KEY POINTS:
BASKETBALL
NBA:
Dallas 103 Memphis 84, New Orleans 117 Denver 93, Utah 97 San Antonio 91, Charlotte 107 LA Clippers 100.
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CRICKET
WORLD TEST RANKINGS
Australia 141 points 1, India 111, 2, Sri Lanka 109 3, South Africa 108 4, England 107 5, Pakistan 94 6, New Zealand 93 7, West Indies 73 8, Bangladesh 2 9.
NATIONAL PROVINCIAL A
(Christchurch)
Final round:
Central Districts 234 (Sam Curtis 35, Mark Gardiner 71, James de Terte 39; Michael Burns 3-48, Ashley Newdick 3-55) lost to Wellington 235-3 (Josh Brodie 97, Stephen Murdoch 42 not out) by seven wickets.
Northern Districts 128 (Brad Wilson 29; Lance Shaw 3-23, Andy McKay 3-45) lost to Auckland 129-2 (Tim McIntosh 62) by 8 wickets
Otago 317-8 (Leighton Morgan 109, Marcel McKenzie 119, Jordan Sheed 51, Hamish Bennett 5-45) bt Canterbury 269 (Darren Broom 86, Brandon Hiini 68; Anthony Bullick 3-31, Kieran Noema-Barnett 3-6) by 48 runs
Final standings: Northern Districts 26 points 1, Auckland 21 2, Wellington 19 3, Central Districts 13 4, Otago 11 5, Canterbury 0 6.
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CYCLING
TOUR OF QATAR
Second stage (137.5km stage from Al Zubarah to Doha Golf Club), Tom Boonen (Belgium/Quick Step) 2h 28min 37s 1, Greg Van Avermaet (Belgium) same time 2, Danilo Napolitano (Italy) st 3, Christopher Sutton (Australia) st 4, Jurgen Roelandts (Belgium) st 5, Alexandre Pichot (France) st 6, Steven De Jongh (Netherlands) st 7, Maarten Tjallingii (Netherlands) at 7sec 8. Also: Julian Dean (NZ) at 8.12 104.
General Classification: Boonen 2:34.59 1, De Jongh at 9s 2, Van Avermaet 14s 3, Sutton 15s 4. Wilfried Cretskens (Belgium) 20s 5, Roelandts 20s 6, Napolitano (Italy) 21s 7. Also: Dean 8m 27s 65.
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GOLF
WORLD RANKINGS
(US unless stated)
1. Tiger Woods 19.55 average points.
2. Phil Mickelson 8.53.
3. Steve Stricker 6.72.
4. Adam Scott (Australia) 6.19.
5. Ernie Els (South Africa) 6.18.
6. Jim Furyk 6.13.
7. Justin Rose (Britain) 5.92.
8. K. J. Choi (South Korea) 5.73.
9. Rory Sabbatini (South Africa) 5.68.
10. Padraig Harrington (Ireland) 5.17.
11. Vijay Singh (Fiji) 4.94.
12. Sergio Garcia (Spain) 4.75.
13. Henrik Stenson (Sweden) 4.59.
14. Geoff Ogilvy (Australia) 4.30.
15. Angel Cabrera (Argentina) 4.14.
16. Zach Johnson 3.87.
17. Aaron Baddeley (Australia) 3.83.
18. Luke Donald (Britain) 3.66.
19. Lee Westwood (Britain) 3.61
20. Trevor Immelman (South Africa) 3.54.
Also:
103. David Smail (New Zealand) 1.41.
198. Michael Campbell (New Zealand) 0.87.
317. Mark Brown (New Zealand) 0.52.
EUROPEAN PGA MONEY LIST
(British unless stated):
1. Lee Westwood 489,892 euros ($954,025).
2. Henrik Stenson (Sweden) 380,720.
3. Ross Fisher 323,387.
4. Adam Scott (Australia) 298,732.
5. Miguel Angel Jimenez (Spain) 266,300.
6. Richard Sterne (South Africa) 234,134.
7. Richard Finch 231,668.
8. Martin Kaymer (Germany) 225,421.
9. James Kingston (South Africa) 206,305.
10. Kevin Stadler (US) 172,640.
11. John Bickerton 167,156.
12. Charl Schwartzel (South Africa) 159,741.
13. Padraig Harrington (Ireland) 155,565.
14. Thongchai Jaidee (Thailand) 152,362.
15. Steve Webster 144,389.
16. Oliver Wilson 144,262.
17. Ernie Els (South Africa) 143,491.
18. Andrew McLardy (South Africa) 142,783.
19. Robert Karlsson (Sweden) 140,539.
20. Louis Oosthuizen (South Africa) 139,568.
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SAILING
MEN'S 470 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS
(Melbourne)
Overall standings (after fleet races)
Alvaro Marinho/Miguel Nunes (POR) - final races 4th, 6th 1, Gideon Kliger/Udi Gal (ISR) 6th, 3rd 2, Nic Asher/Elliot Willis (GBR) 9th, 5th 3, Nicolas Charbonnier/ Olivier Bausset (FRA) 3rd, 12th 4, Gabrio Zandona/Andrea Trani 2nd, 1st 5. Also, Carl Evans/Peter Burling (NZL) 5th, 4th 11.
AUCKLAND ANNIVERSARY DAY REGATTA
K1 - multihulls:
Line, Catabatic (Bryce Frecklington) 5h 47m 35s 1, Helvetica (David Smith) 6h 15m 39s 2, Capricorn (Sam Tucker) 6h 52m 01s 3. Corrected time, Catabatic 1, Helvetica 2, Capricorn 3.
M1 - H28:
Line, Ninepence (Steven Cook) 7h 49m 47s 1, Tropic Bird II (John Gauntlett) 7h 55m 29s 2. Corrected time, Ninepence 1, Tropic Bird II 2.
M2 - up to 26' no extras:
Line, Wimoweh II (Stephen Horner) 6h 57m 04s 1, Elly (Andrew Neame) 7h 03m 22s 2, Comfortably Numb (D Hart) 7h 10m 58s 3, Christie (Alex Robertson) 7h 31m 20s 4, Cantara (Peter Worsley) 7h 40m 54s 5, Norseman II (Paul Murray) 7h 41m 07s 6, Niteflite (D R Johnston) 8h 49m 10s 7. Corrected time, Wimoweh II 1, Elly 2, Cantara 3, Comfortably Numb 4, Christie 5, Norseman II 6, Niteflite 7.
M4 - Over 26' no extras:
Line, Crystel Clare (Colin Clare) 5h 26m 11s 1, Tequila (Debbie Whiting) 5 h 46m 16s 2, Water Witch (Gary Matthews) 5h 54m 10s 3, Charlaton (Ian Salmon) 6h 06m 02s 4, Windswept (Ross & Todd Dawson) 6h 06m 29s 5, Fin 226 (Peter Calvert) 6h 22m 38s 6, Lantau (Norm Davison) 6h 30m 11s 7, Lollipop (Graeme King) 6h 52m 23s 8. Corrected time, Fin 226 1, Windswept 2, Crystel Clare 3, Lantau 4, Charlaton 5, Lollipop 6, Water Witch 7, Tequila 8.
M5 - Over 26' Open:
Line, First by Farr (Andrew Reid) 5h 12m 01s 1, High Octane (Rupert Wilson) 5h 23m 08s 2, Tern (Glenn Trainor) 5h 32m 23s 3, Montego Bay II (Paul Harris) 6h 01m 53s 4, River Rebel (K Mabbutt) 6h 05m 16s 5, Rush (Marcus Pearson) 6h 06m 32s 6, Total Response (R & G Ewing) 6h 18m16s 7, Haze (Bob Ireland) 6h 29m 29s 8, Pinball Wizard (P Watson) 6h 40m 04s 9. Corrected time, First by Farr 1, Tern 2, Total Response 3, Haze 4, Rush 5, Pinball Wizard 6, High Octane 7, Montego Bay II 8, River Rebel 9.
R1 - Trailer Yachts no extras:
Line, Gingerbread Man (Phil Plimmer) 4h 20m 13s 1, Largo (Graham Holloway) 5h 19m 54s 2, Easy Breezes (Guy Whateley) 6h 26m 3. Corrected time, Gingerbread Man 1, Largo 2, Easy Breezes 3.
R2 - Reactor 25:
Line, Antares II (Geoff Cooper) 4h 06m 44s 1, Reliant (Antony Toledo) 4h 13m 08s 2, Conflict (Keith Greenhalgh) 4h 24m 05s 3, Wishbone (Trish Lewis) 4h 35m 58s 4, China Doll (Alan Gibbs) 4h 40m 07s 5, Bunbury (R H Chitty) 4h 54m 39 6, Negrita (Ian Dunthorne) 4h 57m 33s 7, Ecstasy (Carol Sefonte) 5h 4m 06s 8, Saint Fintan (A Mortimer) 5h 33m 53s 9, Interlude II (Jeremy Sutton-Pratt) 5h 50m 17s 10. Corrected time, Reliant 1, Conflict 2, Antares II 3, Wishbone 4, Bunbury 5, China Doll 6, Ecstasy 7, Interlude II 8, Negrita 9, Saint Fintan 10.
R3 - Farr 1020:
Line, Azure (Peter Strathdee) 3h 19m 03s 1, Ambiance (John Foote) 3h 19m 24s 2, Share Delight (Michael Lanigan) 3h 21m 14s 3, Watermark (Warwick & Sue Jenness) 3h 51m 51s 4, Farr Out II (Malcolm Macpherson) 5h 05m 15s 5. Corrected time, Azure 1, Ambiance 2, Share Delight 3, Watermark 4, Farr Out II 5.
OM - Orakei to Mahurangi:
Line, Gypsy (John Pryor) 4h 15m 00s 1. Corrected time, Gypsy 1.
W1 - Division 5 keelers:
Line, Sunset Sam (Fred Collier) 2h 28m 51s 1, Markon'e (Carey Gillies) 2h 31m 49s 2, Kimberley (David Steen) 2h 33m 37s 3; Gaucho (Nigel Bish) 2h 33min 49s 4. Corrected time, Sunset Sam 1, Gaucho 2, Markon'e 3, Kimberley 4.
W2 - Division 4 keelers:
Line, Private Dancer (Craig Douglas) 4h 35m 24s 1, Young Radical (Paul McWilliams) 4h 37m 44s 2, Gladiator (J & M Scott) 4h 49m 57s 3; Buoy Racer (Holger Zipfel) 4h 49m 59s 4. Corrected time,
Private Dancer 1, Young Radical 2, Gladiator 3, Buoy Racer 4.
W3 - Division 3 keelers:
Line, Touch of Gloss (P Douglas) 4h 38m 49s 1, Zero Tolerance (Graeme Dagg) 4h 43m 06s 2, Patrician (Eric Sugden) 4h 43m 22s 3, Stratocaster (Brent Linnell) 4h 46m 41s 4, The V Team (A MacKmurdie) 5h 18m 54s 5. Corrected time, Touch of Gloss 1, Patrician 2, Zero Tolerance 3, Stratocaster 4, The V Team 5.
W4 - Division 2 keelers:
Line, Peppermint Planet (Rodney Janes & Peter Barnard) 4h 50m 57s 1, Sudden Impulse (Mark Oliffe) 5h 03m 23s 2, Winedown (Alistair Taylor) 5h 16m 30s 3. Corrected time, Peppermint Planet 1, Sudden Impulse 2, Winedown 3.
W5 - Division 1 keelers:
Line, Champosa (T R Fell) 4h 05m 33s 1, Lion New Zealand (Steve Gilmour) 4h 27m 06s 2, Ponsonby Scow (A. Dixon) 4h 30m 39s 3, Flojo (K Hall/Gary Vogels) 4h 37m 43s 4, Mahia (Peter Kingston) 4h 50m 41s 5. Corrected time, Ponsonby Scow 1, Champosa 2, Mahia 3, Flojo 4, Lion New Zealand 5.
W6 - Classics A and Modern:
Line, Anticipation (Don St Clair Brown) 2h 35m 40s 1, Iorangi (John Gorter) 2h 44m 42s 2, Ariki (Warwick Jones) 2h 48m 10s 3, Waitangi (Tony Blake) 2h 54m 51s 4, Rainbow (David Glen) 2h 59m 07s 5, Sapphire (Doug Reid) 2h 59m 44s 6, Tawera (Mike Mahoney) 3h 07m 22s 7, Rawene (Michael Brooke) 3h 07m 45s 8, Katrina (Warren Tuohey) 3h 11m 19s 9, Paramour (Bruce Tantrum) 3h 11m 46s 10, Rainbird (Steve Cranch) 3h 15m 22s 11. Corrected time, Classics A, Ariki 1, Iorangi 2, Sapphire 3. Modern, Anticipation 1, Paramour 2, Rainbird 3
W7 - Classics B:
Line, Gleam (Murray Cook & Neil Chalmers) 2h 28m 30s 1, Aotearoa (Tim Hooson) 2h 37m 56s 2, Jonquil (David Waddingham) 2h 41m 48s 3, Spray II (John Duder) 2h 53m 15s 4, Skylark (Don Brooke) 2h 58m 46s 5, Petrel (Bruce Adams) 3h 00m 48s 6, Grey Seal (John Macfarlane) 3h 03m 33s 7, Loloma (Jason Prew) 3h 13m 46s 8. Corrected time, Gleam 1, Skylark 2, Aotearoa 3, Jonquil 4, Spray II 5, Grey Seal 6, Petrel 7, Loloma 8.
W9 - Harbour Blast:
Line, Mach One 1h 36m 02s 1, Marksman 1h 40m 49s 2, Mahina 1h 40m, 54s 3, Motivator 1h 42m 14s 4, Manaia (Barry Neale) 1h 43m 49s 5, Fflypast (Richard Ingham) 2h 48m 53s 6, Skinffull (Robert Anderson) 2h 52m 18s 7, Iff (Neil Easton) 2h 52m 29s 8, First Offspring 2h 54m 59s 9, Flyte of Fancy 3h 04m 08s 10. Corrected time, Mahina 1, Mach One 2, Motivator 3, Manaia 4, Marksman 5, Ffirst Offspring 6, Iff 7, Fflypast 8, Skinffull 9, Fflyte of Fancy 10.
Skiffs':
CP Sail Battens 1, Fineline Ropes 2, Songyong 3.
Farr 3.7:
Flatfoot1, Fernando 2, Arthritix 3.
International Moth:
Sail
3231 1, Sail
3315 2.
Tugboats:
Daldy 1, Waipapa 2, Pacific Way 3.
Tamaki Yacht Club
Laser:
In-Sub Kim 1, Tony Park 2, Dong-Cheol Seo 3.
Mistral:
Geoff Cam 1, Matt OMaugh 2, Mitchell Ford 3.
Takapuna Boating Club Bayswater
M Fleet:
Alan Lichtwark 1, Lesley Newland 2, Mark Lloyd 3.
SB Fleet:
Windrush (Michael Long) 1, Flying Meringue (Nathan Long) 2, Torea 5 (Nigel Price) 3.
Kohimarama Yacht Club
420:
Thomas Saunders 1, Yelena Lee 2, Marcus Hansen 3.
Opti Green:
Taylor Wickman 1, Marcus Sommerville 2, Taylor Mitchell 3.
Opti:
Andrew McKenzie 1, Erica Dawson 2, Henry Wilkinson 3.
P Class:
Julia Hamilton 1, Chloe Gordon 2, Charlotte McElroy 3.
Splash:
Jordan McKenzie Brown 1, Bradley Taylor Swan 2, Michael Cate 3.
Startling:
Francesco Lardies 1, Byron Peard 2, James Rountree 3.
RADIO CONTROLLED YACHTS:
Electrons:
Greg Stenbeck 1, Greg Paul 2, Don Lidgard 3.
International One Metre:
Graham Cross 1, Jim Brown 2, Geoff Smale 3.
Nautic 12:
N Beetson 1, T McFarlane 2, D Liddle and P Ireland equal 3.
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SOCCER
ENGLISH FA CUP
Fifth round draw (Premier League unless stated, II denotes Championship (second division), III denotes League One (third division)): Bristol Rovers (III) v Southampton (II), Cardiff City (II) v Wolverhampton Wanderers (II), Sheffield United (II) v Middlesbrough, Liverpool v Barnsley (II), Manchester United v Arsenal, Preston North End (II) v Portsmouth, Coventry City (II) v West Bromwich Albion (II), Chelsea v Huddersfield Town (III). Ties to be played February 16-17.
ENGLISH CHAMPIONSHIP
Leicester 1 Crystal Palace 0.
SCOTTISH CUP
Fourth round (Premier League unless stated, II second division, III third division), Airdrie United (III) 0 Kilmarnock 2, Brechin City (III) 2 Hamilton Academical (II) 1 (after extra time), Gretna 0 Greenock Morton (II) 3.
AFRICAN CUP OF NATIONS
Ghana 2 Morocco 0, Guinea 1 Namibia 1.
FUTURE STARS UNDER-17 WOMEN
(North Harbour Stadium)
First day.-
USA 6 (Samantha Mewis 32, 41, 67; Victoria DiMartino 40, Kristen Mewis 59, Courtney Verloo 79) Australia 0. HT: 3-0
New Zealand 0 Germany 4 (Yasmin Pietsch 27, Svenja Huth 35, 45, Turid Knaak 83). HT: 0-3.
Tomorrow: Germany v Australia (3.30pm), New Zealand v USA (6pm).
Saturday: USA v Germany (3.30pm), New Zealand v Australia (6pm).
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TENNIS
VINA DEL MAR (Chile)
Juan Pablo Brzezicki (Argentina) bt 6 Oscar Hernandez (Spain) 7-6 6-1, Pablo Cuevas (Uruguay) bt Guillermo Coria (Argentina) 6-4 4-6 6-3, Santiago Ventura (Spain) bt Gaston Gaudio (Argentina) 6-3 6-0, Jose Acasuso (Argentina) bt Peter Luczak (Australia) 6-2 6-4, Mariano Zabaleta (Argentina) bt Diego Hartfield (Argentina) 6-3 7-5.
MEN'S WORLD RANKINGS
1. Roger Federer (Switzerland) 6630 points.
2. Rafael Nadal (Spain) 5980.
3. Novak Djokovic (Serbia) 5165.
4. Nikolay Davydenko (Russia) 2725.
5. David Ferrer (Spain) 2715.
6. Andy Roddick (US) 2155.
7. Richard Gasquet (France) 1895.
8. Mikhail Youzhny (Russia) 1845.
9. James Blake (US) 1710.
10. David Nalbandian (Argentina) 1700
11. Tomas Berdych (Czech Rep) 1685.
12. Andy Murray (Britain) 1685.
13. Marcos Baghdatis (Cyprus) 1640.
14. Guillermo Canas (Argentina) 1573.
15. Juan Carlos Ferrero (Spain) 1515.
16. Carlos Moya (Spain) 1505.
17. Tommy Robredo (Spain) 1490.
18. Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (France) 1489.
19. Paul-Henri Mathieu (France) 1465.
20. Lleyton Hewitt (Australia) 1460.
WOMEN'S WORLD RANKINGS
1. Justine Henin (Belgium) 6680 points.
2. Ana Ivanovic (Serbia) 4126.
3. Svetlana Kuznetsova (Russia) 3760.
4. Jelena Jankovic (Serbia) 3700.
5. Maria Sharapova (Russia) 3256.
6. Venus Williams (US) 2720.
7. Anna Chakvetadze (Russia) 2720.
8. Daniela Hantuchova (Slovakia) 2677.
9. Marion Bartoli (France) 2133.
10. Serena Williams (US) 2022.