London  - Liverpool's title hopes suffered another blow on Wednesday when they were held to a 1-1 draw at Wigan Athletic, while Chelsea leapfrogged them into second place in the English Premier League.

A late penalty by debutant Mido gave Wigan a share of the points at the JJB Stadium after Yossi Benayoun had fired Liverpool ahead on 41 minutes.

Two second-half goals from Salomon Kalou sealed Chelsea's 2-0 win over Middlesbrough, lifting them above Liverpool on goal difference, two points behind leaders Manchester United.

Frankfurt - Schalke striker Gerald Asamoah will miss the Bundesliga club's

Amsterdam - Huub Stevens has resigned as PSV Eindhoven after less than a season, the Dutch club said on Wednesday.

PSV said in a statement that the relationship between Stevens and the players never "clicked" despite many efforts.

"To their regret, PSV and Huub Stevens had to realize that the relationship and the trust between the coach and the squad wasn't good enough to perform in the best way," said the statement.

PSV are yet to name a successor.

Lahore, Jan. 28 : Former Pakistan cricket captain Javed Miandad on Wednesday said that he resigned from the post of Director-General of the Pakistan Cricket Board because he was restricted only to domestic cricket which was not acceptable to him.

Miandad said that his resignation is not linked with the board's decision of changing the captain of the national team.

He said that he had not signed any agreement with the PCB, but was working selflessly for cricket and did not take any penny from the board.

Dambulla, Jan. 28 : India beat Sri Lanka by six wickets in the opening one-day international here on Wednesday to gain a 1-0 lead in the five-match series.

Replying to Sri Lanka''s score of 246 for seven in 50 overs, India scored 247-4 in 48.1 overs.

Half-centuries from Gautam Gambhir (62), Suresh Raina (54) and Mahendra Singh Dhoni (61 not out) outdid a superlative century from Sanath Jayasuriya (107) as India successfully chased the highest total in a day game in Dambulla.

Berlin - The national anthem sounded shortly before midnight Tuesday and Erik Zabel got a bunch of flowers from his parents as he stepped off his bicycle for good.

Victory with Robert Bartko in the Berlin six-days marked the end of a 16-year career which saw him win a record six Tour de France sprint titles and make a tearful doping confession.

"I went to school 400 metres from here, started cycling at the local club and today it is over," the 38-year-old told the fans in the Berlin velodrome.