MILAN -- Gonzalo Higuain celebrated his birthday weekend with two goals as he helped Juventus to a 3-1 victory at Torino in a thrilling derby match on Sunday.Goals from two of the best strikers in European football looked like ensuring the Derby della Mole would end with honors even. Higuain canceled out Andrea Belottis opener for Torino, with both scoring on their first opportunity.But Higuain doubled his tally in the 83rd minute and substitute Miralem Pjanic sealed the result in stoppage time.Juventus moved seven points clear of second-placed Roma and AC Milan, which play each other on Monday.It was a special match, Higuain said. We were losing, we were in difficulty but after we equalized we stayed in control and in the end we won. Winning the derby, scoring and having a good team performance was a lovely birthday present.Is it a message for Roma and Milan? We did our job, we had to win and we did so. What they do tomorrow is their problem.Juventus hosts Roma next Saturday.There was a passionate atmosphere at the Stadio Olimpico and the home supporters were furious when Belotti was brought down by Daniele Rugani, as he was about to run clear through on goal, but the referee waved play on.Mario Mandzukic had two chances in quick succession for Juventus but sent a free header wide and then had another attempt kept out by a sensational save from England goalkeeper Joe Hart.Belotti broke the deadlock moments later, in the 16th. Davide Zappacosta burst down the right flank and threaded the ball through to Daniele Baselli, who crossed for Belotti to head into the bottom left corner.It was the 22-year-old Italy forwards fifth goal in as many matches.Higuain leveled in the 28th, running onto Mandzukics through ball and into the area before firing into the bottom left corner.Torino had the better of the chances in the second half and should have retaken the lead on the hour but Marco Benassis effort was blocked by Mandzukic and Iago Falque volleyed the rebound wide.Adem Ljajic also went close in the 73rd but curled an attempt inches wide of the right post.Torino was made to pay for its missed opportunities as Higuain fired Juventus in front seven minutes from time. The Argentine controlled the ball before swiveling and firing through the legs of Torino defender Antonio Barreca and into the bottom left corner.It was the ninth goal of the season for Higuain, who turned 29 on Saturday. The Argentine moved up to fourth in the goalscoring table, two behind third-placed Belotti.Torino strove to get the equalizer but was caught out by another counterattack and Paulo Dybalas pass sent Higuain through. Hart pulled off a fantastic save and did so again to deny Pjanic but the Bosnia and Herzegovina international tapped in the rebound.---CAGLIARI 0, NAPOLI 5Dries Mertens netted a hat trick as Napoli equaled its biggest Serie A away win.Confidence was high at Napoli after ending a poor run of results with a crushing victory at Inter Milan and qualifying for the Champions League knockout stage.Mertens opened the scoring in the 34th with a delightful swiveling shot into the far corner, and Marek Hamsik doubled Napolis lead on the stroke of halftime, tapping in the rebound after Lorenzo Insigne headed onto the crossbar.Napoli started the second half as it had ended the first and Piotr Zielinski extended the visitors lead six minutes after the restart with a powerful effort into the bottom left corner.Napoli was running riot and Mertens doubled his tally in the 69th before completing his hat trick three minutes later.---INTER MILAN 2, GENOA 0Marcelo Brozovic continued his fine run of form with two goals to help Inter move into eighth.Brozovic netted his first goal six minutes from time when the Croatia midfielder volleyed the ball low into the bottom right corner.Genoa had looked the stronger team until that point with two attempts cleared off the line.Inter doubled its lead in the 69th following a great run from Joao Mario down the left and into the area before crossing for Brozovic, who fired powerfully home.Inter moved a point below Torino, and one above Fiorentina, which hosts Sassuolo on Monday.---OTHER MATCHESAtalanta fell to its second straight defeat as it surprisingly lost 3-1 at home to Udinese.Defeat at Juventus last week had ended a run of seven successive wins but Atalanta was expected to get back on track.Atalanta dominated but Duvan Zapata gave Udinese an unexpected lead -- completely against the run of play -- on the stroke of halftime.Jasmin Kurtic leveled but Seko Fofana restored Udineses lead in one of its rare attacks and Cyril Thereau sealed matters late on.Elsewhere, Sergio Pellissier scored his 100th Serie A goal to help Chievo Verona beat bottom club Palermo 2-0, and Bologna drew 0-0 with Empoli. 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Ferrer, trying to win his fourth title on Mexican soil, will next play South Africas Kevin Anderson, who eliminated American Sam Querrey,7-6 (2), 6-4. Also Wednesday, Gilles Simon (6) of France beat Donald Young of the United States 6-4, 6-3, Ukraines Alexandr Dolgopolov downed Frenchman Jeremy Chardy 6-3, 6-4 and Croatias Ivo Karlovic defeated Dudi Sela of Israel 7-6 (4), 6-2. Asif on the comeback trailPlaying his second first-class match since being banned for match-fixing, Mohammad Asif took 4 for 33 as Water and Power Development Authority beat Peshawar by six wickets. He dismissed three of the top four batsmen and made sure his team - despite giving up a first-innings lead - came out on top. He seemed to retain the accuracy he was known for and there were those hooping inswingers as well, which dismantled the stumps of Jamaluddin in the first innings and Ashfaq Ahmed in the second.Peshawar had been put in to bat, and they made 273 before bowling WAPDA out for 180 with the help of left-arm seamer Taj Wali, who had become the first bowler in 20 years to take four wickets in four balls last year, and Sajid Khan, who picked up a five-wicket haul on debut.But Asif, and left-arm seamer Waqas Maqsood, took eight wickets between them to restrict WAPDAs target to 223 in the final innings. They were 62 for 4 after the third-days play but lost no wickets on the fourth as a brilliant counterattack from Kamran Akmal at No. 6 - 116 off 163 balls with 14 fours - gave them the game.Theres life in the graveyardDennis Lillee, the former Australia fast bowler, had said the Faisalabad pitch was a bowlers graveyard after playing in a match that saw 999 runs being scored for the loss of only 12 wickets. That was in 1980. Things seemed to have changed in 2016 with 18 wickets falling in a single day in the match between Lahore Blues and Habib Bank Limited.The spree began with Umar Gul taking 5 for 39 and bowling Lahore Blues out for 119 in their first innings and continued with seamer Shahid Nawaz picking up 4 for 30 to limit Habib Bank to 116 in their second innings. That left Lahore Blues with a target of 168 which was achieved with their captain Saad Nasim at the crease on an unbeaten 53 off 37.A thriller in KarachiTwenty-one wickets fell on the opening day of the match between Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited and Karachi Whites, played on another pitch that is traditionally helpful to the batsmen at United Bank Limited Sports Complex.SNGPL, the defending cchampions, were put in and bowled out for 128 in 41.dddddddddddd5 overs. They still gained a first-innings lead though with seven of the Karachi batsmen falling for single-digits. Opener and captain Shahzaib Hasan top-scored with 61 off 33 balls, with 12 fours and a six. Seamer Azizullah picked up 5 for 42.For Karachi Whites, seamer Tabish Khan took 5 for 23, and ended up with eight wickets in the match, including Mohammad Hafeezs in both innings.Hafeez, though, emerged the winning captain with his team-mate Mohammad Rizwan striking 95 off 178 balls in the second innings to lift SNGPL from 42 for 4 to 235. That left Karachi Whites with 246 to chase in six sessions and they seemed to have the game well in hand at 125 for 4, but seamers Asad Ali and Bilawal Bhatti kept fighting.When the score slipped to 187 for 8, SNGPL seemed to have regained control. However, Mohammad Hasan and Tabish Khan resisted with a 33-run ninth-wicket partnership and Karachi Whites had dragged themselves to 220 for 8 - a mere 26 runs away from victory. That was when they lost both their remaining wickets and Asad, with 6 for 60 and Bhatti, with 3 for 68, were toasting a hard-earned victory.Shehzads mysterious absence Ahmed Shehzad has not been part of the Pakistan team since the World T20 in February due to disciplinary issues. But with Pakistan looking for Test openers, he was cleared to play for the national side provided he could show good form with the bat. He captained Habib Bank Limited in the third round of the Quaid-e-Azam (QEA) Trophy and scored 54. This was after he was picked in a PCB XI to face the touring West Indians on October 7.Shehzad, however, did not play this round of the QEA Trophy. It is learnt that the selectors are now considering one of Hafeez, Sharjeel Khan or Shan Masood to partner Sami Aslam at the top of the order for the tour of New Zealand. Azhar Ali has been Pakistans makeshift Test opener since the Oval Test against England in August. ' ' '