KEY POINTS:
BADMINTON
AUSTRALASIAN UNDER-17 CHAMPS
(Victoria)
Boys singles quarter-finals: Luke Charlesworth bt Te Ao Kura Ormsby Van Sel 21-12 21-13, Boris Ma (Australia) bt Evan Lee 21-16 21-10.
Girls singles quarterfinals: Victoria Cheng bt Michelle Chan 21-9 21-9, Olivia Na (Australia) bt Sam Zhang 22-20 18-21 24-22, Louise
Ma (Australia) bt Mary O'Connor 21-10 24-22.
BASKETBALL
ALBERT SCHWEITZER UNDER-19
(Germany)
France 84 (Christophe Leonard & Nicolas Lang 19) New Zealand 65 (Brook Ruscoe 14, Dion Prewster 14, Poutu Edwards 10).
NBA
Detroit 85 Miami 69, Denver 118 Dallas 105, Golden State 111 Portland 95.
EASTERN CONFERENCE
ATLANTIC DIVISION WLPCTGB 1. Boston5615.789-2. Philadelphia3735.514193. Toronto3635.507204. New Jersey3141.431255. NY Knicks2051.28236CENTRAL DIVISION 1. Detroit5121.708-2. Cleveland4032.556113. Indiana2943.403224. Chicago2843.394225. Milwaukee2446.34326SOUTHEAST DIVISION 1. Orlando4627.630-2. Washington3734.52183. Atlanta3140.437144. Charlotte2645.366195. Miami1359.18132WESTERN CONFERENCE NORTHWEST DIVISION 1. Utah4725.653-2. Denver4428.61133. Portland3835.52194. Minnesota1852.257285. Seattle1755.23630PACIFIC DIVISION 1. LA Lakers4923.681-2. Phoenix4724.66213. Golden State4427.62044. Sacramento3239.451165. LA Clippers2150.29627SOUTHWEST DIVISION 1. New Orleans4921.700-2. Houston4923.68113. San Antonio4923.68114. Dallas4527.62555. Memphis1853.25431
CRICKET
INDIA v SOUTH AFRICA
(Chennai)
FIRST TEST
Second day at close
SOUTH AFRICA
First innings
G. Smith c Laxman b Kumble73N. McKenzie c Dravid b H. Singh94H. Amla run out159J. Kallis c Jaffer b H. Singh13A. Prince c & b Kumble23AB de Villiers c Dhoni b Sreesanth44M. Boucher c Dravid b Sehwag70M. Morkel c & b H. Singh35P. Harris c Dhoni b H. Singh5D. Steyn c RP Singh b H. Singh15M. Ntini not out1Extras: (b-1 lb-5 w-1 nb-1)8 _ _ Total: (all out, 152.5 overs)540
Fall: 1/132, 2/196, 3/244, 4/291, 5/357, 6/456, 7/510, 8/520, 9/529.
Bowling: RP Singh 23-1-111-0, Sreesanth 26-5-104-1 (w-1 nb-1), Kumble 45-11-106-2, H. Singh 44.5-4-164-5, Sehwag 11-1-37-1, Ganguly 3-0-12-0.
INDIA
First innings
W. Jaffer not out25V. Sehwag not out52Extras: (lb-5)5 _ _ Total: (21 overs)82To bat: R. Dravid, S. Tendulkar, S. Ganguly, V. Laxman, M. Dhoni, A. Kumble, H. Singh, RP Singh, S. Sreesanth.
Bowling: Steyn 6-1-27-0, Ntini 7-1-26-0, Morkel 5-1-15-0, Harris 3-1-9-0.
India trail South Africa by 458 runs with 10 first innings wickets remaining.
STATE CHAMPIONSHIP
Canterbury team to play Otago at Carisbrook in Dunedin starting tomorrow. _
Kruger Van Wyk (captain), Corey Anderson, Todd Astle, Hamish Bennett, Leighton Burtt, Michael Davidson, Peter Fulton, Brandon Hiini, Johann Myburgh, Michael Papps, Iain Robertson, Shanan Stewart.
Northern Districts team to play Central Districts at McLean Park, Napier, starting tomorrow. _
James Marshall (captain), Graeme Aldridge, Brent Arnel, Daniel Flynn, Peter McGlashan, Bruce Martin, Cameron Merchant, Mark Orchard, Tim Southee, Joesph Yovich, BJ Watling, Brad Wilson.
CYCLING
WORLD TRACK CHAMPIONSHIP
(Manchester)
Men
Team pursuit. _
Final: Britain (Edward Clancy, Geraint Thomas, Paul Manning, Bradley Wiggins) 3:56.322 (new WR) bt Denmark (Michael Faerk Christensen, Casper Jorgensen, Jens-Erik Madsen, Alex Rasmussen) 3:59.381; bronze medal: Australia (Luke Roberts, Graeme Brown, Mark Jamieson, Bradley McGee) 4:00.089 bt New Zealand (Sam Bewley, Westley Gough, Hayden Roulston, Marc Ryan) 4:01.993.
Qualifying: 1. Denmark (Michael Faerk Christensen, Casper Jorgensen, Jens-Erik Madsen, Alex Rasmussen) 3min 57.734, 2. Britain (Edward Clancy, Geraint Thomas, Paul Manning, Bradley Wiggins) 3:58.983, 3. New Zealand (Sam Bewley, Westley Gough, Hayden Roulston, Marc Ryan) 4:00.833, 4. Australia (Jack Bobridge, Graeme Brown, Mark Jamieson, Bradley McGee) 4:00.947, 5. Russia 4:04.310, 6. France 4:04.577, 7. Spain 4:05.138, 8. Netherlands 4:05.302, 9. Germany 4:06.941, 10. Ukraine 4:07.086, 11. Colombia 4:09.960, 12. Korea 4:14.157
Sprint. _
Qualifying (first 24 to next rd): 1. Kevin Sireau (France) 9.992sec, 2. Gregory Bauge (France) 10.028, 3. Mickael Bourgain (France) 10.029, 4. Theo Bos (Netherlands) 10.032, . Chris Hoy (Britain) 10.032, 6. Francois Pervis (France) 10.035, 7. Jason Kenny (Britain) 10.067, 8. Maximilian Levy (Germany) 10.073, 9. Ryan Bayley (Australia) 10.126, 10. Shane Perkins (Australia) 10.150, 11. Azizulhasni Awang (Malaysia) 10.160, 12. Ross Edgar (Britain) 10.178, 13. Roberto Chiappa (Italy) 10.187, 14. Andriy Vynokurov (Ukraine) 10.201, 15. Kazunari Watanabe (Japan) 10.275, 16. Carsten Bergemann (Germany) 10.276, 17. Sergey Ruban (Russia) 10.287, 18. Kiyofumi Nagai (Japan) 10.292, 19. Mark French (Australia) 10.296, 20. Teun Mulder (Netherlands) 10.310, 21. Lukasz Kwiatkowski (Poland) 10.312, 22. Michael Blatchford (US) 10.313, 23. Filip Ptacnik (Czech Republic) 10.316, 24. Tsubasa Kitatsuru (Japan) 10.340, 25. Josiah Ng Onn Lam (Malaysia) 10.352, 26. Hodei Mazquiaran (Spain) 10.366, 27. Tim Veldt (Netherlands) 10.373, 28. Daniel Ellis (Australia) 10.377, 29. Sergey Borisov (Russia) 10.379, 30. Adam Duvendeck (US) 10.419.
Selected: Wen Hao Li (China) 10.460, Travis Smith (Canada) 10.475, Gideon Massie (US) 10.475, Stefan Nimke (Germany) 10.500, Qi Tang (China) 10.539.
2nd rd: Kevin Sireau (France) 10.549 bt Tsubasa Kitatsuru (Japan), Gregory Bauge (France) 11.290 bt Filip Ptacnik (Czech Republic), Mickael Bourgain (France) 10.569 bt Michael Blatchford (US), Theo Bos (Netherlands) 10.740 bt Lukasz Kwiatkowski (Poland), Chris Hoy (Britain) 10.754 bt Teun Mulder (Netherlands), Francois Pervis (France) 10.895 bt Mark French (Australia), Jason Kenny (Britain) 10.574 bt Kiyofumi Nagai (Japan), Maximilian Levy (Germany) 10.940 bt Sergey Ruban (Russia), Ryan Bayley (Australia) 10.608 bt Carsten Bergemann (Germany), Shane Perkins (Australia) 10.770 bt Kazunari Watanabe (Japan), Andriy Vynokurov (Ukraine) 11.386 bt Azizulhasni Awang (Malaysia), Roberto Chiappa (Italy) 10.636 bt Ross Edgar (Britain).
3rd rd (winners to quarters, losers to repechages): Roberto Chiappa (Italy) 10.572 bt Kevin Sireau (France), Gregory Bauge (France) 10.721 bt Andriy Vynokurov (Ukraine), Mickael Bourgain (France) 10.461 bt Shane Perkins (Australia), Theo Bos (Netherlands) 10.571 bt Ryan Bayley (Australia), Maximilian Levy (Germany) 10.922 bt Chris Hoy (Britain) _ Levy disqualified, Jason Kenny (Britain) 10.770 bt Francois Pervis (France).
Repechages. _
Kevin Sireau (France) bt Francois Pervis (France) and Ryan Bayley (Australia), Andriy Vynokurov (Ukraine) bt Shane Perkins (Australia) and Maximilian Levy (Germany).
Quarter-finals: Roberto Chiappa (Italy) 10.619 and 10.613 bt Andriy Vynokurov (Ukraine), Kevin Sireau (France) 10.310 and 10.749 bt Gregory Bauge (France) after decider, Chris Hoy (Britain) 10.563 and 10.42 bt Theo Bos (Netherlands) after decider, Mickael Bourgain (France) 10.726 and 10.636 bt Jason Kenny (Britain).
Semi-finals: Roberto Chiappa (Italy) v Chris Hoy (Britain), Kevin Sireau (France) v Mickael Bourgain (France).
Women
Individual pursuit. _
Qualifying: 1. Rebecca Romero (Britain) 3min 29.953, 2. Sarah Hammer (US) 3:31.041, 3. Wendy Houvenaghel (Britain) 3:31.753, 4. Katie Mactier (Australia) 3:32.043, 5. Eleonora Van Dijk (Netherlands) 3:32.505, 6. Lesya Kalitovska (Ukraine) 3:33.926, 7. Alison Shanks (NZ) 3:35.212, 8. Maria Calle (Colombia) 3:35.505, 9. Karin Thurig (Switzerland) 3:36.229, 10. Verena Joos (Germany) 3:36.357.
Selected: 18. Min Hye Lee (Korea) 3:44.930.
Final: Rebecca Romero (Britain) 3min 30.501 bt Sarah Hammer (US); bronze medal: Katie Mactier (Australia) 3:32.347 bt Wendy Houvenaghel (Britain).
Team sprint. _
Qualifying: 1. Great Britain (Victoria Pendleton, Shanaze Reade) 33.186s, 2. China (Jinie Gong, Lulu Zheng) 33.943, 3. Germany (Dana Gloess, Miriam Welte) 34.135, 4. France (Sanie Clair, Virginie Cueff) 34.165, 5. Russia (Svetlana Grankovskaya, Oksana Grishina) 34.867, 6. Italy (Valentina Alessio, Elisa Frisoni) 35.414, 7. Thailand (Wathinee Luekajorh, Jutatip Maneephan) 37.752.
Final: Great Britain (Shanaze Reade, Victoria Pendleton) 33.186 bt China (Jinie Gong, Lulu Zheng); bronze medal: Germany (Dana Gloess, Miriam Welte) 34.135 bt France (Sandie Clair, Virginie Cueff).
GOLF
MIDWEEK 18 HOLE MATCHPLAY
(Aviation Country Club)
Aviation 61.5 Waiheke 46.5, Akarana 53.5 Titirangi 54.5, Pukekohe 61.5 Maramarua 46.5, Clarks Beach 48 Manukau 60.
Points: Pukekohe 179.5, Titirangi 170.5, Aviation 163.5, Waiheke 160.5, Maramaru 159.0, Akarana 158.0, Manukau 157.5, Clarks Beach 147.5.
NEW ORLEANS CLASSIC
(US unless stated)66 _ Dean Wilson
67 _ Briny Baird, Peter Lonard (Australia), Chez Reavie
68 _ Vaughn Taylor, Jay Williamson, Steve Elkington (Australia), Cameron Beckman
69 _ John Mallinger, Woody Austin, Joe Durant, Steve Flesch, Harrison Frazar, Patrick Sheehan, Troy Matteson, Nicholas Thompson
70 _ Ted Purdy, Shigeki Maruyama (Japan), Steve Stricker, Robert Karlsson (Sweden), Robert Gamez, Marc Turnesa, Tommy Armour III, Tag Ridings, Charles Warren, Todd Hamilton, Jeff Maggert, Rocco Mediate, Brandt Jobe, Jin Park (South Korea), Bubba Dickerson, Roland Thatcher
71 _ Carlos Franco (Paraguay), Bob Tway, Johnson Wagner, Garrett Willis, Mike Weir (Canada), Carl Pettersson (Sweden), Kenny Perry, Mark Calcavecchia, Jeff Quinney, Pat Perez, Kevin Sutherland, Liang Wen-chong (China), Kevin Streelman, Scott Sterling, Brian Davis (Britain), Marco Dawson, Daniel Chopra (Sweden), Padraig Harrington (Ireland), George McNeill, Nick Watney, Nathan Green (Australia), Brett Quigley, Toru Taniguchi (Japan), Jeff Gove, Jon Mills (Canada), Tim Wilkinson (NZ)
ANDALUCIA OPEN
(Marbella, British unless stated)
65 _ Lee Westwood
66 _ Jan-Are Larsen (Norway), Danny Willett
67 _ Matthew Millar (Australia)
68 _ Emanuele Canonica (Italy), Christian Cevaer (France), Maarten Lafeber (Netherlands), Damien McGrane (Ireland), Rory McIlroy
69 _ Gregory Bourdy (France), David Drysdale, Mark Foster, Peter Hedblom (Sweden), Michael Jonzon (Sweden), Thomas Levet (France), Alexander Noren (Sweden), Henrik Nystrom (Sweden), Juan Parron (Spain), Florian Praegant (Austria), Carl Suneson (Spain)
70 _ Richard Bland, Ariel Canete (Argentina), Jamie Donaldson, Bradley Dredge, Pelle Edberg (Sweden), Oliver Fisher, Alastair Forsyth, David Lynn, Stuart Manley, Pablo Martin (Spain), Jarmo Sandelin (Sweden), Marcel Siem (Germany), Patrik Sjoland (Sweden)
Also: Gareth Paddison (NZ) 71.
SOUTH ISLAND CHAMPIONSHIPS
(Invercargill)
Men
203 _ Nick Gillespie (Hastings) 70 65 68, Jared Pender (Tauranga) 67 70 66
205 _ Daniel Pearce (Coringa) 68 67 70
208 _ Andrew Green (Shandon) 72 69 67
210 _ Tyrone Ne lson (Kaiapoi) 73 70 67
212 _ Nic Kay (Coringa) 69 72 71, Sean Riordan (Takaka) 72 69 71
214 _ Leighton James (The Grange) 73 68 73
215 _ Dale Clarke (Sherwood Park) 73 69 73, Aaron Leech (Cambridge) 74 69 72
216 _ Michael Schofield (Masterton) 75 66 75, Peter Spearman-Burn (Miramar) 69 74 73, Ben Taylor (Omokoroa) 72 73 71, Tyler McLean (Invercargill) 72 74 70
217 _ Owen Burgess (R ussley) 70 72 75, Cody Harper (Invercargill) 73 70 74, Jonny Dittmer (Shandon) 71 74 72, Mark O'Malley (Ashburton) 72 73 72
Women
222 _ Caroline Bon (Northland) 75 70 77
225 _ Samantha Whittle (Australia) 71 75 79, Dana Kim (Christchurch) 76 73 76
227 _ Eri Miyake (Coringa) 76 75 76
230 _ Zoe Brake (Whakatane) 70 78 82, Jenny Sim (Russley) 76 79 75
235 _ Monica Tulisi (Otago) 75 84 76
236 _ Olivia Crispin (Coringa) 79 79 78
239 _ Robyn Pullar (Invercargill) 82 80 77
242 _ Abigail Kingsford (Waimairi Beach) 84 76 82
LPGA SAFEWAY INTERNATIONAL
(Arizona)
62 _ Angela Stanford (USA)
65 _ Lorena Ochoa (Mexico)
66 _ Sherri Steinhauer (USA)
67 _ Jee Young Lee, Karen Stupples (Great Britain), Ya-Ni Tseng (Chinese Taipei), Heather Young (USA)
68 _ Na Yeon Choi, Sophie Gustafson (Sweden), Michele Redman (USA)
69 _ Paula Creamer (USA), Katie Futcher (USA), Pat Hurst (USA), Jeong Jang, Christina Kim (USA), Birdie Kim, Becky Morgan (Great Britain), Giulia Sergas (Italy), Annika Sorenstam (Sweden)
ICE HOCKEY
NHL
NY Rangers 3 New Jersey 2, Boston 4 Toronto 2, Washington 4 Tampa Bay 3 (OT), Atlanta 3 Florida 2, Buffalo 4 Ottawa 3, Pittsburgh 3 NY Islanders 1, San Jose 3 Dallas 2 (OT), Los Angeles 4 Phoenix 0.
EASTERN CONFERENCE
ATLANTIC DIVISION
WLOTLGFGAPTS1. Pittsburgh45267239209972. New Jersey42287193185913. NY Rangers402611202188914. Philadelphia392810233221885. NY Islanders3437718623175
NORTHEAST DIVISION
WLOTLGFGAPTS1. Montreal432410247213962. Ottawa42288252236923. Boston392810203213884. Buffalo363011242231835. Toronto35331022124380
SOUTHEAST DIVISION
WLOTLGFGAPTS1. Carolina41306234236882. Washington39318228228863. Florida36339208215814. Atlanta32388207261725. Tampa Bay3038921725069WESTERN CONFERENCE
CENTRAL DIVISION
WLOTLGFGAPTS1. Detroit512062441711082. Nashville38318220220843. Chicago36338220221804. Columbus343211186201795. St. Louis30341218622272
NORTHWEST DIVISION
WLOTLGFGAPTS1. Minnesota41289210211912. Calgary402710215213903. Colorado41316216207884. Vancouver382910203196865. Edmonton3934522524183
PACIFIC DIVISION
WLOTLGFGAPTS1. San Jose4621102071811022. Anaheim44268194181963. Dallas42296223194904. Phoenix37356205219805. Los Angeles3140722024869
SOFTBALL
NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS
(Wellington)
First division: Miramar 1 Hutt City United 0, Ramblers 3 Porirua 0, Northcote 10 Richmond Keas 4, Ramblers 8 Hutt City United 0, Porirua 11 Miramar 5, Auckland United 6 Richmond Keas 5, Northcote 4 Auckland Marist 3.
Second division: Waitakere Bears 6 Hutt Valley Cardinals 1, Giants 3 Parklands Christchurch United 1, Auckland Metro 8 Giants 0, Parklands Christchurch United 8 Poneke-Kilbirnie 7,
Third division: Pumas 11 Albion 3, Papanui 5 Howick 4, Howick 11 Otahuhu 4, Albion 3 Halswell 1.
SWIMMING
NZ OLYMPIC TRIALS
(Waitakere)
Men
50 backstroke A final: Daniel Bell (West Auckland) 25.95 1, Kurt Bassett 26.45 2, John Zulch 27.14 3. B final) Mark Turner (Laser Mt Eden Auckland) 28.44 and Jackson Arlidge (Opunake) 28.44 equal 1.
100 freestyle A final: Cameron Gibson (North Shore) 49.83sec 1, Mark Herring (West Auckland) 49.85 2, Orinoco Faamausili-Banse (Laser Mt Eden Auckland) 50.83 3. B final: Hamish Wilson (Jasi Canterbury) 52.08 1, Cameron Simpson (Templeton Canterbury) 53.38 2, Jason Eason (Mana Wellington) 53.97 3.
200 butterfly A final: Moss Burmester (North Shore) 1min 55.50sec (Q) 1, Andrew McMillan (North Shore) 1.59.78 2, Andre Blyth (Wharenui Canterbury) 2.02.41 3. B final: Steven Kent (SwimZone Wellington) 2.08.49 1, William Prior (West Auckland) 2.09.55 2, Brett Henehan (Howick/Pakuranga) 2.10.51 3.
200 breaststroke A final: Glenn Snyders (North Shore) 2.13.05 (Q) 1, Matthew Glassford (Alexandra) 2.22.52 2, Carsten Corazza (Howick/Pakuranga) 2.24.19 3. B final: Amini Fonua (West Auckland) 2.32.79 1, Rory Eason (Mana Wellington) 2.35.01 2, Shane Smith (West Auckland) 2.35.04 3.
800 freestyle relay: Auckland A 7.30.67 1, Canterbury/West Coast 7.45.72 2, Auckland B 7.46.52 3.
1500m freestyle, A final: Kane Radford (Aquatx Rotorua) 15min 38.48sec 1, Bryn Murphy (Waves Otago) 15.39.42 2, Shane Patience (Waves Otago) 15.52.18 3. B final: Phillip Ryan (Waterhole Auckland) 16.20.18 1, Jonathan Pullon (Fairfield Waikato) 16.46.24 2, Benjamin McFetridge (Capital Wellington) 16.55.30 3.
Women
50 breaststroke A final: Annabelle Carey (AquaGym Canterbury) 32.74sec 1, Sarah Vettoretti (West Auckland) 33.24 2, Katie Bone (North Shore) 33.59 3. B final: Ellen Quirke (Capital Wellington) 34.20 1, Faye Hudson (Motueka) 34.84 2, Tracey Craythorne (Jasi Canterbury) 35.16 3.
200 freestyle A final: Helen Norfolk (North Shore) 2min 01.05sec 1, Lauren Boyle (West Auckland) 2.01.10 2, Hayley Palmer (North Shore) 2.03.42 3. B final: Samantha Lucie-Smith (Karori Pirates Wellington) 2.07.95 1, Chantelle Cowlrick (Capital Wellington) 2.10.20 2, Kendall Reidy (Central Hawke's Bay) 2.10.33 3.
200 individual medley A final: Helen Norfolk (North Shore) 2.17.76 1, Ellen Quirke (Capital Wellington) 2.20.18 2, Carmen Ooi (West Auckland) 2.21.11 3. B final: Kendall Reidy (Central Hawke's Bay) 2.27.99 1, Georgia Johnston (Stratford Taranaki) 2.28.06 2, Renee Stothard (Howick/Pakuranga) 2.28.16 3.
200 butterfly A final: Charlotte Webby (Bellblock Taranaki) 2.17.92 1, Abby Shaw (AquaGym Canterbury) 2.18.69 2, Elizabeth Brown (Ashburton) 2.20.51 3. B final: Lucy Meehan (Karori Wellington) 2.26.65 1, Kendell Davison (Bell Block Taranaki) 2.32.54 2, Elizabeth Potts (AquaGym Canterbury) 2.34.39 3.
TENNIS
SONY ERICSSON OPEN
(Miami)
Men, first round. _
R Sweeting (US) bt F Volandri (Italy) 6-3 6-2, R Soederling (Sweden) bt S Koubek (Austria) 6-0 6-1, M Ancic (Croatia) bt G Simon (France) 6-2 6-7 6-3, A Clement (France) bt M Fish (US) 6-3 6-3, S Bolelli (Italy) bt S Giraldo (Colombia) 6-3 7-5, J Acasuso (Argentina) bt S Ventura (Spain) 6-2 6-4, B Reynolds (US) bt M Safin (Russia) 7-6 4-6 7-6, J Tipsarevic (Serbia) bt L Yen-hsun (Taiwan) 6-1 4-6 6-4, E Gulbis (Latvia) bt D Hrbaty (Slovakia) 6-3 4-6 6-1.
Women, first round. _
P Shuai (China) bt E Daniilidou (Greece) 1-1 (Daniilidou retired), A Wozniak (Canada) bt A Rezai (France) 2-6 6-4 6-3, Z Jie (China) bt G Voskoboeva (Russia) 6-2 7-6, S Lisicki (Germany) bt C Vandeweghe (US) 6-4 7-5, D Cibulkova (Slovakia) bt T Tanasugarn (Thailand) 6-1 6-2, T Garbin (Italy) bt M Oudin (US) 7-5 2-6 6-1, C Pin (France) bt O Savchuk (Ukraine) 6-1 7-5, E Loit (France) bt V Ruano (Spain) 7-6 6-4, S Arvidsson (Sweden) bt T Poutchek (Belarus) 6-4 6-3.