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Politics Business Expressions General Sports Leisure States 15 February 1998   Symcox leads SA rearguard New wicket-keeper Mark Boucher and veteran off-spinner Pat Symcox rescued South Africa with a ninth-wicket century stand on the first day of the first Test against Pakistan at the Wanderers yesterday.   Hooper strikes vital blow for WI Carl Hooper came to the West Indies' rescue again yesterday on the second day of the third Test being played at Port of Spain, snatching the vital wicket of in-form England batsman Alec Stewart to leave the visitors 75 for five at lunch -- 84 runs behind the hosts' first-innings total. Kanitkar to the rescue An unblemished 126, his 10th, by left-handed Hrishikesh Kanitkar and his three useful partnerships of over 50 helped Maharashtra reach 260 for six on the opening day of their Ranji Trophy Group B Super League match against hosts Uttar Pradesh at the Ordnance Equipment Factory Sports Stadium (OEF) Sports Stadium. Harris, Doull help Kiwis square series Underdogs New Zealand pulled off an unlikely victory over Australia at Auckland's Eden Park to square their four-match one-day cricket series. Australia skipper Steve Waugh retired hurt when he damaged a hamstring in his left leg while batting, and the injury could cast a doubt on his fitness for Australia's tour of India starting next week.   Cupid takes centrestage at Games Love-lorn athletes hooked up to the internet in the Olympic Village to cyber-coo with sweethearts in far flung lands on St Valentine's day. The Village Surf Shack was transformed into a love shack, festooned with red hearts and baskets of chocolate kiss candies, as athletes scrambled to e-mail their devotion to loved ones back home. Rain mars first Test match Heavy rain washed out play on the second day of the first Cricket "Test" between India A and Pakistan A yesterday at Rawalpindi and prospects of the action resuming today appear virtually nil.     Global sport   Easy win for Churchill   Mumbai's vintage beauties shake a leg   Mumbai triumph   IM norm for Dinesh Kumar   Randhawa wins Classic   A-I keen to keep run intact   Tamil Nadu crawl   Avish meets Rohan, Mekhala faces Deepali   Ministerial fancied for feature   Mhambrey mayhem wrecks Orissa   Dravid, Bharadwaj shine   Haryana recover