Friday results

BASKETBALL

NBA
Detroit 81 Cleveland 69, Chicago 85 Milwaukee 77, Sacramento 99 LA Lakers 115.

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CRICKET

FIRST TEST

AUSTRALIA v PAKISTAN (Perth)

Lunch, second day:
AUSTRALIA
First innings
J. Langer c Khan b Sami 191
M. Hayden lbw Akhtar 4
R. Ponting b Sami 25
D. Martyn c Akmal b Sami 1
D. Lehmann b Akhtar 12
M. Clarke c ul-Haq b Akhtar 1
A. Gilchrist b Razzaq 69
S. Warne c Youhana b Razzaq 12
J. Gillespie c Akmal b Aktar 24
M. Kasprowicz lbw Akhtar 4
G. McGrath not out 8
Extras (1b, 14lb, 10nb, 5w) 30
Total (90.5 overs) 381

Fall: 1/6, 2/56, 3/58, 4/71, 5/78, 6/230, 7/253, 8/333, 9/362.

Bowling: S. Akhtar 22-1-99-5 (1nb, 1w), M. Sami 25.5-3-104-3 (3nb, 2w), M. Khalil 16-0-59-0 (1nb, 1w), A. Razzaq 12-0-55-2 (5nb, 1w), D. Kaneria 15-2-49-0.

NATIONAL BOYS UNDER-19 (Christchurch)

Otago 365 (R. Henaghan 110, M. Beer 91; J. Cunningham 4-70, C. Turkington 3-67) lost to Central Districts 368-4 (G. Hodge 62, H. Beaumont 62, B. Orton 114no) on first innings.

Auckland 214 (M. Guptill 44, D. de Border 47; A. Corliss 3-54, J. Sewell 3-54) and 196-2 (M. Guptill 102no, L. Webb 63) bt Wellington 162 (J. Colson 44, S. Devine 32no; C Munro 5-47, Jason Donnelly 3-39) on first innings.

Canterbury 394 (A. Duncan 56, D. Broom 53, B. McCord 111, H. Fisher 56; A Devcich 5-102) bt Northern Districts 278 (J. Boult 49, S. McLeod 79, A. Devcich 39; W. Lonsdale 3-28, T. Astle 2-39) on first innings.

Points after three rounds: Canterbury 39.40. Wellington 37.97, Auckland 36.84, Northern Districts 27.695, Central Districts 27.075, Otago 15.57.

UNDER-15 BOYS (Devonport)

A Section: Western 192 (M. Barry 50; B. Chemaly 3-47) and 122-5 dec (J. Bassett-Graham 46) bt Central 103 (S. Huri 7-27) and 167-7 (V. Scott 33; N Bell 6-72) on first innings.

North Harbour Black 192 (B. Schmulian 48, M Consedine 34; J. Neesham 3-21) and 54-2 lost to Eastern 307-6 dec (S. Wood 148, T. Talbot 46no) on first innings.

North Harbour Burgundy 108 (M. Vaughan 48; T. Tomlinson 3-35, G. Powell 5-32) and 138-4 (M. Vaughan 48, G Frankson 32no, T. Manning 33no) lost to South:South East 161 (L. Cassin 55; J Hunt 3-11) and 90-3 (N Bridge 36* R Lahood 39* T Manning 3/5) by seven wickets.

Points: Central 14, Eastern 12, Western 12, North Harbour Burgundy 10, South:South East 6, North Harbour Black 6

B Section: South:South East 94 (A. Hewaritharana 3-26) lost to Central 95-3 by seven wickets

North Harbour Black 267 (C. Mahoney 50, D. Newman 41, D. Jones 50; A. Bhat 4-16) bt Western 248-9 (S. Smith 34, T. Kerins 42, K. Donnell 4-39) by 18 runs.

Eastern 249-6 (J. Rosenberg 93, J. Webby 62) bt North Harbour Burgundy 235-8 (K. Goodhew 57, J. Mathieson 36) by 14 runs.

Points: Central 20, Eastern 16, South:South East 12, North Harbour Black 8, North Harbour Burgundy, Western 0

Auckland under-15 team: P. Helsby (Eastern), J. Rosenberg (Eastern B), B. Schmulian (North Harbour), K. Bunting (Eastern), S. Wood (Eastern), J. Bassett-Graham (Western), T. Manning (North Harbour), J. Tasman-Jones (North Harbour), V. Davies (Western), J. Eden-Whaitiri (Central), T. Horrocks (Eastern), S. Huri (Western).

Non-travelling reserves: F. Baker (Eastern),R. Frost (North Harbour).

Auckland under-15 development team: M. Barry (Western), T. Committee (North Harbour), S. Harris (Eastern B), B. Chemaly (Central), B. King (North Harbour), T. Talbot (Eastern), R. Pemberton (South: South East), J. Neesham (Eastern), N. Neutze (North Harbour), J. Hunt (North Harbour), K. Jadeja (South:South East), N. Bell (Western).

Non-travelling reserves: J. Crooks (Central B), D. Goodard (Eastern)

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EQUESTRIAN

TAUPO CHRISTMAS CLASSIC

New Zealand Equestrian Welcome Stakes: J. Cottle (Clevedon) Telegraph 1, R. Steel (Hawera) Gospel 2, S. Wilson (Waipukarau) Vita Power Swinger 3.

Toyota young rider: K. McVean (Matangi) Dunstan Hairy McClairy 1, A. Trent (Helensville) Katana NZPH 2, L. Coupe (Kumeu) Bush Magic 3.

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HALBERG AWARDS

Nominations (category finalists will be revealed early next month and the winners will be announced in Auckland on February 24):

Sportsman: H. Carter (triathlon), B. Docherty (triathlon), A. Forsyth (bowls), M. Foster (surf lifesaving), B. Fouhy (canoeing), G. Henderson (cycling), M. Johnson (paralympics), J. Martin (softball), P. Martin (paralympics), W. Ormond (rugby), M. Sorenson (softball), B. Townley (motocross) J. Wyatt (mountain running).

Sportswoman: L. Allison (triathlon), R. Anderson (surf lifesaving), F. Docherty (triathlon), M. Erakovic (tennis), B. Kendall (windsurfing), D. Loffhagan (basketball), K. Lynch (kick-boxing), A. McMillan (aerobics), C. Mosey (kiteboarding), V. Quin (mountain biking), K. Smith (athletics), H. Tompkins (equestrian), S. Ulmer (cycling), I. van Dyk (netball).

Team: B. Fouhy/S. Ferguson (canoeing), Black Sox (softball), NZ men's and women's hockey, C. and G. Evers-Swindell (rowing), J.Edwards/S. Sims (bowls), NZ Sevens (rugby), NZ surf lifesaving, NZ under-19 (rugby), NZ under-21 (rugby), Silver Ferns (netball), Tall Ferns (women's basketball), Wheel Blacks (paralympics).

Coach: R. Aitken (netball), B. Cameron (cycling), J. Cameron (swimming), M. Elliot (triathlon), I. Ferguson (canoeing), T. Gyde (cycling), A. McLean (rugby), C. Pilone (triathlon), B. Savage (paralympics), G. Sharman (Wheel Blacks), G. Tietjens (rugby), D. Tonks (rowing), K. Towns (hockey), D.Tricker (softball).

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SOCCER

UEFA CUP

Group A: Hearts (Scotland) 0 Ferencvaros (Hungary) 1, Basel (Switzerland) 1 Feyenoord (Netherlands) 0.

Group B: Standard Liege (Belgium) 1 Athletic Bilbao (Spain) 7, Parma (Italy) 3 Besiktas (Turkey) 2.

Group C: Club Bruges (Belgium) 1 Real Zaragoza (Spain) 1, Utrecht (Netherlands) 1 Austria Vienna (Austria) 2.

Group D: Newcastle United (England) 1 Sporting Lisbon (Portugal) 1, Sochaux (France) 1 Panionios (Greece) 0.

NATIONAL UNDER-16 GIRLS (Otahuhu)

Day six: Auckland-Manukau 3 United Soccer 0, Capital Soccer 0 Mainland Soccer 1, Central Soccer 1 Soccer South 1.

Day seven: Auckland-Manukau 4 Central Soccer 0, Capital Soccer 2 Waikato-BOP 3, Mainland Soccer 5 United Soccer 0.

Points: Auckland-Manukau 18, Waikato-BOP 13, Capital 9, Mainland 8, South 6, Central 3, United 1.

NATIONAL UNDER-14 GIRLS (Otahuhu)

Day six: Auckland-Manukau 3 United Soccer 2, Capital Soccer 3 Mainland Soccer 1, Central Soccer 2 Soccer South 2.

Day seven: Auckland-Manukau 7 Central Soccer 2, Capital Soccer 1 Waikato-BOP 2, Mainland Soccer 4 United Soccer 0.

Points: Auckland-Manukau 14, Waikato-BOP 14, Capital 12, Mainland 8, Central 7, United 3, South 1.

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SQUASH

WORLD DOUBLES

Men, semifinals (prefix number denotes seeding): B. Davis/C. White (Australia) bt 1-D. Palmer/A. Ricketts (Australia) 9-4 9-6 4-9 11-10, R. Bhattacharya/S. Ghosal (India) bt P. Quick/J. Crombie (US) 9-5 10-11 11-9 9/4.

Women, semifinals: 1-N. Grinham/R. Grinham (Australia) bt 2-N. David/T. Chuah (Malaysia) 9-4 9-5 9-4, L. Crome/L. Petera (NZ) bt S. Kitchen/T. Leevey (NZ) 11-10 11-8 7-9 9-7.

Mixed, semifinals: 1-D. Palmer/R. Grinham (Australia) bt D. Desira/C. White (Australia) 9-5 9-3 9-8, 2-S. Kitchen/G. Wilson (NZ) bt N. Grinham/D. Jenson (Australia) 9-6 7-9 3-9 9-7 11-10.

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SWIMMING

AUCKLAND OPEN

Women, 50m breaststroke: Z. Baker (Jasi, Christchurch) 32.12s, 1, S. Vettoretti (West Auckland) 34.56s, 2, T. R. Taite (Nth Shore) 34.78s, 3.

100m backstroke: H. McLean (North Shore) 1m 02.71s, 1, E. Coster (North Shore) 1m 04.71s, 2, M. Ingram (North Shore) 1m 05.10s, 3.

400m medley: H. Norfolk (North Shore) 4m 52.75s, 1, C. Ooi (Waterhole, Glen Eden) 5m 09.05s, 2, R. Clarke (Parnell) 5m 10.27s, 3.

200m freestyle: H. Norfolk (North Shore) 2m 03.39s, 1, A. Fitch (North Shore) 2m 03.31s, 2, T. R. Taite (North Shore) 2m 08.27s, 3.

Men, 400m medley: D. Kent (North Shore) 4m 23.06s, 1, D. Ryan (Waterhole, Glen Eden) 4m 49.41s, 2, Z. Moser (Parnell) 5m 06.34s, 3.

100m backstroke: L. Williams(Roskill) 58.70s, 1, C. Stanley (North Shore) 1m 00.23s, 2, V. Hahn (Mt Eden) 1m 04.64s, 3.

50m breaststroke: R. Teriipaia (Tahiti) 30.02s, 1, N. Anderson (North Shore) 31.17s, 2, A. Wiltshire(Parnell) 31.90s, 3.

200m freestyle: R. Voss (North Shore) 1m 53.68s, 1, M. Burmester (Otumoetai) 1m 55.25s, 2, M. Buck (North Shore) 1m 59.66s, 3.

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TENNIS

NZ RESIDENTIALS (Auckland)

Men's singles, quarter-finals: 7-J. Megraw (Nth Harbour) bt 1-A. Thompson (Auckland) 6-2 6-2, 4-M. Prentice (Wellington) bt 12-J. Hooper (Auckland) 6-2 6-4, 3-L. Radovanovich (Auckland) bt 10-J. Olsen (Auckland) 6-2 6-2, 2-R. Statham (Auckland) bt 11-A. Turner (Nth Harbour) 4-6 6-3 6-4.

Women's singles, quarter-finals: 1-S. Stephens (Nth Harbour) bt 7-S. Jones (Auckland) 6-1 6-4, 4-T. O'Connor (Auckland) bt 12-M. O'Keefe (Auckland) 6-0 6-3, 3-N. Tippins (Canterbury) bt 5-K. Vano (Auckland) 6-3 6-2, 2-L. Baker (Waikato) bt E. Barry(Canterbury) 6-3 6-2.

ORANGE BOWL (Key Biscayne, Florida)

New Zealander Marina Erakovic has been beaten in the second round of the singles.

Erakovic, seeded fifth, was defeated by American Alexa Glatch 6-7 (5-7) 2-6.