Afridi scored 52 off 33 balls to rescue Pakistan and allow them to post a total of 122 before taking two wickets for 17 runs as Sri Lanka were dismissed for 99.
Silva finally opened the scoring with five minutes remaining after a darting run from Iniesta, which opened up the Chinese defence to leave him with a simple tap-in.
Cahill, the starting center back, is the third England player in the last week to be ruled out of the tournament, following injuries to midfielders Frank Lampard and Gareth Barry ahead of their opener against France.
The Income Tax department has begun a scrutiny of tax records and finances of more than 25 state cricket associations in the country to probe whether these bodies are eligible to enjoy tax exemptions on their income.
The father of four children, Brooklyn, Romeo, Cruz and Harper, said that he is always tempted to uproot from their Los Angeles base and return to home country.
Teams fear that off the cuff remarks on Twitter could cause problems during this month's finals in Ukraine and Poland and other sides could follow the directives.
Agent Mazhar Majeed was sentenced to two years and eight months last year for conspiring with players to bowl no-balls at predetermined times.
Former India captain Sunil Gavaskar's father Manohar passed away in Bangalore, at the residence of his daughter, sources said. He was 88.
The Germans, facing Portugal, Netherlands and Denmark in the group stage, will be based in the Polish city of Gdansk for the tournament that is co-hosted by Ukraine and will run from June 8 to July 1.
The widening match-fixing scandal has caused "profound sadness", Prime Minister Mario Monti said, adding that in his personal opinion, it may be a good idea to stop the professional game for two to three years.
The game was broadcast on a giant screen in a room adjacent to the Prime Minister's office where Netanyahu watched it between meetings.
The 31-year-old Barry, who has played 53 times for England, had a scan earlier on Monday which confirmed that he tore a muscle in his lower abdomen during Saturday's 1-0 friendly win over Norway in Oslo.
About 15 bidders including Chelsea, which is owned by Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich, submitted plans earlier this month to buy the protected 15-hectare site on the south bank of the River Thames.
Two-time Grand Slam finalist Vera Zvonareva of Russia withdrew from the French Open shortly before her first-round match Monday, citing an injured right shoulder.
Bhupathi and Bopanna will face the French team of Marc Gicquel and Edouard Roger-Vasselin in the opening round at Paris. Meanwhile, Paes and his Austrian partner Alexander Peya will open against Italians Simone Bolelli and Fabio Fognini.
Brabeck, who chairs Swiss food group Nestle, said no final decision had been taken on whether to proceed with a listing that could value the business at some $10 billion.
A club spokesman said that the former Manchester United striker turned down the chance for family reasons.
Hulkenberg had finished in top-10 with a timing of 1:39:09.709 at Catalunya Circuit last week and said he is up for the challenge this weekend.
The Income Tax department has created a special audit team to bring together the scattered assessment and investigation proceedings of the BCCI and the IPL spread across the country.
The Rajasthan Royals batsman was reprimanded for his behaviour during the team's five-wicket loss to Deccan Chargers.
The 16-nation Euro 2012 soccer championships, slated for June 8-July 1 will take place in four Polish cities of Warsaw, Gdansk, Wroclaw and Poznan as well as four Ukrainian cities of Kiev, Lvov, Donetsk and Kharkov.
The lengthy list on the club's website includes Croatia striker Ivan Klasnic and former Jamaica international Ricardo Gardner. Others who will not be retained include Gretar Steinsson, Sean Davis and Paul Robinson.
Beckham, a global sporting celebrity who drew one of the loudest cheers of the night when he arrived at Thursday's formal flame handover ceremony and was introduced as 'Sir David', is no longer in contention for a place in the England side.
Law Minister Salman Khurshid today said the Wankhede brawl involving actor Shah Rukh Khan was "sad" but it is not right for the government to interfere in every matter.
Ahead of the Champions League final, ex-Chelsea boss Ruud Gullit remains frustrated at the decision to sack him in 1998 in spite of leading Chelsea to a great position.
With the Indian Premier League hit by controversies, RJD chief Lalu Prasad Yadav today demanded that the tournament should be closed down.
Actress Elizabeth Hurley is delighted with the way fiance Shane Warne's kids have welcomed her into their family.
Clarke was previously engaged to model Lara Bingle. During Australia's cricket tour of New Zealand in March 2010, Clarke left the tour to return to Sydney for "personal reasons," and he later confirmed the couple decided to call off their engagement.