KEY POINTS:
BASKETBALL
NBA
Toronto 122 Washington 83, Philadelphia 112 Milwaukee 69, Orlando 107 Miami 91 Denver 106 Memphis 102, Golden State 116 New Orleans 103, Minnesota 83 Chicago 67, Utah 100 NY Knicks 89, Cleveland 84 Portland 83, Sacramento 105 Charlotte 91, La Clippers 95 Atlanta 88.
EASTERN
CONFERENCE
ATLANTIC DIVISION
WLPCTGB 1. Boston358.814-2. Toronto2520.556113. New Jersey1926.422174. Philadelphia1828.39118 1/25. NY Knicks1431.31122CENTRAL DIVISION 1. Detroit3213.711-2. Cleveland2519.5686 1/23. Indiana1927.41313 1/24. Chicago1827.400145. Milwaukee1829.38315SOUTHEAST DIVISION 1. Orlando2918.617-2. Washington2420.5453 1/23. Atlanta1824.4298 1/24. Charlotte1828.39110 1/25. Miami935.20518 1/2WESTERN CONFERENCE NORTHWEST DIVISION 1. Utah2818.609-2. Denver2718.600 1/23. Portland2619.5781 1/24. Seattle1035.22217 1/25. Minnesota936.20018 1/2PACIFIC DIVISION 1. Phoenix3313.717-2. LA Lakers2815.6513 1/23. Golden State2819.5965 1/24. Sacramento2024.455125. LA Clippers1428.33317SOUTHWEST DIVISION 1. New Orleans3213.711-2. Dallas3113.705 1/23. San Antonio2816.6363 1/24. Houston2520.55675. Memphis1333.28319 1/2 BIATHLON
Varis tested positive for EPO
CRICKET
ENGLAND TOUR
Tomorrow: v Canterbury, Christchurch
Sunday: v Canterbury, Christchurch
Tuesday: First Twenty20 international, Eden Park
Thursday: Second Twenty20 international, Christchurch
Feb 9: First ODI, Westpac Stadium, Wellington
Feb 12: Second ODI, Seddon Park, Hamilton
Feb 15: Third ODI, Eden Park
Feb 20: Fourth ODI, McLean Park, Napier
Feb 23: Fifth ODI, Christchurch
Feb 25-26: v Otago, University Oval, Dunedin
Feb 28-March 1: v Otago, University Oval.
March 5-9: First test, Seddon Park
March 13-17: Second test, Basin Reserve
March 22-26: Third test, McLean Park
CYCLING
WELLINGTON CLASSIC
Third stage, Masterton-Admiral Hill, 185km (NZ unless stated): Travis Meyer (Australia, South Australia.com AIS) 4hr 40min 45secs 1, Robin Reid (Delmaine Foods) at 2secs 2, Chris Jory (Australia, FRF Couriers) at 1min 18secs 3, Adam Semple (Australia, South Australia.com AIS) at 2:23 4, Jeremy Yates (Subway) at 2:48 5, David Pell (Australia, Savings and Loans) at 3:17 6, Scott Lyttle (Solway Park) at 4:19 7, Josh Page (Konica Minolta) at 4:48 8, Hayden Josefski (Australia, South Australia.com AIS) at 4:52 9, Chris Luxton (Australia, Savings and Loans) at 5:01 10.
POWERBAR CRITERIUM SERIES
(Auckland Tank Farm)
PowerBar A Grade: J Atkinson, 1, E Crowther, 2, B Aldrich, 3, A Strong , 4, R Rollinson, 5.
Air New Zealand B Grade: D Smith, 1, C Patchett, 2, W Devoy, 3.
Women: M McLean, 1, C Boyens, 2, N Hassan, 3.
TOUR OF QATAR
Fifth stage, 170km ride around Al Khor: Danilo Napolitano (Italy/Lampre) 170km in 3hr 49min 14sec 1, Alberto Loddo (Italy) s.t. 2, Tom Boonen (Belgium) st 3, Francesco Chicchi (Italy) st 4, Nicolai Trussov (Russia), st 5, Luciano Pagliarini (Brazil) st 6, Sebastian Siedler (Germany) st 7, Gorik Gardeyn (Belgium) st 8, Steven De Jongh (Netherlands) st 9, Nico Eeckhout (Belgium) st 10.
Overall: Tom Boonen (Belgium/Quick Step) 12hr 38min 07sec 1, Steven De Jongh (Netherlands) at 17sec 2, Greg Van Avermaet (Belgium) 30 3, Christopher Sutton (Australia) 36 4, Jurgen Roelandts (Belgium) 40 5, Alexandre Pichot (France) 1:00 6, Maarten Tjallingii (Netherlands) 1:03 7, Wilfried Cretskens (Belgium) 1:13 8, Alberto Loddo (Italy) 1:18 9, Sebastian Siedler (Germany) 1:31 10.
GOLF
DUBAI DESERT CLASSIC
(Emirates GC)
First round.-
65: Tiger Woods (US).
67: Simon Dyson (Britain), Pelle Edberg (Sweden), Scott Hend (Australia), Miguel Angel Jimenez (Spain), Martin Kaymer (Germany), Thomas Levet (France), Graeme McDowell (Britain), Andrew McLardy (South Africa), Gary Murphy (Ireland), Jyoti Randhawa (India), Jeev Milkha Singh (India).
68: Benn Barham (Britain), Ariel Canete (Argentina), Robert-Jan Derksen (Netherlands), Ernie Els (South Africa), Sergio Garcia (Spain), Soren Hansen (Denmark), Garry Houston (Britain), David Howell (Britain), Shiv Kapur (India), James Kingston (South Africa), Damien McGrane (Ireland), Peter O'Malley (Australia), Henrik Stenson (Sweden), Daniel Vancsik (Argentina).
69: Andrew Coltart (Britain), Ross Fisher (Britain), Alastair Forsyth (Britain), Marcus Fraser (Australia), Ignacio Garrido (Spain), Peter Hedblom (Sweden), Thongchai Jaidee (Thailand), Soren Kjeldsen (Denmark), Peter Lawrie (Ireland), Rory McIlroy (Britain), Hennie Otto (South Africa), Richard Sterne (South Africa), Graeme Storm (Britain), Miles Tunnicliff (Britain), Mads Vibe-Hastrup (Denmark), Lee Westwood (Britain).
70: Paul Broadhurst (Britain), Stephen Gallacher (Britain), Anders Hansen (Denmark), Peter Hanson (Sweden), Robert Karlsson (Sweden), Jose Manuel Lara (Spain), Mark O'Meara (US), Ian Poulter (Britain), Charl Schwartzel (South Africa).
71: Johan Edfors (Sweden), Per-Ulrik Johansson (Sweden), Brendan Jones (Australia), Maarten Lafeber (Netherlands), Jose-Filipe Lima (Portugl), Paul McGinley (Ireland), Alexander Noren (Sweden).
72: Philip Archer (Britain), Christian Cevaer (France), Nick Dougherty (Britain), Scott Drummond (Britain), Martin Erlandsson (Sweden), Niclas Fasth (Sweden), Mark Foster (Britain), David Frost (South Africa), Jean-Baptiste Gonnet (France), Ricardo Gonzalez (Argentina), Anton Haig (South Africa), Gregory Havret (France), Simon Khan (Britain), Barry Lane (Britain), Paul Lawrie (Britain), Francesco Molinari (Italy), Colin Montgomerie (Britain), Hideto Tanihara (Japan).
73: Fredrik Andersson Hed (Sweden), Markus Brier (Austria), Stephen Dodd (Britain), Bradley Dredge (Britain), Gonzalo Fernandez-Castano (Spain), Richard Green (Australia), Joakim Haeggman (Sweden), David Lynn (Britain), Louis Oosthuizen (South Africa), Alvaro Quiros (Spain), Jean-Francois Remesy (France), Marcel Siem (Germany), Jean Van de Velde (France), Anthony Wall (Britain), Steve Webster (Britain).
74: Ross Bain (Britain), John Bickerton (Britain), Thomas Bjorn (Denmark), Gregory Bourdy (France), Darren Clarke (Britain), Mikko Ilonen (Finland), Raphael Jacquelin (France), James Kamte (South Africa), Jean-Francois Lucquin (France), Chapchai Nirat (Thailand), Phillip Price (Britain), Sam Walker (Britain), Marc Warren (Britain).
75: Richard Finch (Britain), Sam Little (Britain), Carlos Rodiles (Spain), Tom Whitehouse (Britain).
76: Michael Campbell (NZ), David Griffiths (Britain), Mardan Mamat (Singapore), Zane Scotland (Britain), Matthew Turner (Britain), Simon Wakefield (Britain).
77: Carl Suneson (Spain).
78: Pablo Martin (Spain), Oliver Wilson (Britain).
79: Faycal Serghini (Morocco).
80: Andrew Whitelaw (Britain).
81: Khalid Yousuf (United Arab Emirates).
MOTORSPORT
AIGP
(Eastern Creek)
Practice round: Loic Duval (Fra) 1 minute 18.675 seconds 1, Robert Wickens (Can) at 0.266 secs 2, Robbie Kerr (Gbr) 0.321 3, Jonny Reid (NZ) 0.427 4, Chris Alajajian (Leb) 0.662 5, Jeroen Bleekemolen (Ned) 0.994 6, John Martin (Aus) 1.035 7, David Garza (Mex) 1.179 8, Jonathan Summerton (US) 1.239 9, Congfu Cheng (Chn) 1.315 10.
OLYMPICS
London Olympic chiefs defend salaries
London Olympic chiefs defended the salaries of its top executives yesterday after it emerged some were earning up to £100,000 ($256,150) more than first thought. About seven senior executives at the Olympic Delivery Authority are being paid more than £200,000. Among the big earners were Howard Shiplee, director of construction, who is on £258,750 not £147,000 as stated. Others include Dennis Hone, director of finance and corporate services, who is on £253,624 not £162,000 pounds and Alison Nimmo, director of design and regeneration, who is on £207,000 not £158,000. Godric Smith, director of communications, is on £175,950 not £105,000.
SOCCER
Beckham left out
FRANCE SQUAD
Goalkeepers: Gregory Coupet (Olympique Lyon), Sebastien Frey (Fiorentina), Mickael Landreau (Paris St Germain), Steve Mandanda (Olympique Marseille).
Defenders: Eric Abidal (Barcelona), Jean-Alain Boumsong and Francois Clerc and Sebastien Squillaci (all Olympique Lyon), Gael Clichy, William Gallas and Bakary Sagna (all Arsenal), Julien Escude (Sevilla), Patrice Evra (Manchester United), Gael Givet (Olympique Marseille), Philippe Mexes (AS Roma), Willy Sagnol (Bayern Munich), Lilian Thuram (Barcelona).
Midfielders: Abou Diaby (Arsenal), Alou Diarra (Girondins Bordeaux), Lassana Diarra (Portsmouth), Mathieu Flamini (Arsenal), Claude Makelele (Chelsea), Samir Nasri (Olympique Marseille), Jerome Rothen (Paris St Germain), Jeremy Toulalan (Olympique Lyon), Patrick Vieira (Inter Milan).
Forwards: Nicolas Anelka (Chelsea), Hatem Ben Arfa, Karim Benzema and Sidney Govou (all Olympique Lyon), Jimmy Briand (Stade Rennes), Djibril Cisse (Olympique Marseille), Thierry Henry (Barcelona), Florent Malouda (Chelsea), Jeremy Menez (Monaco), Franck Ribery (Bayern Munich).
Major moves in the English Premier League transfer window.
Alfonso Alves, Heerenveen to Middlesbrough, undisclosed.
Andy Reid, Charlton to Sunderland, £4 million.
Gilberto, Hertha Berlin to Tottenham, undisclosed.
Paul Stalteri, Tottenham to Fulham, loan.
Anthony Gardner, Tottenham to Everton, loan.
Grzegorz Rasiak, Southampton to Bolton.
Erik Hagen, Zenit St Petersburg to Wigan, loan.
Steven Davis, Fulham to Glasgow Rangers, loan.
Toni Kallio, BSC Young Boys to Fulham, undisclosed.
Alan Stubbs, Everton to Derby County, free.
Jari Litmanen, Malmo to Fulham, free.
David Rozehnal, Newcastle United to Lazio, loan.
Ousmane Dabo, Manchester City to Lazio, undisclosed.
Roy Carroll, Glasgow Rangers to Derby County, free.
Christian Dailly, West Ham United to Glasgow Rangers, free.
Gary Cahill, Aston Villa to Bolton, undisclosed.
Alan Hutton, Rangers to Tottenham, £8 million.
Mohamed Sissoko, Liverpool to Juventus, £8.2 million.
Andrew Cole, Sunderland to Burnley, loan.
Georgios Samaras, Manchester City to Celtic, loan.
Jimmy Kebe, Lens to Reading, undisclosed.
Jonathan Woodgate, Middlesbrough to Tottenham, undisclosed.
Milan Baros, Lyon to Portsmouth, loan.
Marlon King, Watford to Wigan, undisclosed.
Denny Landzaat, Wigan to Feyenoord, £2 million.
Eddie Johnson, Kansas City Wizards to Fulham, undisclosed.
Rade Prica, Aalborg to Sunderland, £2 million.
Phil Bardsley, Manchester United to Sunderland, £2 million.
Leon Andreasen, Werder Bremen to Fulham, undisclosed.
James McFadden, Everton to Birmingham City, £5 million.
Ryan Shawcross, Manchester United to Stoke City, £1 million.
Antonia Valencia, Villarreal to Wigan, undisclosed.
Lassana Diarra, Arsenal to Portsmouth, undisclosed.
Matt Taylor, Portsmouth to Bolton Wanderers, undisclosed.
Maynor Figueroa, Deportivo Olimpia to Wigan, loan.
Branislav Ivanovic, Lokomotiv Moscow to Chelsea, undisclosed.
Gretar Steinsson, AZ Alkmaar to Bolton Wanderers, £3.5million.
David Murphy, Hibernian to Birmingham, £1.5.million.
Dan Gosling, Plymouth Argyle to Everton, £2 million.
Nicolas Anelka, Bolton Wanderers to Chelsea, £15 million.
Manuel Fernandes, Valencia to Everton, loan.
Wilson Palacios, Deportivo Olimpia to Wigan Athletic, undisclosed.
Laurent Robert, unattached to Derby County.
Martin Skrtel, Zenit St Petersburg to Liverpool, undisclosed.
Robbie Savage, Blackburn to Derby County, £1.5 million.
Rowan Vine, Birmingham to Queens Park Rangers, £1 million.
Emanuel Villa, UAG Tecos to Derby County, £2 million.
Chris Gunter, Cardiff to Tottenham Hotspur, undisclosed.
Manucho, Petro Athletico to Manchester United, undisclosed.
TENNIS
FED CUP ASIA/OCEANIA ZONE
(Bangkok)
Group I
Uzbekistan 2 Thailand 1: Iroda Tulyaganova (Uzbekistan) bt Suchanun Viratprasert (Thailand) 2-6, 6-1, 6-0, Akgul Amanmuradova (Uzbekistan) bt Tamarine Tanasugarn (Thailand) 3-6, 6-4, 6-2, Tamarine Tanasugarn/Napaporn Tongsalee (Thailand) bt Vlada Ekshibarova/Albina Khabibulina (Uzbekistan) 7-5, 6-4.
New Zealand 2 India 1: Isha Lakhani (India) bt Sacha Jones (NZ) 6-7 (7/9), 6-1, 6-4, Marina Erakovic (NZ) bt Sunitha Rao (India) 6-0, 7-6 (9/7), Leanne Baker/Marina Erakovic (NZ) bt Isha Lakhani/Shikha Uberoi (India) 6-2, 6-2.
Indonesia 2 Australia 1: Ayu Fani Damayanti (Indonesia) bt Jessica Moore (Australia) 6-3, 6-4, Sandy Gumulya (Indonesia) bt Casey Dellacqua (Australia) 7-6 (7/5), 7-6 (7/5), Casey Dellacqua/Rennae Stubbs (Australia) bt Vivien Silfany/Lavinia Tananta (Indonesia) 6-2, 6-1.
Taiwan 2 Hong Kong 1: Yang Zi-jun (Hong Kong) bt Chan Chin-wei (Taiwan) 6-2, 6-4, Chan Yung-jan (Taiwan) bt Zhang Ling (Hong Kong) 6-0, 6-1, Chuang Chia-jung/Chan Yung-jan (Taiwan) bt Yang Zi-jun/Zhang Ling (Hong Kong) 6-3, 6-2.
Group II
Kazakhstan 3 Sri Lanka 0: Tatyana Ignatchenko (Kazakhstan) bt Nilupul Goonasekera (Sri Lanka) 6-0, 6-3, Amina Rakhim (Kazakhstan) bt Amreetha Muttiah (Sri Lanka) 6-1, 6-0, Amina Rakhim/Madina Rakhim (Kazakhstan) bt Jithmie Jayawickrema/Mahesha Seneviratne (Sri Lanka) 6-0, 6-2.
Singapore 2 Turkmenistan 1: Anastasiya Prenko (Turkmenistan) bt Carolyn Ann Lim (Singapore) 6-1, 6-2, Stefanie Tan (Singapore) bt Jenneta Halliyeva (Turkmenistan) 6-2, 6-4, Stefanie Tan/Vanessa Boey (Singapore) bt Anastasiya Prenko/Ummarahmat Alisutanova (Turkmenistan) 6-2, 6-4.
Philippines 3 Syria 0: Czarina Mae Arevalo (Philippines) bt Ranim Mkahal (Syria) 6-1, 6-0, Denise Dy (Philippines) bt Line Al Ghannam (Syria) 6-0, 6-2, Denise Dy-ianne Kenneth Matias (Philippines) bt Lara Alsamman/Kim Sadi (Syria) 6-1, 6-2.