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On This Day in Sport (29 October 2011):

 

Headlines (29 October) :

Vettel shines in final practice
Sebastian Vettel is on course to chalk up his 13th pole of the season after setting the fastest time in final practice for the Indian GP.
Cardinals win World Series
The St Louis Cardinals secured an 11th World Series success as they beat the Texas Rangers 6-2 in the seventh and final game between the two.
Donald out of HSBC Champions
World number one Luke Donald has confirmed his withdrawal from the HSBC Champions event in Shanghai which starts on Thursday.
AVB keeping faith with Terry
John Terry looks set to lead out Chelsea against Arsenal after Andre Villas-Boas insisted he had no concerns about his captain's state of mind.
Bramble charged by police
Sunderland defender Titus Bramble has been charged with two counts of sexual assault and one of urinating in a public place.
Swann reveals Twitter threats
England spinner Graeme Swann claims he was sent death threats via Twitter in the aftermath of his side's one-day mauling by India.
Tigers recover to stun Sale
Leicester ran in 31 unanswered second-half points to overcome Sale 34-13 and claim only their second Aviva Premiership victory of the campaign.
Kiwis can't stop Kangaroos
Australia held off a spirited second-half fightback from gallant holders New Zealand to win 26-12 in Friday's Four Nations Series opener.
Hussey stars in Australia win
Australia won their one-day international series against South Africa 2-1 after Mike Hussey saw them to a three-wicket win in Durban on Friday.
Baltacha makes Poitiers semis
British number one Elena Baltacha reached the semi-finals of the ITF event in Poitiers with a straight-sets win over Pole Magda Linette.

International Results Roundup

Dateline 28 October 2011

CRICKET
Pakistan v Sri Lanka Test Series : Second Test at Dubai
Pakistan 403 all out 141.1 ovs Sri Lanka 239 all out 79 ovs 198 - 6 97.3 ovs In Progress
Bangladesh v West Indies Test Series : Second Test at Mirpur
West Indies 241 - 5 88 ovs In Progress
GOLF
Andalucia Masters Collated second-round scores (Gbr & Irl unless stated, par 71):
137 Richie Ramsay 65 72 139 Gregory Havret (Fra) 68 71 140 Sergio Garcia (Spa) 70 70 141 Miguel Angel Jimenez (Spa) 71 70 142 David Lynn 71 71 143 Peter Hanson (Swe) 72 71, Romain Wattel (Fra) 73 70, Justin Rose 72 71, Thomas Bjorn (Den) 73 70, Shane Lowry 72 71, Alejandro Canizares (Spa) 71 72, Peter Lawrie 70 73 144 Francesco Molinari (Ita) 71 73, Christian Nilsson (Swe) 73 71, Stephen Gallacher 68 76, Stephen Dodd 71 73, Alexander Noren (Swe) 74 70, Oliver Wilson 73 71
CIMB Asia Pacific Classic Collated second round scores & totals in the USPGA Tour CIMB Asia Pacific Classic Malaysia, The Mines Resort & Golf Club, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (USA unless stated, par 71):
129 Fredrik Jacobson (Swe) 65 64, Jeff Overton 67 62 130 Bo Van Pelt 66 64 133 Jimmy Walker 66 67, Stewart Cink 67 66, Jhonattan Vegas (Ven) 64 69, Mark Wilson 67 66 134 Cameron Tringale 66 68 135 Jerry Kelly 69 66, Robert Allenby (Aus) 63 72, Camilo Villegas (Col) 69 66, Carl Pettersson (Swe) 68 67
Shanghai Masters Collated second round scores & totals in the Shanghai Masters, Lake Malaren Golf Club, The Masters Course, Shanghai, China(Par: 72)
133 Rory McIlroy (NIrl) 64 69 135 Noh Seung yul (Kor) 72 63 136 Anthony Kim (USA) 68 68, Louis Oosthuizen (Rsa) 70 66 137 Padraig Harrington (Irl) 67 70, Hunter Mahan (USA) 65 72 138 Ian Poulter (Eng) 67 71, Robert Karlsson (Swe) 69 69 139 John Daly (USA) 69 70, Lee Westwood (Eng) 69 70, Colin Montgomerie (Sco) 70 69, Charl Schwartzel (Rsa) 70 69 140 Retief Goosen (Rsa) 69 71, Keegan Bradley (USA) 72 68, Huang Wen yi (Chn) 73 67, Paul Casey (Eng) 67 73
Nationwide Tour Championship Collated second-round scores & totals in the USPGA Nationwide Tour NationwideTour Championship at Daniel Island-Daniel Island Club, Ralston, Charleston, South Carolina, United States (Par: 72):
134 Daniel Chopra 72 62, Jason Kokrak 67 67 136 Roberto Castro 68 68 137 Camilo Benedetti 67 70, Danny Lee 72 65, Greg Owen 71 66 138 Cliff Kresge 69 69, Darron Stiles 68 70 139 Matt Every 71 68, Mathew Goggin 70 69, Ted Potter, Jr. 67 72, Roger Tambellini 68 71, Will Wilcox 72 67
TENNIS
WTA Championships
Red Group: (3) Petra Kvitova (Cze) bt (8) Agnieszka Radwanska (Pol) 7-6 (7-4) 6-3
White Group:
(7) Samantha Stosur (Aus) bt (5) Na Li (Chn) 6-1 6-0
(9) Marion Bartoli (Fra) bt (4) Victoria Azarenka (Blr) 5-7 6-4 6-4
ATP Erste Bank Open
Quarter-final:
(2) Juan Martin Del Potro (Arg) bt Tommy Haas (Ger) 6-2 6-4
(6) Kevin Anderson (Rsa) bt (3) Jurgen Melzer (Aut) 6-3 6-3
Daniel Brands (Ger) bt Steve Darcis (Bel) 6-3 6-4
(1) Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (Fra) bt Xavier Malisse (Bel) 4-6 7-6 (7-4) 6-4
ATP St Petersburg Open
Quarter-finals:
(7) Alex Bogomolov Jr. (USA) bt Dusan Lajovic (Ser) 6-2 6-1
(2) Janko Tipsarevic (Ser) bt Potito Starace (Ita) 6-7 (6-8) 6-2 6-1
(4) Marin Cilic (Cro) bt Andreas Seppi (Ita) 4-6 7-6 (10-8) 6-4
(5) Mikhail Youzhny (Rus) bt Adrian Mannarino (Fra) 6-2 6-3