Friday's results

BADMINTON

NEW ZEALAND OPEN
(Auckland)

World championships bronze medallists Dan Shirley and Sara Runesten-Petersen have taken another step on their way to winning the mixed title at the inaugural US$30,000 ($430,000) New Zealand Open in Auckland.

The pair beat Australians Raj and Renuga Veeran 15-2 15-9. They now play Australian fourth seeds Stuart Brehaut and Tania Luiz in the last four.

New Zealand No 2 Rebecca Bellingham , who made the last 16 at the world champs last week, beat New Zealand under-19 rep, Michelle Chan 8-11 11-0 11-5 in 47 minutes.

Indonesian players Adriynati Firdasari and Maria Kristin Yulianti had wins over Kiwis Renee Flavell and Karen Tam respectively. They now face each other for a place in the final.

Australians Kate Wilson-Smith and Kellie Lucas caused an upset in the women's doubles, beating the Malaysian top seeds to set up a semi clash with Kiwi Commonwealth Games silver medallists Runesten-Petersen and Nicole Gordon.

Top seed in the men's singles and world No 17 Sairul Amar Ayob of Malaysia easily accounted for eighth seed, Stuart Gomez, while second seed Bobby Milroy of Canada had a tough win over Stuart Brehaut (Australia) 17-16 15-10.

Semifinal play starts at 2pm today at the Auckland Badminton Centre.

Men's singles quarter-finals: 1-S. Amar Ayob (Malaysia) bt 8-S. Gomez (Australia)15-1 15-2, Y. Kit Chan (Hong Kong) bt A Smith (England) 15-1 15-11, 2-B. Milroy (Canada) bt 6-S. Brehaut (Australia)17-16 15-10.

Women's singles quarter-finals: A. Firdasari (Indonesia) bt R. Flavell 11-6 11-1, M. Kristin Yulianti (Indonesia) bt K. Tam 11-3 11-2, 4-R. Bellingham bt M. Chan 8-11 11-0 11-5.

Men's doubles quarterfinals: 1-J. Gordon/D. Shirley bt C. Cheng/H. Tam 15-0 15-5, Hoi Tak Lam/Lok Tin Tam (Hong Kong) bt K. Dennerly-Minturn/B. Miller 15-3 15-3, A. Brehaut/S. Gomez (Australia) bt 3-G. Bellingham/C. Cooper 15-13 6-15 15-9, 2-B. Cooper/T. Denney (Australia) bt N. Hannam/C. Lee 15-1 15-2,

Women's doubles quarter-finals: K. Wilson-Smith/K. Lucas (Australia) bt 1-Hooi Yee Chor/Pek Siah Lim (Malaysia) 15-10 15-1, N. Gordon/S. Runesten-Petersen bt D. Barry/V. Copeland 15-0 15-5, R. Flavell/L. Shirley bt M. Chan/K. Tam 15-2, 15-6, 2-R. Bellingham/R. Hindley bt D. Cranston/K. Windsor 15-13 15-11.

Mixed quarter-finals: 1-D. Shirley/S. Runesten-Petersen bt R. Veeran/R. Veeran(Australian) 15-2 15-9, 4-S. Brehaut/T. Luiz (Australia) bt N. Jinadasa/S. Jinadasa (US) 15-13 15-6.

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BASKETBALL

ANBL WARM-UP
(Brisbane)

Townsville 141 New Zealand Breakers 124.

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BOWLS

Professional rankings after August qualifiers (previous rank in brackets): J. Hill (Auckland) 484pts 1 (1), R. Brassey (North Harbour) 436 2 (2), K. Robinson (Waikato) 418 3 (5), M. Cowan (Dunedin) 388 4 (4), N. Risbridge (Waikato) 388 4 (3), C. Major (Auckland) 323 6 (6), J. Goodwin (North Harbour) 303 7 (8), B. Robertson (North Harbour) 279 8 (7), G. Muriwai (Wellington) 241 9 (10), E. Patillo (Northland) 238 10 (12), C. Rogan (North Harbour) 232 11 (17), R. Corry (Wellington) 219 12 (11), D. Leeden (Dunedin) 216 13 (43), D. Eades (North Harbour) 213 14 (16), M. Glassey (Hawke's Bay) 212 15 (14), S. Cox (Auckland) 210 16 (15), R. Thomson (Dunedin) 209 17 (13), L. Newman (Wellington) 207 18 (18), S. Matthews (Auckland) 204 19 (22), S. Beel (Dunedin) 202 20 (19).

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CRICKET

FOURTH TEST
(Trent Bridge)

Stumps, day one.-

ENGLAND
First innings

M. Trescothick b Tait 65
A. Strauss c Hayden b Warne 35
M. Vaughan c Gilchrist b Ponting 58
I. Bell c Gilchrist b Tait 3
K. Pietersen not out 33
A. Flintoff not out 8
Extras (4lb 1w 22nb) 27
Total for 4 wickets, 229

Fall: 1/105, 2/137, 3/146 4/213.

Bowling: Lee 16-1-75-0 (7nb) Kasprowicz 18-2-56-0 (11nb) Tait 14-1-62-2 (4nb) Warne 6-1-23-1 Ponting 6-2-9-1 (1w).

ENGLISH NATIONAL LEAGUE

Division One

At Bristol: Glamorgan 350-8 (D. Cherry 152 no) v Gloucestershire.

At Edgbaston: Warwickshire 329-7 (I. Trott 130no, N. Knight 69) v Sussex.

At Canterbury: Middlesex 297-5 (O. Shah 105, P. Weekes 92no) v Kent.

At The Oval: Surrey 378 (J. Batty 124, M. Butcher 75, S. Newman 71) v Hampshire 28-2.

Division Two

At Blackpool: Lancashire 388-4 (M. Loye 170no, S. Law 143) v Worcestershire.

At Colchester: Essex 220-5 (W. Jefferson 93) v Somerset.

At Grace Road: Leicestershire 29-0 v Northamptonshire.

At Scarborough: Durham 260-3 (M. Hussey 92, D Benkenstein 59 no) v Yorkshire.

TEST MATCH

At New Road: Australia Women 131 (K. Brunt 5-47) v England Women 222-9 (E. Liddell 4-45).

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GOLF

AUCKLAND STROKEPLAY
(The Grange)

After 18 of 72 holes.-

64: D. Holloway (Maraenui).

69: J. Mann (The Grange), R. Wright (Matamata).

70: T. Campbell (St Clair), M. Holten (Te Aroha), D. Robertson (Redwood Park).

71: P. Hayman (Manor Park), S. Lee (Titirangi), F. Wilkin (Auckland).

72: K. Chun (Titirangi), B. Davies (Maungakiekie), T. Downey (Napier), S. Han (North Shore), L. James (The Grange), B. Jujnovich (Redwood Park), A. Kim (Whitford Park), Troy Ropiha (New Plymouth), F. Schwanner (Manukau), A. Searle (Russley), D. Sipson (Peninsula), T. Tamahaga (Aviation).

BMW INTERNATIONAL OPEN
(Munich)

First round, par-72.-

65: A. Cabrera (Argentina), R-J. Derksen (Netherlands), B. Rumford (Australia).

66: P. Archer (Britain), T. Bjorn (Denmark), D. Griffiths (Britain), P. Hedblom (Sweden), D. Howell (Britain), M. Lafeber (Netherlands), J-F. Lucquin (France), I. Poulter (Britain), G. Storm (Britain).

67: L. Donald (Britain), B. Dredge (Britain), T. Goegele (Germany), R. Gonzalez (Argentina), S. Kjeldsen (Denmark), S. Little (Britain), A. McLardy (South Africa), R. Muntz (Netherlands), H. Nystroem (Sweden), P. O'Malley (Australia), M. Siem (Germany), I. Woosnam (Britain).

68: F. Andersson Hed (Sweden), E. Canonica (Italy), J. Daly (United States), S. Drummond (Britain), M. Erlandsson (Sweden), G. Fernandez-Castano (Spain), P. Fowler (Australia), A. Hansen (Denmark), G. Houston (Britain), S. Khan (Britain), P. McGinley (Ireland), J. Skoeld (Sweden), J. Spence (Britain).

69: M. Cayeux (Zimbabwe), C. Cevaer (France), F. Delamontagne (France), D. Drysdale (Britain), S. Dyson (Britain), S. Gallacher (Britain), P. Harrington (Ireland), J. M. Lara (Spain), J-F. Lima (Portugal), J. Lomas (Britain), F. Molinari (Italy), G. Murphy (Ireland), M. Roe (Britain), R. Russell (Britain).

70: J. Baeckstroem (Sweden), G. Brand Jnr (Britain), D. Carter (Britain), R. Chapman (Britain), K.J. Choi (South Korea), N. Colsaerts (Belgium), M. Eliasson (Sweden), K. Eriksson (Sweden), A. Forsyth (Britain), M. Foster (Britain), M. Fraser (Australia), P. Fulke (Sweden), P. Golding (Britain), P. Gustafsson (Sweden), S. Hansen (Denmark), G. Havret (France), T. Jaidee (Thailand), R. Karlsson (Sweden), P. Lawrie (Ireland), S. Luna (Spain), D. Lynn (Britain), A. Marshall (Britain), A. Oldcorn (Britain), L. Oosthuizen (South Africa),T. Schuster (Germany), S. Wakefield (Britain).

Also:

71: S. Scahill (NZ).

BUICK CHAMPIONSHIP
(Cromwell, Connecticut)

First round (US unless noted).-

64: B. Curtis, JL Lewis.

65: K. Sutherland, J. Rose (GBR), M. Putnam, F. Langham, V. Taylor.

66: H. Tanaka (JPN), C. Pavin, C. Smith, J. Durant.

67: J. Huston, T. Petrovic, J. Bohn, B. Van Pelt, D. Wilson, T. Byrum, D. Hart, D. Forsman, JJ Henry, T. Gillis, D.A. Points, M. Tiziani.

Also:

70: Craig Perks (NZ).

71: Michael LONG (NZ).

LPGA WENDY'S CHAMPIONSHIP FOR CHILDREN
(Dublin, Ohio)

First round, par 72, (US unless stated).-

66: C. Matthew (Sco), P. Marti Zambrano (Spa), M. Baena, H. Daly-Donofrio, S-Y. Kang (Kor).

67: N. Taylor (Aus), M. Redman, B. Burton, P. Hurst, R. Hetherington (Aus), K. Webb (Aus), H. Alfredsson (Swe), M. Lee (Kor), L. Tadiotto (Bel).

68: H-W. Han (Kor), Mi-Hyun Kim (Kor), A. Hung (Tha), J. Jang (Kor), S-H. Son (Kor), S. Steinhauer, G. Sergas (Ita), P. Creamer, A. Jerman, K. Weiss, P. Meunier-Lebec (Fra), C. Kerr.

69: R. Rankin, S. Gustafson (Swe), E. Bastel, D. Coe-Jones, A. Sorenstam (Swe), W. Ward, H. Bowie, B. Allen.

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HOCKEY

Lion Foundation National League squads

Men

Northland: D. Child, J. Child, J. Clarke (guest), J. Cocking, I. Davidson (guest Aust), M. Delaney, S. Heappey (guest), K. Lynn, P. McKinnon (guest Aust), A. McLennan, M. McLeod, S. Patel (guest), M. Thorne, D. Watts, S. Webb, S. McGregor.

North Harbour: J. Bailey, S. Barnett, P. Bhana, S. Brill, B. Collier, B. Collins, J. Dapena, S. Edwards, Z. Hawes (guest Aust), B. Hopping, D. Kosoof, S. Maddaford, A. Newson, D. Shaw, D. Smith, L. Stephenson.

Auckland: R. Archibald, H. Baron, T. Bennett, G. Brooks, S. Child, C. Fleming, D. Gosling, M. Gunn, A. Jasmat, W. McIndoe, R. Parsotam, D. Puna, D. Samuels, G. Spittal, S. Unka, P. Woolford.

Midlands: C. Armstrong, D. Armstrong, J. Broopker (guest), J. Forbes, U. Hari (guest), A. Hayward (guest), D. Heappy, D. Hotchkis (guest Aust), W. Kreft, R. Laurence, A. LeClaire, M. Luxford, R. Petherick, S. Puna, M. Stafford, T. Smith.

Central: M. Emery (guest), S. Graham, N. Haig (guest), L. Higgie, M. Hosking, L. Kirk, J. Koch (guest), C. Linton, S. Matthews, D. McLay, D. O'Hara, D. Parry, C. Turner, B. Van De Venne (guest), S. Wawatai, T. Williamson.

Wellington: J. Baker, S. Barnett, J. Clark, G. Down, S. Falconer, D. Green, T. Gyles, G. Helps, A. Holwell, D. Juno, B. Livermore (guest Aust), M. McCann (guest Aust), A. McIntyre, K. Pontifex, J. Schaefer, C. Thomas.

Canterbury: A. Addison, P. Ancher, M. Bevan, J. Biddick, J. Bradley, H. Copland, R. Gear, D. Harrington, H. Howard, S. McAleese, A. Nation, C. Paterson, J. Peterson, B. Shaw, H. Shaw, P. Stafford.

Southern: C. Ashton, A. Birchall, J. Botting, G. Denny, A. Ford (guest), M. Ford, T. Hammond, C. Pohoi, J. Pooch (guest), D. Rankin (guest), A. Searle (guest), V. Sima, T. Stewart, C. Thorne, D. Ritani, M. Young.

Women

Northland: N. Attwood, L. Desmet (guest Aust), L. Douglas, K. Dunn, E. Gunson, C. Harrison, K. Howes, K. Linklater, N. McLeod, J. McQuinn, J. McQuinn, C. Michelsen, S. Michelsen, A. Millington, K. Owen, R. Rowsell (guest), T. Smith, T. Vette, S. Thorne.

North Harbour: C. Antony, K. Bradnam, G. Buchanan, R. Buchanan, P. Enoka, A. Green, K. Green, C. Igasan, L. Igasan, K. Mahon, T. Morgan, K. Paterson, K. Playle, J. Provan, H. Riini, J. Rowsell, B. Russell, S. Rutherford.

Auckland: L. Brake, S. Bremner, K. Forgesson, F. Kreft (guest), K. McKay, K. Miru, K. Noakes, K. Pilot, K. redfern, L. Ryan (guest), K. Saunders, C. Stuart, L. Talbot, R. Thornley, H. Watson.

Midlands: K. Aitken, C. Baylis, S. Brannigan, K. Carson, K. Cockrem, K. Drew, K. Gurran, L. Holmes, A. McKee (guest), L. MacMenigall (guest), R. Matthews, J. McGarvey, N. Pearce, R. Saunders (guest), H. Thompson, T. Townsend (guest), D. Weavers, L. Wharerau.

Central: M. Anderson, A. Croad, T. Drysdale, C. Finlayson, Z. Gilmer, C. Hunter, M. Low, J. McNae, E. Naylor, C. Paewai, S. Phillips, A. Rhaji, A. Schaefer, M. Senior, K. Sharland, V. Sharland, E. Taylor, A. Wawatai, A. Naylor, M. Walker.

Wellington: N. Bhana, P. Bhikha, L. Bishop, G. Blair, K. Hauschildt (guest Germany), J. Holdaway, N. Hunter, B. Jurgeleit, C. Long, S. McDonald, H. Mallinder, C. Mathieu (guest Germany), S. Muirhead, L. Perry, A. Punt, N. Roberts-Lang, A. Spurdle, R. Steinmetz (nee Sutherland).

Canterbury: A. Burns, S. Carr, A. Christie, H. Dillon, C. Eshuis, J. Galletly, L. Grimwood, N. Grimwood, A. Heaps, M. Hollands, A. Irving, B. Kight, P. Lloyd, T. McGarthey, J. Maley, M. Orr, J. Reid, C. Walker, K. Dahl, H. Issac, L. Maister, R. Walker.

Southern: J. Bagley, P. Bagley, A. Boyce, A. Broughton, T. Charteris, V. Clarke, S. Cochrane, K. Dillon, R. Hooper, C. Irvine, J. Morland, K. Nicholas, H. Scott, P. Stark, B. Taylor, A. Thorpe, L. Wall.

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TENNIS

FOREST HILLS CLASSIC
(New York)

Quarter-finals (prefix denotes seeding): 3-S. Mirza (India) bt R.Vinci (Italy) 6-2 6-1, L. Safarova (Czech Republic) bt A. S. Zanetti (Italy) 6-3 6-3, I. Benesova (Czech Republic) bt Z. Ondraskova (Czech Republic) 6-1 6-4, A. Glatch (United States) bt M. Sucha (Slovakia) 6-1 6-4

LONG ISLAND CUP

(New Haven, Connecticut)

Round 3: 3-D. Ferrer (Spain) bt 15-P. Srichaphan (Thailand) 6-4 6-2, V. Hanescu (Romania) bt 7-N. Massu (Chile) 6-4 6-4, F. Verdasco (Spain) bt 2-F. Gonzalez (Chile) 6-7(3) 7-5 7-6(3), 4-T. Robredo (Spain) bt S. Koubek (Austria) 6-2 6-2, J. I. Chela (Argentina) bt F. Santoro (France) 6-4 6-1, 5-F. Lopez (Spain) bt 12-V. Spadea (United States) 6-7(5) 6-3 6-4, I. Andreev (Russia) bt P. Kohlschreiber (Germany) 6-2 6-3.

NEW HAVEN OPEN

Quarter-finals: 2-A. Mauresmo (France) bt A-L. Groenefeld (Germany) 6-3 6-2, 1-L. Davenport (United States) bt D. Hantuchova (Slovakia) 6-2 7-6(5), A. Chakvetadze (Russia) bt J. Zheng (China) 6-4 6-4, A. Medina Garrigues (Spain) bt 4-E. Dementieva (Russia) 6-4 6-3.

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YACHTING

AMERICA'S CUP
(Malmo)

Flight One: Alinghi (SUI) bt Victory Challenge (SWE) by 54s, BMW Oracle Racing (US) bt Team Shosholoza (RSA) by 1m 33s, K-Challenge (FRA) bt +39 (ITA) by 38s, Emirates Team New Zealand (NZL) bt United Internet Team Germany (GER) by 1m 39s, Desafio Espanol (ESP) bt Mascalzone Latino (ITA) (ML retired) Luna Rossa (ITA) bt China Team (CHN) by 1m 38s.

Flight Two: Alinghi bt Team Shosholoza by 3m 07s, Victory Challenge bt K-Challenge by 24s, BMW Oracle bt +39 by 1m 48s, Desafio Espanol bt United Team Internet Germany by 1m 14s, Luna Rossa bt Mascalzone Latino (ML retired), Emirates Team New Zealand bt China Team by 32s.