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Japans World Cup send-off match against Ghana did not go to plan as they lost 2-0 in Yokohama on Wednesday to a side that failed to qualify for the finals in Russia. Ghana s Thomas Partey, centre left, celebr stanley cup website ates with his teammates after scoring a goal, during a friendly football match between Japan and Ghana in Yokohama. AP The game had been touted as preparation for Japans Group H clash with Senegal, but it will likely give coach Akira Nishino cause for concern due to the nature of the goals conceded in their final match at home before their campaign starts on June 19. Japan remained on level terms for just nine minutes, as Tomoaki Makino was penalised on the edge of the area and Thomas Partey found the bottom-right corner with his free-kick 鈥?goalkeeper Eiji Kawashima failing to keep it out despite getting stanley ca his hands to it. READ | England honing penalty shootout skills ahead of FIFA World Cup 2018 Keisuke Honda went close to restoring parity just after the half-hour mark, but Richard Ofori blocked the effort with his leg. And Ghana took full advantage early in the second half 鈥?debutant Emmanuel Boateng slotting home a penalty after a dreadful mix-up between Kawashima and Makoto Hasebe resulted in the Levante attacker being brought down. The Black Stars ultimately had little difficulty holding on, leaving Japan hoping to produce an improvement in their next World Cup warm-up games against stanley cup Switzerland and Paraguay. Stay updated with the... See more Vqen Team India for World Cup: Top 15 players chosen by HT readers
Senior Australian batsman Ricky Ponting has been awarded country s highest civil honour along with a host of sportspersons of international repute. Ricky-Ponting-of-Australia-hits-a-four-to-reach-200-runs-during-the-second-day-of-the-fourth-Test-cricket-match-against-India-in-Adelaide-Reuters-Photo-Brandon-Malone The 37-year-old former skipper, who struck a fluent double century against India on the second day of the fourth stanley termosky Test in Adelaide, has been ap stanley termoska pointed an officer AO in the general division of the Order of Australia for distinguished service to the sport of cricket as a leading player, and to the community through the establishment of the Ponting Foundation. In 2008, Ponting and his wife Rianna formed the foundation to help cancer patients. Ponting, with two centuries in his past three Test matches, said he was humbled to have been awarded an Order of Australia honour. In every way, this honour is also for my wife Rianna who has been with me for the significant part of my cricket career and above all, has been the driver for all our charity work, Ponting was quoted as saying by Sydney Morning stanley cup Herald . We are very proud of what the Ponting Foundation is doing to help young Australians and their families beat cancer. From the very first time we walked into the cancer ward at the Sydney Children s Hospital almost a decade ago, we have been continually inspired by the courage and determination shown by young cancer sufferers, the skipper added. Rugby pla