KEY POINTS:
AMERICAN FOOTBALL
NFL
NFC championship game:- Chicago 39 New Orleans 14.
AFC championship game:- Indianapolis 38 New England 34.
Chicago and Indianapolis advance to the Super Bowl.
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BASKETBALL
NBA
Dallas 99 Miami 93, San Antonio 99 Philadelphia 85, Phoenix 131 Minnesota 102, Portland 99 Milwaukee 95.
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BOWLS
AUCKLAND PAIRS AND 1-5YR PAIRS
Men's Division:-
Quarter-finals:- K. Ansell (New Lynn) bt G. Farac (Henderson), R. Pemberton (Howick) bt P. Harding (Hillsboro), K. Dye (Henderson) bt N. Krajancic (Carlton), J. Harding (Hillsboro) bt S. Cox (Henderson),
Semifinals:- R. Pemberton (Howick) bt K. Ansell (New Lynn), K. Dye (Henderson) bt J. Harding (Hillsboro)
Finals:- P.l Hickey/R. Pemberton (Howick) bt K. Dye/B. Benton (Henderson) 21-11
Women's Division:-
Quarter-finals:- L. Bailey (Glen Eden) bt H. Carter (Glendowie), M. Castle (Onehunga) bt J. Thornton (New Lynn), C. Barnes (Waiheke) bt J. Clark (Pakuranga), J. Babich (Henderson) bt E. Hickey (Howick)
Semifinals:- M. Castle (Onehunga) bt L. Bailey (Glen Eden), J. Babich (Henderson) bt C. Barnes (Waiheke)
Finals:- J. Babich/M. Broadbent (Henderson) bt M. Castle/R. Castle (Onehunga) 17-10
Men's 1-5yr division:-
Quarter-finals:- R. Mayrick (Howick) bt K. Swift (Papatoetoe RSA), A. Johnston (Mangere) bt C. Day (St Heliers), W. Frederiksen (Blockhouse Bay) bt B. Johnston (Mangere), N. Marinich (Glen Eden) bt R Vermeulen (Howick)
Semifinals:- A. Johnston (Mangere) bt R. Mayrick (Howick), W. Frederiksen (Blockhouse Bay) bt N. Marinich (Glen Eden)
Finals:- G.Ruaporo/W.Frederiksen (Blockhouse Bay) bt A. Johnston (Mangere) 17-14
Womens 1-5yr division:-
Quarter-finals:- A. Cheung (St Heliers) bt S. Peters (Pakuranga), D. Samuel (New Lynn) bt T. Tuaiti (Onehunga), R. Byers (Pakuranga) bt S. Johns (Glendowie), S. Congdon (Howick) had a bye into semifinals
Semifinals:- A. Cheung (St Heliers) bt S. Congdon (Howick), D. Samuel (New Lynn) bt R. Byers (Pakuranga)
Finals:- A. Cheung/C. Bien (St Heliers) bt D. Samuel (New Lynn) 19-11
BAY OF PLENTY WOMENS CENTRE TRIPLES
(Arawa)
Semifinals:- M. Paul/M. Eden/M. Fitzgerald (Ngongotaha) bt J. Glengarry/D. Pethybridge/D. Meierhofer (Ngongotaha) 17-18, D. Roderick/D. McLean/N. Hines (Matua) bt J. Rollerston/E. Mitchell/J. Meroiti (Rotorua Womens) 15-7
Final:- M. Paul (Ngongotaha) bt D. Roderick (Matua) 15-13
Gold star:- M. Eden (Ngongotaha)
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CRICKET
NATIONAL PROVINCIAL A
(Lincoln and Rangiora)
Northern Districts 277 (R. Shutte 73, B. Wilson 46) bt Canterbury 261 (B. Rae 88, T. Papps, 40, B. Langrope 31no; T. Davis 3-48, L. Martin 3-55) by 16 runs.
Otago 327-6 (S. Wells 107, L. Morgan 80) bt Wellington 300 (S. Fairley 83, M. Houghton 71, B. Jansen 54; D. Lobb 3-59, G. Shaw 3-58) by 27 runs.
Central Districts 225 (B. Patton 99no) lost to Auckland 229-3 (M. Guptill 110, T. McIntosh 73) by seven wickets.
Points after third round:- Auckland 13, Canterbury 10, Otago 10, Northern Districts 6, Wellington 3, Central Districts 1.
NORTHERN ZONE PRIMARY BOYS TOURNAMENT
Auckland White 259/9 (S. Hickey 45, M. O'Dowd 58, W. Mackie 60, F. Le Marquard 58; N. McIntosh 4-60, T. Herman 3-60) vs ND Gold 219/9 (T. Hall 78).
Auckland Blue 191 (F. Fuatai 71, M Herbert 45) vs Northern Districts Maroon 181 (H. Cooper 58, M. Ansell 5-25)
NATIONAL UNDER-17 TOURNAMENT
(Napier)
Third round:- Wellington 297 bt Auckland 204 (T. Manning 76, B. Schmulian 50; I. Tugaga 3-13) on first innings.
Canterbury 277 lost to Central Districts 279-9 (A. Dodd 105, D. Bracewell 41, B. Meehan 36; D. Kruger 3-40) on first innings./
Northern Districts 228 and 155-8 dec (T. Clarke 48; J. Simpson 5-73) bt Otago 133 (J. Simpson 38; J. Hickey 4-41) and 88 (A. Herwels 3-15) outright.
Points:- Northern Districts 10, Central Districts 8, Wellington 8, Otago 8, Auckland 6, Canterbury 0.
SOUTH AFRICA V PAKISTAN
(Port Elizabeth, South Africa)
Stumps, third day second test:-
SOUTH AFRICA
First innings 124
PAKISTAN
First innings 265
SOUTH AFRICA
Second innings
G. Smith c Inzamam-ul-Haq b M. Asif 10
A. de Villiers b M. Asif 15
H. Amla b M. Sami 16
J. Kallis lbw b M. Asif 91
A. Prince lbw b D. Kaneria 22
H. Gibbs c Y. Khan b M. Asif 40
M. Boucher c Y. Khan b M. Asif 46
S. Pollock c and b D. Kaneria 36
A. Nel not out 23
P. Harris c sub (F. Iqbal) b Kaneria 0
M. Ntini c Y. Hameed b Kaneria 18
Extras (b3 lb5 nb6) 14
--Total (all out, 133.2 overs) 331
Fall: 1/18, 2/30, 3/61, 4/117, 5/195, 6/205, 7/285, 8/289, 9/290.
Bowling: M. Asif 38-16-76-5 (2nb), M. Sami 29-5-90-1 (4nb), D. Kaneria 51.2-14-105-4, I. Farhat 7-0-20-0, M. Hafeez 8-0-32-0.
PAKISTAN
Second innings
M. Hafeez not out 8
I. Farhat not out 0
--Total (for 0 wkt, 6 overs) 8
Bowling: Nel 3-2-1-0, Ntini 3-1-7-0.
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EQUESTRIAN
1 STAR SHOWJUMPING CHAMPIONSHIPS
(Pukekohe)
Young Rider Championship:- O. Baudinet Canouk 1, S. Worker Briten 2, R. McGregor Kabo Benny Boy 3, R. Green Dream On 4, S. Peters Lord Bounty 5, D. Atkinson Celtic Libby 6.
Pony Grand Prix:- J. Leslie Miss Vanilla Twist 1, K. McAuley Murph 51 2, V. Berger Chocolate Splash 3, V. Berger Classic Cowboy 4, K. McAuley Ricoshay II 5, K. McHagh Innisfree 6.
Horse Grand Prix:- L. Coupe Kiwi Cash 1, P. Mussen Meersbrook Flintstone 2, R. Green Dream On 3, E. Bullock Wesserwolf Tane 4, C. Cameron Kahurangi Valentino 5, V. Rattray Cheleken Upstart 6,
1.25 Championship:- P. Mussen Grindley 1, L. Coupe The Congressman 2, I. Unsworth Seremonie VDL 3, V. Wilson Witheze 4, S. Beal Ryan 5.
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GOLF
WOMEN'S WORLD CUP
(Sun City, South Africa)
Final scores:-
279: Paraguay 139 75 65
286: United States 149 70 67
287: South Korea 143 77 67
289: Italy 145 73 71, Scotland 145 76 68
291: Australia 148 74 69
293: Taiwan 150 77 66
294: Wales 148 78 68
295: England 154 74 67
296: Finland 150 72 74, New Zealand (L. Brooky, E. McKinnon) 146 77 73
PGA BOB HOPE CLASSIC
(La Quinta, California)
Hoffman won after the first play-off hole.
343: C. Hoffman (US) 66 70 68 68 71, J. Rollins (US) 67 67 69 67 73
344: J. Rose (Britain) 67 65 66 70 76
345: H. Slocum (US) 68 68 69 68 72, J. Quinney (US) 68 69 69 66 73
346: C. Warren (US) 71 67 67 69 72, C. Kresge (US) 72 68 68 66 72
347: M. Calcavecchia (US) 65 70 75 68 69, H. Frazar (US) 68 71 68 69 71, S. Verplank (US) 66 66 68 74 73, R. Allenby (Australia) 63 70 70 70 74, D. Hart (US) 66 70 70 67 74
348: N. Watney (US) 71 68 71 68 70, T. Purdy (US) 70 65 71 70 72, B. Langer (Germany) 70 73 63 69 73, J. Wagner (US) 66 67 74 67 74, L. Glover (US) 69 68 66 65 80
349: W. MacKenzie (US) 70 71 67 71 70, T. Armour III (US) 69 69 71 68 72, T. Johnson (US) 70 68 68 71 72, M. Hensby (Australia) 71 71 67 68 72, A. Buckle (Australia) 67 73 66 69 74, N. Green (Australia) 70 68 68 68 75, J. Ogilvie (US) 71 72 67 71 68, D. Waldorf (US) 71 71 65 66 76, J. Durant (US) 68 68 69 68 76
ABU DHABI CHAMPIONSHIP
Final round (Britain and Ireland unless stated):-
271: P. Casey 71 68 67 65
272: P. Hanson (Sweden) 70 68 66 68, M. A. Jiminez (Spain) 71 65 68 68
273: C. DiMarco (US) 69 70 68 66
274: R. Goosen (South Africa) 66 72 68 68, P. Harrington 68 67 68 71, J.-F. Lucquin (France) 70 69 67 68
275: H. Stenson (Sweden) 66 72 70 67
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HOCKEY
CHAMPIONS TROPHY
(Buenos Aires)
Final:- Netherlands 1 Argentina 0.
Playoff for third:- Australia 0 Germany 2.
For fifth:- Japan 2 Spain 0.
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ICE HOCKEY
NHL
New Jersey 4 Philadelphia 3, Florida 4 Washington 1, Atlanta 3 NY Rangers 1, Ottawa 3 Boston 0, Montreal 4 Buffalo 3, Pittsburgh 8 Toronto 2, Nashville 6 Chicago 3, Tampa Bay 6 Carolina 5, Dallas 2 Minnesota 1, Colorado 3 Detroit 1, Calgary 4 Edmonton 0, St Louis 1 San Jose 0, Phoenix 3 Los Angeles 2
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INDOOR BOWLS
WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS
(Norfolk, England)
Mixed Pairs Matchplay semifinals:- N. Stratford (NZ)/I. Bond (Eng) bt A. Merrien (CI)/A. Marshall (Sco) 7-7 11-4, 2-J. Morris/G. Harlow (Eng) bt 3-C. Brown (Sco)/J. Greenslade (Wal) 11-4 9-5
Final:- Morris/Harlow bt Stratford/Bond 9-4 13-2
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RALLYING
MONACO CARLO RALLY
Final Classification:- S. Loeb (France) Citroen 3:10:27.400 1, D. Sordo (Spain) Citroen +00:38.200 2, M. Groenholm (Finland) Ford 01:22.800 3, C. Atkinson (Australia) Subaru 02:28.100 4, M. Hirvonen (Finland) Ford 02:28.300 5, P. Solberg (Norway) Subaru 03:12.000 6, T. Gardemeister (Finland) Mitsubishi 03:38.100 7, J. Kopecky (Czech Republic) Skoda 04:39.400 8, J.-M. Cuoq (France) Peugeot 05:59.700 9, M. Stohl (Austria) Citroen 06:37.300 10.
Drivers:- S. Loeb (Fra) 10pts 1, D. Sordo (Esp) 8pts 2, M. Grnholm (Fin) 6pts 3, C. Atkinson (Aus) 5pts 4, M. Hirvonen (Fin) 4pts 5, P. Solberg (Nor) 3pts 6, T. Gardemeister (Fin) 2pts 7, J. Kopecky (Cze) 1pt 8.
Constructors/teams:- Citroen 18pts 1, Ford 10pts 2, Subaru 8pts 3, OMV-Kronos-Citron 2pts 4, Stobart-Ford 1pt 5.
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RUGBY
HEINEKEN CUP
Pool Five:- Llanelli 20 London Irish 16, Toulouse 28 Ulster 13
Pool Six:- Northampton 8 Biarritz 17, Overmach Parma 45 Borders 37
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SOCCER
A-LEAGUE
Round 21:- Newcastle Jets 4 (M. Bridge 36, 46; V. Coveny 51, J. Griffiths 73) Melbourne Victory 0 at EnergyAustralia Stadium.
Queensland Roar 1 (D. Mori 20) Sydney FC 1 (A. Brosque 13) at Suncorp Stadium.
New Zealand Knights 2 (N. Emblen 32, M. Buari 40) Perth Glory 0 at North Harbour Stadium.
Adelaide United 3 (N. Burns 10, 49, 66,) Central Coast Mariners 1 (T. Pondeljak 77) at Bluetongue Stadium.
SECONDARY GIRLS INTERNATIONAL SERIES
(Brisbane)
Australia Schoolgirls 1 (T Shaw 75) New Zealand Schoolgirls 2 (B Hassett 12, R Cox 89)
Australia won first two test 0-1 and 1-2 to retain the Deane Low Trophy.
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TENNIS
AUSTRALIAN OPEN
(Melbourne)
Men, singles, fourth round (prefix denotes seeding):- 10-F. Gonzalez (Chile) bt 5-J. Blake (US) 7-5 6-4 7-6, 12-T. Haas (Germany) bt 8-D. Nalbandian (Argentina) 4-6 6-3 6-2 6-3.
Doubles, third round:- 1-B./M. Bryan (US) bt 13-W. Moodie (South Africa)/T. Perry (Australia) 6-3 7-6, M. Bhupathi (India)/R. Stepanek (Czech Republic) bt 7-J. Erlich./A. Ram (Israel) 7-6 4-6 6-3, 3-M. Knowles (Bahrain)/3-D. Nestor (Canada) bt J. Kerr (Australia)/D. Skoch (Czech Republic) 7-5 6-2.
Women, singles, fourth round:- 6-M. Hingis (Switzerland) bt 19-N. Li (China) 4-6 6-3 6-0, 4-K.m Clijsters (Belgium) bt 15-D. Hantuchova (Slovakia) 6-1 7-5, 12-A. Chakvetadze (Russia) bt 8-P. Schnyder (Switzerland) 6-4 6-1.
Women's doubles, second round:- 14-E. Dementieva (Russia)/F. Pennetta (Italy) bt T. Pironkova (Bulgaria)/M. Sucha (Slovakia) 6-1 6-0, 3-C. Black (Zimbabwe)/L. Huber (South Africa) bt 16-E. Daniilidou (Greece)/J. Woehr (Germany) 6-4 6-3. Third round:- Y.-J. Chan/C.-J. Chuang (Taiwan) bt 5-D. Safina (Russia)/K. Srebotnik (Slovenia) 5-7 6-2 6-4, 7-A.-L. Groenefeld (Germany)/M. Shaughnessy (US) bt 12-M. E. Camerin (Italy)/G. Dulko (Argentina) 3-6 6-2 6-1, 1-L. Raymond (US)/S. Stosur (Australia) bt F. Schiavone (Italy)/P. Schnyder (Switzerland) 3-6 6-2 6-3. Fourth round:- V. Dushevina/M. Kirilenko (Russia) bt M. Hingis (Switzerland)/S. Kuznetsova (Russia) 6-2 6-3.
Mixed double, first round:- S. Huss (Australia)/M. Adamczak (Australia) bt R. Wassen (Netherlands)/A. Ehritt-Vanc (Romania) 6-4 6-4, N. Healey/B. Stewart (Australia) bt L. Dlouhy/I. Benesova (Czech republic) 6-7 6-4 11-9, J. Knowle (Austria)/T. Sun (China) bt M. Fyrstenberg (Poland)/M. Santangelo (Italy) 6-2 7-6, 7-K. Ullyett (Zimbabwe)/7-L. Huber (South Africa) bt M. Bryan (US)/C. Morariu (US) 7-5 6-3, M. Mirnyi/V. Azarenka (Belarus) bt 6-M. Matkowski (Poland)/6-C. Black (Zimbabwe) 6-4 3-6 10-8, 5-T. Perry (Australia)/5-Z. Yan (China) bt F. Cermak (Czech Republic)/A.-L. Groenefeld (Germany) 3-6 7-6 10-5, I. Andreev/M. Kirilenko (Russia) bt P. Vizner (Czech Republic)/J. Husarova (Slovakia) 6-1 6-3.
Junior championships:-
Boys' singles, first round:- 4-P.-A. Luncanu (Romania) bt M. Daniell (NZ) 6-1 6-1.
Girls' singles, first round:- Y.-M. Zhou (China) bt E. Barry (NZ) 6-1 6-2.
Girls' doubles, first round:- 6-K.a Boczova/K. Kucova (Slovakia) bt Barry (NZ)/E. Starr (Australia) 7-5 6-4.
NATIONAL 16S CHAMPIONSHIPS
(Christchurch)
Boys' singles, quarter-finals:- T. O'Keeffe (Auckland) bt D. Davies (North Harbour) 6-2 7-5, R. Sokcevic (Auckland) bt S. Robertson (Waikato) 6-3 2-6 6-2, B. Franks (Canterbury) bt R. McLachlan (Southland) 7-5 1-6 6-4, J. Kelly-Houston (Canterbury) bt S.Barr (Wellington) 6-2 6-3.
Girls' singles, quarter-finals:- S. Adams (Waikato) bt I. Teu (Auckland) 7-5 6-3, I. Golder (Auckland) bt S. Henderson (Auckland) 6-4 6-4, K. Hunia (Auckland) bt L. Beattie (South Canterbury) walkover, T. Hamel (Canterbury) bt A. Laing (Canterbury) 6-4 6-2.
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TOUCH
WORLD CUP
(Stellenbosch, South Africa)
Mixed over 30s final:- New Zealand 8 Australia 7
Mixed open final:- New Zealand 6 Australia 4
Women's open final:- Australia 10 New Zealand 3
Men's open final:- Australia 8 New Zealand 5
World Cup tally:- Australia 28 New Zealand 26
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YACHTING
SAIL MELBOURNE
New Zealand results:-
Laser (43 competing):- B. McLay 3rd, J. Martin 11th, L. Andrews 15th, A. Hume-Merry 24th
Women's Laser Radial (7):- C. Hume-Merry 4th
2.4 metre (7):- A. May 5th
Men's RS:X Wind Surfing (23):- A. Cozzolino 8th
Women's RS:X Wind Surfing (11):- J. Sellers 10th
