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Vol. 5 Num 207 Wed. December 22, 2004  
   
Sports


Pepsi handball


The semifinals and the final of the Bagerhat zone qualifiers for the Pepsi 17th Men's Handball Championship will be held today at the Bagerhat Stadium.

Faridpur will take on hosts Bagerhat in the first semifinal while Jessore are pitted against Kushtia in the second one. Both finalists will qualify for the final round.

In yesterday's matches, Faridpur beat Kushtia 24-21, Madaripur won over Narail 18-14, Bagerhat shared points with Khulna in a 15-15 draw while Patuakhali defeated Satkhira 16-9 in the afternoon.

In the morning, Jessore beat Patuakhali 32-13, Faridpur defeated Narail 29-20, Khulna dumped Meherpur 25-2 and Kushtia recorded a 24-10 victory against Madaripur.