ATHLETICS
GOLDEN LEAGUE MEETING
(Brussels)
Men
100m: 1. Asafa Powell (Jamaica) 9.99, 2. Marcus Brunson (US) 10.06, 3. Leonard Scott (US) 10.11, 3. Francis Obikwelu (Portugal) 10.11, 5. Marc Burns (Trinidad and Tobago) 10.16, 5. Ronald Pognon (France) 10.16, 5. Shawn Crawford (US) 10.16, 8. Olusoji Fasuba (Nigeria) 10.23.
10000m: 1. Micah Kogo (Kenya) 26:35.63, 2. Zersenay Tadesse (Eritrea) 26:37.25, 3. Boniface Kiprop (Uganda) 26:41.95, 3000m Steeplechase:1. Saif Saaeed Shaheen (Qatar) 8:04.33, 2. Richard Matelong (Kenya) 8:08.98, 3. Bouabdellah Tahri (France) 8:09.53, Javelin Throw: 1. Andreas Thorkildssen (Norway) 86.97, 2. Tero Pitkaemaeki (Finland) 85.91, 3. Eriks Rags (Latvia) 81.26,
Women
100m: 1. Sherone Simpson (Jamaica) 10.95, 2. Me'Lisa Barber (US) 11.10, 3. Stephanie Durst (US) 11.18, 400m: 1. Sanya Richards (US) 50.02, 2. Novlene Williams (Jamaica) 51.02, 3. Vanya Stambolova (Bulgaria) 51.13, 800m: 1. Hasna Benhassi (Morocco) 1:59.06, 2. Janeth Jepkosgei (Kenya) 1:59.65, 3. Rebecca Lyne (Britain) 1:59.73, 5000m: 1. Tirunesh Dibaba (Ethiopia) 14:30.63, 2. Meseret Defar (Ethiopia) 14:33.78, 3. Joanne Pavey (Britain) 14:39.96, 100m Hurdles: 1. Michelle Perry (US) 12.55, 2. Brigitte Foster-Hylton (Jamaica) 12.71, 2. Lolo Jones (US) 12.71, High Jump: 1. Tia Hellebaut (Belgium) 1.98, 2. Venelina Veneva (Bulgaria) 1.98, 3. Kajsa Bergqvist (Sweden) 1.98., 4. Ruth Beitia (Spain) 1.92, 5. Antonietta Di Martino (Italy) 1.92, 6. Amy Acuff (US) 1.92, 7. Anna Chicherova (Russia) 1.92, 8. Tatyana Efimenko (Kyrgyzstan) 1.88.
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BADMINTON
INTER-ASSOCIATION FINAL
(Waitakere)
Wisden Cup: Auckland bt Waikato 9-7, North Harbour bt Waitakere 9-7, Waitakere bt Auckland 9-7, Waikato bt North Harbour 9-7Waitakere bt Waikato 8-8 (19-18 on individual games), North Harbur bt Auckland 9-7.
Final points: North Harbour 2 wins 25 games, Waitakere 2 wins 24 games, Waikato 1 win 24 games, Auckland 1 win 23 games.
Slazenger Cup: Final: Auckland 11 North Harbour 5.
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CYCLING
WORLD MOUNTAINBIKING
(Rotorua)
Leading results:
Downhill (2200m) - Elite men: Samuel Hill (Australia) 3:11.03 1, Greg Minnaar (South Africa) 3:15.25 2, Nathan Rennie (Australia) 3:17.16 3, Steve Peat (Great Britain) 3:17.92 4, Chris Kovarik (Australia) 3:18.04 5, Michael Hannah (Australia) 3:19.21 6, Cedric Gracia (France) 3:19.73 7, Matti Lehikoinen (Finland) 3:20.79 8, Gee Atherton (Great Britain) 3:20.91 9, Mickael Pascal (France) 3:21.13 10.
Also: John Kirkcaldie (NZ) 3:27.74 21, Des Curry (NZ) 3:28.69 23, Kieran Bennett (NZ) 3:33.75 35, Nathan Rankin (NZ) 3:38.71 40, Glenn Haden (NZ) 3:42.96 44.
Elite women: Sabrina Jonnier (France) 3:50.32 1, Tracy Moseley (Great Britain) 3:53.83 2, Rachel Atherton (Great Britain) 3:57.80 3, Melissa Buhl (USA) 4:00.40 4, Emmeline Ragot (France) 4:01.03 5, Fionn Griffiths (Great Britain) 4:02.22 6, Vanessa Quin (NZ) 4:04.20 7, Celine Gros (France) 4:04.94 8, Jennifer Makgill (NZ) 4:05.47 9, Kathleen Pruitt (USA) 4:07.53 10.
Also: Scarlett Hagen (NZ) 4:09.71 11, Amy Laird (NZ) 4:20.25 14, Sheryl Macleod (NZ) 4:25.62 16, Lauren Campbell (NZ) 4:37.40 20, Olivia Johnston (NZ) 4:51.77 25.
Junior men: Cameron Cole (NZ) 3:28.29 1, Sam Blenkinsop (NZ) 3:29.45 2, Antoine Badouard (France) 3:29.84 3,
Also: Edward Masters (NZ) 3:49.87 25, Michael Langford (NZ) 3:52.91 28, Zac Williams (NZ) 3:53.06 29, Michael Davis (NZ) 3:54.81 30, Matthew Scoles (NZ) 3:55.42 33, Reuben Miller (NZ) 3:59.73 40.
Junior women: Tracey Hannah (Australia) 4:07.07 1, Floriane Pugin (France) 4:11.74 2, Micayla Gatto (Canada) 4:40.91 3, Christina Pinney (USA) dns 4.
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EQUESTRIAN
WORLD EQUESTRIAN GAMES
(Aix-la-Chapelle, France)
Dressage-Individual: 1. Bettina Hoy/Ringwood Cockatoo (GER) 36.50 pts, 2. Ingrid Klimke/Sleep Late (GER) 39.10, 3-. Andreas Dibowski/FRH Serve Well (GER) 40.90, 3-. Kimberley Severson/Winsome Adante 40.90, 5. Zara Phillips/Toy Town (GBR) 41.70, 6. Megan Jones/Kirby Park Irish Jester (AUS) 44.10, 7. Clayton Fredericks/Ben Along Time (AUS) 44.40, 8. William Fox-Pitt/Tamarillo (GBR) 45.00, 9. Karin Donckers/Gazelle de la Brasserie (BEL) 45.20, 10. Donna Smith/Call Me Clifton (NZL) 45.40, 11. Frank Ostholt/Air Jordan 2 (GER) 46.90, 12. Nicolas Touzaint/Hildago de l'Ile (FRA) 47.00, 13. Sharon Hunt/Tankers Town (GBR) 47.40, . Magnus Gllerdal/Keymaster 3 (SWE) 47.40, 15. Andrew Hoy/Master Monarch (AUS) 47.60. Teams: 1. Germany 122.50, 2. Australia 136.10, 3. Great Britain 138.60, 4. USA 142.00, 5. New Zealand 149.80, 6. Sweden 151.10, 7. France 159.00, 8. Italy 174.60, 9. Ireland 179.20, 10. Poland 181.20.
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GOLF
WGC-INVITATIONAL
(Akron, Ohio)
Results:
131 Tiger Woods (US) 67 64
132 Davis Love III (US) 67 65
134 Adam Scott (Australia) 63 71, Jim Furyk (US) 69 65
135 Kevin Stadler (US) 68 67, Lucas Glover (US) 66 69, Ernie Els (South Africa) 68 67
136 Luke Donald (Britain) 67 69
137 Stewart Cink (US) 70 67, Robert Gamez (US) 70 67
138 Vaughn Taylor (US) 71 67, Jose Maria Olazabal (Spain) 68 70, Brad Faxon (US) 69 69, Angel Cabrera (Argentina) 70 68, Michael Campbell (New Zealand) 67 71, J.J. Henry (US) 70 68, Paul Casey (Britain) 69 69
139 Thomas Bjorn (Denmark) 72 67, Stephen Ames (Canada) 69 70, Trevor Immelman (South Africa) 69 70, Zach Johnson (US) 71 68, Justin Leonard (US) 70 69
140 Chris DiMarco (US) 68 72, Mike Weir (Canada) 69 71, Ben Crane (US) 73 67
141 Charl Schwartzel (South Africa) 72 69, Jason Gore (US) 65 76, Arron Oberholser (US) 70 71, Tom Lehman (US) 72 69, Nick O'Hern (Australia) 72 69, David Toms (US) 67 74
142 Carl Pettersson (Sweden) 70 72, Sergio Garcia (Spain) 69 73, Fred Funk (US) 72 70, Robert Allenby (Australia) 71 71, Ian Poulter (Britain) 71 71, Miguel Angel Jimenez (Spain) 70 72
143 Ben Curtis (US) 71 72, Kenny Perry (US) 73 70, Tim Clark (South Africa) 68 75, J.B. Holmes (US) 71 72, Olin Browne (US) 68 75
144 Padraig Harrington (Ireland) 73 71, Chad Campbell (US) 68 76, Fred Couples (US) 73 71, Vijay Singh (Fiji) 70 74, Retief Goosen (South Africa) 71 73
145 Robert Karlsson (Sweden) 75 70, Jeff Maggert (US) 75 70, Brett Wetterich (US) 72 73, Dean Wilson (US) 75 70, K.J. Choi (South Korea) 75 70, Geoff Ogilvy (Australia) 69 76
146 Lee Westwood (Britain) 79 67, Thomas Levet (France) 77 69, David Howell (Britain) 67 79, Scott Verplank (US) 71 75, Rod Pampling (Australia) 75 71, Chris Couch (US) 72 74, Rory Sabbatini (South Africa) 75 71
147 Mark Calcavecchia (US) 75 72, Peter Lonard (Australia) 74 73, Stephen Dodd (Britain) 74 73, Shiv Kapur (India) 72 75, Corey Pavin (US) 74 73, Wes Short Jr. (US) 76 71, Aaron Baddeley (Australia) 73 74
148 Phil Mickelson (US) 74 74, Henrik Stenson (Sweden) 75 73
149 John Bickerton (Britain) 74 75
150 Gonzalo Fernandez-Castano (Spain) 74 76, Mark Hensby (Australia) 74 76, Tim Herron (US) 76 74
151 Stuart Appleby (Australia) 76 75, Johan Edfors (Sweden) 75 76
152 Paul McGinley (Ireland) 77 75
154 Tatsuhiko Takahashi (Japan) 81 73
155 Bart Bryant (US) 72 83
RENO-TAHOE OPEN
(Reno, Nevada)
Leading second-round scores (USA unless noted):
129 Bob Estes 64-65
130 Will MacKenzie 63-67
132 John Cook 66-66
134 Alex Cejka (GER) 67-67, David McKenzie (AUS) 66-68, Nick Watney 66-68
135 Craig Barlow 67-68, Rich Beem 66-69, Bill Glasson 69-66, Scott Gutschewski 68-67, Yusaku Miyazato (JPN) 69-66
136 Mark Brooks 70-66, Jason Day 68-68, Joe Durant 68-68
Selected:
141 Steve Elkington (AUS) 70-71, Grant Waite (NZL) 74-67
143 Steven Bowditch (AUS) 73-70, Phil Tataurangi (NZL) 73-70
Failed to qualify
146 Greg Chalmers (AUS) 71-75
158 Craig Perks (NZL) 80-78
LPGA WENDY'S CHAMPIONSHIP
(Dublin, Ohio)
Leading scores after the second round (US unless noted):
133 Soo Yun Kang (Korea) 67 66, Jee Young Lee (Korea) 66 67
134 Marisa Baena (Colombia) 69 65, Mikaela Parmlid (Sweden) 67 67
135 Brittany Lincicome 67 68, Lorena Ochoa (Mexico) 67 68, Karrie Webb (Australia) 67 68
136 Paula Creamer 68 68, Joo Mi Kim (Korea) 71 65, Ai Miyazato (JPN) 68 68, Stacy Prammanasudh 66 70
137 Diana D'Alessio 69 68, Wendy Doolan (Australia) 69 68, Natalie Gulbis 67 70, Cristie Kerr 70 67, Birdie Kim (Korea) 68 69, Kris Tschetter 67 70.
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HOCKEY
MIDLANDS INTER-CITY LEAGUE
(Tauranga)
Men's Premier - Division Two Final: Ngapuna 3, Rotorua Indians 2 (2-2 at full time, 3-2 in extra time).
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MOTORSPORT
RALLY WAIRARAPA
(Wairarapa)
Provisional placings - Richard Mason (Subaru Impreza) 1hr 18min 58.7sec,Chris West (Subaru Impreza) 1hr 19:28.6, Brett Martin (Mitsubishi Lancer 9) 1hr 19:36.4, Sam Murray (Subaru Impreza) 1hr 19:55.8, Emma Gilmour (Subaru Impreza) 1hr 20:08.7.
Kiwi-2: Aaron Cook (Honda Jazz) 1hr 25:50.5, Jame s Holder (Toyota Levin) 1hr 26:48.2, Dave Strong (Honda Civic) 1hr 27:36.6.
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RUGBY
HEARTLAND CHAMPIONSHIP
Buller 20 (Ryan Hughes, Matthew Bonisch, Phil Rossiter tries; Glen McGuire pen, con), East Coast 18 (Gene Petterson, Charles Harrison tries; Phil Reid 2 pen, con). Halftime: 12-12.
Poverty Bay 21 (Wade Owen, Shane Leach tries; Scott Leighton 3 pen, con), Thames Valley 19 (Vesi Rauluni, Willie Veaila tries; Danny Morrison 3 pen). Halftime: 5-14.
Horowhenua-Kapiti 20 (Alex Telea, Shane Pihema, Laki Vitale tries; Sam Rasch pen, con), South Canterbury 12 (Kyle Reid 4 pen). Halftime: 7-9.
North Otago 28 (Aaron James, Alex Davies, Tom Wood tries; Davies 3 pen, 2 con) Mid Canterbury 16 (Michael Thomas try; David Maw 3 pen, con) . Halftime: North Otago 16-10.
King Country 23 (Paul Olsen, Laauli Sapau tries; Glen Strang 3 pen, 2 con), Wanganui 23 (Brett Turner, Amini Niukula tries; Steelie Koro 3 pen, 2 con). Halftime 20-10.
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SKIING
ANC CUP
(Coronet Peak)
Results from the first day of the Australia New Zealand Continental Cup (ANC) slalom at Coronet Peak, near Queenstown yesterday:
Women: Emiko Kiyosawa (Japan) 1min 42.28sec 1, Sarah Jarvis (NZ) 1.44.68 2, Pauline-Flor Socquet-Clerc (France) 1.45.20 3, Janelle Miller (NZ) 1.46.53 4, Michelle Greig (NZ) 1.48.91 5, Taylor Rapley (NZ) 1.55.10 6, Bridget Taylor (NZ) 1.55.23 7, Michelle Sole (Great Britain) 1.56.23 8, Stephanie Ovenden (Great Britain) 1.56.96 9, Lucy Tait-Jamieson (NZ) 1.57.83 10.
Men: Ted Ligety (USA) 1.37.09 1, Jono Brauer (Australia) 1.37.56 2, Timothy Kelley (USA) 1.37.78 3, James Cochran (USA) 1.37.89 4, Ruedi Von Kaenel (Switzerland) 1.40.26 5, Yashuhiko Watanabe (Japan) 1.40.33 6, Nick Kohee (USA) 1.41.96 7, Matthew Robertson (Australia) 1.44.45 8, Alex Taudien (Australia) 1.44.51 9, Kazuki Kuroiwa (Japan) 1.45.35 10.
Also: Rory Hill (NZ) 1.50.42 16.
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RUGBY LEAGUE
NRL
(Canberra)
Melbourne 22 (R Hoffman, G Inglis, D Johnson, M King tries; C Smith 3 goals) Canberra 18 (A Tongue 2, L Withers tries; C Schifcofske 3 goals). Halftime: Melbourne 16-6.
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SOCCER
NORTHERN PREMIER
University Mt Wellington 0 East Coast Bays 2 (G. Suri, D. Peat). HT: 0-2. Tauranga City 0 Eastern Suburbs 3 (A. Webber 2 incl pen, L. Shin). HT: 0-2. Albany United 0 Mangere United 0.
First division: South Auckland Rangers 2 Melville 7, Ellerslie 2 Three Kings 3, Hamilton Wanderers 5 Lynn Avon 0. Second division: Papatoetoe 1 Ngaruawahia 1, Onehunga Mangere 2 Manurewa 6, Claudelands Rovers 2 Otahuhu 4.
ATHLETICS
GOLDEN LEAGUE MEETING
(Brussels)
Men
100m: 1. Asafa Powell (Jamaica) 9.99, 2. Marcus Brunson (US) 10.06, 3. Leonard Scott (US) 10.11, 3. Francis Obikwelu (Portugal) 10.11, 5. Marc Burns (Trinidad and Tobago) 10.16, 5. Ronald Pognon (France) 10.16, 5. Shawn Crawford (US) 10.16, 8. Olusoji Fasuba (Nigeria) 10.23.
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