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June 25, 2006 Sunday Jumadi-ul-Awwal 28, 1427 Pakistan end up in 5th spot KUALA LUMPUR, June 24: Former champions Pakistan clinched fifth place in the 15th Sultan Azlan Shah Cup after beating South Korea 4-1 in a play-off on Saturday. ... First round results and standings BERLIN, June 24: Group-wise results and standings after World Cup’s first round concluded on Friday:... Germany, Brazil lead way to second round BERLIN, June 24: Hosts Germany and champions Brazil led the 16 qualifiers for the knockout round of the World Cup with maximum points in the group phase.... Bell shines for England CHESTER-LE-STREET, June 24: Ian Bell made 77 to salvage England''s innings of 261 for seven against Sri Lanka in the third One-day International on Saturday.... West Indies make hay BASSETERRE (St Kitts), June 24: Shivnarine Chanderpaul and Marlon Samuels both completed half-centuries to help West Indies continue the long, hard grind for India on the third day of the third Test on Saturday.... Podolski double helps Germany sweep into last eight MUNICH, June 24: Lukas Podolski struck twice in the first 12 minutes on Saturday as hosts Germany swept into the World Cup quarter-finals with a 2-0 win over 10-man Sweden.... England bank on Rooney for inspiration STUTTGART, June 24: England will pin their World Cup hopes on some Wayne Rooney magic when they face Ecuador in Sunday''s second round.... Portugal aim to spoil Dutch party again NUREMBERG, June 24: The Netherlands come face to face with their Euro 2004 nemesis when they take on Portugal in the World Cup second round on Sunday.... Intriguing clash kicks off knockout stage BERLIN, June 24: The World Cup moved to the knockout stage on Saturday with an intriguing clash which featured three-time champions Germany and arch-rivals Sweden.... Brazilian striker suffers injury BERGISCH GLADBACH, June 24: Brazil striker Robinho ended training early on Saturday after suffering a twinge in his right thigh, team doctor Jose Luis Runco said.... Birthday boy Vieira brings smile on French faces COLOGNE, June 24: France finally laid to rest the ghosts of 2002 with a 2-0 victory over Togo on Friday for a place in the last 16 of the World Cup.... Senderos, Frei put Swiss through at Korea’s expense HANOVER, June 24: Goals from Philippe Senderos and Alex Frei gave Switzerland a 2-0 World Cup win over South Korea on Friday, earning a clash with Ukraine in the last 16... Tunisians disappointed at early Cup exit TUNIS, June 24: Tunisians poured scorn on their national team on Friday after a scrappy 1-0 defeat by Ukraine dashed the North African side''s hopes of reaching the second round of the World Cup for the first time.... Referees playing their part NEU ISENBURG, June 24: Referees are playing their part in creating a free-flowing World Cup by following strict instructions from FIFA on foul play.... Klose leads list of scorers BERLIN, June 24: World Cup top scorers at the end of first round matches on Friday:... Streets of Seoul awash with tears SEOUL, June 24: South Korean soccer fans flooded the streets of Seoul with tears early on Saturday after their team were eliminated from the World Cup.... ‘That feels good’ PARIS, June 24: French media were relieved after Les Bleus finally grabbed a berth in the last 16 of the World Cup but are still not convinced of their true potential.‘That... Tennis: The Conqueror’s should go flat out to win KARACHI, June 24: Three-year-old bay colt, The Conqueror’s, is poised to make amends and should sprint to victory in the Summer Gymkhana race meeting at the Karachi Racecourse on Sunday.... Namroud fancied to land feature event LAHORE, June 24: The Lahore Race Club (LRC) bids farewell to 2005-06 racing season when a card of six events will be gone through during the day/night Lahore Summer Meeting at the Racecourse on Sunday.... Heat force prodigies to concede matches KARACHI, June 24: Experiencing sizzling heat wave of the city for the second day running, at least five prodigies conceded their matches in the 16th Talent Hunt Sindh ranking tennis tournament at the CDGK Sports Complex, on Saturday.... Agassi quitting after US Open LONDON, June 24: Andre Agassi announced his retirement on Saturday and said he would play his final tennis match at the US Open which starts in August.... Inzamam puts up brave face KARACHI, June 24: Pakistan team skipper Inzamamul Haq on Saturday brushed aside criticism that his side was leaving for England with a weak bowling attack.... Pakistan sailors dominate KARACHI, June 24: Pakistan''s Mohammad Yousuf captured a gold medal in the laser standard class of the 14th Al-Bareh International sailing regatta in Dubai on Friday.... Azerbaijan, KSA confirm participation KARACHI, June 24: Two more nations, Azerbaijan and Saudi Arabia, have confirmed their participation in the Green Hill Cup International boxing championship scheduled to be held at KPT Sports Complex from July 9.... AKU lift cup KARACHI, June 24: The Aga Khan University outclassed Dow University of Health Sciences 2-0 in the final to win the Inter-University football tournament at the AKU Ground on Friday.... Vaughan facing another surgery LONDON, June 24: England captain Michael Vaughan could face a fourth operation on his right knee, it was reported on Saturday....

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