KEY POINTS:
ATHLETICS
STROKE AND STRIDE SERIES
(St Heliers)
Swim 750m, Run 4km
Men: B. Foster 22m 30s 1, J. Elvery 22m 47s 2, B. Pulham 23m 15s 3, J. Upton 23m 17s 4, B. Jordan 23m 21s 5, G. O'Grady 23m 40s 6.
Women: C. Hanly 25m 36s
1, G. Ferguson 25m 49s 2, A. Hamilton 26m 25s 3, K. Bruce 26m 42s 4, N. Bernard 26m 59s 5, E. Orchard 27m 19s 6.
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BASKETBALL
AUCKLAND WOMEN'S SUMMER CHAMPS
The Dragons 36 Maximus 10, Auckland Girls Grammar 39 Akarana 11, Akarana Blue 20 Akarana White 0, Akarana Green 20 The Saints 0, Epsom Lions 34 Second Wind 25, All Sportz 20 Epsom Cubs 0, Jus Blaze 42 Epsom Blue 0, Hot Chocolate 37 Epsom Gold 7.
NBA
Washington 104 Detroit 99, Cleveland 124 Golden State 97, Indiana 103 Boston 96, NY Knicks 99 LA Lakers 94, Miami 110 Milwaukee 80, Dallas 122 Seattle 102.
Team for AA (13-16-year-old) Oceania Championships, Sydney, February 8-12.
D. Devonshire (Bayside-Westhaven), J. Drost (Canterbury), L. Hansen (Howick-Pakuranga), C. Heather (Howick-Pakuranga), J. Hoey (Howick-Pakuranga), D. Izaaks (Howick-Pakuranga), B. Johnstone (Howick-Pakuranga), G. Löser (Howick-Pakuranga), A. Mitchell (Howick-Pakuranga), H. Paterson (Howick-Pakuranga), J. Proctor (Howick-Pakuranga), B. Rouse (Howick-Pakuranga), R. Shaw (Victoria), T. Shaw (Victoria), H. Skilling (Bayside-Westhaven), J. Watt (Bayside-Westhaven), D. Wilshire (Howick-Pakuranga).
Coaches: M. Gartland, C. Peterson, V. Wyber, G. Wolfe.
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CRICKET
STATE SHIELD
(Eden Park Outer Oval)
CENTRAL DISTRICTS
J. How b Adams 8
E. Thompson c Guptill b Pasupati 32
P. Ingram c Jones b Hira 61
M. Sinclair c Martin b Hira 23
G. Hay not out 49
B. Griggs lbw b Nicol 3
T. Weston c Martin b Hira 11
B. Diamanti lbw b Hira 4
G. Hegglun c Hira b Nicol 0
C. Furlong run out 33
Extras (1b, 7w) 8
- - Total (for 9 wkts, 50 overs) 232
Fall: 1/16, 2/63, 3/123, 4/137, 5/148, 6/165, 7/172, 8/173, 9/232.
Bowling: Adams 10-0-60-1 (2w), Martin 8-1-36-0 (1w), Hitchcock 10-0-52-0 (3w), Pasupati 4-0-17-1, Hira 10-1-40-4, R Nicol 8-0-26-2 (1w).
AUCKLAND
P. Hitchcock c Furlong b Hefford 34
M. Guptill b Thompson 0
R. Jones c Griggs b Thompson 0
K. Todd lbw b Hefford 8
R. Nicol c Griggs b Thompson 24
D. Houpapa b Furlong 39
R. Young c Diamanti b Hegglun 54
A. Adams c How b Diamanti 19
M. Pasupati c Hefford b Diamanti 7
R. Hira b Furlong 3
C. Martin not out 4
Extras (7lb, 5w, 2nb) 14
- - Total (45 overs) 206
Fall: 1/1, 2/1, 3/39, 4/54, 5/115, 6/115, 7/144, 8/163, 9/169, 10/206.
Bowling: Thompson 10-1-65-3 (2w, 1nb), Hefford 9-1-36-2 (1w, 1nb), Hegglun 9-1-34-1, Diamanti 7-0-31-2 (1w), Furlong 10-0-33-2 (1w).
Result: Central Districts won by 26 runs.
ND V CANTERBURY
(Whangarei)
CANTERBURY
I. Robertson c Evans b Tuffey 0
M. Papps b Flynn 37
C. Frauenstein c Davis b Tuffey 17
S. Stewart c Marshall b Butler 73
C. Harris c Robinson b Butler 38
A. Ellis c Aldridge b Butler 16
L. Vivian not out 18
B. Findlay c Robinson b Davis 0
B. Hiini not out 10
Extras (13lb, 6nb) 19
- - Total (for 7 wkts, 50 overs) 228
Fall: 1/0, 2/26, 3/92, 4/175, 5/186, 6/209, 7/214.
Bowling: Tuffey 8-1-25-2, Aldridge 7-1-33-0, Davis 7-0-45-1 (3nb), Orchard 10-0-23-0, Flynn 10-0-49-1 (3nb), Butler 8-0-40-3.
NORTHERN DISTRICTS
A. Evans c Papps b Harris 31
B. Watling c Papps b Bennett 16
D. Flynn c Ellis b Robertson 17
J. Marshall b Robertson 51
G. Robinson not out 77
M. Orchard c Harris b Burtt 17
J. Yovich not out 9
Extras (7b, 1lb, 5w, 1nb) 14
- - Total (for 5 wkts, 46.5 overs) 232
Fall: 1/46, 2/59, 3/75, 4/176, 5/217.
Bowling: Bennett 7.5-0-53-1 (2w, 1nb), Burtt 9-1-46-1 (2w), Harris 10-0-24-1, Hiini 7-0-48-0 (1w), Robertson 10-0-27-2, Frauenstein 1-0-8-0, Findlay 2-0-18-0.
Result: Northern Districts won by five wickets.
TRI-SERIES
(Perth)
NEW ZEALAND
L. Vincent c Dalrymple b Plunkett 76
S. Fleming lbw b Plunkett 15
P. Fulton c Nixon b Plunkett 15
R. Taylor c Panesar b Collingwood 71
C. McMillan st Nixon b Panesar 11
J. Oram not out 54
B. McCullum c Strauss b Panesar 19
J. Franklin c Plunkett b Tremlett 9
D. Vettori not out 11
Extras (12lb, 22w, 3nb) 37
- - Total (for 7 wkts, 50 overs) 318
Fall: 1/32, 2/53, 3/190, 4/213, 5/219, 6/246, 7/268).
Bowling: Plunkett 9-0-54-3 (7w), Tremlett 10-0-72-1 (3nb, 5w), Flintoff 10-0-66-0 (2w), Panesar 10-2-35-2 (1w), Dalrymple 5-0-43-0 (6w), Collingwood 6-0-36-1 (1w).
ENGLAND
E. Joyce run out 66
M. Loye c Fleming b Franklin 15
I. Bell c Fleming b Patel 31
A. Strauss st McCullum b Vettori 12
P. Collingwood c Fleming b McMillan 18
A. Flintoff b Vettori 13
P. Nixon c Oram b Bond 49
J. Dalrymple c Franklin b McMillan 14
L. Plunkett not out 25
Extras (1b, 2lb, 8w, 6nb) 17
- - Total (for 8 wkts, 50 overs) 260
Fall: 1/27, 2/99, 3/123, 4/136, 5/156, 6/160, 7/184, 8/260.
Bowling: Franklin 8-1-45-1 (4nb), Bond 10-0-58-1 (1nb, 1w), Oram 5-0-23-0, Patel 10-0-53-1 (1nb, 2w), Vettori 10-0-40-2 (5w), McMillan 7-1-38-2.
Result: New Zealand won by 58 runs.
SECONDARY BOYS SUPER 8
(Harry Barker Reserve, Gisborne)
Napier Boys 184-10 (B. Meehan 37, J. Rurawhe 43, S. Smidt 30; J. Davies 4-34 B. Popli 3-41) bt Tauranga Boys 136-10 (M. McCann 38, H. McKain 28; J. Whyte 3-29, S. Mann 2-25, Smidt 2-15).
Hamilton Boys 73-3 (B. McPhee 22, I. McKillop 22; B. O'Connor 2-35 bt Gisborne Boys 71-10(T. Weir 24, B. O'Connor 20; A. Verma 4-3, M. Thomas, 3-12, A. Waterman 2-25).
Rotorua Boys 245-10 (Haworth 46, Sawroop 68; Baily 4-32 bt Hastings 167-10 Wiggins 25, Meehan 41, Baily 22; Dhanjee 3-34, Fisher 2-40, Gibbons 2-19).
New Plymouth 176-10 Palmerston North 65-10(B. Small 3-17, R. Badenhorst 3-31, T. Richards 2-29, R. Twist 2-18).
FOURTH ONE-DAY INTERNATIONAL
INDIA v WEST INDIES
(Baroda, Indis)
India 341-3 from 50 overs (S. Tendulkar 100no, R. Dravid 78, Sourav Ganguly 68) v West Indies.
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CYCLING
TOUR OF QATAR
Third stage, 140km: T. Boonen (BEL) Quick Step 3hr 25min 6sec 1, A. Petacchi (ITA) same time 2, B. Eisel (GER) st 3, A. Clerc (SUI) st 4, S. Zanini (ITA) st 5, G. Brown (AUS) st 6, R. Haselbacher (AUT) st 7, G. Henderson (NZ) st 8, L. Balciunas (LTU) st 9, R. Forster (GER) st 10.
Overall: T.Boonen (BEL) Quick Step 6hr 33min 9sec 1, A. Petacchi (ITA) at 13sec 2, S. De Jongh (NED) 17 3, G. Steegmans (BEL) 21 4, F. Chicchi (ITA) 24 5, J-P. Nazon (FRA) 25 6, M. Velo (ITA) 25 7, W. Cretskens (BEL) 25 8, M. Fischer (BRA) 27 9, B. Eisel (AUT) 27 10.
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GOLF
PGA TOUR MONEY LIST
V. Singh (Fiji) US$1,147,645 ($1,673,195) 1, C. Howell III $1,029,450 2, P. Goydos $948,720 3, T. Woods $936,000 4, C. Hoffman $928,860 5, J. Rollins $655,229 6, L. Donald (Britain) $650,600 7, A. Scott (Australia) $630,000 8, T. Immelman (South Africa) $429,760 9, R. Allenby (Australia) $421,000 10, J. Quinney $398,100 11.
KJ Choi (South Korea) $374,750 12, B. Snedeker $364,400 13, J. Rose (Britain) $352,542 14, M. Calcavecchia $349,933 15, W. MacKenzie $336,427 16, A. Buckle (Australia) $307,740 17, J. Furyk $284,750 18, H. Slocum $274,229 19, D. Love III $270,608 20.
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ICE HOCKEY
NHL
Buffalo 7 Boston 1, Tampa Bay 4 Philadelphia 3, Toronto 4 Carolina 1, Atlanta 5 New Jersey 4, Detroit 4 NY Islanders 3, Ottawa 3 Washington 2, Pittsburgh 3 Florida 0, Colorado 4 Nashville 3, Minnesota 5 St Louis 2, Calgary 4 Los Angeles 1, Columbus 3 Vancouver 2, Dallas 3 San Jose 2.
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MULTISPORT
NORTH SHORE BEACH SERIES
5km Surf-Ski Paddle
Men: F. Teear 25m 26s 1, M. Walker 26m 40s 2, O. Stielau 26m 41s 3.
Women: E. Taylor 29m 08s 1, T. Wilson 31m 19s 2, B. Murch 32m 58s 3.
5km Beach Run
Men: C. Earwaker 16m 59s 1, B. Weaver 17m 27s 2, G. Hounsell 17m 28s 3.
Women: F. Bromley 19m 53s 1, O. Isavnina 20m 37s 2, J. Jones-Romero 24m 15s 3.
1km Ocean Swim
Men: C. Moors 12m 31s 1, R. Anderson 12m 37s 2, B. Campbell 12m 48s 3.
Women: S. Gempton 13m 16s 1, R. Clarke 13m 28s 2, J. Moors 14m 26s 3.
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RUGBY
SUPER 14
Highlanders v Western Force, Perth, tomorrow night.
Highlanders: C. Clare, L. Mulipola, M. Saunders, J. Kawau, V. Waqaseduadua, C. Bruce, J. Cowan, C. Newby, J. Blackie (captain), H. MacDonald, J. Ryan, K. Thompson, C. Dermody, J. Macdonald, C. King. Reserves: D. Hall, J. Mackintosh, A. Soakai, E. Taylor, T. Morland, C. Hore, G. Zampach.
Western Force: D. Mitchell, S. Staniforth, R. Cross, M. Giteau, C. Shepherd, J. Hilgendorf, M. Henjak, S. Fava, R. Brown, D. Pusey, N. Sharpe (captain), R. Vedelago, T. Takiari, B. Cannon, G. Hardy. Reserves: T. McIsaac, A. Scott, L.Doherty, D. Pocock, C. O'Young, J. Pelesasa, H. Sare.
Brumbies v Chiefs, Hamilton, Saturday night
Brumbies: A. Ashley-Cooper, C. Rathbone, S. Mortlock (captain), G. Fairbanks, M. Gerrard, J. Huxley, G. Gregan, S. Hoiles, G. Smith, J. Salvi, M. Chisholm, A. Campbell, G. Shepherdson, J. Paul, N. Henderson. Reserves: S. Faingaa, S. Ma'afu, A. Wallace-Harrison, J. Tawake, R. Stanford, T. Wright, M. Carraro.
England team to play Scotland in the opening round of the Six Nations championship at Twickenham on Saturday: 15-Iain Balshaw; 14-Josh Lewsey, 13-Mike Tindall, 12-Andy Farrell, 11-Jason Robinson; 10-Jonny Wilkinson, 9-Harry Ellis; 8-Martin Corry, 7-Magnus Lund, 6-Joe Worsley, 4-Louis Deacon, 5-Danny Grewcock, 3-Phil Vickery (captain), 2-George Chuter, 1-Perry Freshwater.
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SKIING
WORLD CUP
(Austria)
Mens slalom: B. Raich (AUT) 1:42.55 (50.40 + 52.15) 1, J. Byggmark (SWE) 1:42.93 (50.82 + 52.11) 2, M. Matt (AUT) 1:43.15 (50.33 + 52.82) 3, M. Berthod (SUI) 1:44.48 (51.51 + 52.97) 4, G. Rocca (ITA) 1:44.52 (50.96 + 53.56) 5, M. Molgg (ITA) 1:44.58 (50.98 + 53.50) 6, A. Myhrer (SWE) 1:44.60 (51.49 + 53.11) 7, J-B. Grange (FRA) 1:44.77 (52.08 + 52.69) 8, M. Pranger (AUT) 1:44.81 (51.70 + 53.11) 9, M. Hansson (SWE) 1:44.89 (52.53 + 52.36) 10. B. Miller (US) 1:52.15 (53.13 + 59.02) 25.
World Cup standings, Slalom (after 7 races): J. Byggmark (SWE) 423pts 1, B. Raich (AUT) 365 2, M. Matt (AUT) 320 3, M. Larsson (SWE) 271 4, G. Rocca (ITA) 213 5.
Overall (after 24 races): A. Lund Svindal (NOR) 780pts 1, B. Raich (AUT) 705 2, D. Cuche (SUI) 677 3, B. Miller (US) 640 4, P. Fill (ITA) 570 5, M. Matt (AUT) 440 6, J. Byggmark (SWE) 439 7, K. Palander (FIN) 429 8, M. Buchel (LIE) 407 9, M. Berthod (SUI) 395 10, T.Ligety (US) 384 11, M. Scheiber (AUT) 377 12, M. Walchhofer (AUT) 374 13, D. Defago (SUI) 345 14, H. Maier (AUT) 331 15.
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SNOWBOARDING
REVOLUTION TOUR
(Copper Mountain, Colorado)
Boardercross, men: M. Trapp (US) 38.62, 1; T. Inoue (JPN) 39.99, 2; D. Nyberg (USA) 40.13, 3. New Zealanders: W. Harris 40.67, 4; J. Makuru 43.08, 29; T. Grooten 43.65, 39; B. Comber 46.09, 69; N. Conroy 46.47, 72; B. Sutherland 46.80, 73.
Women: B. Shaw (US) 42.26, 1; K.Krahulec (US) 43.76, 2; E. Richards (NZ) 44.71, 3. Other New Zealanders: K. Binnersley 20.10, 14.
Slopestyle, men: J. Kyle (US) 37.0, 1; Z. Layman (US) 33.4, 2; N. Johnstone (AUS) 33.0, 3. New Zealanders: Makuru 22.50, 44; B. Stewart 19.80, 52; Grooten 18.20, 58; Comber 16.70, 62; J. Walsh 16.00, 68; C. Doolan 12.60, 76.
Women: M. Wilson (US) 27.40, 1; K. Farrington (US) 24.90, 2; L. Beerman 19.10, 3. New Zealanders: C. Prior 15.60, 5; Binnersley 10.80, 21.
Halfpipe, men: M. Ladley (US) 34.50, J.Blake (US) 33.80, 2; R. Baker (US) 32.30, 3. New Zealanders: Stewart 26.70, 25; Sutherland 19.50, 49; Makuru 17.50, 57; Conroy 15.00, 65; Comber 14.40, 69.
Women: Shaw 28.30, 1; M. Matters (US) 26.10, 2; Ellen Feldman (US) 24.90, 3. New Zealanders: Binnersley 20.10, 14.
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SOCCER
OCEANIA U-20 CHAMPIONSHIP
(Trusts Stadium)
New Zealand 1 (C. James) New Caledonia 0. HT: 0-0.
Tahiti 2 (L.. Chan) Fiji 0. HT: 1-0.
Vanuatu 3 (J. Namariau, M. Kaltak, D. Natou) Samoa 1 (D. Tokuma). HT: 2-1.
ENGLISH LEAGUE
Premier league: Portsmouth 0 Middlesbrough 0, Reading 3 Wigan 2, Sheffield United 2 Fulham 0, West Ham 1 Liverpool 2.
League Championship: Barnsley 2 Queens Park Rangers 0, Birmingham 1 Southend 3, Colchester 1 Preston 0, Coventry 1 Luton 0, Derby 1 Burnley 0, Hull 1 Leeds 2, Norwich 0 Wolves 1, Stoke 0 Ipswich 0, Sunderland 0 Crystal Palace 0.
League Two: Bury 2 Hereford 2, Macclesfield 0 Walsall 2, Mansfield 5 Torquay 0, Notts County 1 Barnet 1, Peterborough 1 Swindon 1, Wrexham 0 Stockport 1.
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TENNIS
PAN PACIFIC OPEN
(Tokyo)
First round: M. Kirilenko (Russia) bt 7-S. Peer (Israel) 6-2 6-3, S. Stosur (Australia) bt V. Zvonareva (Russia) 6-4 6-7 6-4, E. Likhovtseva (Russia) bt G. Dulko (Argentina) 6-3 6-2, M. Santangelo (Italy) bt A. Nakamura (Japan) 7-5 6-0, J. Zheng (China) bt B. Mattek (US) 6-2 6-1.
Second round: 2-M. Hingis (Switzerland) bt N. Pratt (Australia) 6-1 7-5.
ATP DELRAY BEACH CHAMPIONSHIPS
(Delray Beach, Florida)
Third day
Round Robin: 3-X. Malisse (BEL) bt A. Falla (COL) 6-4 7-6, D. Sanguinetti (ITA) bt 6-P. Kohlschreiber (GER) 7-5 6-3, A. Pavel (ROM) bt I. Kunitsyn (RUS) 6-1 6-3, S. Querrey (US) bt Lu Yen-Hsun (TPE) 7-6 6-4, T. Gabashvili (RUS) bt K. Pless (DEN) 7-6 6-7 7-6, 1-J. Blake (US) bt R. Kendrick (US) 6-3, 6-2.
Elimination Round (winners advance to round-robin): R. Sweeting (US) bt M. Russell (US) 7-6 2-2, retired, illness.
ZAGREB ATP TOURNAMENT
Second day: T. Johansson (SWE) bt J. Tipsarevic (SER) 6-4, 6-4, F. Dancevic (CAN) bt A. Waske (GER) 6-3, 7-6, A. Peya (AUT) bt A. Seppi (ITA) 1-6, 7-6, 6-4, D. Bracciali (ITA) bt 6-J. Benneteau (FRA) 7-5, 7-6.
