Tuesday's results

AMERICAN FOOTBALL

NFL

Dallas 21 Philadelphia 49.

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BASKETBALL

NBA

Cleveland 99 Golden State 88, New Jersey 69 Houston 80.

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BOWLS

NORTHERN REGIONAL

Thames Valley teams to play Waikato and Bay of Plenty on November 28.-

Men, open: Singles, M. Reid; pairs, J. Murphy/G. Heward; triples, G. Slattery/M. Cox/C. Gawith; fours, J. Pullan/B. Burton/W. Stewart/R. Duckworth. Res: J. Brooks.

Academy: Singles, R. Perrett; pairs, J. Willis/M. Jackson; triples, P. French/A. Stewart/C. John; fours, F. Bax/R. Yearbury/R. Cresswell/M. Johnson. Res: P. Ferguson.

Women, open: Singles, D. Garlick; pairs, E. Nicholson/C. Bosselmann; triples, A. Duckworth/D. Robinson/M. Murray; fours, M. Henderswon/E. Smith/G. Aitkenhead/M. Mountney. Res: J. Poto.

Academy: Singles, L. Grant; pairs, D. Finn/A. Honeyfield; triples, D. Turk/A. Perrott/A. White; fours, D. Gedye/M. Lewis/P. Ross/B. Darrah. Res: T. Hinton.

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CRICKET

TOUR MATCH

(Jaipur)

Second day of three.-

South Africa 226-5 dec, Indian Board President's X1 320-5 (D. Mongia 135no, H. Badani (49no).

AUSTRALIAN INTERSTATE

Round three, first day of four.-

In Hobart, lunch: Tasmania 40-1 v South Australia.

Points after two rounds: Queensland 12, NSW 6, South Australia 6, Victoria 6, Western Australia 6, Tasmania 0.

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GOLF

NATIONAL MEN'S INTERPROVINCIAL

(Napier)

Round one: Southland 2 1/2 North Harbour 2 1/2 (Southland names first): C. Bradbury lost to J. Nortje 3 and 2, L. Balneaves and S. Han all square, N. Roughan bt B. Jujnovich 2 and 1, M. Tautari bt M. Hendry 1 up, T. Sinclair lost to J. Carmichael 4 and 3.

Taranaki 5 Tasman 0 (JH Choi bt C. Hill 2 and 1, M. Blackbourn bt J. Gardiner 5 and 4, A. Mathieson bt S. McCaa 3 and 2, J. Kearns bt M. Pussell 1 up, T. Ropiha bt J. Scarlett 4 and 2).

Otago 2 1/2 drew with Otago 2 1/2 (K. Shaw lost to P. Hayes 2 and 1, S. Rutherford bt G. Simpson 3 and 2, C. Beel and R. Patterson all square, B. Grant and D. Perham all square, T. Campbell and S. Wright all square).

Northland 3 Poverty Bay-East Coast 2 (R. Poole bt H. Douglas 4 and 3, M. Perrin lost to A. Higham 6 and 5, J. Hay and S. Jenkins all square, D. Clarke bt M. Bremner 3 and 2, A. Tait and B. Waiwai all square).

Hawkes Bay 4 bt Wellington 1 (N. Culshaw and R. Pegg all square, S. Phatam bt A. Green 5 and 3, N. Radonich bt B. Stuart 7 and 6, D. Turley and D. Amos all square, D. Holloway bt S. Richards 5 and 4).

Auckland 3 Canterbury 2 (M. Cormack lost to D. Rattray 5 and 4, C. Saunoa bt I. Randall 3 and 1, R. Valentine lost to A. Searle 3 and 2, L. Holzner bt N. Fry 5 and 4, K. Chun bt B. Stuart 2 and 1).

Round two, Bay of Plenty 5 Southland 0 (J. McIntosh bt Bradbury 6. and 5, T. Hong bt Balneaves 4 and 3, J. An bt Roughan 4 and 3, J. Geary bt Tautari 3 and 2, M. Smith bt Sinclair 3 and 1).

Taranaki 3 Manawatu-Wanganui 2 (Choi bt E. Westergaard 1 up, Blackbourn bt B. Cribb 2 and 1, Mathieson lost to H. Robertson 1 down, Kearns lost to A. Henare 2 down, Ropiha bt R. Kauika 4 and 3).

Northland 4 Aorangi 1 (Poole lost to Hayes 5 and 3, Perrin bt Simpson 3 and 1, Hay bt Paterson 3 and 2, Clarke bt Perham 2 and 1, Tait bt Wright 1 up).

Waikato 4 Poverty Bay-East Coast 1 (G. Penrose bt Douglas 4 and 3, R. Wright bt Higham 3 and 1, M. Holten bt Jenkins 3 and 2, M. Purser bt Bremner 2 and 1, B. Shilton lost to Waiwai 3 and 2).

North Harbour 5 Tasman 0 (Nortje bt Hill 4 and 3, Han bt Gardiner 4 and 2, Jujnovich bt McCaa 3 and 1, Hendry bt Pussell 6 and 5, Carmichael bt Scarlett 3 and 2)

Auckland 4 1/2 Otago 1/2 (Cormack bt Shaw 2 and 1, Saunoa bt Rutherford 6 and 5, Valentine and Beel all square, Holzer bt Grant 2 up, Chun bt Campbell 5 and 4).

Standings: Taranaki 4 points (8 individual games), Auckland 4 (7 1/2), Northland 4 (7), North Harbour 3 (7 1/2), Bay of Plenty 2 (5), Hawkes Bay 2 (4), Waikato 2 (4), Aorangi 2 (3 1/2), Otago 1 (3), Southland 1 (2 1/2), Poverty Bay-East Coast 0 (3), Canterbury 0 (2), Manawatu-Wanganui 0 (2), Wellington 0 (1), Tasman 0 (0).

MAORI AWARDS

Finalists for the Maori sports awards.-

Administrator: R. Manihera (Auckland) netball, G. McLauchlan (Christchurch) netball, W. Neho (Whangarei) golf.

Sports umpire: L. Farrell (North Shore/Auckland) hockey, W. Tamaki (Hamilton) softball, J. Brown (Papakura/South Auckland) netball.

Disabled sportsperson: P. Martin (Cambridge) field athletics, S. Taylor (Napier) wheelchair rugby, M. Barton (Hamilton) wheelchair basketball/athletics.

Sports coach: C. Tangaroa (Havelock North) softball, S. Cairns (Auckland) table tennis, K. Takao (Gisborne) waka ama.

Sports team: Aotearoa women's sevens rugby, Maori All Blacks, Hinerupe Maidens U-16 junior girls waka ama (Gisborne).

Junior sportswoman: S. Jarvis (Hamilton) alpine ski racing, A. Mason (Whakatane) surfing, R. Peters (Auckland) league/touch.

Junior sportsman: T. Latimer (Te Puke) rugby sevens/rugby, J. Vandermade (Auckland) athletics, H. Elliott (Hastings) rugby.

Senior sportswoman: M. Grant (Rotorua) indoor/beach volleyball, L. Walker (Hamilton) basketball, S. Stephens (North Shore, Auckland) tennis.

Senior sportsman: J. Martin (Waitara) softball, W. Ormond (Mt Maunganui) rugby, K. Meeuws (France-based) rugby.

World champion award: J. Wynyard (Henderson/West Auckland) woodchopping, H. Maidens U-16 junior girls waka ama (Gisborne).

* The winners will be named on December 4.

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RUGBY

SEVENS SQUAD

Training squad: O. Ai'i, D. Smith, S. Stowers (Auckland), L. McDonald, C. Baxter, S. King, N. Walker, T. Latimer (Bay of Plenty), A. Valence, T. Ioasa, R. Vallance (Hawkes Bay), B. Wilson (North Harbour), J. Blackie (Otago), L. Mafi (Taranaki), N. Hunt, R. Kinikinilau (Wellington), L. Messam, W. Ripia (Waikato).

Tournament schedule: December 2-3, Dubai; December 10-11, George, South Africa; February 4-5, Wellington; February 12-13, Los Angeles; April 16-17, Singapore; June 4-5, London; June 11-12, Bordeaux.

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TENNIS

WTA TOUR CHAMPIONSHIPS

(Los Angeles)

Final (prefix number denotes seeding): 6-M. Sharapova (Russia) bt 7-S. Williams (US) 4-6 6-2 6-4.

MASTERS CUP

Red Group: 1-R. Federer (Switzerland) bt 8-G. Gaudio (Argentina) 6-1 7-6 (7-4).