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June 22, 2006 Thursday Jumadi-ul-Awwal 25, 1427 Top slot for Portugal as Mexico also qualify GELSENKIRCHEN, June 21: Portugal sealed top spot in World Cup Group D on Wednesday by beating Mexico 2-1, while the Mexicans also reached the last 16 despite their defeat.... Australia, Croatia vying for second round place STUTTGART, June 21: Emotions will be high when Australia and Croatia meet on Thursday in a tantalising Group F match that will almost certainly decide who joins Brazil in the second round of the World Cup.... Angola ousted after Iran stalemate LEIPZIG, June 21: Angola failed in their bid to reach the knockout phase of the World Cup finals on Wednesday, drawing 1-1 with already eliminated Iran.... England avoid Germany clash after Sweden draw COLOGNE, June 21: England drew 2-2 with Sweden on Tuesday to earn a second round World Cup clash with Ecuador while the Swedes go through to face hosts Germany.... Paraguay win vanquishes Trinidad hopes KAISERSLAUTERN, June 21: Paraguay ended World Cup debutants Trinidad & Tobago''s slim hopes of reaching the last 16 with a 2-0 victory on Tuesday.... India cruise into last four KUALA LUMPUR, June 21: Asian champions India swept into the semifinals of the 15th Sultan Azlan Shah Cup with a classic 3-0 win over South Korea in their final Group A match on Wednesday.... Cricketers get 25pc raise LAHORE, June 21: PCB has decided to increase 25 per cent salary of the players under the new contract system from July 1. PCB chairman Shaharyar M.... West Indies, India search for result to break deadlock BASSETERRE (St Kitts), June 21: International Cricket Council pitch consultant Andy Atkinson has a reputation for producing result-oriented surfaces, and West Indies and India would love nothing better when they face... Old rivals Czechs stand in Italy’s way HAMBURG, June 21: Italy, who need a point to be sure of a place in the second round of the World Cup, meet familiar and formidable opponents in Group E rivals Czech Republic on Thursday.... Disgraced FIFA man just wanted to help GABORONE (Botswana), June 21: Former Botswana Football Association president Ismail Bhamjee, expelled from the World Cup in Germany by FIFA over a ticket scandal, said on Wednesday he had acted in the belief he was helping desperate fans.... Scolari reaps double reward GELSENKIRCHEN, June 21: Portugal coach Luiz Felipe Scolari said he gained a major advantage by resting five players on yellow cards for Wednesday''s 2-1 win over Mexico.“We... Group E still up for grabs: Reyna NUREMBERG, June 21: US captain Claudio Reyna said on Wednesday that World Cup Group E was perfectly matched but it would be the Americans'' turn to get a win when they met Ghana in their final match on Thursday.... Suarez proud to raise Ecuador’s profile BAD KISSINGEN, June 21: Ecuador coach Luis Fernando Suarez has achieved one of his ambitions by showing the world another side to South American soccer.... Owen’s World Cup ends in agony BADEN BADEN, June 21: England striker Michael Owen has been ruled out for the rest of the World Cup finals with a knee injury, the Football Association said on Wednesday.... More Cup heartache awaits Zico DORTMUND, June 21: Zico’s unhappy relationship with the World Cup looks set to continue when his Japan team face his native Brazil in their final Group F match on Thursday.... Ghanaians must forget Brazil for time being NUREMBERG, June 21: Ghana coach Ratomir Dujkovic''s main task ahead of the final World Cup Group E clash with United States on Thursday has been to banish dreams of a possible second-round clash with Brazil.... Trinidadian coach looks on bright side KAISERSLAUTERN, June 21: Trinidad & Tobago coach Leo Beenhakker took some positives out of his team''s 2-0 defeat to Paraguay on Tuesday, a result which meant the end of their first World Cup campaign.... ‘Ghana can fly African flag’ NUREMBERG, June 21: Brimming with confidence after dismantling the Czech Republic, Ghana coach Ratomir Dujkovic was convinced his side could beat the United States in Thursday''s decider and go far in the World Cup.... Dream comes true for UK kids LONDON, June 21: Hundreds of British schoolchildren whose dreams of going to a World Cup game were shattered by an international ticket scam will now get to see a match, the government said on Wednesday.... Silvestre to play against Togo HAMELIN, June 21: France defender Mikael Silvestre said on Wednesday he would play in his team''s final World Cup Group G match against Togo on Friday in Cologne.... Snooker: Yousuf ends two-year title jinx KARACHI, June 21: The 13 time national champion, Mohammad Yousuf, overcame two year title jinx on Wednesday when he inflicted 6-5 defeat on second seed, Imran Shahzad, in the gruelling final... Davydenko beaten on grass again DEN BOSCH (Netherlands), June 21: Victory on grass continued to be elusive for Russian top seed Nikolay Davydenko who lost 6-2, 6-4 in the first round of the Ordina Open to Germany''s Philipp Kohlschreiber on Tuesday.... Islamabad amass record 625 ISLAMABAD, June 21: Faizan Riaz belted a blazing unbeaten 168 off only 100 balls as Islamabad posted a record 625-6 against Northern Areas in the National Under-19 Inter-district cricket championship at the Diamond Ground.... Nadal seeded ahead of Roddick LONDON, June 21: Spain''s Rafael Nadal was named second seed for the Wimbledon men’s singles on Wednesday, ahead of American Andy Roddick.... Azhar shines in ICA league ISLAMABAD, June 21: Asif Memorial and CRA checked into the semifinals of the NBP-ICA Inter-City Cricket Tournament on Tuesday scoring convincing wins over their respective rivals.... Punjab squads named LAHORE, June 21: Punjab has announced two teams to take part in the 47th National swimming championship and 7th National water-polo championship to be held simultaneously at Model Town Club pool from Thursday.... Tennis tourney from tomorrow KARACHI, June 21: The 16th Talent Hunt Sindh ranking tennis tournament gets into action at the CDGK sports complex, Kashmir Road, from Friday.... Asia Cup to be held biennially LAHORE, June 21: The Asian Cricket Council has decided to organise the Asia Cup on regular basis in alternate years. PCB director-operations Saleem Altaf told reporters that the decision was taken in the ACC’s annual general council meeting in Kuala Lumpur.... GCHS triumph LAHORE, June 21: Fine bowling by Murad Ali and Mohammad Afaq helped Govt Comprehensive High School beat Quaid-I-Azam Public High School by 36 runs in the PCB Lahore region inter-school cricket tournament on Wednesday.... AKU, DUHS in final KARACHI, June 21: The Aga Khan University will take on Dow University of Health Sciences in the final of the Fourth AKU Inter-University football tournament on Thursday at the AKU Ground....

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