Friday results

BASKETBALL

NBA

Indiana 76 Detroit 88, Chicago 101 Charlotte 93, San Antonio 90 Sacramento 80.

* * *

CRICKET

STATE SHIELD

AUCKLAND v CENTRAL

(Eden Park)

CENTRAL DISTRICTS

C. Spearman c Canning b Mills 20
J. How lbw b Hitchcock 45
R. Taylor c Young b Mills 0
M. Sinclair not out 95
J. Englefield b Walker 11
G. Sulzberger b Nicol 7
B. Griggs c McKay b Nicol 0
B. Diamanti st Young b Nicol 18
A. Schwass b Hitchcock 10
L. Hamilton not out 12
Extras (1b, 3lb, 3nb, 4w) 11
Total (for 8 wkts, 50 overs) 229

Fall: 1/36 (Spearman), 2/36 (Taylor), 3/99 (How), 4/115 (Englefield), 5/138 (Griggs), 6/138 (Griggs), 7/169 (Diamanti), 8/187 (Schwass).

Bowling: K. Mills 10-2-25-2, A. McKay 6-0-34-0 (1nb, 2w), A. Barnes 5-0-29-0, P. Hitchcock 10-0-69-2 (2nb, 2w), B. Walker 10-1-29-1, R. Nicol 9-0-39-3.

AUCKLAND

R. Jones c Griggs b Hamilton 6
A. Barnes c Taylor b Hefford 2
R. Nicol b Hefford 0
M. Horne lbw Sulzberger 16
K. Todd c Spearman bDiamanti 4
T. Canning c Schwassb Sulzberger 0
K. Mills c How bDiamanti 47
P. Hitchcock bDiamanti 43
R. Young not out 23
B. Walker c Spearmanb Schwass 0
A. McKay b Hefford 7
Extras (10lb, 2nb, 14w) 26
Total (48 overs) 174

Fall: 1/10 (Jones), 2/10 (Barnes), 3/10 (Nicol), 4/39 (Todd), 5/39 (Horne), 6/50 (Canning), 7/137 (Mills), 8/147 (Hitchcock), 9/152 (Walker).

Bowling: L. Hamilton 8-3-11-1 (1nb, 1w), B. Hefford 9-3-29-3 (1nb, 3w), A. Schwass 9-0-41-1 (5w), B. Diamanti 10-2-28-3 (3w), G. Sulzberger 8-1-37-2 (2w), J. How 4-0-18-0.

Result: Central Districts won by 55 runs.

WELLINGTON v OTAGO

(Basin Reserve)

OTAGO

C. Gaffaney c Franklin b Pasupati 84
C. Cumming b Franklin 29
M. Wasim c N Parlane b Gillespie 4
A. Redmond run out 20
G. Hopkins c Bell b Franklin 28
G. Todd c Nevin b Patel 27
J. Wilson c Parlane b Pasupati 21
A. Hore b Gillespie 15
N. McCullum b Turner 10
B. Scott b Turner 7
W. McSkimming not out 0
Extras (9lb, 2nb, 6w) 17
Total (49.1 overs) 262

Fall: 1/86, 2/105, 3/143, 4/146, 5/192, 6/227, 7/229, 8/254, 9/262. Bowling: A Turner 9.1-1-52,2 (3w), J Franklin 10-0-40-2 (1nb), J Patel 10-0-55-1 (1w), M Gillespie 10-0-45-2 (1w, 1nb), M Pasupati 9-0-53-2 (1w), L Woodcock 1-0-8-0.

WELLINGTON

C. Nevin c Hore b McSkimming 18
S. Fleming c Cumming b McCullum 64
J. Ryder c Hopkins b McSkimming 1
M. Bell c Gaffaney b Todd 13
N. Parlane b Wilson 20
J. Franklin c Todd b Scott 76
L. Woodcock c Cumming b Todd 39
M. Pasupati not out 30
M. Gillespie not out 0
Extras (1b, 2lb, 1nb, 1w) 5
Total (for 7wkts, 49.2 overs) 266

Fall: 1/23, 2/25, 3/70, 4/103, 5/138, 6/216, 7/259.

Bowling: J. Wilson 9.2-2-37-1, W. McSkimming 10-2-61-2, B. Scott 10-0-54-1, G. Todd 10-1-49-2 (1nb, 1w), N. McCullum 8-0-47-1, C. Cumming 2-0-15-0.

Result: Wellington won by three wickets

TRI-SERIES

WEST INDIES

C. Gayle b Iftikhar Anjum 9
R. Powell lbw b Naved-ul-Hasan 23
R. Sarwan retired hurt 2
B. Lara b Mohammad Hafeez 156
S. Chanderpaul c Mohammad Hafeez b Shahid Afridi 85
W. Hinds not out 30
D. Bravo not out 3
Extras (1b, 9lb, 10w, 11nb) 31
Total (for 4 wkts, 50 overs) 339

Fall: 1/17, 2/56, 3/243, 4/327.

Bowling: Naved-ul-Hasan 9-0-77-1 (10nb, 3w), Iftikhar Anjum 9-1-50-1 (1w), Azhar Mahmood 9-1-63-0, Abdul Razzaq 10-0-41-0 (1nb), Shahid Afridi 10-0-64-1 (2w), Mohammad Hafeez 3-0-34-1.

PAKISTAN

Salman Butt c Chanderpaul b Bradshaw 1
Kamran Akmal b Hinds 19
Mohammad Hafeez c sub b King 41
Shoaib Malik b King 7
Inzamam-ul-Haq c Bravo b Hinds 30
Yousuf Youhana run out 45
Abdul Razzaq c Lara b Bravo 44
Shahid Afridi c Browne b Bravo 17
Azhar Mahmood not out 40
Rana Naved-ul-Hasan b Powell 10
Rao Iftikhar Anjum not out 8
Extras: (6lb, 12w, 1nb) 19
Total: (9wkts, 50 overs) 281

Fall: 1/1, 2/65, 3/65, 4/87, 5/107, 6/182, 7/206, 8/219, 9/254.

Bowling: Pedro Collins 4-1-13-0, Ian Bradshaw 8-0-42-1 (1nb, 3w), Reon King 10-0-51-2, Wavell Hinds 10-0-62-2, Dwayne Bravo 10-0-40-2 (2w), Ricardo Powell 4-0-30-1 (1w), Chris Gayle 4-0-37-0 (6w).

Points: Australia 26, West Indies 9, Pakistan 7.

* * *

CYCLING

WELLINGTON-WAIRARAPA CLASSIC

Stage four, 158km Masterton to Pahiatua and back (New Zealanders unless otherwise stated): S. Higgerson (MG Xpower, Aust) 3h 57m 52s (avg speed 39.9km/h) 1, H. McMurdo (Pravda, Britain) same time, 2, P. Latham (Samsung NZ) same time, 3, M. Lloyd (Jayco, Aust) same time, 4, P. McDonald (Trust House, Aust) 1s, 5, J. Clarke (Jayco, Aust) 4s, 6, S. Shaw (MG Xpower, Aust) and G. McCauley (Cervelo) 5s, equal 7, J. Vennell (Team Subway) 6s, 9, R. Reid (Samsung NZ) and F. McMaster (Team Subway) 15s, equal 10.

Sprint standings after four stages: H. Godfrey 17 points, 1, A. Rusden (BPNZ 11, 2, S. Clark (Jayco, Aust) 10, 3.

King of the mountain standings after four stages: T. Glennan (MG Xpower, Aust) 12 points, 1, M. Ryan (Samsung NZ) 8, 2, Higgerson 6, 3.

Team standings: MG Xpower 27h 0m 59s, 1, Samsung NZ 10s, 2, Jayco 10m 37s, 3.

General classification: Latham 8h 59m 54s, 1, Higgerson 6s, 2, McMurdo 10s, 3, Lloyd 16s, 4, McCauley 17s, 5, Shaw 19s, 6, J. Clarke 20s, 7, Vennell 22s, 8, McMaster 27s, 9, R. Reid 31s, 10.

* * *

GOLF

BOB HOPE CLASSIC (La Quinta, California)

Leading scores (US unless stated):

127: J. Ogilvie 64 63.

130: F. Jacobson (Sweden) 68 62, P. Mickelson 66 64.

131: B. Mayfair 67 64, J. Allred 66 65, F. Couples 65 66, R. Damron 64 67, P. Lonard (Australia) 67 64.

132: T. Herron 68 64, T. Purdy 64 68, J. Durant 66 66.

133: P. Perez 67 66, D. Waldorf 64 69, JL Lewis 67 66, B. Haas 67 66, J. Parnevik (Sweden) 68 65, J. Leonard 66 67.

134: F. Funk 64 70, B. Davis (Britain) 68 66, R. Palmer 67 67, B. Bateman 67 67, J. Sindelar 68 66.

CALTEX MASTERS (Singapore)

Leading scores (British unless stated):

65: C. Montgomerie.

68: D. Chia (Malaysia), N. Dougherty, M. Foster.

69: A. Groom (Australia), S. Hansen (Denmark), S. Kjeldsen (Denmark), J. Knutzon (US), M. Lafeber (Netherlands), J-F Lucquin (France), B. Rumford (Australia).

70: H. Buhrmann (South Africa), J. Donaldson, K. Felton (Australia), G. Havret (France), L. Wen-chong (China), G. Murphy (Ireland), A. Que (Philippines), L. Westwood.

71: J. Bickerton, G. Chalmers (Australia), M. Fraser (Australia), P. Hedblom (Sweden), H. Kahlon (India), L. Sung-man (South Korea), J. Lomas, E. Michaels (US), J. Spence, S. Yates.

LAKE MACQUARIE AMATEUR (Belmont, NSW)

Leading scores:

65: M. Brown (Australia).

66: J. Williams (Wales), J. Roach (Australia), M. Leishman (Australia).

67: M. Holten (NZ), N. Korynevsky (England), D. Crowe (Ireland).

68: B. Iles (NZ), L. Dodd (England), G. Wolstenholme (England), T. Dykes (Australia), A. Dodt (Australia), Won Joon Lee (Australia), A. Simpson (Australia), B. Pisani (Australia), E. Chun (Australia).

69: B. McCarroll (Ireland), J. Ruth (England), R. Bezuidenhout (Australia), P. Ericson (Canada), T. Lambert (Australia), J. Younan-Wise (Australia), R. Lee (Canada), N. Roberts (Australia), D. Lutterus (Australia), N. Uebergang (Australia).

Also:

70: D. Holloway (NZ).

71: M. Purser (NZ), K. Chun (NZ), J. Gill (NZ).

74: A. Searle (NZ), R. Kauika (NZ).

75: Jae An (NZ).

NEW ZEALAND OPEN

Manukau (12 qualifiers, par 72):

66: A. Kim (Auckland).

67: T. Jeon (Bay of Plenty), A. Bain (US), K. Smith (Bay of Plenty).

69: T. Hong (Bay of Plenty), J. Cusdin (Waikato).

70: S. Ha (Auckland), L. James (Auckland).

71: L. Johnson (Waikato), Sung Kwang Kim (Korea), H. Cho (Auckland), C. Osborne (NZ, unattached).

North Shore (nine qualifiers, par 72):

67: Joung Wook Lee (Pakuranga), Yong Seok Kim (Korea).

71: D. Batty (NZ unattached), C. Pere (Muriwai).

72: Sang Ho Lee (North Shore), A. Park (North Shore), S. Shin (Gulf Harbour), S. McCollam (Waikato).

73: Mike Hendry (NZ) qualified from B. Dennison (Auckland), Kyung Hoon Kim in a playoff.

Royal Wellington (five qualifiers, par 72):

69: S. Puddick (Royal Wellington).

71: J. Thwaites (Hutt).

73: M. Averns (Hutt), P. Wedd (Puketitiri).

74: D. Amos (Shandon).

Christchurch (four qualifiers, par 72):

71: N. Davis (Waitikiri).

72: C. Hunt (Clearwater), T. Nelson (Russley).

73: K. Sohn (Waitikiri).

* * *

RUGBY

SUPER 12

Referees for the first four rounds:

Round one: Friday, Feb 25, Highlanders v Blues, S. Walsh (NZ), Waratahs v Chiefs, C. Joubert (South Africa), Stormers v Sharks, A. Cole (Australia). Saturday, Feb 26, Brumbies v Crusaders, M. Lawrence (South Africa), Reds v Hurricanes, S. Veldsman (South Africa), Cats v Bulls, K. Deaker (NZ).

Round two: Friday, March 4, Blues v Reds, T. Henning (South Africa), Brumbies v Bulls, S. Walsh (NZ). Saturday, March 5, Highlanders v Stormers, S. Young (Australia), Crusaders v Chiefs, P. O'Brien (NZ), Sharks v Waratahs, L. Bray (NZ), Cats v Hurricanes, A. Cole (South Africa).

Round three: Friday, March 11, Highlanders v Bulls, G. Ayoub (Australia), Brumbies v Stormers, P. O'Brien (NZ), Sharks v Hurricanes, M. Goddard (Australia). Saturday, March 12, Crusaders v Reds, T. Henning (South Africa), Chiefs v Blues, K. Deaker (NZ), Cats v Waratahs, S. Walsh (NZ).

Round four: Friday, March 18, Chiefs v Reds, J. Kaplan (South Africa). Saturday, March 19, Hurricanes v Bulls, S. Dickinson (Australia), Blues v Crusaders, P. O'Brien (NZ), Waratahs v Stormers, L. Bray (NZ), Cats v Brumbies, S. Walsh (NZ), Sharks v Highlanders, M. Goddard (Australia).

* * *

SOCCER

NZ FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP

YoungHeart Manawatu 1 (L. Del Monte) Team Wellington 1 (R. De Gregorio). HT: 1-1.

Points: Auckland 28, Waitakere 28, Waikato 23, Canterbury 21, Wellington 20, Otago 19, Napier 17, Manawatu 14.

ENGLISH FA CUP

The draw:

Tomorrow: Southampton v Portsmouth, Arsenal v Wolverhampton, Blackburn v Colchester, Brentford v Hartlepool, Burnley v Bournemouth, Charlton v Yeovil, Derby v Fulham, Everton v Sunderland, Newcastle v Coventry, Nottingham Forest v Peterborough, Reading v Leicester, West Bromwich v Tottenham, West Ham v Sheffield United, Manchester United v Middlesbrough.

Monday: Oldham v Bolton, Chelsea v Birmingham.

* * *

TENNIS

AUSTRALIAN OPEN

(Melbourne)

Men's singles, semifinal (prefix denotes seeding): 4-M. Safin (Russia) bt 1-R. Federer (Switzerland) 5-7 6-4 5-7 7-6 (8-6) 9-7.

Women's doubles, final: 6-S. Kuznetsova (Russia)/A. Molik (Australia) bt 15-L. Davenport/C. Morariu (US) 6-3 6-4.

Legends, men's doubles: R. Fromberg (Aus)/M. Wilander (Swe) bt P. Cash (Aus)/K. Warwick (Aus) 6-4 6-3.

Legends, mixed doubles: N. Bradtke (Aus)/R. Emerson (Aus) bt E. Smylie (Aus)/T. Roche (Aus) 7-5 (retired).

Junior girls singles, quarter-final: 1-V. Azarenka (Belarus) bt 9-M. Erakovic (NZ) 6-1 6-3.

NATIONAL VETERANS CHAMPS

(North Shore)

Men's singles, 40-plus: G. Skewes (NH) bt M. Barry (NH) 6-4 6-0. Doubles final: J. Lawrence/P Stokes (Ak) bt M. Barry/N McCann (NH).

45-plus: J. Prouting (S Cant) bt A. Haver (Ak) 6-2 6-1, J. Lawrence (Ak) bt D. Aston (S Cant) 6-2 6-1.

50-plus: G. Oliver (Ak) bt G. Bancroft (NH) 6-4 6-2, M. Searle (Cant) bt Q. Maisey (WBOP) 6-0 6-0. Doubles final: D. Good/R. Russell (NH) bt Q. Maisey (WBOP)/G. Oliver (Ak) 6/4 6/3.

55-plus: R. Howe (NH) bt D. Garratt (Ak) 2-6 6-2 6-1, L. Cadman (NH) bt M. Barry (NH) 6-4 6-2. Doubles final: L. Cadman/R. Howe (NH) bt M. Barry/J. Chetwynd (NH) 6-2 7-5.

60-plus: D. Hawkes (EBOP) bt R. Goodwin (Cant) 6-2 6-2, B. Cocking (Otor) bt J. Cullingham (EBOP) 7-5 6-0, Y. Aubree (Aust) bt P. Kelly (Mnwtu) 6-3 def, J. Cook (Ak) bt C. Ronayne (NH) 6-4 6-4.

65-plus: A. Chester (Ak) bt E. de la Rue (Waik) 6-1 6-1, L. Gordon (Wgn) bt P. Dibley (L Nl) 6-2 2-6 6-3.

70-plus: M. Harvey (NH) bt R. Ferkins (NH) 6-3 6-0, H. Bloink (Aust) bt T. Wotherspoon (Wgn) 7-5 1-6 6-1. Doubles final: A. Townsend/R. Blewden (Waik) bt R. Ferkins/K. Grant (NH) 6-3 6-4.

75-plus (final): S. Robb (Gis) bt J. Barry (Ak) 4-6 7-6 7-6.

80-plus (final): A. Hunter (Cant) bt G. Robinson (Waik) 6-2 6-1. Doubles final: A. Hunter/N. Herd bt G. Robinson/R. Cooper 6-4 7-5.

Women's singles, 40-plus: D. Alter (NH) bt A. Croad 6-0 6-0, L. Kaye-Davis (Rot) bt T. Tare 6-4 6-1 (S Ak). Doubles final: D. Alter/F. Oxneade bt L. Kaye-Davis/A. Croad 6/0 6/1.

45-plus: F. Oxnevad bt C. Deane (NH) 6-0 6-1, L. Hogan (Nl) bt D. Pohatu def.

50-plus: M. South (WBOP) bt S. Wilimhurt 6-1 6-2, R. Taringa (WBOP) bt T. Craven (NH) 6-3 6-3. Doubles final: R. Legg-Hunt/R. Taringa bt M. South/B. Vercoe 6-2 6-2.

55-plus: R. Legg-Hunt (Cant) bt I. Yanagawa (Japan) 6-4 6-1. Doubles final: V. Kerrinson/S. Tritt bt M. Fukumaga/I. Yanagawa.

60-plus: K. Glenny (HB) bt J. Baker (NH) def, T. Simeon (S Ak) bt E. Higgins 6-3 6-3. Doubles finals: Q. Sanderson/T. Simeon bt H. Kimura/C. Yamagami 6-7 7-6 6-2.

65-plus: T. Cox (WBOP) bt B. Schutt (Wgn) 7-6 6-0. Doubles final: T. Cox/J. Larmer bt J. Hollings/J. Stevens 6-4 6-4.

70-plus: J. Stevens (Ak) bt V. Loverock (S Afr).

Mixed doubles, 50-plus, final: R. Blair (NH)/R. Taringa (WBOP) bt Q. Maisey (WBOP)/S. Tritt (Waik) 6-2 2-6 6-2.

* * *

WATER POLO

JUNIOR WOMEN'S WORLD CHAMPS (Perth)

New Zealand 14 (A. Wootton 5, K. Hudson 2, A. Sieprath 2, E. Gallagher 2, K. Mason, A. Logan, L. Van Raalte) Puerto Rico 5. HT: 7-2.

Quarter-finals: United States v New Zealand, Greece v Spain, Netherlands v Russia, Australia v Canada

* * *

YACHTING

NATIONAL AND INTERDOMINION OK DINGHY (Napier)

Race one: M. Perrow (Auckland) 1, S. McDowell (Auckland) 2, N. Mannering (Napier) 3.

Race two: J. Porebski (Wellington) 1, G. Wilcox (Wellington) 2, A. Blasse (Australia) 3.

Race three: A. Deaves (Auckland) 1, P. Rhodes (Wellington) 2, McDowell 3.

Race four: McDowell 1, Wilcox 2, B. Morrison (Auckland) 3.

Race five: McDowell 1, K. Purdie (Wellington) 2, Deaves 3.

Overall placings after five of 10 races: McDowell 13 points, 1, Perrow 23, 2, Blasse 31, 3.