Today's results

AMERICAN FOOTBALL

US NFL

Miami 7 Tennessee 17.

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ATHLETICS

NZ HALF-MARATHON CHAMPIONSHIPS
(Dunedin)

Men: A. Bailey (New Brighton) 1h 11m 33s 1, B. Pulley (Nth Canty) 1h 13m 21s 2, A. Davidson (Otago) 1h 13m 45s 3.

Women: S. Crumpton (Otago) 1h 15m 5s 1, A. Hewitt (New Brighton) 1h 28m 21s 2, M. Skar-Manger (Otago) 1h 32m 6s 3.

PAEROA-THAMES 32km ROAD RACE

Men: S. Slingerland (YMCA) 2h 5m 16s 1, G. Moore (Auck) 2h 7m 30s 2, W. Brennan (Pak) 2h 13m 55s 3.

Women: K. Gittoes (YMCA) 2h 48m 6s 1, S. Griffith (YMCA) 2h 51m 14s 2, S. Caddy (Papakura) 2h 52m 36s 3.

AUCKLAND ROAD RELAY CHAMPIONSHIPS
(Pakuranga)

Men, senior (34.9km): Pakuranga (J. McCamish/M. Sweetingham/P. Crowhurst/G. Thompson/N. Pannett) 2h 0m 37s 1, Auckland City Athletic 2h 5m 22s 2, Auckland University 2h 11m 15s 3.

Masters, 35-49 (34.9km): Pakuranga (P. Moolenschot/D. Drummond/R. Kee/S. Philips/P. Blair) 2h 0m 50s 1, Auckland University 2h 5m 25s 2, Wesley 2h 8m 42s 3. 50 plus (21.9km): Auckland University (R. Worth/B. Katterns/D. Bisset/S. Greenwood) 1h 22m 45s 1, Pakuranga 1h 28m 53s 2, Papakura 1h 30m 37s 3. U-20 (21.9km): Auckland City (F. Zomo/A. Jackson/Z. Stone/L. Tolhurst) 1h 16m 1s 1, Wesley 1h 19m 6s 2, Auckland City B 1h 20m 55s 3.

Fastest laps, 4.4km: Z. Stone (AC) 14m 24s; 8.7km: M. Sweetingham (Pak) 29m 10s.

Women, senior (21.9km): Auckland City (M. Thomas/E. Oliver/L. Pilkington/K. Taylor) 1h 32m 30s 1, Pakuranga 1h 43m 31s 2.

Masters (21.9km): Pakuranga (R. Blair/M. Cossar/V. Heywood/H. Norrie) 1h 32m 29s 1, Papakura 1h 37m 6s 2, Pakuranga B 1h 43m 20s 3. U-20 (21.9km): Pakuranga (K. Patterson/C. Williamson/A. Patterson/R. Holtom) 1h 29m 27s 1, Auckland City 1h 31m 28s 2.

Fastest laps, 4.4km: K. Patterson (Pak) 16m 39s; 8.7km: K. Campbell (AC) 34m 22s.

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AUSTRALIAN RULES

AFL

Semifinals: St Kilda 16.11.(107) Sydney Swans 8.8.(56), Geelong 10.14.(74) Essendon 9.10.(64).

Preliminary finals: Friday: Port Adelaide v St Kilda; Saturday: Brisbane Lions v Geelong.

AUCKLAND SENIORS

North Shore 9.25.(79) Takapuna 6.3.(39), Mt Roskill 15.6.(96) Manurewa 3.2.(20).

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BASEBALL

US MAJOR LEAGUE

Saturday.-

American League: Baltimore 14 NY Yankees 8, Detroit 1 Minnesota 4, Texas 10 Toronto 3, Kansas City 8 Tampa Bay 5, Anaheim 7 Chicago White Sox 5, Seattle 2 Boston 13, Oakland 3 Cleveland 4 (12 innings).

National League: Chicago Cubs 0 Florida 7 (game 1), Chicago Cubs 11 Florida 2 (game 2), Pittsburgh 6 Houston 1, Cincinnati 6 Milwaukee 4, NY Mets 5 Philadelphia 9, Atlanta 4 Montreal 3, Colorado 4 San Diego 10, Arizona 2 San Francisco 1, Los Angeles 7 St Louis 6.

Yesterday.-

American League: Oakland 5 Cleveland 4, Baltimore 2 NY Yankees 5, Detroit 2 Minnesota 3, Texas 10 Toronto 7, Kansas City 6 Tampa Bay 8, Seattle 0 Boston 9, Anaheim 6 Chicago White Sox 13.

National League: Chicago Cubs 5 Florida 2, Pittsburgh 5 Houston 2, NY Mets 9 Philadelphia 11 (13 innings), Colorado 13 San Diego 2, Atlanta 8 Montreal 1, Cincinnati 9 Milwaukee 0, Arizona 3 San Francisco 5, Los Angeles 6 St Louis 5.

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BASKETBALL

PRE-SEASON
(Auckland)

NZ Breakers 86 Hunter Pirates 79.

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CYCLING

AUCKLAND ROAD TIME TRIAL CHAMPIONSHIPS

CMC=Counties Manukau Cycling, Aka=Akarana, NH=North Harbour.

Men, senior, 40km: A Strong (CMC) 55m 58s 1, G. Bearman (CMC) 57m 33s 2, W. Mason (CMC) 58m 24s 3. U-23, 40km: A. Small (Aka) 55m 29s 1, B. Taylor (CMC) 57m 54s 2, C. Holt (CMC) 58m 20s 3. U-19, 20km: M. Haydock (CMC) 26m 36s 1, M. Northey (NH) 26m 58s 2, S. Ross (Aka) 27m 24s 3. U-17, 16km: J. Hailstone (NH) 25m 09s 1, R. King (Aka) 25m 55s 2, M. Burgess (CMC) 26m 00s 3. U-15, 12km: M. Simpson (CMC) 18m 38s 1, B. Aldrich (NH) 20m 41s 2, A. McNabb (NH) 21m 17s 3.

Veteran 1, 20km: A. Smith (CMC) 27m 32s 1, N. Kent (CMC) 28m 46s 2, P. Needham (CMC) 29m 30s 3. Veteran 2, 20km: E. Smith (CMC) 29m 16s 1, N. Shaw (NH) 29m 34s 2, S. Parker (CMC) 29m 58s 3.

Women, senior, 20km: T. Bradshaw (CMC) 31m 04s 1, A. Mosen (Aka) 32m 08s 2, K. Smithsen (CMC) 34m 04s 3. U-19, 16km: P. Walker (NH) 26m 10s 1, L. Justice (NH) 30m 22s 2, A. King (Aka) 30m 56s 3. U-17, 12km: A. Fowler (CMC) 19m 51s 1, E. Brogan (CMC) 19m 57s 2, S. Patterson (CMC) 20m 48s 3. U-15, 12km: A. Tisdall (CMC) 20m 40s 1, A. Ross (Aka) 21m 26s 2, C. Rutledge (CMC) 21m 50s 3.

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BOWLS

WORLD WOMEN'S CHAMPIONSHIPS
(Royal Leamington Spa, England)

Pairs, semifinals: Wales (C. Taylor/B. Morgan) 15 Canada (C Fitzpatrick/S. Fitzpatrick-Wong) 14, NZ (S. Sims/J. Edwards) 13 Australia (M. Rigby/K. Murphy) 11.

Third place playoff: Australia 22 Canada 5.

Final: NZ 17 Wales 11.

Triples, semifinals: Sth Africa (T. Steyn/J. Hackland/L. Victor) 20 NZ (W. Jensen/V. Smith/M. Castle) 13, Australia (K. Wright/J. Harragon/R. Dunn) 19 Canada (H. Culley/A. Stadnyck/A. Nivala) 16.

Third place playoff: NZ 24 Canada 7.

Final: South Africa 21 Australia 11.

Singles, round 1, section C: US (A. Nunes) 21 NZ (M. Castle) 20.

Round 2, section A: Ireland 21 Norfolk Island 6, England 21 Canada 17, Netherlands 21 Namibia 14, Spain 21 Portugal 15. Section B: Wales 21 Guernsey 13, Scotland 21 Fiji 15, Zambia 21 Japan 10, Botswana bye. Section C: Australia (K. Murphy) 21 Israel 20, Malaysia (S. Ahmed) 21 NZ 13, Hong Kong China 21 Isle of Man 8, US bye. Section D: South Africa 21 Jersey 2, Zimbabwe 21 Swaziland 2, Philippines 21 India 11, Thailand bye.

Progressive standings, section A: Ireland 4 (+26 shots), Netherlands 4 (+16), Canada 2 (+12), Spain 2 (-1), England 2 (-5), Norfolk Island 2 (-8), Portugal 0 (-17), Namibia 0 (-23). Section B: Wales 4 (+26), Scotland 4 (+18), Guernsey 2 (-6), Zambia 2 (-9), Fiji 0 (-6), Botswana 0 (-12), Japan 0 (-29). Section C: Australia 4 (+18), Hong Kong China 2 (+12), Malaysia 2 (+8) US 2 (+1) Israel 2 (0), NZ 0 (-9), Isle of Man 0 (-30). Section D: South Africa 4 (+26), Zimbabwe 2 (+19), Philippines 2 (+10), Swaziland 2 (-5), Jersey 2 (-10), Thailand 0 (-14), India 0 (-17).

Fours, round 1, section A: NZ (J. Edwards/S. Sims/V. Smith/W. Jensen 27 Japan 9.

NORTH HARBOUR SUPERBOWLS
(Belmont Park)

Quarter-finals: G. Judson (Manurewa) bt M. Radjkovich (Mairangi), B. Barnetta (Wellsford) bt M. Chapman (Rawhiti), J. Goodwin (Takapuna) bt P. Puschman (Hobsonvill), D. Eades (Orewa) bt J. Collins (Takapuna).

Semifinals: Judson bt Barnetta 7-6 4-7 2-0, Goodwin bt Eades 8-5 8-3.

Final: Goodwin bt Judson 12-1 16-1.

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CRICKET

ICC CHAMPIONS TROPHY

NZ v UNITED STATES
(The Oval)

NEW ZEALAND

S. Fleming c Romero b Reid 15
N. Astle not out 145
H. Marshall c Desai b Romero 11
S. Styris c Ali b Staple 75
C. Cairns c sub b Staple 3
C. McMillan not out 64
Extras (10lb, 21w, 3nb) 34
Total (for 4 wkts, 50 overs) 347
Fall: 1/25, 2/43, 3/206, 4/211.

Bowling: H. Johnson 7-1-43-0 (3nb), Reid 10-0-37-1 (2w), Romero 4-0-52-1 (2w), Lambert 10-0-66-0 (2w), Zia 9-1-63-0, Staple 10-0-76-2 (1w).

UNITED STATES

M. Johnson c McCullum b Oram 20
R. Alexander lbw b Oram 26
L. Romero c Styris b Oram 0
S. Massiah c McCullum b Oram 0
R. Staple lbw b Cairns 0
C. Lambert c Cairns b Vettori 39
J. Desai lbw b Vettori 16
A. Ali c Styris b Harris 4
R. Zia c Cairns b Oram 8
C. Reid b Vettori 6
H. Johnson not out 0
Extras (3lb, 15w) 18
Total (42.4 overs) 137
Fall: 1/52, 2/52, 3/52, 4/55, 5/63, 6/99, 7/114, 8/122, 9/132.

Bowling: Tuffey 8-0-39-0 (4w), Oram 9.4-0-36-5, Cairns 5-0-16-1 (3w), Harris 10-2-29-1, Vettori 10-3-14-3 (1w).

Result: NZ won by 210 runs.

ENGLAND v ZIMBABWE

(Edgbaston, Birmingham)

ENGLAND

M. Trescothick c Taylor b Hondo 10
V. Solanki lbw b Sibanda 62
M. Vaughan c Vermuelen b Rainsford 17
A. Strauss c Taibu b Rainsford 25
A. Flintoff c Hondo b Panyangara 6
P. Collingwood not out 80
G. Jones b Hondo 38
A. Giles run out 23
A. Wharf not out 4
Extras (5lb, 22w, 7nb) 34
Total (for 7, 50 overs) 299
Fall: 1/21, 2/54, 3/114, 4/123, 5/159, 6/220, 7/295.

Bowling: Panyangara 10-0-86-1, Hondo 9-0-66-2, Rainsford 10-0-43-2, Chigumbura 5-1-36-0, Utseya 10-0-35-0, Sibanda 3-0-12-1, Matsikenyeri 3-0-16-0.

ZIMBABWE

S. Matsikenyeri c Collingwood b Gough 4
B. Taylor lbw b Gough 6
V. Sibanda b Flintoff 28
D. Ebrahim c Jones b Harmison 3
M. Vermeulen c Jones b Harmison 0
T. Taibu hit wicket b Giles 40
E. Chigumbura not out 42
T. Panyangara b Harmison 1
P. Utseya c Gough b Flintoff 5
D. Hondo c Trescothick b Flintoff 0
E. Rainsford c Jones b Giles 4
Extras (3lb, 4nb, 7w) 14
Total (39 overs) 147
Fall: 1/14, 2/23, 3/26, 4/26, 5/64, 6/106, 7/120, 8/142, 9/142.

Bowling: Gough 8-2-24-2, Harmison 10-3-29-3, Wharf 7-0-45-0, Flintoff 6-1-11-3, Giles 8-1-35-2.

Result: England won by 152 runs.

INDIA v KENYA

(The Rose Bowl, Southampton)

INDIA

S. Ganguly lbw b M. Suji 90
V. Sehwag b Odoyo 17
V. Laxman st Otieno b Tikolo 79
Y. Singh c Otieno b Odoyo 9
M. Kaif not out 49
R. Dravid not out 30
Extras (4b, 5lb, 3w, 4nb) 16
Total (for 4 wickets, 50 overs) 290
Fall: 1/30, 2/191, 3/204, 4/213.

Bowling: M. Suji 10-2-42-1, Odoyo 10-1-43-2, Ongondo 5-0-27-0 (1w), Aga 9-0-70-0 (2nb, 2w), Tikolo 10-0-53-1, Patel 3-0-21-0, A. Suji 3-0-25-0 (2nb).

KENYA

K. Otieno run out 0
R. Shah c Karthik b H. Singh 33
S. Tikolo lbw b Pathan 2
H. Modi c Ganguly b Pathan 5
T. Odoyo c Karthik b H. Singh 15
R. Aga c Ganguly b H. Singh 0
M. Ouma c Karthik b Agarkar 49
B. Patel not out 38
M. Suji not out 6
Extras (12b, 9lb, 19, 4nb) 44
Total (for 7 wickets, 50 overs) 192Fall: 1/9, 2/13, 3/21, 4/58, 5/62, 6/74, 7/166.

Bowling: Pathan 6-1-11-2, Nehra 7-1-17-0 (2nb), Agarkar 10-0-42-1 (1nb), H. Singh 10-2-33-3, Ganguly 5-0-21-0, Y. Singh 4-0-17-0, Sehwag 8-1-30-0 (1nb).

Result: India won by 98 runs.

ENGLISH COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIP

Division one.-

At Bristol: Gloucestershire 178 and 205-4 (C. Spearman 65). Sussex 199 (J. Averis 5-45).

At Lord's: Middlesex 425 (B. Scott 101no, O. Shah 85, E. Joyce 71, P. Weekes 54) and 167-3 (S. Koenig 51). Northamptonshire 282 (G. Brophy 81, U. Afzaal 62).

At New Road: Lancashire 403-9 dec (S. Law 159, I. Sutcliffe 51, G. Chapple 50) and 58-0. Worcestershire 352-9 dec (R. Price 76no, A. Hall 70, S. Rhodes 53).

Division two.-

At Sophia Gardens: Play abandoned for day, rain. Nottinghamshire 165-6 (A. Singh 62 no) v Glamorgan.

At Taunton: Play abandoned for day, rain. Yorkshire 276-5 (P. Jaques 95, J. Sayers 62) v Somerset.

At Riverside: Durham 298 (P. Mustard 60, G. Bridge 52) and 280 (G. Breese 65, G. Hamilton 53). Leicestershire 508 (J. Maunders 116, D. Stevens 92, D. Maddy 70, D. Robinson 65, T. New 51 no).

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CROQUET

PAPAKURA DOUBLES

N. Posselt/P. Anderton (Papakura) 1, A. Denton/T. Stretton (Howick) 2.

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GOLF

GERMAN MASTERS

(Gut Larchenhof, Germany)

Leading scores after third round, par 72, Britain and Ireland unless stated.- G. McDowell 69 64 69.

205: P. Harrington 66 75 64.

206: R. Jacquelin (France) 68 68 70.

207: P. Casey 68 72 67.

208: A. Cejka (Germany) 67 70 71, N. O'Hern (Australia) 68 68 72.

209: R. Green (Aust) 68 68 73.

211: S. Khan 74 71 66.

212: D. Clarke 71 70 71, B. Davis 73 69 70, R-J. Derksen (Netherlands) 70 69 73, T. Levet (France) 70 68 74, J.M. Olazabal (Spain) 69 74 69.

213: S. Dodd 72 71 70, G. Owen 68 71 74, S. Webster 73 70 70.

214: N. Dougherty 72 71 71, B. Dredge 75 68 71, A. Forsyth 70 71 73, J. Haeggman (SWE) 72 71 71, T. Immelman (S Africa) 70 73 71, R. Muntz (Netherlands) 69 73 72, J-F. Remesy (France) 74 71 69.

Also.- Kyoung-Ju Choi (Korea) 71 75 69, P. O'Malley (Aust) 71 69 75.

216: B. Rumford (Aust) 71 73 72.

217: J. Moseley (Aust) 72 73 72.

218: M. Campbell (NZ) 72 72 74.

Missed cut. S. Scahill (NZ) 74 75.

CANADIAN OPEN

(Oakville, Ontario)

Leading scores after third round, par 71, US unless stated.- M. Weir (Canada) 68 65 70.

206: V. Singh (Fiji) 68 66 72, J. Parnevik (Sweden) 69 66 71, C. Kresge 69 70 67.

208: J. Ogilvie 70 69 69, D.J. Brigman 67 74 67.

209: M. Hensby (Australia) 70 69 70, G. Day 70 69 70, S. Lowery 70 69 70, D. Sutherland 69 72 68, S. Cink 72 68 69, B. Haas 71 71 67.

210: H. Mahan 72 69 69, D. Wilson 71 70 69.

Also.-

C. Perks (NZ) 70 72 75.

218: G. Waite (NZ) 75 70 73.

PANASONIC AUCKLAND PROVINCIAL MATCHPLAY

(Akarana)

First round: C. Saunoa (Grange) bt B. Dennison (Huapai) 2/1, F. Schwanner (Manukau) bt S. Shin (Gulf Harbour) 1 up, J. Carmichael (Pupuke) bt S. Han (N Shore) 4/3, M. Hendry (Pupuke) bt T. Marshall (Maungakiekie) 2/1, K. Chun (Titirangi) bt R. Hislop (Grange) 3/2, Y. Gang (Pakuranga) bt L. James (Grange) 4/2, C. Thomas (Grange) bt T. O'Connell (Grange) 3/2, M. Cormack (Remuera) bt B. Jujnovich (Redwood Park) at 21st.

Second round: Saunoa bt Schwanner 2 up, Carmichael bt Hendry at 21st, Chun bt Gang 7/5, Cormack bt Thomas 3/2.

Semifinals: Carmichael bt Saunoa 4/3, Cormack bt Chun 4/2.

Final: Carmichael bt Cormack 3/2.

Plate final: James bt Marshall 2/1.

Auckland teams for quadrangular at Ngaruawahia next weekend. Senior: L. Holzer, M. Cormack, C. Saunoa, F. Schwanner, L. James, R. Valentine, B. Fabish, H. Broughton, C. Thomas, T. Marshall. U-19: Jumbo Kim, F. Wilkin, J. Mann, J. Wheeler. U-16: B. Williams, T. Tu, D. Bae, N. Botica.

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HOCKEY

AUCKLAND

Premier men.-

Superleague (Devonport Shield) final: University 4 Somerville 2. For 3rd: Roskill Eden 4 Slam 1. For 5th: Western 3 Southern 3. For 7th: Howick Pakuranga 3 Indians 0.

Premier women.-

Bernecker Challenge Cup: Slam 4 Mt Eden 1. For 3rd: Roskill Eden 3 University 3. Bottom five: Western 2 Somerville 2, Southern 3 Grammar Windsor 1, Howick Pakuranga, bye.

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INDOOR BOWLS

NZ CHAMPION of CHAMPIONS SINGLES

(Ashburton)

Post section, round 1: M. Lawson (Ashburton) 18 N. Semple (U Hutt Valley) 5, M. Stevens (Horowhenua) 18 A. Keith (Ashburton) 2, K. Coombe (Wanganui) 12 D. Gilshnan (Manawatu) 11, G. Taiaroa (Auck) 13 C. Matthews (Canty) 11, M. Begg (Cen Otago) 12 R. Fuge (Hutt Valley) 9, W. Fisher (Wairarapa) 12 M. Dempsey (Nth Taranaki) 7.

Quarter-finals: D. Lang (Nth Wgtn) 13 J. Taare (BoPy) 12, Lawson 14 Stevens 8, Taiaroa 15 Coombe 9, Begg 11 Fisher 8.

Semifinals: Lawson 11 Lang 10, Begg 16 Taiaroa 11.

Final: Begg 9 Lawson 7.

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LEAGUE

NRL QUALIFYING FINALS

Sydney Roosters 38 (A. Minichiello 2, C. Fitzgibbon, C. Walker, J. Hodges, B. Fittler, C. Flannery tries; C. Fitzgibbon 5 goals) Canberra Raiders 12 (N. Smith, M. Chalk tries; C. Schifcofske 2 goals). HT: 14-0.

North Queensland Cowboys 30 (M. Sing 3, L. O'Donnell, M. Bowen tries; J. Hannay 5 goals) Bulldogs 22 (S. Williams, M. Utai, B. Harris, W. Tonga tries; H. El Masri 3 goals).

Melbourne Storm 31 (S. Hill, S. Bell, M. King, B. Slater, M. Orford, M. Geyer tries; M. Orford 3 goals, field goal) Brisbane Broncos 14 (T. Carroll, B. Tate tries; D. Lockyer 3 goals).

Penrith Panthers 31 (T. Waterhouse 2, P. Campbell 2, L. Priddis tries; R. Girdler 5 goals; C. Gower field goal) St George Illawarra Dragons 30 (N. Blacklock, B. Hornby, S. Timmins, L. Thompson, D. Young tries; M. Head 5 goals).

BARTERCARD CUP

(Ericsson Stadium)

Preliminary final: Mt Albert Lions 35 (L. Talamavao 2, A. Bauer, K. Wright, R. Wigg, M. Asaou tries; S. Buckingham 5 goals, field goal) Otahuhu Ellerslie 22 (D. Fisi'iahi 2, P. Atkins, T. Leuluai tries; J. Tavaga goal; T. Leuluai 2 goals). HT: 22-6.

AUCKLAND

Fox Memorial major semifinal: Mt Albert 32 Manurewa 28.

Sharman Cup grand final: Manukau 24 Te Atatu 20.

ENGLISH SUPER LEAGUE

Castleford 7 Widnes 6, Leeds 25 St Helens 19, Wakefield 21 Huddersfield 20.

Points: Leeds 48, Bradford 37, Hull 36, St Helens 35, Wigan 34, Wakefield 28, Huddersfield 22, Warrington 21, Salford 16, London 15, Widnes 14, Castleford 12.

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MOTORSPORT

V8 SUPERCARS

(Melbourne)

Top-10 shootout for grid positions: R. Kelly/G.Murphy (Kmart Racing Team, Holden) 1m 22.142s 1, M. Ambrose/G. Ritter (Stone Brothers Racing, Ford) 1m 22.745s 2, P. Morris/A. Gurr (Paul Morris Motorsport, Holden) 1m 22.885s 3, M. Skaife/T. Kelly (Holden Racing Team, Holden) 1m 23.220s 4, C. Lowndes/G. Seton (Ford Performance Racing, Ford) 1m 23.314s 5, S. Johnson/W. Luff (Shell Helix Racing, Ford) 1m 23.878s 6, J. Bright/P. Weel (PWR Racing, Holden) 1m 24.709s 7, P. Dumbrell/T. Longhurst (Castrol Perkins Motorsport, Holden) 1m 25.148s 8, J. Bargwanna/M. Larkham (Larkham Orrcon Racing, Ford) 1m 25.339s 9, O. Kelly/D. Brabham (Shell Helix Racing, Ford) 1m 25.962s 10.

Round 9: Ambrose/Ritter 1, R. Ingall/C. McLean (Stone Brothers Racing, Ford) 2, S. Richards/W. Luff (Ford) 3.

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ORIENTEERING

ORIENTEER of the YEAR

(Kelland Rd, Waiuku)

Elite men: M. Lawson 90m 24s 1, D. Ashmore 92m 16s 2, N. Kerrison 95m 05s 3.

A-class winners, 21L: D. Crofts 76m 25s. 21S: R. Hattie 70m 55s. 40: P. Swanson 68m 52s. 50: D. Middleton 63m 19s. 60: J. Robinson 50m 18s. 70: R. McCorquindale 37m 27s. 80: R. King 77m 04s. 40S: N. Oram 51m 43s. 18: T. Reynolds 59m 28s. 16: J. Munro 55m 30s. 14: T. Scott 31m 34s.

Elite women: T. Robinson 64m 43s 1, M. Gelderman 67m 50s 2, R. Smith 71m 36s 3.

21L: J. Nash 82m 36s. 21S: C. Rowe 63m 39s. 50L: P. Aspin 77m 00s. 40S: I. Smirnova 40m 45s. 50: L. O'Brien 62m 05s. 60: V. Robinson 44m 13s. 18: M. Michels 57m 5s. 16: I. Scott 37m 10s. 14: S. Gilkison 37m 39s.

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RUGBY

REPRESENTATIVE

Waikato Colts 38 Bay of Plenty Colts 7.

Waikato U-19 36 Bay of Plenty U-19 0.

Waikato Divisional XV 39 King Country B 15.

Counties Manukau 2nd XV 46 Wanganui 2nd XV 27.

North Harbour Colts 32 Counties Manukau Colts 22.

North Harbour U-19 10 Counties Manukau U-19 0.

Auckland Development XV 24 Wellington Development XV 20.

Auckland Women's Development XV 27 North Harbour 0.

WOMEN'S NPC

Division one.-

Canterbury 23 (S. Mortimer, S. Lene, S. Helmore tries; H. Hurring 2 pen, con) Wellington 10 (D. Sipili, T. Collins tries). HT: 23-5.

Auckland 49 (H. Manuel 2, E. Sao-Taliu 2, M. Ngatai, L. Itunu, V. Blackledge tries; E. Jensen 4 pen, con) Waikato 3 (T. Clarke pen). HT: 32-3.

Otago 30 (C. Richardson, K. Wihongi, B. Chittock tries; Richardson 3 pen, 3 con) Hawkes Bay 20 (L. Ropiha, L. Lelei, N. Thompson, T. MacGregor tries). HT: 13-10.

Points: Auckland 19, Canterbury 15, Wellington 9, Otago 9, Hawkes Bay 6, Waikato 3.

Division two, North Island.-

Auckland B 27 (A. Raina, M. Toka, D. Maliutaetau, L. Timoti, A. Cahill tries; N. Borthwick con) North Harbour 0. HT: 5-0.

Bay of Plenty 26 (T. Purukamu, T. King, N. Hape, P. Hohepa tries; Hohepa 3 con) Counties Manukau 5 (L. Clarke try). HT: 5-5.

Manawatu 25 (F. Time, M. Townsend, J. Vaughn tries; A. Tiplady 2 pen, 2 con) Northland 12 (A. Carter, K. Shortland tries; F. Wiki con). HT: 15-7.

Points: Manawatu 19, BoP 16, Northland 16, Auckland B 15, Counties Manukau 4, North Harbour 2.

CURRIE CUP RESULTS

Free State Cheetahs 32 South Western Districts Eagles 15, Natal Sharks 54 Mpumalanga Pumas 14, Golden Lions 35 Western Province 26, Blue Bulls 40 Griqualand West 13.

Points after 10 rounds: Bulls 41, Free State 32, Lions 29, Province 28, Natal 26, Mpumalanga 23, Griquas 19, Districts 6.

ENGLISH PREMIERSHIP

Newcastle 33 Bath 18, Gloucester 23 London Irish 16, Northampton 45 Harlequins 13, Leicester 42 Leeds 20, Sale 33 Wasps 30.

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EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIPS

(Bratislava, Slovakia)

Men's semifinals: 1-J. White (Scotland) bt 4-A. Grant (England) 9-4 8-10 9-3 9-3, 2-G. Gaultier (France) bt 3-J. Willstrop (England) 9-2 9-5 9-1.

Women's semifinals: 1-V. Hynes (England) bt P. Pancis (Austria) 9-3 9-4 9-6, 2-R. Botwright (England) bt 4-S. Kippax (England) 9-1 10-8 9-0.

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SOCCER

ENGLISH PREMIER LEAGUE

Aston Villa 0 Chelsea 0, Bolton Wanderers 2 Manchester United 2, Fulham 0 Arsenal 3, Liverpool 3 West Bromwich Albion 0, Manchester City 0 Everton 1, Middlesbrough 2 Birmingham City 1, Newcastle United 3 Blackburn Rovers 0, Portsmouth 3 Crystal Palace 1.

Playing overnight: Tottenham Hotspur v Norwich City. Playing tomorrow: Charlton Athletic v Southampton.

ENGLISH LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP

Burnley 3 Crewe 0, Derby 2 Reading 1, Gillingham 0 Sunderland 4, Leeds 3 Coventry 0, Nottingham Forest 0 Cardiff 0, Preston 3 Stoke 0, QPR 3 Plymouth 2, Rotherham 0 Leicester 2, Sheffield United 1 West Ham 2, Watford 1 Brighton 1, Wolverhampton 3 Wigan 3.

ENGLISH LEAGUE ONE

Barnsley 0 Tranmere 0, Bournemouth 1 Colchester 3, Bristol City 5 Stockport 0, Hull 2 Blackpool 1, Luton 1 Chesterfield 0, Milton Keynes Dons 0 Doncaster 1, Oldham 3 Hartlepool 2, Port Vale 0 Huddersfield 3, Swindon 0 Peterborough 1, Torquay 2 Brentford 2, Walsall 1 Sheffield Wednesday 1, Wrexham 1 Bradford 0.

ENGLISH LEAGUE TWO

Cambridge 2 Mansfield 2, Cheltenham 1 Yeovil 1, Leyton Orient 4 Bristol Rovers 2, Lincoln 2 Boston 2, Macclesfield 3 Grimsby 1, Northampton 0 Notts County 0, Oxford 0 Rushden & Diamonds 0, Rochdale 1 Darlington 1, Scunthorpe 1 Chester 2, Shrewsbury 2 Bury 2, Southend 1 Wycombe 2, Swansea 3 Kidderminster 0.

SCOTTISH PREMIER LEAGUE

Celtic 3 Dundee 0, Dundee United 1 Aberdeen 1, Dunfermline Athletic 1 Motherwell 1, Inverness Caledonian Thistle 1 Hibernian 2, Livingston 0 Kilmarnock 2.

Playing overnight: Hearts v Rangers.

SCOTTISH DIVISION ONE

Clyde 1 Airdrie 2, Falkirk 4 Raith 2, Queen of the South 1 Hamilton 1, Ross County 0 St Johnstone 1, St Mirren 2 Partick 1.

SCOTTISH DIVISION TWO

Ayr 3 Forfar 3, Berwick 2 Alloa 3, Brechin 4 Arbroath 1. Dumbarton 1 Stranraer 3, Stirling 1 Morton 1.

SCOTTISH DIVISION THREE

Albion 1 Stenhousemuir 0, Cowdenbeath 3 Elgin 1, East Fife 1 East Stirling 0, Peterhead 1 Gretna 1, Queen's Park 1 Montrose 2.

NORTHERN PREMIER DIVISION

Mangere United 3 (A. Yakub, W. Osborne, B. Spirovski) Melville United 0. HT: 1-0.

Eastern Suburbs 5 (A. Webber 2, N. Robertson, S. Bola, S. George) East Coast Bays 1 (H. Plaumann). HT: 1-1.

Tauranga City United 5 (J. Hahan 3, C. Gardyne 2) Waitakere City 0.

Played Friday: Melville United 0 Waitakere City 2 (N. Fry, B. Steward). HT: 0-0.

Final standings.-

NORTHERN FIRST DIVISION

Three Kings 3 Fencibles 2, Takapuna 0 Birkenhead 2.

FIRST/SECOND DIV PROMOTION/RELEGATION

Oratia 0 North Force 3, West Auckland 4 Papatoetoe 3.

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TENNIS

US OPEN

(New York)

Women's singles, semifinals: 6-E. Dementieva (Russia) bt 8-J. Capriati (US) 6-0 2-6 7-6 (7-5), 9-S. Kuznetsova (Russia) bt 5-L. Davenport (US) 1-6 6-2 6-4.

Final: Kuznetsova bt Dementieva 6-3 7-5.

Women's doubles, semifinals: 1-V. Ruano Pascual/P. Suarez (Spain) bt 15-E. Dementieva (Russia)/A. Sugiyama (Japan) walkover.

Men's singles semifinals: 4-L. Hewitt (Australia) bt 28-J. Johansson (Sweden) 6-4 7-5 6-3, 1-R. Federer (Switzerland) bt5-T. Henman (Britain) 6-3 6-4 6-4.

Men's doubles, final: 3-M. Knowles (Bahamas)/D. Nestor (Canada) bt 13-L. Paes (India)/D. Rikl (Czech) 6-3 6-3.

Mixed doubles, final: 4-V. Zvonareva (Russia)/B. Bryan (US) bt A. Molik/T. Woodbridge (Aust) 6-3 6-4.

Girls' doubles semifinal: 3-M. Erakovic (NZ)/M. Krajicek (Netherlands bt V. Azarenka/O. Govortsova (Belarus) 4-6 7-6 (9-7) 6-2.

Final: Erakovic/Krajicek bt 5-M. Gojnea/M. Niculescu (Romania) 7-6 (4) 6-0.

Girls' singles, quarter-finals: Krajicek bt Erakovic 6-4 6-3.

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YACHTING

MURRAYS BAY ICE-BREAKER REGATTA

(Lake Pupuke)

Optimist green: A. Dyet 1, L. Hyatt-Brown 2, M. McQueen 3. Optimist, open: A. Crossan 1, J. Dawson 2, R. Hopper 3.

P-class: P. Snow-Hansen 1, K. Ellingham 2, T. Dow 3. Starling: C. Dawson 1, L. Royden 2, M. Andrews 3. Splash: A. Maloney 1. Laser radial: J. Aleh 1. Laser: D. Weaver 1, A. Hume-Merry 2, B. McLay 3.