KEY POINTS:
ATHLETICS
BATTLE OF THE CITIES
(Porritt Stadium, Hamilton)
Men.-
100m: B. Potter (CM) 10.77s 1, A. Sommerville (CM) 10.98s 2. 200m: J. Thumath (CM) 21.41s 1, Potter 21.50s 2, N. O'Brien (NHB) 22.22s 3.
m: B. Magill (Tauranga) 10m 18.12s 1, D. Conn (Ham) 11m 15.35s 2, L.
Foster (Lake City) 12m 19.82s 3. 3000m walk: T. Sargisson (NHB) 13m 8.75s 1, M. Geddes (LC) 18m 26.66s 2.
m hurdles: B. Magill (Tauranga) 22.98s 1.
Javelin: S. Farquhar (Ham) 76.22m 1, P. Moore (ACA) 24.62m 2, Magill 22.05m 3.
Long jump: Thumath 7.21m 1. Pole vault: P. Owen (Ham) 3.60m 1.
M19.-
100m: M. Faria (Ham) 11.09s 1, J. Starkey (Ham) 11.87s 2, D. Lewis (ACA) 11.91s 3. 200m: Faria 22.47s 1, F. Wickes (NHB) 22.56s 2, S. Taylor (NHB) 23.02s 3. 800m: M. Whitehead (Puk) 1m 55.96s 1, J. Hand (Pak) 1m 59.76s 2, B. Henley (Pak) 2m 00.20s 3.
m: A. Parlane (Pak) 8m 56.54s 1, M. Banks (ACA) 9m 17.08s 2, T. Stewart (ACA) 9m 24.27s 3.
m hurdles: J. Starkey (Ham) 15.29s 1, S. Taylor (NHB) 15.50s 2, J. Taylor (Ham) 15.84s 3.
Shot put: K. Sioke (Wait) 14.34m 1. Javelin: J. Starkey (Ham) 32.39m 1, A. Curry (Pak) 25.00m 2.
Long jump: H. Booker (Ham) 6.18m 1, J. Taylor (Ham) 5.90m 2.
M16.-
100m: Wickes 11.19s 1, J. Millar (Tauranga) 11.68s 2, N. Vickers (LC) 12.40s 3. Div 2: T. Toki (ACA) 11.27s 1, D. Dyet (NHB) 11.53s 2, S. Ragg (ACA) 12.29s 3. 200m: Millar 24.05s 1, Vickers 25.39s 2, J. Verstegen (NHB) 25.65s 3. Div 2; Ragg 25.30s 1, A. Ali (Ham) 25.96s 2, C. Adamson (Ham) 26.05s 3. 800m: T. Hall (Ham) 1m 58.60s 1, M. Eggleton (Whak) 2m 2.51s 2, A. Cook (Hinemoa) 2m 3.37s 3. 3000m: A. Pulford (Ham) 8m 50.62s 1, J. Jackson (ACA) 9m 6.50s 2, J. Schreuder (NHB) 9m 18.18s 3. 110m hurdles: D. Dyet (NHB) 15.64s 1, N. Gerrard (NHB) 16.76s 2, A. Ali (Ham) 18.04s 3.
Shot put: Curry 11.55m 1, Vickers 10.55m 2, K. Hipkins (NHB) 10.34m 3. Javelin: Hipkins 44.08m 1, M. Shaw (Ham) 39.60m 2, Curry 37.71m 3. Long jump: Gerrard 5.81m 1, Millar 5.76m 2, Vickers 5.32m 3.
Women.-
100m: M. Williams (NHB) 11.85s 1, L. Jones (CM) 12.42s 2, C. Osborne (Ham) 12.69s 3. 200m: Williams 24.02s 1, Osborne 25.38s 2, Jones 25.41s 3.
m: A. Barber (ACA) 2m 28.12s 1. 3000m: K. Spilsbury (Ham) 12m 11.73s 1, D. Tuffery (Ham) 12m 18.0s 2. 3000m walk: K. Mabbett (Ham) 16m 53.15s 1, S. Barber (ACA) 18m 39.02s 2, A. Gore (Ham) 18m 45.00s 3. 100m hurdles: E. Baker (Ham) 16.75s 1.
Shot put: S. Cowley (NHB) 11.71m 1, Baker 10.32m 2, A. Jensen (ACA) 5.73m 3. Javelin: K. Grant (Ham) 44.43m 1, Baker 42.36m 2, Jensen 16.64m 3.
Long jump: Cowley 5.58m 1, Baker 3.91m 2, Jensen 3.72m 3.
W19.-
100m: C. Podmore (LC) 12.93s 1, T. Hale (Tauranga) 13.03s 2, J. Erkkila (NHB) 13.04s 3. 200m: Podmore 26.33 1, B. Lawrie (NHB) 27.14s 2, K. McGall (ACA) 27.70s 3.
m: K. Patterson (Pak) 2m 15.65s 1, L. Sinclair (Te Awam) 2m 18.80s 2, K. Wills (Ham) 2m 20.46s 3. 3000m: S. McSweeney (Ham) 10m 1.11s 1, C. Buscomb (Ham) 10m 10.31s 2, R. Kingstone (ACA) 10m 17.45s 3. 100m hurdles: T. Hale (Tauranga) 15.07s 1, T. Leibinger (ACA) 16.59s 2.
Javelin: T. Leibinger (ACA) 32.52m 1. Long jump: Erkkila 5.18m 1, B. West (NHB) 5.13m 2, Leibinger 4.89m 3.
W16.-
100m: L. Wilson (NHB) 12.55s 1, M. Ririnui (Tauranga) 12.64s 2, C. Johannsen (NHB) 12.65s 3. 200m: Wilson 25.49s 1, Johannsen 26.21s 2, E. Hewett (NHB) 26.80s 3. Div 2: S. Healey (NHB) 25.65s 1. Div 3; Z. Ballantyne (NHB) 26.15s 1.
m: S. Corbidge (NHB) 2m 13.87s 1, E. Kinsler (Papk) 2m 17.24s 2, A. Pfitzinger (NHB) 2m 18.75s 3. 3000m: F. Priest (ACA) 10m 30.11 1, J. Hansen (Ham) 11m 6.63s 2, P. Blackbourn (Pak) 11m 10.66s 3. 100m hurdles: S. Podmore (LC) 16.33s 1, S. Ratcliffe (Ham) 19.40s 2.
Shot put: A. Gill (Tak) 11.17m 1, D. Fuemana (Wait) 9.00m 2, M. Runga (Hinemoa) 8.65m 3. Javelin: P. Charlesworth (NHB) 38.62m 1, J. Ratcliffe (Ham) 20.24m 2, L. Duggan (Tauranga) 18.46m 3.
Long jump: Ririnui 5.43m 1, M. Davidson (Pak) 4.68m 2, C. Parr (LC) 4.51m 3. Pole vault: K. Charlesworth (NHB) 3.80m 1.
Overall points: Hamilton 430 1, North Shore 371 2, Bay of Plenty 226 3, Manukau/Papakura 203 4, Auckland 166 5, Waikato 33 6, Waitakere 18 7.
ROUND the BRIDGES 12km ROAD RACE
(Hamilton)
Men: R. Buck (Wgtn) 37m 8s 1, R. Hooper (Chch) 37m 8s 2, M. Ingram (Chch) 37m 38s 3.
Women: G. O'Rourke (Wgtn) 46m 27s 1, N. Hamblin (Cambridge) 46m 48s 2, B. Ray (Ham) 47m 42s 3.
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BASEBALL
WORLD CUP
(Taipei)
Mexico 13 South Africa 3, Taiwan 8 Spain 4, Netherlands 7 Venezuela 4, Canada 10 Germany 0, Panama 6 Italy 0, US 5 Japan 1, Cuba 7 South Korea 2, Australia 26 Thailand 1.
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BASKETBALL
NBA
Yesterday: Phoenix 106 Orlando 96, Denver 113 Indiana 106, Boston 112 New Jersey 101, Toronto 101 Chicago 71, Utah 118 Memphis 94, Sacramento 100 Minnesota 93, Portland 91 Dallas 82
Saturday: Toronto 105 Philadelphia 103, Charlotte 96 Indiana 87, Boston 106 Atlanta 83, Orlando 112 NY Knicks 102, Phoenix 106 Miami 101, Denver 118 Washington 92, Detroit 103 LA Clippers 79, San Antonio 97 New Orleans 85, Houston 104 Milwaukee 88, Portland 110 Memphis 98, LA Lakers 107 Minnesota 93, Cleveland 93 Sacramento 91, Utah 103 Seattle 101
AUSTRALIAN NBL
Townsville 101 (C. Williams 32, J. Rillie 17, K. Robertson 15) Wollongong 87 (K. Franklin 24, A. Reyes 16, L. Davidson 14).
Sydney 114 (M. Worthington 28, G. Saville 17, D. Draper 14) Brisbane Bullets 109 (S. Mackinnon 28, CJ. Bruton 25, E. Ere 23).
NZ Breakers 98 (K. Penney 30, W. Turner 19, P. Winitana 14) Singapore Slingers 92 (R. Grizzard 25, M. Helms 22, B. Janev 16) in overtime.
Townsville 101 (C. Williams 32, J. Rillie 17) Wollongong 87 (K. Franklin 24).
Sydney 102 (L. Kendall 20, J. Smith 17) Melbourne 94 (C. Anstey 21).
West Sydney 102 (D. Hinson 32) Gold Coast 93 (J. Harvey 29).
Townsville 103 (C. Williams 31, J. Rillie 22) South Dragons 97 (B. Hendrix 34, C. Groves 22).
Cairns 103 (N. Jawai 23) Wollongong 86 (K. Franklin 19).
Brisbane 102 (CJ. Bruton 25, E. Ere 22) Perth 95 (S. Redhage 25).
AUSTRALIAN WOMEN'S NBL
Christchurch Sirens 86 (D. Wilkins 22, N. Purcell 18) Bendigo 83.
Sydney Uni 105 Adelaide 88, Townsville 97 Perth 58, Dandenong 90 Adelaide 73, Canberra 85 Bulleen 82.
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CRICKET
FIRST TEST
(Johannesburg)
Stumps, third day.-
SOUTH AFRICA
First innings 226Second innings
H. Gibbs c Papps b Bond 8G. Smith b Martin 9H. Amla not out 176J. Kallis c McCullum b Oram 186A. Prince not out 25Extras (9b, 7lb, 1w, 1nb) 18-Total (for 3 wickets dec, 126 overs) 422Fall: 1/8, 2/20, 3/350.
Bowling: S. Bond 16-1-60-1, C. Martin 24-6-55-1, J. Oram 16.4-2-49-1 (1w), I. O'Brien 23-5-91-0, D. Vettori 37-3-116-0 (1nb), S.Styris 6-2-25-0, R.Taylor 3.2-0-10-0.
NEW ZEALAND
First innings
C. Cumming lbw b Steyn 12M. Papps c de Villiers b Ntini 2S. Fleming c de Villiers b Ntini 40S. Bond b Steyn 1S. Styris c Smith b Kallis 11R. Taylor c Gibbs b Kallis 15J. Oram c Kallis b Steyn 1B. McCullum lbw b Steyn 9D. Vettori c Harris b Ntini 7I. O'Brien not out 14C. Martin c Harris b Steyn 0Extras (5lb, 1nb) 6-Total (41.3 overs) 118Fall: 1/16), 2/40, 3/54, 4/64, 5/83, 6/84, 7/88, 8/102, 9/118.
Bowling: D. Steyn 14.3-3-34-5 (1nb), M. Ntini 14-3-47-3, A. Nel 9-1-21-0, J. Kallis 4-0-11-2.
Second innings
C. Cumming c Smith b Steyn 7S. Fleming c Smith b Nel 17S. Styris not out 16R. Taylor c Kallis b Nel 4B. McCullum not out 11Extras (1b, 1w) 2-Total (for 3 wickets, 17 overs) 57Bowling: D. Steyn 6-0-23-1, M. Ntini 7-0-14-0, A. Nel 4-0-19-2 (1w).
FIRST TEST
(Brisbane)
Stumps, fourth day.-
AUSTRALIA
First innings 551-4 dec
SRI LANKA
First innings
M. Atapattu c Jaques b Johnson 51S. Jayasuriya c Gilchrist b Lee 7M. Vandort c Gilchrist b Lee 0M. Jayawardene c Gilchrist b Clark 14T. Samararweera c Gilchrist b Johnson 13C. Silva c Clarke b Clark 40P. Jayawardene lbw b Lee 37F. Maharoof b Symonds 21C. Vaas b MacGill 8D. Fernando c Johnson b Lee 7M. Muralitharan not out 6Extras (1lb, 6nb) 7-Total (81.5 overs) 211Fall: 1/7, 2/11, 3/45, 4/65, 5/118, 6/153, 7/181, 8/198, 9/198.
Bowling: B. Lee 17.5-10-26-4 (2nb), M. Johnson 18-2-49-2, S. MacGill 25-5-79-1, S. Clark 16-4-46-2 (4nb), A. Symonds 5-3-10-1.
Second innings
S. Jayasuriya c Ponting b Lee 39M. Atapattu c Gilchrist b Symonds 16M. Vandort b MacGill 82M. Jayawardene c Gilchrist b Johnson 49T. Samaraweera c Hussey b Johnson 20C. Silva not out 5P. Jayawardene not out 0Extras (4b, 3lb) 7
-Total (for 5 wickets, 78 overs) 218Fall: 1/53, 2/65, 3/167, 4/213, 5/215.
Bowling: B. Lee 16-4-52-1, M. Johnson 19-5-47-2, S. Clark 12-3-27-0, A. Symonds 6-1-21-1, S. MacGill 25-3-64-1.
AUCKLAND
Howarth Trophy, two-day championship, 2nd day, round one, white section. -
Parnell 180 and 82-7 lost to Howick Pakuranga 181-9 dec (J. Newth 63) on first innings.
North Shore 336-8 dec and 35-0 dec bt Takapuna 102-9 dec (E. Atkinson 6-28) and 161 (P. Hitchcock 63; Atkinson 5-56) outright.
Cornwall 350-7 dec and 62-0 bt East Coast Bays 222 (R. Christopherson 52, D. Irvine 57, P. Donald 61) on first innings.
Points: North Shore 18.46, Cornwall 12.62, Howick Pakuranga 11.81, Parnell 4.87, Takapuna 4.63, East Coast Bays 3.97.
Blue section. -
Waitakere City 275 and 60-3 bt Papatoetoe 235 (S. Singe 40, M. Horne 72; R. Hira 4-68).
Suburbs New Lynn 283 and 56-6 bt University/Ellerslie 173 (B. Dench 50; A. Patel 5-32).
Grafton 128 and 191-3 dec (A. Burton 49, G. Coleman 118) bt Eden Roskill 97 (D. Crook 6-32) and 58-0 on first innings.
Points: SNL 11.89, Waitakere City 11.85, Grafton 11.69, University/Ellerslie 5.73, Papatoetoe 5.60, Eden Roskill 4.80.
Crowe Cup, Cricket Express one-day championship, third round, white section.-
Cornwall 212-7 (R. Sharma 72, A. Barnes 55; G. Morgan 4-37) bt Howick Pakuranga 211 (M. Cairns 55).
Parnell 230-4 (D. Winger 116) bt East Coast Bays 128 (R. Bezuidenhout 47; A. Newland 4-30).
Papatoetoe 149 (Matt Horne 38) lost to Grafton 150-4 (G. Coleman 47, Michael Horne 39no).
Points: Parnell, Grafton, Cornwall, Howick Pakuranga 6, Papatoetoe 3, EC Bays 0.
Blue section.-
Waitakere City 222-6 (R. Hira 55no, M. Patel 58) bt University/Ellerslie 215-9 (K. Baker 44, T. McLachlan 46, I. Billcliff 40).
Takapuna 260-9 (M. Hitchcock 41, B. Douglas 65) bt Suburbs New Lynn 223 (J. Raval 61).
North Shore 72 (N. Patel 4-2, T. Henderson 4-23) lost to Eden Roskill 73-1.
Points: Uni/Ellerslie, SNL, Waitakere 6, Nth Shore, E Roskill, Takapuna 3.
COUNTIES MANUKAU
Premier one day. -
Karaka 245 (S. Kett 47) lost to Manukau 248-2 (R. Faust 61no, J. Halliday 75, D. Giles 61).
Waiuku 197 (R. Ruddell 55, J. Routhan 47) lost to Puke Metro 200-6 (H. Chhagan 75, T. Hartland 47).
Papakura 176 (M. Hunia 4-22) lost to Weymouth 177-3 (V. Blanchard 47, B. Simpson 40).
HAMILTON
Round 3. -
Eastern Suburbs 144 bt Star-Varsity 106 by 38 runs.
Fraser-Tech 107 (H. Gordon 5-28) lost to Te Rapa 108-2 (J. Henderson 43no) by 8 wickets.
Melville 205-5 (K. Bettley 52) bt Old Boys 192 (S. Martin 60) by 13 runs.
Points: Melville 6, Old Boys 4, Te Rapa 4, Eastern Suburbs 4, Fraser-Tech 0, Star-Varsity 0.
WAIKATO VALLEY
Division one.-
Thames 153 (N. Matthews 71, A. Collins 4-14, L. Shaw 4-28) lost to Paeroa United 155-6 (S. Kelly 49) by 4 wickets.
Te Awamutu A 194 (H. Forsman 53, P. West 50) lost to Otorohanga 195-8 (D. Roberts 47no, L. Parsons 40) by w wkts.
Te Aroha 397-6 (B. Revell 146, R. Singh 53, B. Merthens 53) bt Pirongia 251-9 (J. Mc Grath 56) by 146 runs.
Morrinsville 103 lost to Cambridge A 104-6 by 4 wickets.
Waikare 201 lost to Hinuera 203-4 (M. Shanbhogue 73, M. Earl 68) by 6 wickets.
Points: Otorohanga 21, Paeroa 21, Te Aroha 21, Cambridge A 17, Hinuera 17, Morrinsville 13, Te Awamutu A 12, Pirongia 9, Waikare 8, Thames 5.
Division two.-
Kaihere 332-4 (C. Allen 94, A. Davis 57) bt Huntly 17 (J. Fisher 5-10, L. Fraser 4-5) by 315 runs.
Hamilton Marist 212-9 (J. Quinn-Casey 50) bt Pio Pio 157 (B. Edgar 41) by 55 runs.
Te Awamutu B 187 (A. Mehese 57, G. Stewart 40) bt Mercury Bay 108 (Z. Pratt 4/16) by 79 runs.
Whangamata 200 (B. Speake 73, J. McKillop 44; N. Singh 4/36) lost to Waikato Punjabi 201-9 (N. Singh 79) by 1 wicket.
Cambridge B 210 lost to Putaruru 211-8 by 2 wickets.
Points: Mercury Bay 21, Te Awamutu B 21, Kaihere 17, Cambridge B 17, Waikato Punjabi 17, Hamilton Marist 17, Pio Pio 12, Putaruru 11, Whangamata 9, Huntly 4.
WESTERN BAY of PLENTY PREMIER
Cadets 312-4 (L. Howell 145, C. Burns 40) bt Greerton 193 (M. Jarvis 48).
Te Puke 194 (B. Williams 102no; R. McBrydie 5-51) lost to Tauranga Boys' College 196-4 (K. Williamson 133no).
Mt Maunganui 187 bt East Bay United 122 (D. Swan 5-19).
ROTORUA/TAUPO PREMIER
Eastern Pirates 192 (C. Bhimijani 48, J. Christoffersen 43) bt Central One 162 (P. Elmiger 4-35).
Permaclean bt Rotorua BHS.
Central Two bt Geothermal.
CROQUET
FRANKLIN MANUKAU SILVER BADGE
-3: O. Knapman (Pukekohe) 1, A. Higgott (Papakura) 2.
-9: K. Chek (Howick) 1, L. Garrick (Manurewa) 2.
-16: B. Fleetwood (Howick) 1, P. Reynolds (Pukekohe) 2.
-24: M. Grant (Pukekohe) 1, H. Barker (Papakura) 2.
CYCLING
TOUR of SOUTHLAND
Stage eight (79km, Te Anau to Lumsden): K. Murray (RaboPlus) 1h 48m 08s 1, J. Chapman (Creation Signs) same time 2, C. Avery (Ascot Park Hotel) st 3, J. Williamson (Subway) st 4, T. Gudsell (Colour Plus) st 5, R. Van Uden (Sycamore Print) st 6, C. Macic (Southland Times) st 7, J. Yates (Subway) st 8, W. Dickeson (Gen-i/Savings & Loans) st 9, S. Tilford (Hilo Decorating) st 10, M. Fitzgerald (Creation Signs) st 11, G. Stone (Gen-i/Savings & Loans) st 12, W. Gough (Colour Plus) st 13, R. Park (Colour Park) st 14, A. Strong (The Southland Times) st 15
Stage nine (64.4km, Winton to Invercargill): T. Zirbel (Bissell Pro Cycling) 1h 29m 54s 1, Strong at 6s 2, Chapman 9s 3, C. Howlett (Sycamore Print) same time 4, Avery st 5, Tilford st 6, M. Northey (Southland Times) st 7, B. Jenson (Hilo Decorating) st 8, L. Hutchings (Colour Plus) st 9, Van Uden st 10, M. Watson (Share The Road) st 11, S. Archbold (Calder Stewart Pink Batts) st 12, Gough st 13, M. Langlands (Calder Stewart Pink Batts) st 14, M. Gorter (Powernet) st 15.
Final general classification: H. Roulston (Trek Zookeepers Cafe) 22h 00m 21s 1, M. Ryan (Colour Plus) at 1m 28s 2, Hutchings 2m 56s 3, G. McCauley (Trek Zookeepers Cafe) 3m 13s 4, Park 3m 56s 5, Avery 4m 31s 6, J. Vennell (Bissell Pro Cycling) 7m 38s 7, Gudsell 8m 23s 8, B. Jenson (Hilo Decorating) 10m 02s 9, Watson 10m 07s 10, O. Kem (Bissell Pro Cycling Team) 12m 19s 11, Strong 13m 04s 12, Langlands 13m 14s 13, Zirbel 15m 09s 14, Tilford 15m 10s 15.
Teams: Colour Plus 66h 09m 04s 1, Trek Zookeepers Cafe 7m 22s 2, Bissell Pro Cycling Team 12m 53s 3, Southland Times 35m 18s 4, Hilo Decorating 35m 30s 5.
Sprint: Watson 72pts 1, Murray 65 2, J. Atkinson (Riverside Rentals) 27 3.
King of Mountains: Yates 34pts 1, Kem 24 2, Dickeson 22 3, Roulston 20 4, Zwizanski 18 5.
EQUESTRIAN
CENTRAL DISTRICTS A & P SHOW
(Waipukurau)
Horse grand prix (one star): S. Wilson (Waipukurau) Right Royal 1, T. Williams (Gisborne) Walnut Brown 2, O. Edgecombe (Waipukurau) JJ Freelance 3, C. Wilson (Waipukurau) Sacred Hill Answer Back 4, C. Parkes (Gisborne) Bush Magic 5, M. Beatson (Dannevirke) Zibbibo 6.
Pony grand prix: A. Pottinger (Masterton) Tauhara Silver Fern 1, M. Kirk (Wellington) Tui Gold 2, G. Porter (Hastings) Chobidong 3.
Six-year-old: S. Wilson and Cruiser, Beatson and Once A Warrior, Wilson and Sacred Hill Tipsy, K. Zander (Otane) Sqiggle 1.
Horse 1.3m: J. Elmers (Dannevirke) Millies Wish 1, C. Moss (Gisborne) Trillium 2, M. Petersen (Central Districts) Space Invader 3, M. Bennett (Wairoa) Socialite 4, R. Hone (Rotorua) Forever Stars 5.
vp+1Horse 1.2m: T. Ranstead (Central Districts) Marks and Sparks 1, S. Aitken (Gisborne) Best Wishes 2, D. Foxley (Wellington) 3, Oliver Edgecombe (Waipukurau) Noticeable 4, W. Jacobs (Waipukurau) Double J Breeze 5.
GAELIC FOOTBALL
AUCKLAND GAELIC GAMES
Women: Celtic 6-2 Dale Paddies 1-0, Harps 3-8 Gaels 1-3.
Men: Celtic 3-5 Gaels 1-8, Rangers 1-4 Harps 0-8.
GOLF
FREYBERG MASTERS
(Nelson)
Round 8: Bay of Plenty 3 1/2 Otago 1 1/2, Northland 3 1/2 Southland 1 1/2, Auckland 4 Manawatu Wanganui 1, Aorangi 4 Tasman 1, Hawkes Bay 2 1/2 Taranaki 2 1/2, Canterbury 4 Wellington 1.
Round 9: Waikato 3 1/2 Poverty Bay East Coast 1 1/2, Hawkes Bay 2 1/2 Aorangi 2 1/2, Taranaki 3 Tasman 2, Canterbury 4 Manawatu Wanganui 1, North Harbour 3 1/2 Bay of Plenty 1 1/2, Otago 3 Southland 2, Auckland 2 1/2 Wellington 2 1/2.
Final standings: North Harbour 7 wins 28 1/2 individual games, Canterbury 7 27 1/2, Wellington 6 1/2 29 1/2, Taranaki 6 1/2 24, Aorangi 4 1/2 20, Auckland 4 22, Manawatu Wanganui 4 18 1/2, Otago 4 18, Bay of Plenty 3 18 1/2, Waikato 3 18 1/2, Tasman 3 16, Hawkes Bay 2 1/2 17 1/2, Northland 2 1/2 14, Southland 2 15, Poverty Bay East Coast 1 12.
NZ WOMEN'S MASTERS
(Kerikeri)
Final scores (best 3 of 4 stableford points to count).-
Taranaki (84 88 98 86).
355: Hawkes Bay (95 86 90 84).
339: Auckland (84 89 83 83), Northland (83 88 80 88).
337: Waikato (88 84 80 85).
332: Manawatu Wanganui (88 85 74 88).
326: Wellington (82 86 85 81), Canterbury (79 79 80 88).
324: North Harbour (89 79 76) .
321: Otago (80 86 78 91).
317: Tasman (80 77 80 80).
311: South Canterbury (73 78 77 83).
307: Bay of Plenty (79 79 80 79).
272: Southland (63 68 65 87).
HSBC CHAMPIONS
(Shanghai)
Leading scores after third round, par 72. -
202: P. Mickelson (US) 68 66 68.
204: R. Fisher (England) 68 68 68.
205: P. Casey (England) 68 71 66.
206: K. Stadler (US) 64 69 73.
209: P. Harrington (Ireland) 68 72 69, A. McLardy (S Africa) 68 69 72, V. Singh (Fiji) 67 70 72, R. Sterne (S Africa) 68 72 69, Yang Yong Eun (Korea) 71 68 70.
210: N. Green (Australia) 73 68 69.
211: L. Westwood (England) 70 74 67, L. Ooshuizen (S Africa) 71 68 72, H. Stenson (Sweden) 70 70 71, S. Webster (England) 69 70 72, S. Yates (Scotland) 70 66 75.
212: J.M. Lara (Spain) 70 72 70, A. Cabrera (Argentina) 68 72 72.
213: N. Fasth (Sweden) 64 75 74.
214: R. Goosen (S Africa) 69 74 71, E. Els (S Africa) 75 69 70, F. Minoza (Philippines) 69 70 75.
LPGA TOURNAMENT OF CHAMPIONS
(Mobile, Alabama)
Leading scores after third round, par 72. -
P. Creamer (US) 67 65 68.
206: P. Hurst (US) 69 69 68.
207: Jin Joo Hong (Korea) 70 67 70.
208: B. Kim (Korea) 72 70 66, S. Pettersen (Norway) 69 71 68, A. Sorenstam (Sweden) 71 67 70.
210: N. Gulbis (US) 69 74 67, Seon Hwa Lee (Korea) 69 74 67.
211: L. Ochoa (Mexico) 74 69 68, W. Ward (US) 73 69 69.
213: K. Stupples (Britain) 72 67 74,
214: N. Castrale (US) 76 71 67, J. Granada (Paraguay) 74 72 68.
215: Hee-Won Han (Korea) 71 74 70, J. Kang (Korea) 71 76 68.
216: C. Kim (US ) 77 69 70, L. Neumann (Sweden) 72 73 71.
217: J. Inkster (US) 74 72 71, Mi Hyun Kim (Korea) 69 76 72.
HOCKEY
MEN'S INTERNATIONALS
(Christchurch)
Saturday: South Korea 3 (Jong Ho Seo, Dae Keun Oh) NZ 2 (D. Kosoof, C. Henwood). HT: 0-1.
Yesterday: NZ 2 (D. Kosoof, S. Child) South Korea 0. HT: 1-0.
South Korea win series 2-1.
ICE HOCKEY
NHL
Ottawa 3 Montreal 1, Tampa Bay 5 Washington 2, Philadelphia 5 Pittsburgh 2, Carolina 5 Atlanta 3, Boston 2 Buffalo 1, NY Islanders 2 New Jersey 1, NY Rangers 3 Toronto 2, Nashville 4 Columbus 3, Edmonton 4 Calgary 2, Los Angeles 6 Dallas 5, San Jose 4 Phoenix 1
LEAGUE
THIRD INTERNATIONAL
(Wigan)
Great Britain 28 (J. Graham, K. Senior, D. Hodgson, R. Burrow, D. McGuire tries; Burrow 4 goals) NZ 22 (C. Stanley 2, P. Whatuira, T. Tuiaki tries; J. Smith 3 goals. HT: 14-12.
Great Britain win series 3-0.
WORLD CUP QUALIFYING
(Widnes)
Samoa 42 (H. Hansen 2, N. Vagana, H. Maiava, T. Puletua, C. Leisham, S. Samau, T. Ropati tries; J. Paulo 5 goals) US 10 (R. McGoldrick, D. Myles tries; D. Marando goal).
Lebanon 50 (C. Salem 3, F. Samia, G. Ndaira, A. Kourouche, C. Saab, Adham El-Zbaideh tries; T. Nicholas 6 goals) Wales 26 (D. Gibson 3, A. Bracek, A. Blackwood tries; I. Harris 2 goals; L. Briers goal).
MOTORSPORT
F5000 TASMAN CUP REVIVAL SERIES
Race 1: C. Hyde (McRae GM1) 1, S. Lush (McRae GM1) 2, K. Smith (Lola T430) 3, S. Gibb (Lola T332) 4, T. Richards (Lola T332) 5.
Race 2: Hyde 1, Smith 2, S. Redmond (Lola T332) 3, Gibb 4, Lush 5.
Race 3: Hyde 1, Smith 2, Gibb 3, Richards 4, Lush 5.
NETBALL
WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS
(Auckland)
Pool A: NZ 85 Malawi 26. HT: 45-10; Wales 54 Botswana 35. HT: 25-18.
Pool B: Trinidad and Tobago 47 Scotland 39. HT: 27-22.
Pool C: Fiji 61 Singapore 32. HT: 34-15; Jamaica 71 Cook Islands 29. HT: 36-16.
Pool D: South Africa 67 Malaysia 28. HT: 36-16; England 87 Barbados 34. HT: 38-22.
RUGBY
EUROPEAN CUP
Pool 1: Perpignan 23 Newport-Gwent Dragons 19.
Pool 2: Gloucester 32 Ulster 14.
Pool 3: Stade Francais 37 Harlequins 17.
Pool 4: Biarritz 19 Viadana 11.
Pool 6: Leinster 22 Leicester 9.
SOCCER
ENGLISH PREMIEER LEAGUE
Derby County 0 West Ham United 5, Liverpool 2 Fulham 0, Sunderland 1 Newcastle United 1.
Playing overnight: Birmingham City v Aston Villa, Chelsea v Everton, Bolton Wanderers v Middlesbrough, Manchester United v Blackburn Rovers, Tottenham Hotspur v Wigan Athletic, Portsmouth v Manchester City.
Playing tomorrow: Reading v Arsenal.
Arsenal11830249272. Man Utd12831216273. Man City128131613254. Liverpool12660196245. Chelsea12732188246. Portsmouth126422313227. Blackburn11641159228. Everton126151814199. West Ham1253418101810. Aston Villa1153316131811. Newcastle1253419181812. Reading1241715261313. Fulham1326516201214. Birmingham1232712181115. Sunderland1324713221016. Middlesbrough122371223917. Tottenham121561924818. Wigan122281019819. Bolton121471118720. Derby131395316
ENGLISH LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP
Blackpool 1 Scunthorpe 0, Charlton 3 Cardiff 0, Crystal Palace 1 QPR 1, Hull 3 Preston 0, Ipswich 6 Bristol City 0, Leicester 0 Burnley 1, Plymouth 3 Norwich 0, Sheffield Wednesday 5 Southampton 0, Stoke 0 Sheffield United 1, Watford 2 Colchester 2, Wolverhampton 1 Barnsley 0.
Watford1611322918362. Charlton168442215283. West Brom158343116274. Bristol City167632120275. Wolves167541815266. Ipswich157443122257. Plymouth166642218248. Coventry157352020249. Stoke1665522222310. Barnsley1665520222311. Hull1664621172212. Sheff Utd1656523222113. Burnley1556421202114. Scunthorpe1655618202015. Southampton1662824332016. Sheff Wed1661922251917. Leicester1538414121718. Colchester1638527271719. Blackpool1537518211620. Cardiff1536619231521. Preston1636715201522. QPR1536614241523. C Palace1628616201424. Norwich16231110269
ENGLISH FA CUP
First round: Hereford 0 Leeds 0, Accrington 2 Huddersfield 3, Altrincham 1 Millwall 2, Barnet 2 Gillingham 1, Barrow 1 Bournemouth 1, Billericay 1 Swansea 2, Bradford 1 Chester 0, Bury 4 Workington 1, Cambridge 2 Aldershot 1, Carlisle 1 Grimsby 1, Cheltenham 1 Brighton 1, Chesterfield 1 Tranmere 2, Crewe 2 Milton Keynes Dons 1.
Darlington 1 Northampton 1, Eastbourne Borough 0 Weymouth 4, Exeter 4 Stevenage 0, Halifax 0 Burton Albion 4, Hampton and Richmond 0 Dagenham and Redbridge 3, Harrogate Railway 2 Droylsden 0, Horsham 4 Maidenhead 1, Leyton Orient 1 Bristol Rovers 1, Lincoln 1 Nottingham Forest 1.
Luton 1 Brentford 1, Mansfield 3 Lewes 0, Morecambe 0 Port Vale 2, Notts County 3 Histon 0, Oldham 2 Doncaster 2, Oxford Utd 3 Northwich 1, Peterborough 4 Wrexham 1, Rushden and Diamonds 3 Macclesfield 1, Southend 2 Rochdale 1, Stockport 1 Staines Town 1, Team Bath 0 Chasetown 2, Walsall 2 Shrewsbury 0, Ware 0 Kidderminster 2, Wycombe 1 Swindon 2, York 0 Havant and Waterlooville 1.
SCOTTISH PREMIER LEAGUE
Dundee United 2 Kilmarnock 0, Gretna 0 Hibernian 1, Inverness Caledonian Thistle 0 Motherwell 3.
Celtic129123411282. Rangers128133011253. Hibernian137422113254. Dundee Utd138141912255. Motherwell136251515206. Aberdeen125341815187. Kilmarnock134451518168. Hearts124351922159. St Mirren124268191410. Falkirk1233617251211. Inverness1331915281012. Gretna1311119314 SCOTTISH FIRST DIVISION
Hamilton 2 Partick 0, Livingston 4 Stirling Albion 3, Queen of the South 1 Morton 3, St Johnstone 0 Dunfermline 0.
Hamilton131012278312. Dundee127412212253. St Johnstone134722014194. Morton135351618185. Livingston134452424166. Partick134361719157. Queen o' Sth133461420138. Dunfermline13346820139. Stirling1318419241110. Clyde12327132111 SCOTTISH SECOND DIVISION
Airdrie 0 Ross County 1, Alloa 2 Ayr 1, Berwick 1 Peterhead 2, Cowdenbeath 1 Brechin 0, Raith 0 Queen's Park 2.
Ross Cty138412312282. Raith138052015243. Alloa137332319244. Peterhead136252020205. Airdrie135441810196. Cowdenbeath134541618177. Ayr134452020168. Queens Park135171618169. Brechin131661522910. Berwick1313913306 SCOTTISH THIRD DIVISION
Albion Rovers 2 Dumbarton 0, Arbroath 0 Montrose 0, East Stirling 1 Stenhousemuir 1, Elgin City 2 Forfar 2, Stranraer 0 East Fife 2.
East Fife1210113610312. Montrose136342414213. Stranraer126332518214. Arbroath124622115185. Albion125161520166. E Stirling125162026167. Elgin134362128158. Dumbarton123451114139. Stenhousemuir1233611271210. Forfar1213811236
AUSTRALIAN A-LEAGUE
Central Coast Mariners 2 (J. Aloisi 2) Adelaide United 0. HT: 0-0.
Newcastle Jets 1 (A. Griffiths) Perth Glory 4 (A. Durante og, J. Simpson, N. Rukavytsya 2). HT: 0-1.
Melbourne Victory 0 Sydney FC 0.
NZ FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP
Waikato FC 0 Waitakere United 1 (C. Menapi). HT: 0-1.
Auckland City 2 (G. Young, K. Jordan) Hawkes Bay United 0. HT: 0-0.
Team Wellington 3 (G. Little, D. Ellensohn 2) YoungHeart Manawatu 1 (D. Rowe). HT: 2-1.
Otago United 0 Canterbury United 0.
Auckland C22005162. Wellington22005263. Waikato21012134. Hawkes Bay21013335. Waitakere21012236. Canterbury20111317. Otago20110218. Manawatu2002260
NATIONAL WOMEN'S LEAGUE
United Soccer 0 Waikato/BoP Football 2 (N. Gaskell, B. Mathieson). HT: 0-1.
Central Soccer 3 (R. Bridges 2, E. Wiebe) SoccerSouth 1 (J. Hackett). HT: 2-1.
Mainland Pride 2 (R. Bourke, A. Ainsworth) Capital Football 4 (R. Leota 2, Z. Cogle, P. Bourke). HT: 1-3.
Auckland5500203152. Capital530210693. Waikato/BoP52036664. Mainland52037965. United62046866. SoccerSth52033967. Central52036176
SOFTBALL
AUCKLAND FASTPITCH CHAMPIONSHIPS
Men: Ramblers 14 Otahuhu 0, Waitakere Bears 2 Northcote 1, United 12 Glenora 2, Marist 3 Metro 2, Howick 9 Eden Roskill 1.
Points: Ramblers 10 Otahuhu, Northcote, Howick, Marist, United 6, Metro, Bears 4, Eden-Roskill 2, Glenora 0.
Women: Howick 7 Otahuhu 3, Marist 8 Bears 4.
Points: Marist 10 (5), Northcote 8 (5), Bears 8 (6), Ramblers 4 (3), Metro, Howick 2 (4), Otahuhu 0 (5).
SQUASH
BALTIMORE CUP
First round: 1-M.A. Rodriguez (Colombia) bt J. Greenfield (NZ) 11-8 11-8 11-1.
HONG KONG OPEN
Men's semifinals: 1-A. Shabana (Egypt) bt 3-D. Palmer (Australia) 11-5 11-5 10-11 11-10, 2-G. Gaultier (France) bt 4-T. Lincou (France) 9-11 11-7 11-10 11-9.
Women's semifinals: 1-N. David (Malaysia) bt 6-V. Botwright (England) 3-9 9-3 9-5 9-0, 2-N. Grinham (Australia) bt 5-N. Grainger (US) 9-5 9-3 9-0.
TENNIS
WTA CHAMPIONSHIP
(Madrid)
Semifinals: 1-J. Henin (Belgium) bt 4-A. Ivanovic (Serbia) 6-4 6-4, 6-M. Sharapova (Russia) bt 7-A. Chakvetadze (Russia) 6-2 6-2.
CARO BOWL
Women. -
Royal Oak 3 (8 sets) Mission Bay 3 (6 sets). A. Guthrie bt I. Gers 7-5 7-5, A. Swinkels lost T. Somdelok 6-4 6-1, N. Watts bt I. Golder 6-2 7-6, S. Henderson lost M. Davies 6-3 4-6 6-4, Guthrie/Watts lost Gers/Samodelok 6-3 3-6 6-4, Swinkels/Henderson bt Golder/K. Shearer 6-0 6-2.
Kohimarama 6 Glen Eden 0. K. Vano bt B. McPherson 6-2 6-1, B. Preston bt T. Mouton 6-1 6-0, V. Vano bt K. Mouton 6-1 6-0, S. Adams bt A. Hohepa 6-1 6-0, K. Vano/Preston bt McPherson/Hohepa 6-0 6-1, V. Vano/A. Herewini bt Mouton/Mouton 6-4 4-6 7-6.
Mangere Combined 5 Parnell 1. L. Barlow lost P. Nola 7-6 3-6 6-1, T. O'Connor bt N. Tippins 6-2 6-0, S. Bryce bt J. Carswell 6-3 6-0, M. Durie bt I. Derlin 6-3 6-7 6-2, Barlow/O'Connor bt Nola/Derlin 7-5 6-2, R. Harriman bt Tippins/Carswell 6-3 6-4.
Points after 6 rounds: Mangere C 43, Royal Oak 32, Mission Bay 31, Kohimarama 29, Parnell 27, Remuera 10, Pompallier 9, Glen Eden 5.
Men. -
Parnell 6 Remuera 0. M. Prentice bt J. Bodle 6-2 6-4, A. Hunt bt S. Gould 6-4 6-0, J. Olsen bt G. Dowdell 6-2 6-2, S. Downs bt J. Pilbro 6-2 7-6, Prentice/Hunt bt H. Gers/Pilbro 6-7 6-2 6-2, Olsen/Downs bt Gould/Dowdell 6-2 6-3.
Blockhouse Bay 4 Herne Bay 2. A. Thompson bt M. Topolsky 6-4 6-2, J. Meredith bt A. McDougall 6-0 6-3, A. Irving lost K. August 6-1 6-4, K. Russell bt P. Light 6-3 6-0, Thompson/Irving lost Topolsky/August 6-1 7-5, Meredith/Russell bt D. Mustard/Aaron McDougall 6-3 6-4.
Royal Oak 3 (8 sets) Pompallier 3 (7 sets). Wei Wei lost R. Cheyne 4-6 7-5 4-6, A. Allan bt P. Metham 6-3 6-3, S. Winnard lost A. McNeil 4-6 2-6, A. Branks bt J. Mole 6-1 6-7 6-3, Wei Wei/Allan lost Cheyne/Metham 4-6 7-5 3-6, Winnard/Branks bt McNeil/Mole 6-4 6-4.
West End 5 Kohimarama 1. W. Whitehouse bt G. Steenkamp 6-3 6-7 6-1, J. Greenhalgh bt C. Pigeau 6-3 6-2, T. Susnjak bt D. Davies 6-1 6-2, N. Mukerji bt S. Robertson 6-4 6-1, Whitehouse/Greenhalgh bt Steenkamp/Pigeau 6-0 6-1, M. Colenbrander/Mukerji lost Davies/Robertson 7-6 3-6 4-6.
Points after 6 rounds: Parnell 45, West End 37, Blockhouse Bay 30, Royal Oak 28, Remuera 21, Pompallier 17, Herne Bay 7, Kohimarama 6.
TRIATHLON
NZ SERIES
(Rotorua)
1500m swim/40km bike/11km run.-
Men: S. Sheldrake (Gisborne) 2h 07m 17s 1, T. Caldwell (Auckland) 2h 09m 52s, T. Dodds (Wanaka) 2h 10m 55s 3, M. van Barneveld (Wellington) 2h 10m 59s 4, R. Creasy (Christchurch) 2h 14m 29s 5.
Women: K. Anton (Whangarei) 2h 30m 10s 1, J. Sax (Mt Maunganui) 2h 34m 24s 2, F. Bromley (Auckland) 2h 35m 57s 3, M. Fowell (Whakatane) 2h 40m 18s 4, S. Hill 2h 40m 24s 5.