KEY POINTS:
BASEBALL
MAJOR LEAGUE
Philadelphia 11 Houston 4, Oakland 6 Baltimore 5, Toronto 7 Boston 3, Florida 8 Atlanta 7, Tampa Bay 10 NY Yankees 8, NY Mets 6 Colorado 1, Seattle 5 Texas 4, Milwaukee 5 Chicago Cubs 4 (12 innings), Chicago White Sox 7 Kansas City 4,
Cleveland 7 Minnesota 3 (12 innings), Detroit 9 LA Angels 5.
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BASKETBALL
UNDER 21 CHAMPIONSHIPS
(Christchurch)
Men
Semifinals: Waikato 75 (BK Anthony 26, D. Perfect-Tait 16, E. Willas 15, K. Elliott 10) Canterbury 66 (M. Stevenson 22, S. Crozier 13, C. Parata 11). Halftime: 47-35.
North Harbour 111 (C. Webster 42, D. Clarke 18, R. Fannon 14, T. Wallbutton 13, W. Siddall 12) Porirua 97 (B. Ruscoe 26, J. Trego 16, R. Bishop 14, E. Fermanis 10). Halftime: 59-37.
Final: Harbour 97 (C. Webster 40, R. Fannon 18, D. Clarke 16, T. Wallbutton 15) Waikato 94 (D. Perfect-Tait 34, BJ Anthony 23, E. Wills 15, D. Williams 11). Halftime 43-54 (20-32).
Women
Final round robin: Counties Manukau 63 (J. Hunter 25, L. Fakalata 13) Nelson 62 (J. Vucinic 26, H. Cameron 17). Halftime 26-32 (12-16), Auckland 54 (I. Silver 14) Counties Manukau 45 (TeRina Noon 14, L. Paitai 10). Halftime 25-30 (12-13).
Final: Canterbury 71 (M. Caldwell 16, E. Rooney 13, P. Connell 12, N. Moore 10) Otago 61 (T. Edmondson 21, S. Bates 10). Halftime 34-36 (22-21).
NBA
First round playoffs
Eastern conference: Detroit 98 Orlando 90. (Detroit lead the best-of-seven series by 2-0).
Western Conference: Houston 98 Utah 90. (Houston leads series 2-0).
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BOWLS
AUCKLAND FRIDAY INTERCLUB FINALS
Team A: Henderson (S. Cox, L. Murphy, C. Patel) bt Carlton ( H. Burt, D. Skinner, D. Stone) 17-10.
Team B: Carlton(M. Urlich, R. Harris, M. Urlich) bt Henderson (B. Ward, D. Baker, D. Francis) 23-7.
Team C: Carlton (M. Skinner, A. Crowe, B. Crowe) bt Henderson (E. Smitton, R. Hammond, M. Smitton) 19-16.
Overall: Carlton 4 points, +12 net total of shots, Henderson 2 -12.
AUCKLAND CHAMP OF CHAMP TRIPLES
Men's division: Mangere (G. Cotton (s), D. Faifua, J. Cleghorn) 1. Runner-up: Pringle Park (B. Buchan (s), P. Reid, W. Dawson). Third equal: Piha and Avondale.
Women's division: Onehunga (M. Castle (s), M.Delany, F. Ryan) 1. Runner-up: Mission Bay (R. Goldie (s), D. Reed, M. Watson). Third equal: Mangere and Papatoetoe.
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EQUESTRIAN
IDEAL GARAGES EVENTING LEADERBOARD
Standings after 15 events: L.Jackson, Red Stag Mystery Creek, 49 pts 1, E.Butcher, Southern Ben, 39 2, B.Wallis, High n Dry, 26 3, A.Lloyd, Gandalf, 25, M.Finlayson, Lion Heart, 25 4 equal, M.Forsyth, Phantom Ghost, 17 6.
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GOLF
AUCKLAND LADY VETERANS
Stableford
(Waikare GC)
J. Norton (Purangi) 39 stb 1, S. Underwood (Matarua) 37 2, J. Mudgway (Maramarua) 36 stb c/b 3, C. Robinson (Maramarua) 36 c/b 4, S. Stevens (Pukekohe) 36 5, M. Aldrich (Chamberlain Park) 35 c/b 6, J. Bremner (Howick) 35 c/b 7, A. Cooper (The Grange) 35 c/b 8, S. Alderson (Tapora) 35 9, J. Browne (Howick) 34 10. Holes in one: J. Mudgway.
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SNOOKER
WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
(Sheffield, England)
First round (prefix denotes seeding, breaks over 50 in brackets, best of 19 frames): 6-S. Murphy (England) bt J. Trump (England) 10-6. (Frame scores) 82-21 131-0 64-0 15-74 0-79 73-0 37-106 86-0 22-78 14-58 4-126 65-1 64-46 65-11 69-20 83-0, 12-B. Hawkins (England) lost to F. O'Brien (Ireland) 9-10. 75-47 85-1 57-58 60-56 5-63 29-69 79-46 27-90 9-120 17-97 70-1 28-80 19-68 69-64 42-50 129-0 86-15 83-27 27-71, 4-R. O'Sullivan (England) bt Ding Junhui (China) 10-2. 84-36 99-3 110-1 84-41 123-0 32-104 70-69 133-0 71-33 13-74 95-21 72-13.
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ICE HOCKEY
NHL PLAY-OFF
Vancouver 4 Dallas 1. (Vancouver win the best-of-seven series 4-3).
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POLOCROSSE
WORLD CUP
(Queensland)
Day two: New Zealand 28 Canada 2, Australia 20 UK 7, Zimbabwe 21 US 11, South Africa 23 Ireland 14.
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RUGBY
IRB SEVENS
London tournament pools, May 26-27
Pool A: Fiji, Argentina, France, Russia.
Pool B: Samoa, Australia, Canada, Georgia.
Pool C: New Zealand, Scotland, Kenya, Italy.
Pool D: South Africa, England, Wales, Portugal.
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SOCCER
SCOTTISH PREMIER LEAGUE
Falkirk 0 St Mirren 2
ENGLISH LEAGUE
The Championship
Burnley 3 West Bromwich 2.
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TENNIS
BARCELONA OPEN
First round: A. Pavel (Romania) bt 10-R.Stepanek (Czech republic) 4-6 6-3 6-4, F. Lopez (Spain) bt G. Garcia-Lopez (Spain) 7-5 6-3, A. Seppi (Italy) bt I. Karlovic (Croatia) 6-7 7-5 6-3, V. Spadea (US) bt T. Gabashvili (Russia) 6-3 3-6 6-1, B. Becker (Germany) bt I. Kunitsyn (Russia) 7-6 6-4, Y. Schukin (Russia) bt W. Eschauer (Austria) 6-4 6-4, P. Lorenzi (Italy) bt S. Galvani (Italy) 6-7 6-2 7-6, T. Johansson (Sweden) bt L. Hyung-taik (Korea) 6-3 6-3, P. Andujar (Spain) bt B. Salva-Vidal (Spain) 6-4 6-0, O. Hernandez (Spain) bt 9-D. Tursunov (Russia) 6-4 6-4, F. Mantilla (Spain) bt F. Dustov (Uzbekistan) 6-4 1-6 6-0, A. Martin (Spain) bt A. Falla (Colombia) 6-1 6-4, F. Volandri (Italy) bt E. Korolev (Russia) 6-0 6-4.
WTA WORLD RANKINGS
J. Henin (Belgium) 3859 1, M. Sharapova (Russia) 3388 2, A. Mauresmo (France) 2776 3, K. Clijsters (Belgium) 2699 4, S. Kuznetsova (Russia) 2667 5, M. Hingis (Switzerland) 2294 6, J. Jankovic (Serbia) 2257 7, N. Vaidisova (Czech Republic 1957 8, N. Petrova (Russia) 1869 9, D. Safina (Russia) 1863 10, A. Chakvetadze (Russia) 1847 11, S. Williams (USA) 1770 12, E. Dementieva (Russia) 1635 13, D. Hantuchova (Slovakia) 1616 14, A. Ivanovic (Serbia) 1525 15, S. Peer (Israel) 1508 16, L. Na (China) 1432 17, T. Golovin (France) 1390 18, P. Schnyder (Switzerland) 1337 19, V. Zvonareva (Russia) 1253 20.
ATP WORLD RANKINGS
R. Federer (Switzerland) 7290 pts 1, R. Nadal (Spain) 4875 2, A. Roddick (USA) 2980 3, N. Davydenko (Russia) 2825 4, T. Robredo (Spain) 2595 5, N. Djokovic (Serbia) 2595 6, F. Gonzalez (Chile) 2535 7, I. Ljubicic (Croatia) 2220 8, J. Blake (US) 2150 9, A. Murray (Great Britain) 2120 10, T. Haas (Germany) 2100 11, T. Berdych (Czech Republic) 1905 12, M. Ancic (Croatia) 1775 13, D. Nalbandian (Argentina) 1765 14, R. Gasquet (France) 1745 15, D. Ferrer (Spain) 1615 16, M. Youzhny (Russia) 1575 17, J. C. Ferrero (Spain) 1380 18, M. Baghdatis (Cyprus) 1320 19, L. Hewitt (Australia) 1250 20.
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YACHTING
OLYMPIQUE FRANCAISE REGATTA
(Hyeres, France)
NZ placings after day two
Laser Radial: J. Aleh (Takapuna Boating Club) 2, C. Hume-Merry (Evans Bay Y&MB Club) 25, M. Powrie (Kohimarama Yacht Club) 37, S. Winther (Takapuna Boating Club) 42.
Laser: A. Murdoch (Kerikeri Cruising Club) 6, B. McLay (Torbay Sailing Club) 19, M.Bullot (Murrays Bay Sailing Club) 39, A. Hume-Merry (Murrays Bay Sailing Club) 43, D. Weaver (Titahi Bay Boating Club) 88, B. Lindsay (Murrays Bay Sailing Club) 112.
Finn: D. Slater (Murrays Bay Sailing Club) 5.
Mens RS:X: T. Ashley (Takapuna Boating Club) 1, M. Lichtwark (Takapuna Boating Club) 80, A. Cozzolino (NZ RS:X Association) 100.
Womens RS:X : K. Ellingham (Wakatere Boating Club/Takapuna Boating Club) 24, H. Thom (Takapuna Boating Club) 48, S. Williams (Takapuna Boating Club) 56.
Womens 470: S. Hesson & B. Barbarich-Bacher (Murrays Bay Sailing Club) 15.
Mens 470: A. Brown & N. Taylor (Royal Akarana Yacht Club) 41, G. Woolley & M. Overington (Kohimarama Yacht Club) 65, S. Keen & P. Keen (Naval Point Club Lyttelton) 82.
Yngling: S. Ferris, R. Smeal & S. Buckley (Bay of Islands) 19.
Tornado: B. Kendall & B. Sellers 29.