KEY POINTS:
BASKETBALL
NBA
Charlotte 101 Atlanta 87, Toronto 96 Miami 83, Washington 111 Philadelphia 108, Boston 105 Orlando 96, New Jersey 118 Indiana 94, New York 97 Cleveland 93, San Antonio 92 N.O./Oklahoma City 88, Dallas 105 Milwaukee 103, Seattle 100 Denver 97, Utah 108 Minnesota 102, Houston
92 LA Clippers 87
NBL
North Harbour 94 (O. Forman 23, B. Charleton 15, T. Behrendorff 15, H. Allen 14, N. Connell 13) Canterbury 73 (M. Green 26, M. Joiner 22).
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BOWLS
NEW ZEALAND V IRELAND
Men, Singles:- New Zealand (S. McIlroy) 21, Ireland (M. McHugh) 20.
Pairs:- Ireland (J. Ross, N. Booth, skip) 21, New Zealand (A. Todd, G. Lawson, skip) 12.
Triples:- New Zealand (S. McIlroy, S. O'Neill, R. Girvan, skip) 23, Ireland (M. McPeak, M. Greenfield, J. Henry, skip) 10, time called after 16 ends.
Fours:- New Zealand (A. Todd, S. O'Neill, R. Girvan, G. Lawson, skip) 22,
Ireland (P. Daly, J. Ross, J. Henry, N. Booth, skip) 14.
Result:- New Zealand 3, Ireland 1
Women, Singles:- New Zealand (S. Matthews) 21, Ireland (M. Johnston) 9.
Pairs:- New Zealand (S. Matthews, J. Edwards, skip) 14, Ireland (B. O'Neill, M. Johnston, skip) 13.
Triples:- New Zealand (M. Timoti, M. Khan, S. Sims, skip) 28, Ireland (D. Bell, P. Day, J. Dowds, skip) 10.
Fours:- New Zealand (M. Timoti, M. Khan, S. Sims, J. Edwards, skip) 18, Ireland (D. Bell, J. Dowds, B. O'Neill, P. Day, skip) 8.
Result:- New Zealand 4, Ireland nil.
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CRICKET
WORLD CUP
SRI LANKA V SOUTH AFRICA
(Georgetown, Guyana)
SRI LANKA
U. Tharanga c Kemp b Ntini 12
S. Jayasuriya c Kallis b Langeveldt 26
M. Jayawardene c de Villiers b Langeveldt 12
K. Sangakkara c Boucher b Hall 28
C. Silva run out (Gibbs) 9
T. Dilshan c Kemp b Ntini 58
R. Arnold c Boucher b Langevelt 50
F. Maharoof c Ntini b Langeveldt 5
L. Malinga not out 0C. Vaas c Gibbs b Langeveldt 0
M. Muralitharan run out (Pollock) 1
Extras: (3lb,4w,1nb) 8--Total: (all out, 49.3 overs) 209Fall: 1/13, 2/45, 3/65, 4/90, 5/98, 6/195, 7/208, 8/208, 9/208, 10/209.
Bowling: S. Pollock 8-0-46-0, M. Ntini 8-0-26-2, C. Langeveldt 10-1-39-5 (1nb), A. Hall 9.3-0-33-1 (3w), J. Kallis 6-0-24-0, R. Peterson 5-0-22-0 (1w), G. Smith 3-0-16-0.
SOUTH AFRICA
G. Smith st Sangakkara b Muralitharan 59
A.B. de Villiers b Vaas 0
J. Kallis c Sangakkara b Malinga 86
H. Gibbs c & b Muralitharan 31
M. Boucher lbw b Muralitharan 0
J. Kemp st Sangakkara b Jayasuriya 5
S. Pollock b Malinga 13
A. Hall c Tharanga b Malinga 0
R. Peterson not out 4
M. Ntini b Malinga 0
C. Langeveldt not out 1
Extras: (5b,4lb,3w,1nb) 13--Total: (for 9wkts, 48.2 overs) 212Fall: 1/1, 2/95, 3/160, 4/160, 5/82, 6/206, 7/206, 8/207, 9/207.
Bowling: Vaas 10-1-31-1, Malinga 9.2-0-54-4 (1nb,1w), Maharoof 7-0-41-0, Muralitharan 10-0-34-3 (1w), Jayasuriya 10-0-34-1 (1w), Dilshan 2-0-9-0.
Result: South Africa won by one wicket
AUSTRALIA V WEST INDIES
(St John's, Antigua)
AUSTRALIA
A. Gilchrist c Ramdin b Powell 7
M. Hayden c Samuels b Bravo 158
R. Ponting run out 35
M. Clarke lbw b Bravo 41
A. Symonds c Ramdin b Samuels 13
M. Hussey b Powell 9
S. Watson not out 33
B. Hogg not out 5
Extras (1b 9lb 8w 3nb) 21--Total (6 wickets, 50 overs) 322Fall: 1/10, 2/76, 3/174, 4/208, 5/234, 6/297
Bowling: Powell 10-2-53-2, Taylor 10-0-67-0, Collymore 10-0-56-0, Gayle 4-0-29-0, Bravo 7-0-49-2, Samuels 9-0-58-1
WEST INDIES
C. Gayle c Watson b McGrath 2
S. Chanderpaul lbw b Tait 5
R. Sarwan c Ponting b Hogg 29
M. Samuels c Symonds b McGrath 4
B. Lara lbw b Hogg 77
D. Bravo c Ponting b McGrath 9
D. Ramdin c Gilchrist b Bracken 52
D. Smith lbw b Hogg 9
J. Taylor lbw b Symonds 10
D. Powell b Tait 5
C. Collymore not out 1
Extras (1b 15w) 16--Total (all out, 45.3 overs) 219Fall: 1/11, 2/16, 3/20, 4/91, 5/107, 6/156, 7/172, 8/199, 9/217, 10/219
Bowling: Bracken 9-1-25-1, Tait 7.3-0-43-2, McGrath 8-1-31-3, Watson 7-0-31-0, Hogg 10-0-56-3, Symonds 4-0-32-1
Result: Australia won by 103 runs
SUPER EIGHT STANDINGS P W L RR Pts Australia 2 2 0 +1.86 4.0 Sri Lanka 2 1 1 +1.97 2.0 New Zealand 1 1 0 +0.94 2.0 West Indies 2 1 1 -0.57 2.0 South Africa 2 1 1 -0.71 2.0 England 1 0 1 -0.94 0.0 Ireland 1 0 1 -1.04 0.0 Bangladesh 1 0 1 -4.30 0.0 GOLF
BRITISH OPEN QUALIFYING
(Singapore)
Final round (par-72 Sentosa Golf Club):-
135: A. Groom (Aus) 66, 69
136: L. Chih-bing (Sin) 70, 66; R. Bain (Sco) 72, 64; D. Gleeson (Aus) 68, 68
137: L. Woon-jon (Aus) 67, 70; P. Jun-won (Kor) 69, 68
138: S. Ishigaki (Jpn) 67, 71
Also:-
140: S. Scahill (NZ) 73, 67 (tie for 16th)
146: B. Iles (NZ) 71, 75 (tie for 44th)
144: G. Paddison (NZ) 72, 72 (tie for 37th)
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ICE HOCKEY
NHL
Buffalo 4 New Jersey 3, Philadelphia 5 Carolina 1, Florida 3 Atlanta 2, Anaheim 3 Chicago 1.
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SOCCER
EURO 2008 QUALIFIERS
Group A:- Azerbaijan 1 Finland 0, Poland 1 Armenia 0, Serbia 1 Portugal 1
Poland751112516Portugal632113411Finland63217311Serbia63218411Belgium6213467Kazakhstan6123385Azerbaijan61142134Armenia5014061
Group B:- Italy 2 Scotland 0, Georgia 3 Faeroe Islands 1, Ukraine 1 Lithuania 0
Ukraine54018412Scotland540211612France540112212Italy53119510Georgia620413126Lithuania5113354Faroe Islands60051230
Group C:- Hungary 2 Moldova 0, Malta 0 Greece 1, At Frankfurt, Germany: Turkey 2, Norway 2
Turkey541014313Greece54018412Bosnia521210127Norway5212967Hungary5103786Malta51135104Moldova60233132
Group D:- Czech Republic 1 Cyprus 0, Ireland 1 Slovakia 0, Germany541021313Czech Republic641115413Ireland741212813Slovakia630315119Wales5203896Cyprus61149164San Marino50051300
Group E:- Israel 4 Estonia 0, At Barcelona, Spain: Andorra 0 England 3
Croatia541015413Israel632113611Russia53207111England63219211Macedonia6213557Estonia50050100Andorra50051220
Group F:- Liechtenstein 1 Latvia 0, Northern Ireland 2 Sweden 1, Spain 1 Iceland 0
Northern Ireland641110713Sweden54019412Spain5302969Denmark4211727Latvia4103433Liechtenstein51043153Iceland5103493
Group G:- Bulgaria 0 Albania 0, Romania 3 Luxembourg 0, Slovenia 0 Netherlands 1
Netherlands64208214Romania532010311Bulgaria5230739Belarus52129117Slovenia5113484Albania5032363Luxembourg5005190
INTERNATIONAL FRIENDLIES
Chile 1 Costa Rica 1, Colombia 2 Paraguay 0, France 1 Austria 0, Germany 0 Denmark 1, South Africa 0 Bolivia 1, United States 0 Guatemala 0, Venezuela 5 New Zealand 0
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SOFTBALL
SECONDARY SCHOOLS TOURNAMENT
National division one (Hastings):-
Girls:- Wellington East Girls College 9 Sacred Heart College 2, Penrose HS 15 Tawa College 4, Auckland Girls Grammar 20 Newlands College 8, Aranui HS 21 Havelock North HS 7, Hukarere College 16 Papakura HS 1, Aranui HS 9 Dunstan HS 8, Sacred Heart College 10 Auckland Girls Grammar 8.
Hukarere College 11 Tawa College 0, Penrose HS 10 Wellington East Girls College 9, Newlands College 11 Havelock North HS 10, Sacred Heart College 19 Dunstan HS 1, Aranui HS 9 Hukarere College 5, Wellington East Girls College 20 Tawa College 0, Penrose HS 10 Newlands College 1, Papakura HS 7 Auckland Girls Grammar 6.
Boys:- Kelston BHS 17 Rosehill College 2, Tawa College 13 Napier BHS 2, Wellington College 4 St Peters 3, Hastings BHS 5 Taita College 0, Selwyn College 6 Aotea College 3, Kelston BHS 14 Napier BHS 1, Wellington College 10 Rosehill College 3, Taita College 1 St Peters College 0, Hastings BHS 5 Aotea College 0, Tawa College 4 Mt Albert Grammar School 2.
North Island division two (New Plymouth):-
Girls:- Naenae College 18 St Matts College 2, New Plymouth GHS 4 Rotorua Lakes HS3. Final:- Naenae College 7 New Plymouth GHS 4.
Boys:- Rotorua BHS 5 Naenae College 2, Pukekohe HS 4 Penrose HS 2, St Kentigern College 8 Lindisfarne College 0, St Pats Town 4 Takapuna Grammar 1, Rotorua BHS 12 New Plymouth BHS 0, Lindisfarne College 3 Penrose HS 0, Takapuna Grammar 7 Naenae College 6, New Plymouth BHS 17 Pukekohe HS 9, St Kentigern College 10 St Pats Town 1.
Winners:- Rotorua BHS. Runners-up:- St Kentigern College.
South Island division two (Blenheim):-
Girls:- Burnside HS 13 Waitaki GHS 2, Avonside GHS 9 Marian College 6, Marian College 11 Marlborough Girls College 4, Burnside HS 11 Avonside GHS 7. Final: Waitaki GHS 19 Burnside HS 17.
Boys:- Nayland College 27 Westland HS 1, Waitaki BHS 9 Greymouth HS 8, Marlborough BHS 13 Shirley BHS 8, Dunstan HS 9 Gore HS 8, Nelson College 8 Waimea College 3. Final:- Marlborough BHS 9 Shirley BHS 4.
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SWIMMING
WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS
(Melbourne)
New Zealand results:-
100m freestyle:- L. Boyle 56.03, 18th; 200m breaststroke:- A. Carey.2:34.31, 27; G. Snyders 2:18.72, 38; Womens 4x200m freestyle relay:- New Zealand 8:04.34, 10 (H. Norfolk 2:00.57, L. Boyle 2:00.37, A. Fitch 2:01.62 M. Ingram 2:01.78), Men's 200m individual medley final:- D. Kent (NZ) 2:00.73 8.
Men:-
200m individual medley, semifinal 1:- R. Lochte (US) 1:58.48 1, L. Cseh (Hun) 1:58.66 2, B. Johns (Can) 2:00.25, D. Kent (NZ) 2:00.53 4, H. Sano (Japan) 2:00.57 5, M. Alexandrov (Bulgaria) 2:01.83 6, M. Liivamagi (Estonia) 2:02.39 7, A. Krylov (Russia) 2:02.92 8. Semifinal 2:- M. Phelps (US) 1:57.49 1, T. Pereira (Brzail) 1:58.65 2, T. Kerekjarto (Hungary) 1:59.51 3, V.s Janusaitis (Lithuania) 2:00.05 4, L. Brodie (Australia) 2:00.77 5, K. Takakuwa (Japan) 2:00.81 6, A. Lucas (Australia) 2:02.33 7, I. Kokkodis (Greece) 2:02.69 8.
800m freestyle final:- O. Mellouli (Tun) 7:46.95 1, P. Stanczyk (Pol) 7:47.91 2, C. Stevens (Aust) 7:48.67 3, F. Colbertaldo (Ita) 7:49.98 4, S. Rouault (Fra) 7:52.04 5, S. Fesenko (Ukr) 7:53.43 6, G. Hackett (Aust) 7:55.39 7, R. Cochrane (Can) 7:56.56 8.
200m individual medley final:- M. Phelps (US) 1min 54.98sec (world record) 1, R. Lochte (US) 1:56.19 2, L. Cseh (Hungary) 1:56.92 3, T. Pereira (Brazil) 1:58.98 4, B. Johns (Canada) 1:59.46 5, T. Kerekjarto (Hungary) 1:59.57 6, V. Janusaitis (Lithuania) 1:59.84 7, D. Kent (NZ) 2:00.73 8.
100m freestyle final:- F. Magnini (Italy) 48.43 1, B. Hayden (Canada) 48.43 2, E. Sullivan (Australia) 48.47 3, C. Cielo (Brazil) 48.51 4, J. Lezak (US) 48.52 5, P. van den Hoogenband (Netherlands) 48.63 6, R. Schoeman (South Africa) 48.72 7, R. Neethling (South Africa) 48.81 8.
Women:-
100m freestyle, Semifinal 1:- B. Steffen (Germany) 54.05sec 1, E. Morningstar (Canada) 54.08 2, M. Veldhuis (Netherlands) 54.17 3, J. Henry (Australia) 54.23 4, M. Metella (France) 54.61 5, A. Popchanka (France) 54.99 6, H.-M. Seppala (Finland) 55.31 7, V. Garcia (Puerto Rico) 56.27 8. Semifinal 2:- N. Coughlin (US) 53.40 1, L. Lenton (Australia) 53.85 2, J. Lillhage (Sweden) 54.61 3, F. Halsall (Britain) 54.85 4, X. Yanwei (China) 55.10 5, R. Kromowidjojo (Netherlands) 55.33 6, A. Herasimenia (Belarus) 55.39 7, A. Weir (US) 55.47 8.
200m breaststroke, Semifinal 1:- M. Jendrick (US) 2:26.14 1, L. Nan (China) 2:27.03 2, S. Jakobsson (Sweden) 2:27.24 3, T. Kirk (US) 2:27.41 4, B. Steven (Germany) 2:27.62 5, A. Kitagawa (Japan) 2:28.61 6, Y. Pidslina (Ukraine) 2:31.21 7, B. Kaminska (Poland) 2:31.42 8.
Semifinal 2:- L. Jones (Australia) 2:23.75 1, K. Balfour (Britain) 2:25.45 2, S. van Biljon (South Africa) 2:25.56 3, J. Seul Ki (Korea) 2:27.83 4, H. Westrin (Sweden) 2:28.55 5, M. Jukic (Austria) 2:29.40 6, A. Khlistunova (Ukraine) 2:30.12 7, 8. Q. Hui (China) 2:30.45 8.
200m butterfly final:- J. Schipper (Australia) 2:06.39 1, K. Vandenberg (US) 2:06.71 2, O. Jedrzejczak (Poland) 2:06.90 3, J. Liuyang (China) 2:07.22 4, A. Lacroix (Canada) 2:07.73 5, Y. Nakanishi (Japan) 2:09.43 6, S. Isakovic (Slovenia) 2:09.66 7, A. Mongel (France) 2:13.61 8.
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TENNIS
TOKYO FUTURES
Second round:- R. Statham (NZ) bt 8-T. Chaen (Jap) 6-4 6-0
HAMMOND FUTURES
First round:- M. Erakovic (NZ) lost to J. Ditty (US) 4-6 6-3 6-4.