ATHLETICS
(North Shore City)
National sprint and long jump champion Chantal Brunner set a confidence boosting personal best 400m of 55.22s at East Coast Bays Sovereign Stadium yesterday.
Earlier in the afternoon Brunner had won the 100m in 12.01s before stepping up to a powerful lap of the track.
Brunner, who finished fourth in the long jump at the Melbourne Commonwealth Games will wait till January before competing in the long jump.
Moses Kamut won the men's 400m in 48.48s in a tight finish beating Alyx Hodgson 48.55s and Sam Rapson 48.58s. JG Nel highlighted the field event clearing 5.22m in the pole vault before taking on the New Zealand record of 5.51m. He was unsuccessful at 5.52m.
Men
100m: C. Bearda (CM) 10.51s 1, M. Kamut (NHB) 10.57s 2, J. Thumath (ACA) 10.65s 3. 400m: Kamut 48.48s 1, A. Hodgson (NHB) 48.55s 2, S. Rapson (ACA) 48.58s 3. 1500m: A. Smith (Wait) 3m 56.94s 1, M. Whitehead (Puk) 4m 20.90s 2, C. Robb (Whang) 4m 23.00s 3. 3000m: Whitehead 9m 35.5s 1. 300m hurdles: S. Manson (NHB) 39.76s 1, S. Taylor (NHB) 39.91s 2, W. Geldenhuys (NHB) 42.65s 3. Shot put: B. Newdick (CM) 13.61m 1, D. Cornthwaite (CM) 10.91m 2, G. Mako (NHB) 8.41m 3. Hammer throw: Mako 39.62m 1. Long jump: Thumath 6.68m 1, E. Du Preez (NHB) 6.00m 2, L. Graham (CM) 5.70m 3. Pole vault: JG. Nel (NHB) 5.22m 1, S. McLaren (CM) 4.50m 2, Cornthwaite 4.30m 3. 2 x 100m relay: S. Manson/S. Taylor (NHB) 21.8s 1, L. Graham/D. Wells (CM) 23.1s 2.
Women
100m: C. Brunner (CM) 12.01s. W19: S. Healey (NHB) 12.39s 1, J. Marks (Whang) 12.66s 2, J. Erkkila (NHB) 12.69s 3. 400m: Brunner 55.22s 1, C. Osborne (Ham) 56.55s 2, J. Hardy (NHB) 59.31s 3. 1500m: S. Ackermann (Whang) 5m 4.92s 1, L. Wootton (GE) 5m 12.53s 2. 3000m: E. Keown (ACA) 10m 35.5s 1, A. Keown (ACA) 10m 48.1s 2, A. Barber (ACA) 10m 57.4s 3. Shot put: A. Pouhila (NHB) 15.89m 1, T. Tapoki (NHB) 14.14m 2, S. Cowley (NHB) 11.73m 3. Hammer throw: J. Charlesworth (NHB) 44.85m 1, A. Goulter (NHB) 38.20m 2. Long jump: Cowley 5.92m 1, K. Kendall (ACA) 5.45m 2, Erkkila 5.30m 3. Pole vault: J. Brown (NHB) 3.60m 1, F. Dupont (NHB) 3.40m 2, J. Ward (NHB) 3.20m 3. 2 x 100m relay: J. Erkkila/S. Healey (NHB) 24.4s 1.
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BASKETBALL
OCEANIA YOUTH CHAMPIONSHIPS
(Auckland)
Men
Final: Australia 94 (Christian Salecich 25, Dwayne Radcliffe 15, Jorden Page 15, Sean Mullan 14) New Zealand 104 (Corey Webster 37, Houston O'Riley 19, Dion Prewster 12).
3rd/4th: New Caledonia 70 (Tony Kolokimoana 20, Jean Jacques Taufana 18, Stephane Saminadin 16, Karyl Paillandi 12) Tahiti 67 (Kevin Avvenenti 21, Nuutea Leon 10). 5th/6th: Guam 90 (Joe Blas 23, Andrew Borja 17, Jude Martinez 16, Albert Andrea 11) Fiji 68 (Erwin Hussain 17). 7th/8th: American Samoa 93 (Vailili Malauulu 33, Ata Perese 21, Eugene Brown 16, Niuafolau Pua 12) Papua New Guinea 81 (Apia Muri 27, Shadrach Ghabiliha 16, Michael Kramer 13)
Women
Final: Australia 56 (Tess Madgen 28) New Zealand 47 (Melissa Harrison & Jordan Hunter 9).
3rd/4th: New Caldeonia 71 (Soana Lucet 41, Myriam Fenuafanote 10) Fiji 56 (Le Tava Whippy 24). 5th/6th: Papua New Guinea 87 (Napie Waka 18, Mary Elavo 17, Betty Angula 16, Margaret Ani 14, Julie-Anne Diro 14) Tahiti 68 (Alizee LeFrance 17, Tahia Terrerooterai 14, Terani Chimin 12). 7th/8th: Guam 73 (Jazzelle Baranda 20, Chelsie Gofigan 17, Gebra Naburn 14) American Samoa 72 (Le'Aniva Fanene 32, Delores Alaimaleata 12).
NATIONAL DIVISIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS
(Christchurch)
Men:
South Canterbury 73 (Caleb Burgess 16) Te Awamutu 52 (Pete Lash 13); Hutt Valley 79 (Matt Renata 19) NZDF 57 (Simon Morris 15); North Otago 77 (Ian Cathcart 43) Mid Canterbury 67 (T Wackrow 21); Counties Manukau Blazers 84 (Pauly Howe 16) Waitakere 117 (Drew Beveridge, Jeremy Patry & Steve Shortland 22); North Otago 105 Counties Manukau Blazers 62; Waitakere 51 Mid Canterbury 76.
Women:
Southland 64 (Sarah Barnes 23) Mid Canterbury 44 (Renee Bouzaid 18); NZDF 55 Hutt Valley 69; South Canterbury 34 ANBL BASKETBALL
Results:
Brisbane Bullets 115 (E Era 23 S MacKinnon 21 D Rychart 17 S Black 17) bt Wollongong Hawks 86 (A Ballinger 28 G Saville 16 C Groves 15) at The Sandpit, Wollongong. Crowd: 3945.
West Sydney Razorbacks 97 (J Harvey 24 L Rush 15 S McGregor 15) bt Singapore Slingers 80 (M Helms 21 B Davidson 17 M Chandler 12) at Sydney Olympic Park Sports Centre. Crowd: 2592.
Palmerston North 52; Auckland 42 (Derryn Jackobi 11) Morrinsville 27.
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BOXING
VENUS BOXING CUP
(Vejle, Denmark)
Featherweight: Alexis Pritchard lost to G Prabhe (India) Out scored.
Light Welterweight: Kelly Woolrich defeated Rola El Halabi (Germany) 20-18.
Welterweight: Dawn Chalmers defeated Sisse Larson (Denmark) 25-7
Semi-final Draw
Light Bantamweight: Mairehau Bentson v Sushma Kuman (India)
Light Welterweight: Kelly Woolrich v V Skovgaard (Denmark)
Welterweight: Dawn Chalmers v Aya Cisseke (France).
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CRICKET
AUCKLAND CLUB CRICKET
One-day Competition.
First round - White section:
Papatoetoe 320/7 (S. Singe 110, C. Spearman 62, B. Singh 48) bt North Shore 247 (G. Andrews 60, H. Smith 60; Singh 3-62).
Suburbs New Lynn 185/8 (R. Hewage 37, R. Young 30, M. Guptill 34; H. Cunliffe 4-36) tied with Parnell 185/ (M. Turner 34, T. McIntosh 48; T. Canning 4-14, G. Reid 3-32).
Howick Pakuranga 295/4 (C. de Grandhomme 84, J. Newth 69, A. Smith 39no, C. Munro 46no) bt Eden Roskill 124.
Blue section:
Takapuna 211 (P. Hitchcock 49, C. Cachopa 62) lost to Grafton 213/5 (M. Horne 76no, M. Hickson 44, S. Br 36, D. Crook 32; Cachopa 3-42).
Waitakere City 201 (K. Todd 88, T. Topia 33) lost to Cornwall 205/6 (R. Nicol 83, M. Guptall-Bunce 71).
University/Ellerslie 151 (N. Smeeton 60; M. Hendry 3-39) lost to East Coast Bays 152/3 (P. Strang 54no).
NORTHLAND CLUB CRICKET
Northland premier grade cricket one-dayers.
Kaipara Flats 232 (Brad Wilson 127, Michael O'Flaherty 65, Nilroy Packiyarajah 3/46, Aaron Wilson 2/40) def Whangarei Boys' High School 159/9 (Josh Matthews 47, Harley Dyke 27, Mark Dellow 2/22, Jonathan Holdgate 2/25, Sam O'Flaherty 2/40).
Bledisloe 100 (Hitesh Patel 36, Lance Jessup 4/21, Andrew Thompson 2/25, John Child 2/26) lost to Maungakaramea 104/0 (Stephen Knox 57no, Andrew Thompson 36no).
Onerahi-Central 192 (Barry Cooper 63, Andy McDowell 22, Owain Hopkins 4/33, Mark Tulloch 2/29, Steve Schwartfeger 2/31) def City 178 (Joseph Yovich 32, Hopkins 32, Darren Goodwin 24, Dan Robinson 4/27, McDowell 4/47).
BAY OF PLENTY REPRESENTATIVE
(Mount Maunganui)
Fifty over match: BOP 249/8 (N Divehall 76, J Boult 37no, M Drake 32; J Cunningham 2/19, S Baldwin 2/19, M Mason 2/25) Manawatu 184 (E Thompson 54, L Murray 34, D Raynor 25no; C Wilson 5/31, J Boult 2/41)
Forty over match: BOP Development 166/7 (J Mitchell 46, P Drysdale 29, M Chapman 20) Hawkes Bay 142 (A Nibelet 49, R Schaw 29; M Chapman 3/46, M Singh 2/10, S Rae 2/46.
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CYCLING
NATIONAL ROAD CYCLING
(Palmerston)
Leading results:
Women's road race (109.8km): Catherine Cheatley (Wanganui) 3hr 21min 07sec 1, Yvette Hills-Willis (Counties Manukau) 3:22.06 2, Alison Shanks (Otago) 3:22.35 3.
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EQUESTRIAN
NZ WORLD CUP SHOWJUMPING
(Hawke's Bay)
Results:
Simon Wilson (Waipukurau) Vita Power Right Royal 1, Claire Wilson (Waipukurau) Sacred Hill Answer Back 2, Maurice Beatson (Dannevirke) My Gollywog 3, Katie McVean (Cambridge) Hairy Maclairy 4 Simon Wilson (Waipukurau) Vita Power Swinger 5, Robert Steel (Hawera) Gospel 6.
Pony grand prix: Mark Duncan (Marton) Chelblinkers 1, Kimberly Winks (New Plymouth) Repias Rosie 2, Mathew Dickie (New Plymouth) 3, Greta Porter (Hastings) Chobidong 4, Kimberly Winks (New Plymouth) Repias Super Blonde 5, Luke Dee (Cambridge) Maximus 6.
Young rider: William Willis (Auckland) Comfortably Numb 1, Chloe Akers (Palmerston North) Dolly 2, Katie McVean (Cambridge) Goldilocks 3, William Willis (Auckland) Capriole 4, Nadine McFadzien (Bay Of Islands) To A T 5, Tess Williams (Gisborne) Double O Eight 6.
One star grand prix: Katie McVean (Cambridge) Goldilocks (owned by Maurice Beatson) 1, Maurice Beatson (Dannevirke) Kiwi Relic 2, Catherine Cameron (Cambridge) Kararungi Valentino, Chloe Akers (Palmerston North) Dolly, William Willis (Auckland) Capriole, Lisa Coupe (Kumeu) Kiwi Cash 3 equal.
National seven-year-old: Catherine Cameron (Cambridge) Xcite 1, Maurice Beatson (Dannervirke) Jedi Warrior 2, Molly Bennett (Wairoa) The Socialite 3, Robert Steel (Hawera) The Countryman 4.
Horse 1.4m: Lisa Coupe (Kumeu) Kiwi Cash 1 Oliver Edgecombe (Waipukurau) J J Freelance 2, Molly Bennett (Wairoa) Kiwi Brave 3, Maurice Beatson (Dannevirke) My Gollywog 4, Robert Steel (Hawera) Gospel 5.
Horse 1.25m power and speed: Becky Hamilton (Gisborne) Ib m Holly 1, Maurice Beatson (Dannevirke) Jedi Warrior 2, Lucy Akers (Palmerston North) Ripcurl 2, Caroline Parkes (Gisborne) Rumble On 3, Doug Isaacson (Dan) Brother Brown 4.
Horse power and speed 1.35: Catherine Cameron (Cambridge) Kahurangi Valentino 1, Ike Unsworth (Tauranga) Pico Bello 2, Ike Unsworth (Tauranga) Sereedom 3, Kim Zander (Otane) Kiwi Haka 4.
Junior rider: Fraser Tombleson (Gisborne) Critter 1, Megan Coh en (Auckland) Yum Yum 2, Trudi Biggar (Auckland) NZ Josef 3, Kirsten McLeod (Gisborne) Drumkeen 4, Mark Duncan (Marton) Copper Queen 5, Ruie Bridge (Gisborne) Sir Mohaka 6.
Pony 1.2m: Mathew Dickey (New Plymouth) Exceptional 1, Greta Porter (Hastings) Chobidong 2, Erin Russell (Gisborne) Smart Lady 3, Kimberley Winks (New Plymouth) Repias Super Blonde 4.
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GOLF
US PGA TOUR WALT DISNEY CLASSIC
(Buena Vista, Florida)
Scores from the par-72 course yesterday in Lake Buena Vista, Florida. Play was suspended due to darkness.
-17 Justin Rose (Britain) 34 60
-13 Tag Ridings (US) 36 65 66
-12 Troy Matteson (US) 36 67 65
-11 Robert Damron (US) 36 68 65, Marco Dawson (US) 36 67 66
-10 Jerry Kelly (US) 36 66 68, Richard Johnson (Sweden) 36 64 70, Woody Austin (US) 36 68 66, Joe Durant (US) 36 69 65, Bubba Dickerson (US) 36 66 68
-9 Greg Owen (Britain) 36 67 68, Charles Howell III (US) 36 65 70, J.J. Henry (US) 36 65 70, John Senden (Australia) 36 68 67, Bill Haas (US) 36 66 69, Trevor Immelman (South Africa) 36 66 69, Ben Crane (US) 36 68 67, Chris Couch (US) 36 70 65, Heath Slocum (US) 36 68 67, Lucas Glover (US) 35 66, Azuma Yano (Japan) 34 68
-8 Mike Weir (Canada) 36 70 66, Sean O'Hair (US) 36 69 67, K.J. Choi (South Korea) 36 68 68, Shigeki Maruyama (Japan) 36 67 69, Hunter Mahan (US) 36 69 67, Ian Leggatt (Canada) 36 66 70, Ryuji Imada (Japan) 36 69 67, Charles Warren (US) 36 66 70, Chris DiMarco (US) 36 67 69, Harrison Frazar (US) 36 69 67, Bob Tway (US) 36 65 71, Davis Love III (US) 35 67
-7 Lee Janzen (US) 36 68 69, Brian Davis (Britain) 36 69 68, Vijay Singh (Fiji) 36 68 69, Robert Gamez (US) 36 68 69, Greg Kraft (US) 36 70 67, Jesper Parnevik (Sweden) 36 68 69, Bubba Watson (US) 36 69 68, Stephen Leaney (Australia) 36 70 67, Nick Watney (US) 36 69 68, Brandt Jobe (US) 36 72 65, John Rollins (US) 36 73 64, Steve Flesch (US) 36 65 72, Stuart Appleby (Australia) 36 67 70, Scott Verplank (US) 36 67 70, Jonathan Byrd (US) 36 68 69, Michael Allen (US) 36 68 69
-6 Brett Quigley (US) 36 70 68, Craig Barlow (US) 36 68 70, Frank Lickliter II (US) 36 68 70, Eric Axley (US) 36 66 72, D.A. Points (US) 36 67 71, Daisuke Maruyama (Japan) 36 69 69, J.B. Holmes (US) 36 68 70, Robert Allenby (Australia) 36 70 68, Bart Bryant (US) 36 72 66, Ryan Palmer (US) 36 67 71, Shaun Micheel (US) 36 67 71, Brett Wetterich (US) 36 69 69
-5 Rocco Mediate (US) 36 69 70, Arjun Atwal (India) 36 70 69, Nicholas Thompson (US) 36 71 68, Mark Calcavecchia (US) 36 66 73, Chris Riley (US) 36 66 73, Nathan Green (Australia) 36 72 67, Tim Petrovic (US) 36 70 69, Jerry Smith (US) 36 71 68, Steve Lowery (US) 36 69 70, Mike Small (US) 36 70 69, Ron Whittaker (US) 36 68 71, Vaughn Taylor (US) 36 72 67, Skip Kendall (US) 34 68, Henrik Bjornstad (Norway) 34 69
-4 Brian Gay (US) 36 70 70, Bo Van Pelt (US) 36 70 70, Brent Geiberger (US) 36 70 70, Robert Garrigus (US) 36 68 72, John Huston (US) 36 67 73, John Cook (US) 36 72 68, Bob May (US) 36 71 69, Shane Bertsch (US) 36 70 70, Nick Price (Zimbabwe) 36 67 73
-3 Danny Ellis (US) 36 71 70, Daniel Chopra (Sweden) 36 69 72, Kevin Sutherland (US) 36 69 72, Duffy Waldorf (US) 36 71 70, Justin Leonard (US) 36 71 70, Jeff Maggert (US) 36 73 68, Bernhard Langer (Germany) 36 70 71, Greg Chalmers (Australia) 36 71 70, Mark O'Meara (US) 36 68 73, Patrick Sheehan (US) 36 74 67, Ryan Moore (US) 36 72 69, Will MacKenzie (US) 36 75 66, Joey Sindelar (US) 36 73 68, Ted Purdy (US) 36 69 72, Jason Bohn (US) 36 71 70
-2 Dudley Hart (US) 36 70 72, Mathias Groenberg (Sweden) 36 73 69, David Branshaw (US) 36 73 69, Steve Jones (US) 36 71 71, Peter Lonard (Australia) 36 71 71, Tom Pernice Jr. (US) 36 72 70, Billy Mayfair (US) 36 71 71, Rich Beem (US) 36 70 72, Olin Browne (US) 36 73 69, Mark Hensby (Australia) 36 70 72, Doug Barron (US) 36 71 71, David McKenzie (Australia) 34 70
-1 Mark Brooks (US) 36 68 75, Tom Lehman (US) 36 73 70, Jason Schultz (US) 36 71 72, Camilo Villegas (Colombia) 36 70 73, Paul Azinger (US) 36 72 71, Jeff Gove (US) 36 73 70, Kent Jones (US) 36 74 69, Wes Short Jr. (US) 36 73 70, Jeff Sluman (US) 36 71 72, Jonathan Kaye (US) 36 71 72, Bob Estes (US) 36 71 72, Par Bob Burns (US) 36 70 74, Todd Fischer (US) 36 73 71, Alex Cejka (Germany) 36 70 74, Carlos Franco (Paraguay) 36 73 71, Rod Perry (US) 36 75 69
1 Brad Faxon (US) 36 75 70, Matt Hansen (US) 36 72 73, Brian Bateman (US) 36 75 70, James Driscoll (US) 36 72 73, Kris Cox (US) 36 74 71, Hidemichi Tanaka (Japan) 35 71
2 Tommy Armour III (US) 36 71 75, Jeff Brehaut (US) 36 69 77, Craig Parry (Australia) 36 75 71
4 Paul Goydos (US) 36 69 79, Jeff Overton (US) 36 73 75, Vance Veazey (US) 36 71 77
6 Carl Pettersson (Sweden) 36 72 78, Jose Coceres (Argentina) 36 71 79
7 Phil Tataurangi (New Zealand) 36 73 78
8 Ben Curtis (US) 36 75 77
10 Craig Perks (New Zealand) 36 72 82
Top 10 after complete round:
-13 Tag Ridings (US) 65 66
-12 Troy Matteson (US) 67 65
-11 Robert Damron (US) 68 65, Marco Dawson (US) 67 66
-10 Jerry Kelly (US) 66 68, Richard Johnson (Sweden) 64 70, Woody Austin (US) 68 66, Joe Durant (US) 69 65, Bubba Dickerson (US) 66 68
-9 Greg Owen (Britain) 67 68, Charles Howell III (US) 65 70, J.J. Henry (US) 65 70, John Senden (Australia) 68 67, Bill Haas (US) 66 69, Trevor Immelman (South Africa) 66 69, Ben Crane (US) 68 67, Chris Couch (US) 70 65, Heath Slocum (US) 68 67.
WOMEN'S WORLD AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIP
(Stellenbosch, South Africa)
Leading third round scores (leading two scores in each team count):
418 - South Africa 138 138 141
422 - Sweden 139 145 138
423 - Germany 141 139 143
424 - France 146 136 142
426 - Japan 137 144 145
428 - United States 144 146 138
429 - England 145 139 145, Taiwan 139 147 143, Spain 145 146 138, New Zealand 146 144 139 (Sarah Nicholson 76* 73 67, Sharon Ahn 73 71 72, Natasha Krishna 75 73* 74*)
431 - Colombia 147 141 143, Netherlands 149 140 142
434 - Italy 148 144 142
435 - Korea 145 141 149, Austria 151 142 142
436 - Australia 143 143 150
441 - Canada 142 148 151, Russia Federation 150 144 147
444 - Scotland 153 141 150, Czech Republic 149 150 145
445 - Chile 150 151 144, Mexico 151 148 146
447 - Ireland 152 149 146
448 - Belgium 151 151 146
450 - Finland 149 154 147
451 - Wales 150 148 153
452 - Venezuela 150 147 155, Brazil 154 150 148
455 - Philippines 155 148 152
456 - Argentina 153 149 154
Leading individuals:
207 - Rikako Morita (Japan) 65 72 70
210 - Pei-Lin Yu (Taiwan) 66 73 71
211 Ashleigh Simon (South Africa) 69 69 73, Kalli Shean (South Africa) 70 69, 72, Melodie Bourdy (France) 74 68 69, Caroline Westrup (Sweden) 72 73 66
212 Anna Nordqvist (Sweden) 68 72 72
MALLORCA CLASSIC SCORES
(Mallorca, Spain)
Leading scores after the second round yesterday (Britain and Ireland unless stated):-
137 - Niclas Fasth (Sweden) 66 71, Gary Murphy 66 71
138 - Marc Warren 70 68
139 - Diego Borrego (Spain) 71 68
140 - Sergio Garcia (Spain) 70 70, Alfredo Garcia Heredia (Spain) 72 68, Soren Kjeldsen (Denmark) 72 68, Andrew Marshall 70 70, Peter O'Malley (Australia) 70 70
141 - Benn Barham 70 71, Peter Hanson (Sweden) 71 70, Steven Jeppesen (Sweden) 72 69, Jose Manuel Lara (Spain) 69 72, Jonathan Lomas 68 73
142 - Mark Foster 71 71, Ricardo Gonzalez (Argentina) 68 74, Richard Green (Australia) 71 71, Robert Karlsson (Sweden) 71 71, Barry Lane 72 70, Andrew McLardy (South Africa) 66 76
143 - Philip Archer 68 75, Andrew Butterfield 70 73, Gary Orr 71 72
144 - Joakim Baeckstroem (Sweden) 74 70, Emanuele Canonica (Italy) 71 73, David Carter 71 73, Robert Coles 75 69, Simon Khan 70 74, Christian Nilsson (Sweden) 69 75, Jarmo Sandelin (Sweden) 70 74, Graeme Storm 71 73, Alessandro Tadini (Italy) 74 70, Miles Tunnicliff 73 71.
INDIAN OPEN LEADING SCORES
(New Delhi)
Leading scores after the second round yesterday (a denotes amateur):-
134 SSP Chowrasia (India) 69 65, Vijay Kumar (India) 66 68
135 Unho Park (Australia) 70 65, Simon Dyson (England) 68 67
136 Jyoti Randhawa (India) 69 67, Prom Meesawat (Thailand) 68 68
137 Rahil Gangjee (India) 71 66, Park Jun-won (Korea) 72 65
138 Terry Pilkadaris (Australia 69 69, Chiragh Kumar (a India) 69 69, Mukesh Kumar (India) 70 68, Tony Carolan (Australia) 71 67
139 C Muniyappa (India) 69 70, Mahal Pearce (New Zealand) 70 69, Gaurav Ghei (India) 71 68, Muhammed Munir (Pakistan) 70 69
140 Anthony Brown (Australia) 70 70, Gerald Rosales (Philippines) 69 71, Mathew Holten (New Zealand) 73 67, Suk Jong-Yul (Korea) 67 73, Scott Strange (Australia) 67 73, Michael Wright (Australia) 67 73.
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GYMNASTICS
WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS
(Aarhus, Denmark)
Women
Individual event finals
Vault: Fei Cheng (China) 15.712 points 1, Alicia Sacramone (US) 15.325 2, Oksana Chusovitina (Germany) 15.100 3.
Uneven bars: Elizabeth Tweddle (Britain) 16.200 1, Anastasia Liukin (US) 16.050 2, Vanessa Ferrari (Italy) 15.775 3.
Men
Individual event finals
Floor exercises: Marian Dragulescu (Romania) 16.250 1, Diego Hypolito (Brazil) 16.150 2, Kyle Shewfelt (Canada) 15.700 3.
Pommel horse: Qin Xiao (China) 16.025 1, P Sellathurai (Australia) 15.750 2, Alexander Artemev (US) 15.500 3.
Still rings: Yibing Chen (China) 16.525 1, Jordan Jovtchev (Bulgaria) 16.325 2, Yuri Van Gelder (Netherlands) 16.300 3.
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MOTORSPORTS
FORMULA ONE GRAND PRIX
(Sao Paulo)
1st Free Practice session 1 from the Formula One Grand Prix of Brazil at Interlagos (Sao Paulo) yesterday:
1. Kimi Raikkonen (Finland) McLaren 1:13.764, 2. Anthony Davidson (Britain) Honda 1:13.902, 3. Alexander Wurz (Austria) Williams - Cosworth 1:13.922, 4. Sebastian Vettel (Germany) BMW Sauber 1:14.204, 5. Pedro de la Rosa (Spain) McLaren 1:14.237, 6. Jenson Button (Britain) Honda 1:14.487, 7. Jarno Trulli (Italy) Toyota 1:14.888, 8. Neel Jani (Switzerland) Toro Rosso - Cosworth 1:15.159, 9. Rubens Barrichello (Brazil) Honda 1:15.661, 10. Michael Ammermueller (Germany) RedBull - Ferrari 1:15.711, 11. Ralf Schumacher (Germany) Toyota 1:16.168, 12. Takuma Sato (Japan) Super Aguri - Honda 1:16.534, 13. Ernesto Viso (Venezuela) MF1 - Toyota 1:16.737, 14. Scott Speed (US) Toro Rosso - Cosworth 1:17.047, 15. Vitantonio Liuzzi (Italy) Toro Rosso - Cosworth 1:17.311, 16. Sakon Yamamoto (Japan) Super Aguri - Honda 1:17.388, 17. Franck Montagny (France) Super Aguri - Honda 1:17.744, 18. Nick Heidfeld (Germany) BMW Sauber, 19. Robert Kubica (Poland) BMW Sauber, 20. Christijan Albers (Netherlands) MF1 - Toyota, 21. Tiago Monteiro (Portugal) MF1 - Toyota, 22. David Coulthard (Britain) RedBull - Ferrari, 23. Robert Doornbos (Netherlands) RedBull - Ferrari, 24. Giancarlo Fisichella (Italy) Renault, 25. Fernando Alonso (Spain) Renault, ns. Michael Schumacher (Germany) Ferrari, ns. Felipe Massa (Brazil) Ferrari, ns. Mark Webber (Australia) Williams - Cosworth, ns. Nico Rosberg (Germany) Williams - Cosworth.
V8 SUPERCAR CHAMPS
(Gold Coast)
Leading results and times from the V8 Supercar Challenge, the 10th round of the championship at Surfers Paradise yesterday (circuit 4.47km):
Race One (22 laps - 100km): Todd Kelly (Holden) 43min 18.0998sec 1, Garth Tander (Holden) 43:19.4477 2, Mark Winterbottom (Ford) 43:21.7285 3, Jason Richards (Holden) 43:30.7986 4, Craig Lowndes (Ford) 43:31.0087 5, James Courtney (Ford) 43:38.2862 6, Steven Richards (Holden) 43:38.8250 7, Rick Kelly (Holden) 43:39.4297 8, Jason Bright (Ford) 43:40.5582 9, Russell Ingall (Ford) 43:42.1742 10.
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RUGBY
HEARTLAND CHAMPS
LOCHORE CUP
(Gisborne)
Poverty Bay 46 (Scott Leighton 2, Tim Gardner, Kahu Tamatea, Wade Owen, Sione Ngatu tries; Leighton 4 con, Ian Logan 2 pen, con ) King Country 34 (Paul Olsen 2, Hone Wanden 2, Beau Taylor tries; Glen Strang pen, 2 con, Jared Murrell con). Halftime: Poverty Bay 31-10.
MEADS CUP
Wairarapa Bush 16 (Francis Seumanutata try; Patrick Rimene 3 pen, con) Wanganui 14 (Denning Tyrell, Asaeli Tikoirotuma tries; Steelie Koro 2 con). Halftime: 16-0.
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SOCCER
NZ FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP
Waitakere United 2 (A. Pearce pen, P. Santos) Canterbury United 1 (N. Knox). Halftime: 1-0.
YoungHeart Manawatu 1 (B. Totori) Auckland City 0. HT: 0-0.
Hawkes Bay United 0 Team Wellington 0.
Otago United 1 (A. Coburn) Waikato FC 1 (M. Williams). HT: 1-1.
PWDLFAPts
Waitakere2200526
Manawatu2200316
Canterbury2101333
Otago2020332
Auckland C2011231
Hawkes Bay2011121
Wellington2011121
Waikato2011241
Today's matches: Auckland City v Hawkes Bay United, Kiwitea St 3pm.
Canterbury v Waikato, English Park 2pm.
Manawatu v Otago, Palmerston North 1pm.
Wellington v Waitakere, Newtown Park 3pm.
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SOFTBALL
WESTERN BAY OF PLENTY
(Tauranga)
Men's Premier:
Raiders 4, Blockbusters A 1; Te Puna United 14, Ngati Kahu 2; Blockbusters B 37, Sluggers 8; Korvets 14, Saints 11; Stealers 6, Legends 3 .
Women's Premier:
Ngati Kahu 7, Matakana 0; Stealettes 18, Matakana 5; Ngati Kahu 15, Korvets 2; Otepou 21, Blockbusters 11; Cardinals 12, Renners Angels 2.
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SQUASH
HONG KONG OPEN
(Hong Kong)
Quarterfinal results.
Men:
4-James Willstrop (England) bt 9-Karim Darwish (Egypt) 11-7 11-5 11-4, 1-Amr Shabana (Egypt) bt 6-Gregory Gaultier (France) 11-10 (2-0) 11-2 (retired), Ramy Ashour (Egypt) bt Peter Barker (England) 6-11 11-10 (2-0) 11-10 (3-1) 11-5, 2-David Palmer (Australia) bt 12-Stewart Boswell (Australia) 11-10 (3-1) 11-8 9-11 8-11 11-3.
Women:
5-Vicky Botwright (England) bt 4-Natalie Grinham (Australia) 0-9 9-3 9-1 9-5, 3-Rachael Grinham (Australia) bt 9-Omneya Abdel Kawy (Egypt) 9-5 7-9 9-0 9-3, 1-Nicol David (Malaysia) bt 8-Madeline Perry (Ireland) 9-4 10-8 9-2, 7-Tania Bailey (England) bt 2-Vanessa Atkinson (Netherlands) 9-5 9-1 9-5.
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SURFING
VODAPHONE SURF SESSIONS
(Piha)
Heat 1: Andy Irons, 1st, Richard Christie, 2nd, Bruce Irons, 3rd, Maz Quinn, 4th.
Heat 2: Mick Fanning 1st, Bobby Hanse, 2nd, Joel Parkinson, 3rd, Daniel Kereopa, 4th.
Heat 3: Andy Irons, 1st, Daniel Kereopa 2nd, Bruce Irons, 3rd, Bobby Hansen, 4th.
Heat 4: Joel Parkinson 1st, Mick Fanning, 2nd, Maz Quinn, 3rd, Richard Christie, 4th. Winner: Andy Irons.
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TENNIS
ZURICH OPEN
(Zurich)
Women's singles quarterfinals:
3-Svetlana Kuznetsova (Russia) bt 5-Martina Hingis (Switzerland) 6-1 1-6 6-3, 2-Maria Sharapova (Russia) bt Timea Bacsinszky (Switzerland) 6-4 6-3, Katarina Srebotnik (Slovenia) bt Maria Kirilenko (Russia) 6-3 6-2, Daniela Hantuchova (Slovakia) bt 1-Amelie Mauresmo (France) walkover.
MADRID MASTERS
(Madrid)
Results from the $US2.45 million ($NZ3.71 million) tournament yesterday (prefix denotes seeding):-
Quarterfinals: 4-David Nalbandian (Argentina) bt Marat Safin (Russia) 6-4 6-7 7-6, 1-Roger Federer (Switzerland) bt Robby Ginepri (US) 6-3 7-6, 11-Tomas Berdych (Czech Republic) bt 2-Rafael Nadal (Spain) 6-3 7-6 (8-6), 10-Fernando Gonzalez (Chile) bt 15-Novak Djokovic (Serbia and Montenegro) 7-5 5-7 7-5.
ATHLETICS
(North Shore City)
National sprint and long jump champion Chantal Brunner set a confidence boosting personal best 400m of 55.22s at East Coast Bays Sovereign Stadium yesterday.
Earlier in the afternoon Brunner had won the 100m in 12.01s before stepping up to a powerful lap of the track.
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