming
The Keya Cosmetics Eighth national long-distance swimming championship will be held on the Dakatia River here today.
 
Div III cricket qualifiers
Nilachal handed a massive 118-run defeat on Azam Wakar Cricket Clinic in the Third Division qualifying cricket at the Residential Model School ground yesterday.
 
'Spitting' Diouf sorry
Bolton's Senegal striker El-Hadji Diouf on Sunday issued a public apology after spitting in the face of Portsmouth's Arjan de Zeeuw during Saturday's English Premiership 1-0 defeat.
 
Mourinho was threatened with death
Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho says his Champions League triumph with Porto last season was overshadowed by a death threat on the eve of the final and "weeks of terror" afterwards.
 
Upul cleared to tour NZ
Sri Lanka leg-spinner Upul Chan-dana has been given the all-clear to tour New Zealand after medical tests in Singapore.
 
Mahesh Todd's new partner
Australian Todd Woodbridge said Monday his new doubles partner Indian Mahesh Bhupathi was capable of helping him win his 10th Wimbledon doubles tennis crown next year.
 

 
   
 
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