KEY POINTS:
AMERICAN FOOTBALL
NFL
Chicago 42 St Louis 27
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BASKETBALL
NBA
Portland 81 Philadelphia 79, Phoenix 103 Orlando 89, New Jersey 105 Memphis 92, Boston 97 NY Knicks 90, Miami 99 Toronto 77, NO/Oklahoma City 95 Cleveland 89, Chicago 106 Indiana 91, Utah 101 Dallas 79,
San Antonio 103 LA Clippers 81.
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BOWLS
NATIONAL SECONDARY SCHOOLS CHAMPS
(Christchurch)
Day two
Boys' singles
Championship: G. Ruaporo (St Peters College) 4 wins (+32), R. Martin (Wellington High School) 4 (+30), H. Wilson (Nelson College) 3, M. McIntosh (Central Hawkes Bay College) 2, M. Will (St Peters College) 1, N. Glasson (Aranui High School) 1.
Semifinals: Ruaporo bt McIntosh 18-9, Wilson bt Martin 13-8.
Final: Ruaporo bt Wilson 14-8.
Plate final: M. Watt (East Otago High School) bt H. Whiting (Aotea College) 21-8.
Boys' pairs
Championship: J. McLean/A. Callender (Otago Boys High School) 3.5 wins, J. Taiaroa/M. Mardell (Auckland Grammar) 3, N. Lucas/M. Johnson (Wellington College) 2.5, S. Cottrell/J. Sunnex (Waiheke College) 2 (-), R. Reed/A. Toye (Shirley Boys High) 2 (-5), A. Johnston/D. Curtis (East Otago High School) 2 (-20).
Semifinals: McLean/Callender bt Cottrell/Sunnex 13-8, Lucas/Johnson bt Taiaroa/Mardell 11-7.
Final: Lucas/Johnson bt McLean/Callender 14-7.
Plate final: T. Sampson/O. van Rooyen (Wellington College) bt A. Dean/D. Reed (Christchurch Boys High) 9-8.
Girls' singles
Championship: M. Boyd (Napier Girls High) 4 wins (+19), K. Everson (Otumoetai College) 4 (+13), K. Heta (James Cook High) 3, K. Griffen (St Mary's College) 2, D. Lolesio (McCauley Girls High) 1, J. Smith (Palmerston North Girls High) 1.
Semifinals: Boyd bt Griffen 16-5, Heta bt Everson 21-7.
Final: Heta bt Boyd 21-4.
Plate final: M. Lynch (Southland Girls High) bt T. Johnson (Dunstan High School) 15-7.
Girls' pairs:
Championship: A. Brenton/M. Arnold (Nayland College) 5 wins, A. Grey/A. Jensen (Manurewa High School) 4, A. Patel/K. Burnley (Sacred Heart College) 3, K. Etika /J. Etika (Waiheke College) 2, L. Hosking/J. Culley (Tauranga Girls High) 1, R.Oliverona/S. King (Upper Hutt College) 0.
Semifinals: Brenton/Arnold bt Etika/Etika 9-5, Patel /Burnley bt Grey/Jensen 13-5.
Final: Brenton/Arnold bt Patel/Burnley 15-9.
Plate final: E. von Veh/L. Russell (Rangitoto College) bt A. McKay/C. Ytsma (Marlborough Girls High) 11-5.
Regional points Trophy
Zone 4 (Kapiti Coast Wairarapa Wellington) 61 points, Zone 1 60, Zone 5 52.5, Zone 2 49, Zone 6 43.5, Zone 3 43.
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BOXING
ABA TOURNAMENT
(ABA clubrooms)
Amateurs: J. Pula 72.4kg (Aiga Gym) bt B. Thornton 70.3kg (Counties Boxing Club) on points, C. Parker-Marsh 61.3kg (Beachhaven) bt T. Brown 57.7kg (Otorohanga) pts, R. Butcher 79.9kg (Counties BC) bt N. Ngata 78.4kg (Vili's) rsc rd, D. J. Finn 65.7kg (Waiheke) bt A. Hennessy 67.2kg (Victoria University) pts, T. Barnes 60.4kg (Counties BC) bt J. Barchard 63.4kg (Papatoetoe) pts, A. Taihia 76.5kg (Kings Gym) bt G. Algerani 76.2kg (Victoria University) pts.
Professionals: B. Matautia 106.6kg (Papatoetoe) bt P. Schwalger 105.1kg (Henderson) tko, C. Welliver (US) bt R. Tutaki 116.4kg (Glen Innes) pts.
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CRICKET
NATIONAL SCHOOLGIRLS' TOURNAMENT
(Christchurch)
Group A
Marian College 64 (K. Brown 30; R. Franklin 3-15, K. Broadmore 3-19, B. Sim 2-14) lost to New Plymouth Girls High 65-3 (K. Broadmore 24no) by 7 wickets.
Westlake Girls High 188-5 (C. Manning 59no, K. Perkins 29; L. Wylie 2-28) bt Tauranga Girls College 98 (L. Wylie 20; J. Perkins 4-27, K. Hebden 3-16) by 90 runs.
Group B
Havelock North High 124 (A. Foster 35, S. Guillen 22; M. Moir 2-21, H. Smallfield 2-22) bt Otago Girls High School 48 (S. Rangneka 2-9, S. Hensman 3-3) by 76 runs.
Whangarei Girls High 198-6 (K. Dunn 68, I. Prentice 27, G. Hopper 28) bt Wellington Girls College 82 (K. Clayton 31; K. Dunn 3-12, S. Morgan 4-10) by 116 runs.
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GOLF
AUCKLAND LADY VETS CANADIAN FOURSOMES
(Clarks Beach)
M. Thornton/ S. Anderson 61 1, P. Manet/ M. Fitzpatrick 65 2, J. Stewart/ N. Leckner 65 3, J. Dixon/ B. Ramsey 66 4, T. Robinson/ A. Lilley 67 5, D. Smith/ L. Linder 67 6, H. Begg/ J. Aitken 68 7.
2s: M. Thornton/ S. Anderson, D. Moxon/ O. Orton.
New Zealanders playing in Australian tournaments next month
Australian junior women's championship, Ulverstone GC, January 10-12: L. Eruera (Aviation Country Club, Auckland), L. Wright (Nelson Golf Club), Z. Beth Brake (Whakatane Golf Club), D. Kim (Christchurch Golf Club).
Lake Macquarie women's tournament, Belmont GC, January 18-21: D. Som Lee (Pakuranga Country Club, Auckland), S. Ahn (Pakuranga Country Club, Auckland), Y. Song Kim (Pupuke Go lf Club, North Harbour).
Lake Macquarie men's tournament Belmont GC, January 25-28: J. Gill (Hamilton Golf Club), L. James (The Grange, Auckland), T. Ropiha (New Plymouth Golf Club), D. Lee ( Springfield Golf Club, Rotorua).
WORLD GOLF RANKING STANDINGS
T. Woods (US) 20.85 1, J. Furyk (US) 9.20 2, P. Mickelson (US) 7.52 3, A. Scott (Australia) 7.17 4, R. Goosen (S Africa) 6.02 5, V. Singh (Fiji) 5.89 6, P. Harrington (Ireland) 5.85 7, E. Els (S Africa) 5.73 8, L. Donald (Britain) 5.47 9, S. Garcia (Spain) 5.45 10, G. Ogilvy (Australia) 5.43 11, H. Stenson (Sweden) 4.78 12, T. Immelman (S Africa) 4.40 13, P. Casey (Britain) 4.04 14, D. Howell (Britain) 3.90 15, D. Love III (US) 3.84 16, C. Montgomerie (Britain) 3.83 17, J. M. Olazabal (Spain) 3.76 18, D. Toms (US) 3.53 19, C. DiMarco (US) 3.52 20, M. Campbell (NZ) 3.50 21.
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ICE HOCKEY
NHL
Pittsburgh 5 Washington 4 (op), Colorado 5 Carolina 2, San Jose 4 Phoenix 0.
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SOCCER
ENGLISH PREMIER LEAGUE
Sheffield United 2 Aston Villa 2.
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SURFING
PRO PIPELINE MASTERS
(Hawaii)
Round two, (1st and 2nd to round 3)
Heat 1: K. Slater (US) 14.43 1, R. Powers (HAW) 13.57 2, O. Wright (AUS) 6.56 3, P. Moura (BRA) 2.17 4.
Heat 2: M. Fanning (AUS) 15 1, J. Sterling (HAW) 11.17 2, M. Nunes (BRA) 4.20 3, P. Henrique (BRA) 3.26 4.
Heat 3: T. Burrow (AUS) 17.07 1, N. Hedge (AUS) 14.57 2, A. Goodwin (HAW) 12.70 3, D. Weare (ZAF) 8.67 4.
Heat 4: L. Stedman (AUS) 13.83 1, T.Perry (HAW) 9.97 2, J. Parkinson (AUS) 9.57 3, A. Buchan (AUS) 7.93 4.
Heat 5: B. Martinez (US) 15.06 1, J. Paterson (AUS) 10 2, Y. Sodre (BRA) 9.20 3, R. Paulson (HAW) 9.17 4.
Heat 6: I. Walsh (HAW) 15.96 1, T. Baron (HAW) 8.40 2, D. Morrison (AUS) 6.80 3, D. O'Rafferty (AUS) 4.69 4.
Heat 7: M. Rothman (HAW) 13.63 1, R. Machado (US) 12 2, M. Occhilupo (AUS) 11.97 3, T. Knox (US) 8.77 4.
Heat 8: D. Barca (HAW) 13.83 1, CJ Hobgood (US) 13.76 2, T. Munro (AUS) 12.66 3, N. Carroll (HAW) 7.004.
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SWIMMING
WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP TRIALS
(Waitakere City)
Day one
Men
200m butterfly: M. Jack (West Auckland Aquatics) 1:51.83 1, A. McMillan (Neptune) 1:52.15 2; M. Burmester (North Shore) 1:52.16 3.
200m breaststroke: G. Snyders (North Shore) 2:22.82 1, R. Adamson (Aquagym) 2:25.82 2, A. Fonua (Roskill) 2:26.58 3.
400 individual medley: D. Kent (North Shore) 4:20.31 1 (qualified), D. Ryan (Waterhole) 4:31.33 2, B. Newall (Raumati) 4:39.54, 3.
Women
400m individual medley: C. Baker (Kiwi West) 4:56.87 1, T. Hind (Capital) 4:57.55 2, K. Moffatt (Capital) 5:01.78 3.
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TENNIS
AUCKLAND CHAMPS
(Merton Rd)
Men's singles final: 1-A. Thompson bt 3-R. Cheyne 7-6(5) 7-6(5).
Women's singles final: 3-D. Hollands bt 1-S. Lee 6-4 6-2.
Men's doubles final: 1-M. Prentice/N. Turner bt 2-A. Allan/M. Colenbrander 7-6(3) 6-1.