Today's results
AWARDS
University of Auckland Blues
Sports Woman of the Year:- L. Boyle (Bronze medal - 4 x 200m Freestyle Relay Melbourne Commonwealth Games)
Sports Man of the Year:- M. McCormick
Maori Sports Person of the Year:- D. Sanders (Gold medal, WTF-Oceania Championships 2006 heavyweight division taekwondo)
Most
Meritorious Performance:- E. Coster (Olympic and Commonwealth swimmer, current NZ 100m fly record holder)
Sports Woman of the Year Finalists:- J. Toomey, L. Boyle, E. Coster, Z. Thompson
Sports Man of the Year Finalists:- J. Moody, M. McCormick, M. Herring, T. Butler
Sports Blues Recipients:-
Archery:- A. Russell. Artistic Roller Skating:- G. Mercer. Athletics:- C. Gillies, S. Rapson. Badminton:- J. Moody. Cricket:- L. Shaw. Fencing:- H. McCracken. Gymnastics:- B. Castles. Hockey:- H. Baron. Ice Hockey:- T. Faull. Karate:- T. Butler, T. Glyn, B. Running. Kick Boxing:- D. Sanders. Netball:- K. Horton. Orienteering:- J. Bradshaw, M. Peat. Rowing:- M. Jensen. Soccer:- J. Spoonley, Z. Thompson. Surf Lifesaving:- J. Toomey. Swimming:- L. Boyle, E. Coster, M. Herring, M. Ingram, M. Jack, R. Linton, S. Vettoretti. Table Tennis:- R. Zhu. Tae Kwon Do:- D. Sanders. Yachting:- A. Cozzolino, A. Eason, G. Hill, M. Lichtwark, M. McCormick, L. Sutherland.
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BOXING
National Championship
(Rotorua)
Junior men up to 50kg:- H. Scaife (Wgtn/ Hutt) 35 bt J.Wete (Akl) 16, M. Mahere (Wgt/Hutt) 10 lost to S. Roberts (CNI) 31
Junior men up to 54kg:- I. Rickard (EC) 9 lost to R. Keo (BCM)16, R. Dethery (Waik) 19 bt J. Terere (Man) 16
Junior men up to 57kg:- L. Prisco (CM) 15 bt B. Fillipo (Wgtn/Hutt) 10, D. Wharemate (CNI) bt A. Te Whata RSCO
Junior men up to 63kg:- J. Barchard (Akl) bt S. Chea (BCM) RSCO, R. Murphy (Feld) 27 bt R. Charalampious (NH) 3
Intermediate men up to 57kg:- D. Williams (NH) 17 bt J. Broughton (Cant) 12, S. Nicholson (Otg) bt A. Panirau (BCM) RSCOS
Intermediate men up to 64kg:- K. Matiu (Waik) 18 M. Christie (Tim) 4, L. Moala (Mast) bt G. Gardner (Wgtn/Hutt) CCL
Senior men up to 69kg:- D. Maxwell (Feld) lost to D. Greig (NH) RSCO, D. Kota (CNI) 7 lost to J. Potter (CA) 32
Senior men up to 91kg:- D. Alua-Rogers (BOP) bt J. Murdoch (Waik) RSCH, S. Pownceby (Cant) bt G. Craig (Otg) RSCOS
Senior men 91kg+:- W. Quarrie (NH) 22 bt P. Valalava (Cant) 11
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GOLF
GTNZ Olex Taranaki Open
Round two New Plymouth Golf Club today (par 72, W= women, P= professional):-
136: J. Geary (Mt.Maunganui) 71 65, M. Brown (Wellington P) 70 66
138: M. Pettigrew (NSW P) 71 67, T. Ropiha (New Plymouth) 67 71
139: B. Shilton (Te Awamutu P) 71 68, C. Osborne (Auckland P) 68 71
140: G. Moorhead (New Plymouth P) 73 67, H. Robertson (Palmerston North P) 67 73, L. James (The Grange) 69 71, M. Purser (Hamilton) 70 70,
141: B. Stuart (Royal Wellington) 70 71, M. Holten (Christchurch P) 68 73
142: B. Clark (Auckland P) 72 70, C. Owen (New Plymouth P) 73 69, D. Barson (Nelson P) 69 73
143: L. Nobilo (Auckland P) 66 77, M. Boe (Horsham Downs) 72 71, M. Hendry (Auckland P) 72 71
144: (W) J. S. Oh (Westown) 69 75, F. Schwanner (Auckland P) 72 72, J. Munn (Palmerston North) 71 73, K. Smith (Tauranga) 74 70, S. Overend (Auckland P) 69 75
145: A. Green (Shandon) 73 72, J. Carmichael (Auckland P) 70 75, M. Martin (Waitara) 74 71, R. Kauika (Tawhero) 76 69, S. Gordon (Auckland P) 73 72, T. Christie (Christchurch P) 69 76, T. O'Connell (The Grange) 70 75
146: (W) S. Ahn (Takapuna) 71 75, C. Judd (Queenstown P) 75 71, H. Ring (New Plymouth) 72 74, J. Gill (Hamilton) 76 70, J. Tatana (Foxton) 73 73
147: (W) S. Choi (New Plymouth) 72 75, B. Gallie (Queenstown P) 71 76, J. Kim (Gulf Harbour) 76 71, M. Wheelhouse (Auckland P) 74 73
148: (W) L. Wright (Nelson) 75 73, J. Dittmer (Shandon) 72 76, M. Kennard (New Plymouth) 78 70, T. Hill (Waverley) 73 75, T. Nicholson (NSW P) 71 77
149: (W) S. Nicholson (Wainuiomata) 74 75, A. Henare (Manor Park) 74 75, A. McNair (Palmerston North P) 72 77, D. Mellsop (Palmerston North P) 74 75, M. Simpson (Akarana) 76 73
150: B. Jujnovich (Redwood Park) 72 78
151: (W) D. Lee (Pakuranga) 77 74, Y. S. Kim (Pupuke) 78 73, M. Reid (Fitzroy) 74 77, S. Wightman (Muriwai) 77 74, S. Kuiti (Shandon) 74 77
152: (W) P. Newbrook (Springfield) 78 74
152: D. Bakss (NSW P) 72 80, R. Fox (Whitford Park) 73 79
153: A. Barkley (Taupo P) 80 73, B. Cowley (Inglewood) 75 78, D. Sipson (Peninsula) 78 75, M. Speedy (Auckland) 75 78, S. K. Jang (Westown) 78 75.
NZ Under-19 Championships
(Ngaruawahia)
Round one (at Ngaruawahia Golf Club, par 72)
66: D. Lee (Springfield)
68: D. Kang (Hamilton)
69 M. Giles (Aus), D. Nisbet (Aus)
70: J. Brownlee (Gulf Harbour), J. Scrivener (Aus), S. Kauika (Tawhero), Y. J. Lee (Springfield)
71: T. Baek (Peninsula), S. Chae (Waitikiri), S. Ha (Akarana), T. MacManus (Aus)
72: H. McCallum (Akarana), A. Lougher (Mt Maunganui), K. Smith (Manawatu), T. McLean (Otatara)
73: J. Andrews (Aus), R. Christison (Marton), C. Park (Cambridge), T. Spearman-Burn (Mirimar), J. Tuoro (Masterton), B. Watts (Aus), F. Wilkin (Auckland), B. Taylor (Western Bay), B. Hayward (New Plymouth), C. Y. Chun (Shandon), J. Hamilton (Omanu), N. Gillespie (Hastings).
WGC Championships
First round of the World Golf Championship event at The Grove (par 71)
63: T. Woods (US)
64: P. Harrington (Irl), I. Poulter (Eng)
65: S. Cink (US), E. Els (SA)
66: D. Howell (Eng), J. Randhawa (Ind)
67: N. O'Hern (Aus), A. Scott (Aus), J. Furyk (US), R. Karlsson (Swe), C. Campbell (US), S. Dyson (Eng)
68: T. Clark (SA), L. Donald (Eng), T. Immelman (SA), H. Stenson (Swe), D. Clarke (NIr)
69: M. Campbell (NZ), A. Oberholser (US), S. Garcia (Esp), C. DiMarco (US), L. Glover (US), T. Pernice Jnr (US), C. Pettersson (Swe), R. Allenby (Aus)
70: J. Edfors (Swe), B. Bryant (US), S. Verplank (US), J. M. Olazabal (Esp), B. Wetterich (US), J.J. Henry (US), B. Quigley (US), R. Pampling (Aus), S. O'Hair (US), T. Bjorn (Den), Z. Johnson (US)
71: L. Oosthuizen (SA), D. Wilson (US), T. Wiratchant (Tha), S. Appleby (Aus), A. Cabrera (Arg), L. Westwood (Eng), R. Goosen (SA), T. Jaidee (Tha), A. Wall (Eng)
72: K.J. Choi (Kor), J. Bickerton (Eng), C. Montgomerie (Sco)
73: T. Hiratsuka (Jpn), D. Toms (US), T. Herron (US), V. Singh (Fij), C. Schwartzel (SA), R. Sabbatini (SA), S. Ames (Can), T. Taniguchi (Jpn)
74: P. Broadhurst (Eng), C. Parry (Aus), G. Bourdy (Fra), P. Casey (Eng), B. Crane (US)
Withdrew: T. Lehman (US)
Southern Farm Bureau Classic
(Madison, Mississippi)
First round (US unless noted):-
65: D.J. Trahan
67: G. Day, G. Hjertstedt (Sweden), N. Watney
68: S. Kendall, T. Purdy, H. Bjornstad (Norway), B. Faxon, J. Gore, M. Gronberg (Sweden)
69: A. Atwal (India), F. Funk, B. Van Pelt, R. Damron, J. Huston, S. Maruyama (Japan)
Also:-
71: G. Waite (New Zealand)
Withdrew: C. PERKS (New Zealand)
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GYMNASTICS
National Championships
(Christchurch)
Day three:-
Men:-
Junior International:- M. Koudinov(Nth Harb) 78.35, 1, J. Geange (Nth Harb) 68.80, 2.
Open Senior International:- D. Good (Akl) 78.45, 1, B. Mannix (Aust) 74.85, 2, J. Dallow (Akl) 71.95, 3.
Women:-
International Level 10:- J. Rawnsley (Counties Manukau) 47.25, 1, B. Mitchell (Counties Manukau) 46.80, 2.
Level 10 Overall:- R. Stewart(Akl) 34.575, 1, K. Lewis (Cant) 33.475, 2, C. Byers (Wel) 31.85, 3.
Level 10 Vault:- R. Stewart(Akl) 8.65, 1, C. Byers (Wel) 8.60, 2, K. Lewis (Cant) 8.35, 3.
Level 10 Uneven Bars:- K. Lewis (Cant) 8.20, 1, R. Stewart (Akl) 7.85, 2, C. Byers (Wel) 7.50, 3.
Level 10 Beam:- R. Stewart (Akl) 8.75, 1, K. Lewis (Cant) 8.10, 2, C. Byers (Wel) 7.85, 3.
Level 10 Floor:- K. Lewis (Cant) 8.95, 1, R. Stewart (Akl) 8.60, 2, C. Byers (Wel) 8.40, 3.
Level 6:- A. Yee (Nth Harb) 36.266, 1, L. Everton (Wel) 34.266, 2, O. Trigg (Wel) 33.616, 3.
Women's Rhythmic:-
Level 4:- M. Rademakers (Cant) 27.032, 1, A. Waters (Akl) 26.141, 2, A. Lowther (Otago) 25.916, 3.
Level 7:- N. Taylor (Cant) 39.475, 1, L. Birkett (Cant) 36.60, 2, A. Henry(Wai) 35.375, 3.
Level 10:- G. Tang(Akl) 41.55, 1, N. Hooper (Otago) 41.325, 2, K. Ronaldson (Akl) 37.45, 3.
Senior International:- K. Mason (Aust) 28.80, 1, D. Young (Akl) 23.125, 2, A. Murugesan (Aust) 20.70, 3.
Junior International:- T. Metcalfe (Akl) 23.925, 1, K. Oliver (Aust) 22.875, 2, M. Rademakers (Cant) 22.425, 3.
Junior International Special Event:- T. Metcalfe (Akl) 12.45, 1, A. McAuley (Counties Manukau) 11.075, 2, K. MacDonald(Akl) 10.375, 3.
Pre International Stage 4:- M. West (Akl) 18.30, 1, S. Richardson (Aust) 18.025, 2, T. Aitken (Otago) 17.55, 3.
Trampolining:-
Women's Individual 13-14 years:- E. Weston (NZL) 31.20, 1, N. Tilley(Aust) 30.70, 2, J. Te Rata (NZL) 30.20, 3.
Women's Individual 15-16 years:- K. Shea (CSG,Cant) 33.40, 1, J. Meyer (Aust) 33.40, 2, K. Yeoman (Aust) 32.50, 3.
Women's Individual 17 years plus:- B. Sugden (Cant) 32.40, 1, K. Wallace(NZL) 30.80, 2, K. Cooper (Sth Akl) 30.70, 3.
Women's Double Mini Tramp 10 years:- I. Beams (Aust) 60.30, 1, A. Roper (Sth Akl) 59.80, 2, A. Prout (CSG, Cant) 59.30, 3.
Women's Double Mini Tramp 11-12 years:- A. Smith (Gis) 63.30, 1, M. Riederich (Aust) 62.40, 2, L. Sampson (Aust) 62.30, 3.
Women's Double Mini Tramp 17 years plus:- B. Sugden (Cant) 66.20, 1, K. Wallace (NZL) 63.70, 2, M. Recter(Gis) 62.80, 3.
Women's Individual Elite:- J. Meyer (Aust) 58.90, 1, B. Sugden (NZL) 58.80, 2, J. Shaw (Icon, Akl) 57.70, 3.
Men's Individual 10 years:- D. Schmidt (Nth Akl) 32.10, 1, N. McCallum (Sth Akl) 29.40, 2, S. Tallott (Gis) 27.90, 3.
Men's Individual 11-12 years:- Riley Glazebrook(Aust) 32.60, 1, Tyler Webb(Aust) 29.70, 2, Seth King-Wall(NZL) 29.20, 3.
Men's Individual 13-14 years:- K. Growcott (NZL) 31.10, 1, C. Schmidt (NZL) 30.90, 2, C. Vale (Aust) 30.50, 3.
Men's Double Mini Tramp13-14 years:- K. Growcott (NZL) 65.30, 1, P. Cooper (Aust) 63.10, 2, N. Porebski (Aust) 62.60, 3.
Men's Double Mini Tramp Elite:- C. Grigg (Extreme, Akl) 69.20, 1, D. Ryan (Aust) 69.10, 2, C. McNaught (NZL) 68.90, 3.
Day two:-
Trampoline:-
Women's Synchro 10 years:- M. Williams/C. Broderick (Gis) 37.80, 1; L. Westerby/A. Prout (CSG, Cant) 36.30, 2; M. Coster/S. Pascall (Olympia,Cant) 35.30, 3.
Women's Synchro 11-12 years:- A. Smith/C. Feyen (Gis) 40.20, 1; A. Yee/L. Van Rensburg (Nth Harb) 39.30, 2; E. O'Connor/M. Riederich (Aust) 39.10, 3.
Women's Synchro 13-14 years:- N. Tilley/K. Yalong (Aust) 41.10, 1; K. Duignan/K. Loader (Aust) 39.90, 2; E. Weston/Georgina Robertson(Icon, Akl/Southland) 39.00, 3.
Women's Synchro 17 years plus:- C. Harris/K. Cooper(Extreme,Akl) 41.30, 1; B. Sugden/K. Wallace (Cant) 40.80, 2; M. Calder/K. Keenan( CSG, Cant/Southland) 39.70, 3.
Women's Synchro Elite:- K. Yeoman/J. Meyer (Aust) 123.00, 1; B. Sugden/K. Wallace (Cant) 121.90, 2; A. Smith/M. Recter (Gis) 110.10, 3.
Men's Synchro 10 years:- N. McCallum/D. Schmidt (Counties Manukau/Extreme,Akl) 40.30, 1; T. Eichler/L. Pihema (Cant) 34.50, 2; C. G. Knight/T. Lyttle (CSG, Cant) 3.70, 3.
Men's Synchro 11-12 years:- R. Glazebrook/T. Webb (Aust) 40.10, 1, S. Tallott/S. Tallot (Gis) 35.60, 2, L. Crookbain/M. Hall (Cant) 34.70, 3.
Men's Synchro 15-16 years:- R. Bessling/N. Quirk (Gis/Extreme, Akl) 43.50, 1; S. Shaw/A. Stringer (Icon, Akl/Southland) 43.00, 2; J. Duggan/S. Wallath (Icon,Akl) 34.80, 3.
Men's Synchro 17 years plus:- J. Crombie/J. Penny (Aust) 43.90, 1, G. Clune/N. Smith (Aust) 43.70, 2; C. McNaught/S. Granger (Cant) 40.30, 3.
Tumbling:-
Women's 10 years:- B. George(Aust) 51.40, 1, R. Petrovic (LAust) 50.80, 2, J. Cossey(Nth Harb) 49.60, 3.
Womens 11-12 years:- A. Yee (NZL) 54.10, 1, K. Loader (Aust) 53.00, 2, L. Van Rensburg (Nth Harb) 52.00, 3.
Women's 13-14 years:- K. Yalong (Aust) 58.20, 1; J. McLean (NZ) 56.50, 2; N. Tilley (Aust) 55.10, 3.
Women's 15-16 years:- A. Koch (Aust) 56.60, 1; N. Campbell-Killick (Aust) 53.50, 2; K. Keenan (NZ) 53.10, 3.
Men's Tumbling:- G. Clune (Aust) 63.90, 1; B. Jones (Aust) 56.20, 2; C. Main (NZ) 47.10, 3.
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HOCKEY
Women's World Championship
(Madrid)
Pool B:- South Korea 0 South Africa 0, Australia 3 US 1, Argentina 3 Japan 2
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NETBALL
National Provincial Champs
(Trusts Stadium, Waitakere)
Semifinals:- Auckland Waitakere 49 Southland 44 PARALYMPICS
Boccia World Championships
(Rio de Janeiro)
New Zealand Team for October 3-15 event:- G. Jackson (Palmerston North), L. Sanders (Auckland), A. De La Haye (Christchurch), M. Slade (Auckland), J. Morriss (Christchurch), H. Dijkstra (Dunedin), M. Toon (Hamilton).
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RUGBY
Roller Mills Tournament
(Tauranga)
Day six:- King Country 10 Northland 15, North Harbour 15 Auckland West 21, Counties Manukau 5 Waikato Rangers 15, Auckland East 10 Bay of Plenty 0.
Bye Teams:- Thames Valley, Waikato Rover SOCCER
UEFA Cup
First round, second leg (winners qualify for group stages):-
Brondby (Den) 2 Eintracht Frankfurt (Ger) 2, Frankfurt win 6-2 on aggregate; Nancy (Fra) 3 Schalke 04 (Ger) 1, Nancy win 3-2 on aggregate; Lens (Fra) 3 Ethnikos Achnas (Gre) 1, Lens win 3-1 on aggregate; Odense (Den) 1 Hertha Berlin (Ger) 0, Odense win 1-0 on aggregate; Mlada Boleslav (Cze) 4 Marseille (Fra) 2, Mlada Boleslav win 4-3 on aggregate; Hapoel Tel Aviv (Isl) 3 Odessa (Ukr) 1. Hapoel win 4-1 on aggregate; Parma (Ita) 1 Rubin Kazan (Rus) 0, Parma win 2-0 on aggregate; CSKA Sofia (Bul) 2 Besiktas (Tur) 2 after extra time, Besiktas win 4-2 on aggregate; Dinamo Bucharest (Rom) 4 Xanthi (Gre) 1, Dinamo Bucharest win 8-4 on aggregate; Kayserispor (Tur) 1 AZ Alkmaar (Ned) 1, Alkmaar win 4-3 on aggregate; Zulte-Waregem (Bel) 2 Lokomotiv Moscow (Rus) 0, Zulte-Waregem win 3-2 on aggregate; Pasching (Aut) 0 Livorno (Ita) 1, Livorno win 3-0 on aggregate; Rabotnicki (Mkd) 0 FC Basel (SUI) 1, Basel win 7-2 on aggregate; Auxerre (Fra) 3 Dinamo Zagreb (Cro) 1, Auxerre win 5-2 on aggregate; Grasshopper (SUI) 5 Atvidabergs (Swe) 0, Grasshopper win 8-0 on aggregate; Litex Lovech (Bul) 1 Maccabi Haifa (Isr) 3, Maccabi win 4-2 on aggregate; Red Star Belgrade (Scg) 1 Slovan Liberec (Cze) 2, Slovan Liberec win 4-1 on aggregate; Zaporozhie (Ukr) 0 Panathinaikos (Gre) 1, Panathinaikos win 2-1 on aggregate; Newcastle (Eng) 2 Levadia Tallinn (Est) 1, Newcastle win 3-1 on aggregate; Bayer Leverkusen (Ger) 3 Sion (SUI) 1, Bayer Leverkusen win 3-1 on aggregate; FC Groningen (Ned) 1 Partizan Belgrade (SCG) 0, Partizan win 4-3 on aggregate; Feyenoord (Ned) 0 Lokomotiv Sofia (BUL) 0, 2-2 on aggregate Feyenoord win on away goals; FC Bruges (Bel) 1 Ruzomberok (Svk) 1, FC Bruges win 2-1 on aggregate; Blackburn Rovers (Eng) 2 Salzburg (Aut) 0, Blackburn win 4-2 on aggregate; Rangers 2 Molde (Nor) 0, Rangers win 2-0 on aggregate; Ajax Amsterdam (Ned) 4 IK Start (Nor) 0, Ajax win 9-2 on aggregate; Randers FC (Den) 0 Fenerbahce (Tur) 3, Fenerbahce win 5-1 on aggregate; Palermo (Ita) 3 West Ham (Eng) 0, Palermo win 4-0 on aggregate; Osasuna (Esp) 0 Trabzonspor (Tur) 0, 2-2 on aggregate Osasuna win on away goals; Celta Vigo (Esp) 3 Standard Liege (Bel) 0, Celta Vigo win 4-0 on aggregate; Tottenham (Eng) 1 Slavia Prague (Cze) 0, Tottenham win 2-0 on aggregate; Paris SG (Fra) 2 Derry City (NIR) 0, PSG win 2-0 on aggregate; Espanyol (Esp) 3 Artmedia Bratislava (Svk) 1, Espanyol win 5-3 on aggregate; Sevilla (Esp) 4 Atromitos (Gre) 0, Sevilla win 6-1 on aggregate; Chievo (Ita) 2 Sporting Braga (Por) 1 after extra time, Sporting Braga win 3-2 on aggregate.
NZ Secondary Schools
European tour:- Belfast Schoolboys U18 rep 1 New Zealand 1 (S. Greene), Crusaders Colts U18 0 New Zealand 5 (N. Keown-Robson, N. Roydhouse 2, T. Cairns, K. Romijn), Northern Ireland U19 Schoolboys 0 New Zealand 0, Welsh Colleges Invitational Selection 3 New Zealand 1 (T. Cairns), Swansea City Youth 4 New Zealand 4 (N. Roydhouse 2, K. Romijn 2 pens)
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SQUASH
Women's Teams World Champs
(Canada)
Quarter-finals:- 6-New Zealand 0 lost to 3-England 3
Results:- S. Kitchen (NZ) lost to T. Bailey 6-9 9-7 9-4 9-2, J. Hawkes (NZ) lost to V. Botwright 9-2 9-4 9-3, L. Crome (NZ) lost to J. Duncalf 9-0 9-0
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TABLE TENNIS
Secondary Schools Championship
A Grade Final:- Hutt Valley High School 3 bt St Kentigern College 2
B Grade final:- Macleans College 3 bt Massey High School 2
Girl's division, winner:- Hutt Valley High School
Intermediate division, winner:- Somerville Intermediate
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TENNIS
Seoul Open
Second round (prefix denotes seeding):-
4-A. Sugiyama (Japan) bt A. Rodionova (Russia) 6-3 6-1, P. Suarez (Argentina) bt C. Castano (Colombia) 6-4 6-3, V. Ruano (Spain) bt A. Widjaja (Indonesia) 6-4 6-3, S. Mirza (India) bt 1-M. Hingis (Switzerland) 4-6 6-0 6-4.
Thailand Open
Men's singles, round two:- 1-I. Ljubicic (Croatia) bt B. Becker (Germany) 7-6(6) 7-5, 8-P. Srichaphan (Thailand) bt M. Ledovskikh (Russia) 6-4 5-7 6-2, 3-J. Blake (US) bt B. Balleret (Monaco) 6-3 6-2, M. Zverev (Germany) bt R. Schuettler (Germany) 7-6(7) 7-5, M. Safin (Russia) bt J. Benneteau (France) 7-6(5) 6-7(3) 6-2, 7-R. Ginepri (US) bt D. Udomchoke (Thailand) 6-3 6-3, T. Henman (Britain) bt A. Bogdanovic (Britain) 6-3 5-7 6-1, 5-J. Nieminen (Finland) bt F. Dancevic (Canada) 2-6 7-6(3) 6-4
Mumbai Open
Men's singles round two:- 1-T. Robredo (Spain) bt M. Berrer (Germany) 5-7 6-2 6-4, S. Koubek (Austria) bt N. Devilder (France) 7-5 6-3, 2-M. Ancic (Croatia) bt S. Galvani (Italy) 6-1 7-6(6), J. Auckland (Britain) bt 8-W. Moodie (South Africa) 7-6(3) 7-6(5), R. Delgado (Paraguay) bt J. M. Del Potro (Argentina) 6-3 4-1 (Del Pot, ro retired), 4-D. Tursunov (Russia) bt K. Pless (Denmark) 6-7(5) 6-3 6-4, 3-Tomas Berdych (Czech Republic) bt S. Greul (Germany) 7-6(4) 6-4, 6-B. Phau (Germany) bt G. Motomura (Japan) 6-3 6-3.
Fortis Championships
(Luxembourg)
Singles, second round:- A. Bondarenko, (Ukraine) bt K. Srebotnik, Slovakia, 4-6, 6-4, 6-3, 5-F. Schiavone (Italy) bt R. Vinci (Italy) 6-2, 6-1, N. Dechy, (France) bt. 2-N. Petrova (Russia) 6-4, 6-3, A. Radwanska (Poland) bt V. Williams (US) 6-3, 6-0.
Palermo Open
(Palermo, Italy)
Second round:- 1-F. Verdasco (Esp) bt J. Hajek (Cze) 6-2 6-2, 8-R. R. Hidalgo (Esp) bt G. Naso (Ita) 6-2 6-2, 3-G. Simon (Fra) bt M. Zabaleta (Arg) 7-5 6-3, N. Lapentti (Ecu) bt F. Fognini (Ita) 2-6 6-1 7-6 (7-4), M. V. Arguello (Arg) bt O. Hernandez (Esp) 2-6 6-4 6-4, 4-N. Almagro (Esp) bt F. Cermak (Cze) 6-1 6-2, A. Montanes (Esp) bt P. Starace (Ita) 6-2 6-2, 2-F. Volandri (Ita) bt S. Roitman (Arg) 6-7 (6-8) 6-1 6-4.
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VOLLEYBALL
Oceania Championships
New Zealand women's squad to prepare for January's tournament in Samoa:- J. Child, A. Cook, M. Grant, C. Hona, M. Ruru, (BOP), V. Loe, S. Savill, R. White, (Cant), J.-L. Foliaki, V. Inivale, L. Mauafu, N. Ngwun, C. Semisi, R. Tupe, N. Valentine (Count Man), D. Hill, C. McPherson, S. Wickham, N. Yardley (Otago), A. Greenwood, C. Scoltock (Tasman), C. Tung, S. Turner (Wai), T. Boyd, L. Laga, R. Toomaga, K. Wong (Well).
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YACHTING
RS:X World Championships
(Lake Garda, Italy)
New Zealand standings after 10 races:-
Men:-
Gold Fleet:- T. Ashley 2, J.P. Tobin 26
Silver Fleet:- M. Lichtwark 10, N. Lichtwark 28, A. Cozzolino 50
Women:-
Gold Fleet:- B. Kendall 6, S. Williams 40, H. Thom 41
Silver Fleet:- K. Ellingham 12, J. Sellers 20
Today's results
AWARDS
University of Auckland Blues
Sports Woman of the Year:- L. Boyle (Bronze medal - 4 x 200m Freestyle Relay Melbourne Commonwealth Games)
Sports Man of the Year:- M. McCormick
Maori Sports Person of the Year:- D. Sanders (Gold medal, WTF-Oceania Championships 2006 heavyweight division taekwondo)
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