Loew extends contract Germany coach Joachim Loews contract has been extended for another two years keeping him in charge of the team until the end of Euro 2012. We had a great time with the team at the World Cup and are looking forward to the next challenges, Loew said. Armaan finishes seventh Armaan Ebrahim overcame a tough qualifying session to finish seventh in the FIA Formula Two race. Armaan suffered a setback in qualifying when he had to abandon his best lap on the new tyre run after an accident on the track. But he finished ninth in race one and in race two,he made up a few more places to sign off seventh. Punjab enter pre-quarters Punjab hammered minnows Gujarat 1-10 while Manipur blanked Jammu and Kashmir 2-0 to emerge cluster toppers and set up a pre-quarterfinal clash in the 64th Santosh Trophy. In the cluster III match at Mohun Bagan ground,Amandeep Batra struck thrice,Praveen Kumar and Balwant Singh scored two each and Rahul Batra,Ravinder Singh and Gurwinder Singh scored one apiece. Suraj Thapa scored the lone goal for Gujarat. In another match,Nagaland beat Puducherry 6-0. India blank France 6-0 Sandeep Singh continued his goal-scoring spree as India thrashed France 6-0 in the second hockey Test. Sandeep converted three penalty corners (12th,37th and 47th),while Rajpal Singh (39th),Mohd Amir Khan (55th) and Hari Prasad (58th),all chipped in to seal the tie. Butt wants extended run Leeds: New Pakistan captain Salman Butt would welcome an extended stint in the role after replacing Shahid Afridi for the second Test against Australia,starting on Wednesday. Everybody who gets into this kind of challenging position,it helps to be permanently appointed, Butt told reporters on Tuesday. But this is what we have and it goes like that with everyone. Hopefully if we can do well we can stretch it (his tenure) a bit longer. ICC starts mascot contest Dubai: Presenting the fans with an unique opportunity,the ICC has launched an online competition to suggest names for the mascot of the next years World Cup to be held in the sub-continent. The fans have been given a week,between July 20 to July 27,to submit their suggestions for the mascots name,the elephant,at mascot@icc-cricket.com . ICC also said that the name should given keeping in mind the key characteristics of the mascots personality. Ganguly in CAB AGM Kolkata: Former India captain Sourav Ganguly will attend the Annual General Meeting of the Cricket Association of Bengal through Mohammedan Sporting,while there will be some political colour with union minister and TMC leader Mukul Roy set to represent Grear Club. The AGM is slated for July 28. DRS must in every Test: Ponting Melbourne: Australian captain Ricky Ponting wants the ICC to ensure implementation of the Decision Review System (DRS) in every Test match. The DRS,which allows teams to challenge on-field umpires decision,has been a contentious issue ever since its introduction as some cricket boards are not keen on sharing the cost of installing the technology required for its implementation. Look I got my point across at the referees meeting before this series. I just think probably even the ICC could have stepped in on this occasion, he said.
