Volume 4 Number 297 Mon. March 29, 2004    
 
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Jeet Lo Dil - India Pakistan 2004
‘I would like to go on’
Virender Seh-wag lit up the opening day of India's first Test match in Pakistan for almost 15 years, and afterwards expressed a desire to go on Monday morning and become the first Indian to score 300.
 
Manjarul, Alamgir inspire BD A
Captain Alok Kapali's bat failed to inspire yet again but the Bangladesh A side still managed to pull off a nail-biting two-run victory over touring Zimbabwe A in a low scoring first limited-over clash
 
9th SAF Games, Islamabad 2004
South Asia unites
Athletes from eight South Asian countries were ga-thering here for the start of a regional sporting competition that organisers hope will build bridges between Pakistan and India.
 
Lanka Warne-washed
Shane Warne grabbed four wickets in a sensational display of spin bowling as Sri Lanka suffered the first whitewash at home when they lost the third and final Test against Australia by 121 runs here Sunday.
 
Nat'l camp starts today
National cricketers begin their camp for the tour of West Indies at the Bangabandhu National Stadium this morning under the supervision of coach Dav Whatmore.
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Brothers one-day football kings
Premier League champions Brothers Union clinched the Independence Day Cup one-day football tournament beating Abahani 7-6 in the tiebreaker at the Bangabandhu National Stadium yesterday.
 
Hashan quits captaincy
Hashan Tillakaratne resigned as Test captain after Sri Lanka were whitewashed 3-0 by Australia on Sunday.
 
Styris stops Kiwi slide
As fast as New Zealand bowled themselves back into the third cricket Test against South Africa here Sunday, they batted themselves out again, slumping to 128 for five in their second innings when badlight
 
Murali reported again
Sri Lanka off-spinner Muttiah Muralitharan was reported for a suspect bowling action on Sunday, Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) officials said.
 
U-15 cricket
Khulna Division and Dhaka Metro Blues set up a final clash in the Age Group Under-15 Tournament after winning their respective semifinals at different venues in Faridpur yesterday.
 
Army hockey
Rangpur Area team won the annual hockey championship of Bangladesh Army that ended at Comilla Cantonment on Thursday. They defeated Bogra Area by a solitary goal in an exciting final.
 
CJKS cricket league delayed
The start of the Chittagong Jila Krira Sangstha (CJKS) cricket league is likely to be delayed by a week due to unavoidable circumstances.
 
Navy edge BKSP
Bangladesh Navy came from behind to beat BKSP by 63-61 points in the inaugural match of the Maple Leaf Independence Day Basketball Competition at the Dhanmondi Basketball Gymnasium yesterday.
 
Singer chess
Grand Masters Ziaur Rahman, Niaz Murshed and International Master Reeefat-bin-Sattar won their opening round matches of the Singer 30th national chess championship that began at the NSC conference room
 
Varsity athletics
IU lead the table
Islamic University (IU) led the table after the opening day of the inter-university athletics competition that began yesterday at the central playground of Jahangirnagar University.
 
Global Insurance Cup golf held
Brig Gen Mosharraf Hossahin bagged the men's title while Mrs Matiur captured the ladies' crown of the Global Insurance Cup Golf Tournament at the Army Golf Club, Dhaka Cantonment on Saturday.
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Premiership
Jimmy's birthday bash
Jimmy-Floyd Hasselbaink celebrated his 32nd birthday in style with a spectacular late hat-trick as Chelsea kept the English Premiership title race alive on Saturday.
 
Eriksson till 2008
England manager Sven-Goran Eriksson on Sunday ended the uncertainty over his future by announcing that he had agreed to sign a new contract which will keep him in the job up until 2008.
 
Bundesliga
Bayern not giving up
Bayern Munich thrashed Borussia Monchengladbach 5-2 on Saturday to keep alive their slim hopes of retaining their Bundesliga title.
 
Primera Liga
Own-goal escape for Depor
A last-minute own goal gifted Deportivo Coruna a 2-1 win over Real Sociedad on Saturday, lifting them to third in the Primera Liga and soothing memories of this week's 4-1 Champions League thrashing by
 

 
   
 
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