Thursday's results

BASKETBALL

NBA

Philadelphia 112 Dallas 97, Washington 97 LA Clippers 102, Cleveland 112 Seattle 85, Boston 99 Memphis 98, Charlotte 86 San Antonio 94, New Jersey 91 Utah 83, Minnesota 88 LA Lakers 74, Indiana 95 Miami 90, New Orleans/Oklahoma City 83 Orlando 88, Chicago 85 Golden State 84, Portland 95 NY Knicks 83, Denver 107 Sacramento 91

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BOWLS

ASIA PACIFIC CHAMPIONSHIP
(Melbourne)

Women:-

Triples, round two: Malaysia bt Australia 9-8 8-5; Samoa bt Canada 3-9 9-4 2-0; Philippines bt Fiji 7-6 14-6; Norfolk Island bt Korea 10-7 13-2; Singapore bt China 10-4 14-9; Hong Kong China bt New Zealand 11-12, 12-9, 2-1.

Pairs, round three: New Zealand 12-9, 12-10 Singapore

Men:-

Triples, round two: Australia bt Fiji 11-2 11-6; Philippines bt Japan 11-3 13-6; Brunei bt Korea 6-4 12-2; Singapore bt China 11-5 8-8; Canada bt Malaysia 7-6 11-5; New Zealand bt US 11-6 11-3; Hong Kong China bt Norfolk Island 13-7 8-11 2-0.

Round three:-

New Zealand bt Philippines 7-3, 18-4

Pairs, round three:- New Zealand 12-2, 13-4 Fiji

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CRICKET

INDIA V SRI LANKA
(Rajkot, India)

Sixth one-day international:-

SRI LANKA

U. Tharanga c Dhoni b R. Singh 28
S. Jayasuriya c Dhoni b Sreesanth 19
K. Sangakkara c Tendulkar b Pathan 9
M. Jayawardene st Dhoni b Kartik 14
M. Atapattu c Sehwag b R. Singh 9
T. Dilshan run out 59
R. Arnold run out 8
C. Vaas b Kartik 9
U. Chandana b R. Singh 30
F. Maharoof c Kaif b R. Singh 4
D. Fernando not out 4
Extras (1nb, 2w) 3
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Total (42.5 overs) 196
Fall: 1/44, 2/56, 3/57, 4/79, 5/83, 6/118, 7/132, 8/161, 9/182, 10/196.

Bowling: I. Pathan 7-0-31-1, S. Sreesanth 8-0-50-1 (1w), R. Singh 8.5-2-35-4 (1w), M. Kartik 10-1-42-2, H. Singh 9-1-38-0 (1nb)

INDIA

G. Gambhir b Fernando 28
S. Tendulkar c Maharoof b Fernando 19
V. Sehwag c Dilshan b Chandana 22
M. Kaif not out 38
Y. Singh not out 79
Extras (8nb, 3w) 11
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Total (for 3wkts, 34.5 overs) 197
Fall: 1/43, 2/57, 3/92

Bowling: C. Vaas 7-0-38-0 (1nb), D. Fernando 10-1-58-2 (7nb, 1w), F. Maharoof 4-0-24-0, S. Jayasuriya 3.5-0-22-0 (1w), U. Chandana 5-0-32-1 (1w), T. Dilshan 5-0-23-0.

Result: India won by 7 wickets. Lead series 5-1.

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CYCLING

TOUR OF SOUTHLAND
(Invercargill)

Stage six, Balfour to Riversdale, 15km invididual time trial:- J. Vennell (Calder Stewart) 15m 37s 1, G. Henderson (Southland Times) at 1s 2, R. Dunstan (Cycle Surgery) st 3, M. Northey (KiwiVelo) at 4sec 4, P. Latham (Southland Times) at 6s 5, M. Ryan (Trek/Zookeepers Cafe) st 6, G. McCauley (Trek/Zookeepers Cafe) at 11s 7, K. menzies (Calder Stewart) at 17s 8, . Wohlberg (Calder Stewart) at 24s 9, W. Riebenbauer (Subway) at 27s 10.

Stage seven, Riversdale to Invercargill, 127km: J. Allen (Pro4 CycleOps) 2hr 56m 17s 1, W. Riebenbauer (Subway) st 2, K. Menzies (Calder Stewart) st 3, G. McCauley (Trek/Zookeepers Cafe) st 4, J. Chapman (Creation Signs) st 5, R. Reid (Rabobank) st 6, R. Cull (Ascot Park Hotel) st 7, J. Vennell (Calder Stewart) at 3s 8, G. Burndred (Rabobank) st 9, F. McMaster (Subway) at 7s 10.

General classification: J. Vennell (Calder Stewart) 13:26.36 1, G. Henderson (Southland Times) at 36s 2, G. Mitchell (Southland Times) at 1m 03s 3, W. Riebenbauer (Subway) at 1:12 4, G. McCauley (Trek Zookeepers) at 1:14 5, K. Menzies (Calder Stewart) at 1:24 6, R. Reid (Rabobank) at 2:14 7, F. MacMaster (Subway) at 2:35 8, A. Strong (Team MG XPower) at 2:37 9, L. Hutchings (Rabobank) at 2:46 10.

Team standings: Southland Times 40:25.23 1, Calder Stewart at 1:32 2, Rabobank at 2:10 3, Subway at 2:45 4, Team MG XPower at 6:10 5, Trek/Zookeepers Cafe at 8:50 6, KiwiVelo at 14:55 7, Creation Signs at 17:15 8, Share the Road at 22:02 9, Pro4 CycleOps at 23:46 10.

Sprint classification: H. Godfrey (Subway) 57 points 1, S. Tilford (Hilo Decorating) 32 2, J. Poad (Trek/Zookeepers Cafe) 23 3.

King of the mountains: J. Lieswyn (Southland Times) 28 1, J. Cooper (Creation Signs) 28 2, A. Chapman (Creation Signs) 16 3.

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GOLF

FREYBERG MASTERS
(Muriwai)

Round six:-

Hawkes Bay 5 Southland 0: T. Aranui bt P. McDonald 3/2, P. Morete bt G. Keen 3/1, D. Wilkinson bt E. Clark 2 up, P. Mountcastle bt P. Adams 4/2, H. Heather bt G. Radka 5/3.

Taranaki 3 Northland 2: T. Ropiha bt C. Palmer 1 up, R. Sim bt M. Donaldson 7/6, B. Martelletti lost S. Wilson 3/1, M. Martin lost B. Shirley 2/1.

Wellington 4 1/2 Tasman 1/2: F. Borren bt E. Davis 1 up, G. Sims halved K. Ballantyne, M. Webber bt A. Isle 5/3, R. Barltrop bt M. Molloy 4/3, P. Scrimgeour bt C. Forbes 3/1.

Auckland 2 1/2 Canterbury 2 1/2: M. Leitch lost P. Bailey 3/2, R. Griffin lost D. Lavery 2/1, K. Hankin bt H. Kim 2/1, M. Barltrop bt R. McCall 1 up, G. Goldfinch halved P. Fox.

Waikato 3 1/2 Poverty Bay 1 1/2: A. Smith bt S. Jeune 1 up, W. Veldman bt T. Goldsmith 2/1, S. McCollam halved I. Murphy, R. Buck lost P. Turei 4/3, P. Hunter bt B. Colbert 6/5.

Manawatu-Wanganui 5 Aorangi 0: S. McCabe bt R. Grant 5/4, S. Atkins bt A. Brock 2/1, P. Bull bt B. Leonard 3/2, J. Byres bt R. Bell 1 up, M. Wells bt R. Patterson 2/1.

North Harbour 2 1/2 Otago 2 1/2: C. Pere halved L. Nelson, R. Noffke bt M. Edgar 6/4, R. Fleet bt G. Barbara 7/6, P. Mosley lost K. Shaw 6/5, T. Treen lost J. Lapsley 3/2.

Bye: Bay of Plenty.

Round seven:-

Auckland 5 Southland 0: Leitch bt McDonald 6/5, Griffin bt Keen 4/2, Hankin bt Clark 3/2, Barltrop bt Adams 3/2, Goldfinch bt Radka 3/2.

Canterbury 4 Taranaki 1: Bailey lost Ropiha 2/1, Lavery bt Sim 1 up, Kim bt Heyes 1 up, McCall bt Martelletti 1 up, Fox bt Martin 1 up.

Hawkes Bay 2 1/2 Northland 2 1/2: Aranui lost Palmer 1 up, Morete halved M. Donaldson, Wilkinson bt B. Donaldson 6/5, Mountcastle lost Wilson 2/1, Heather bt Shirley 6/5.

Poverty Bay 3 Bay of Plenty 2: Jeune bt W. Steward 2 up, Goldsmith bt R. Fowler 1 up, Murphy bt F. Watts 3/2, Turei lost T. Cochrane 5/4, Colbert lost D. Enright 4/3.

North Harbour 3 1/2 Aorangi 1 1/2: Pere bt Grant 4/3, Noffke bt Bro0ck 2 up, Fleet halved Leonard, Mosley bt Bell 6/5, Treen lost Patterson 2/1.

Tasman 2 1/2 Waikato 2 1/2: Davis lost Smith 1 up, Ballantyne lost Veldman 4/3, Isle bt McCollam 2 up, Molloy bt Buck 2/1, Forbes halved Hunter.

Otago 4 Manawatu-Wanganui 1: Nelson bt McCabe 5/4, Edgar lost Atkins 6/5, Barbara bt Bull 3/2, Shaw bt Byres 1 up, Lapsley bt Wells 3/2.

Bye: Wellington.

Points: North Harbour 5 1/2 matches, 22 1/2 games; Wellington 4 1/2, 2 1/2; Auckland 4 1/2, 21; Northland 4 1/2,17 1/2; Otago 4, 17 1/2; Canterbury and Hawkes Bay 3 1/2, 17 1/2; Waikato 3 1/2, 16; Bay of Plenty 3, 15; Taranaki 2 1/2, 14; Manawatu-Wanganui 2, 14 1/2; Aorangi and Southland 1 1/2, 10 1/2; Poverty Bay 1 1/2, 10; Tasman 1 1/2, 9 1/2.

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ICE HOCKEY

NHL

Buffalo 3 Carolina 5, Florida 3 NY Rangers 4 (op), Atlanta 5 Pittsburgh 0, Columbus 3 St Louis 1, Detroit 5 Los Angeles 4 (OT).

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SOCCER

ENGLISH CHAMPIONSHIP

Sheffield Wednesday 1 Cardiff City 3

SCOTTISH LEAGUE CUP

Celtic 2 Rangers 0

INTERNATIONAL FRIENDLY
(Fort-De-France, Martinique)

France 3 Costa Rica 2

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SQUASH

US OPEN
(Boston)

Men's final (prefix denotes seeding):-[3] L. Beachill (Eng) bt [2] D. Palmer (Aus) 11-7, 9-11, 8-11, 11-1, 11-8

Women's final:- [1] N. Grinham (Aus) bt [2] V. Botwright (Eng) 9-7, 9-10, 9-3, 9-4 (61m)

BALTIMORE OPEN
(Baltimore, US)

Qualifying finals:- K. Yehia (Egy) bt R. Temple (Eng) 11-10 (2-0), 9-11, 11-4, 11-8, R. Schonborn (SA) bt L. Margan (Aus) 10-11 (1-3), 11-1, 5-11, 11-7, 11-10 (4-2), J. Engelbrecht (Zim) bt D. Patterson (US) 11-9, 6-11, 11-8, 11-7, A. Gaskin (Irl) bt B. Tissot (Fra) 11-7, 11-6, 11-10 (2-0)

TENNIS

WTA TOUR CHAMPIONSHIP
(New York)

Round Robin, prefix denotes seeding:-

Green group:- 1-L. Davenport (US) bt 6-P. Schnyder (Switzerland) 6-3 7-5

Black Group:- 5-M. Pierce (France) bt 8-E. Dementieva (Russia) 6-2 6-3