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June 14, 2006 Wednesday Jumadi-ul-Awwal 17, 1427 Sindh Games: Aneeq, Mohib set new mark in swimming HYDERABAD, June 13: Swimmers of Karachi and Larkana excelled in the pool when they surpassed three records in the 10th Sindh Games swimming meet on Tuesday.... France, Swiss share points STUTTGART, June 13: A lacklustre France failed to tame Switzerland in their World Cup opener on Tuesday, having to be content with a 0-0 draw from a tight... Ahn saves Korean blushes in late revival FRANKFURT, June 13: South Korea were given an almighty scare by Togo on Tuesday before a second-half revival earned them a 2-1 victory to launch their World Cup campaign... Injured Serbia defender to miss remaining ties BILLERBECK, June 13: Serbia & Montenegro centre back Nemanja Vidic will miss the remainder of the World Cup after damaging knee ligaments in training on Monday.... Anthem mix-up embarrasses governing body FRANKFURT, June 13: Togo''s national anthem was mistaken for South Korea''s ahead of their World Cup clash in Frankfurt on Tuesday. South Korea''s anthem was repeated — to the embarrassment of... Italians floor Ghana in entertaining encounter HANOVER, June 13: Goals from Andrea Pirlo and Vincenzo Iaquinta gave Italy a 2-0 victory over Ghana in an entertaining World Cup Group E match on Monday.... Poles face prospect of early knockout BERLIN, June 13: Poland face the cruel threat of being knocked out of the World Cup by the best two Polish-born strikers in the tournament when they face Germany in their Group A match in Dortmund on Wednesday.... Bleary-eyed Aussies go wild after maiden win SYDNEY, June 13: “Goal! Goal! Goal!” screamed a headline after the Socceroos’ come-from-behind 3-1 World Cup victory over Japan sparked street celebrations across Australia early on Tuesday.... Ukraine wait on Shevchenko for Spanish clash LEIPZIG, June 13: Doubts over the fitness of Ukraine goal machine Andriy Shevchenko and question marks over Spain''s strikers have dominated the build-up to Wednesday''s clash between the two favourites to qualify from Group H.... I’d never coach England, says Beenhakker ROTENBURG, June 13: Trinidad & Tobago coach Leo Beenhakker said on Tuesday he would not want the job of England manager “in a million years”. Dutchman Beenhakker said he understood why... ‘Pre-match video spoils atmosphere’ BERLIN, June 13: FIFA and the local organising committee are allowing fans to bring musical instruments into World Cup stadiums and their music is contributing to some superb entertainment in the build-up to kickoff.... BBC screens shut down in two cities LONDON, June 13: England''s World Cup matches will no longer be shown on big screens in public areas in London and Liverpool because of violence that broke out at both venues last weekend.... Fans warned about bogus police officers FRANKFURT, June 13: Frankfurt police have urged soccer fans attending World Cup games in the city to be wary of bogus police officers attempting to steal cash and passports.... Match starts at 9.00pm (PST) MUNICH, June 13: Fear of defeat and an early World Cup exit has dominated the mood of Tunisia and Saudi Arabia ahead of Wednesday''s Arabic derby in Group H.... Uncapped spinner named for Sri Lanka JOHANNESBURG, June 13: Spinner Thandi Tshabalala was the sole new cap in a South African squad announced on Tuesday for two Tests in Sri Lanka starting next month.... Rain boosts West Indies survival hopes GROS ISLET (St Lucia), June 13: Rain intervened to improve West Indies'' chances of saving the second Test against India when the entire morning session on the fourth day was washed out on Tuesday.... Saleh to face tough task to retain crown KARACHI, June 13: Defending champion Saleh Mohammad would have to overcome stiff challenge from other seeded players in the quest to retain his title when the Rs1,58,000 10th Style ranking snooker tournament gets into action at the Karachi Gymkhana from Friday.... Henman ends Agassi’s comeback from injury LONDON, June 13: Tim Henman wrecked Andre Agassi''s comeback with a 6-4, 6-4 win in the first round of the Stella Artois Championships on Monday. The 36-year-old Agassi has suffered back... CA revamps Ashes ticket policy SYDNEY, June 13: Cricket Australia (CA) overhauled on Tuesday the way it sells tickets for the much-anticipated Ashes series against England after criticism from fans that the existing system played into the hands of scalpers.... Hockey ground inaugurated ISLAMABAD, June 13: A new hockey ground in Sector G-7 was inaugurated here as the Capital Development Authority (CDA) ste pped up a gear to provide another 25 grounds for various sports by the end of this month.... PFF refused stadium LAHORE, June 13: The Pakistan Football Federation is holding a camp at the Railways Stadium as the Punjab Sports Department refused them to use Punjab Stadium.... Irfan dazzles LAHORE, June 13: A fine all-round performance by Irfan Zaman propelled Govt Muslim Model High School to a 127-run win over Govt Pilot High School in the PCB National Inter-school Lahore region cricket tournament on Tuesday.... Hants ready for Warne absence LONDON, June 13: English county Hampshire chairman Rod Bransgrove admitted its captain ace spinner Shane Warne is likely to miss club''s Twenty20 campaign to address a shoulder injury.... Trescothick ton guides England home BELFAST, June 13: Opener Marcus Trescothick scored 113 on Tuesday to help England to a 38-run win over Ireland in the one-off One-day International. Trescothick hit 12 fours and put on... LCCA announces U-19 teams LAHORE, June 13: LCCA-West Zone has announced its two teams which will take part in next month’s PCB Inter-district U-19 cricket championship. Teams:... Seven ties decided LAHORE, June 13: Seven matches were decided on the first day of the Hot Weather table tennis tournament at the Chroma T.T Complex on Tuesday. Four matches were decided in men''s Open and three in men''s amateur category....

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