ATHLETICS
LONDON MARATHON
Men: M. Lel (Kenya) 2h 7m 26s, 1, J. Gharib (Morocco) 2h 07m 49, 2, H. Ramaala (South Africa) 2h 08m 32s, 3, A. El Mouaziz (Morocco) 2h 09m 03s, 4, S. Baldini (Italy) 2h 09m 25s, 5, J. Brown (Britain) 2h 09m 31s, 6, T. Suwa
(Japan) 2h 10m 23s, 7, P. Tergat (Kenya) 2h 11m 38s, 8, S. Korir (Kenya) 2h 12m 36s, 9, 10. E. Rutto (Kenya) 2h 12m 49s, 10.
Women: P. Radcliffe (Britain) 2h 17m 42s, 1, C. Tomescu-Dita (Romania) 2h 22m 50s, 2, S. Chepkemei (Kenya) 2h 24m 00s, 3, M. Okaya (Kenya) 2h 25m 22s, 4, L. Petrova (Russia) 2h 26m 29s, 5, B. Johnson (Australia) 2h 26m 32s, 6, J. Chepchumba (Kenya) 2h 27m 01s, 7, S. O'Sullivan (Ireland) 2h 29m 01s, 8, M. Seboka (Ethiopia) 2h 30m 54s, 9, M. Yamauchi (Britain) 2h 31m 52s, 10.
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BASEBALL
MAJOR LEAGUE
Cleveland Indians 2 Minnesota Twins 1, Washington Nationals 7 Arizona Diamondbacks 3, New York Mets 2 Florida Marlins 5, Cincinnati Reds 6 Houston Astros 5, Baltimore Orioles 8 New York Yankees 4, Pittsburgh Pirates 2 Chicago Cubs 4, Boston Red Sox 3 Tampa Bay Devil Rays 1, Milwaukee Brewers 2 St. Louis Cardinals 3, Texas Rangers 6 Toronto Blue Jays 5, Kansas City Royals 1 Detroit Tigers 6, Chicago White Sox 4 Seattle Mariners 5, Colorado Rockies 6 San Francisco Giants 8, Oakland Athletics 7 Los Angeles Angels 6, Los Angeles Dodgers 6 San Diego Padres 0, Philadelphia Phillies 2 Atlanta Braves 1 (10 innings).
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BASKETBALL
NBA
LA Lakers 112 Dallas 114, Detroit 90 Cleveland 87, Miami 84 Indiana 80, Washington 106 Charlotte 104, Minnesota 94 Seattle 109, Portland 100 Utah Jazz 82, New Jersey 104 Philadelphia 83, Toronto 98 Boston 103, New York Knicks 135 Atlanta Hawks 139 (overtime).
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BOWLS
NORTH HARBOUR CHAMP OF CHAMP TRIPLES
(Birkenhead)
Men, quarter-finals: R. Roff/S. Hayward/J. Ryan (Sunnybrae) 24 bt M.Kirwan/B. Barnetta/J. Gill (Wellsford) 5, E. Kazanigh/G. Boyd/T. Teare (Omaha) 18 bt E. Edwards/J. Hanwright/K. Johnstone (Orewa) 14, P. Hope/D. Dunning/R. Wilson (Warkworth) 26 bt R. Prewett/B. McCrystal/J. Coady (Milford) 11, F. Lockie/B. Langridge/G. Pepper (Browns Bay) 17 bt R. Parker/R. Mahon/R. Watkins (Birkenhead) 16.
Semifinals: Roff 22 bt Kazanigh 9, Lockie 16 bt Hope 11.
Final: Lockie 16 bt Roff 14.
Women, quarter-finals: B. Smith/R. Seers/D. Norris (Warkworth) 29 bt A. Campbell/D. Goudie/M. Hudson (Point Wells) 6, M. Jones/T. Robertson/V. Sullivan (Helensville) 18 bt D. Harper/ M. Elsby/C. McCrystal (Milford) 14, K. Guy/R. Turner/J. Young (Silverdale) 19 bt B. Bold/R. Parker/B. Humphrey (Mairangi Bay) 7, R. Lynch/C. Fredrick/S. Rose (Sunnybrae) 15 bt H. Lauder/J. Rusbridge/H. Davis (Manly) 14.
Semifinals: Jones 15 bt Smith 14, Lynch 20 bt Guy 14.
Final: Lynch 20 bt Jones 16.
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CRICKET
ENGLISH COUNTY
National League (one-day), first division.-
At The Rose Bowl: Hampshire 175-9 lost to Essex 69-2
by 16 runs (Duckworth/Lewis method).
At Old Trafford: Lancashire 160-8 v Glamorgan. Match abandoned, rain.
At Northampton: Worcestershire 211-4 (V. Solanki 119) bt Northamptonshire 137-7 by 31 runs (D/L method).
At Trent Bridge: Nottinghamshire 173 (C Keegan 3-63) lost to Middlesex 91-0 (P. Weekes 52no) by 35 runs (D/L method).
Second division.-
At Derby: Derbyshire 197-8 (J. Moss 79) v Kent 9-0. Match abandoned, rain.
At Grace Road: Leicestershire 175-8 (D. Maddy 50) lost to Durham 85-3 by 9 runs (D/L method).
At the Oval: Yorkshire 334-5 (M. Wood 111, I. Harvey 69) bt Surrey 291 (A. Brown 89; C. White 1-44) by 43 runs.
At Edgbaston: Somerset 254-5 (M. Burns 107, J. Hildreth 54, K. Parsons 51) v Warwickshire. Match abandoned, rain.
ONE-DAY INTERNATIONAL
PAKISTAN
S. Butt c Sehwag b Khan 3
S. Afridi c Dhoni b Nehra 44
S. Malik b Agarkar 72
Y. Youhana run out 50
Inzamam-ul-Haq c Dhoni b Agarkar 68
Y. Khan c&b Nehra 40
A. Razzaq c Sehwag b Nehra 0
K. Akmal b Agarkar 5
Naved-ul-Hasan not out 9
Extras (5lb 7w) 12
-- Total (for 8 wickets, 50 overs) 303
Fall: 28, 68, 153, 191, 282, 282, 294, 303
Did not bat: I. Anjum, A. Khan.
Bowling: Khan 10-0-65-1 (2w), Nehra 10-0-72-3, Agarkar 9-0-58-3 (1w), H Singh 9-0-39-0, Mongia 7-0-40-0, Tendulkar 5-0-24-0.
INDIA
V. Sehwag c Afridi b Naved-ul-Hasan 21
S. Tendulkar b Anjum 9
M. Dhoni c Afridi b A. Khan 24
R. Dravid run out 19
Y. Singh run out 13
M. Kaif lbw b Razzaq 4
D. Mongia c Y. Khan b A. Khan 0
A. Agarkar c Youhana b Afridi 16
H. Singh not out 20
Z. Khan c Y. Khan b A. Khan 7
A Nehra c sub b Afridi 1
Extras (5b, 1lb, 3nb, 1w) 10
-- Total (37 overs) 144
Fall: 31, 36, 64, 84, 93, 94, 94, 129, 139, 144.
Bowling: Naved-ul-Hasan 6-0-28-1 (2nb), Anjum 7-0-32-1, Razzaq 9-1-33-1 (1nb, 1w), A. Khan 10-1-33-3, Afridi 4-0-10-2, Malik 1-0-2-0.
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CROQUET
A.C.A. HANDICAP DOUBLES
(Pt Chevalier)
U. Chichester/P. LeMasurier 1, K. Cleary/K. Jackson 2.
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CUE SPORTS
CITY OF AUCKLAND SNOOKER
(Royal Oak)
Quarter-finals: H. Haenga (Capital City) bt S. Farnworth (Auckland) 3-0, B. Farnworth (Auckland) bt W. Belmont (Hawkes Bay) 3-1, D. Mills (Auckland) bt C. Thomson (Auckland) 3-1, A. Davidson (Bay of Plenty) bt P. Bason (Auckland) 3-1.
Semifinals: Haenga bt B. Farnworth 3-0, Davidson bt Mills 3-0.
Final: Haenga bt Davidson 3-0.
Plate final: W. Florence (Capital City) bt S. Robertson (Waikato) 2-1. Highest break: Haenga (92).
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GOLF
HERITAGE CLASSIC
Leading scores (US unless stated).-
277: P. Lonard (Australia) 62 74 66 75.
279: J. Furyk 71 68 71 69, B. Andrade 72 69 70 68, D. Love III 69 70 69 71, D. Clarke (Britain) 65 65 73 76.
280: T. Levet (France) 64 74 73 69, S. Ames (Canada) 71 69 69 71, R. Pampling (Australia) 70 69 68 73.
281: N. O'Hern (Australia) 68 71 73 69.
282: S. Verplank 73 70 70 69, M. Allen 71 70 71 70, M. Kuchar 72 68 71 71.
283: P. Perez 72 70 71 70, B. Bryant 72 68 70 73, L. Roberts 71 70 68 74, J. M. Olazabal (Spain) 69 71 69 74.
284: J. Walker 68 71 71 74.
285: D. Hart 71 69 74 71, F. Funk 72 74 69 70, G. Owen (Britain) 70 72 72 71, N. Price (Zimbabwe) 69 71 72 73.
SPANISH OPEN
Leading scores.-
280: P. Hanson (Sweden) 70 68 71 71, P. Gustafsson (Sweden) 70 69 75 66.
283: Peter Lawrie (Ireland) 71 70 73 69, H. Otto (South Africa) 71 71 69 72.
285: S. Dodd (Britain) 74 73 72 66, R. Karlsson (Sweden) 72 71 71 71.
286: M. A. Martin (Spain) 71 72 72 71.
287: R. Jacquelin (France) 73 71 74 69, S. Khan (Britain) 73 73 72 69, P. McGinley (Ireland) 76 70 72 69, S. O'Hara (Britain) 70 75 74 68.
288: I. Garbutt (Britain) 72 74 73 69, D. Gilford (Britain) 75 71 70 72, J. M. Lara (Spain) 73 72 68 75, Paul Lawrie (Britain) 72 72 69 75, S. Little (Britain) 74 70 74 70.
289: F. Delamontagne (France) 73 72 75 69, S. Fernandez (Argentina) 73 72 70 74, S. Little (Britain) 72 74 74 69, D. McGrane (Ireland) 73 74 69 73.
290: N. Colsaerts (Belgium) 77 69 73 71, J. Donaldson (Britain) 74 68 74 74, S. Gallacher (Britain) 73 75 75 67, D. Griffiths (Britain) 77 68 73 72, S. Kjeldsen (Denmark) 72 76 68 74, M. Maritz (South Africa) 72 73 74 71, A. Marshall (Britain) 72 71 75 72, D. Park (Britain) 72 72 73 73, J-F Remesy (France) 75 73 71 71, J. Sandelin (Sweden) 72 72 78 68.
NATIONAL STROKEPLAY CHAMPS
Leading scores.-
64: T. O'Connell (The Grange).
65: A. Porker (Australia).
67: M. Sim (Australia), J. Maker (Australia), F. Schwanner (Manukau).
68: K. Carlson (Australia), A. Preston (Peninsula).
69: E. Westergaard (Manawatu), S. Shin (Gulf Harbour), M. Brown (Australia), M. Purser (Hamilton), P. Hayman (Manor Park), M. Leishman (Australia), P. Wedd (Puketitiri), M. Bremner (Manawatu).
70: A. Dodt (Australia), B. Iles (Manor Park), J. Gill (Hamilton), R. Kauika (Manor Park), A. Searle (Russley), R. Bath (Russley).
71: H. Green (Christchurch), R. Wright (Matamata), A. Green (Shandon), N. Gillespie (Wanganui), J. McIntosh (Taupo), J. Lapsley (Queenstown), J. An (Springfield), N. Uebergang (Australia), S. Johnson (North Shore), M. Gray (North Shore), R. Ilot (Windsor), D. Sipson (Peninsula), R. Valentine (Remuera), D. Turley (Hawkes Bay), S. Pinfold (Manor Park).
72: A. Church (Miramar), P. Singh (Manawatu), R. Pegg (Shandon), B. Stuart (Windsor), B. Dormer (Redwood Park), M. Martin (Waitara), B. Scott (Paraparaumu), M. Wells (Brookfields Park), K. Chun (Titirangi), L. James (The Grange), R. Yee (Russley ), J. Fisher (Omanu), C. Van Der Nagel (Omanu), T. Campbell (St Clair), C. Johns (Auckland), T. Rohipa (New Plymouth), D. Clarke (Sherwood Park), R. Leslie (Paraparaumu), M. Smith (Springfield), L. Scrymgeour (Nelson), C. Taylor (Australia).
NATIONAL UNDER-21 WOMEN
Leading qualifying scores at the par-71 Whakatane club yesterday (there are two rounds of matchplay today with the semifinals and final tomorrow).-
139: S. Choi (New Plymouth) 71 68.
142: S. Ahn (North Shore) 69 73, S. Nicholson (Hutt) 72 70.
143: J. Shin (Rotorua) 74 69.
144: D. Lee (Pakuranga) 72 72.
145: S. Slavich (Lochiel) 71 74, N. Krishna (Auckland) 72 73, Mi Kyung Kim (Pupuke) 72 73.
146: T. Clelland (Taupo) 71 75, C. Bristow (New Plymouth) 66 80.
147: N. Keegan (Palmerston North) 76 71, S. Bradley (Cambridge) 76 71.
148: J. Lee (Akarana) 73 75, S. Lines (Whakatane) 71 77.
149: L. Cheong (Huapai) 73 76, Y. Kim (Pakuranga) 74 75.
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LEAGUE
ENGLISH SUPER LEAGUE
Scores: Bradford 54 Huddersfield 10, Leigh 22 Hull 22, Wakefield 28 Warrington 40, Widnes 6 Salford 22, London 20 St Helens 30, Wigan 14 Leeds 38.
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MOTOCROSS
SPANISH GRAND PRIX
(Bellpuig, Spain)
Moto one MX1: M. Pichon (France, Honda) 1, B. Townley (NZ, KTM) 2, B. Jorgensen (Yamaha) 3, J. Coppins (NZ, Honda) 4, S. Ramon (Belgium KTM) 5.
Moto two MX1: J. Smets (Belgium, Suzuki) 1, S. Everts (Belgium, Yamaha) 2, Townley 3, Coppins 4, Ramon (KTM) 5.
MX1 overall: Townley 42 points, 1, Pichon 40, 2, Smets 39, 3.
World championship standings after two grands prix: Pichon 84 points, 1, Smets 80, 2, Everts 80, 3, Townley 78, 4, Coppins 61, 5.
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MOTOR CYCLING
PORTUGUESE GRAND PRIX
Placings: A. Barros (Brazil) Honda, 47m 14.053s, 1, V. Rossi (Italy) Yamaha, 47m 16.824s, 2, M. Biaggi (Italy) Honda, 47m 20.124s, 3, M. Melandri (Italy) Honda, 47m 43.599s, 4, C. Checa (Spain) Ducati, 47m 43.827s, 5, C. Edwards (US) Yamaha, 47m 58.269s, 6, N. Hayden (US) Honda, 48m 11.174s, 7, S. Nakano (Japan) Kawasaki, 48m 13.900s, 8, L. Capirossi (Italy) Ducati, 48m 21.771s, 9, R. Xaus (Spain) Yamaha, 48m 36.484s, 10.
T. Bayliss (Australia) Honda, 48m 47.582s, 11, K. Roberts Jnr (US) Suzuki, 48m 48.104s, 12, R. Rolfo (Italy) Ducati, 48m 50.009s, 13, T. Elias (Spain) Yamaha, 48m 50.545s, 14, J. Ellison (Britain) Blata, 15, S. Byrne (Britain) Proton KR, 16.
Standings: Rossi 45 points, 1, Barros 38, 2, Melandri 29, 3, Biaggi 25, 4, Gibernau 20, 5, Nakano 19, 6, Checa 17, 7, Edwards 17, 8, Bayliss 15, 9, Capirossi 10, 10.
Hayden 9, 11, Tamada 8, 12, Xaus 6, 13, Elias 6, 14, Hofmann 5, 15, Rolfo 4, 16, Roberts 4, 17, Hopkins 2, 18, Ellison 1, 19.
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RUGBY
WORLD UNDER-19
(Durban)
Final: South Africa 20 (P. J. Vermeulen, S. Frolick tries; J. Rose 2 con, pen, F. Steyn drop goal) New Zealand 15 (N. Crosswell, G. Whitelock tries; S. Alfeld con, B. Phillips pen). HT: 17-7.
WORLD SEVENS SERIES
(Singapore)
Cup, quarter-finals: New Zealand bt Scotland 31-7, South Africa bt Samoa 28-5, Fiji bt Argentina 21-10, England bt Australia 17-14. Semifinals: New Zealand bt South Africa 28-14, England bt Fiji 14-12. Final: New Zealand bt England 26-5.
Plate, semifinals: Samoa bt Scotland 31-10, Australia bt Argentina 10-5. Final: Samoa bt Australia 14-5.
Bowl, quarter-finals: Hong Kong bt Chinese Taipei 26-7, Canada bt Thailand 19-7, France bt China 33-5, Kenya bt Singapore 57-0. Semifinals: Canada bt Hong Kong 36-5, France bt Kenya 31-12. Final: France bt Canada 19-12.
Shield, semifinals: Chinese Taipei bt Thailand 21-5, China bt Singapore 26-0. Final: Chinese Taipei bt China 17-10.
ENGLISH PREMIERSHIP
London Wasps 32 Worcester 17, Saracens 19 Leicester Tigers 17.
Points: Wasps 73, Leicester 73, Sale 56, Bath 53, Saracens 53, Gloucester 46, Newcastle 43, Northampton 39, London Irish 38, Worcester 38, Harlequins 37, Leeds 35.
ATHLETICS
LONDON MARATHON
Men: M. Lel (Kenya) 2h 7m 26s, 1, J. Gharib (Morocco) 2h 07m 49, 2, H. Ramaala (South Africa) 2h 08m 32s, 3, A. El Mouaziz (Morocco) 2h 09m 03s, 4, S. Baldini (Italy) 2h 09m 25s, 5, J. Brown (Britain) 2h 09m 31s, 6, T. Suwa
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