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July 06, 2006 Thursday Jumadi-ul-Sani 9, 1427 Waseem too reverses his decision LAHORE, July 5: Former captain Waseem Ahmad on Wednesday too expressed his wish to stage a comeback after retiring two years ago.... Naved won’t play in Lord’s Test: Woolmer CANTERBURY (England), July 5: Pakistan coach Bob Woolmer confirmed on Wednesday that pace bowler Rana Navedul Hasan will not feature in next week''s first Test against England at Lord''s.... PSB spending Rs9.9m on foreigh coaches ISLAMABAD, July 5: The Pakistan Sports Board (PSB) is paying Rs9.9 million annually in salaries to foreign coaches it has hired, a top official said on Wednesday.... Federer cruises past Ancic to book spot in semi-finals LONDON, July 5: Men''s champion Roger Federer floored Mario Ancic 6-4 6-4 6-4 to progress serenely through to the Wimbledon semi-finals on Wednesday.... Khurram, Imran beaten in quarter-finals COLOMBO, July 5: Thailand’s Issra Kachaiwong sailed into the final of 22nd Asian snooker championship on Wednesday but Pakistan’s hope Khurram Agha and Imran Shahzad made their exit after losing their quarterfinals on Tuesday night.... Grosso, Del Piero propel Italy into sixth final DORTMUND, July 5: Goals in the last two minutes of extra time by Fabio Grosso and Alessandro Del Piero spared Italy the agony of another World Cup shootout and sent them to the final with a deserved 2-0 win over Germany on Tuesday (partly reported in Wednesday’s edition).... Italian media hail Lippi’s heroes ROME, July 5: Italy''s media hailed their players as heroes on Wednesday after they beat Germany 2-0 to reach the World Cup final but the good news from Berlin had to... Lippi picks out Cannavaro for rare praise DORTMUND, July 5: Italy coach Marcello Lippi rarely discusses individual players. Defender Fabio Cannavaro''s performance in this World Cup has been so extraordinary, though, that Lippi made an exception for his captain.... Germans mourn passing of elusive dream BERLIN, July 5: Germany bid an emotional farewell to its soccer team on Wednesday after Juergen Klinsmann''s team failed to provide the fairytale ending to a World Cup campaign which has electrified the nation and filled it with pride.... Ballack squanders second chance of playing final DORTMUND, July 5: If heroism in football is about seizing the moment, Germany captain Michael Ballack could not quite live up to the role on Tuesday as he let a second... Rivals serve up another classic BERLIN, July 5: It was always unlikely that Germany and Italy would reproduce their seven-goal 1970 spectacular but Tuesday''s semi-final has already earned its own place in the World Cup''s gallery of masterpieces.... Mbeki heads for Berlin to handover Cup PRETORIA, July 5: President Thabo Mbeki will visit Germany this week for the official handover of the football World Cup to be hosted by South Africa in 2010, a senior official said on Tuesday.... ‘Third place match has high value’ BERLIN, July 5: The consolation match between World Cup semi-final losers remains a key prestige encounter for the players and there are no plans to do away with it in the future, FIFA said on Wednesday.... Bus driver hit on head for criticising team BERLIN, July 5: A Berlin bus driver crashed into a parked car after being hit in the head with a beer bottle by a passenger who had disputed his views over... Totti may quit DUISBURG, July 5: Italy coach Marcello Lippi said his playmaker Francesco Totti is ''90 per cent'' likely to quit the national team after Sunday''s World Cup final.... Wave of patriotism brings lasting change BERLIN, July 5: While Germany''s World Cup dreams are over, the nation hopes a wave of patriotism which erupted during the soccer tournament has brought lasting change in a country wary of such feelings since World War Two.... Italy’s joy and shame all in one amazing day DUISBURG, July 5: Italian football has never been short on drama and frequently touches the extremes of brilliance and degradation but Tuesday''s events crammed all facets of ‘calcio’ into a few hours of intense emotion.... Fiorentina victims of the system ROME, July 5: Italy''s match-fixing trial resumed on Wednesday with Fiorentina owner Diego Della Valle claiming his club were victims of a system rather than part of it.... Grosso becomes unlikely star DORTMUND, July 5: Defender Fabio Grosso, who was playing fourth division football only five years ago, was struggling to take in the fact that he had booked Italy into the World Cup final after Tuesday''s 2-0 win over Germany.... Online betting ring busted in China BEIJING, July 5: Police in China''s southwestern province of Sichuan have brought down a 1 billion yuan ($125 million) soccer gambling ring, a Chinese newspaper reported on Wednesday, as World Cup betting reaches fever pitch.... Do not put pressure on Klinsmann: Bierhoff BERLIN, July 5: Putting pressure on Juergen Klinsmann to stay on as German coach will only make him more likely to walk away, team manager Oliver Bierhoff said on Wednesday.... Football fan beat to death NAIROBI, July 5: Kenyan football fans beat to death a young man supporting Brazil in a row after France''s World Cup victory at the weekend, police said on Wednesday.... Kungfu master heads for final BEIJING, July 5: With millions of people around the world fixated on World Cup matches, soccer has found another unlikely fan in the head monk of China''s famed Shaolin Temple.... Asad, Iqbal shine KARACHI, July 5: A superb century by Ali Asad and a six wicket haul by Ahmed Iqbal steered Zone-II to a four-wicket victory against Zone-I in the PCB Inter-district Under-19 Karachi region match on Wednesday.... PCB selects students for academies LAHORE, July 5: The names of students of six regional academies have been announced by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Wednesday.... Yasir, Sehr top rankings KARACHI, July 5: Promising Yasir Khan has jumped to No 1 slot in the half yearly rankings announced by the Sindh Tennis Association (STA) on Wednesday.... Five countries name squads KARACHI, July 5: Five more countries — Syria, Korea, Malaysia, Azerbaijan and Italy — on Wednesday sent names of their squads that will participate in the fourth Green Hill Cup (GHC) International boxing championship at KPT Sports Complex from July 8.... Pakistan-Oman to play qualifier at Islamabad ISLAMABAD, July 5: Pakistan and Oman football teams will play Asia Cup 2007 qualifying match at Jinnah Stadium, Pakistan Sports Complex, on Aug 16.... Carla advances into main round KARACHI, July 5: Pakistan number one, Carla Khan outclassed Surbhi Misra in the final qualifying round of Qatar Airways squash challenge on Tuesday night in Hyderabad, India.... Zaman to lead Pakistan ISLAMABAD, July 5: Mohammad Zaman is to lead Pakistan at the 9th Al-Rashid International volleyball tournament in Dubai this month....

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