KEY POINTS:
AMERICAN FOOTBALL
NFL
Baltimore 26 Cincinnati 20, Buffalo 24 Green Bay 10, Miami 31 Chicago 13, Detroit 30 Atlanta 14, Jacksonville 37 Tennessee 7, NY Giants 14 Houston 10, Kansas City 31 St Louis 17, New Orleans 31 Tampa Bay 14, Washington 22 Dallas 19, San Francisco 9
Minnesota 3, Denver 31 Pittsburgh 20, San Diego 32 Cleveland 25, Indianapolis 27 New England 20.
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ATHLETICS
NEW YORK CITY MARATHON
Men
M. Gomes dos Santos (Brazil) 2h 9m 58s 1, S. Kiogora (Kenya) 2:10:06 2, P. Tergat (Kenya) 2:10:10 3, D. Yego (Kenya) 2:10:34 4, R. Rop (Kenya) 2:11:24 5, S. Baldini (Italy) 2:11:33 6, W. Kipsang (Kenya) 2:11:54 7, H. Negussie (Ethiopia) 2:12:12 8, H. Ramaala (South Africa) 2:13:04 9, P. Gilmore (US) 2:13:13 10.
Women
J. Prokopcuka (Latvia) 2:25:05 1, T. Hladyr (Ukraine) 2:26:05 2, C. Ndereba (Kenya) 2:26:58 3, R. Jeptoo (Kenya) 2:26:59 4, L. Grigoryeva (Russia) 2:27:21 5, D. Kastor (US) 2:27:54 6, N. Rillstone (NZ) 2:31:19 7, L. Kiplagat (Netherlands) 2:32:31 8, K. McGregor (US) 2:32:36 9, S. Chepkemei (Kenya) 2:32:45 10.
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BASKETBALL
NBL
Round 7
South Dragons 111 Townsville 98, Brisbane 100 Perth 99, New Zealand Breakers 118 Melbourne 97, Sydney 116 Townsville 97, Brisbane 111 South Dragons 95, Adelaide 116 West Sydney 114, Cairns 98 Singapore 90, Brisbane 120 Melbourne 117, Wollongong 113 Townsville 107, New Zealand Breakers 99 Adelaide 90, Perth Wildcats 119 West Sydney Razorbacks 107.
NBA
San Antonio 103 Toronto 94, Philadelphia 107 Miami 98, Atlanta 95 Orlando 82, N.O./ Oklahoma City 96 Houston 90, Seattle 117 LA Lakers 101.
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BOWLS
AUCKLAND SATURDAY INTERCLUB
Round 7 and 8;
Premier mens: St Heliers 50, Capital Press Onehunga 40, Pakuranga Gold 38, Hillsboro-Waikowhai Auto 37, Henderson One 35, Rawhiti 31, Carlton 31, Papatoetoe RSA One 29, Ellerslie 28, Te Atatu 25, Avondale Spiders 22, Glen Eden One 18
Premier womens: Sandringham 33, New Lynn 32, Henderson Chardonnays 31, Glen Eden Roadshow One 31, Apex Advice Onehunga 24, Mt Eden Gold 23, Blockhouse Bay Ruby 19, Howick Blue 18, Pakuranga Gold 16, Remuera Red 13
Division 1 mens: Pt Chevalier 50, Mangere Gold 42, Howick Gold 37, Balmoral Alert Maroon 37, Blockhouse Bay Gold 37, East Tamaki 36, Howick Silver 34, Pakuranga Blue 29, Mt Eden 28, Glen Eden One 27, Oratia 14, Bridge Park 13
Division 1 womens: Howick Maroon 35, Mission Bay 28, Glendowie Blue 28, Otahuhu Railway 26, Mangere 24, Rawhiti 22, Pakuranga Blue 20, Glen Eden Roadshow Two 20, Glendowie Red 20, Te Atatu Heron White 17.
AUCKLAND THURSDAY 1-5Yr TWILIGHT INTERCLUB
Round 2
Section 1: Blockhouse Bay Red 7, Hillsboro-Waikowhai Auto 6, New Lynn Gold 4, Avondale Spiders 4, Bridge Park 2, Edendale 1.
Section 2: Pt Chevalier RSA 8, Henderson Pinot 6, Balmoral Alert Taxis 4, New Lynn White 4, Glen Eden 2, Blockhouse Bay Green 0.
Section 3: Henderson Merlot 8, Pt Chevalier 6, New Lynn Blue 4, Te Atatu Mixed 4, Henderson Cabernet 2, Blockhouse Bay Blue 0.
Section 4: Howick White 8, Onehunga 6, St Heliers Gold 5, Mangere Gold 4, East Tamaki 1, Papatoetoe RSA 0
Section 5: Glendowie 8, Howick Gold 8, Mangere Blue 4, Howick Red 2, Mt Wellington Gold 2, Pakuranga Yellow 0
Section 6: Howick Green 8, St Heliers Blue 8, Pakuranga Blue 6, Mission Bay Orange 2, Howick Blue 0, Mission Bay Women's 0.
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CRICKET
CHAMPIONS TROPHY FINAL
(Mumbai, India)
WEST INDIES
C. Gayle b Bracken 37
S. Chanderpaul b Bracken 27
R. Sarwan c Hogg b Bracken 7
D. Bravo lbw b Hogg 21
B. Lara c Gilchrist b McGrath 2
R. Morton c Gilchrist b McGrath 2
M. Samuels c Ponting b Watson 7
C. Baugh lbw b Watson 9
I. Bradshaw b Lee 7
J. Taylor not out 5
C. Collymore run out 0
Extras: (5lb, 2nb, 7w) 14
- - Total: (30.4 overs) 138.
Fall: 1/49, 2/65, 3/80, 4/88, 5/94, 6/113, 7/125, 8/125, 9/136, 10/138.
Bowling: Lee 7.4-0-49-1 (2nb), Bracken 6-0-22-3 (3w), McGrath 7-3-24-2 (2w), Symonds 3-0-16-0, Watson 3-0-11-2 (1w), Hogg 4-1-11-1 (1w).
AUSTRALIA
A. Gilchrist c Gayle b Bradshaw 2
S. Watson not out 57
R. Ponting lbw b Taylor 0
D. Martyn not out 47
Extras: (4lb, 1nb, 5w) 10
- - Total (for 2 wkts 28.1 overs) 116
Fall: 1/12, 2/13.
Bowling: Gayle 1-0-5-0, Taylor 7-0-42-1 (1w), Bradshaw 6-0-21-1 (1nb, 1w) Collymore 6-1-19-0 (1w), Samuels 5-0-9-0, Sarwan 3.1-0-16-0 (2w).
Result: Chasing revised target of 116 from 35 overs after rain interruption, Australia won by eight wickets.
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CROQUET
NZ GOLD & SILVER MALLETS
(Epsom/Remuera Croquet Club)
Day 3
Round 7: W. Rush bt I. Baty 26-21, P. Fisher bt M. Somers 26-2, M. Cawley bt B. Dyall 26-3, R. Hamblyn bt H. De Kock 23-20, G. Smith bt V. Commarieu 26-16.
Round 8: P. Fisher bt V. Commarieu 26-9, G. Smith bt M. Somers 26-8, I. Baty bt B. Dyall 26-23, H. De Kock bt W. Rush 26-19, R. Hamblyn bt M. Cawley 25-14.
Round 9: V. Commarieu bt B. Dyall 26-2, M. Cawley bt P. Fisher 26-5, R. Hamblyn bt W. Rush 26-24, G. Smith bt H. De Kock 24-16, I Baty bt M. Somers 25-10.
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CYCLING
TOUR OF SOUTHLAND
Stage one, 4.15km time trial in Invercargill: H. Roulston (Cycle Surgery) 5min 07sec 1, G. McCauley (Trek/Zookeepers Cafe) at 10sec 2, P. Latham (Southland Times) 11 3, D. Pell (Calder Stewart) 13 4, R. Reid (Rabobank) 15 5, W. Gough (ColorPlus) 19 6, J. Vennell (Calder Stewart) 19 7, R. Cull (Cycle Surgery) 21 8, H. Godfrey (Subway) 21 9, C. Gunn (Now) 22 10.
Stage two, 81.8km, Invercargill to Bluff: C. Avery (Ascot Park Hotel) 2hr 05min 04sec 1, S. Peoples (Southland Times) at 10sec 2, H. Roulston (Cycle Surgery) 14 3, A. Strong (Trek/Zookeepers Cafe) 18 4, P. Crake (Daikin CH Faul) 29 5, E. Crossling (Daikin CH Faul) 32 6, S. Lyttle (Southland Times) 36 7, R. Park (Cycle Surgery) 38 8, E. Drower (F Hogan) 40 9, S. Tilford (Hilo Decorating) 42 10.
General classification: H. Roulston (Cycle Surgery) 2:10.23 1, C. Avery (Ascot Park Hotel) at 22sec 2, S. Peoples (Southland Times) 29 3, A. Strong (Trek/Zookeepers Cafe) 36 4, S. Lyttle (Southland Times) 54 5, P. Latham (Southland Times) 55 6, R. Park (Cycle Surgery) 57 7, J. Vennell (Calder Stewart) 59 8, E. Crossling (Daikin CH Faul) 1min 2sec and F. MacMaster (Subway) 1:02 9 equal.
Teams general classification: Southland Times 6:33.26 1, Cycle Surgery at 1min 06sec 2, Daikin CH Faul 1.23 3, Calder Stewart 2.10 4, Hilo Decorating 2.51 5.
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GLIDING
CENTRAL PLATEAU COMPETITION
(Taupo)
First of 6
L. Stephen (Auckland) 2957 1, P. Lyons (Hawkes Bay) 2755 2, D. Cook (Piako) 2610 3, I. Finlayson (Hamilton) 2372 4, A. Cable (Tauranga) 2045 5, R. Gaddes (Auckland) 1996 6, T. Passmore (Wellington) 1959 7, S. Cameron (Taupo) 1953 8, R. Van Der Wal (Taupo) 1802 9, R. Anderson (Auckland) 1324 10, T. Terry (Taupo) 1259 11, B. Guy (Taupo) 1259 12, T. Timmermans (Auckland) 1210 13, M. Morley (Auckland) 981 14, G. Nelson (Auckland) 722 15, P. Ryan (Piako) 698 16, R. Edwards (Tauranga) 476 17, P. Smith (Piako) 439 18, S. Brown (Auckland) 265 19, B. Stimpson (Rotorua) 20.
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GOLF
FREYBERG MASTERS
(Feilding Gold Club)
Second day
Round 3: Canterbury 5 Poverty Bay 0 (Canterbury names first): D. Lavery bt P. Rouse 6 and 4, H. Lim bt T. Goldsmith 1up, P. Bailey bt D. Bloomfield 6 and 5, P. McDougall bt P. Turei 2up, P. Fox bt S. Jeune 6 and 4.
Bay of Plenty 3 Wellington 2: G. Lasker bt M. Gullery 2 and 1, T. Cochrane bt J. Sims 5 and 4, R. Fowler and F. Borren square, D. Enright lt to M. Webber 1 down, W. Steward and R Barltrop square.
Auckland 3 1/2 Hawkes Bay 1 1/2: R. Fry bt T. Aranui 3 and 2, M. Leitch bt A. Patterson 3 and 2, M. Barltrop lt to D. Wilkinson 3 and 2, G. Goldfinch and G. Firth square, G. Smith bt P. Mountcastle 6 and 5.
Northland 2 1/2 Aorangi 2 1/2: B. Donaldson and C. Alexander square, C. Palmer lt to B. Leonard 7 and 6, S. Wilson bt R. Bell 3 and 2, K. Billington bt R. Patterson 3 and 2, B. Shirley lt to P. Hayes 1 down.
Tasman 3 1/2 North Harbour 1 1/2: L. Marfell bt T. Treen 1up, C. Forbes lt to R. Noffke 3 and 2, J. Murray bt R. Fleet 3 and 1, K. Fyfe bt S. Nicholls 3 and 1, M. Malloy and P. Mosley square.
Southland 2 1/2 Waikato 2 1/2: E. Clark bt R. Buck 1up, P. Adams and K. Shea square, P. McDonald lt to W. Veldman 3 and 2, G. Radka bt A. Ieremia 1up, W. Ruru lt to P. Hunter 7 and 5.
Byes: Otago, Taranaki, Manawatu Wanganui.
Round 4
Otago 2 1/2 Aorangi 2 1/2: G. Johnson and Alexander square, L. Nelson lt to Leonard 1down, J. Cunningham lt to Bell 4 and 3, K. Shaw bt Patterson 4 and 2, J. Lapsley bt Hayes 2 and 1.
Manawatu Wanganui 3 North Harbour 2: M. Field lt to T. Treen 2 and 1, S. McCabe lt to R. Noffke 5 and 4, S. Atkins bt Fleet 3 and 2, T. Chettleburgh bt Nicholls 4 and 3, M. Wells bt Mosley 2 and 1.
Canterbury 3 Taranaki 2: Lavery bt T. Ropiha 4 and 3, Kim bt C. Heyes 1up, Bailey lt to B. Martelletti 2 and 1, McDougall bt R. Sim 2 and 1, Fox lt to M. Martin 1 down.
Wellington 4 Poverty Bay 1: Gullery bt Rouse 6 and 5, Sims bt Goldsmith 4 and 3, Borren bt Bloomfield 5 and 4, Webber lt to Turei 2 and 1, Barltrop bt Jeune 2 and 1.
Auckland 3 Waikato 2: Frey lt to Buck 2down, Leitch bt Shea 3 and 1, Barltrop bt Veldman 1up, Goldfinch bt Ieremia 4 and 3, Smith lt to Hunter 1down.
Tasman 3 Bay of Plenty 2: Marfell bt Lasker 5 and 4, Forbes lt to Cochrane 3 and 2, Murray bt Fowler 2 and 1, Fyfe bt Enright 6 and 4, Malloy lt to Steward 1down.
Northland 3 Southland 2: Donaldson lt to Clark 1down, Palmer lt to Adams 6 and 5, Wilson bt McDougall 4 and 3, Billington bt Radka 1up, Shirley bt Ruru 5 and 3.
Bye: Hawkes Bay
Points after 4 rounds (+designates have had bye): Auckland+, Tasman 3 points 11 1/2individual games, Aorangi 2 1/211 1/2, Canterbury+ 2 1/2 10 1/2, Otago+ 2 1/2 9, Manawatu Wanganui+ 2 1/2 8 1/2, Bay of Plenty, Northland 2 10, Taranaki+ 1 1/2 7 1/2, Southland 1 9, Waikato, Wellington+ 1 8, North Harbour+ 1 6 1/2, Hawkes Bay+ 1/2 5 1/2, Poverty Bay 0 5.
TOUR CHAMPIONSHIP
(Atlanta, Georgia)
Final round (US unless stated). -
269: A. Scott (Australia) 69 67 67 66.
272: J. Furyk 69 71 67 65.
273: J. Durant 68 68 70 67.
274: R. Goosen (South Africa) 68 71 68 67.
277: T. Pernice 69 72 67 69, L. Donald (Britain) 73 67 69 68, T. Immelman (South Africa) 73 66 69 69.
278: L. Glover 73 71 66 68, V. Singh (Fiji) 69 72 65 72.
281: E. Els (South Africa) 71 72 66 72, S. Appleby (Australia) 69 70 72 70.
282: JJ Henry 71 73 69 69, B. Quigley 71 68 73 70.
283: R. Pampling (Australia) 73 71 73 66, D. Toms 74 71 71 67.
284: Z. Johnson 71 69 71 73.
285: A. Oberholser 71 70 72 72.
287: C. Pettersson (Sweden) 77 70 71 69.
288: D. Wilson 75 72 71 70, G. Ogilvy (Australia) 74 72 71 71.
PGA TOUR MONEYLIST
T. Woods US$9,941,563 ($15,024,275) 1, J. Furyk $7,213,316 2, A. Scott (Australia) $4,978,858 3, V. Singh (Fiji) $4,602,416 4, G. Ogilvy (Australia) $4,354,969 5, P. Mickelson $4,256,505 6, T. Immelman (South Africa) $3,844,189 7, S. Appleby (Australia) $3,470,457 8, L. Donald (Britain) $3,177,408 9, B. Wetterich $3,023,185 10, D. Toms $2,911,187 11, R. Sabbatini (South Africa) $2,861,751 12, J. Durant $2,811,139 13, C. Campbell $2,811,067 14, S. Cink $2,755,911 15.
D. Love $2,747,206 16, R. Pampling (Australia) $2,664,673 17, C. Pettersson (Sweden) $2,647,982 18, R. Goosen (South Africa) $2,617,453 19, B. Quigley $2,617,419 20, L. Glover $2,587,982 21, D. Wilson $2,509,857 22, A. Oberholser $2,467,772 23, Z. Johnson $2,452,250 24, T.Pernice $2,396,548 25, S. Ames (Canada) $2,395,155 26, KJ Choi (South Korea) $2,376,548 27, E. Els (South Africa) $2,326,220 28, JJ Henry $2,301,480 29, B. Curtis $2,256,326 30.
Also: G. Waite (NZ) $96,950 217, P. Tataurangi (NZ) $55,792 230, C. Perks (NZ) $11,880 254.
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ICE HOCKEY
NHL
Buffalo 4 NY Rangers 3.
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LEAGUE
FEDERATION SHIELD
At Hull: England 38 Samoa 14.
At Castres: France 10 Tonga 48.
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RUGBY
TOUR MATCH
(Argentina)
Tucuman 35 Heartland 15 13 (F. Tuamoheloa try; S. Leighton 2 pen, con). Halftime: 16-6.
CELTIC LEAGUE
Llanelli Scarlets 25 Munster 12.
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SOCCER
BELGIUM
First division
Charleroi 1 Westerlo 2, Lokeren 3 Club Bruges 2, Standard Liege 0 Anderlecht 0, Zulte Waregem 3 St Truiden 0, Ghent 2 SV Roeselare 0, Cercle Bruges 2 Beveren 2, FC Brussels 1 Excelsior Mouscron 1, Lierse 0 Mons-Bergen 0, Racing Genk 4 Germinal Beerschot 0. 1.
DENMARK
First division
Randers FC 3 Esbjerg 2, Silkeborg IF 0 Midtjylland 1, Vejle BK 1 OB Odense 2, Viborg 1 AC Horsens 0, Nordsjaelland 1 AaB Aalborg 1.
ENGLAND
Premier league
Aston Villa 2 Blackburn Rovers 0, Tottenham Hotspur 2 Chelsea 1, West Ham United 1 Arsenal 0, Bolton Wanderers 0 Wigan Athletic 1, Charlton Athletic 1 Manchester City 0, Fulham 1 Everton 0, Liverpool 2 Reading 0, Manchester United 3 Portsmouth 0, Newcastle United 0 Sheffield United 1, Watford 2 Middlesbrough 0. 1.
FRANCE
Ligne 1
AS Nancy 2 Girondins Bordeaux 1, Paris St Germain 1 Racing Lens 3, Auxerre 2 Le Mans 3, Monaco 0 Nice 0, CS Sedan Ardennes 1 Nantes 1, Sochaux 1 ES Troyes AC 0, Olympique Marseille 0 FC Lorient 1, Stade Rennes 1 Olympique Lyon 0, St Etienne 3 Toulouse 0, Valenciennes 0 Lille 3. 1.
GERMANY
Bundesliga
Eintracht Frankfurt 1 Borussia Moenchengladbach 0, Schalke 04 2 Bayern Munich 2, Alemannia Aachen 2 VfB Stuttgart 4, Bayer Leverkusen 1 Mainz 1, Borussia Dortmund 1 Arminia Bielefeld 1, Hertha Berlin 2 Nuremberg 1, VfL Wolfsburg 1 Hamburg SV 0, Werder Bremen 1 Energie Cottbus 1, Hanover 96 0 VfL Bochum 2. 1.
GREECE
First division
Apollon Kalamarias 2 Iraklis 1, Aris Salonika 1 AEK Athens 3, Atromitos Athinon 2 Ergotelis 1, Panathinaikos 1 Olympiakos Piraeus 0, Panionios 0 Aegaleo 0, Xanthi 2 Ionikos 0, OFI Crete 0 Larisa 0, PAOK Salonika 1 Kerkyra 0. 1.
ITALY
Serie A
AS Roma 3 Fiorentina 1, Atalanta Bergamo 2 AC Milan 0, Chievo Verona 0 Cagliari 0, Empoli 1 Lazio 1, Inter Milan 2 Ascoli 0, Livorno 1 Udinese 0, Palermo 2 Sampdoria 0, Torino 1 Messina 1, Reggina 0 Catania 1, Siena 2 Parma 2. 1.
NETHERLANDS
Dutch league
Utrecht 0 Twente Enschede 0, Feyenoord 2 Vitesse Arnhem 1, Heracles Almelo 0 Ajax Amsterdam 3, RKC Waalwijk 0 AZ Alkmaar 2, Heerenveen 2 Sparta Rotterdam 0, ADO Den Haag 2 Excelsior 2, Groningen 2 Roda JC Kerkrade 1, PSV Eindhoven 3 NAC Breda 0, NEC Nijmegen 1 Willem II Tilburg 2. 1.
SCOTLAND
Premier league
Dundee United 2 Rangers 1, Celtic 2 Hearts 1, Dunfermline Athletic 0 Falkirk 3, Hibernian 2 Kilmarnock 2, Motherwell0 St Mirren 0. 1.
SPAIN
Primera liga
Athletic Bilbao 0 Racing Santander 0, Espanyol 1 Valencia 1, Real Madrid 1 Celta Vigo 2, Real Zaragoza 3 Getafe 1, Recreativo Huelva 2 Gimnastic 1, Sevilla 2 Osasuna 0, Villarreal 3 Real Betis 2, Deportivo Coruna 1 Barcelona 1, Levante 2 Real Sociedad 0, Real Mallorca 0 Atletico Madrid 0. 1.
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TENNIS
North Harbour premier
Men
Northcote 6 Milford 0: M. Prentice bt B. Curry 6-2 6-2, A. Batie bt K. Doh 6-1 6-2, A. Allan bt K. August 6-0 6-1, M. Topolsky bt M. Hapgood 6-1 6-1, Prentice/Batie bt Curry/N. Turner 4-6 6-2 6-1, S. Downs/Topolsky bt Doh/August 6-3 6-2.
Greenhithe 4 Mairangi Bay 2: R. Cheyne lt J. Megraw 4-6 6-3 6-7, A. Childs bt E. Lyndon 7-6 6-1, T. Susnjak bt J. Solicani 6-4 6-1, J. Mole bt A. Rogers 6-2 6-2, A. McDougall/Cheyne lt Megraw/Lyndon 3-6 2-6, Childs/Mole bt Solicani/Rogers 3-6 6-2 6-4.
Browns Bay 6 Becroft 0: A. Thompson bt J. Birse 6-1 6-2, M. Coenbrander bt M. Hoersch 6-3 6-2, N. Wiles bt B. Mustard 6-2 6-7 6-4, A. Hill bt D. Kelly 6-3 4-6 6-3, Thompson/Wiles bt Birse/Kelly 6-2 6-4, Colenbrander/Hill bt D. Mustard/B. Mustard 6-4 6-1.
Campbells Bay 5 Belmont 1
Women
Milford 4 Whangaparaoa 2: S. Bryce lt L. Barlow 7-5 4-6 1-6, L. Wilkinson lt S. Adams 6-4 3-6 2-6, L. Batley bt K. White 6-3 6-7 7-5, N. O'Rourke bt D. Garea 6-2 6-2, Bryce/Wilkinson bt Barlow/Garea 6-3 4-6 6-3, P. Smith/O'Rourke bt White/Adams 6-4 6-1.
Mairangi Bay 5 Northcote 1: K. Vano lt D. Hollands 5-6 4-6, S. Cavan bt S. McDermott 6-2 6-3, B. Preston bt M. White 6-2 6-0, J. Morgan-Howell bt A. van Schaik 6-0 6-0, Vano/Cavan bt Hollands/White 6-4 6-0, Preston/Morgan-Howells bt McDermott/Hannah Good 6-3 6-1.
PARIS MASTERS
Final: 4-N. Davydenko (Rus) bt 17-D. Hrbaty (Slov) 6-1 6-2 6-2.
QUEBEC CITY CHALLENGE
Final: 2-M. Bartoli (Fra) bt 8-O. Poutchkova (Rus) 6-0 6-0.