KEY POINTS:
ATHLETICS
BATTLE OF THE CITIES
(Mt Smart Stadium)
Men.-
100m: C. Bearda (CM) 10.79s 1, C. Van Der Speck (NHB) 10.99s 2, M. Foster (Ham) 11.21s 3. 200m: Bearda 21.64s 1, J. Thumath (CM) 21.83s 2, A. Sommerville (CM) 22.11s 3.
m: D. Conn (Ham) 2m 38.30s 1. 3000m: M. O'Donoghue (Univ) 9m 3.31s 1, Conn 11m 36.92s 2. 3000m walk: T. Sargisson (NHB) 12m 55.45s 1, D. Sim (NHB) 14m 54.09s 2, R. Thorne (Pak) 17m 29.40s 3.
Shot put: P. Hellier (Pak) 16.48m 1, A. Higson (Pak) 6.46m 2, D. Drummond (Pak) 6.33m 3. Javelin: S. Farquhar (Ham) 72.90m 1, J. Smalberger (NHB) 63.80m 2, C. Weston (NHB) 63.25m 3.
Long jump: Thumath 7.36m 1, H. Booker (Ham) 6.50m 2, P. Owen (Ham) 5.09m 3.
Medley relay: Hamilton City 2m 12.43s 1.
M19.-
100m: M. Faria (Ham) 11.16s 1, T. Toki (ACA) 11.34s 2, E. Stewart (Pak) 11.35s 3. 200m: Faria 22.63s 1, Toki 23.23s 2, I. Tatoa (ACA) 23.34s 3.
m: M. Whitehead (Puk) 1m 55.06s 1, T. Hall (Ham) 1m 57.29s 2, J. Hand (Pak) 1m 58.51s 3. 3000m: A. Pulford (Ham) 8m 49.00s 1, A. Parlane (Pak) 8m 55.19s 2, M. Banks (ACA) 9m 16.91s 3. 110m hurdles: S. Taylor (NHB) 15.09s 1, J. Starkey (Ham) 15.17s 2, Booker 16.44s 3.
Shot put: K. Sioke (Wait) 13.87m 1, R. Edwards (Papk) 13.70m 2, T. Roozendaal (NHB) 9.46m 3. Javelin: A. de Vin (NHB) 38.68m 1, T. Francis (ACA) 33.51m 2, Starkey 31.56m 3.
Long jump: M. Simpson (CM) 5.54m 1, Starkey 5.07m 2, A. Curry (Pak) 4.23m 3.
Medley relay: Waitakere City 2m 10.67s 1, Hamilton City 2m 20.13s 2.
M16.-
100m: D. Dyet (NHB) 11.71s 1, M. Cochrane (Tauranga) 12.02s 2, S. Widdison (NHB) 12.29s 3. 200m: B. Paltridge (NHB) 23.20s 1, Dyet 23.42s 2, J. Cocker-Valu (RoskSth) 23.65s 3.
m: G. Hand (Wait) 2m 2.17s 1, Z. Hawkins (Wait) 2m 3.35s 2, M. Eggleton (Whak) 2m 3.68s 3. 3000m: T. Haimanot (ACA) 9m 9.26s 1, B. Barry (Pak) 9m 28.75s 2, S. Russell (Pak) 9m 39.65s 3. 110m hurdles: W. Geldenhuys (NHB) 15.30s 1, Cochrane 15.50s 2, Dyet 15.85s 3.
Shot put: J. Doyle (NHB) 16.35m 1, Cochrane 12.07m 2, J. Curry (Pak) 10.96m 3. Javelin: Doyle 46.51m 1, K. Hipkins (NHB) 45.96m 2, Cochrane 39.62m 3.
Long jump: O. Slaimankhel (ACA) 5.90m 1, N. Gerrard (NHB) 5.76m 2, Cochrane 5.71m 3.
Women.-
100m: M. Williams (NHB) 11.79s 1, A. Brough (NHB) 12.00s 2, A. Koenen (Wait) 12.44s 3. 200m: Williams 23.89s 1, Brough 24.51s 2, Koenen 25.09s 3.
m: S. Blanch (Puk) 11m 24.38s 1, K. Spilsbury (Ham) 12m 34.41s 2. 3000m walk: S. Barber (ACA) 18m 28.61s 1, K. Davison (NHB) 18m 53.03s 2. 100m hurdles: S. Cowley (NHB) 14.39s 1, V. Torr (NHB) 14.89s 2.
Shot put: A. Jensen (ACA) 6.46m 1. Javelin: K. Grant (Ham) 46.69m 1, Cowley 36.60m 2, Jensen 19.29m 3. Long jump: Jensen 3.86m 1.
W19.-
100m: J. Erkkila (NHB) 13.05s 1, C. Podmore (LakeCity) 13.17s 2, T. Hale (Tauranga) 13.32s 3. 200m: Podmore 26.70s 1, B. Lawrie (NHB) 27.00s 2, S. Dunick (Tauranga) 27.64s 3.
m: K. Patterson (Pak) 2m 16.13s 1, L. Sinclair (TeAwamutu) 2m 18.35s 2, A. Patterson (Pak) 2m 18.73s 3. 3000m: A. Keown (ACA) 11m 2.46s 1, Sinclair 11m 6.53s 2, B. Lenting (ACA) 11m 20.17s 3. 3000m walk: K. Mabbett (Ham) 16m 18.18s 1. 100m hurdles: T. Hale (Tauranga) 15.53s 1, J. Donnelly (Wait) 17.40s 2.
Shot put: J. Nicholas-Wright (Wait) 9.29m 1. Javelin: T. Leibinger (ACA) 35.26m 1.
Long jump: Erkkila 5.33m 1, B. West (NHB) 4.82m 2, Leibinger 4.78m 3. Pole vault: J. Hart (NHB) 3.20m 1.
Medley relay: North Shore City 2m 32.77s 1.
W16.-
100m: R. Peeters (Wait) 12.64s 1, P. Woodman (NHB) 12.65s 2, C. Johannsen (NHB) 12.67s 3. 200m: Peeters 25.44s 1, Johannsen 25.66s 2, L. Wilson (NHB) 25.76s 3.
m: E. Keown (ACA) 2m 15.80s 1, S. Corbidge (NHB) 2m 16.51s 2, P. Tiavale (Wait) 2m 19.49s 3. 3000m: N. Mitchell (Pak) 10m 50.49s 1, G. Fieldes (Papk) 10m 56.24s 2, J. Hansen (Ham) 10m 58.52s 3. 3000m walk: M. Bradley (Wait) 18m 1.70s 1, R. Martin (Pak) 18m 6.57s 2. 100m hurdles: S. Podmore (LakeCity) and M. Goffin (NHB) 16.31s 1 equal, C. Potthoss (Tauranga) 19.51s 3.
Shot put: A. Gill (Tak) 12.19m 1, T. Anstis (CM) 8.68m 2. Javelin: P. Charlesworth (NHB) 41.36m 1, Anstis 33.64m 2, C. Wood (Pak) 20.97m 3.
Long jump: M. Ririnui (Tauranga) 5.70m 1, R. LeGrice (CM) 5.24m 2, M. Goffin (NHB) 4.91m 3. Pole vault: K. Charlesworth (NHB) 3.60m 1, M. Williams (NHB) 3.20m 2.
Overall points: North Shore 456 1, Manukau/Papakura 375 2, Hamilton 284 3, Auckland 249 4, Waitakere 138 5, Bay of Plenty 131 6, Waikato 16 7.
ADRA HALF-MARATHON
(Mission Bay)
Men: G. Lynch 1h 16m 36s 1, D. Lewis 1h 19m 26s 2, A. Ng 1h 20m 26s 3.
Women: E. Gear 1h 29m 28s 1, J. Howe 1h 32m 22s 2, R. Allun 1h 34m 11s 3.
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AUSTRALIAN RULES
AUCKLAND AFL
Senior preliminary final: Mt Roskill Saints 7.9.(51) North Shore Tigers 7.5.(47).
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BASKETBALL
US NBA
NY Knicks 85 Chicago 78, Cleveland 111 Toronto 108, Golden State 100 Philadelphia 98 (OT), Boston 96 Charlotte 95, Orlando 120 Miami 99, Memphis 124 Washington 118, Atlanta 94 Minnesota 87, Houston 109 Denver 81, Milwaukee 97 Dallas 95, New Orleans 98 LA Clippers 89
AUSTRALIAN NBL
Brisbane 121 (Rychart 32, Ere 29, Hill 22) Gold Coast 93 (Harvey 16, Hawkins 16, McGregor 15).
Perth 103 (Redhage 20, Brown 15, Rogers 14) Melbourne 85 (Barlow 19, Anstey 18, Corletto 13).
AUSTRALIAN WOMEN'S NBL
Christchurch Sirens 79 (L. Augustine 16, N. Purcell 12, K. McMeeken-Ruscoe 11, A. Awkward 11) Sydney University Flames 55 (A. Poto 25). HT: 39-20.
Sydney Uni 82 Townsville 53, Bendigo 88 Perth 79, Adelaide 92 Bendigo 74, Canberra 71 AIS 54, Townsville 87 Bulleen 66.
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CRICKET
TWENTY20 INTERNATIONAL
(Johannesburg)
NEW ZEALAND
L. Vincent lbw b Botha 15B. McCullum c Duminy b Pollock 9J. How c Duminy b Pollock 14R. Taylor c Kallis b Morkel 7S. Styris c Smith b Steyn 30G. Hopkins c De Villiers b Morkel 6D. Vettori c Morkel b Pollock 2K. Mills not out 33M. Gillespie not out 4Extras (3lb, 6w) 9-Total (for 7 wkts, 20 overs) 129Fall: 1/14, 2/34, 3/45, 4/66, 5/78, 6/84, 7/98.
Bowling: S. Pollock 4-0-28-3 (1w), D. Steyn 4-0-17-1, C. Langeveldt 4-0-33-0 (3w), A. Morkel 4-0-29-2 (2w), J. Botha 4-0-19-1.
SOUTH AFRICA
G. Smith c McCullum b Mills 7J. Kallis c Mills b Gillespie 4J. Duminy st McCullum b Vettori 33A. De Villiers not out 52M. Boucher lbw b Patel 7S. Pollock c Taylor b Patel 6A. Morkel c Vettori b Styris 9V. Philander run out 2J. Botha not out 6Extras (2lb, 1nb, 2w) 5-Total (for 7 wkts, 19.5 overs) 131Fall: 1/6, 2/33, 3/64, 4/89, 5/103, 6/116, 7/124.
Bowling: K. Mills 3.5-0-34-1, M. Gillespie 4-0-22-1 (2w), D. Vettori 4-0-24-1, M. Mason 3-0-28-1 (1nb), J. Patel 4-0-17-2, S. Styris 1-0-4-1.
Result: South Africa won by 3 wickets.
FIRST TEST
(New Delhi)
Second session, fourth day.-
PAKISTAN
First innings 231
Second innings
S. Butt c Dravid b Kumble 67Y. Hameed c Laxman b Kumble 36Y. Khan lbw b Kumble 23M. Yousuf c and b Singh 18S. Malik b Singh 11K. Akmal c sub b Khan 21Misbah-ul-Haq c Karthik b Ganguly 45S. Tanvir c Singh b Khan 13M. Sami c Jaffer b Ganguly 5S. Akhtar not out 0D. Kaneria run out 0Extras (6lb, 2nb) 8-Total (83.1 overs) 247Fall: 1/71, 2/114, 3/149, 4/155, 5/161, 6/213, 7/229, 8/243, 9/247.
Bowling: Z. Khan 18-4-45-2 (1nb), M. Patel 10-2-48-0, A. Kumble 27.1-8-68-3 (1nb), S. Ganguly 9-2-20-2, H. Singh 17-4-56-2, S. Tendulkar 2-0-4-0.
INDIA
First innings
W. Jaffer lbw b Akhtar 32D. Karthik c Akmal b Akhtar 9R. Dravid b Tanvir 38S. Tendulkar run out 1S. Ganguly b Tanvir 8V. Laxman not out 72M. Dhoni c Akmal b Kaneria 57A. Kumble c Younis b Kaneria 24H. Singh b Tanvir 1Z. Khan c Akhtar b Kaneria 9M. Patel lbw b Kaneria 0Extras (11b, 8lb, 5nb, 1w) 25-Total (78.4 overs) 276Fall: 1/15, 2/71, 3/73, 4/88, 5/93, 6/208, 7/262, 8/263, 9/276.
Bowling: S. Akhtar 16-2-44-2 (1nb), S. Tanvir 24-5-83-3 (4nb), M. Sami 17-1-71-0, D. Kaneria 21.4-3-59-4 (1w).
Second innings
K. Karthik c Akmal b Akhtar 1W. Jaffer not out 33R. Dravid not out 28Extras 0
-Total (for 1 wicket, 20.5 overs) 62Fall: 1/2.
Bowling: S. Akhtar 6-1-21-1, S. Tanvir 5-1-13-0, D. Kaneria 5 - 0-11- 0, M. Sami 4.5-0-17-0.
AUCKLAND
Howarth Trophy, second round, second day, white section.-
North Shore 54 and 165 (H. Smith 70; D. Grobbelaar 4-56, G. Morgan 4-35) lost to Howick Pakuranga 193-8 dec and 26-1 by nine wkts.
Parnell 203 lost to East Coast Bays 413-9 (R. Christopherson 51, P. Strang 127, J. McCully 68, T. O'Neil 52no) on first innings.
Takapuna 114 and 220 (R. Scivier 44; F. Diver 5-59) lost to Cornwall 237 (P. Hitchcock 4-45) and 98-2 (C. Nash 56no) by eight wickets.
Points: Cornwall 31.47, Howick Pak 29.50, N Shore 23.15, ECB 16.60, Takapuna 10.97, Parnell 9.15.
Blue section.-
Suburbs New Lynn 244 and 120-5 dec bt Papatoetoe 159 and 153-2 (S. Singe 73no, J. Dowd 45) on first innings.
Grafton 63 and 234-8 dec (G. Coleman 59, W. Mahoney 61no) lost to Waitakere City 126-9 dec and 88-6 on first innings.
University/Ellerslie 303-5 dec and 11-1 dec bt Eden Roskill 204 (V. Trichy 46, M. Nash 51; J. Carmody 4-29) and 50-1 on first innings.
Points: SNL 24.53, Waitakere 24.49, Grafton 18.41, University/Ell 17.62, Papatoetoe 12.47, Eden R 8.84.
Crowe Cup one-day championship, white section.-
Howick Pakuranga 254-4 (A. de Boorder 97no, L. Vivian 86no, C. de Grandhomme 45) bt Parnell 193 (G. Irvine 67).
Cornwall 282-5 (M. Guptill-Bunce 74, H. McCarthy 68, A. Barnes 61, R. Sharma 44) bt Papatoetoe 225 (M. Horne 54, C. Munro 87no; P. Thomas 5-36).
East Coast Bays 166-7 (T. Manning 56no bt Grafton 153 (S Dar 40; P. Strang 4-18).
Points: Howick Pakuranga, Cornwall 9, Grafton, Parnell 6, Papatoetoe, East Coast Bays 3.
Blue section.-
Suburbs New Lynn 273-7 (M. Guptill 106, J. Bassett-Graham 41) bt University/Ellerslie 154 (K. Baker 46).
Takapuna 226 (S. Mathewson 49) bt Eden Roskill 114 (T. Anderson 4-25, V. Soma 4-21).
Waitakere City 215-6 (B. Fraser 41, N. Collins 53no) lost to North Shore 216-4 (R. Jones 107no, C. McGuigan 45, H. Smith 45).
Points: SNL 9, University/Ell, N Shore, Takapuna, Waitakere 6, Eden R 3.
COUNTIES MANUKAU PREMIER
Puke Metro 280-6 (A. Somani 91no, A. Blackett 75) bt Manukau 145 (D. Simpson 44, D. Sutherland 40).
Karaka 129 (M. Wood 46; T. Greig 4-44) lost to Papakura 132-5.
Weymouth 280-6 (S. Ea 42, V. Blanchard 51, P. McGlashan 58, T. Clarke 51no) bt Waiuku 95 (S. Davidson 5-19).
HAMILTON TWO-DAY COMPETITION
Round one/-
Old Boys 143 and 185-3 dec (S. McLeod 100no) bt Melville 135 and 99-1 on first innings.
Te Rapa 136 and 298-6 dec (M. Orchard 92, B. Hatwell 61, R. Edmonds 50no) lost to Star-Varsity 245 and 128-9 (M. Orchard 4-21) on first innings.
Eastern Suburbs 153 and 113. Fraser-Tech 42 and 224 (B. Kennedy 111; R. Genge 4-30). Match tied, first innings points to Eastern Suburbs.
Points: Eastern Suburbs 9, Old Boys 5, Star-Varsity 5, Fraser-Tech 4, Melville 1, Te Rapa 1.
WAIKATO VALLEY
Division one.-
Otorohanga 296-6 (N. Millar 109no, L. Parsons 84, C. Keech 45) bt Pirongia 132 (A. McPherson 40) by 164 runs.
Hinuera 205 (J. Barbour 54) bt Morrinsville 194 (M. Thomas 56; A. Tiddy 5-29) by 11 runs.
Cambridge A 142 (J. Bailey 4-31) bt Te Awamutu A 74 (S. Dodds 4-16) by 68 runs.
Thames 142 (V. Kaumar 61; J. Babu 4-14) lost to Waikare 143-3 (J. Brown 75no) by seven wickets.
Paeroa 137 (R. Millington 43) bt Te Aroha 131 (A. Collins 5-29) by 6 runs.
Points: Paeroa 31, Te Aroha 27, Hinuera 27, Otorohanga 27, Cambridge A 23, Morrinsville 19, Pirongia 15, Te Awamutu A 14, Waikare 14, Thames 7.
Division two.-
Te Awamutu B 214-9 (W. Stewart 62; M. Earl 4-35) lost to Putaruru 215-8 (D. Gerring 59no, D. Singh 51) by two wickets.
Pio Pio bt Whangamata by default.
Kaihere 240-9 bt Hamilton Marist 188 by 52 runs.
Huntly 64 (S. Patel 5-8) lost to Mercury Bay 65-0 by 10 wickets.
Waikato Punjabi bt Cambridge B.
Points: Mercury Bay 27, Kaihere 27, Waikato Punjabi 27, Hamilton Marist 23, Te Awamutu B 23, Cambridge B 23, Putaruru 21, Pio Pio 18, Whangamata 10, Huntly 6.
WESTERN BAY of PLENTY PREMIER
Cadets 309-6 (L. Howell 134, J. Boult 49) bt Tauranga Boys' College 160 (S. Gibson 52, S. Wineti 48; T. Boult 5/52).
Mt Maunganui 287-5 (D. Flynn 117, P. Drysdale 62) bt Te Puke 258-8 (D. Sorrenson 83, S Rae 69).
Greerton 219 (M. Niles 40; D. Butterworth 4-70) lost to East Bay United 220-4 (A. Yates 117, S. Ford 43).
ROTORUA/TAUPO PREMIER
Permaclean 177 (M. Rawson 4/29) lost to Eastern Pirates 178-3 (J. Danby 65, J. Christoffersen 42no).
Geothermal 123 lost to Rotorua BHS 125-2 (S. Barrett 70no).
Central Two 121 lost to Central One 122-2.
AUSTRALIAN PURA CUP
Points: NSW 20, Victoria 18, Western Australia 12, Tasmania 6, South Australia 4, Queensland 4.
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CURLING
PACIFIC CHAMPIONSHIPS
(Beijing)
Men's semifinals: Australia 2 NZ 0, China 2 Japan 0.
Women: Australia 11 NZ 4, Korea 6 NZ 5, Japan 6 NZ 3, China 10 NZ 2, NZ 12 Australia 6, Korea 7 NZ 5, Japan 7 NZ 4, China 10 NZ 4.
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CYCLING
LAKE TAUPO CHALLENGE
Women: K-A. Torckler 1, M. Duvnjak 2, R. Buchanan 3, S. Pryde 4, E. Williams 5. Men (160km): G. McCauley 3h 46m 48s 1, J. Yates 3h 47m 4s 2, J. Dobson 3h 47m 23s 3, A. Strong 3h 47m 24s 4, J. Kerr 3h 47m 25s 5.
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EQUESTRIAN
NATIONAL ONE-DAY EVENTING CHAMPIONSHIPS
(Tauherenikau)
Advanced championship: M. Grayling (Taranaki) 52.9 1, B. Newman (Bulls) Bates Our Questionnaire 54.3 2, E. Butcher (Canterbury) Southern Ben 58.6 3.
Intermediate championship: J. Campbell (Waikato) Confidential 55.5 1, J. Paget (Auckland) Clifton Promise 59.0 2, A. Styles (Auckland) As You Like It 61.0 3.
Novice championship: K. Van Tuyl (Woodville) Prime Meridian 53.6 1, A. Freeman (Central Districts) 56.8 2, A. Martin (Wellington) Leningrad Jack 58.2 3.
CENTRAL DISTRICTS SHOW
(Foxton)
Horse grand prix: M. Beatson (Dannevirke) Kiwi Relic 1, R. Steele (Hawera) Gospel 2, Beatson and Zibbibo 3.
Pony grand prix: M. Dickey (New Plym) Co Calico1, G. Porter (Hastings) Chobidong 2, G. Booth (Marton) I'm Olly 3.
FEI international class: S. Anderson (Cambridge) Shady 1, R. MacGregor (Auckland) Premium Kabo Benny Boy 2, D. Maurer (Auckland) Blue Rinse 3, J. Becconsall (Tauranga) Junior 4.
Young rider: C. Parkes (Gisborne) Bush Magic 1, T. Williams (Gisborne) Walnut Brown 2, M. Purcell (Whakatane) Billistic 3, R. McGregor (Auckland) Premium Kabo Benny Boy 4, J. Sketchley (Whangarei) Mr McGreggor 5, D. Maurer (Auckland) Guardami 6.
Seven-year-series: D. Isaacson (Dannevirke) Major Brown 1, R. Steele (Hawera) Wishful Thought 2, K. McVean (Mystery Creek) Dunstan Daffodil 3, Purcell and Billistic 4.
GOLF
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WORLD CUP
(Mission Hills, China)
Scores after four-ball third round.-
US (H. Slocum/B. Weekley) 61 69 66.
197: France (R. Jacquelin/G. Havret) 64 71 62, Scotland (C. Montgomerie/M. Warren) 63 68 66.
198: South Africa (R. Goosen/T. Immelman) 63 69 66, England (J. Rose/I. Poulter) 63 68 67.
199: Argentina (R. Gonzalez/A. Romero) 65 70 64, Holland (R. Jan Derksen/M. Lafeber) 65 69 65, Germany (A. Cejka/M. Kaymer) 62 71 66.
201: Denmark (Soren Hansen/Anders Hansen) 65 68 68
202: Thailand (T. Jaidee/R. Marksaeng) 63 76 63, Canada (M. Weir/W. Heffernan) 66 72 64, Finland (P. Purhonen/M. Ilonen) 63 74 65, Sweden (R. Karlsson/P. Hanson) 66 70 66, Italy (E. Molinari/F. Molinari) 65 68 69.
203: Ireland (G. Maybin/M. Hoey) 66 72 65, Spain (M.A. Jimenez/J.M. Lara) 67 71 65, China (Zhang Lian wei/Liang Wen chong) 65 71 67, South Korea (Lee Seung Ho/Lee Sung) 65 69 69.
205: India (G. Ghei/J. Randhawa) 65 75 65.
206: Wales (S. Dodd/B. Dredge) 63 76 67, Paraguay (C. Franco/F. Zanotti) 66 73 67, Australia (N. O'Hern/N. Green) 66 72 68.
208: Philippines (G. Rosales/T. Lascuna) 67 73 68, Austria (C. Grenier/M. Brier) 64 75 69.
209: Japan (H. Tanihara/T. Hiratsuka) 67 73 69.
212: Puerto Rico (M. Suarez/W. Morales 68 73 71.
214: NZ (S. Scahill/R. Lee) 67 77 70.
215: Colombia (J. Benedetti/G. Mendoza) 68 79 68.
AUSTRALIAN MASTERS CHAMPIONSHIP
(Huntingdale, Melbourne)
Leading scores after final round, par 72, Australian unless stated.- A. Baddeley 70 66 69 70, D. Chopra (Sweden) 69 70 65 71. Baddeley won on fourth playoff hole.
277: S. Appleby 69 71 68 69.
278: P. O'Malley 72 72 67 67.
279: D. Horsey (England) 77 65 72 65, P. Lonard 70 71 68 70, R. Pampling 69 71 67 72.
280: S. Jeffress 73 72 69 66, K. Barnes 69 71 65 75.
281: A. Tampion 70 74 68 69, M. Fraser 72 69 70 70, A. Summers 71 72 67 71, R. Allenby 67 68 73 73, R. Finch (England) 70 71 67 73.
282: S. Khan (England) 75 69 72 66, M. Erlandsson (Sweden) 73 72 70 67, J. Senden 73 69 71 69, R. McGowan (England) 74 71 68 69, T. Pilkadaris 71 68 72 71, S. Strange 70 69 72 71, R. McIlroy (Northern Ireland) 70 69 70 73.
283: P. Senior 72 70 71 70, A. Crawford 72 69 71 71.
284: J. Sandelin (Sweden) 74 70 71 69, D. McGrane (Ireland) 72 71 69 72, R. Kulacz 70 69 72 73, M. Long (NZ) 69 74 68 73, S. Leaney 70 72 68 74, E. Porter 70 73 67 74.
285: E. Rush (England) 71 73 73 68, A. Black 70 72 73 70, A. Noren (Sweden) 72 72 71 70, P. Baker (England) 68 72 74 71, A. Bland 75 70 69 71, R. Dinwiddie (England) 74 71 68 72, H. Reed 73 71 68 73.
286: P. Marantz 69 75 74 68, P. Wilson 72 73 72 69, P. Whiteford (Scotland) 73 71 72 70, S. Baxter 72 70 70 74.
287: A. Hall 77 68 73 69, F. Andersson Hed (Sweden) 68 75 74 70, T. Wood 71 73 73 70, D. Bransdon 79 66 71 71, P. Sheehan 72 73 71 71, M. Cain 75 70 70 72, M. Ecob 70 75 68 74, M. Zions 70 70 71 76.
288: J. Carmichael (NZ) 72 70 74 72, T. Price 72 72 72 72, R. Green 72 73 69 74.
289: A. Brown 74 71 73 71, S. Laycock 75 70 72 72, M. Wright 74 71 71 73, C. Downes 72 72 70 75.
290: M. Pearce (NZ) 71 74 73 72, N. Flanagan 70 73 74 73, S. Furneaux 70 71 73 76.
291: P. Fowler 74 71 73 73, D. De Vooght (Belgium) 74 70 73 74, R. Davies (Wales) 70 75 72 74.
292: R. Hammond 74 70 76 72.
293: A. Presnell 71 70 79 73, S. Manley (Wales) 71 73 76 73.
294: P. Spargo 71 72 75 76, L. Hickmott 70 71 75 78.
295: J. Moseley 74 71 76 74, M. Curtain 74 71 71 79.
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HOCKEY
MEN'S TRANSTASMAN SERIES
Second test, Sydney: Australia 1 (N. Eglington) NZ 1 (D. Kosoof). HT: 0-0.
Third test: Australia 3 NZ 3 (N. Wilson, A. Hayward, P. Burrows). HT: 0-2.
Series drawn 0-0 after three draws.
WOMEN'S SERIES
(North Harbour)
South Korea 4 NZ 0. HT: 4-0.
South Korea 3 NZ 1. HT: 3-0.
South Korea win series 7-0.
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MOTORSPORT
A1 GRAND PRIX
(Sepang, Malaysia)
Sprint race: Switzerland 1, France 2, Germany 3. Also: NZ (J. Reid) 6.
NATIONAL SERIES
(Ruapuna Park, Christchurch)
V8 championship, race one (14 laps): P. Radisich (Ford) 1, K. Scott (Ford) 2, A. Fogg (Ford) 3, J. McIntyre (Ford) 4, C. McLean (Ford) 5, D. Besnard (Ford) 6, P. Manuell (Holden) 7, M. Pedersen (Ford) 8, D. Perkins (Ford) 9, C. Proctor (Ford) 10.
Race 2 (18 laps) Radisich 1, Scott 2, Fogg 3, Manuell 4, McIntyre 5, McLean 6, Proctor 7, Besnard 8, Perkins 9, A. Booth (Holden) 10.
Race 3 (22 laps, full reverse grid): McIntyre 1, K. Williams (Holden) 2, Radisich 3, Manuell 4, Scott 5, Fogg 6, C. McLaren (Ford) 7, S. Richards (Ford) 8, Proctor 9, C. Hardy (Holden) 10.
Drivers' championship leaders: McIntyre 382pts 1, Scott 331 2, Fogg 328 3, Radisich 319 4.
Porsche GT3 Cup, race one (8 laps): C. Baird 1, M. Halliday 2, J. Lester 3, D. Gaunt 4, R. Forbes 5. (New lap record: Halliday 1m 24.434s). Race 2 (8 laps): Baird 1, Halliday 2, Gaunt 3, Lester 4, A. Pedersen 5. Race 3 (12 laps, top 6 reversed): Baird 1, Halliday 2, Gaunt 3, Forbes 4, Pedersen 5.
Mini Challenge, race one (6 laps): B. Collins 1, C. Letica 2, G. Dawson 3, R. McKay 4, K. Pudney 5. (New lap record: Dawson 1m 39.558s). Race 2 (6 laps): Dawson 1, Letica 2, Collins 3, McKay 4, J. Kirkpatrick 5. (New lap record: Letica 1m 39.438s). Race 3 (8 laps, reverse top 10): Pudney 1, G. Johnstone 2, Collins 3, Dawson 4, B. Melhop 5.
Formula Ford championship, race one, 8 laps: S. Evans 1, C. Lobb 2, J. Whelan 3, A. Waite 4, H. Gardiner 5. Race 2 (8 laps): Waite 1, Whelan 2, S. Webling 3, M. Short 4, J. McNee 5. 1Race 3 (12 laps): Whelan 1, Waite 2, M. Wooding 3, Webling 4, K. Peterson 5.
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RUGBY
PRINCE WILLIAM CUP
(Cardiff)
South Africa 34 (J. Smith, J. Fourie 2, JP. Pietersen, R. Kankowski tries; A. Pretorius 3 con; F. Steyn pen) Wales 12 (C. Charvis, M. Stoddart tries; J. Hook con). HT: 22-5.
ENGLISH PREMIERSHIP
Bath 28 Bristol 13, Gloucester 27 Harlequins 25, Leicester 29 Leeds 6, Sale 34 Worcester 15.
CELTIC LEAGUE
Ulster 30 Connacht 13, Glasgow 17 Cardiff 5, Leinster 26 Ospreys 19, Munster 45 Newport-Gwent Dragons 19.
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SOCCER
FIFA WORLD RANKINGS
Leading rankings (previous month's ranking in brackets): 1. Argentina (1) 1523pts, 2. Brazil (2) 1502, 3. Italy (3) 1498, 4. Spain (6) 1349, 5. Germany (5) 1296, 6. Czech Republic (9) 1290, 7. France (4) 1243, 8. Portugal (8) 1241, 9. Netherlands (7) 1170, 10. Croatia (10) 1129.
11. Greece (14) 1114, 12. England (11) 1113, 13. Romania (12) 1088, 14. Scotland (13) 990, 15. Mexico (15) 985, 16. Turkey (28) 924, 17. Colombia (25) 907, 18. Bulgaria (34) 877, 19. United States (18) 876, 20. Nigeria (19) 875.
Also: 48. Australia (52) 607, 95. NZ (128) 349.
ENGLISH PREMIER LEAGUE
Arsenal 2 Wigan Athletic 0, Birmingham City 0 Portsmouth 2, Bolton Wanderers 1 Manchester United 0, Derby County 0 Chelsea 2, Everton 7 Sunderland 1, Newcastle United 0 Liverpool 3, Manchester City 2 Reading 1, Middlesbrough 0 Aston Villa 3.
Playing overnight: West Ham United v Tottenham Hotspur, Fulham v Blackburn Rovers.
B. Mwaruwari (Portsmouth).
7: E. Adebayor (Arsenal), N. Anelka (Bolton Wanderers).
6: G. Agbonlahor (Aston Villa), C. Ronaldo (Manchester United), R. Keane (Tottenham Hotspur), C. Fabregas (Arsenal).
5: R. van Persie (Arsenal), O. Kapo (Birmingham City), F. Torres (Liverpool), B. McCarthy (Blackburn Rovers), D. Drogba (Chelsea), Y. Aiyegbeni (Everton).
ENGLISH LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP
Barnsley 3 Watford 2, Bristol City 0 Leicester 2, Burnley 0 Stoke 0, Cardiff 1 Ipswich 0, Colchester 1 Crystal Palace 2, Norwich 2 Coventry 0, QPR 0 Sheffield Wednesday 0, Scunthorpe 1 Hull 2, Sheffield United 0 Plymouth 1, Southampton 1 Blackpool 0.
ENGLISH LEAGUE ONE
Bournemouth 0 Oldham 3, Brighton 2 Carlisle 2, Gillingham 2 Hartlepool 1, Huddersfield 0 Leyton Orient 1, Luton 1 Southend 0, Millwall 2 Yeovil 1, Northampton 0 Walsall 2, Nottingham Forest 2 Crewe 0, Port Vale 1 Doncaster 3, Swindon 1 Bristol Rovers 0, Tranmere 0 Swansea 1.
* Leeds deducted 15 points for breaching competition rules.
* Luton deducted 10 points for going into administration.
ENGLISH LEAGUE TWO
Barnet 0 Grimsby 3, Bradford 1 Stockport 1, Darlington 1 Wycombe 0, Hereford 0 Accrington 0, Lincoln 2 Notts County 1, Macclesfield 1 Dagenham and Redbridge 1, Milton Keynes Dons 1 Chesterfield 2, Morecambe 2 Bury 1, Peterborough 7 Brentford 0, Rochdale 1 Mansfield 0, Rotherham 2 Shrewsbury 0.
SCOTTISH PREMIER LEAGUE
Falkirk 1 Rangers 3, Celtic 3 Aberdeen 0, Hibernian 2 Dundee United 2, Inverness Caledonian Thistle 1 St Mirren 0, Kilmarnock 0 Motherwell 1.
SCOTTISH DIVISION ONE
Dundee 1 Hamilton 0.
SCOTTISH DIVISION THREE
Stenhousemuir 4 Forfar 0.
SCOTTISH CUP
Third round: Airdrie 1 Queen's Park 1, Albion 1 East Stirling 5, Arbroath 0 Cowdenbeath 1, Brechin 1 East Fife 1, Clyde 2 Montrose 0, Cove Rangers 1 Edinburgh University 0, Culter 1 Huntly 3, Dumbarton 2 Berwick 0, Livingston 4 Alloa 0, Linlithgow 1 Dalbeattie Star 0, Morton 3 Buckie Thistle 2, Partick 2 Ayr 1, Peterhead 0 Queen of the South 5, Ross County 4 Whitehill Welfare 0, Stranraer 0 Stirling 6, Threave Rovers 0 Raith 5.
AUSTRALIAN A-LEAGUE
Melbourne Victory 1 (D. Allsopp) Wellington Phoenix 1 (V. Lia). HT: 1-0.
Adelaide United 1 (R. Alagich) Perth Glory 1 (J. Harnwell). HT: 1-0.
NZ FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP
Auckland City 1 (K. Jordan) Waitakere United 1 (C. Bale). HT: 0-0.
YoungHeart Manawatu 6 (T. Watson, A. Cowan 2, I. Robinson, D. Rowe, G. Nieres) Otago United 0. HT: 1-0.
Canterbury United 1 (own goal) Waikato FC 1 (R. Gill pen). HT: 1-0.
Team Wellington 4 (P. Howe, S. Douglas, P. Halstead, R. de Gregorio) Hawkes Bay United 3 (J. Smith, G. Fyfe 2 incl pen). HT: 3-1.
NATIONAL WOMEN'S LEAGUE
Major semifinal: Capital Football 1 (W. Henderson) Waikato/BoP Football 1 (S. McLaughlin) aet. HT: 0-1.
Capital Football won 4-3 on penalties.
Final on Saturday, 2.30om, Newtown Park, Wellington: Capital Football v Soccer2.
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SOFTBALL
AUCKLAND FASTPITCH CHAMPIONSHIP
Men: Mt Albert Ramblers 17 Glenora 0, Northcote 3 Otahuhu 2, Auckland United 6 Howick 0, Marist 7 Waitakere Bears 3, Metro 11 Eden-Roskill 1.
Points: Ramblers 12 (6 games), Otahuhu, Northcote, Metro and United 8, Marist 6, Howick and Bears 4, Eden-Roskill 2, Glenora 0.
Women: Marist 11 Otahuhu 0, Metro 3 Bears 1, Northcote 7 Howick 0, Ramblers bye.
Points: Northcote 14 (8), Marist 10 (5), Bears 8 (7), Ramblers 6 (5), Metro 6 (6), Howick and Otahuhu 0 (6).
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SQUASH
WORLD OPEN
(Hamilton, Bermuda)
First qualifying round: K. Shuja (NZ) bt C. Toogood (Bermuda) 11-6 11-6 11-3.
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SURF LIFESAVING
GERMAN CUP
(Warendorf)
Abbreviations: Aust S=Surf Lifesaving Australia, Aust R=Royal Lifesaving Association of Australia), D=Germany, I=Italy, NZ=New Zealand, SA=South Africa, S-H=Schleswig-Holstein.
Women.-
200m obstacle swim: N. Hind (NZ) 2m 12.05s 1 (NZ record), N. Flood (Aust S) 2h 13.09s 2, J. Parry (Aust S) 2m 14.95s 3, A. Dunlop-Barrett (NZ) 2m 15.58s 4, G. Toomey (NZ) 2m 15.92s 5.
x50m obstacle relay: NZ (G. Toomey/Hind/Dunlop-Barrett/J. Toomey) 1m 55.57s 1 (NZ record), D 1m 57.24s 2, Aust R 1m 59.11s 3.
m manikin carry: E. Prelle (I) 36.69s 1, Hind (NZ) 37.34s 2, A. Wieland (D) 37.73s 3, A. Bannon (Aust S) 37.95s 4, Dunlop-Barrett (NZ) 38.40s 5.
x25m manikin relay: NZ (G. Toomey/N. Hind/Dunlop-Barrett/J. Toomey) 1m 30.77s 1 (NZ record), D 1m 30.80s 2, Aust S 1m 35.16s 3.
m manikin carry with fins: A. Hundt (Germany) 1m 00.32s 1, A. Wieland (Germany) 1m 01.17s 2, N. Vanbuel (Belgium) 1m 01.74s 3, G. Toomey 1m 02.16s 4, J. Toomey 1m 03.35s 7, Dunlop-Barrett 1m 03.75s 8.
100m rescue medley: E. Prelle (Italy) 1m 15.33s 1, Hind 1m 15.72s 2, G. Toomey 1m 16.75s 3, Dunlop-Barrett 1m 16.94s 4, J. Toomey 1m 19.12s 9.
4x50m medley relay: Germany 1m 46.15s 1, NZ (Dunlop-Barrett/G. Toomey/Hind/J. Toomey) 1m 47.59s 2, SLS Australia 1m 47.59s 3.
Super lifesaver: E. Prelle (Italy) 2m 30.95s 1, C. Kittel (Germany) 2m 33.01s 2, J. Brown (RLSA Australia) 2m 33.57s 3, Hind 2m 36.04s 7, Dunlop-Barrett 2m 37.06s 8, J. Toomey 2m 43.24s 19.
Men.-
200m obstacle swim: P. Federico (I) 1m 57.21s 1, G. Anderson (NZ) 1m 58.41s 2, M. Buck (NZ) 1m 59.43s 3, S. Kent (NZ) 2m 02.36s 4.
x50m obstacle relay: NZ (Buck/C. Joll/Kent/Anderson) 1m 40.95s 1 (world and NZ record), Aust S 1:42.87 2, D 1:43.66 3.
m manikin carry: F. Pinotti (I) 30.19s 1, B. Van Niekerk (SA) 31.67s 2, Buck (NZ) 31.75s 3 (NZ record), Anderson (NZ) 32.02s 5.
x25 manikin relay: NZ (Buck/Joll/Kent/Anderson) 1m 15.37s 1 (NZ record), SA 1m 16.56s 2, Aust S 1m 16.81s 3.
Line throw: Netherlands 1, Nordrhein 2, NZ (Buck/Kent) 41.38s 21.
m manikin carry with fins: A. Marais (S Africa) 49.49s 1, M. Parkes (RLSA Australia) 52.08s 2, J. Mazurek (Poland) 52.26s 3, Kent 53.07s 5, Anderson 54.86s 17, Buck 56.25s 23.
100m rescue medley: F. Pinotti (Italy) 1m 03.36s 1, Anderson 1m 05.58s 2, B. van Niekerk (S Africa) 1m 06.11s 3, Kent 1m 07.91s 8, Joll 1m 08.55s 12.
4x50m medley relay: NZ (Buck/Joll/Kent/Anderson) 1m 33.23s 1, RLSA Australia 1m 35.21s 2, SLSA Australia 1m 35.22s 3.
Super lifesaver: C. Allum (SLSA Australia) 2m 16.11s 1, Anderson 2m 16.80s 2, T. Knoll (Germany) 2:19.10 3, Buck 2m 21.39s 5, Kent 2h 24.27s 10.
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SWIMMING
NZ OCEAN SWIM SERIES
(Waitemata Harbour)
Women: H. Norfolk (Auckland) 33m 48s (race record) 1, M. Ingram (Auckland) 34m 57s 2, J. Wiegersma (Invercargill) 35m 02s 3, A. Jury (North Shore) 35m 25s 4, Ying Jie Ow (Auckland) 35m 45s 5.
Men: K. Radford (Rotorua) 29m 37s (race record) 1, D. Ryan (Auckland) 31m 30s 2, D. Kent (Auckland) 31m 36s 3, C. Burrows (Auckland) 31m 37s 4, B. Foster (Auckland) 31m 40s 5.
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TENNIS
EXHIBITION SERIES
(Macau)
P. Sampras (US) bt R. Federer (Switzerland) 7-6 6-4.
CARO BOWL
Men's semifinals.-
Parnell 4 Royal Oak 0. S. Rea v Wei Wei 6-4 2-5 abandoned, rain, M. Prentice v A. Allan 6-7 4-4 abandoned, rain, J. Olsen bt S. Winnard 6-1 6-2, S. Downs bt A. Branks 6-2 6-2, Rea/Prentice bt Wei Wei/Allan 6-4 6-2, A. Hunt/Downs bt Winnard/Branks 6-2 6-2.
West End 4 Blockhouse Bay 2. W. Whitehouse bt A. Thompson 6-3 6-3, M. Colenbrander lost to A. Batie 5-7 2-6, J. Greenhalgh lost to J. Meredith 2-6 4-6, T. Susnjak bt D. Connelly 6-4 6-4, Whitehouse/Greenhalgh bt Thompson/N. Turner 6-1 6-0, Colenbrander/Susnjak bt Batie/L. Radovanovich 6-3 7-6.
Grand final: Parnell v West End, at Parnell, Friday.
Womens semifinals.-
Mangere Combined 6 Parnell 0. L. Barlow bt P. Nola 3-6 6-1 default, T. O'Connor bt N. Tippins 6-2 6-0, S. Bryce bt J. Carswell 6-4 6-0, M. Durie bt R. Clark 6-3 6-4, Barlow/O'Connor bt Nola/Tippins 7-6 3-6 4-6, Bryce/R. Harriman bt I. Derlin/Clark 6-0 6-2.
Royal Oak 5 Mission Bay 1. A. Guthrie bt I. Gers 6-3 6-2, A. Swinkels bt I. Golder 4-6 6-1 6-1, N. Watts lost to M. Davies 4-6 5-7, S. Henderson bt D. Garea 6-4 7-6, Guthrie/Watts bt Gers/Golder 6-2 6-1, Swinkels/Henderson bt Davies/Golder 6-4 6-1.
Grand final: Mangere Combined v Royal Oak, at Mangere, Friday.
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WHEELCHAIR RUGBY
OCEANIA CUP
(Sydney)
Final: Australia 47 Canada 41.
For third: NZ Wheel Blacks 39 Japan 35.
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TRIATHLON
PANASONIC PEOPLE'S SERIES
(Maraetai Beach)
m swim, 40km cycle, 10km run, men: K. Doe 1h 56m 31s 1, B. McKinnon 2h 4m 52s 2, R. Billington 2h 8m 52s 3, P. Harvey 2h 8m 52s 4. Women: C. Kuch 2h 17m 35s 1, K. Hewitt 2h 21m 16s 2, J. Cree 2h 26m 39s 3.
500m swim, 20km cycle, 5km run, men: N. Richmond 54m 22s 1, J. Koutsos 56m 22s 2, B. Hunter 56m 29s 3. Women: L. Hart 1h 0m 21s 1, P. Ens 1h 7m 32s 2, M. Simpson 1h 8m 26s 3.
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YACHTING
NZ MATCH-RACING CUP
(Auckland)
Flight 11: S. Dickey bt P. Robertson by 11s, L. Jury bt D. Wood by 3m 56s, C. Dickson bt J. Smyth by 1m 08s, A. Minoprio bt M. Thorpe by 34s, R. Davis bt J. Rankine by 48s. Bye: D. Barker, J. Dawson.
Flight 12: Robertson bt Wood by 1m 11s, Dickson bt Rankine by 24s, Dickey bt Dawson by 58s, Barker bt Thorpe by 16s, Minoprio bt Davis by 6s. Bye: Jury, J. Smyth.
Flight 13: Thorpe bt Dickey by 10s, Barker bt Davis dnf, Jury bt Rankine by 54s, Smyth bt Dawson by 50s, Dickson bt Wood by 22s. Bye: Minoprio, Robertson.
Flight 14: Jury bt Smyth by 46s.
Final points (wins, losses, points): Barker 10/1/10 1, Davis 9/2/9 2, Dickson 9/2/9 3, Jury 9/2/8.5 4, Minoprio 7/4/6.5 5, Thorpe 6/5/6 6, Rankine 6/5/5.5 7, Wood 3/8/3 8, Smyth 3/8/3 9, Robertson 2/9/2 10, Dickey 2/9/2 11, Dawson 1/10/1 12.
First quarter-final: Barker bt Wood by 38s, by 36s.
Second quarter-final: Jury bt Minoprio by 54s, by 1m 04s.
Third quarter-final: Davis bt Rankine by 44s, by 35s.
Fourth quarter-final: Thorpe bt Dickson by 29s, Dickson bt Thorpe by 1m 19s, Dickson bt Thorpe by 3m 23s.
First semifinal: Barker bt Jury by 28s, by 29s, by 3s.
Second semifinal: Dickson bt Davis by 53s, Davis dnf, Davis bt Dickson by 22s, by 12s.
Petit finals: Jury bt Dickson 2-1.
Finals: Davis bt Barker by 3s; Barker bt Davis by 19s; Barker bt Davis by 11s; Davis bt Barker by 13s; Davis bt Barker by 15s.
Final placings: Davis 1, Barker 2, Jury 3, Dickson 4, Minoprio 5, Thorpe 6, Rankine 7, Wood 8, Smyth 9, Robertson 10, Dawson 11, Dickey 12.