Wednesday's results

ATHLETICS

STROKE & STRIDE

(St Heliers Bay)

Race 8

Women

C. Hanly 27m 50s 1, A. Hamilton 29m 23s 2, R. Hooper 29m 29s 3, J. Seebold 29m 50s 4, R. Clarke 30m 15s 5, A. Elvery 30m 20s 6, M. Carter 30m 28s 7, S. Akermann 31m 06s 8, J. Stacey 31m 16s 9, B. Harper 31m 23s 10.

Men

S. Reed 25m 00s 1, B. Foster 25m 05s 2, S. Walker 25m 35s 3, B. Visser 25m 40s 4, L. Scopes 26m 07s 5, J. Upton 26m 18s 6, B. Jordan 26m 19s 7, M. Burgess 26m 27s 8, T. Hahn 26m 36s 9, L. Van Es 26m 46s 10.

Grand prix points

Women: C. Hanly 107 1, A. Hamilton 90 2, S. Warriner 80 3, A. Elvery 64 4, S. Akermann 59 5, J. Seebold 52 6, D. Tanner 52 6, R. Hooper 51 8, M. Carter 50 9, G. Ferguson 43 10, R. Clarke 37 11, N. Samuels 34 12, J. Savege (CAN) 32 13, F. Mackay 30 14, B. Pattle 26 15.

Men: S. Reed 120 1, B. Foster 103 2, J. Upton 90 3, L. Scopes 84 4, S. Walker 54 5, T. Hahn 49 6, B. Visser 47 7, R. Sissons 40 8, A. Mackay 38 9, W. Green 35 10, J. Elvery 30 11, M. Burgess 28 12, B. Jordan 27 13, C. Ellice 24 14, R. Cunningham (AUS) 20 15.

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BASKETBALL

NBA

Philadelphia 97 Toronto 111, Miami 121 Utah 83, Charlotte 114 Washington 119, Memphis 93 Boston 76, Dallas 91 Cleveland 87, San Antonio 96 N.O./ Oklahoma City 81, Chicago 95 Portland 66, Sacramento 114 LA Lakers 98, Seattle 120 Phoenix 129.

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CYCLING

NORTH HARBOUR SUMMER CRITERIUM SERIES

Novices: R. Sheath 1, T. Aldrich 2, N. Jowsey 3.

C grade women: B. Andrews 1, C. Harding-Sheath 2, S. Gilkison 3.

C grade men: L. Garrick 1, N. Collings 2, T. Jefferies 3.

B grade men: N. Harding-Sheath 1, S. Hosking 2, L. Croft & M. Taylor 3 equal.

A grade criterium: M. Northey 1, J. England 2, M. Gilbert 3.

Volunteer official awards: S. Hailstone, A. Smith, J. Dillon & D. Aldrich.

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EQUESTRIAN

HORSE OF THE YEAR SHOW

(Hastings)

Day one.-

Norwood Gold Cup 1.45m: S. Wilson (Waipukarau) Vita Power Right Royal 1, R. Steele (Hawera) Gospel 2, S. Wilson (Waipukarau) Vita Power Swinger 3, M. Beatson (Dannevirke) My Gollywog 4, S. Thompson (Hastings) Air Hill the Rajah 5, M. Bennett (Wairoa) Kiwi Brave 6.

1.3m horse: K. McVean (Matangi) Lindberg des Hayettes and J. Cottle (Auckland) Kool Bananas NZPH 1, M. Beatson (Dannevirke) Kiwi Relic and I. Unsworth (Tauranga) Sereedom VDL 2, C. Harris (Canterbury) In Rhythm and A. Trent (Auckland) Muskateer NZPH 3, O. Edgecombe (Waipukarau) Atrium Settlement, I. Unsworth (Tauranga) Seremonie VDL 4, L. Olphert (Tauranga) Tiara, D. Cuthbert (Kimbolton) Secret Gift 5.

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ICE HOCKEY

NHL

Washington 4 Buffalo 6, Carolina 5 NY Rangers 3, New Jersey 1 NY Islanders 6, Ottawa 4 Tampa Bay 3, Toronto 5 Boston 4 (o.p.), Nashville 5 Vancouver 0, Minnesota 1 Edmonton 2, Los Angeles 2 Phoenix 6.

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SOCCER

UNDER 20 PRE-QUALIFYING MATCH

(Auckland)

New Zealand 16 (H. Collins 4, K. Yallop 3, C. Campbell 3, S. Gregorius 3, K. Hoyle, P. Rennie, own goal) Tonga 0. Halftime: 11-0.

FA CUP

5TH round: Manchester City 2 Aston Villa 1. HT: 1-0.

ENGLISH SECOND DIVISION

Preston North End 3 Ipswich Town 1.

SCOTTISH

Division one: Brechin v St Mirren, ppd., snow.

Division two: Forfar v Raith, ppd., snow, Gretna v Stirling Albion, ppd., waterlogged field, Partick 2 Dumbarton 1.

Division three: Arbroath 1, Queens Park 1, East Stirling v Cowdenbeath, ppd., snow, Elgin 1 Berwick 3.

CHAMPIONS LEAGUE

Last 16, second leg: Inter Milan 1 Ajax Amsterdam 0. HT: 0-0. Inter Milan win 3-2 on aggregate.

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TENNIS

INDIAN WELLS MASTERS

Men

Third round: 20-S. Grosjean (France) bt X. Malisse (Belgium) 6-4 6-7 (10-12) 6-2, 21-M. Ancic (Croatia) bt P-H. Mathieu (France) 7-6 (7-5) 6-3, 6-I. Ljubicic (Croatia) bt 27-G. Monfils (France) 6-3 6-2, 1-R. Federer (Switzerland) bt 30-O. Rochus (Belgium) 3-6 6-2 7-5, 16-R. Gasquet (France) bt 19-D. Hrbaty (Slovakia) 6-3 6-4, 23-T. Berdych (Czech Republic) bt 9-L. Hewitt (Australia) 7-5 6-3, 25-M. Baghdatis (Cyprus) bt 7-G. Gaudio (Argentina) 6-7(5) 6-3 6-2.

Women

Fourth round: 1-J. Henin-Hardenne (Belgium) bt 14-A. Sugiyama (Japan) 6-2 6-1, 3-M. Sharapova (Russia) bt 21-S. Peer (Israel) 7-6 (7-2) 6-1, 8-A. Ivanovic (Serbia and Montenegro) bt 22-A. Chakvetadze (Russia) 6-3 6-3, 4-E. Dementieva (Russia) bt Na Li (China) 6-3 6-2, 17-G. Dulko (Argentina) bt E. Laine (Finland) 7-5 7-6 (7-3), 19-M. Hingis (Switzerland) bt 2-L. Davenport (US) 6-3 1-6 6-2, 7-A-L. Groenefeld (Germany) bt M. Ani (Estonia) 6-1 6-4, 10-D. Safina (Russia) bt 5-A. Myskina (Russia) 6-1 6-3.