KEY POINTS:
BASKETBALL
NBA
LA Clippers 103 Golden State 90, Toronto 93 Charlotte 76, San Antonio 102 Seattle 71, Milwaukee 109 Philadelphia 90, Dallas 115 Denver 95, Utah 105 Boston 87
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BOWLS
REGIONAL INTERCENTRE FINALS
Robin Ellery Cup: Northland 68pts 1, North Harbour 66pts 2, Auckland 62pts 3, Far North 44pts 4.
Men's open: Northland 14pts 1, Far North 10pts 2, Auckland 6pts (9 sets, 142 shots) 3, North Harbour 6pts (9 sets, 139 shots) 4.
Women's open: North Harbour 10pts (11 sets) 1, Auckland 10pts (10.5 sets) 2, Northland 10pts (10 sets) 3, Far North 6pts 4.
Men's development: North Harbour 14pts 1, Auckland 10pts (10 sets) 2, Northland 10pts (8.5 sets) 3, Far North 2pts 4.
Women's development: Auckland 14pts 1, Northland 12pts 2, North Harbour 6pts 3, Far North 4pts 4.
Men's open reserve: Northland 8pts (7 sets) 1, North Harbour 8pts (6.5 sets) 2, Auckland 4pts (5.5 sets) 3, Far North 4pts (5 sets) 4.
Women's open reserve: Northland 8pts (8.5 sets) 1, North Harbour 8pts (6 sets) 2, Far North 8pts (5.5 sets) 3, Auckland 0pts 4.
Men's 1-5yr: Auckland 8pts (8 sets, 131 shots) 1, North Harbour 8pts (8 sets, 155 shots) 2, Far North 6pts 3, Northland 2pts 4.
Women's 1-5 yr: Auckland 10pts 1, North Harbour 6pts 2, Northland 4pts (6 sets) 3, Far North 4pts (4 sets) 4.
AUCKLAND FRIDAY INTERCLUB
Section 1: Hillsboro Black 16, Glen Eden Red 14, St Heliers 8, Henderson Red 6, Mt Eden Gold 6, Blockhouse Bay Blue 4.
Section 2: Otahuhu Railway 14, Mission Bay Red 12, Howick 10, Pakuranga Blue 8, Bucklands Beach 6, Oneroa 4.
Section 3: Blockhouse Bay Red 12, Onehunga 12, Pakuranga Gold 12, Balmoral Alert Taxis Gold 8, Hillsboro Red 6, Waimauku A 4.
Section 4: Remuera Red 13, Mangere Gold 10, Oratia 6, Henderson White 6, Glen Eden Blue 1.
Section 5: Ellerslie Broncos 16, Mission Bay White 10, Okahu Bay 10, Pakuranga White 7, Blockhouse Bay White 7, Remuera Blue 4.
Section 6: Carlton 16, Henderson Blue 12, Mission Bay Green 8, Rawhiti 8, Bridge Park 6, Balmoral Alert Taxis Maroon 4.
MATAMATA OPEN FOURS TOURNAMENT
Section A: P. Clark, M. Kidd, A. Brown, B. Green (Tauranga Sth) 1, J. Roberts, J. Hunt, N. Krutz, L. Domboski (Vogeltown) 2, Alton, Paeroa 3 equal.
2nd flight: Lepperton 1, Hamilton City 2, Island Bay, Tauranga Sth 3 equal.
3rd flight: Matua (Tauranga) 1, Hillcrest (Hamilton) 2, Hinuera (Buckland) 3.
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CRICKET
STATE CHAMPIONSHIP
WELLINGTON v AUCKLAND
(Basin Reserve)
First day.-
WELLINGTON
M. Bell ret hurt 3
S. Fairley lbw b Adams 2
M. Parlane c McIntosh b Martin 10
J. Ryder c Jones b Martin 6
N. Parlane b Shaw 14
G. Elliott b Shaw 19
S. Mills b Martin 16
L. Woodcock c Jones b Adams 4
D. Bowden c Young b Adams 17
I. O'Brien lbw b Martin 1
M. Burns not out 1
Extras (4b, 4lb, 2nb)10--Total (for 9 wkts, 47 overs)103
Fall: 1/3, 2/18, 3/23, 4/56, 5/63, 6/75, 7/101, 8/101, 9/103.
Bowling: Martin 14-5-29-4 (1nb), Adams 17-5-33-3 (1nb), Shaw 10-7-9-2, Houpapa 1-0-9-0, Hayne 5-0-15-0.
AUCKLAND
T. McIntosh c N Parlane b O'Brien 6
R. Jones c Burns b O'Brien 22
M. Guptill b Ryder 40
R. Nicol lbw b O'Brien 4
C. De Grandhomme c M Parlane b O'Brien 17
D. Houpapa b O'Brien 0
R. Young not out 51
A. Adams c Mills b O'Brien 1
L. Shaw not out 7
Extras (2b, 4lb, 1w, 2nb) 9
--Total (for 7 wkts, 52 overs) 157
Fall: 1/26, 2/31, 3/46, 4/65, 5/67, 6/145, 7/150.
Bowling: O'Brien 18-4-51-6 (1nb), Burns 5-0-24-0, Bowden 10-3-26-0 (1nb), Elliott 8-2-23-0 (1w), Woodcock 4-2-14-0, J Ryder 7-3-13-1.
CANTERBURY v OTAGO
(QEII Park, Christchurch)
First day.-
CANTERBURY
T. Astle b Turner 38
M. Papps not out 143
S. Stewart lbw b Redmond 15
A. Ellis c Redmond b Harvie 0
C. Harris b Scott 25
B. Rae c McCullum b Scott 19
C. van Wyk not out 13
Extras (4b, 8lb, 14nb) 26
--Total (for 5 wkts, 100 overs) 279
Fall: 1/111, 2/140, 3/147, 4/204, 5/256.
Bowling: McMillan 18-5-58-0 (7nb), Harvie 14-3-49-1, Turner 18-8-21-1 (2nb), Scott 21-3-60-2 (4nb), Cumming 2-0-18-0, McCullum 15-3-24-0, Redmond 12-2-37-1 (1nb).
ND V CD
(Harry Barker Reserve, Gisborne)
First day.-
CENTRAL DISTRICTS
J. How c Robinson b Aldridge 30
P. Ingram b Aldridge 4
M. Sinclair lbw b Aldridge 78
G. Hay lbw b Andrews 66
B. Griggs b Southee 22
T. Weston c Watling b Southee 28
A. Niblett c and b H Marshall 11
R. Schaw b Andrews 24
D. Rayner c Robinson b Aldridge 5
G. Hegglun b Martin 11
B. Hefford not out 12
Extras (8lb, 2w, 4nb) 14
--Total (for 10 wkts, 93.1 overs) 305
Fall: 1/5, 2/60, 3/157, 4/193, 5/228, 6/239, 7/252, 8/280, 9/284, 10/305.
Bowling: Aldridge 21-4-65-4 (1w), Southee 19-5-58-2, Yovich 10-1-66-0 (1w, 2nb), Andrews 20-8-46-2, Marshall 5-1-25-1, Martin 18.1-7-37-1 (2nb).
NORTHERN DISTRICTS
B. Watling not out 0
B. Wilson not out 9
Extras (1lb) 1
--Total (for 0 wkts, 4 overs) 10
Bowling: Hefford 2-1-4-0, Niblett 2-0-5-0.
HAWKE CUP
(Galloway Park, Hamilton)
Canterbury Country 271 lost to Hamilton 479 (G. Irwin 112, R. Shutte 84, G. Steele 76no, A. Verma 43) on the first innings.
Match curtailed early on day 3 by agreement.
WOMEN'S TRIANGULAR SERIES
(Chennai, India)
INDIA
K. Jain b Milliken 0
J. Sharma lbw b Browne 24
M. Raj run out (Tiffen) 21
A. Chopra c Bates b Browne 0
M. Kamini c Rolls b Tsukigawa 37
H. Kala st Rolls b Tsukigawa 65
R. Dhar run out (Bates) 10
A. Sharma c Tiffen b Bates 14
J. Goswami not out 0
R. Goel lbw b Bates 0
P. Dimri b Tsukigawa 7
Extras (lb3, w17, nb3) 23
--Total (all out, 49.2 overs) 201
Fall: 1/1, 2/43, 3/52, 4/52, 5/138, 6/162, 7/189, 8/193, 9/193, 10/201.
Bowling: Milliken 10-0-47-1 (8w), Browne 10-3-20-2 (1nb, 1w), Watson 10-4-22-0, Mason 6-0-30-0 (3w), Bates 4-0-26-2 (2nb, 1w), Charteris 4-0-20-0 (4w), Tsukigawa 5.2-0-33-3
NEW ZEALAND
R. Rolls b Goswami 15
S. Bates lbw b Goswami 0
H. Tiffen c Jain b Goswami 7
M. Fahey run out (J Sharma) 59
S. McGlashan st Jain b Kamini 55
S. Tsukigawa b Goswami 14
A. Mason c Chopra b Dimri 10
N. Browne not out 4
H. Watson not out 19
Extras (b5, lb2, w12) 19
--Total (for 7 wkts, 47.1 overs) 202
Fall: 1/1, 2/21, 3/30, 4/134, 5/156, 6/173, 7/181.
Bowling: Goswami 10-2-26-4 (3w), Dhar 8-1-33-0 (5w), Sharma 5-0-26-0, P Dimri 10-1-44-1 (1w), Kamini 10-0-45-1 (3w), Goel 4.1-0-21-0.
Result: New Zealand win by three wickets.
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CYCLING
TOUR OF CALIFORNIA
(Long Beach, California)
Seventh and final stage, a 124.7km circuit: I. Dominguez (Cuba, Toyota United) 2hr 39min 28sec 1, G. Brown (Australia, Rabobank) same time 2, G. Ciolek (Germany, T-mobile) st 3, L. Paolini (Italy, Liquigas) st 4, R. Foster (Germany, Gerolsteiner) st 5.
Also: G. Henderson (NZ, T-mobile) st 93
General Classification: L. Leipheimer (US, Discovery Channel) 24:57.24 1, J. Voigt (Germany, Team CSC 2) 21sec 2, J. McCartney (US, Discovery Channel) 54 3, B. Julich (US, Team CSC) 1:06 4, S. O'Grady (Australia, Team CSC) 1:16 5.
Also: Henderson 13:05 70.
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EQUESTRIAN
EATRERN BAY SHOWJUMPING SHOW
(Te Teko)
Horse grand prix: B. Denton (Gisborne) Suzuki 1, L. Olphert (Tauranga) The Admiral 2, L. Olphert (Tauranga) Tiara 3, M. McBreen (Gisborne) Gorgeous George 4, R. Hamilton (Gisborne) Im Holly 5, S. Harrison (Wanganui) Pittsburg 6.
Pony grand prix: F. Tombleson (Gisborne) Small Print 1, J. McDonald (Waikato) Heza Kamikaze 2, J. Beconsall (Bay of Plenty) Alanzo Glencoe 3, E. Russell (Auckland) Smart Lady 4, M. Cropp (Bay of Plenty) Annadale Captain Nemo 5.
Young rider: M. Purcell (Whakatane) Game Player 1, R. Hamilton (Gisborne) Im Holly 2, M. Purcell (Whakatane) Wildcard Jack 3, M. McBreen (Gisborne) Lady Marmalade 4, D. Atkinson (Bay of Plenty) Celtic Libby 5, W. Stevens (Gisborne) Critter 6.
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GOLF
MAYAKOBA CLASSIC
(Cancun, Mexico)
Final round (US unless stated).-
266: F. Funk 62 69 64 71, J. Coceres (Argentina) 67 65 65 69. Funk won playoff at second extra hole.
267: P. Lonard (Australia) 65 68 67 67.
268: R. Armour 68 65 69 66.
269: B. Haas 66 66 70 67.
270: B. Weekley 64 67 70 69.
271: C. Beckman 64 67 69 71.
272: S. Marino 68 68 69 67.
273: L. Mize 71 66 71 65, B. De Jonge (Zimbabwe) 69 71 68 65, G. Coles (Australia) 69 66 70 68, S. Kendall 69 69 63 72.
274: K. Stadler 6 69 71 68, J. Sluman 67 70 69 68, P. Perez 71 69 65 69, A. Canizares (Spain) 68 68 69 69, M. Brooks 69 65 68 72.
275: P. Gow (Australia) 68 68 72 67, C. Riley 69 66 71 69, J. Ogilvie 72 66 68 69, P. McLachlin 69 68 69 69, P. Stankowski 70 68 68 69, M. Kuchar 71 68 70 66, S. Elkington (Australia) 69 71 69 66, B. Tway 71 63 69 72.
Also
288: G. Waite (NZ) 71 69 72 76.
WORLD MATCHPLAY CHAMPIONSHIP
(Marana, Arizona)
Final (36 holes): H. Stenson (Sweden) bt G. Ogilvy (Australia) 2 and 1.
Playoff for third (18 holes): T. Immelman (South Africa) bt C. Campbell (US) 4 and 2.
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ICE HOCKEY
NRL
New Jersey 3 Washington 2, Minnesota 4 Edmonton 1, Chicago 5 St Louis 1, Dallas 2 Vancouver 1 (OT), Tampa Bay 5 Pittsburgh 1, Nashville 4 Columbus 3, Anaheim 5 Colorado 3
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JETSPRINTING
NZ SUPERBOAT CHAMPS
(Meremere)
Round 3: P. Caughey (Rangiora) 30 1, D. Hutton (Putaruru) 29 2, B. Smith (Taupo) 27 3, G. Mincham (Auckland) 26 4.
Top five after three rounds: P. Caughey (Rangiora) 87 1, B. Smith (Taupo) 84, D. Hutton (Putaruru) 84 2 equal, E. Hoeksema (Palmerston North) 29 3, I. Easton (Foxton) 24 4.
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LEAGUE
SUPER LEAGUE
Hull KR 10 Harlequins RL 26, Wakefield 36 Salford 24, Warrington 25 Hull 24, Bradford 32 Wigan 28, Catalans Dragons 30 Leeds 22.
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OFFSHORE POWERBOATING
Armacup Racing Drivers Championship
(Gulf Harbour)
Round One
100 mile: W. Valder (Profloors Racing) Auckland 1, W. Lewis (Fairview Windows & Doors) Auckland 2, B. Smith (Cat Attack) Auckland 3.
Superboat Class: W. Valder (Profloors Racing) Auckland 1, W. Lewis (Fairview Windows & Doors) Auckland 2, P. Turner (Sleepyhead) Auckland 3.
Superboat Light: B. Smith (Cat Attack) Auckland 1, D. Aldridge (Addictive) Auckland 2, B. Sanders (Red Bellies) Australia 3.
Sports 100: D. Crawford (Team Steadcraft) Thames 1, M. Diggelmann (Drive Right) Tauranga 2, G. Pike (V-Max Yamaha) Auckland 3.
60-Mile
Overall placings (sports boats): C. Bartlett (Quick Nautical Equipment) Orewa 1, M. Helms (Miss Electropar) Auckland 2, M. Urquhart (Light Industry) Whangaparoa 3.
Classic Class: M. Cameron (Holsam) Auckland 1, C. Neyle (Spirit of Cheyenne) Auckland 2.
Sports 60 restricted : C. Stewart (Chindit) Auckland 1.
Formula Honda Class: C. Bartlett (Quick Nautical Equipment) Orewa 1, M. Helms (Miss Electropar) Auckland 2, M. Urquhart (Light Industry) Whangaparoa 3.
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SOCCER
MENS PRE-SEASON TOURNAMENT
Te Atatu 2 Three Kings United 2, North Shore United 3 Waitakere City 1.
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TENNIS
FUTURES TOURNAMENTS
(Wellington)
Women's qualifying final round: 1-N. Eto (JPN) bt E. Hayman 4-6 7-5 7-5, A. Brown bt 2-Zi-Jun Yang (CHN) 6-2 6-2, M. Brycki (AUS) bt M. Brooks (GB) 6-2 6-1, S. Karikomi (JPN) bt C. Chan (AUS) 6-2 3-6 6-4, 5-L. Fletcher (GB) v K. Wantanabe (JPN) 6-1 6-2, 6-J. Swift (AUS) bt M. Takemoto (JPN) 6-3 6-1, 7-Y. Koshino (JPN) bt L. Easterbrook (GB) 6-0 6-0, 8-J. Curtis (GB) bt M. Uneno (JPN) 6-0 6-2.
Men's qualifying final round: 1-Sun-Yong Kim (KOR) v Prima Simpatiaji(INA) 6-4 6-3, (2)Jae-Sung An(KOR) v T. Koeck(AUT) 6-2 6-2, Chu-Huan Yi (TPE) bt 4-Hsin-Han Lee (TPE) 7-5 6-3, 5-M. Edben (AUS) bt D. Fernandez (AUS) 6-4 6-3, 6-M. Blake (GB) bt C. Ball (AUS) 6-4 1-6 6-3, 7-E. Sie (INA) bt Mao-Xin gong (CHN) 7-5 6-3, 8-T. Hahn (US) 7-6(4) 6-3.
Today's schedule
Court 1, 10am start: W.S, 1-Yi Chen (TPE) v Q-S. Karikomi (JPN), followed by 3-Ye-Ra Lee (KOR) v Q-L. Fletcher (GB) followed by M.S, WC-S. Rea (NZ) v WC-M. Simpson (NZ) followed by M.D, WC-R. Statham/O. Statham v J. Maes (FRA)/T. Meniane (FRA) f.b M.D, Hsin-Han Lee (TPE)/Peng Sun (CHN) v WC-S. Gould (NZ)/F. Tearney (NZ).
Court 2, 10am start: M.S, J. Maes (FRA) v A. Weintraub (ISR) f.b W.S, WC-D. Hollands (NZ) v WC-A. Harris (NZ), M.S, WC-A. Thompson (NZ) v R. Haybittel (AUS), f.b M.D, D. King-Turner (NZ)/J. Cerretani (US) v 4-D. Valtzer (ISR)/A. Weintraub (ISR) f.b WC-M. Simpson (NZ)/A. Thompson (NZ) v Hyung-Tae Kwon (KOR)/Hun-Woo Nam(KOR).
Court 3, 10am start: W.S, Q-J. Swift (AUS) v 5-N. Hamamura (JPN), f.b not before midday QM. Ebden (AUS) v Hyun-Woo Nam (KOR).
Court 4, 10am start: M.S, 6-D. Valtzer (ISR) v Q-Sun-Yong Kim (KOR) fb 4-Shan-Shan Song (CHN) v S. Andrade(NED) f.b W.D S. Benad (AUS)/M. Brycki (AUS) v Qualifier, M.D 1-C. Ball (AUS)/A. Feeney (AUS) v X. Audouy (FRA)/T. Nieminen (FIN).
Court 9 10am start: W.S, Q-A. Brown (GB) v H. Fujishiro (JPN), f.b M.D 3-Jae-Sun An (KOR)/Sun-Yong Kim (KOR) v Kyu-Tae Im (KOR)/Chu-Huan Yi (TPE), f.b, W.D Wing-Yau Venise Chan (HKG)/Ye-Ra Lee (KOR) v N. Hamamura(JPN)/A. Maekawa (JPN), f.b, M.D, Y. Bezeruk (AUS)/D. Fernandez (AUS) v C. Ebelthite (AUS)/N. Lindahl (AUS).
Court 10 10am start: W.S, T. Dokei (JPN) v A. Maekawa (JPN) f.b W.D, E. Starr (AUS)/J. Swift(AUS) v C. Terasawa (JPN)/N. Wannasuk (THA).
Court 11 10am start: W. S, Ling Zhang (HKG) v Q-N. Eto (JPN), f.b J. Curtis (GB)/A. Smith (GB) v 3-T. Dokei (JPN)/E. Kitazaki (JPN), f.b not before 4pm T. Koeck (AUT)/V. Mazarakis (GRE) v 2-R. Junid (AUS)/S. Kadir(AUS).
Court 12 10am start: W.S, E. Sema (JPN) v A. Smith (GB).
BUENOS AIRES OPEN
Final: J. Monaco (Argentina) bt A. Di Mauro (Italy) 6-1 6-2.
MEMPHIS INTERNATIONAL
Final: l2-T. Haas (Germany) bt 1-A. Roddick (US) 6-3 6-2.
