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Vol. 5 Num 773 Sun. July 30, 2006  
   
Sports


Magura in final round


Hosts Magura romped into the final round of the Jubok Phone National Football Championship when they handed a 3-0 defeat on Chuadanga in the Kaputakkha zone final yesterday.

Kallol Kumar Gosh put the home team ahead in the sixth minute in front of a strong five thousands home crowd at the Magura Stadium before Nurul Islam doubled the margin in the 64th minute. Noor Hossain sealed the fate of the match with an 85th minute strike.

At the Tangail Stadium, Mehedi Hasan slummed a hattrick with four goals as hosts Tangail confirmed their zonal (Brahmaputra) final berths with a 6-0 drubbing of Mymensingh.

Shamim Al Mamun and Nasir Uddin added the other goals.

Bogra scored a 7-6 tiebreak win against Pabna at the Joypurhat Stadium to move into the zonal (Jamuna) semifinal. The match was locked 1-1 in the regulation time.

In the Tista zone, Nayan scored a hattrick as Nilphamari reached into the zonal semifinal with a 3-2 victory against Kurigram at the Gaibanda Stadium. Jahangir Alam and Hasanur Rahman scored for the losers.

At the Bandarban Stadium, Noakhali advanced into the Karnaphuli zonal semifinal with a 5-4 victory over Chittagong in the tiebreaker.