Monday results

AMERICAN FOOTBALL

NFL
AFC wildcard: Indianapolis 49 Denver 24.
NFC wildcard: Green Bay 17 Minnesota 31.

BASKETBALL

NBA
Toronto 109 Golden State 87, New York 113 Portland 105, Phoenix 124 Indiana 89, Seattle 108 Miami 98, Denver 98 Houston 116.

EASTERN CONFERENCE

ATLANTIC DIVISION

W L PCT GB
1. New York 17 17 .500 0
2. Philadelphia 15 17 .469 1
3. Boston 15 19 .44 12
4. Toronto 13 22 .371 4 1/2
5. New Jersey 12 21 .364 4 1/2

CENTRAL DIVISION
1. Cleveland 20 12 .625 0
2. Detroit 18 14 .56 32
3. Indiana 16 16 .500 4
4. Chicago 13 18 .419 6 1/2
5. Milwaukee 12 19 .387 7 1/2

SOUTHEAST DIVISION
1. Miami 27 9 .750 0
2. Washington 19 13 .594 6
3. Orlando 18 14 .563 7
4. Charlotte 8 22 .267 16
5. Atlanta 5 26 .161 19 1/2

WESTERN CONFERENCE
SOUTHWEST DIVISION
1. San Antonio 28 7 .800 0
2. Dallas 22 10 .688 4 1/2
3. Memphis 18 17 .514 10
4. Houston 17 17 .500 10 1/2
5. New Orleans 3 29 .094 23 1/2

NORTHWEST DIVISION
1. Seattle 24 8 .750 0
2. Minnesota 17 15 .531 7
3. Portland 14 18 .438 10
4. Denver 14 19 .424 10 1/2
5. Utah 11 24 .314 14 1/2

PACIFIC DIVISION
1. Phoenix 30 4 .882 0
2. Sacramento 21 11 .656 8
3. LA Lakers 17 14 .548 11 1/2
4. LA Clippers 16 16 .500 13
5. Golden State 11 23 .324 19

BOWLS

NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS RESULTS (Auckland)

Men's fours (skips name only), last 32: P. Clark (Tauranga Sth) bt T. Parkinson (Papakura) 26-14, G. Skellern (Tauranga South) bt T. Tuaiti (Grey Lynn) 28-23, N. Grgicevich (Onehunga) bt I. Marsic (Carlton) 18-14, E. Reilly (Cambridge Central) bt D. Parlane (Onehunga) 17-16, R. Girvan (Taren Point) bt N. Krajancic (Carlton) 24-16, B. Robertson (Helensville) bt I. Mahoney (West End) 20-19, D. McMurchy (Glen Eden) bt K. Geertson (Hutt) 23-19.

Last 16: G. Lawson (Hornby Domain) bt G. Anson (Leamington) 25-1, K. Scott (Belfast) bt R. Hocking (Mangawhai) 26-14, R. Nisbet (Pakuranga) bt I. Zonich (Carlton) 20-13, P. Thorne (Onehunga) bt A. Wintle (Mangawhai) 21-20, Clark bt I Kostanich (Helensville) 22-13, Skellern bt Grgicevich 30-23, Girvan bt Reilly 30-11, McMurchy bt Robertson 23-19.

Quarter-final draw for today: Lawson v Scott, Nisbet v Thorne, Clark v Skellern, Girvan v McMurchy.

Women's fours (skips name only), last 16: M. Preston (Winton and Citizens RSA) bt J. Nisbet (Pakuranga) 26-23, C. Griffiths (Hillsboro) bt D. Cross (Glen Eden) 31-2, W. Jensen (Pukekohe) bt J. McKenna (Victoria) 21-18 , C. Griffith (Belmont Park) bt M. Vincent (Orewa) 27-15, J. Carson (Kensington) bt M. Skinner (Rawhiti) 21-9.

Quarter-finals: D. Harris (Papakura) bt T. Tutai (Onehunga) 20-13, Preston bt S. Sims (Northern) 26-23, Jensen bt Griffiths 20-18, Carson bt Griffith 25-14.

Semifinals today: Harris v Preston, Jensen v Carson.

CRICKET

FIRST TEST
BANGLADESH v ZIMBABWE (Chittagong)
Fifth day.-

BANGLADESH
First innings 488
Second innings

R. Saleh c and b Hondo 26
N. Iqbal c Taylor b Hondo 0
H. Bashar c Masakadza b Chigumbura 55
M. Ashraful c Taibu b Mpofu 22
A. Ahmed c Cremer b Chigumbura 11
K. Mashud c Cremer b Hondo 23
J. Omar c Masakadza b Chigumbura 15
M. Rafique not out 14
M. Murtaza c Hondo b Chigumbura 19
T. Baishya c Sibanda b Chigumbura 1
Extras (8lb, 1b, 4nb, penalty 5) 18
Total (for 9 wkts dec, 51.1 overs) 204
Fall: 1/7, 2/47, 3/83, 4/114, 5/145, 6/156, 7/176, 8/202, 9/204.
Bowling: C. Mpofu 12-1-47-1, D. Hondo 17-0-61-3 (4nb), E. Chigumbura 16.1-3-54-5, S. Matsikenyeri 6-0-28-0.

ZIMBABWE
First innings 312
Second innings
S. Matsikenyeri b Haque 20
B. Rogers c sub b Baisya 0
V. Sibanda lbw b Baisya 0
H. Masakadza c and b Haque 56
B. Taylor lbw b Haque 44
T. Taibu c Ahmed b Haque 0
E. Chigumbura c Mashud b Mortaza 10
M. Nkala b Mortaza 5
G. Cremer c Saleh b Haque 2
D. Hondo not out 6
C. Mpofu c Ashraful b Haque 5
Extras (1lb, 4nb, 1w) 6
Total (64.2 overs) 154
Fall: 1/2, 2/2, 3/42, 4/112, 5/115, 6/126, 7/138, 8/143, 9/145
Bowling: M. Mortaza 17-4-45-2, T. Baisya 10-6-20-2, E. Haque 22.2-5-45-6, M. Rafique 15-6-43-0
Result: Bangladesh won by 226 runs.

CHARITY MATCH (Melbourne)

WORLD XI
C. Gayle c Sangakkara b Khan 1
A. Gilchrist c Sangakkara b Khan 24
R. Ponting st Sangakkara b Kumble 115
B. Lara c Vaas b Kumble 52
C. Cairns st Sangakkara b Muralitharan 69
G.McGrath c Youhana b Muralitharan 0
S. Fleming b Vaas 30
M. Hayden st Sangakkara b Muralitharan 2
D. Vettori not out 27
S. Warne not out 2
Extras (3lb, 12nb, 7w) 22
Total (for 8 wkts, 50 overs) 344
Fall: 1/1, 2/50, 3/172, 4/263, 5/264, 6/286, 7/292, 8/337.

Bowling: C. Vaas 9-1-59-1, Z. Khan 8-0-46-2 (3w), A. Razzaq 5-0-50-0 (12nb, 1w), M. Muralitharan 10-0-59-0 (2w), A. Kumble 10-0-73-2 (1w), V. Sehwag 7-0-46-0, S. Jayasuriya 1-0-8-0.

After five overs, the Asia X1 were 27-0.

STATE SHIELD

P W L T/NR BP Pts
1. Central 5 3 1 1 2 16
2. Northern 5 3 1 1 0 14
3. Canterbury 5 2 1 2 1 13
4. Otago 5 2 2 1 2 12
5. Wellington 5 1 3 1 0 6
6. Auckland 5 0 3 2 0 4

STATE LEAGUE (Tawa)

CANTERBURY
P. Garrish stpd Hill b Corbin 14
M. Fahey run out 36
H. Tiffen c Lewis b Little 33
C. Taylor c Wakefield b Cooper 14
S. Burke run out 2
B. McNeill not out 4
H. Rae not out 4
Extras (6b, 9lb, 2nb, 4w) 21
Total (for 5 wkts, 32 overs) 128
Fall: 1/38, 2/96, 3/105, 4/116, 5/121
Bowling: A. Little 7-1-18-1 (2w), M. Presland 5-0-15-0 (1w), A. Green 6-1-25-0 (1nb, 1w), A. Corbin 5-1-17-1, S. Devine 5-0-19-0 (1nb), A. Cooper 4-1-19-1.

WELLINGTON
M. Godliman stpd Milburn b Steele 1
S. Hill lbw Daly 0
L. Harford c Daly b McNeill 9
M. Lewis b Charteris 18
M. Wakefield c Taylor b McNeill 4
A. Corbin c McNeill b Burke 4
A. Cooper c Satterwaite b Charteris 10
S. Devine c Taylor b Charteris 3
M. Taylor st Milburn b Steele 2
A. Little not out 4
A. Green lbw Burke 2
Extras (1lb, 1nb, 2w) 4
Total (29.1 overs) 61
Fall: 1/0, 2/5, 3/17, 4/22, 5/29, 6/48, 7/50, 8/55, 9.55
Bowling: H. Daly 7-1-13-1 (1nb, 1w), R. Steele 7-3-7-2, B. McNeill 6-0-17-2 (1w), S. Burke 5.1-1-14-1, S. Charteris 4-1-8-3.

* Result: Canterbury won by 67 runs.

P W L T/NR BP Pts
1. Canterbury 6 5 0 1 5 27
2. Wellington 8 2 2 4 2 18
3. Auckland 4 3 0 1 3 17
4. Otago 6 2 1 3 2 16
5. Central 6 1 4 1 0 6
6. Northern 6 0 6 0 0 0
* Win worth 4 points, tie or no result 2.

NATIONAL PROVINCIAL A (Christchurch)

Fourth round, second day: Otago 387 (J. Sheed 159, M. McKenzie 86; R. West 7-124) bt Central Districts 283 (D. Cederman 58, B. Diamanti 51; David Sewell 5-50) on the first innings.

Wellington 278-6 dec lost to Northern Districts 338-6 (J. Hatwell 66no, N. Horsley 64, T. A. Davis 62; J. Stuart 3-58) on the first innings.

Canterbury 429-9 dec drew with Auckland 354-9 (M. Cairns 116no, P. Hitchcock 55, H. Smith 42; L. Burtt 3-41).

Standings: Otago 54.705 points, Northern Districts 52.09, Central Districts 32.43, Wellington 30.21, Canterbury 22.54, Auckland 19.565.

CROQUET

SINGLES

Section one: D. Bulloch (Thames Valley) bt J. Wall (Manawatu) 26-1, P. Batchelor (Taranaki) bt C. Aberley (Australia) 26tp-0, bt Wall 26tp-10, P Skinley (Wellington) bt C. Dawson (Franklin-Manakau) 26-3, Aberley bt J. Versey (Hawkes Bay) 26-22, Dawson bt Versey 26-13, B. Gleeson (Otago) bt Bulloch 26-15, bt Skinley 26-8.

Section two: R. Fulford (Britain) bt A. Begg (Franklin-Manakau) 26sxp-1, bt J. Edmonds (Wellington) 26-0, B. Fleming (Australia) bt R. Hamblyn (Bay of Plenty) 26tp-0, bt Begg 26-0, L. Watson (Australia) bt C. Jones (Wellington) 26stp-2, bt Edmonds 26tp-7, S. Lea (Wellington) bt Hamblyn 26-19, bt Jones 26-1.

Section three: T. Basset (Australia) bt I. Yeates (Thames Valley) 26tp-0, bt A. Reid (Canterbery) 26tp-9, B. Wislang (Nelson) bt Reid 26-0, bt R. Graham (Australia) 26-4, M. McNae (Wanganui) bt J. Williams (Britain) 26-12, H. Tahurangi (Wellington) bt Graham 26-11, Yeates bt Williams 26-17.

Section four: B. Jackson (Franklin-Manakau) bt J. McIntyre (Wanganui) 26tp-1, bt R. Gillingham (Manawatu) 26tp-2, K. Beard (Australia) bt C. Stephens (Hawkes Bay) 26-17, bt J. McIntyre 26-0, P. Chapman (Canterbury) bt L. Hotter (South Taranaki) 26-1, bt Gillingham 26-4, J. McIntyre (Canterbury) bt Stephens 26-1, bt Hotter 26-0.

Section five: T. Garrison (Wellington) bt P. Drew (Wellington) 26-13, bt J. Begg (Franklin-Manakau) 26-7, T. Stephens (Hawkes Bay) bt I. Menzies (Thames Valley) 26-9, bt Drew 26tp-1, K. Bald (Australia) bt Begg 26tp-4, P. Filbee (South Taranaki) bt Menzies 25-7, P. Fisher (Auckland) bt Bald 26-3.

Section six: A. Westerby (Waikato-King Country) bt D. du Toit (Wellington) 26-0, L. Fleming (Australia) bt P. Gleeson (Wellington) 26-6, P. Parkinson (Canterbury) bt G. McIntyre (Wanganui) 26-17, bt Fleming 26-13, A. Ritchie (Otago) bt N. Mayard-Husson (Wellington) 22-21.

Section seven: R. Lowe (Auckland) bt L. Lea (Wellington) 26tp-19, bt P. Stuart (Hawkes Bay) 26-5, M. Donati (Australia) bt K. Fellows (Wellington) 26tp-1, bt Lea 26-11, R. McInerney (Britain) bt J. Guest (Britain) 26-0, bt Stuart 26tp-0, C. Prater (Australia) bt Fellows 26-2, bt Guest 26-0.

Section eight: G. Bryant (Wellington) bt L. McLay (Wellington) 26tpo-18, bt R. Stock (Australia) 26-5, C. Clarke (Britain) bt C. Gorton (Australia) 26stp-0, bt McLay 26tp-5, G. Roberts (Wellington) bt R. Bonnor (Wanganui) 26-2, bt Stock 26-9, M. Wright (Wanganui) bt Gorton 26tp-2, bt Bonnor 26-9.

DOUBLES

Section one: T. Bassett/K. Bald (Australia) bt P. Parkinson (Canterbury)/J. Versey (Hawkes Bay) 26-10, P. Filbee/L. Hotter (South Taranaki) bt R. Hamblyn/I. Baty (BoP) 26-6, G. Roberts/P. Drew (Wellington) bt D.du Toit (Wellington)/P. Stuart (Hawke's Bay) 23-19.

Final placings: Five wins, Bassett/Bald. Four wins, Parkinson/Versey. Two wins, Filbee/Hotter, Roberts/Drew. One win, du Toit/Stuart, Hamblyn/Baty.

Section two: B./L. Fleming (Australia) bt T. Garrison (Wellington)/B. Wislang (Nelson) 26-18, H. Tahurangi (Wellington)/J. Guest (Britain) bt J. Wall/R. Gillingham (Man) 26-14, I./Y. Yeates (BoP) bt P. Young (TV)/D. Reyland (Hawkes Bay) 23-21.

Final placings: Five wins, B./l. Fleming. Four wins, Garrison/ Wislang. Two wins, I./Y. Yeates, Tahurangi/Guest, Young/Reyland. No wins, Wall/Gillingham.

Section three: R. Fulford (Britain)/R. Graham (Australia) bt B. Jackson (Frank-Man)/M. Wright (Wanganui) 26-7, P. Skinley/N. Mayard-Husson (Wellington) bt C. Gorton/R. Stock (Australia) 26-12, P. Fisher (Auckland)/L. McLay (Wellington) bt K. Fellows/M. McInnes (Wellington) 26-5.

Final placings: Four wins, Fulford/Graham (plus 79 pts), Jackson/Wright (plus 64), Skinley/Mayard-Husson (plus 16). Two wins, Gorton/Stock. One win, Fisher/McLay. No wins, Fellows/McInnes.

Section four: A. Westerby (Waik -KC)/T. Stephens (Hawkes Bay) bt G. Bryant (Wellington)/R. McInerney (Britain) 21-17, D. Bulloch (TV)/J. McIntyre (Canterbury) bt B. Gleeson (Otago)/J. Edmonds (Wellington) 26-0.

Final placings: Four wins, Westerby-Stephens. Three wins, Bryant/McInerney. Two wins, C. Dawson (Frank-Man)/A. Reid (Canterbury). One win, Bulloch/McIntyre. No wins, Gleeson/Edmonds.

Section five: R. Lowe (Auckland)/P. Batchelor (Taranaki) bt M. Donati/L. Watson (Australia) 26-9, M. McNae/R. Bonnor (Wanganui) bt S./L. Lea (Wellington) 26-10.

Final placings: Four wins, Lowe/Batchelor. Three wins, Donati/Watson. One win, McNae/Bonnor, S./L. Lea, P. Chapman (Canterbury)/J. Begg (Frank-Man).

Section six: C. Clarke/J. Williams (Britain) bt K. Beard (Australia)/A. Ritchie (Otago) 26-10, C. Prater/C. Aberley (Australia) bt G. Smith/A. Wall (Man) 26-11, C. Stephens (Hawkes Bay)/I. Menzies (TV) bt P. Gleeson/C. Jones (Wellington) 22-20.

Final placings: Five wins, Clarke/Williams. Four wins, Prater/Aberley. Two wins, Smith/Wall, Beard/Ritchie. One win, Stephens/ Menzies, Gleeson/Jones.

Post-section draw: Fulford/Graham bye, Bassett/Bald v Clarke/ Williams, Lowe/Batchelor v Westerby/Stephens, B./L. Fleming bye.

GOLF

Scores (US unless stated). -
271: S. Appleby (Australia) 74 64 66 67.

272: J. Kaye 68 67 66 71.

273: T. Woods 68 68 69 68, E. Els (South Africa) 69 65 68 71.

274: A. Scott (Australia) 69 72 68 65, S. Cink 68 68 67 71, V. Singh (Fiji) 66 65 69 74.

276: D. Toms 71 67 70 68, V. Taylor 69 69 68 70.

278: S. Garcia (Spain) 68 67 73 70, C. Parry (Australia) 67 72 68 71.

279: W. Austin 69 72 68 70.

280: J. Byrd 72 70 71 67, R. Goosen (South Africa) 71 67 69 73, M. Weir (Canada) 70 63 71 76.

281: B. Bryant 69 72 69 71.

282: J. Daly 70 69 70 73, C. Campbell 69 67 71 75.

283: R. Pampling (Australia) 70 72 69 72, S. Ames (Canada) 73 72 67 71, M. Hensby (Australia) 70 73 71 69.

285: A. Stolz (Australia) 73 71 71 70.

286: J. Sindelar 71 68 71 76, H. Slocum 69 70 72 75, Z. Johnson 72 70 71 73.

287: R. Palmer 76 68 71 72, T. Hamilton 72 72 72 71.

288: B. Geiberger 72 73 71 72.

289: S. Flesch 69 73 72 75.

290: F. Funk 74 74 67 75.

292: C. Franco (Paraguay) 74 71 72 75.

NATIONAL UNDER-23 TEAMS CHAMPIONSHIP (Taupo)

Scores (par 72,*denotes non-counting scores).

574: Waikato (J. Gill 70 75, M. Purser 70 70, R. Wright 71 72, M. Holten 72 74, J. Cusdin 76* 80*).

578: North Harbour (J. Nortje 70 73, B. Jujnovich 72 74, S. Shin 74 72, J. S. Chung 76 75*, S. Han 76* 67), Bay of Plenty (T. Hong 71 71, D. Lee 72 73, D. Johnson 74 76*, J. Geary 75 69, J. An 80* 73).

587: New South Wales (J. Arnold 70 75, W. J. Lee 70 76, M. Brown 73 76, A. Simpson 74 78*, A. Downton 76* 73).

589: Manawatu-Wanganui (R. Kauika 74 71, E. Westergaard 74 72, A. Henare 75 75, K. Smith 75 75*, N. Gillespie 76* 73).

594: Taranaki (J. H. Choi 71 74, T. Ropiha 73 75, M. Blackbourn 76 76, A. Mathieson 76 73, H. Ring 76* 77*).

602: Queensland (A. Dodt 69 74, J. Maker 74 77, B. Pisani 75 79, K. Carlson 78 82*, T. Egan 79* 76).

606: Wellington (J. Dittmer 76 75, A. Green 76 77*, D. Amos 77 72, B. Stuart 79 76, A. Leech 80* 75).

610: Auckland (T. O'Connell 72 79, K. Chun 74 76, S. Ha 75 77, L. James 76 81*, R. Valentine 77* 81).

610: Canterbury (R. Yee 73 81*, B. Stuart 74 76, K. Sohn 77 79, J. Bae 80 78, R. Bath 82* 73).

611: Hawkes Bay (B. Shaw 72 75, N. Powis 76 81, R. Manaena 78 78, D. Holloway 79 72, N. Koefoed 80* 82*).

613: Otago (M. Collie 71 80*, T. Campbell 77 72, C. Beel 79 74, W. Moore 83 78, T. Struthers 84* 79).

622: Southland (N. Roughan 78 70, T. Sinclair 80 80*, G. Gibson-Smith 81 78, C. Harper 82 74, L. Balneaves 83* 79).

625: Northland (B. Bonnington 77 78, D. Clarke 77 76, G-J Hill 79 81*, S. Wightman 85 73, S. Cross 89* 80).

627: Poverty Bay-East Coast (R. MacNamara 77 78, M. Mackey 79 84*, H. White 81 83, S. Donnelly 82 73, A. Higham 87* 74).

628: Aorangi (M. Scott 74 73, G. Simpson 80 80, C. O'Connor 81 84*, M. Davis 82 75, D. Pearce 82* 83).

641: Tasman (J. Drummond 77 74, L. Ryder 82 80, J. Giblin 83 80, S. Riordan 86 86*, S. McCaa 90* 79).

MOUNTAINBIKING

NATIONAL SERIES (Treble Cone)

First round, elite men: J. Leov (Blenheim) 4m 29.30s, 1, N. Rankin (Levin) 4m 30.15s, 2, T. Holland (Rotorua) 4m 36.40s, 3, G. Haden (Wanganui) 4m 41.87s, 4, T. Mackersy (Dunedin) 4m 49.77s, 5, D. Curry (Rotorua) 4m 53.67s, 6, S. Sheldon (Christchurch) 4m 53.74s, 7, W. Masters (New Plymouth) 5m 1.66s, 8, B. Christmas (Christchurch) 5m 4.95s, 9, J. Dodds (Rotorua) 5m 5.71s, 10.

Elite women: S. Hagen (Queenstown) 5m 29.90s, 1, G. Molloy (Rotorua) 8m 39.87s, 2.

Junior men: S. Blenkinsop (Wanganui) 4m 51.46s, 1, Z. Williams (Dunedin) 5m 33.50s, 2, C. Cole (Hamilton) 5m 39.68s, 3.

RUGBY

EUROPEAN CHALLENGE CUP

Quarter-finals, first leg: Saracens (England) 19 Brive (France) 6, Pau (France) 25 Clermont (France) 21, Grenoble (France) 21 Connacht (Ireland) 26, Sale (England) 34 Agen (France) 18.

EUROPEAN CUP

Pool one: Leicester (England) 17 Biarritz (France) 21, Wasps (England) 45 Calvisano (Italy) 14.

Points: Biarritz 18, Wasps 15, Leicester 14, Calvisano 0.

Pool two: Bath (England) 23 Leinster (Ireland) 27, Treviso (Italy) 40 Bourgoin (France) 29.

Points: Leinster 21, Treviso 14, Bath 11, Bourgoin 1.

Pool three: Llanelli (Wales) 20 Northampton (England) 22, Glasgow (Scotland) 10 Toulouse (France) 30.

Points: Toulouse 19, Northampton 16, Llanelli 12, Glasgow 2.

Pool four: Castres (France) 58 Harlequins (England) 13, Munster (Ireland) 20 Neath-Swansea (Wales 10.

Points: Munster 18, Castres 16, Neath/Swansea 10, Harlequins 3.

Pool five: Newport-Gwent (Wales) 48 Edinburgh (Scotland) 5, Perpignan (France) 33 Newcastle (England) 12.

Points: Newcastle 17, Newport-Gwent 15, Perpignan 15, Edinburgh 2.

Pool six: Ulster (Ireland) 14 Gloucester (England) 12, Stade Francais (France) 35 Cardiff (Wales) 16.

Points: Stade Francais 19, Gloucester 14, Ulster 12, Cardiff 3.

SOCCER

Primera Liga: Atletico Madrid 0 Real Madrid 3, Espanyol 4 Osasuna 1, Racing Santander 2 Malaga 1, Real Mallorca 2 Deportivo Coruna 2, Real Sociedad 0 Albacete 2, Real Zaragoza 1 Real Betis 0, Villarreal 3 Barcelona 0, Numancia 1 Athletic Bilbao 1, Sevilla 0 Getafe 0, Valencia 2 Levante 1.

TENNIS

HEINEKEN OPEN (Auckland)

Singles, qualifying final round: J. Hernych (Czech Republic) bt G. Oliver (US) 6-2 6-2, F. Luzzi (Italy) bt J. Vacek (Czech Republic) 6-2 6-2, P. Kohlschreiber (Germany) bt D. Bracciali (Italy) 6-7 6-3 6-3, R. Sluiter (Netherlands) bt B. Ulihrach (Czech Republic) 4-6 6-4 6-1.

First round: C. Saulnier (France) bt G. Muller (Luxembourg) 6-4 6-4, J. Acasuso (Argentina) bt J. Benneteau (France) 6-1 3-6 6-4, P. Starace (Italy) bt WC-M. Nielsen (NZ) 6-4 6-4, 5-F. Gonzalez (Chile) bt WC-J. Blake (US) 7-6 (7-4) 6-1, 4-V. Spadea (US) bt D. Sanchez (Spain) 6-0 6-0, M. Zabaleta (Argentina) bt GD Jones (NZ) 6-0 6-2..

Doubles, first round: J. I. Chela/S. Prieto (Argentina) bt WC-Nielsen/D. King-Turner (New Zealand) 6-4 7-6 (7-4), 4-M. Garcia/M. Hood (Argentina) bt A. Calleri (Argentina)/R. Koenig (South Africa) 6-3 7-6 (9-7), 2-C. Suk/P. Vizner (Czech Republic) bt T. Cibulec (Czech Republic)/D. Hrbaty (Slovakia) 6-4 6-3.

YACHTING

Final standings: P. Burling (Tauranga) 15 points, 1, B. Kennedy (Tauranga) 31, 2, A. Thompson (Torbay) 31, 3.

Women: K. Ellingham (Wakatere) 86, 16, J. Monk (Otago) 99, 17, N. Haliburton (Kohimaramara) 138, 28.