Ukraine claim title, India thirdDUBAI: Ukraine rallied from two sets down to wear down African champions Tunisia 23-25, 23-25, 25-23,25-23, 19-17 and retained the fifth Rashid International volleyball title.Thrice champions India prevailed over Cuba 27-25, 28-26, 25-17 to finsh third.Akhtar home boundADELAIDE: Suspended Pakistan fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar has been ordered to go home just a day after the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) said it had lodged an appeal with the International Cricket Council (ICC) to reverse the ban.Pakistan team manager Brigadier Khawaja Mohammad Nasir said he had decided to send Akhtar home because the affair was affecting the team's preparation for the upcoming One-day series.Pak lose againADELAIDE: Pakistan crashed to a second straight defeat when Australia A beat them by six wickets in a one-day match on Tuesday.Brief scores: Pakistan 167 in 47.5 overs (Yousuf Youhana run out 63; Paul Wilson 3-14, Stuart MaCgill 3-26) lost toAustralia 168-4 in 33.4 overs (B Hodge 46, S Lee not out 60).Palmeiras to skipRIO DE JANEIRO: South American champions Palmeiras will be conspicuous by their absence when Fifa's inaugural World Club Championship kicks off on Wednesday.The controversial Cup has strayed so far from its original ideal that it now bears almost no relation to what its clumsy official name suggests. Some continental champions are missing while other teams with less impressive credentials are taking part. Neither of the two clubs who will kick off the tournament, Real Madrid and Saudi Arabia's Al Nassr, are currently champions of their respective continents.
