KEY POINTS:
ATHLETICS
WORLD YOUTH CHAMPIONSHIPS
(Ostrava, Czech Republic)
New Zealand results:
800m qualifying: M. Whitehead 1m 54.31s 4. Whitehead qualifies for final.
Discus qualifying: T. Keenan 45.47m 5, A. Chou-Lee 41.95m 8.
Discus final: Keenan 43.54m 9
Girl's high jump, group B: E. Lamb 1.70m 9
1500m, heat 1:
K. Patterson 4m 50.16s 10
3000m final: C. Buscomb 9m 54.31s 13.
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CRICKET
SRI LANKA V BANGLADESH
(Kandy, Sri Lanka)
Lunch second day, third and final test at Asgiriya Stadium:
BANGLADESH
First innings
J. Omar lbw b Malinga 8S. Nafees c De Silva b Muralitharan 29H. Bashar c P Jayawardene b Maharoof 18R. Saleh c M Jayawardene b Muralitharan 0M. Ashraful c P Jayawardene b De Silva 26T. Imran M Jayawardene b De Silva 17M. Rahim not out 11M. Mortaza c and b Muralitharan 5M. Rafique c and b Muralitharan 5S. Hossain c Dilshan b Muralitharan 0S. Rasel c Silva b Muralitharan 0Extras (4b, 2lb, 5nb, 1w) 12--Total (48.5 overs) 131Fall: 1/10, 2/50, 3/61, 4/64, 5/98, 6/111, 7/118, 8/130, 9/131, 10/131.
Bowling: L. Malinga 10-2-41-1 (4nb, 1w), S. De Silva 12-3-29-2, M. Maharoof 8-4-21-1 (1nb), M. Muralitharan 14.5-6-28-6, T. Dilshan 4-1-6-0.
IRELAND V NETHERLANDS
(Belfast)
One-day international: Ireland 210-8 (E. Morgan 51) bt Netherlands 209-6 (M. Bukhari 71) by 1 run.
ENGLISH COUNTY
County Championship:
Division One:
At The Rose Bowl: Warwickshire 353-5 (D. Maddy 123, I. Trott 50)/0 innings forfeited v Hampshire 23-1 dec/331-5 (M. Carberry 192 no). Hampshire (15pts) bt Warwickshire (4pts) by 5 wkts
At Old Trafford: Yorkshire 320 (M. Vaughan 74, G. Brophy 73, A. McGrath 56, J. Anderson 5-98) v Lancashire 247-6 (S Law 55, A Rashid 5-114). Lancashire (8pts) drew with Yorkshire (9pts)
Division Two:
At Chelmsford: Essex 700-9 dec (J. Foster 204, A. Bichel 148, G. Napier 125, R. Bopara 59, G. Swann 4-166)/63-1 v Nottinghamshire 791 (C. Read 240, S. Patel 117, M. Wagh 107, G. Swann 97, M. Ealham 54). Essex (10pts) drew with Nottinghamshire (11pts)
At Grace Road: Glamorgan 268 (B. Wright 108, D. Masters 4-44)/236 (R. Croft 71, J. Maher 55, G. Kruger 5-62) v Leicestershire 481 (H. Ackerman 153, P. Nixon 126, Mansoor Amjad 105 no, J. Harris 4-95)/27-0). Leicestershire (22pts) bt Glamorgan (5pts) by 10 wkts
At Southgate: Derbyshire 340 (S. Katich 80, M. Dighton 68)/199 (S. Katich 68, G. Smith 54 no, M. Kartik 5-38) v Middlesex 258 (E. Joyce 81, T. Lungley 5-33)/266 (E. Smith 65, A. Strauss 53). Derbyshire (20pts) bt Middlesex (5pts) by 15 runs
At Northampton: Northamptonshire 310 (U. Afzaal 66, M. Wessels 57, S. Peters 55, S. Kirby 5-60)/ 270 (S. Peters 92, U. Afzaal 72, C. Taylor 4-52) v Gloucestershire 250 (C. Taylor 112 no, J. van der Wath 4-54)/192 (H. Marshall 58, M. Panesar 6-65). Northamptonshire (20pts) bt Gloucestershire (5pts) by 138 runs.
TWENTY/20 WORLD CUP
(South Africa)
England provisional 30-man squad for September event: P. Collingwood (captain), J. Anderson, I. Bell , R. Bopara, T. Bresnan, S. Broad, G. Chapple, A. Cook , A. Flintoff, J. Kirtley, J. Lewis, M. Loye, D. Maddy, D. Mascarenhas, P. Nixon, M. Panesar, M. Pettini, K. Pietersen, L. Plunkett, M. Prior, C. Schofield, O. Shah, R. Sidebottom, J. Snape, V. Solanki, C. Tremlett, M. Trescothick, I. Trott, L. Wright, M. Yardy.
Bangladesh provisional squad: M. Ashraful, A. Ahmed, S. Nafees, T. Iqbal, T. Imran, S. Hasan, M. Mortaza, F. Reza, M. Sharif, T. Baishya, A. Kapali, M. Rafique, M. Riad, M. Rahim, A. Razzak, J. Siddiqui, J. Islam, N. Sadat, Nazimuddin, N. Chowdhury, S. Shuvo, S.Rasel, N. Islam, D. Ghose, S. Hossain, D. Mahmud, M. Shahzada, Z. Rahman, Milon, G. Salahuddin.
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CYCLING
TOUR DE FRANCE
Stage four (193km Villers-Cotterets to Joigny): T. Hushovd (Norway/Credit Agricole) 4hr 37min 47sec 1, R. Hunter (South Africa/Barloworld) same time 2, O. Freire (Spain/Rabobank) 3, E. Zabel (Germany/Milram) 4, D. Napolitano (Italy/Lampre) 5, G. Steegmans (Belgium/Quick-Step) 6, R. Foerster (Germany/Gerolsteiner) 7, T. Boonen (Belgium/Quick-Step) 8, S. Chavanel (France/Francaise des Jeux) 9, M. Cavendish (Isle of Man/ T-Mobile) 10, M. Burghardt (Germany/T-Mobile) 11, R. Perez (Spain/ Euskaltel) 12, M. Elmiger (Switzerland/AG2R) 13, S. Krauss (Germany/Gerolsteiner) 14, M. Fischer (Brazil/Liquigas) 15, R. McEwen (Australia/Predictor-Lotto) 16, J. Dean (NZ/Credit Agricole) 17, F. Ventoso (Spain/Saunier Duval) 18, A. Kuchynski (Belarus/Liquigas) 19, I.Isasi (Spain/Euskaltel) 20, C. Moreni (Italy/Cofidis) 21, S. Schumacher (Germany/Gerolsteiner) 22, F. Rodriguez (US/Predictor-Lotto) 23, S. Hinault (France/Credit Agricole) 24, C. Herve (France/Agritubel) 25, H. Haussler (Germany/Gerolsteiner) 26, R. Feillu (France/Agritubel) 27, J. Pineau (France/Bouygues Telecom) 28, K. Kirchen (Luxembourg/T-Mobile) 29, I. Camano (Spain/Saunier Duval) 30.
Overall standings: F. Cancellara (Switzerland/Team CSC) 19hr 49min 55sec 1, T. Hushovd (Norway/Credit Agricole) at 29sec 2, A. Kloeden (Germany/Astana) at 33sec 3, D. Millar (Britain/Saunier Duval) at 41sec 4, G. Hincapie (US/Discovery Channel) at 43sec 5, B. Wiggins (Britain/Cofidis) 6, S. Chavanel (France/Cofidis) at 44sec 7, V. Gusev (Russia/Discovery Channel) at 45sec 8, T. Boonen (Belgium/Quick-Step) at 46sec 9, V. Karpets (Russia/Caisse d'Epargne) same time 10, M. Astarloza (Spain/Euskaltel) at 49sec 11, A. Vinokourov (Kazakhstan/Astana) at 50sec 12, T. Dekker (Netherlands/Rabobank) at 51sec 13, M. Quinziato (Italy/Liquigas) at 52sec 14, B. Vaugrenard (France/Francaise des Jeux) st 15, J. I. Gutierrez (Spain/Caisse d'Epargne) at 53sec 16, A. Grivko (Ukraine/Milram) st 17, F. Pozzato (Italy/Liquigas) at 55sec 18, A. Contador (Spain/Discovery Channel) st 19, A. Kashechkin (Kazakhstan/Astana) st 20, C. Evans (Australia/Predictor-Lotto) at 56sec 21, W. Bonnet (France/Credit Agricole) st 22, R. Perez (Spain/Euskaltel) st 23, M. Rogers (Australia/T-Mobile) at 57sec 24, O. Pereiro (Spain/Caisse d'Epargne) st 25, E. Zabel (Germany/Milram) at 58sec 26, N. Vogondy (France/Agritubel) st 27, L. Gerdemann (Germany/T-Mobile) st 28, P.Savoldelli (Italy/Astana) st 29, R. Hunter (South Africa/Barloworld) at 59sec 30.
Also: J. Dean (NZ/Credit Agricole) at 1min 21sec 103.
Sprinters: T. Boonen (Belgium/Quick-Step) 98 points 1, E. Zabel (Germany/Milram) 86 2, R. McEwen (Australia/Predictor-Lotto) 84 3, R. Hunter (South Africa/Barloworld) 81 4, T. Hushovd (Norway/Credit Agricole) 79 5, S. Chavanel (France/Francaise des Jeux) 70 6, G. Steegmans (Belgium/Quick-Step) 66 7, O. Freire (Spain/Rabobank) 62 8, R. Foerster (Germany/Gerolsteiner) 59 9, R. Feillu (France/Agritubel) 57 10.
King of the mountains: S. Auge (France/Cofidis) 9 points 1, S. Chavanel (France/Cofidis) 7 2, D. Millar (Britain/Saunier Duval) 7 3, C. Knees (Germany/Milram) 5 4, A. Kuchynski (Belarus/Liquigas) 5 5, F. Bichot (France/Agritubel) 3 6, J. A. Flecha (Spain/Rabobank) 3 7, A. Grivko (Ukraine/Milram) 2 8, M. Ladagnous (France/Francaise des Jeux) 2 9, M. Sprick (France/Bouygues Telecom) 2 10.
Team standings: Astana 59hr 32min 03sec 1, Team CSC at 2sec 2, Discovery Channel at 5sec 3, Caisse d'Epargne at 18sec 4, Cofidis at 20sec 5, T-Mobile at 45sec 6, Rabobank at 47sec 7, Francaise des Jeux at 48sec 8, Liquigas at 52sec 9, Quick-Step at 54sec 10.
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ORIENTEERING
WORLD JUNIORS
(Dubbo, NSW)
Men:
A 4.5km: O. Lundanes (Norway) 23min 15s 1, P. Eriksson (Sweden) 23.59 2, M. Hubmann (Switzerland) 24.02 3.
B 4.1km: O. Kvaka (Slovakia) 23.31s 1, O. Liukkonen (Finland) 24.05 2, E Paladiev (Russia) 24.09 3.
Women:
A 3.6km: J. Lonnkvist (Sweden) 22.07 1, I. Bjrgul (Norway) 23.41 2, T. Mendel (Russia) and S. Kinni (Finland) 24.32 3 equal.
B 3.0km: K. Rea (NZ) 23.27 1, N. Peat (NZ) 23.40 2, A. Gil Sanchez (Spain).
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RUGBY
NPC WARMUP
Hawkes Bay team to play Bay of Plenty at McLean Park today: B. Batger, J. Kupa, J. Shoemark, S. Giddens, Z. Guildford, A. Clarke, D. Lee (captain), G. Webb, K. Lowe, G. Naoupu, M. Egan, L. Lokotui, C. Newland, H. Elliot, F. Taumalolo.
Reserves: J. Muir, C. Pera, W. Crutchley, B. Evans, L. Ottley, C. Eaton, J. Wilson.
Bay of Plenty team: C. Baxter, T. Nafe, W. Hughson, R. Schuster, A. Tahana, M. Delany, C. Hubbard, C. Bourke, T. Latimer, W. Smith, A. Kuka, C. Retallick, B. Castle (c), N. Simpkins, S. Davison.
Reserves: J. Pareanga, M. Wallis, A. Rameka, S.King, G. Cowley, M. Williams, L. MacDonald.
WORLD CUP
Samoan squad named for September tournament in France:
Forwards: C. Johnston (Saracens, UK), J. Va'a (Glasgow Warriors, UK), K. Lealamajua (Dax, France), D. Kerslake (Vaiala, Samoa), M. Schwalger (Hurricanes, NZ), M. Salanoa (Scopa, Samoa), S. Vaisolasefo (Alhambra, NZ), F. Levi (Ricoh, Japan), K. Thompson (Wests, NZ), I. Fekori (Auckland, NZ), D. Leo (London Wasps, UK), H. Tuilagi (Leicester, UK), S. Lafaialii (Yokogawa, Japan), S. Setiti (Docomo, Japan), U. Ulia (Marist, Samoa), J. Purdie (Wellington, NZ).
Backs: S. So'oialo (Harlequins, UK), J. Poluleuligaga (North Harbour, NZ), L. Crichton (Worcester, UK), L. Lui (Moataa, Samoa), S. Mapusua (London Irish, UK), E. S. Fuimaono (Bath, UK), J. Meafou (Scopa, Samoa), E. Sevealii (Sale, UK), A. Tuilagi (Leeds Tykes, UK), B. Lima (Bristol, UK), D. Lemi (Bristol, UK), L. Faatau (Glasgow Warriors, UK), A. Tuilaga (Leicester, UK), G. Williams (Ponsonby, NZ). Coach: M. Jones.
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SOCCER
COPA AMERICA
(Puerto Ordaz, Venezuela)
Semifinal: Argentina 3 (G. Heinze 45, L. Messi 61, J. R. Riquelme 66 pen) Mexico 0
U-20 WORLD CUP
(Canada)
Quarter-finals: Austria 2 Gambia 1, US 2 Uruguay 1, Spain 4 Brazil 2, Japan 2 Czech Republic 2 (Czech Republic win 4-3 on penalties)
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SURFING
BILLABONG PRO
(Jeffreys Bay, South Africa)
Round one ASP World Tour event:
Heat 1: L. Stedman (Australia) (12.33), S. Cansdell (Australia) (12.33), T. Whitaker (Australia) (8.07).
Heat 2: D. Wills (Australia) (16.50), M. Occhilupo (Australia) (11.93), R. Monteiro (Brazil) (9.63)
Heat 3: B. Martinez (US) (14.93), P. Macdonald (Australia) (10.74), T. Brooks (Australia) (9.13)
Heat 4: B. Durbidge (Australia) (10.50), F. Pattachia (Hawaii) (9.73), G. Kling (US) (2.93)
Heat 5: J. Parkinson (Australia) (16.83), P. Sullivan (Hawaii) (13.83), T. Munro (Australia) (6.83)
Heat 6: C.J. Hobgood (US) (12.33), N. Padaratz (Brazil) (12.17), T. Burrow (Australia) (11.93)
Heat 7: L. Munro (Australia) (13.34), B. Dunn (Australia) (11.27), D. Hobgood (US) (11.17)
Heat 8: M. Fanning (Australia) (16.00), J. Flores (France) (9.27), S. Payne (South Africa) (7.26)
Heat 9: A. Irons (Hawaii) (11.20), D. Fahrenfort (South Africa) (8.07), M. Campbell (Australia) (5.66)
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TENNIS
MIYAZAKI TOURNAMENT
(Japan)
First round: Ellen Barry (NZ) lost to 8-N. Hamamura (Japan) 6-3 3-6 6-1
FRINTON FUTURES
(England)
First round: D. King-Turner (NZ) lost to P.-L. Duclos (Canada) 6-4 4-6 6-3, S.n Rea (NZ) lost to G. Dyce (UK) 7-5 6-7 7-6.
BOSTON FUTURES
(United States)
Qualifying, final round: S. Jones (NZ) lost to Maria Mokh (Russia) 0-6 6-1 7-5.
Jones qualified for main draw as best loser.
First round: S. Jones (NZ) lost to A. Bachmann (Germany) 6-2 6-1
First round, doubles: S. Lee (NZ)/M. Johannson (Sweden) lost to E. Craciun (Uruguay)/A. Koch-Berventuto (Chile) 6-3 2-6 7-6(3).
PEORIA FUTURES
(Illinois, US)
Singles, first round: R. Statham (NZ) bt 6-M. Fugate (US) 2-6 6-3 6-1, A. Thompson (NZ) lost to C. Bowles (US) 7-5 6-4, M. Venus (NZ) lost to A. Fass (US) 6-4 6-4.
Doubles, first round: Thompson/Statham (NZ) bt L. Bielawki/W. Boe-Wiegaard (US) 6-3 6-4
SWISS OPEN
(Gestaad)
Men's singles, first round (prefix denotes seeding): N. Lapentti (Ecuador) bt J. Acasuso (Argentina) 7-5 6-1, M. V. Arguello (Argentina) bt 7-S. Wawrinka (Switzerland) 7-5 1-6 6-4, J. Vanek (Czech Republic) bt F. Serra (France) 6-4 6-1, A. Seppi (Italy) bt B. Salva (Spain) 6-4 6-0, G. Monfils (France) bt 1-N. Davydenko (Russia) 3-6 6-4 7-5, I. Andreev (Russia) bt A. Montanes (Spain) 3-6 6-3 6-4, 3-R. Gasquet (France) bt R. R. Hidalgo (Spain) 6-3 6-4, S. Koubek (Austria) bt 2-M. Youzhny (Russia) 6-4 6-3
Round two: R. Stepanek (Czech Republic) bt 4-P. Kohlschreiber (Germany) 7-5 6-3, 6-M. Gicquel (France) bt W. Eschauer (Austria) 6-2 7-6 (7-4)
SWEDISH OPEN
(Stockholm)
Round two: O. Rochus (Belgium) bt L. Dlouhy (Czech Republic) 6-4 7-5, F. Volandri (Italy) bt Y. Schukin (Russia) 4-6 6-3 6-3, N. Almagro (Spain) bt J. Bjrkman (Sweden) 6-4 6-2.
NATIONAL 16S INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIP
(Auckland)
Semifinals (prefix denotes seeding):
Boys: 1-D. Davies (North Harbour) bt 3-R. Sokoevic (Auckland) walkover, 2-S. Robertson (Waikato) bt B. Hayr (Auckland) 3-6 6-3 6-3.
Girls: 3-A. Lain (Canterbury) bt E. Anderson-Scott (Waikato) 6-4 6-2, 2-T. Hamel (Canterbury) bt 7-I. Teu (Auckland) 7-5 6-4.
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YACHTING
WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS
(Portugal)
New Zealand results:
Finals:
Yngling: S. Ferris/R. Smeal/S. Buckley 6.
Finn: D. Slater 16.
Current standings:
Women's RS:X: B. Kendall 2
Men's RS:X: T. Ashley 15, J.-P. Tobin 24
Women's 470: M. Henshaw/O. Powrie 13