KEY POINTS:
AMERICAN FOOTBALL
NFL
WILD CARD PLAYOFFS
American Conference:
New England 37 NY Jets 16
National Conference:
Philadelphia 23 NY Giants 20
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BASKETBALL
NBA
Toronto 116 Washington 111, Minnesota 103 Houston 99 (OT), San Antonio 110 Memphis 96, Orlando 87 Boston 79, Phoenix 128 Golden State
105, Miami 93 Portland 90, LA Lakers 101 Dallas 98
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BOWLS
NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS
(Dunedin)
Fours:
Men:
Quarter-finals: L. Morrison (Clinton)/J. Flynn/G. Low (Te Rangi)/W. McLauchlan (Clinton) bt A. Bramham/M. Ward/L. Hoare/M. Young (Barrington) 22-11, D. Cameron (Papakura)/S. McIlroy/D. File (Te Karaka)/S. McGonagle (Papakura) bt K. Powell/R. Stokes/A. Reid/P. Culling (Tainui) 19-7, S. O'Neill/D. Hanson (Kia Toa)/B. Andrews (West End)/R. Dorgan (Kia Toa) bt G. Lawson (Eastbourne)/R. Bester (Hornby Domain)/A. Todd (The Hills)/J. Goodwin (Takapuna) 17-9, P. Paul/R. Sim/C. Murihanganui (Ngongotaha)/D. Berryman (Tauranga South) bt T. Andrews/R. Toogood/P. Barclay/D. Broome (Hokonui) 15-13.
Semifinals: Cameron bt Morrison 16-2, O'Neill bt Paul 20-8.
Women:
Quarter-finals: B. Morel/L. Grey/P. Phair/T. Woodham (Elmwood) bt L. Davis/B. Heathcote (Burnside)/J. Power (Fairfield)/V. Anning (Burnside) 23-4, S. Sims (Northern)/F. Cosgrove (Green Island)/C. Callaghan (Taieri)/L. Rance (Green Island) bt A. Bateman (Kensington)/K. Forrest/M. Pedley (Frankton Railway)/J. McLean (Kensington) 21-6, D. Ware (Beckenham)/N. Hutchinson/C. Dawe (Elmwood)/M. Doherty (Beckenham) bt A. Blyth/L. Sangster/P. Hollis/D. Breen (Meadowbank) 19-16, D. Gutberlet (Ashburton)/V. Veint (Hornby WMC)/M. Sullivan/M. Bruhns (Beckenham) bt M. O'Connor (Queenstown)/L. O'Callaghan (Alexandra)/B. Allott (Outram)/L. Somerville (Alexandra) 21-13.
Semifinals: Morel bt Sims 19-11, Ware bt Gutberlet 21-19.
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CRICKET
STATE SHIELD
CANTERBURY TEAM
Wizards side to play Central Stags at Pukekura Park in New Plymouth today: C. Harris (captain), L. Burtt, S. Chan, A. Ellis, B. Findlay, C. Frauenstein, B. Hiini, M. Papps, I. Robertson, S. Stewart, C. Small, K. Van Wyk, L. Vivian.
NORTHERN DISTRICTS
Knights side to play Otago at Dunedin's University Oval today:- J. Marshall (captain), G. Aldridge, B. Arnel, I. Butler, A. Evans, A. Devcich, D. Flynn, N. Horsley, P. McGlashan, M. Orchard, D. Tuffey, J. Yovich.
NATIONAL UNDER-19 TOURNAMENT
(Lincoln University near Christchurch)
Third and final day of fourth round matches:
Auckland 504-3 dec and 128-3 dec (A. de Boorder 59no) bt Central Districts 259-8 dec and 302 (S. Wraight 84, S. Davidson 68, J. Dravitski 50; A. Patel 3-32) by 71 runs
Otago 426 and 208-8 dec (C. Clark 78) bt Northern Districts 278-8 dec and 345 (K. Williamson 94, B. Simpson 59, A. Sclater 73no; B. Purvis 4-34) by 11 runs
Canterbury 300 and 193 (A. Bruce 58, T. Muir 33no, N. Naguleswaran 5-29) drew with Wellington 305 and 143-8 (F. Colson 57, B. Langrope 4-21)
Points (after four rounds):
Canterbury 20, Auckland 20, Otago 10, Central Districts 8, Northern Districts 7, Wellington 2
REST OF SOUTH AFRICA V PAKISTAN
(Kimberley, South Africa)
Stumps, second day of three-day tour match:
Pakistan 485-9 dec in 111.1 overs (M. Hafeez 108, I. Farhat 106, Y. Hameed 79, Y. Khan 76; J. Morkel 5-113). Rest of South Africa 220-4 in 68 overs (M. van Wyk 70 no, A. Jacobs 69 no)
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CROQUET
PAPAKURA GOLF CROQUET HANDICAP DOUBLES
G./J. Ludlam (Papakura C.C.) 1, B./M. Jackson (Manurewa C.C.) 2, D./D. Pinner Manurewa C.C.) 3.
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GOLF
UNDER-23 TEAMS CHAMPIONSHIP
(Taupo)
Round two:
574: Wellington 289 285
581: North Harbour 291 290
583: Waikato 290 293
584: Manawatu-Wanganui 293 291
585: Canterbury 286 299
590: Bay of Plenty 300 290
593: Auckland 294 299
600: Otago 303 297
602: Tasman 301 301
605: Hawke's Bay 299 306
609: Northland 295 314
610: Taranaki 304 306
613: Southland 306 307
620: Aorangi 304 316
656: Poverty Bay-East Coast 332 324
Leading individuals:
138: D. Lee (Bay of Plenty) 72 66
140: S. Shin (North Harbour) 68 72, J. Gill (Waikato) 70 70, J. Dittmer (Wellington) 72 68
142: A. Henare (Manawatu-Wanganui) 71 71, E. Westergaard (Manawatu-Wanganui) 72 70, S. Riordan (Tasman) 71 71
143: S. Wightman (North Harbour) 75 68, J. Bae (Canterbury) 72 71, P. Hayman (Wellington) 72 71, M. Bosley (Otago) 73 70
144: G.-J. Hill (Northland) 71 73.
MERCEDES-BENZ CHAMPIONSHIP
(Kapalua, Hawaii)
Final round (US unless stated):
278: V. Singh (Fiji) 69 69 70 70
280: A. Scott (Australia) 73 69 69 69
283: T. Immelman (South Africa) 71 68 72 72
284: D. Love 70 71 75 68, J.B. Holmes 73 68 71 72, W. MacKenzie 69 70 73 72
285: L. Donald (Britain) 72 71 71 71
286: D. Toms 75 72 72 67, K.J. Choi (South Korea) 69 77 71 69, J.J. Henry 74 73 68 71
287: S. Ames (Canada) 69 74 74 70, T. Matteson 73 70 70 74
288: C. Couch 71 70 77 70, S. Appleby (Australia) 73 72 72 71, R. Sabbatini (South Africa) 71 78 68 71
289: J. Durant 73 73 72 71, K. Triplett 75 73 69 72
292: J. Furyk 71 74 76 71
293: J. Senden (Australia) 73 74 75 71, G. Ogilvy (Australia) 74 72 74 73, T. Herron 75 72 72 74
294: R. Pampling (Australia) 74 80 71 69, C. Pettersson (Sweden) 72 75 77 70, B. Wetterich 69 79 73 73
295: J. Rollins 77 74 70 74
296: E. Axley 78 75 74 69
297: A. Baddeley (Australia) 77 72 78 70
301: C. Pavin 75 75 74 77
302: D. Wilson 80 78 72 72
303: J. Maggert 76 74 74 79
305: C. Campbell 77 75 78 75
306: D.J. Trahan 79 77 75 75
312: B. Curtis 81 78 77 76.
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ICE HOCKEY
NHL
Ottawa 6 Philadelphia 1, New Jersey 3 Montreal 0, Phoenix 4 Chicago 2, Tampa Bay 3 Pittsburgh 2, Anaheim 4 Detroit 2, Vancouver 4 Florida 3
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RALLYING
DAKAR RALLY
(Lisbon, Portugal)
Second stage (545km from Portimao in Portugal to Malaga in Spain, with 67km timed): C. Sainz (Spain/Volkswagen) 59min 26sec 1, N. Roma (Spain/Mitsubishi), 59.55 2, L. Alphand (France/Mitsubishi) 59.55 3, S. Peterhansel (France/Mitsubishi) 59.57 4, H. Masuoka (Japan/Mitsubishi) 1:00.50 5
Overall (after two of 15 stages): C. Sousa (Portugal/Volkswagen) 2:21.57 1, Sainz 2:22.42 2, G. de Villiers (South Africa/Volkswagen) 2:24.09 3, N. Roma Spain/Mitsubishi) 2:25.26 4, Peterhansel 2:25.52 5
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RUGBY
ENGLISH PREMIERSHIP
Bristol Rugby v Northampton postponed, London Irish v Saracens postponed, London Wasps 19 Worcester 14, Newcastle Falcons 31 Leicester Tigers 29
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SOCCER
A-LEAGUE
Sydney FC 0 NZ Knights 1 (C. Bunce), Adelaide United 0 Queensland Roar 1 (Reinaldo), Newcastle Jets 1 (M. Rodriguez) Central Coast Mariners 0, Perth Glory 2 (J. Harnwell, own goal) Melbourne Victory 2 (K. Sarkies 2).
Leading scorers:
11: D. Allsopp (Melbourne)
9: A. Thompson (Melbourne)
7: A. Kwasnik (Mariners), K. Muscat (Melbourne)
6: M. Bridge (Newcastle), J. Harnwell (Perth), D. Mori (Mariners), M. Rodriguez (Newcastle)
5: Fernando (Adelaide), S. Petrovski (Sydney), S. Young (Perth).
ENGLISH FA CUP
Third round (suffix denotes league other than premier):- Cardiff City (II) 0 Tottenham Hotspur 0, Everton 1 Blackburn Rovers 4, Sheffield Wednesday (II) 1 Manchester City 1-1, Manchester United 2 Aston Villa 1
SCOTTISH CUP
Third round:- Dunfermline 3 Rangers 2, Dundee United vs St Mirren (postponed, flu outbreak)
SPANISH PRIMERA LIGA
Deportivo Coruna 2 Real Madrid 0, Getafe 1 Barcelona 1, Levante 2 Racing Santander 0, Espanyol 0 Recreativo Huelva 1, Real Mallorca 1 Athletic Bilbao 3, Real Betis 1 Celta Vigo 0, Villarreal 0 Valencia 1, Atletico Madrid 0 Gimnastic 0, Real Sociedad 2 Osasuna 1, Real Zaragoza 2 Sevilla 1
GREEK CHAMPIONSHIP
Apollon Kalamarias 1 Kerkyra 0, Aris Salonika 1 Larisa 1, Ionikos 1 Ergotelis 3, Panathinaikos 1 Aegaleo 0, Panionios 2 Iraklis 1, Xanthi 0 Olympiakos Piraeus 0, OFI Crete 4 Atromitos Athinon 1, PAOK Salonika 2 AEK Athens 0
FRENCH CUP
Bayonne 1 Olympique Lyon 2, Clermont 3 Dunkerque 1, Paris St Germain 3 Nimes Olympique 0, Bois-Guillaume 0 Chateaubriant 1, Palaiseau 0 Laon 4, Feignies 1 FC Montceau-Bourgogne 2, Jarville 1 Amneville 0, Auxerre 2 Chamois Niort (II) 2 (Chamois Niort win 5-4 on penalties), AS Nancy 3 Racing Lens 3 (Racing Lens win 9-8 on penalties), Calais 2 FC Lorient 0, Cambrai 1 Olympique Marseille 4, Metz (II) 0 Lille 2, Nantes 1 En Avant Guingamp (II) 0, Girondins Bordeaux 2 Bastia (II) 0, Libourne/Saint-Seurin 4 ES Troyes AC (II) 2, St Etienne 1 Sochaux 3, Valenciennes 2 Caen (II) 1, Amiens (II) 3 Grenoble (II) 0, Quevilly 0 Monaco 2, Stada Rodez 3 AS Angouleme-Charentes 1, Chatellerault 1 Toulouse 1 (Toulouse win 4-3 on penalties), Vannes 3 Concarneau 2, FC Gueugnon (II) 3 Louhans-Cuiseaux 1, Montpellier HSC (II) 4 Saint-Lo 1, Stade Rennes 1 Romorantin 3, US Orleans 2 Moulins 1, Pontivy 1 La Vitreenne 0, Pluvigner 0 Le Mans 3, Lyon-la-Duchere 1 Entente SSG 0, Pont-de-Cheruy 0 CS Sedan Ardennes 1, Ajaccio GFCO 1 Racing Strasbourg (II) 2
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SOFTBALL
WOMEN'S NATIONAL PROVINCIAL CUP
(Wellington)
Hawkes Bay 10 Western Bay of Plenty 3, Taranaki 9 Auckland 7, Southland 8 Wellington 1, North Harbour 4 Hutt Valley 2, Auckland Western Bay of Plenty, Taranaki 3 Hawke's Bay 0, Southland 3 North Harbour 2, Auckland 14 Western Bay of Plenty 0, Hutt Valley 6 Wellington 1, Southland 3 North Harbour 2, Auckland 9 Hawke's Bay 6, Taranaki 10 Western Bay of Plenty 8.
UNDER-19 BOYS CHAMPIONSHIP
(Auckland)
Canterbury 14 Taranaki 0, Wellington 9 Waikato 0, Hawkes Bay 12 Counties Manukau 4, Auckland 6 Western Bay of Plenty 4, Hutt Valley 27 Taranaki 0, North Harbour 5 Waikato 1, Canterbury 16 Counties Manukau 1, Wellington 13 Western Bay of Plenty 0, Hutt Valley 8 Hawke's Bay 1, Auckland 7 North Harbour 0.
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SQUASH
BRITISH JUNIOR OPEN
(Sheffield, England)
Men's U19 final: 2-O. Mosaad (Egy) bt 1-A. A. Khan (Pak) 9-5, 6-9, 9-2, 9-2
Women's U19 final: 1-R. El Weleily (Egy) bt 2-Camille Serme (Fra) 9-2, 9-1, 6-9, 3-9, 9-1
Men's U17 final: 1-M. El Shorbagy (Egy) bt 3/4-A. Wagih (Egy) 9-4, 9-3, 9-3
Women's U17 final: 3/4-H. A. El Torky (Egy) bt 2-A. Balbaa (Egy) 9-1, 9-6, 9-1
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TENNIS
HEINEKEN OPEN
(Auckland)
Singles, final round qualifying (prefix denotes seeding): L. Rosol (Czech Republic) bt 5-S. Gruel (Germany) 6-3 7-5, R. Kendrick (US) bt 2-G. Garcia-Lopez (Spain) 6-2 6-4, J. Monaco (Argentina) bt P. Capdeville (Chile) 6-3 6-1, W. Jun (Korea) bt L. Gregorc (Slovenia) 6-3 6-3.
Singles, first round: 1-T. Robredo (Spa) bt R. Ramirez Hidalgo (Spa) 6-2 6-1, A. Martin (Spa) bt WC-G. Monfils (Fra) 6-4 6-4, P. Kohlschreiber (Ger) bt L. Horna (Per) 6-4 7-5, O. Rochus (Bel) bt 4-J. Nieminen (Fin) 7-6 (7-3) 6-1, F. Serra (Fra) bt WC-N. Lapentti (Ecu) 6-3 1-6 6-4, K. Vliegen (Bel) bt J. Tipsarevic (Ser) 7-6 (7-3) 6-0, D. Bracciali (Ita) bt G. Simon (Fra) 6-3 6-2, 3-D. Ferrer (Spa) bt G. Gaudio (Arg) 5-7 6-3 6-2.
Doubles, first round: 1-S. Aspelin (Swe)/C.Haggard (Sth Africa) bt A. Calleri/J.-I. Chela (Arg) 4-6 6-3 10-8.
SYDNEY INTERNATIONAL
Women's singles, first round: S. Stosur (Australia) bt V. Zvonareva (Russia) 6-1 6-4, T. Golovin (France) bt S. Peng (China) 6-4 7-5, Y. Fedak (Ukraine) bt M. Bartoli (France) 7-6 6-2, K. Srebotnik (Slovakia) bt E. Bovina (Russia) 6-3 6-1, P. Schnyder (Switzerland) bt V. Dushevina (Russia) 6-3 4-6 6-3, J. Jankovic (Serbia) bt M. Hingis (Switzerland) 6-4 4-6 6-3
Men's singles, first round: T. Berdych (Czech Rep) bt R. Smeets (Aus) 6-2 7-5, F. Verdasco (Spa) bt S. Grosjean 6-4 6-4, J. Hernych (Czech Rep) bt A. Seppi (Ita) 6-4 6-2, R. Ginepri (US) bt F. Mayer (Ger) 6-3 6-2
HOBART INTERNATIONAL
First round: C. Castano (Col) bt R. Vinci (Ita) 6-3 6-4, S. Bremond (Fra) bt M. Krajicek (Neth) 3-6 6-1 6-0, R. Oprandi (Ita) bt E. Likhovtseva (Rus) 7-6 6-1, S. Mirza (Ind) bt 4-M. Kirilenko (Rus) 6-4 6-4, 5-M. Santangelo (Ita) bt M. E. Camerin (Ita) 7-5 2-6 6-3, R. Oprandi (Ita) bt E. Likhovtseva (Rus) 7-6 6-1, 6-A. Bondarenko (Ukr) bt J. Moore (Aus) 6-2 7-6, 2-. Medina (Spa) bt E. Vesnina (Rus) 6-1 6-3, L. Safarova (Czech Rep) bt 8-M. Mueller (Ger) 7-6 6-2, S. Bammer (Austria) bt A. Harkleroad (US) 7-6 6-1, A. Molik (Aus) bt J. Kostanic (Cro) 4-6 6-1 6-2
CHENNAI OPEN
(India)
Singles final: 3-X. Malisse (Belgium) bt S. Koubek (Austria) 6-1 6-3
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YACHTING
420 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS
(Takapuna, Auckland)
Day five:
Open division:
C. Evans/P. Burling (NZ) 13pts 1, S. Cooke/S. Illingworth (NZ) 19pts 2, M. Adler/B. Faria (Bra) 44pts 3, R. Swanson/B. Kennedy (NZ) 51pts 4, S. Kivell/M. Taylor (Aus) 62pts 5, D. Scott/J. Hunt (NZ) 68pts 6, A. Maloney/B. Tuke (NZ) 76pts 7, M. Snow-Hansen/J. McCormack (NZ) 79pts 8, S. Peribrusa/S. Masseroni (Arg) 83pts 9, V. Berthez/T. Heurley (Fra) 88pts 10.
Women's division: J. Aleh/O. Powrie (NZ) 15pts 1, S. Bilkey/R. Sargisson (NZ) 37pts 2, S. Hesson/B. Barbarich-Bacher (NZ 37pts 3, S. Tan/T. T. Lim (Sin) 47pts 4, S./E. Berry (NZ) 51pts 5, E. De Giacomo/L. Lardani (Ita) 64pts 6, M. Basilio/D. Adler (Bra) 65pts 7, I. Stanley/K. MacGregor (GB) 74pts 8, B. Danti/E. Cecconi (Ita) 90pts 9, S. Hazard/C. Hamilton (NZ) 94pts 10.