Today's results

BASEBALL

MAJOR LEAGUE

American league: NY Yankees 4 Baltimore 3, Toronto 13 Oakland 5, Boston 6 Texas 5, Minnesota 3 Kansas City 12, Chicago White Sox 6 Seattle 2, Cleveland 1 Anaheim 2.

National league: MontreaL 4 Atlanta 3 (12 innings), Philadelphia 4 NY Mets 2, Milwaukee 2 Cincinnati 9, Houston 10 Pittsburgh 5, St Louis 6 Los Angeles 5 (11 innings), San Francisco 4 Arizona 1, San Diego 2 Colorado 5.

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BOWLS

AUCKLAND CATHOLIC ASSOCIATION

Championship triples, semifinals: D. Morris/G. Kerr/A. Marinovich (St Therese) bt L. Jenner/C. Smyth/K. Smyth (Greenhithe), E. Holton/C. Geaney/H. Pearson (St Anne's) bt B. Tucker/M. Conlon/J. Fong (St John Vianney).

Final: Morris 8 Holton 2.

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CRICKET

ONE DAY INTERNATIONAL
(Lord's)

INDIA

S. Ganguly c Vaughan b Harmison 90
VVS. Laxman b Harmison 9
M. Kaif run out 2
V. Sehwag c and b Giles 1
R. Dravid c Collingwood b Harmison 52
Yuvraj Singh c Giles b Wharf 9
D. Karthik c Jones b Harmison 1
Harbhajan Singh c Vaughan b Gough 0
I. Pathan b Wharf 14
A. Kumble c Wharf b Gough 5
A. Nehra not out 2
Extras (5lb 11w 3nb) 19
Total (all out, 49.3 overs) 204

Fall: 1/24, 2/46, 3/48, 4/141, 5/170, 6/181, 7/182, 8/184, 9/195.

Bowling: Gough 10- 0-41-2 (1nb 2w), Harmison 10-0-22-4, (5w), Wharf 9.3-0-41-2 (2nb 2w), Giles 10-0-43-1 (1w), Vaughan 5-0-23-0, Collingwood 5-0-29-0 (1w).

ENGLAND

M. Trescothick c Laxman b Nehra 1
V. Solanki c Harbhajan Singh b Nehra 9
M. Vaughan st Karthik b Harbhajan Singh 74
A. Strauss lbw b Pathan 2
A. McGrath lbw b Pathan 2
P. Collingwood run out 4
G. Jones c Sehwag b Harbhajan Singh 11
A. Giles c and b Harbhajan Singh 39
A. Wharf c Karthik b Yuvraj Singh 9
D. Gough b Nehra 10
S. Harmison not out 4
Extras (11lb 1nb 4w) 16
Total (all out, 48.2 overs) 181

Fall: 1/5, 2/22, 3/27, 4/29, 5/48, 6/62, 7/154, 8/155, 9/166.

Bowling: Pathan 9-0-32-2 (1w), Nehra 7.2-1-26-3 (1w), Kumble 10-1-36-0 (1nb 1w), Harbhajan Singh 10-1-28-3, Sehwag 6-0-24-0 (1w), Yuvraj Singh 6-0-24-1

Result: India won by 23 runs.

First match: Trent Bridge, England won by seven wickets.

Second match: The Oval, England won by 70 runs.

England win three-match series 2-1.

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EQUESTRIAN

BURGHLEY HORSE TRIALS
(London)

Final placings: Moon Fleet (A. Hoy, Aus) 56.4 pen, 1, The Psephologist (M-L. Thomas, GB) 56.6 pen, 2, Lord Killinghurst (A. Nicholson, NZ) 57.4 pen, 3, Master Monarch (A. Hoy, Aus) 57.6 pen, 4, Shear H20 (L. Law, GB) 65.6 pen, 5, Tangle Man (P. Stockton, GB) 67.2 pen, 6, Internet (K. Hewlett, NZ) 71 pen, 7, Eze (B. Tait, NZ) 76.8 pen, 8.

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GOLF

DEUTSCHE BANK CHAMPIONSHIP
(Norton, Massachusetts)

Third round (par 71, US unless noted). -

199: V. Singh (Fiji) 68 63 68.

202: T. Woods 65 68 69.

204: B. Haas 69 64 71.

205: S. Maruyama (Jpn) 68 66 71.

206: J. Williamson 68 68 70, A. Scott (Aus) 69 67 70.

207: D. Chopra (Swe) 68 69 70, H. Kuehne 68 68 71.

208: R. Palmer 65 69 74, J. Rollins 67 66 75.

209: B. Faxon 72 69 68, D. Forsman, 68 72 69, T. Petrovic 70 68 71, S. Kendall 69 69 71, C. Villegas 69 68 72, D. Pappas (RSA) 67 70 72, J. Byrd 66 71 72.

210: D. Wilson 71 71 68, D. Paulson 69 70 71, A. Oberholser 70 69 71.

EUROPEAN MASTERS
(Crans-sur-Sierre, Switzerland)

Final round (par 71, Britain unless stated). -

265: L. Donald 67 67 65 66.

270: M. A. Jimenez (Spain) 65 67 66 72.

271: S. Garcia (Spain) 66 65 68 72, R. Coles 70 68 69 64, E. Romero (Argentina) 68 67 67 69.

272: G. McDowell 69 67 66 70.

273: E. Els (S Africa) 69 67 66 71.

274: C. Kyoung-ju (S Korea) 76 65 66 67, C. Rodiles (Spain) 67 69 72 66.

276: D. Fichardt (S Africa) 69 67 69 71, P. O'Malley (Aust) 72 65 71 68, S. Scahill (NZ) 70 68 72 66.

277: A. Cabrera (Arg) 67 73 68 69, J. Kingston (S Africa) 68 69 71 69, C. Spence (Aust) 69 67 66 75.

278: S. Dyson 68 68 74 68, P. Fowler (Aust) 67 68 71 72, M. Roe 72 69 68 69, C. Schwartzel (S Africa) 68 66 71 73.

279: B. Dredge 69 68 72 70, A. Marshall 72 65 73 69, R. Rock 71 70 70 68, A. Wall 70 72 67 70.

SENIOR EUROPEAN MASTERS

(Woburn, England)

209: L. Carbonetti (Arg) 73 65 71.

211: J. Chillas 73 69 69.

212: C. Mason 75 69 68.

213: E. Darcy 67 76 70, J. Bruner (US) 69 72 72, T. Gale (Aus) 71 72 73, B. Longmuir 72 69 72.

214: S. Torrance 70 68 76, A. Tapie (US) 73 68 73.

215: N. Coles 71 70 74, D. Good (Aus) 71 70 74, M. Gray 71 71 73.

216: C. Moody 71 72 73, N. Ratcliffe (Aus) 73 71 72, D. Cambridge (Jam) 70 69 77.

217: S. Ebihara (Jpn) 71 73 73, G. Levenson (RSA) 74 71 72, D. O'Sullivan 73 71 73, J. Mashego (RSA) 74 69 74.

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LEAGUE

NRL

Playoff fixtures: Roosters v Raiders, Bulldogs v Cowboys, Broncos v Storm, Panthers v Dragons.

ENGLISH SUPER LEAGUE

Bradford 60 London 18, Castleford 22 Salford 24, Wakefield 40 Widnes 6, Warrington 24 St Helens 26, Huddersfield 22 Hull 20, Wigan 12 Leeds 12.

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MOTORSPORT

RALLY OF JAPAN

P. Solberg (Norway) Subaru 3h 43m 50.6s, 1, S. Loeb (France) Citroen 1m 13.3s behind, 2, M. Martin (Estonia) Ford 1m 43.3s 3, M. Gronholm (Finland) Peugeot 2m 17.9s 4, C. Sainz (Spain) Citroen 2m 31.0s 5, H. Rovanpera (Finland) Peugeot 7m 26.2s 6, M. Hirvonen (Finland) Subaru 9m 06.5s 7, A. Warmbold (Germany) Ford 18m 14.7s 8, T. Arai (Japan) Subaru 18m 15.4s 9, K. Takuma (Japan) Subaru 21m 51.2s 10.

Drivers' standings after 11 of 16 rounds: Loeb 84 points, 1, Solberg 54, 2, Martin 53, 3, Sainz 50, 4, Gronholm 47, 5, Francois Duval (Belgium) Ford 39, 6, Hirvonen 21, 7, Rovanpera 17, 8.

Manufacturers: Citroen 137, 1, Ford 102, 2, Subaru 79, 3, Peugeot 73, 4, Mitsubishi 17, 5.

AUCKLAND CAR CLUB
(Pukekohe)

Production saloons: G. Liston (Honda Integra R) 7m 18.69s, 1, P. Wilton (Mazda 323) 6m 37.72s, 2, M. Poot (Honda Civic) 7m 22.00s, 3, T. Jarvis (Toyota Corolla GTI) 6m 41.64s 4, R. Bone (Datsun 1200 coupe) 6m 30.45s, 5, A. Zambuto (Toyota Corolla Levin) 6m 57.52s, 6, R. Drum (Honda Integra Type R) 3m 45.68s 7.

P. Maddren (Toyota Sprinter) 6m 30.26s, 8, M. Maddren (Toyota Sprinter) 6m 29.97s, 9, B. Barrie (Nissan Sentra GT) 6m 30.76s, 10, R. Bull (Honda Integra) 6m 27.50s, 11, D. North (Nissan Sentra GT) 6m 36.97s, 12, J. Nicholls (Fiat 131R) 7m 06.86s, 13, D. St George (Datsun Sunny) 6m 29.65s, 14.

N. Johns (Honda Integra R) did not qualify, M. Russ (Toyota Corolla) did not qualify.

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MOUNTAIN RUNNING

WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
(Sauze d'Oulx, Italy)

Just a week after placing 21st in the heat of an Athens Olympic marathon, Wellington runner Jonathan Wyatt has won the world title.

Athletics New Zealand performance manager Tony Rogers described the win at Sauze d'Oulx, in northern Italy, as "outstanding".

Rogers said Wyatt put together an exceptional effort to regain the title he last held in 2002.

A three-time champion, Wyatt missed last year's race in Alaska to prepare for a marathon in Europe.

The 2005 world championships will be held on Wellington's Mt Victoria.

The balance of the senior men's team were "reasonably satisfied" with their effort, Rogers said.

From a field of 154 runners, Callum Harland was 46th, followed by Alistair Snowdon (62nd), Mike Wakelin (69th), Joe Piggin (84th) and Kim Hogarth (95th).

In the women's event, New Zealand's top performer was Shireen Crumpton, who ran strongly for eighth, followed home by Rachel Penney (25th), Anna Frost (44th) and Belinda Wimmer (64th).

In the junior men's race, New Zealand's leading athlete was Hayden McLaren in 46th place, ahead of team-mates Matthew Singleton (55th), Bevan Stevens (63rd) and Hamish Clareburt (65th).

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RUGBY

ENGLISH PREMIERSHIP

Scores: Leeds 16 Gloucester 21, Sale 26 Leicester 19, Worcester 9 Newcastle 30, London Irish 18 Harlequins 12, Northampton 29 Bath 14, Saracens 13 Wasps 11.

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SOCCER

AUCKLAND SECONDARY SCHOOLS
(North Harbour Stadium)

Knockout final: Mt Albert Grammar 1 (S. Gulley) Auckland Grammar 0 after extra time. HT: 0-0.

NORTHERN LEAGUE

First division/second division playoffs. -

Round one (Sept 11, both 2.45pm): West Auckland v Papatoetoe (Phyllis St Reserve) and Oratia v North Force (North Harbour Stadium Domain).

Round two (Sept 18): North Force v West Auckland (in Whangarei) and Papatoetoe v Oratia.

Round three (Sept 25): North Force v Papatoetoe (North Harbour Stadium Domain) and West Auckland v Oratia.

All games will be played at neutral venues.

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TENNIS

US OPEN
(New York)

Men's singles, third round (prefix denotes seeding): 4-L. Hewitt (Australia) bt 30-F. Lopez (Spain) 6-1 6-4 6-2, K. Beck (Slovakia) bt N. Davydenko (Russia) 6-3 4-6 3-6 6-1 6-4, T. Berdych (Czech Rep) bt M. Youzhny (Russia) 2-6 6-1 6-3 4-6 6-1, M. Llodra (France) bt J. Melzer (Austria) 6-3 6-2 7-5, 2-A. Roddick (US) bt 29-G. Canas (Arg) 6-1 6-3 6-3, 18-T. Robredo (Spain) bt A. Peya (Austria) 6-3 6-3 6-2, 28-J. Johansson (Swe) bt S. Koubek (Austria) 6-7 (2-7) 7-6 (7-1) 6-1 6-3, T. Haas (Germany) bt R. Mello (Brazil) 6-2 6-3 7-5.

Women's singles, fourth round: 2-A. Mauresmo (France) bt 16-F. Schiavone (Italy) 6-4 6-2, 8-J. Capriati (US) bt 12-A. Sugiyama (Japan) 7-5 6-2, 6-E. Dementieva (Russia) bt 10-V. Zvonareva (Russia) 1-6 6-4 6-3, 3-S. Williams (US) bt 15-P. Schnyder (Switzerland) 6-4 6-2.

FUTURES
(Kashiwa, Japan)

New Zealand Davis Cup team member Mark Nielsen has won the doubles title. Nielsen and American partner Minh Le were the top seeds in the doubles, but had to fight hard against the unseeded local pair of Naoki Arimoto and Yasuo Miyazaki for a 7-6 (7-4), 5-7, 6-4 win.

In the singles, Nielsen was beaten 4-6, 2-6 in the semifinals by eighth-seed Ti Chen, of Taipei.

AUCKLAND SPRING TOURNAMENT
(Glen Innes).

Men's singles, semifinals: L. Radovanovich (Auckland) bt J. Pilbro (Auckland) 6-1 6-2, 2-J. Olsen (Auckland) bt R. Radinovich (Auckland) 6-1 6-2.

Men's doubles, semifinals: Radovanovich/Olsen bt M. Stark (Waikato)/M. Colenbrander (Auckland) 6-4 6-2, 2-J. Hooper (Auckland)/M. Smith (Auckland) bt B. Mustard/J. Birse (Nth Harbour) 6-2 6-4.

Women's singles semifinals: E. Barry (Canterbury) bt 1-I. Gers (Auckland) 6-2 6-4, 2-T. O'Connor (Auckland) bt S. Lee (Auckland) 6-1 6-3.

Women's doubles, semifinals: 1-Gers/J. Sim (Auckland) bt S. Jones (Auckland)/ O'Connor 6-4 6-2, 2-Barry/Lee bt K. Hon Lim (Auckland)/T. Samadelok (Nth Harbour) 6-1 6-2.