KEY POINTS:
BADMINTON
WAIKATO INTERNATIONAL
(Hamilton)
Day one
Mens singles (NZ unless noted): Wei Kiat Tan (Singapore) bt T. Griffen 21-7 21-11, E. Haggo bt C. Smola (Austria) 21-7 21-8, Guo Rui Chen (Singapore) bt F. Chen 21-9 21-14, L. Charlesworth bt O. Leydon-Davis 23-21 12-21 25-23, Yongzhao Ashton Chen
(Singapore) bt T. Ellis 21-7 21-8, B. Miller bt Ziheng Zou 13-21 21-10 22-20, Jing Feng Eugene Sng (Singapore) bt Ari Tse 21-14 21-7, B. Walklate (Australia) bt S. Lee 21-4 217, Swee Hau Chew (Singapore) bt R. Mcfarlane 21-10 21-8, D. Nuttall bt Jian Dee Chew 21-18 21-23 22-20, K. Dennerly-Minturn bt J. Paterson 21-12 21-12, A. Chan bt A. Tjong Yuwan (Brazil) 21-13 21-19, J. Wu bt S. Koo walkover, S. Gomez (Australia) bt M. Fowke 21-5 21-6, C. Long (Spain) bt D. Tang 21-16 21-17, K. Mehrabi (Iran) bt J. Stuthridge 21-7 21-13, P. Tayalan bt D. Tibbo 18-21 21-12 21-19, D. Karunaratne (Sri Lanka) bt B. Seguin 21-14 21-12, D. Karunaratne (Sri Lanka) bt A. Bosselmann 21-10 21-8.
Second round: 1-J. Moody bt A. Dhoray 21-9 21-5, Tan bt Haggo 21-13 21-13, J. A. Crespo (Spain) bt Charlesworth 21-16 21-4, Chen bt Miller 21-12 21-13, Chew bt Walklate 21-15 21-15, 2-J. Frohlich (Czech Republic) bt K. Yew 21-14 21-10, M. Matejka (Slovakia) bt Jah Fei Lee 21-9 21-11, Nuttall bt Eugene Sng 21-18 21-14, J. Tho (Australia) bt B. Matheson 21-7 21-8, Chan bt Dennerly-Minturn 21-9 21-11, Mehrabi bt Tayalan 21-11 21-18.
Women's singles first round: E. Ang bt M. Moore 21-7 21-8, Juan Gu (Singapore) bt K. Gregory 21-4 21-8, M. Chan bt E. Chapple 21-16 21-12, J. Jonggowisastro bt K. Foo Kune (Mauritius) 21-17 21-13, S. Rattan (Australia) bt D. Barry 21-18 21-10, Vina bt K. Stern 21-7 21-9, J. Chen (Singapore) bt M. Leviana 21-8 21-9, G. Vartak (India) bt A. Lubransky 21-8 21-3.
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BASEBALL
MAJOR LEAGUE
Pittsburgh 7 Milwaukee 4, Florida 5 Washington 4, Chicago White Sox 7 Cleveland 4, Kansas City 6 Minnesota 3, LA Angels 18 Baltimore 6, Boston 5 Tampa Bay 4, Detroit 5 Texas 1, Colorado 12 Philadelphia 0, NY Yankees 4 Toronto 1, NY Mets 4 Atlanta 3, Cincinnati 5 St Louis 1, Chicago Cubs 3 Houston 2, Seattle 6 Oakland 5, LA Dodgers 6 San Diego 1, Arizona 9 San Francisco 4.
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CRICKET
TWENTY20 WORLD CUP
AUSTRALIA v ZIMBABWE
(Cape Town)
AUSTRALIA
A. Gilchrist c Matsikenyeri b Chigumbura 4M Hayden c Taylor b Chigumbura 4R. Ponting c Chigumbura b Brent 8A. Symonds st Taylor b Masakadza 33M. Hussey run out 15B. Hodge not out 35B. Haddin c Chigumbura b Utseya 6B. Lee b Brent 12M. Johnson run out 9N. Bracken c Sibanda b Chigumbura 4Extras: (6w, 2b) 8 - - Total: (for 9 wkts, 20 overs) 138Fall: 1/7, 2/12, 3/19, 4/48, 5/86, 6/102, 7/119, 8/134, 9/138.
Bowling: Chigumbura 3-0-20-3, Brent 4-0-19-2 (2w), Mupariwa 3-0-23-0 (3w), Chibhabha 3-0-17-0 (1w), Utseya 4-0-28-1, Taibu 2-0-20-0, Masakadza 1-0-9-1.
ZIMBABWE
V. Sibanda c Gilchrist b Bracken 23B. Taylor not out 60C. Chibhabha c Gilchrist b Clark 15T. Taibu c Gilchrist b Johnson 0S. Matsikenyeri c Gilchrist b Clark 3H. Masakadza lbw b Lee 27E. Chigumbura not out 4Extras: (3w, 4lb) 7 - - Total: (for 5 wkts 19.5 overs) 139Fall: 1/31, 2/54, 3/55, 4/70, 5/123.
Bowling: Lee 4-0-31-1 (2w), Bracken 3.5-0-25-1, Clark 4-0-22-2, Johnson 4-0-26-1 (1w), Symonds 2-0-11-0, Hodge 2-0-20-0.
Result: Zimbabwe win by five wickets
NEW ZEALAND v KENYA
(Durban)
KENYA
M. Ouma B Bond 0D. Obuya ht wkt b Gillespie 0T. Mishra c Oram b Bond 0S. Tikolo lbw b Gillespie 0C. Obuya st McCullum b Vettori 18T. Odoyo c Taylor b Martin 18N. Odhiambo c Taylor b Martin 0A. Obanda b Vettori 4J. Kamande b Gillespie 14R. Bhudia not out 11P. Ongondo b Gillespie 0Extras (2lb, 6w) 8 - - Total (8 wkts, 16.5 overs) 73Fall: 1/0, 2/0, 3/1, 4/37, 5/39, 6/42, 7/46, 8/73, 9/73.
Bowling: Bond 4-1-12-2 (1w), Gillespie 2.5-0-7-4 (2w), Oram 2-0-20-0 (1w), Martin 4-1-14-2 (1w), Vettori 4-0-18-2.
NEW ZEALAND
L. Vincent c D Obuya b Odoyo 27B. McCullum not out 16P. Fulton not out 21Extras (5lb, 1nb, 4w) 10 - - Total (for 1 wkt, 7.4 overs) 74Fall: 1/40.
Bowling: Odoyo 3-0-22-1 (1nb, 2w), Ongondo 3-0-22-0 (2w), Odhiambo 1-0-8-0, Bhudia 0.4-0-17-0.
Result: New Zealand won by nine wickets.
PAKISTAN v SCOTLAND
(Durban)
PAKISTAN
Salman Butt c Haq b Blain 13Imran Nazir c Hamilton b Blain 4Mohammad Hafeez c and b Wright 18Younis Khan c Watts b Haq 41Shoaib Malik st Smith b Haq 11Shahid Afridi c Haq b Wright 22Misbah-ul Haq b Wright 23Kamran Akmal c Watts b Nel 16Yasir Arafat b Nel 17Umar Gul not out 0Extras: (1b, 5w) 6 - - Total (for 9 wkts, 20 overs) 171Fall: 1/9, 2/24, 3/50, 4/81, 5/108, 6/116, 7/146, 8/159, 9/171.
Bowling: Blain 4-0-23-2, Nel 4-1-25-2, Brown 4-0-44-0 (3w), Haq 4-0-49-2, Wright 4-0-29-3 (2w).
Overs: 20
SCOTLAND
F Watts c Nazir b Hafeez 46R Watson c Hafeez b Gul 2N Poonia b Gul 4G Hamilton c Gul b Afridi 2N McCallum c Asif b Afridi 0D Brown c Nazir b Afridi 1C Smith c Misbah b Afridi 11Majid Haq b Asif 14C Wright b Gul 14J Blain b Gul 0D Nel not out 13Extras: (7lb, 5w, 1nb) 13 - - Total (for 9 wkts, 19.5 overs) 120Fall: 1/9, 2/38, 3/54, 4/54, 5/59, 6/60, 7/79, 8/102, 9/102.
Bowling: Asif 3.5-0-28-1, Gul 4-0-25-4 (1nb, 1w), Hafeez 4-0-24-1 (1w), Afridi 4-0-19-4 (2w), Arafat 3-0-14-0, Malik 1-0-3-0.
Result: Pakistan won by 51 runs
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CYCLING
TOUR OF SPAIN
11th stage: A. Petacchi (ITA) Milram 4hr 45min 34sec 1, P. Bettini (ITA) same time 2, E. Zabel (GER) st 3, A. Greipel (GER) st 4, C. da Cruz (FRA) st 5, L. Duque (COL) st 6, A. Davis (AUS) st 7, D. Bennati (ITA) st 8, A. Usau (BLR) st 9, A. Vanotti (ITA) st 10, A. Clerc (SUI) st 11, X. Florencio (ESP) st 12, M. Renshaw (AUS) st 13, K. Fernandez (ESP) st 14, M. Backstedt (SWE) st 15.
General classification: D. Menchov (RUS) Rabobank 44hr 27min 25sec 1, V. Efimkin (RUS) at 2:01 2, C. Evans (AUS) 2:27 3, C. Sastre (ESP) 3:02 4, E. Mosquera (ESP) 4:35 5, S. Sanchez (ESP) 4:42 6, V. Karpets (RUS) 5:49 7, M. Beltran (ESP) 5:56 8, S. Devolder (BEL) 6:28 9, L. Piepoli (ITA) 6:34 10, C. Barredo (ESP) 6:39 11, M. Monfort (BEL) 7:13 12, I. Anton (ESP) 7:58 13, S. Chavanel (FRA) 8:45 14, D. Moreno (ESP) 9:34 15.
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GOLF
YOUTHTOWN OPEN
(Wairakei)
First round. -
66: T. Ropiha (New Plymouth).
70: R. Fox (Auckland), T. O'Connell (The Grange).
71: S. Han (North Shore), A. Stewart (Western Bay), L. Nobilo (P) (Auckland), J. Beston (P) (Gulf Harbour).
72: Y. Jae Lee (Springfield).
73: G. Holder (P) (Rotorua), L. James (The Grange), A. Leech (Lochiel), K. Smith (Tauranga), G. Millin (P) (Hamilton), M. Simpson (P) (Auckland), D. Sipson (P) (Auckland), M. Boe (Horsham Downs), D. Lee (Springfield), M. Holten (P) (Christchurch).
74: J. Nortje (Muriwai), S. Smith (Manawatu), K. McAllister (P) (Wellington), J. Betts (Paraparaumu), M. Purser (P) (Hamilton).
75: R. Cording (Marton), A. Searle (Russley), C. Mitchell (P) (Christchurch), J. McIntosh (Taupo), J. Carmichael (P) (North Harbour), Alex Tait (P) (Whangarei).
76: A. Lougher (Mt Maunganui), J. Munn (Manawatu), S. Heyes (New Plymouth).
77: M. Judd (Peninsula), T. Lannie (Peninsula), S. Tan (Howick), L. Heyes (New Plymouth), T. Brodie (P) (Wellington).
78: Y. Takeda (WP) (Japan), Y. Wan Kim (Peninsula), G. Fisher (P) (Taupo), S. Kuiti (P) (Wellington).
79: J. Morgan (P) (Taupo), P. Singh (Manawatu), B. Carter (P) (Wellington).
80: B. Jujnovich (Redwood Park).
81: P. Wedd (P) (Hawkes Bay), S. Pinfold (Manor Park), P. Hayman (Manor Park), D. Kingsbeer (Hutt).
82: N. Botica (Howick), J. Mann (Auckland), S. Chul Shin (The Grange), D. Park (P) (Taupo).
83: M. Gassner (Whakatane).
84: F. Schwanner (P) (Auckland), J. Frazer (Whitford Park).
87: J. Merriman (Taupo).
88: G. Kang (Whitford Park), L. Hurrell (The Grange).
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HOCKEY
OCEANIA TOURNAMENT
(Buderim)
New Zealand 39 (S. Child, P. Burrows, H. Shaw, J. Peterson, D. Kosoof, B. Collins, B. Collier, S. MacAleese, J. Nation, R. Archibald, D. Couzins) Papua New Guinea 0. HT: 20-0.
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RUGBY
AIR NZ CUP
(New Plymouth)
Canterbury 20 (H. Hopgood, R. Gear, M. Tuiali'i tries; S. Brett pen, con)
Taranaki 13 (S. Waldrom try; S. Ireland 2 pen, con). HT: 13-10.
WORLD CUP
Pool A
Tonga 25 (F. Maka, J. Vaka, V. Vaki tries; P. Hola 2 pen, 2 con) US 15 (M. MacDonald, L. Stanfill tries; M. Hercus pen, con). HT: 13-3.
Fiji 35 (A. Qera 2, S. Rabeni, K. Leawere tries; N. Little 3 pon, 3 con) Japan 31 (L. Thompson 2, T. Soma tries; S. Onishi 4 pen, 2 con). HT: 10-9.
Italy 24 (S. Dellape, penalty try; R. Pez 3 pen, con, D. Bortolussi pen) Romania 18 (A. Manta, M. Tincu tries; I. Dimofte 2 pen, con). HT: 8-0.
Pool D
Georgia 1 0 0 1 3 33 0 Four points for a win. Two points for a draw. One bonus point for scoring four or more tries. One bonus point for losing by seven or fewer points. Top two teams in each Pool qualify for quarter-finals.
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SOCCER
EURO 2008 QUALIFYING
Group A
Finland 0 Poland 0, Kazakhstan 2 Belgium 2, Portugal 1 Serbia 1, Azerbaijan v Armenia, postponed.
Group B
France 0 Scotland 1, Lithuania 2 Faroe Islands 1, Ukraine 1 Italy 2.
Group C
Bosnia 0 Moldova 1, Norway 2 Greece 2, Turkey 3 Hungary 0.
Group D
Czech Republic 1 Ireland 0, Cyprus 3 San Marino 0, Slovakia 2 Wales 5.
Group E
Andorra 0 Croatia 6, England 3 Russia 0, Macedonia 1 Estonia 1.
WOMEN'S WORLD CUP
(China)
Group C
At Hangzhou: Australia 4 (S. Walsh 15, L. De Vanna 57,81, H. Garriock 69) Ghana 1 (Anita Amankwa 70). HT: 1-0.
At Hangzhou: Norway 2 (R. Gulbrandsen 52, A. Stangeland Horpestad 81) Canada 1 (C. Chapman 33). HT: 0-1.
Group D
At Wuhan: Brazil 5 (D. 10, Christiane 54, Marta 73, 93, Renata 86) New Zealand 0. HT: 1-0.
At Wuhan: China 3 (Li Jie 31, Bi Yang 50, Song Xiaoli 88) Denmark 2 (A. Nielsen 51, C. Paaske Sorensen 87). HT: 1-0.
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TENNIS
BALI INTERNATIONAL
1st round: A. Nakamura (JPN) bt T. Tanasugarn (THA) 6-1 6-7 (5-7) 7-5.
2nd round: A. Morita (JPN) bt 6-M. Muller (GER) 6-4 6-0, 2-D. Hantuchova (SVK) bt E. Tamaela (NED) 7-5 6-3, E. Gallovits (ROM) bt Yuan Meng (CHN) 6-2 6-4.
