Programmers in Middle East and North Africa are focusing on what Christ has meant in the lives of some famous soccer players

Both players are veterans of four World Cups and helped the Saudis reach the second round in 1994.

Andriy Shevchenko's penalty gave Ukraine a 1-0 victory over 10-man Tunisia and second place in Group H.

Spain fielded their second string to beat Saudi Arabia 1-0 in their concluding match in Group H.

The father of Andriy Rusol, who stroked Ukraine's first goal in their 4-0 World Cup rout of Saudi Arabia, won nearly $445 - three times the average monthly wage in the ex-Soviet state - after betting on his son.

Fernando Torres scored twice as Spain came back from a goal down to win 3-1 and snatch a place in the last 16.

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The two European sides are strong favourites to claim the top two places in Group H and a passport into the knockout round.

Tunisia's squad for the World Cup finals in Germany comprises the following 23 players.

KEC International Limited, a part of the Rs 9,500-crore (Rs 95 billion) RPG Enterprises has floated a joint venture company with the Power Engineers Inc of the US in a bid to tap the North American market.

Spain skipper Raul says that despite missing three months of the season with a serious knee injury he will be in better shape for this World Cup.

Tunisia's 40-year-old goalkeeper Ali Boumnijel will be the oldest player at the tournament which starts on June 9.

e 23-man lists of the 32 teams for the 2006 football World Cup after the May 15 deadline to confirm squads ended on Monday.

India stands 40th in 'network readiness' in the world, having slipped from the 39th spot it held last year. However, it is above China (50th) and Pakistan (67th) and Sri Lanka (83rd).

'As the Indian economy continues to grow, we expect that India will be an ever more important partner and that the already strong people-to-people ties between our two countries will continue to prosper.'

Injuries to key players have dented their chances of winning a fifth African Nations Cup.

India has jumped eight places to be ranked 127th in the latest FIFA rankings