Volume 4 Number 314 Fri. April 16, 2004    
 
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New-style trading
The Corporate Cricket League took a real shape yesterday when most of the 12 business houses involved in the first day's bourse in what promises to be a new chapter in domestic cricket.
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SAMSUNG CUP JEET LO DIL India-Pakistan 2004
Inzy puts on a brave face
Pakistan cap-tain Inza-mamul Haq is backing himself and his side to bat out the final two days and save the deciding third Test against India.
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SAMSUNG CUP JEET LO DIL India-Pakistan 2004
It doesn't bother cricket
Virender Seh-wag cracked an Indian record 309 and newcomer Umar Gul pro-duced an un-likely golden spell of five for 31.
 
Vaughan saves England
Consistent batting from the top order led by captain Michael Vaughan helped England escape with a draw in the fourth and final Test against West Indies on Wednesday.
 
ZCU soup up selectors
The Zimbabwe Cricket Union (ZCU) has dropped three selectors and named two new ones in a sign that the impasse with 13 senior players who have threatened to resign may be moving towards resolution.
 
Standard Chartered 22nd National School Cricket Tournament 2003-2004
Kalindi dethrone BKSP
Kalindi Par-zowar High School crow-ned themselves the new national cricket champions ending the three-year reign of mighty Bangladesh Krira Shikkha Protish-than (BKSP) yesterday.
 
Roddick, Haas in qtrs
American Andy Roddick breezed past Robert Kendrick on Wednesday, advancing to the quarter-finals of the US Men's Clay Court Championship with a 6-2, 6-3 victory.
 
Capriati, Davenport thru’
Jennifer Capriati and Lindsay Davenport both found themselves running around against 19-year-olds Wednesday. They also found themselves in the third round of the 1.3 million dollar WTA Family CircleCup.
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UEFA CUP
Inter, Celtic gone
Hopes of a UEFA Cup Battle of Britain showdown crumbled on Wednesday when Newcastle clinched a place in the semi-finals but Celtic failed to keep their side of the bargain by crashing out to Spanish side
 
Samba stars not into 'Blues’
Ronaldinho insists he would not leave Barcelona 'for all the money in the world' after speculation suggesting Chelsea were plotting a summer move for him.
 
Hungary friendly
Parreira rests Ronaldo
Arsenal midfielder Edu was one of four uncapped players named in the Brazil squad on Tuesday for this month's friendly in Hungary while Real Madrid striker Ronaldo was rested.
 
Primera Liga
Barca miss out
Barcelona, who have now 14 games unbeaten, blew their big chance to move up to third in the Spanish first division when they could only draw 1-1 at Real Betis on Wednesday.
 
Premiership preview
Gunners' luxury
Arsenal can open up a ten point gap at the top of the English Premiership on Friday with a victory over relegation-haunted Leeds with skipper Patrick Vieira insisting the Gunners' team spirit will carry
 
Deco interests Bayern
German champions Bayern Munich want to sign FC Porto's mercurial midfielder Deco their manager Ottmar Hitzfeld confirmed on Thursday.
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Loos has proof!
Soccer star David Beckham's former personal assistant said in an interview being aired on Thursday she is ready to tell a court all about the England soccer captain's "intimate parts" to prove she had
 
Pakistan plan return tour
Pakistan and Indian officials are to meet to discuss future series between the two sides.
 
CJKS cricket
Satadal Club recorded a 45-run victory over City Corporation Ekadosh Junior in the CJKS-Ispahani Premier Division Cricket League at the MA Aziz Stadium yesterday.
 
B'baria cricket
Dauria Cricket Club and Mohammedan Sporting Club won their respective matches in Shaheed Freedom Fighter Rango Mia Cup cricket tournament at the Shahjadapur Junior High School playground in Brahmanbaria
 
Nat'l jr chess
The 25th national junior chess championships (U-20) got underway at the Bangladesh Chess Federation conference room yesterday.
 
Nat'l athletics from today
The 29th national athletics championships will begin at the Sher-e Bangla Mirpur National Stadium today. Dhaka City Mayor Sadeque Hossain Khoka will declare the two-day meet open at 3 pm.
 
Learn for Lara: Atapattu
Sri Lankan captain Marvan Atapattu has told his Zimbabwe-bound batsmen to draw inspiration from world record-smashing West Indian Brian Lara in order to play a long innings.
 
Baishakhi kabadi
Haider Ali High School became champions in the Baishakhi Kabadi Mela on Wednesday beating Shaheed Nabi High School 75-67 in the final at outer stadium kabadi court.
 
Magura cricket
Moyenuddin Smriti Sangsad defeated Young Eleven Star by 77 runs in the inaugural match of a cricket tournament organised by Magura District Sports Association at the district stadium yesterday.
 
BBC pool, snooker
The first ever Bangladesh Billiard Centre pool and snooker championship begins at the BBC at GEC intersection in the port city on April 23.
 
Sher-e-Bangla soccer restarts on April 20
The qualifying rounds of the Sher-e Bangla Cup national football championships will kick off on April 28 in ten zones.
 

 
   
 
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