KEY POINTS:
BASEBALL
MAJOR LEAGUE
Tampa Bay 2 Toronto 1, NY Mets 9 Milwaukee 1, Washington 6 Florida 4, Chicago Cubs 4 Philadelphia 1, Pittsburgh 13 Atlanta 2, Boston 6 Baltimore 5, Kansas City 11 Chicago White Sox 1, Houston 5 Arizona 2, San Francisco 15 Colorado 2, Texas 7
LA Angels 6, San Diego 3 St Louis 0, Oakland 10 Cleveland 7, Seattle 2 NY Yankees 1, LA Dodgers 10 Cincinnati 5, Minnesota 16 Detroit 4.
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BASKETBALL
NBA CONFERENCE SEMIFINAL SERIES
Chicago 102 Detroit 87. Detroit lead best-of-seven series 3-1.
Utah 115 Golden State 101. Utah lead series 3-1.
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CRICKET
ENGLISH SCORES
Friends Provident Trophy (one-day)
Northern Conference
At Derby: Match abandoned, rain. Derbyshire 1pt, Northamptonshire 1pt.
At Trent Bridge: Match abandoned, rain. Nottinghamshire 1pt, Warwickshire 1pt.
At Headingley: Worcestershire 215-7 (G. Hick 86no; T. Bresnan 3-43) v Yorkshire 6-0. No result, rain. Yorkshire 1pt, Warwickshire 1pt.
Southern Conference
At Bristol: Match abandoned, rain. Gloucestershire 1pt, Hampshire 1pt.
At Dublin: Ireland 227-5 (W. Porterfield 88) v Essex 228-3 (R. Bopara 101, R. Irani 90no) Essex (2pts) bt Ireland (0pts) by 7 wickets.
At The Oval: Match abandoned, rain. Surrey 1pt, Middlesex 1pt.
At Hove: Sussex 81-2 v Glamorgan. No result, rain. Sussex 1pt, Glamorgan 1pt.
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CYCLING
NZ team for junior world road championships, Mexico, August 9-12: J. Williamson (Alexandra), T. David (Auckland), J. Dobson (Palmerston North), A. Cull (Auckland), S. Archbold (Timaru) and R. Mercer (Raumati South).
Williamson, David and Dobson will race in the Canadian Tour de l'Abitibi from July 16-22 as part of their world championships build-up. They will be joined by Josh Brown (Palmerston North), Simon Honour and Wade Mangham (both Rotorua) for the tour.
GIRO D'ITALIA
Second stage, 205km, from Tempio Pausania to Bosa: R. McEwen (Australia / Predictor-Lotto), 5 hours 7 mins 13 seconds 1, P. Bettini (Italy / Quick-Step) same time 2, A. Petacchi (Italy / Milram) 3, A. Bazayev (Kazakhstan / Astana) 4, M. Richeze (Argentina / Panaria) 5, A. Usov (Belarus / AG2R) 6, J. Joaquin Rojas (Spain / Caisse d'Epargne) 7, S. Garzelli (Italy / Acqua & Sapone) 8, L. Bernucci (Italy / T-Mobile) 9, G. Hincapie (US / Discovery Channel) 10, W. Walker (Australia / Rabobank) 11, D. Di Luca (Italy / Liquigas) 12, D. Arroyo (Spain / Caisse d'Epargne) 13, M. van Heeswijk (Netherlands / Rabobank) 14, A. Ongarato (Italy / Milram) 15, D. Cunego (Italy / Lampre) 16, T. Ziegler (Germany / T-Mobile) 17, P. Savoldelli (Italy / Astana) 18, F. Renier (France / Bouygues Telecom) 19, G. Simoni (Italy / Saunier Duval) 20 all same time. Also: J. Dean (NZ, Credit Agricole) at same time 24, G.Henderson (NZ, T-Mobile) at 2min 25sec 158, T. Gudsell (NZ, FDJ) at 11min 42sec 190.
Overall standings: D. Di Luca (Italy / Liquigas) 5 hours 40 mins 51 secs 1, E. Gasparotto (Italy / Liquigas) same time 2, V. Nibali (Italy / Liquigas) 3, C. Wegelius (Britain / Liquigas) 4, A. Noe (Italy / Liquigas) 5, F.Pellizotti (Italy / Liquigas) 6, P. Savoldelli (Italy / Astana) +13" 7, A. Mizourov (Kazakhstan / Astana) 8, E. Mazzoleni (Italy / Astana) 9, S. Yakovlev (Kazakhstan / Astana) 10 all ST. Also: Dean at 1min 13sec 35, Henderson at 4min 14sec 130, Gudsell at 14min 58sec 192.
Sprinters: R. McEwen (Australia / Predictor - Lotto) 25 points 1, P. Bettini (Italy / Quick-Step) 20 2, A. Petacchi (Italy / Milram) 16 3, A. Bazayev (Kazakhstan / Astana) 14 4, M. Richeze (Argentina / Panaria) 12 5, J. Joaquin Rojas (Spain / Caisse d'Epargne) 10 6, A. Usov (Belarus / AG2R) 9 7, A. Labbe (France / Bouygues Telecom) 8 8, S. Garzelli (Italy / Acqua & Sapone) 8 8, L. Bernucci (Italy / T-Mobile) 7 10.
King of the mountains: P. Brutt (Russia / Tinkoff) 5 points 1, M. Facci (Italy / Quick-Step) 3 2, S. Masciarelli (Italy / Acqua & Sapone) 1 3.
Teams: Liquigas 15 hours 55 minutes 17 seconds 1, Astana +13 seconds 2, Team CSC +30" 3, Lampre +42" 4, Discovery Channel +49" 5, Acqua & Sapone +1:02" 6, Tinkoff +1:04" 7, Credit Agricole +1:13" 8, Caisse d'Epargne +1:23" 9, Saunier Duval +1:25" 10.
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GOLF
PLAYERS CHAMPIONSHIP
(Ponte Vedre Beach, Florida)
Leading scores, par 72.-
277: P. Mickelson (US) 67 72 69 69.
279: S. Garcia (Spain) 73 73 67 66.
280: S. Cink (US) 74 69 71 66, J. M. Olazabal (Spain) 78 66 69 67.
281: J. Coceres (Argentina) 73 70 68 70.
282: R. Karlsson (Sweden) 77 68 71 66, A. Scott (Australia) 74 71 70 67, J.P. Hayes (US) 71 73 68 70, J. Quinney (US) 71 74 64 73, P. Lonard (Australia) 69 72 68 73.
283: S. O'Hair (US) 72 69 66 76.
284: S. Elkington (Australia) 73 71 70 70, M. Goggin (Australia) 72 71 71 70, B. Snedeker (US) 72 74 68 70, C. DiMarco (US) 68 74 69 73.
285: J.B. Holmes (US) 76 72 69 68, J. Byrd (US) 74 71 71 69, S. Appleby (Australia) 74 71 71 69, Z. Johnson (US) 73 73 70 69, N. Green (Australia) 71 69 74 71, T. Purdy (US) 74 73 67 71, L. Donald (Britain) 74 72 65 74.
286: T. Lehman (US) 70 73 73 70, K. Triplett (US) 75 68 73 70, J. Gore (US) 70 74 72 70, K.J. Choi (South Korea) 71 74 70 71, H. Stenson (Sweden) 72 76 66 72.
287: I. Poulter (Britain) 75 71 72 69, J. Furyk (US) 71 72 74 70, R. Goosen (South Africa) 71 74 71 71, S. Lowery (US) 78 66 71 72, J. Durant (US) 76 71 69 71, J. Kelly (US) 73 73 69 72, T. Pernice Jr (US) 74 68 72 73, C. Kresge (US) 72 72 69 74, C. Pettersson (Sweden) 70 71 70 76.
288: T. Woods (US) 75 73 73 67, M. Weir (Canada) 75 72 72 69, E. Els (South Africa) 73 73 72 70, K. Duke (US) 76 72 70 70, F. Lickliter II (US) 77 72 69 70, G. Ogilvy (Australia) 74 71 67 76, A. Baddeley (Australia) 72 72 67 77.
ANDALUCIA OPEN
(Marbella, Spain)
Final scores, par 72 .-
268: L. Westwood (Eng) 72-64-65-67.
270: P. Archer (Eng) 69-70-66-65, F. Andersson (SW) 69-71-64-66.
272: L. Oosthuizen (RSA) 67-67-69-69, M. Jonzon (Swe) 69-68-66-69.
273: T. Bjorn (Den) 71-69-66-67.
274: C. Gane (Eng) 67-71-68-68, G. Fernandez-Castano (ESP) 67-68-67-72.
276: D. Lynn (Eng) 70-71-68-67, G. Davies (Eng) 69-71-68-68, R. Rock (Eng) 70-73-65-68, M. Zions (Aus) 65-70-70-71.
277: G. Houston (Eng) 71-67-72-67, J. Donaldson (Eng) 70-69-70-68, S. Hansen (Den) 70-68-70-69, S. Walker (Eng) 69-69-70-69, F. Delamontagne (Fra) 69-66-72-70.
SPANISH OPEN
(Castellon, Spain)
Final round (Britain and Ireland unless stated, a denotes amateur).-
275: N. Garrett (Australia) 68 65 72 70.
276: R. Hudson 65 69 69 73.
277: G. Nocera (France) 66 68 71 72.
278: L. Friberg (Sweden) 68 71 73 66.
279: L.Maritz (South Africa) 72 70 66 71.
280: K. Taylor 66 70 70 74.
281: C. Byrnes (Australia) 72 70 70 69.
283: I. Tinning (Denmark) 70 71 75 67, S. Kemp (Australia) 70 71 73 69, C. Ciganda (a, Spain) 69 75 67 72.
284: J. Mills (Australia) 75 71 71 67, C. Kirkland (France) 71 73 71 69, L. Cabanillas (Spain) 70 73 70 71, V. Zorzi (Italy) 73 68 71 72, D. Masters 67 71 73 73.
Also
293: L. Brooky (NZ) 69 76 74 74.
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ICE HOCKEY
WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS
(Moscow)
Canada clinched their 24th world title following a confident 4-2 win over Finland in the final yesterday. Columbus Blue Jackets' striker Rick Nash recorded a double, while netminder Cam Ward produced 20 saves to help Canada to the title in a repeat of the 1994 final. Russia claimed the bronze medal with a 3-1 win over Sweden.
Final: Canada bt Finland 4-2 (2-0, 1-0, 1-2).
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MOTORSPORT
SPANISH GRAND PRIX
(Catalunya, Spain)
F. Massa (Brazil) Ferrari 1 hour 31 minutes 36.23 seconds 1, L. Hamilton (Britain) McLaren at 6.79 seconds 2, F. Alonso (Spain) McLaren 00:17.456 3, R. Kubica (Poland) BMW Sauber 00:31.615 4, D. Coulthard (Britain) RedBull - Renault 00:58.331 5, N. Rosberg (Germany) Williams - Toyota 00:59.538 6, H. Kovalainen (Finland) Renault 01:02.128 7, T. Sato (Japan) Super Aguri - Honda 1 lap 8, G. Fisichella (Italy) Renault 1 lap 9, R. Barrichello (Brazil) Honda 1 lap 10, A. Davidson (Britain) Super Aguri - Honda 1 lap 11, J. Button (Britain) Honda 1 lap 12, A. Sutil (Germany) Spyker - Ferrari 2 laps 13, C. Albers (Netherlands) Spyker - Ferrari 2 laps 14.
Fastest Lap: Massa, 1:22.680, lap 14.
Drivers: L. Hamilton (Britain) McLaren 30 points 1, F. Alonso (Spain) McLaren 28 2, F. Massa (Brazil) Ferrari 27 3, K. Raikkonen (Finland) Ferrari 22 4, N. Heidfeld (Germany) BMW Sauber 15 5, R. Kubica (Poland) BMW Sauber 8 6, G. Fisichella (Italy) Renault 8 7, N. Rosberg (Germany) Williams 5 8, D. Coulthard (Britain) Red Bull 4 9, J. Trulli (Italy) Toyota 4 9, H. Kovalainen (Finland) Renault 3 11, T. Sato (Japan) Super Aguri 1 12, R. Schumacher (Germany) Toyota 1 12.
Constructors: McLaren - Mercedes 58 points 1, Ferrari 49 2, BMW Sauber 23 3, Renault 11 4, Williams - Toyota 5 5, Toyota 5 6, RedBull - Renault 4 7, Super Aguri - Honda 1 8.
WORLD SUPERBIKE CHAMPIONSHIP
(Monza, Italy)
Ducati's defending champion Troy Bayliss finished third overall in the sixth round of the world championship at Monza yesterday.
Yamaha's Noriyuki Haga won both races from pole position while Bayliss finished second and third.
British Honda rider James Toseland increased his lead in the series to a total of 229 points from Haga's 194.
Suzuki's Max Biaggi slipped to third on 191, Bayliss fourth on 164 and fellow Aussie Troy Corser fifth for Yamaha on 135.
Haga was delighted with his performances: "I'm very happy to win both races, I never won here before today."
Haga won race two after coming through from a sluggish start to win by a comfortable margin.
Round six
Race 1 (18 Laps): 1 N. Haga (Jpn) Yamaha 32mins 04.428secs 1, T. Bayliss (Aus) Ducati 32:12.831 2, M. Biaggi (Ita) Suzuki 32:14.131 3, J. Toseland (Gbr) Honda 32:18.015 4, T. Corser (Aus) Yamaha 32:19.326 5, Y. Kagayama (Jpn) Suzuki 32:19.382 6, L. Lanzi (Ita) Ducati 32:23.945 7, M. Fabrizio (Ita) Honda 32:28.548 8, K. Muggeridge (Aus) Honda 32:29.110 9, M. Neukirchner (Ger) Suzuki 32:33.625 10, J. Brookes (Aus) Honda 32:37.082 11, R. Xaus (Spa) Ducati 32:38.482 12, M. Borciani (Ita) Ducati 32:41.814 13, A. Polita (Ita) Suzuki 32:42.132 14, J. Smrz (Cze) Ducati 32:45.805 15.
Race 2 (18 Laps): Haga (Jpn) Yamaha 32mins 05.318secs 1, Toseland (GB) Honda 32:08.009 2, Bayliss (Aus) Ducati 32:08.159 3, R. Rolfo (Ita) Honda 32:08.506 4, Biaggi (Ita) Suzuki 32:08.869 5, Corser (Aus) Yamaha 32:18.532 6, Kagayama (Jpn) Suzuki 32:22.564 7, R. Laconi (Fra) Kawasaki 32:23.728 8, Muggeridge (Aus) Honda 32:34.335 9, Smrz (Cze) Ducati 32:35.004 10, Fabrizio (Ita) Honda 32:35.689 11, Neukirchner (Ger) Suzuki 32:37.300 12, Xaus (Spa) Ducati 32:37.483 13, R. Pietri (Ita) Yamaha 33:37.610 14, D. Ellison (GB) Ducati 33:47.158 15.
Championship standings:
Riders: 1 James Toseland (Gbr) Honda 229pts, 2 Noriyuki Haga (Jpn) Yamaha 194, 3 Max Biaggi (Ita) Suzuki 191, 4 Troy Bayliss (Aus) Ducati 164, 5 Troy Corser (Aus) Yamaha 135, 6 Lorenzo Lanzi (Ita) Ducati 107, 7 Ruben Xaus (Spa) Ducati 106, 8 Max Neukirchner (Ger) Suzuki 81, 9 Roberto Rolfo (Ita) Honda 77, 10 Yukio Kagayama (Jpn) Suzuki 60
Constructors: 1 Honda 238pts, 2 Yamaha 217, 3 Ducati 209, 4 Suzuki 191, 5 Kawasaki 77.
WORLD MX1 CHAMPIONSHIP
(Germany)
Round five
Race 1: J. Coppins (NZ, Yamaha) 1, M. de Reuver (Netherlands, Yamaha) 2, S. Ramon (Belgium) 3.
Race 2: D. Philippaerts (Italy, KTM) 1, S. Pourcel (France, Kawasaki) 2, Ramaon 3.
Also: Coppins 6.
MX1 championship standings: Coppins 234 points 1, K. Strijbos (Belgium, Suzuki) 191 2, Ramon 156 3, K. de Dycker (Belgium, Honda) 4, Pourcel 130 5.
Women's world championship standings (heat finishes in brackets): L. Papenmeir (Germany, Honda, 1-4) 43 points 1, M. Franke (Germany, Kawasaki, 4-2) 40 2, L. Lancelot (France, Kawasaki, 3-3) 40 3, K. Prumm (NZ, Kawasaki 2-5) 38 4, M. Veenstra (Netherlands, Honda, 5-8) 5.
INDY 500 GRID POSITIONS AFTER QUALIFYING
(Indianapolis)
(car numbers in parentheses; all engines Honda; w-former winner; r-rookie). Lap length: 4km
Row 1: (3) w-H. Castroneves, Brazil, 363.4kmh 1, (11) T. Kanaan, Brazil 2, (27) D. Franchitti, Scotland 3.
Row 2: (9) S.Dixon, New Zealand 4, (6) w-S.Hornish Jr., United States 5, (10) w-D. Wheldon, England, 224.641 6.
Row 3: (12) R. Briscoe, Australia 7, (7) D. Patrick, United States 8, (26) Marco Andretti, United States 9.
Row 4: (2) T. Scheckter, South Africa 10, (39) M. Andretti, United States 11, (8) S. Sharp, United States 12.
Row 5: (17) J. Simmons, United States 13, (20) E. Carpenter, United States 14, (14) D. Manning, England 15.
Row 6: (15) w-B. Rice, United States 16, (55) K. Matsuura, Japan 17, (22) A.J. Foyt IV, United States 18.
Row 7: (4) V. Meira, Brazil 19, (02) D. Hamilton, United States 20, (5) Sarah Fisher, United States 21.
Row 8: (99) w-B. Lazier, United States 22.
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LEAGUE
ENGLISH CHALLENGE CUP
Fifth round: Hull 44 Sheffield 6, Oldham 6 Harlequins RL 66, Wakefield 4 Bradford 14, Warrington 48 Barrow 16, Whitehaven 14 Catalans Dragons 24, Leeds 18 Wigan 22, Salford 10 Huddersfield 36, St Helens 70 Rochdale 10.
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RUGBY
NZ sevens squad
Ben Atiga (Auckland), Charles Baxter (Bay of Plenty), Tomasi Cama (Manawatu), Edwin Cocker (Auckland), DJ Forbes (Auckland), Jason Hona (Bay of Plenty), Nigel Hunt (Wellington), Solomon King (Bay of Plenty), Roy Kinikinilau (Waikato), Zar Lawrence (North Harbour), Afeleki Pelenise (Tasman), Lote Raikabula (Hawke's Bay), Willie Rickards (Southland), Alando Soakai (Otago), Adam Thomson (Otago), Steven Yates (Canterbury).
NZ Under-21 squad
David Bason (Waikato), Tim Bateman (Canterbury), Josh Bekhuis (Southland), Daniel Bowden (Northland), James Broadhurst (Canterbury), Tom Chamberlain (North Harbour), Dane Coles (Wellington), Nick Crosswell (Manawatu), Charlie Faumuina (Auckland), Owen Franks (Canterbury), Brenton Helleur (Auckland), Vern Kamo (Waikato), Sekope Kepu (Counties Manukau), Faifili Levave (Wellington), Chris Lowrey (Auckland), Lelia Masaga (Counties Manukau), Lachie Munro (Auckland), James Paterson (Canterbury), George Pisi (North Harbour), Male Sa'u (Counties Manukau), Colin Slade (Canterbury), Ben Smith (Otago), Victor Vito (Wellington), George Whitelock (Otago).
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SOCCER
UNITED SOCCER 1 FEDERATION
Pats Garage Men's Championship: Forrest Hill-Milford 0 Takapuna Reserves 8, Hibiscus Reserves 4 Waitakere City 1, Waitemata 1 Norwest United 2, Glenfield Rovers 1 Warkworth 1, Albany Phoenix 3 West Auckland 0, Oratia United 0 East Coast Bays 1.
Second Division A Championship: Hibiscus Thirds 4 Takapuna Boca Seniors 2, Oratia Reserves 2 East Coast Bays Seiler 3, Takapuna Toa 4 Te Atatu Reserves 1, Hibiscus Gulf Harbour 5 Forrest Hill-Milford 0.
Second Division B Championship: Birkenhead United 5 Albany United 1, North Shore United 0 Hibiscus Coast 3, Waitemata Reserves 4 Glenfield Medina Lions 3, East Coast Bays Severne 2 Glenfield Snickers 0.
Northland Men's Premier Division: Onerahi 0 Kaikohe 1, Tikipunga 0 Kerikeri 1, Central Brown 0 Kamo Mico 2, FC Whangarei 5 Madhatters 0.
Northland First/Second Divisions Grading: Bream Bay Green Electrical 1 Kamo 1, Northern Wairoa Dargaville Delta Produce 3 Awanui 1, Hora Hora 4 Central Brown 2, Madhatters Green 1 Madhatters Black 0, Paihia 1 Kaikohe 4, Bay Cosmos 1 FC Whangarei 0.
Pats Garage Women's Championship: West Auckland 1 East Coast Bays 1, Glenfield Reserves 0 Takapuna 1, Waitakere Reserves 2 Glenfield i spy signs 3, Oratia United 0 North Force Blue Revolution 6, Te Atatu Debtworks 3 North Shore United 1, Hibiscus Coast 2 Norwest United 2.
Second Division: West Auckland Reserves 1 Birkenhead United 1, Forrest Hill Force 6 Takapuna Reserves 3, Albany Old Ones 0 Hibiscus Reserves 1, North Shore Navy won by default from Oratia Reserves.
Northland Women's Premier Division: Kamo Black 0 Kerikeri 15, Kerikeri High School 6 FC Whangarei Blue 0, Central Brown 0 Northern Wairoa Dargaville Honda Flyers 6, Kamo 8 FC Whangarei Red 0, Onerahi 3 Tikipunga 1, Whangarei Girls High School 0 Hora Hora Spot on Ice 5.
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SURFING
QUIKSILVER ISA WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS (Portugal)
U18 boys grand final: J. Andre (Brazil) 1, C. Friend (Aus) 2, C. Brown (Brazil) 3, C. Arrambide (US), 4.
U16 boys qualifying round 6: T. Mccomb (Tahiti) 1, M. Hewitt (NZ) 2, M. Huscenot (France) 3, G. Parkes (Aus) 4.
U16 boys grand final: G. Parkes (AUS) 1, T. Mccomb (Tahiti) 2, M. Hewitt (NZ) 3, D. Cathels (Aus) 4.
U18 girls qualifying round 6: L. Enever (Aus) 1, P. Hareb (NZ) 2, A. Smith, (Aus) 3, A. Quizon (Hawaii) 4.
U18 girls grand final: S. Fitzgibbon (Aus) 1, L. Enever (Aus) 2, S. Ericson (US) 3, P. Hareb (NZ) 4.
Final team standings: Australia 1, Brazil 2, Hawaii 3, New Zealand 4, US 5, France 6, South Africa 7, Tahiti 9, Japan 10, Portugal 11.
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TENNIS
Final: 2-R. Nadal (Spain) bt 6-F. Gonzalez (Chile) 6-2 6-2.
WTA-GERMAN OPEN
Final: 12-A. Ivanovic (Serbia) bt 3-S. Kuznetsova (Russia) 3-6, 6-4, 7-6.