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June 5, 2002 Wednesday Rabi-ul-Awwal 23,1423 Wasim hoping for memorable Australian farewell KARACHI, June 4: Famed Pakistani pacer Wasim Akram packed his bags for Australia Tuesday hoping for a memorable last trip Down Under with the national team.... UCB officials not welcome at Cronje funeral JOHANNESBURG, June 4: The funeral of former South African cricket captain Hansie Cronje will be broadcast live on Wednesday from his hometown of Bloemfontein amid confusion over who will be welcome.... Saqlain claims four LONDON, June 4: Results on the final day of four-day English County Championship cricket matches Monday:... Windies take on Kiwis today KINGSTON, June 4: The West Indies will seek to continue their nascent cricketing recovery when they take on New Zealand in five One-day Internationals and two Test matches, starting with a... Ganguly retained NEW DELHI, June 4: Saurav Ganguly has been retained as captain for India’s tour of England starting later this month.... Williams juggernaut powers into semis PARIS, June 4: The all-conquering Williams sisters dropped a total of nine games between them as each they routed a multiple Grand Slam champion to rip into the semifinals of the... Heroin addicts invade NSK KARACHI, June 4: Five heroin addicts were caught in premises of National Stadium Karachi (NSK) Tuesday by security personnel and handed over to volunteers of Edhi Home.... Mahnoor should win today LAHORE,  June 4: If every thing goes her way, Mahnoor should make amends to win the feature event of the mid-week Lahore Gymkhana races to be run over 800 metres at... Maradona demands review of ban NARAHA (Japan), June 4: Diego Maradona has asked Japan to reconsider its refusal to allow him entry to watch Argentina in the World Cup finals.... Falungong hats confiscated GWANGJU, June 4: Hundreds of caps and fans promoting the Falungong sect were confiscated from supporters entering the Gwangju stadium where China played their first World Cup match on Tuesday, police... Portugal keen to make mark SUWON (South Korea), June 4: Portugal, one of Europe’s most talented sides, are itching to begin their first World Cup campaign for 16 years against the United States Wednesday.... Koreans paint town red SEOUL, June 4: Tens of thousands of South Koreans danced in the streets and popped open champagne in the capital Seoul Tuesday as they celebrated a 2-0 win over Poland and... Screen pictures censored SEOUL, June 4: World Cup officials decided to censor the television pictures on the stadium screen in the first half of England’s game with Sweden on Sunday because of the reaction... Millions of patriots cheer team BEIJING, June 4: Millions of people in football-mad China cheered on their team making its World Cup debut Tuesday as many offices and schools closed early and crowds were glued to... Punters clash after France’s stunning loss PHNOM PENH, June 4: Cambodian police have cracked down on illegal World Cup gambling after a fight broke out in the wake of France’s humiliating one-nil loss to Senegal, officials said... Exuberant Italians arrested SYDNEY, June 4: Two people were arrested and seven policemen received minor injuries when exuberant Italian fans took to the streets of a Sydney suburb to celebrate Italy’s 2-0 World Cup... Sultan calls on Saudis to lift morale JEDDAH, June 4: The Saudi football team was on Monday offered a pillar of support from prince Sultan Ben Abdel Aziz, the Saudi defence minister.... Revelry kills two in Vietnam HANOI, June 4: At least two people were killed in Vietnam’s commercial capital of Ho Chi Minh City over the weekend as football fans staged illegal motorbike races to celebrate the... South Korea beat Poland for historic first win PUSAN (South Korea), June 4: South Korea beat Poland 2-0 on Tuesday to seal their first World Cup finals victory at the 15th attempt, goals by Hwang Sun-hong and Yoo ... Costa Rica spoil China’s debut KWANGJU (South Korea), June 4: Costa Rica spoiled China’s World Cup debut Tuesday, beating the first team from the Far East to play at the first finals staged in Asia 2-0 to go top of group C. ... Japan secure point in thrilling draw SAITAMA (Japan), June 4: Co-hosts Japan earned their first ever World Cup point on Tuesday when they shared four goals with Belgium in 16 scintillating second half minutes in a 2-2 group H thriller. ... War references not appropriate MIYAZAKI (Japan), June 4: Germany coach Rudi Voeller said on Tuesday it was not right for the media to constantly use references to World War Two in their reports about the... Russian coach says his job on line KOBE (Japan), June 4: Russia coach Oleg Romantsev hinted on Tuesday that he would quit if his team failed to reach the second round of the World Cup.... Koreans hard to beat PUSAN, June 4:- South Korea were strong and well-organised in beating Poland 2-0 on Tuesday and fully deserved their first World Cup finals victory, Poland coach Jerzy Engel said.... Rivaldo may be punished for theatrics YOKOHAMA (Japan), June 4: Former World Player of the Year Rivaldo will learn on Wednesday whether he will be punished for his theatrics in Brazil’s opening World Cup match against Turkey... Turkey awash with anger ANKARA, June 4: Turkey was awash with anger here Tuesday in the wake of the national team’s World Cup defeat to Brazil, with press launching stinging criticism of under-fire referee Kim...

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