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October 30, 2007 Tuesday Shawwal 17, 1428 Pakistan wilt as SA pull off stunning series win LAHORE, Oct 29: Superb fielding and a determined fight back saw Graeme Smith’s South Africans pulling off a stunning 14-run victory against Pakistan in the fifth and final One-day International here... Catches won the match for us: Smith LAHORE, Oct 29: South African skipper Graeme Smith said some unbelievable catches held by his boys paved the way for his team’s win against Pakistan in the deciding fifth One-day International here on Monday.... ‘India has upper hand on Pakistan’ MUMBAI, Oct 29: Former players Erapalli Prasanna and Ajit Wadekar backed India on Monday to do well in the forthcoming home series against Pakistan starting from November 5.... Murali shines in drawn match ADELAIDE, Oct 29: Sri Lankan spinner Muttiah Muralitharan claimed four wickets in the drawn three day tour match against the Cricket Australia Chairman’s XI at the Adelaide Oval here on Monday.... Sohail marks debut with 10-wkt haul as SSGC crush Customs: Quaid-i-Azam Trophy KARACHI, Oct 29: Lahore Ravi, National Bank, SSGC, Multan and Islamabad all won their matches in the Quaid-i-Azam Trophy National Cricket Championship on Monday. Medium-pacer Sohail Khan marked his entry into... FIFA ends rotation policy for World Cup ZURICH, Oct 29: FIFA’s executive committee has voted unanimously to end its policy of rotating the hosting of World Cups through its six continental confederations. Executive committee vice president Chung Mong-joon... Fabregas puts Arsenal back on top after Liverpool draw LONDON, Oct 29: Arsenal regained first place in the Premier League on Sunday thanks to a Cesc Fabregas equaliser in an entertaining 1-1 draw with Liverpool at Anfield.... Siddons named BD coach DHAKA, Oct 29: Jamie Siddons, widely regarded as the best Australian batsman never to have played Test cricket, was on Monday named coach of Bangladesh’s national team.... Federer guaranteed top finish with home title BASEL (Switzerland), Oct 29: Roger Federer won his seventh tournament of the season on Sunday, beating unseeded Finn Jarkko Nieminen 6-3, 6-4 to successfully defend his hometown title in Basel.... Jeffries trounces Downs at world boxing event CHICAGO, Oct 29: England’s Tony Jeffries outclassed US light heavyweight Christopher Downs to advance to the final 16 as the first week of competition in the World Boxing Championships concluded on Sunday.... Inter-school throwball begins today KARACHI, Oct 29: The Aga Khan University (AKU) Sports & Rehabilitation Centre is organizing its 4th All-Karachi Inter-School Throwball for girls under-17 from Tuesday (today).... Army, Navy on top in shooting competition ISLAMABAD, Oct 29: Defending champions Army and Navy won two gold medals each to share opening day’s honours in the 16th National shooting championship at the Pakistan Sports Complex on Monday.... 3 boxers expelled for shoplifting CHICAGO, Oct 29: Three fighters from Romania were thrown out of the World Boxing Championships after they were caught trying to steal from a department store in Chicago, the organisers said on Sunday.... CAS Junior squash starts tomorrow PESHAWAR, Oct 29: The 21st edition of the Chief of the Air Staff (CAS) Junior squash championship, carrying Rs500,000 prize money, will be commencing here at the Hashim Khan Squash Complex from Wednesday.... Sharapova clinches last spot MADRID, Oct 29: Maria Sharapova clinched the final place at the season-ending WTA Championships on Sunday. Sharapova has qualified every year since winning on her debut in 2004.... Coughlin breaks world record SINGAPORE, Oct 29: Natalie Coughlin of the US smashed her own 100 metres short course backstroke world record during the 2nd leg of FINA World Cup here on Sunday, clocking a time of 56.51... Girls’ U-16 hockey Asia Cup cancelled ISLAMABAD, Oct 29: The girls’ under-16 Asia Hockey Cup which was due to start from Dec 9 in Gowaliar, India, has been cancelled due to lack of entries.... Pervani beaten KARACHI, Oct 29: Naveen Pervani bowed out of the Asian Indoor Games snooker championship in Macau after losing against China’s Guodong Xiaq Chin in the quarter-finals on Monday.... Basketball trials KARACHI, Oct 29: Trials to select Sindh squad for the seventh National Women’s basketball championship will be held at the Habib Girls School on Tuesday and Wednesday.... NWFP boxing next month PESHAWAR, Oct 29: The fourth edition of the All-Pakistan NWFP boxing tournament will be commencing here from Nov 8, an official of the NWFP Boxing Association said on Monday....

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