Leipzig, Germany - German football federation DFB president Theo Zwanziger would like Joachim Loew to stay on as coach of the national team beyond the 2010 World Cup finals in South Africa.

"There's no cause at the moment to think about any other solutions," Zwanziger told German Press Agency dpa.

Loew has said he wants to wait until Germany has qualified for South Africa before considering extending his contract beyond 2010.

Budapest - Ice hockey fans and players are mourning the loss of Hungarian international Gabor Ocskay, who died on Tuesday night of a heart attack.

"Gabor suffered a heart attack at midnight, and there was nothing they could do to help him," the player's father told the local news agency MTI.

Ocskay, 33, was diagnosed with a heart condition in 2004. He was given the green light to resume playing after a four-month break, subject to ongoing medical monitoring.

Cape Town, Mar. 25 : The poor performance of the South African cricket team in the opening match of a series has left coach Mickey Arthur frustrated.

Arthur said he failed to understand why his team always struggles to put on a credible show in the first Test of a series.

"I am frustrated with the situation. That is why we got together five days before the first Test rather than the usual three days," the Die Burger newspaper quoted Arthur, as saying.

Cape Town, Mar. 25 : Proteas coach Mickey Arthur has express his unhappiness over the proposed triangular series with India and Zimbabwe in June.

Arthur said he wants the team to rest and prepare for the Champions Trophy which would be held in South Africa in September.

He said the team needs proper rest between the two mega events, the Twenty 20 World Cup in June and the Champions Trophy, Sports24 reports.

London, Mar 25 : Liquor baron and owner of the Bangalore Royal Challengers, Vijay Mallya, has said that he would have preferred England to host the second season of the Indian Premier League.

The Twenty20 competition was moved out of India because of a clash of dates with general elections and the IPL organisers sealed a deal to organise the event in South Africa.

"To be honest, I would have preferred England to South Africa," the Daily Express quoted Mallya, as saying.

London, Mar, .23 : Australian all-rounder Shane Watson has expressed his unhappiness over the shifting of the Indian Premier League (IPL) from India to South Africa.

Watson, who was the player of the tournament in the IPL's first season, said the shift would affect people's participation.