Rheda, Germany - Schalke 04 are in talks with former Bayern Munich and Germany goalkeeper Oliver Kahn about the post of general manager at the club, supervisory board chairman Clemens Toennies confirmed to Germany's WDR radio station Thursday.

Former general manager Andreas Mueller and Schalke parted company last week as a result of poor results this season, but Dutch coach Fred Rutten has stayed on.

Cape Town (South Africa), Mar. 19 : An unwell Australian middle-order batsman Marcus North is still likely to feature in the squad that takes on South Africa in the third Test that starts here today.

The 29-year-old left-hander made a century on debut in last month''s Johannesburg Test and is a key member in Australia''s batting line-up, especially with no reserve batsman in the squad.

"There''s no other batters here to bring in," Australia captain Ricky Ponting said.

Karachi, Mar. 19: The Pakistan cricket team would be leaving for Dubai on April 13 to take part in a conditioning cum training camp ahead of the One-day international series against Australia.

Pakistan is slated to host Australia in the United Arab of Emirates (UAE), where both the teams will play five One-day internationals and a Twenty-20 match.

The matches would be played in Dubai and Abu Dhabi from April 22 to May 7.

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Sydney, Mar. 19 : Australia shattered England''s unbeaten record, but still failed to make Sunday''s Women''s Cricket World Cup final.

The defending champion and host nation produced their best performance in six matches, after earlier losses to New Zealand and India proved fatal to their chances of winning a sixth title, reports The Australian.

Australia became the first team in the current tournament to bowl England out, dismissing them for 161 in the 50th over.

It was England''s first loss in 21 one-day internationals, but it was a hollow victory for Australia, who knocked off the modest target in 34.5 overs.

Edinburgh (Scotland), Mar. 19 : The Guinness Book of World Records has officially recognized the Old Golf Course at Musselburgh Links as the oldest in the world.

According to the Account Book of Sir John Foulis of Ravelston, the earliest game played on Musselburgh Links took place on March 2, 1672. He also mentions that "Mary, Queen of Scots reputedly played here in 1567".

This documentary evidence was included in The Golf Book Of East Lothian, published in 1896 and written by John Kerr, the minister of Dirleton.

The Old Golf Course, which is now managed by SportPlus on behalf of East Lothian Council, was originally a seven-hole course. The eighth and ninth holes were added in 1838 and 1870 respectively.