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July 04, 2006 Tuesday Jumadi-ul-Sani 7, 1427 Kaneria, Malik guide Pakistan home in opener LEICESTER (England), July 3: Leg-spinner Danish Kaneria grabbed four quick wickets before an unbeaten century from Shoaib Malik helped Pakistan brush side Leicestershire in the opening tour match by eight wickets on Monday.... Musarrat not to run for new term ISLAMABAD, July 3: Pakistan hockey secretary Brig (Retd) Musarratullah Khan told the National Assembly Standing Committee on Culture and Sports Monday that he will not run for a new term.... Snooker: Imran stuns fifth seed Mahitti COLOMBO, July 3: Imran Shahzad stormed into the last 16 of the 22nd Asian Snooker Championship when he shocked fifth seed and former world junior champion Attasit Mahitti of Thailand 4-2 on Sunday night.... PCB hires more coaches LAHORE, July 3: The PCB has made more appointments for the National Cricket Academy besides appointing head coaches at all the 11 regional academies. Ali Zia has been named as NCA Assistant Director.... Last four plotting for one final push BERLIN, July 3: The World Cup semi-finalists — Germany, Italy, France and Portugal — were gathering their forces on Monday and plotting their tactics for Tuesday and Wednesday''s games in Dortmund and Munich.... Germany v Italy tactical ploys DORTMUND, July 3: Germany coach Juergen Klinsmann has kept a settled 4-4-2 formation throughout the World Cup while Italy boss Marcello Lippi has changed his lineup for every match and operated a number of tactical systems.... Italians face daunting task against tough Germans: First semi-final today DORTMUND, July 3: Italy will have to do what no other team has done before and beat Germany on Tuesday if they are to reach the World Cup final.... Scolari not staying with Portugal until 2008 LISBON, July 3: The head of the Portugal soccer federation denied on Monday that Luis Felipe Scolari has agreed to stay as national team coach until 2008.... Frings suspended for semi-final clash BERLIN, July 3: Germany midfielder Torsten Frings was banned from the World Cup semi-finals after a disciplinary committee found him guilty of punching Argentina forward Julio Cruz in a post-match fracas in the quarter-finals.... Record cards mark finals BERLIN, July 3: Referees have shown an average of more than five yellow and red cards per match at the World Cup finals, compared with less than two at the 1982 tournament, according to FIFA.... Japanese veteran star quits TOKYO, July 3: Hidetoshi Nakata, Japan''s best-known soccer player and a veteran of three World Cups, announced his retirement on Monday. “Nakata said on his Internet page that he is retiring.... Beckham out for six weeks BERLIN, July 3: Outgoing England captain David Beckham will be sidelined for six weeks after sustaining knee and ankle injuries in the World Cup defeat by Portugal, the BBC reported on Sunday.... Support Germany, Portugal if it goes to penalties ESSEN, July 3: Football purists, neutrals and Italians will be hoping that this week''s World Cup semi-finals are settled within 90 or 120 minutes. Followers of Germany and Portugal, however, would... English media lambast departing Eriksson LONDON, July 3: Departing coach Sven-Goran Eriksson was subjected to a torrent of abuse on Monday as media critics put the boot in after England''s World Cup failure.... Rooney has wished me well: Ronaldo BERLIN, July 3: Portugal''s Cristiano Ronaldo said on Monday there was no animosity between him and Wayne Rooney despite the furore over the winger''s actions when the England forward was red carded in their World Cup quarter-final.... Kumble spins India to historic victory KINGSTON, July 3: Anil Kumble bowled India to their first series win in the Caribbean for 35 years on Sunday — and their first outside the sub-continent for 20 years.... Inventor of shootouts puts English, Swiss on spot BERLIN, July 3: The man who first introduced the penalty shootout to soccer had harsh words on Monday for two recently ousted World Cup teams, saying Switzerland and England had failed to do his invention justice.... FIFA suspends Greek FA BERLIN, July 3: FIFA suspended Greece from all footballing activities on Monday, citing continued government interference in the running of the Greek FA (the Hellenic Football Federation).... 100 arrested for betting KARACHI, July 3: Pakistani authorities have arrested around 100 people on charges of betting on World Cup football matches, officials said on Monday. In their first crackdown since the tournament kicked... Platini laments lack of standard BERLIN, July 3: Former French star Michel Platini has said he is disappointed with the standard of football shown at the World Cup. Platini, who shone for his country in the... Australia in talks with Houllier SYDNEY, July 3: Australia are continuing talks with Gerard Houllier about the possibility of the Frenchman replacing Guus Hiddink as the Socceroos'' next head coach. However a Football Federation of Australia... Shootout statistics #Below are the full records of penalty shootouts at World Cup for the semi-finalists:... Germans don’t know how to play: Maradona ROME, July 3: Argentina soccer great Diego Maradona doesn''t think much of the host team at the World Cup, saying the Germans don''t have much going for them apart from brawn.... Wimbledon: Hewitt edges closer to another final LONDON, July 3: Lleyton Hewitt edged closer to another crack at a Wimbledon final on Monday with an unconvincing 6-4 6-4 4-6 7-5 fourth round defeat of Spanish claycourt specialist David Ferrer.... Lebanon and Vietnam confirm participation KARACHI, July 3: Lebanon and Vietnam have confirmed their participation in the Green Hill Cup International boxing championship that will commence at KPT Sports Complex from July 8.... St Joseph dominates school boxing KARACHI, July 3: St Joseph School proved their dominance when they won three bouts at the fifth and last school boys weekly boxing competition at Young Fishermen’s Sports Centre (YFSC) on Sunday.... Carla to compete in Hong Kong ISLAMABAD, July 3: The Pakistan Squash Federation (PSF) is to sponsor the England-based Carla Khan for this month''s Hong Kong Open. Sqd. Ldr. M. Zahid Qureshi, secretary of the PSF said... Tuman Khan completes hat trick LAHORE, July 3: The bay colt, Tuman Khan owned by the United Arab Emirate (UAE) Ambassador in Islamabad, Ali Muhammad Al-Shamsi, completed a hat trick of winning the feature event of... Pakistan U-19 in final round LAHORE, July 3: Pakistan U-19 badminton team qualified for the final round of the Asian championship in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia beating Cambodia and Jordan. Against Cambodia, Murad Ali drew the first... Tahir to coach Kazakhstan ISLAMABAD, July 3: Tahir Zaman, the former Pakistan coach, has been hired by Kazakhstan, a top hockey official disclosed on Monday. Musarratullah Khan, secretary of Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF) told this...

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