Tuesday's results

AMERICAN FOOTBALL

NFL

Minnesota 19 Washington 16, San Diego 27 Oakland 0.

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BASEBALL

MAJOR LEAGUE

NY Yankees 9 Baltimore 6, Pittsburgh 4 Milwaukee 3, Florida 16 NY Mets 5, Chicago Cubs 8 Atlanta 3, Minnesota 9 Oakland 4, St Louis 7 Houston 0, Washington 7 Arizona 6, Chicago White Sox 3 LA Angels 2, Toronto 6 Seattle 2.

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CUE SPORTS

NORTH ISLAND MENS 9-BALL

(ACBS Clubrooms, Royal Oak)

Last 32: B. Wilkinson bt A. Board 10/1, N. Wilkinson bt C. Cao 10/3, A. Bain bt Y Yi 10/2, D. White bt G. Nahu 10/4, M. Mitchell bt I. Heke 10/8, J. Cook bt A. Shaw 10/6, S. Wilson bt W. Belmont 10/7, T. de Fontenay bt M. Walters 10/2, P. Smith bt J. Mahan 10/4, K. Sun bt M. McInnes 10/9, J. Harrison bt S. Zeng 10/8, G. Coutts bt C. Zaragoza 10/1, N. Pera bt J. Taylor 10/9, C. Bowman bt H. Raerae 10/7, L. Jones bt M. Wang 10/9, J. Henry bt S. Puckley 10/3.

Last 16: B. Wilkinson bt N. Wilkinson 10/7, A. Bain bt D. White 10/4, M. Mitchell bt J. Cook 10/3, T. de Fontenay bt S. Wilson 10/7, P. Smith bt K. Sun 10/7, G. Coutts bt J. Harrison 10/2, C. Bowman bt N. Pera 10/1, J. Henry bt L. Jones 10/5.

Last 8: B. Wilkinson bt A. Bain 11/8, T. de Fontenay bt M. Mitchell 11/7, G. Coutts bt P. Smith 11/0, J. Henry bt C. Bowman 11/8.

Semifinals: B. Wilkinson bt T. de Fontenay 12/5, G. Coutts bt J. Henry 12/10.

Final: B. Wilkinson bt G. Coutts 13/12.

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HOCKEY

WORLD CUP

(Moenchengladbach, Germany)

Pool A: Spain 3 (Alegre, S. Freixa, Tubau) New Zealand 1 (H. Shaw). Halftime 2-0. Argentina 1 (Vila 41) Pakistan 0.

Pool B : South Korea 2 (Jang 2) India 1 (S. Singh) , Netherlands 4 (de Nooijer, Brouwer, Taekema 2) England 3 (Tindall 2, Mantell).

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CRICKET

ENGLISH COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIP

Division Two

At Chelmsford: Derbyshire 184 (Hassan Adnan 60, T. Phillips 5-41) and 218, Essex 580-3dec (M. Pettini 208no, A. Tudor 144, A. Flower 136no). Essex (22pts) bt Derbyshire (1pts) by an innings and 178 runs.

PRO40

Division One

At Trent Bridge: Nottinghamshire Outlaws 191-9 Innings Complete (D. Hussey 73) Warwickshire Bears 43-2. Bad light stopped play.

MINOR COUNTIES CHAMPIONSHIP FINAL

At Exmouth: Devon 302 (N. Hancock 95, D. Court 53no; D. Spencer 4-71) and 138-3 (C. Mole 55no), Buckinghamshire 288-8 Innings Complete (A. Hales 92).

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LEAGUE

BARTERCARD CUP

Canterbury Bulls 30 (L. Fidow, J. Limmer, D. Aitken, L. Tamakaha, R. Turi tries; S. Hurrell 5 goals) Auckland Leopards 6 (P. Atkins try; W. Heta goal). Halftime: 16-0.

Teams for week two of NRL finals

Friday: St George Illawarra Dragons v Manly Sea Eagles, Aussie Stadium, 10pm

Dragons: Clint Greenshields, Wes Naiqama, Daryl Millard, Matt Cooper, Brett Morris, Trent Barrett (c), Ben Hornby, Luke Bailey, Aaron Gorrell, Jason Ryles, Matt Bickerstaff, Ashton Sims, Ben Creagh. Interchange: Danny Wicks, Justin Poore, Sam Isemonger, Shaun Timmins, Michael Henderson, Mathew Head (two to be omitted)

Sea Eagles: Brett Stewart, Michael Robertson, Steve Bell, Steve Matai, Chris Hicks, Travis Burns, Matt Orford, Jason King, Michael Monaghan, Brent Kite, Steve Menzies, Anthony Watmough, Ben Kennedy (c). Interchange: Shayne Dunley, Luke Williamson, Kylie Leuluai, Mark Bryant, George Rose (one to be omitted). Referee: Paul Simpkins

Saturday: Newcastle Knights v Brisbane Broncos, Aussie Stadium, 10pm.

Knights: Kurt Gidley, Brian Carney, Matthew Gidley, George Carmont, Anthony Quinn, Jarrod Mullen, Andrew Johns (c), Josh Perry, Luke Quigley, Adam Woolnough, Steve Simpson, Clint Newton, Reegan Tanner. Interchange: Luke Davico, Craig Smith, Riley Brown, Kirk Reynoldson, Daniel Abraham, Todd Lowrie (two to be omitted)

Broncos: Justin Hodges, Darius Boyd, Brent Tate, David Stagg, Karmichael Hunt, Darren Lockyer (c), Shane Perry, Shane Webcke, Shaun Berrigan, Petero Civoniceva, Sam Thaiday, Brad Thorn, Tonie Carroll. Interchange: Corey Parker, Dane Carlaw, Ben Hannant, Casey McGuire, Tame Tupou (one to be omitted). Referee: Steve Clark

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RUGBY

WORLD WHEELCHAIR CHAMPIONSHIPS

(Christchurch)

Pool A: New Zealand 41 Switzerland 29, United States 44 Japan 34, Australia 49 Belgium 37.

Pool B: Canada 49 Netherlands 31, Great Britain 59 Sweden 25, Germany 56 Denmark 34.

CURRIE CUP

(South Africa)

Free State Cheetahs (holders) 28 Western Province 13, Falcons 17 Golden Lions 32, Natal Sharks 60 Griqualand West 8, Blue Bulls 66 Mpumalanga Pumas 3.

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SKIING

ALPINE NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS

(Mt Hutt)

Women

National slalom

Open: J. Miller (Queenstown) 1, S. Jarvis (Hamilton) 2, N. Eves (Ohakune) 3.

Junior: N. Eves 1, A. Ralston (Auckland) 2, L. Tait Jamieson (Turoa) 3.

Under-16: T. Rapley 1 (Queenstown) 1, H. Miller Brown (Queenstown) 2, L. Dallison (Mt Hutt) 3.

Giant slalom

Open: S. Jarvis 1, M. Greig 2, A. Ralston 3.

Junior: M. Greig 1, A. Ralston 2, L. Tait Jamieson 3.

Under-16: H. Miller Brown 1, C. Newbold (Queenstown) 2, T. Rapley 3.

Super G

Open: S. Jarvis 1, M. Greig 2, N. Eves 3.

Junior: M. Greig 1, N. Eves 2, L. Tait Jamieson 3.

Under-16: C. Newbold 1, L. Dallison 2, H. Miller Brown 3.

Men

Slalom

Open: A. Howden (Wellington) 1, A.Wylie (Wanaka) 2, J. Teat (Wanaka) 3.

Junior: A. Wylie 1, R. Hill (Wanaka) 2, J. Prebble (Mt Hutt) 3.

Under-16: J. Prebble 1, R. Grimmer (Queenstown) 2, S. Weenink (Wanaka) 3.

Giant slalom

Open: T. Cafe (Queenstown) 1, B. Griffin (Ohakune) 2, A. Howden 3.

Junior: T. Cafe 1, L. Winsloe (Wanaka) 2, A. Wylie 3.

Under-16: B. Steens (Wanaka) 1, J. Prebble 2, S. Weenink 3.

Super G

Open: B. Griffin 1, A. Howden 2, T. Cafe 3.

Junior: T. Cafe 1, R. Hill 2, L. Winsloe 3.

Under-16: B. Steens 1, J. Prebble 2, R. Grimmer 3.

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SOCCER

ENGLISH PREMIER LEAGUE

Reading 1 Manchester City 0, West Ham United 1 Aston Villa 1, Arsenal 1 Middlesbrough 1, Bolton Wanderers 1 Watford 0, Chelsea 2 Charlton Athletic 1, Everton 3 Liverpool 0, Manchester United 1 Tottenham Hotspur 0, Newcastle United 1 Fulham 2, Portsmouth 1 Wigan Athletic 0, Sheffield United 0 Blackburn Rovers 0.

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TENNIS

CHINA OPEN

(Beijing)

Round 1: 6-P. Srichaphan (Thailand) bt R. Schuettler (Germany) 6-3 6-3, K. Kim (US) bt K. Pless (Denmark) 6-2 6-4, D. Udomchoke (Thailand) bt M. Chiudinelli (Switzerland) 0-6 6-2 6-3, S. Galvani (Italy) bt Yen-Hsun Lu (Taiwan) 6-3 7-6(4), 5-D. Hrbaty (Slovakia) bt R. De Voest (South Africa) 6-1 6-0, 8-Hyung-Taik Lee (South Korea) bt I. Kunitsyn (Russia) 6-3 6-4, Yeu-Tzuoo Wang (Taiwan) bt Xin-Yuan Yu (China) 6-1 6-4.