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June 11, 2006 Sunday Jumadi-ul-Awwal 14, 1427 Trinidad hold Sweden to draw DORTMUND, June 10: Trinidad & Tobago made a magnificent World Cup finals debut on Saturday when they held Sweden to a goalless draw despite playing with 10 men for almost all the second half of their opening Group B game.... Ecuador shock Poland GELSENKIRCHEN, June 10: Ecuador produced the first shock of the World Cup in the tournament's second match when they beat Poland 2-0 with goals in each half by Carlos Tenorio and Agustin Delgado in Group A on Friday. ... Paraguayan own goal gives England points FRANKFURT, June 10: England needed an own goal by Paraguay captain Carlos Gamarra to grind out a 1-0 victory in Saturday's Group B opener. ... Togo coach quits over pay WANGEN, June 10: Assistant coach Kodjovi Mawuena took charge of Togo''s national team on Saturday after Otto Pfister surprisingly quit overnight in a World Cup pay dispute between officials and the debutant squad.... Sehwag misses century before lunch GROS ISLET (St Lucia), June 10: Indian opener Virender Sehwag savaged the West Indies bowlers to score 99 not out in the opening session of the second Test on Saturday.... Shoaib’s absence a setback: Waqar LAHORE, June 10: Pakistan bowling coach Waqar Younis said on Saturday that unavailability of fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar for England tour was a great setback and the team would miss him.... Henin clinches third French Open title PARIS, June 10: Justine Henin-Hardenne won her fifth Grand Slam and her third at Roland Garros, beating Svetlana Kuznetsova 6-4, 6-4 in the French Open final on Saturday.... US striker given stitch-up HAMBURG, June 10: A training collision left US coach Bruce Arena with his only injury concern ahead of their World Cup Group E opener against Czech Republic in Gelsenkirchen on Monday.... Mexico mean business against Iran NUREMBERG, June 10: Mexico, ranked fourth in the world, want to prove they are an improving force against Iran in Sunday''s Group D game at the Frankenstadion.... Portugal, Angola brace for emotional meeting COLOGNE, June 10: Angola''s World Cup debut appearance against Portugal promises to be a doubly passionate encounter on Sunday with the Africans having a pair of big points to prove.... FIFA delighted after superb first day BERLIN, June 10: FIFA and the local German organising committee said on Saturday they were delighted with the organisational aspects of the opening day of the World Cup and reported no major problems.... Thousands go ecstatic in Ecuador QUITO (Ecuador), June 10: Thousands of chanting Ecuadoreans poured into the rain-washed streets of the capital Quito on Friday to celebrate their team''s World Cup victory in its opening game against Poland.... President, Ronaldo call truce BRASILIA, June 10: Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva sought on Friday to heal any bad feelings over his query about the weight of the country''s star striker, Ronaldo.... Kicking King fancied to win feature event KARACHI, June 10: Kicking King who is back in trim after a bad patch is fancied to win the feature event to make it two in a row in the Summer Gymkhana race meeting at the Karachi Racecourse on Sunday.... Trace Hit poised to land Summer Cup LAHORE, June 10: A seven-event card featuring the Summer Cup to be gone over the sprinting distance of 1200 metres has been drawn for the 6th Lahore Summer Meeting to be held at the Racecourse on Sunday.... Singh, Howell share halfway lead HARRISON (New York), June 10: Vijay Singh ditched his driver in the hope of hitting more fairways and the strategy paid off as he fired a seven-under-par 64 on Friday to... Satiani storm in last eight KARACHI, June 10: Qualifier Bharat Satiani stormed in the quarterfinals of the 10th KC Open snooker challenge at the expense of seeded Javed Ansari to complete the lineup at the Karachi Club on Saturday.... Rhodes stresses to improve fielding LAHORE, June 10: Former South African cricketer Jonty Rhodes will not target any particular player during his stunt as fielding coach of the Pakistan team.... Karachi boxing squad for Games KARACHI, June 10: Karachi South Boxing Association on Saturday announced its 11-member team for the Sindh Games starting from June 12 in Hyderabad.... Atif shines KARACHI, June 10: A fine all-round display by Atif Khan put New Oxford School into the final of PCB Inter-school Karachi region cricket tournament....

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