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July 07, 2006 Friday Jumadi-ul-Sani 10, 1427 Key’s timely reminder for selectors CANTERBURY (England), July 6: Robert Key gave the England selectors a timely reminder of his ability by scoring an unbeaten century against Pakistan for England ‘A’ on Thursday.... Pakistan ‘A’ lose to Indians DARWIN (Australia), July 6: Opener Gautam Gambhir scored an unbeaten 142 as India ‘A’ beat Pakistan ‘A’ by 130 runs on Thursday in the second match of the quadrangular one-day series at Darwin''s Marrara Cricket Ground.... Hockey: Qamar prefers to work without selection committee KARACHI, July 6: Pakistan junior hockey coach Qamar Ibraheem on Thursday said running the affairs without selection committee would be the ideal situation, saying that only then he would be responsible for the results in future.... Squash: First round exit for Carla KARACHI, July 6: Pakistan number one Carla Khan lost in the first round to Australian ace Rachael Grinham in straight sets of women''s Qatar Airways squash challenge on Wednesday at Secunderabad Club in Hyderabad, India.... French are favourites: Del Piero DUISBURG, July 6: France start as favourites to win the World Cup final because they are less stressed than Italy, Azzurri forward Alessandro Del Piero said on Thursday.... Zidane penalty sets up France-Italy final MUNICH, July 6: The great Zinedine Zidane gave France a 1-0 win over Portugal on Wednesday with a penalty that handed them a place in the World Cup final (partly reported in Thursday’s edition).... Nominees for Golden Ball award shortlisted BERLIN, July 6: France playmaker Zinedine Zidane, who will end his glorious career in the World Cup final against Italy on Sunday, has been short-listed for the prestigious FIFA Golden Ball award.... Klinsmann urged to stay on as German coach BERLIN, July 6: Franz Beckenbauer said on Thursday he hoped Juergen Klinsmann would stay on as coach because the job he started rebuilding Germany football is not finished yet.... PCB invites Karachi players for U-19 trials KARACHI, July 6: The Pakistan Cricket Board will conduct trials to select cricketers for Karachi Regional Academy as well as for selection of two Karachi teams for the PCB Inter-region Under-19 Cricket Championship on Friday at the PCB Academy Ground.... Scolari dignified in first Cup defeat MUNICH, July 6: After 11 wins and a draw, Luiz Felipe Scolari''s record unbeaten World Cup run as a coach came to an end at the 13th hurdle on Wednesday when... Ronaldo not perturbed by jeering crowd MUNICH, July 6: Portugal''s Cristiano Ronaldo said he was not bothered at being booed by the Munich crowd throughout the World Cup semi-final defeat by France on Wednesday.... Kahn offered last taste of action BERLIN, July 6: Germany''s number one goalkeeper Jens Lehmann said on Thursday he would be prepared to sit out the third-place match against Portugal to give rival Oliver Kahn a final taste of the World Cup.... Italy in blue, all white again for France BERLIN, July 6: Italy will sport their familiar home blue colours while France will again play in white in Sunday''s World Cup final in Berlin, FIFA said on Thursday.... Injury threatens Klose’s hopes BERLIN, July 6: Miroslav Klose''s hopes of clinching the award for top goalscorer at the World Cup in Saturday''s third place match could be hit by injury.... Jamaica denies Eriksson link KINGSTON, July 6: Jamaica''s football bosses insisted on Thursday they have not opened talks with Sven Goran Eriksson over their vacant coaching position.... Nesta ruled out of final DUISBURG, July 6: Italy defender Alessandro Nesta has been ruled out of Sunday''s World Cup final against France in Berlin through injury.... Two decisions mean French rejoice, Portuguese tears MUNICH, July 6: Yet another big soccer game decided on a penalty call. Yet another spot kick turned down for the team that lost. France go on to the World Cup final thanks to Zinedine Zidane's masterly spot kick. Portugal go home feeling aggrieved.... Three revellers die in French celebrations PARIS, July 6: Three French revellers died and a fourth was feared drowned after more than half a million football fans took to the streets early on Thursday to celebrate their side''s qualification for the World Cup final.... Heartbreak for Portuguese as dream dies LISBON, July 6: Portuguese football fans were left saddened on Wednesday after Portugal crashed out of the race for their first-ever World Cup title with a 1-0 loss to France in the semi-final.... Selectors to decide Waseem, Sohail fate LAHORE, July 6: Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF) secretary, Musarrat Ullah Khan, has said the PHF could not guarantee Sohail Abbas and Waseem Ahmad places in the national team for this month Champions Trophy in Spain.... ‘Legs go numb in shootouts’ LONDON, July 6: England striker Michael Owen has questioned the value of practising penalties, saying spot-kick shootouts were more nerve-racking than anything else in the game.... Second African official in ticket probe KIGALI (Rwanda), July 6: A second leading African football official has been implicated in a World Cup ticket scandal, Confederation of African Football (CAF) officials have said.... Pensioners react angrily to Brazil exit BEIJING, July 6: An elderly Chinese man went on a rampage in Nanjing after Brazil''s defeat to France in the World Cup quarter-finals last weekend.... Record entry for Arab League CAIRO, July 6: A record 32 clubs will participate in the Arab Champions League this season, organisers said on Wednesday.... Zidane may visit Bangladesh DHAKA, July 7: French soccer captain Zinedine Zidane is expected to pay a two-day visit to Bangladesh in November to inaugurate a food plant which will produce energy-giving yoghurt to meet the nutritional needs of the children.... Final’s referee BERLIN, July 6: Argentinian referee Horacio Elizondo will be in charge of Sunday''s World Cup final between France and Italy, FIFA announced on Thursday.... Beenhakker tipped for Poland job WARSAW, July 6: Leo Beenhakker is the number one candidate to take over as Poland''s coach, according to a report in a leading domestic newspaper.... Mauresmo to face Henin in final LONDON, July 6: World number one Amelie Mauresmo laid her Wimbledon demons to rest by beating Maria Sharapova in a thrilling Wimbledon semi-final here on Thursday.... Sri Lanka wrap up two-match series AMSTELVEEN, July 6: Sri Lanka''s Kaushal Lokuarachchi claimed a four-wicket haul to help his side beat Holland by 56 runs in the second One-day International to wrap up a 2-0 series victory.... TT team for China KARACHI, July 6: An 11-member 10th SAF Games bound table tennis squad including five women are due to fly to China from Islamabad on Friday for a four-week training tour....

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