KEY POINTS:
AUSTRALIAN RULES
AFL
Western Bulldogs 19.16.(130) Richmond 20.10.(130), Carlton 13.11.(89) Melbourne 8.13.(61), St Kilda 18.15.(123) Essendon 14.3.(87). Geelong 16.18.(114) Sydney 10.12.(72), Adelaide 12.16.(88) Fremantle 10.11.(71), Hawthorn 19.16.(130) Brisbane 17.16.(118), Kangaroos 16.16.(112) Collingwood 15.15.(105).
BASEBALL
MAJOR LEAGUE
Chicago Cubs 13 Pittsburgh 1, Toronto 3 Detroit 2, San
Francisco 3 St Louis 0, Milwaukee 5 Cincinnati 3, Minnesota 3 Cleveland 0, Atlanta 4 LA Dodgers 1, NY Mets 4 Philadelphia 2, Oakland 6 Kansas City 5, Colorado 3 Houston 2, Boston 5 Texas 3, Tampa Bay 5 Chicago White Sox 0, Baltimore 6 NY Yankees 0, Florida 6 Washington 5, Arizona 10 San Diego 3, LA Angels 4 Seattle 1.
AMERICAN LEAGUE
EASTERN DIVISION
W L per cent GB1. Boston117.61102. Baltimore 10 7 .588 3. NY Yankees99.50024. Toronto89.47125. Tampa Bay 7 10 .412 3
CENTRAL DIVISION
1. Chicago White Sox106.62502. Kansas City 9 8 .529 1 3. Minnesota 7 10 .412 3 4. Cleveland 7 10 .412 3 5. Detroit 6 11 .353 4
WESTERN DIVISION
1. LA Angels117.61102. Oakland108.55613. Seattle99.50024. Texas 7 10 .412 3
NATIONAL LEAGUE
EASTERN DIVISION
1. NY Mets96.60002. Florida 9 7 .563 3. Philadelphia89.47124. Atlanta 7 9 .438 2 5. Washington512.2945
CENTRAL DIVISION
1. St Louis125.70602. Milwaukee 10 6 .625 1 3. Chicago Cubs 10 6 .625 1 4. Pittsburgh 7 9 .438 4 5. Cincinnati710.41256. Houston611.3536
WESTERN DIVISION
1. Arizona124.75002. Colorado88.50043. San Diego 8 9 .471 4 4. LA Dodgers79.43855. San Francisco 6 11 .353 6
BASKETBALL
GOOD LUCK WOMEN'S TOURNAMENT
(Beijing)
China 75 NZ 71. HT: 38-38.
Australia 74 US 60.
NZ NBL
Nelson 84 (Michael Fitchett 24, Chris Daniel 17) Canterbury 83 (Dave Langrell 21, Gerard Bowden 17). HT: 48-42.
Taranaki 83 (Link Abrams 31) Otago 78 (Lemar Gayle 21).
Hawkes Bay 91 (Aidan Daly 18) North Harbour 73 (Oscar Forman 20, Jarrod Kenny 13, Daryl Cartwright 12, Tim Behrendorff 11). HT: 47-43.
US NBA
First round playoffs (all series best of seven): Cleveland 93 Washington 86, San Antonio 117 Phoenix 115, New Orleans 104 Dallas 92, Utah 93 Houston 82.
BOWLS
NATIONAL CLUB SINGLES CHAMPIONSHIPS
(Rotorua)
Round one, men: Shaun Scott (North East Valley) bt Bruce Winterburn (Durie Hill) 23-8, Richard Collett (Papakura) bt Alan Rakich (Dargaville) 21-15, Shane Sincock (Belfast) bt Les O'Donovan (Featherston) 21-16.
Women: Pam Phair (Elmwood) bt Sarah Brown (Te Karaka) 22-13, Elaine McClintock (Mt Maunganui) bt Daphne Hynes (St Clair) 21-20, Karen Coombe (Wanganui) bt Jo Babich (Carlton-Cornwall) 21-14.
Round two, men: Winterburn bt Rakich 21-20, Collett bt Sincock 21-15, Scott bt O-Donovan 21-18.
Women: Coombe bt Hynes 21-12, Phair bt Babich 21-20, McClintock bt Brown 22-11.
Round three, men: Scott bt Rakich 21-6, Collett bt O'Donovan 21-4, Sincock bt Winterburn 21-19.
Women: Brown bt Babich 21-16, Phair bt Hynes 21-19, Coombe bt McClintock 21-18.
Round four, men: Collett bt Winterburn 21-18, Scott bt Sincock 21 -18, Rakich bt O'Donovan 21-20.
Women: Coombe bt Brown 21-10, Phair bt McClintock 21-20, Babich bt Hynes 21 -14.
Round five, men: Scott bt Collett 21-18, other matches not required.
Women: Coombe bt Phair 21-11, Brown bt Hynes 21-18, Babich bt McClintock 21 -15.
Final standings, men: Scott 10pts, differential 36 1, Collett 8 29 2, Sincock 4 10 3, Winterburn 2 17 4, Rakich 2 -21 5, O'Donovan 0 -26 6.
Women: Coombe 10 40 1, Phair 8 2 2, McClintock 4 2 3, Babich 4 0 4, Brown 4 21 5, Hynes 0 -22 6.
ALLAN WOOD JUNIOR CLASSIC
(Takapuna)
Sunnybrae (S. Roberts/I. MacOrison/D. MacOrison/C. Williams) 1, Glenfield I 2, Takapuna I 3, Northcote 4.
CRICKET
FIFTH ONE-DAY INTERNATIONAL
(Karachi)
PAKISTAN
S. Butt c Hasan b Razzak136K. Akmal c Siddique b Mortaza10Y. Khan c Reza b Hossain69M. Yousuf c Razzak b Mortaza22S. Malik st Ghosh b Razzak27S. Afridi c Mortaza b Hossain4M. ul-Haq c Razzak b Mortaza35Naumanullah b Hossain5W. Riaz lbw b Mortaza3U. Gul not out1M. Asif not out5Extras (5lb, 7w)12 __ Total (for 9 wkts, 50 overs)329Fall: 1/28, 2/207, 3/230, 4/251, 5/262, 6/314, 7/314, 8/319, 9/323.
Bowling: M. Mortaza 10-0-65-4, S. Hossain 10-0-76-3 (2w), A. Razzak 10-0-56-2 (5w), S. Al Hasan 10-0-52-0, M. Riyad 6-0-44-0, F. Reza 4-0-31-0.
BANGLADESH
T. Iqbal c Akmal b Umar9Z. Siddique c Butt b Asif6A. Ahmed lbw Asif0M. Ashraful c Ul Haq b Afridi30S. Al Hasan b Asif5M. Riyad c Afridi b Gul37F. Reza b Riaz1D. Ghosh b Afridi29M. Mortaza b Afridi2A. Razzak c Younis b Riaz33S. Hossain not out9Extras (4b, 6lb, 3w, 5nb)18 __ Total (40.5 overs)179Fall: 1/12, 2/12, 3/16, 4/23, 5/62, 6/71, 7/128, 8/132, 9/147.
Bowling: M. Asif 8-1-35-3, U. Gul 10-0-41-2 (2nb, 1w), S. Malik 6-0-30-0 (1w), S. Afridi 10-0-40-3 (1w), W. Riaz 6.5-0-23-2 (3nb).
Result: Pakistan won by 150 runs, win five-match series 5-0.
ENGLISH COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIP
Division one. -
Sussex 332 drew with Hampshire 319-7 (M. Lumb 82, J. Adams 50). Hampshire 10pts, Sussex 9.
Kent 162 and 293 (A. Mahmood 116, M. van Jaarsveld 79) lost to Nottinghamshire 434-9 dec (M. Ealham 130no; D. Stevens 4-70) and 24-0 by 10 wkts. Nottinghamshire 22pts, Kent 3.
Surrey 537-5 dec drew with Lancashire 241-6 (P. Horton 59). Surrey 11pts, Lancashire 6.
Division two. -
Northamptonshire 280 and 237 (L. Klusener 92, A. Wakely 53; D. Masters 4-69) lost to Essex 503-5 dec (J. Gallian 171, R. Bopara 150, M. Pettini 80no) and 15-1 by 9 wkts. Essex 22pts, Northants 3.
Derbyshire 124 and 361 (C. Rogers 114, F. Telo 65, D. Pipe 62) drew with Gloucestershire 314 (M. North 87, C. Taylor 68; R. Clarke 4-87) and 27-1. Gloucestershire 10pt, Derbyshire 7.
Middlesex 312 and 258 (S. Udal 55, O. Shah 50; M. Malik 5-51) lost to Leicestershire 405 (H. Ackerman 140, T. New 109; S. Finn 4-80) and 168-4 (J. Allenby 69no, M. Boyce 66) by 6 wkts. Leicestershire 22pts, Middlesex 6.
Worcestershire 249 and 447-7 dec (V. Solanki 140, G. Hick 101, S. Moore 66; A. Botha 4-77) drew with Warwickshire 215 (I. Trott 80, N. Poonia 50) and 164-7 (G Batty 4-34). Warwickshire 8pts, Worcestershire 8.
CROQUET
AUCKLAND
Golf croquet silver badge, premier: Kit Jackson (Pt Chevalier) 1, Ron Allport (Epsom/Remuera) 2.
PAPAKURA SILVER BADGE FINAL
Premier grade: B. Jackson (Manurewa) 1, P. Anderson (Papakura) 2.
GOLF
HERITAGE CLASSIC
(Hilton Head Island, South Carolina)
Leading scores after third round, par 71, US unless stated._
198: Boo Weekley 69 64 65.
201: Anthony Kim 67 67 67.
203: Aaron Baddeley (Australia) 69 67 67, Jason Bohn 70 66 67, Cliff Kresge 69 66 68.
204: Jim Furyk 68 68 68.
205: Stewart Cink 67 68 70, Lucas Glover 66 66 73.
206: Davis Love III 66 71 69.
207: Charles Howell III 67 71 69, Mathew Goggin (Australia) 70 67 70, Robert Allenby (Australia) 70 66 71, Nick Dougherty (Britain) 67 70 70.
208: Shane Bertsch 71 71 66, Ken Duke 68 69 71, Tim Wilkinson (NZ) 68 69 71, Jonathan Byrd 69 67 72.
209: Matt Kuchar 71 70 68, Billy Andrade 69 72 68, Tim Clark (S Africa) 70 70 69, Camilo Villegas (Colombia) 67 71 71, John Rollins 67 71 71, Justin Leonard 66 71 72, Marc Turnesa 69 67 73, Jay Williamson 67 69 73, Stephen Ames (Canada) 71 64 74.
CHINA OPEN
(Beijing)
Leading scores after third round, par 72._
205: Damien McGrane (Ireland) 68 69 68.
208: Michael Lorenzo-Vera (France) 67 69 72, Oliver Wilson (Britain) 72 66 70.
210: Scott Strange (Australia) 73 71 66.
211: Mark Brown (NZ) 71 71 69.
212: Markus Brier (Austria) 71 69 72, Jason Knutzon (US) 68 72 72, Fabrizio Zanotti (Paraguay) 71 71 70.
213: David Bransdon (Australia) 73 72 68, Richard Finch (Britain) 68 69 76, Simon Griffiths (Britain) 68 72 73, Graeme McDowell (Britain) 73 72 68, Airil Rizman (Malaysia) 69 72 72.
214: Zane Scotland (Britain) 68 72 74, Liang Wen-Chong (China) 73 68 73.
215: Adam Groom (Australia) 73 70 72, Tony Lascuna (Philippines) 72 71 72, Joost Luiten (Netherlands) 68 73 74, Sam Walker (Britain) 71 71 73, Lu Wen-Teh (Taiwan) 73 71 71.
WOMEN'S SPANISH OPEN
(Castellon)
Leading scores after third round, par 72._
210: E. Zackrisson (Sweden) 72 67 71.
214: L. Kristin-Seather (Norway) 75 72 67, J. Mills (Australia) 74 73 67, V. Zorzi (Italy) 72 68 74.
216: D. Luna (Italy) 75 72 69, N. Garrett (Australia) 75 70 71, L. Cabannillas (Spain) 72 72 72, R. Hudson (Britain) 68 73 75.
217: F. Johnson (Britain) 74 75 68, M. Eberl (Germany) 70 77 70, F. Bondad (Australia) 72 72 73.
Also.-
228: E. McKinnon (NZ) 74 74 80.
AUSTRALIAN AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIPS
Quarter-finals: Danny Lee (NZ) bt Matthew Griffin (Australia) 1 up, Anders Kristiansen (Norway) bt Neil Chaudhuri (England) 1 up, Dale Whitnall (England) bt Nick Gillespie (NZ) 2 and 1, Michael Foster (Australia) bt Shaun Malone (Australia) 3 and 1.
Semifinals: Lee lost to Kristiansen 1 down, Foster bt Whitnall 3 and 2.
AUCKLAND INTERCLUB PENNANTS
Akarana 5 Pukekohe 4, Pakuranga 6 Howick 4, Aviation 5 Waiuku 5, Remuera 5 Clarks Beach 4, Auckland 5 Onewhero 4.
Points: Auckland 51., Pukekohe 49, Aviation 45, Clarks Beach 41, Pakuranga 41, Remuera 39, Akarana 35, Howick 34, Waiuku 32, Onewhero 30.
HOCKEY
AUCKLAND
Premier men: Southern 4 Western 1, Howick Pakuranga 2 Somerville 1, Roskill Eden 3 University 0.
Premier women: Roskill Eden 6 Mt Eden 0, Western 4 University 0, Howick Pakuranga 2 Southern 1, Slam 4 Somerville 3.
Points: Howick Pak, Roskill E, Slam 6, Western, Mt Eden 3, Southern, University, Somerville, Grammar 0.
NORTH HARBOUR
Premier men: ABC 2 Takapuna 1, North Shore 2 Hibiscus Dairy Flat 0, Indians 6 East Coast bays 1.
Points (after four rounds): Takapuna 16, Indians 11, North Shore 10, ABC 9, EC Bays 8, HDF 4.
Premier women: ABC 3 Takapuna 2, Hibiscus Dairy Flat 2 East Coast Bays 1, Mahurangi 1 North Shore 1.
Points: HDF 14, ABC 13, Takapuna, EC Bays 10, Mahurangi 7, North Shore 3.
INDOOR BOWLS
WOMEN'S QUADRANGULAR
Owen Montgomery Trophy: Auckland 330pts 1, Waikato 333 2, Roskill & Districts 278 3, North Harbour 4.
AUCKLAND CHAMPIONSHIP TRIPLES
Final: C. Dow (Olympic) 12 M. Keesing (Mangere Bridge) 5.
LEAGUE
NRL
North Queensland 48 (M. Bowen 3, B. Harris 2, A. Graham, J. Smith, S. Southern, J. Williams tries; J. Thurston 6 goals) NZ Warriors 20 (I. Henderson, S. Mannering, J. Ropati tries; M. Witt 4 goals).
Wests Tigers 30 (C. Heighington, D. Collis, B. Te'o, C. Lawrence, S. Flanagan tries; B. Hodgson 5 goalsa) South Sydney 10 (B. Champion, B. Rogers tries; N. Merritt goal).
Newcastle 34 (J. Royal, C. Paterson, C. Vuna, C. Bailey 2, D. Wicks tries; K. Gidley 5 goals) Sydney Roosters 20 (C. Fitzgibbon, A. Roberts, I. Soliola, S. Kenny-Dowall tries; Fitzgibbon 2 goals).
Penrith 21 (M. Gordon, M. Jennings, L. Rooney, N. Smith tries; J. Sammut 2 goals, field goal) Cronulla 20 (G. Bird 2, F. Anderson, L. Thompson tries; L. Covell 2 goals) in golden-point extra time.
Bulldogs 30 (M. Utai 2, T. Winitana 2, W. Tonga, D. Williams tries; D. Holdsworth 3 goals) St George Illawarra 18 (M. Cooper, C. Stanley, S. Woolford tries; B. Hornby 3 goals).
Manly 20 (M. Bani, M. Robertson, B. Stewart, L. L'Estrange tries; M. Orford 2 goals) Parramatta 16 (R. Robinson, L. Burt tries; Burt 4 goals).
Gold Coast 26 (R. Petersen 3, A. Harrison, A. Laffranchi tries; S. Prince 2 goals) Brisbane 24 (D. Boyd 2, C. Kemp, P. Wallace tries; M. Ennis 4 goals).
Playing tonight: Canberra v Melbourne.
AUSTRALASIAN YOUTH CUP
North Queensland Juniors 24 (Brady Payne, Nick Slyney, Sam Bowie, Josh Land tries; Nathan Barraclough 3 goals, Steven Beaumont goal) Junior Warriors 24 (Kevin Locke 2, Leeson Ah Mau, Francis Leger tries; Howie Matthews 4 goals). HT: 6-12.
AUCKLAND FOX MEMORIAL
Round 4: Glenora 24 Northcote 22, Papakura 28 Howick 16, Pakuranga 44 Mangere East 40, Mt Albert 36 Manurewa 22, East Coast Bays 38 Te Atatu 14, Otahuhu 28 Marist 12, Bay Roskill 42 Ponsonby 36, Richmond 38 Ellerslie 22.
Points: Otahuhu 8, Mt Albert 8, Glenora 8, Papakura 6, East Coast Bays 6, Richmond 6, Te Atatu 4, Northcote 4, Marist 2, Howick 2, Manurewa 2, Mangere East 2, Pakuranga 2, Bay Roskill 2, Ellerslie 2, Ponsonby 0.
Phelan Shield: Glenfield 26 Papatoetoe 26, Manuakau 56 New Lynn 16, Hibiscus Coast 34 Pt Chevalier 30, North Shore 28 Otara 4.
Points: Manukau 6, North Shore 6, Hibiscus Coast 6, Glenfield 3, Papatoetoe 3, Pt Chevalier 2, New Lynn 2, Waitemata 2, Otara 0.
ENGLISH CHALLENGE CUP
Fourth round: Bradford 98 Toulouse 6, Harlequins 44 Castleford 14, Leeds 38 Celtic Crusaders 16, Whitehaven 46 Lezignan-Corbieres 6.
MOTORSPORT
HAMILTON 400 V8 SUPERCARS
Race one: Garth Tander (Holden) 1h 02m 38.9460s 1, Rick Kelly (Holden) 1:02:40.0641 2, Steven Richards (Ford) 1:02:40.4931 3, James Courtney (Ford) 1:02:41.3042 4, Lee Holdsworth (Holden) 1:02:42.0528 5, Cameron McConville (Holden) 1:02:43.9617 6, Fabian Coulthard (Ford) 1:02:47.8034 7, Todd Kelly (Holden) 1:02:55.6530 8, Will Davison (Ford) 1:03:00.3401 9, Mark Winterbottom (Ford) 1:03:01.3533 10.
Race two: Tander 54:47.9366 1, Steven Richards 54:48.7254 2, Courtney 54:53.5696 3, Holdsworth 54:55.1788 4, McConville 54:57.7701 5, Rick Kelly (Holden) 54:58.8030 6, Winterbottom 54:59.9082 7, Coulthard 55:00.2561 8, Jason Richards (Holden) 55:02.0344 9, Tony D'Alberto (Holden) 55:03.0810 10. Also: Kayne Scott (Ford) 55:12.1515 20; Greg Murphy (Holden) 55:16.0694 25; Shane Van Gisbergen (Ford) 55:28.2782 26.
Race three: Tander 1:00:27.5864 1, Steven Richards 1:00:28.7499 2, Courtney 1:00:31.5311 3, Rick Kelly 1:00:34.3015 4, Winterbottom 1:00:34.6398 5, Coulthard 1:00:36.3145 6, Craig Lowndes (Ford) 1:00:36.4902 7, Steven Johnson (Ford) 1:00:36.9480 8, Andrew Jones (Holden) 1:00:38.4834 9, Van Gisbergen 1:00:38.9206 10. Also: Jason Richards 1:00:42.7164 14; Scott 15. DNF: Murphy.
Round points: Tander 300 1, Steven Richards 270 2, Courtney 252 3, Rick Kelly 240 4, Coulthard 192 5, Winterbottom 190 6, McConville 172 7, Holdsworth 154 8, Lowndes 138 9, Jason Bright (Ford) 138 10.
Championship points: Rick Kelly 672 1, Tander 626 2, Holdsworth 580 3, Winterbottom 572 4, Jamie Whincup (Ford) 540 5, Steven Richards 521 6, Lowndes 477 7, Todd Kelly 440 8, Davison 438 9, Coulthard 431 10.
NZ V8 championship, race one (6 of 14 laps completed): John McIntyre (Nelson, Ford) 1, Paul Radisich (Melbourne, Ford) 2, David Besnard (Gold Coast, Ford) 3, Andy Booth (Auckland, Holden) 4, Luke Youlden (Melbourne, Ford) 5, Clark Proctor (Auckland, Ford) 6, Kayne Scott (Hamilton, Ford) 7, Paul Manuell (Auckland Holden) 8, Dean Perkins (Pukekohe, Ford) 9, Cam Hardy (Hamilton, Holden) 10.
Race two (18 laps): McIntyre 1, Angus Fogg (Auckland, Ford) 2, Proctor 3, Scott 4, Radisich 5, Manuell 6, Perkins 7, Andrew Anderson (Auckland, Holden) 8, Paul Pedersen (Rotorua, Ford) 9, Tim Edgell (Auckland, Ford) 10.
Race three (20 laps): McIntyre 1, Radisich 2, Scott 3, Paul Pedersen 4, Mark Pedersen (Auckland, Ford) 5, Youlden 6, Hardy 8, Perkins 9, Fogg 10.
NZ V8s Trophy points: McIntyre 225pts 1, Radisich 183 2, Scott 156 3, Youlden 120 4, Pedersen 120 5, Perkins 117 6, Fogg 115 7, Manuell 106 8, Proctor 105 9, Hardy 100 10.
Porsche GT3 Cup, race 1: Craig Baird 1, Jono Lester 2, Jody Vincent 3, Ant Pedersen 4, Daniel Gaunt 5. Race 2: Baird 1, Vincent 2, David Reynolds 3, Pederson 4, Lester 5. Race 3: Baird 1, Vincent 2, Gaunt 3, Pederson 4, Jonathan Webb 5.
INDY JAPAN 300
(Motegi)
Danica Patrick (US) 1h 51m 02.6739s (264.34km/h) 1, Helio Castroneves (Brazil) 2, Scott Dixon (NZ) 3, Dan Wheldon (Britain) 4, Tony Kanaan (Brazil) 5.
Lap leaders: Castroneves 1-93, Dixon 94-194, Wheldon 195-196, Castroneves 197-197, Patrick 198-200.
Points standings: Castroneves 112 1, Dixon 100 2, Patrick 98 3, T Kanaan 89 4, Wheldon 85 5.
NETBALL
TRANSTASMAN CHAMPIONSHIP
Round 3. _
West Coast Fever 49 (Nikala Smith 7/12 (58 per cent), Bianca Franklin 27/30 (90 per cent), Caitlin Bassett 15/15 (100 per cent) Northern Mystics 45 (Cathrine Latu 34/42 (81 per cent), Jade Topia 6/10 (60 per cent), Paula Griffin 5/8 (63 per cent).
NSW Swifts 50 (Catherine Cox 31/38 (82 per cent), Susan Pratley 19/22 (86 per cent) Waikato-Bay of Plenty Magic 47 (Irene van Dyk 29/32 (91 per cent), Maria Tutaia 18/23 (78 per cent).
Adelaide Thunderbirds 39 (Kristen Hughes 17/24 (71 per cent), Natalie Medhurst 22/23 (96 per cent) Melbourne Vixens 38 (Caitlin Thwaites 24/32 (75 per cent), Sharelle McMahon 14/19 (74 per cent).
Playing tonight: Firebirds v Central Pulse, Brisbane; Canterbury Tactix v Southern Steel, Christchurch.
RUGBY
AUCKLAND PREMIER
Ponsonby 36 (A. Siddall 2, S. Lawrence, B. Williams tries; Williams 4 pen, 2 con) Papatoetoe 5 (T. Taulaga try). HT: 24-0.
Grammar Carlton 21 (S. Munro, R. Slade tries; L. Munro con, 3 pen) Waitemata 19 (A. Pulman try; M. Ashford con, 4 pen). HT: 8-9.
Pakuranga 34 (R. Atkins, T. Militoni, T. Trainor, S. Stutt tries; J. Steele 4 con, 2 pen) Te Papapa-Mt Wellington 17 (S. Fanua 2, T. Tuipolotu tries; P. Moimoi con). HT: 14-12.
Marist 29 (B. Goodwin, P. Wilson, J. Ioate, D. Faili tries; J. Mills 2 con, pen; S. Shapland con) Eden-Roskill 13 (S. Filipe try; A. Malifa con, 2 pen). HT: 19-6.
University 14 (D. Corthwaite try; B. Helleur 3 pen) Waitakere City 5 (A. Pulu try). HT: 8 -0.
Suburbs 23 (M. Pesamino 2 tries; J. Dodd 3 pen, 2 con) Otahuhu 7 (M. Gray try; L. Aiuta con). HT: 9-0.
College Rifles 9 (R. Fannin 3 pen) East Tamaki 7 (P. Magele try; T. Asora con). HT: 6-0.
Teachers Eastern 58 (N. Laufiso 3, I. Seru, S. Baines, P. Dick, I. Toalua, M. Moki, B. Ioapa tries; Ioapa pen, 3 con; L. Hobson 2 con) Manukau Rovers 5 (S. Vamahi try). HT: 17-0.
NORTH HARBOUR PREMIER
North Shore 24 (B. Botica 8 pen) Northcote 9 (J. Peck 3 pen). HT: 6-9.
Helensville 18 (P. Drage, J. Tuitoga tries; J. Nasmith con, 2 pen) Marist 5 (B. Afeaki try). HT: 10-0.
Takapuna 13 (D. Maloney, S. Iao tries; N. Elrick pen) Glenfield 11. HT: 5-3.
Kumeu 47 (L. Haven 3, D. Masila 3, J. Crug, J. Keane tries; R. Oxenham con, 2 pen) Mahurangi 15 (T. Brockbank, J. Lloyd tries; D. Quartley con, pen). HT: 27-5.
Massey 37 (C. Eves 2, R. Aho, H. Malaimalai, T. Tulia, F. Tuivaiti tries; E. Tago 2 con, pen) East Coast Bays 8 (W. Murray try; A. Congalton pen). HT: 17-3.
COUNTIES MANUKAU PREMIER
Round 1, Challenge Cup. _
Ardmore Marist 24 (R. Cullen, T. Luteru, G. Saifoloi tries; D. Cummins 3 con, pen) Karaka 6 (T. Fanolua 2 pen).
Patumahoe 31 (M. Eliu, H. Halaeua, S. Saravanua, J. Latu, T. Halalilo tries; Halalilo 3 con) Bombay 10 (S. Masters try; K. Koiatu con, pen).
Pukekohe 37 (F. Halai 2, J. Maher, D. Raikuna, Brendan try; Brendan 3 con, 2 pen) Manurewa 19 (C. Luteru try; T. Williams ccon, 4 pen).
Waiuku 22 (R. Garmonnay, S. Kata, A. Saunderson tries; Saunderson 2 con, pen) Drury 8 (G. Ngaha try; R. Dunning pen).
Premier reserve: Ardmore Marist 36 Karaka 5, Bombay 25 Patumahoe 13, Manurewa 30 Pukekohe 8, Waiuku 42 Drury 0.
WAIKATO PREMIER
Te Awamutu Sports 28 (M. Nawa, J. Bird, M. Murray tries; W. Tangahou con, 3 pen; T. Bird con) United Matamata 22 (I. Aliimatafitati, L. Aliimatafitati, J. Bardoul, T. Allen tries; Allen con).
Hautapu 59 (M. Blain, B. Verhoven, M. Brown, A. Sanders 2, M. Soloman, C. Lawrence, J. Willison 2 tries; Brown 6, J. Blue con) Morrinsville 13 (A. Bradley, C. Smith tries; D. Greene pen).
Melville 18 (M. Stone 6 pen) Hamilton Marist 17 (W. Barber, B. Rollison tries; D. Devcich 2 con, pen).
bfFraser Tech 20 (J. Kaman, P. Iowane tries; T. Davis 2 con, 2 pen) Otorohanga 19 (B. Needham, S. Korovata, T. Colati tries; J. Cameron 2 con) .
Hinuera 41 (W. Ross, M. Mead, T. O'Reilly, B. Templemeyer, B. Olesen, S. Wild tries; Olesen 4 con, pen) Te Rapa 25 (K. Morunga, S. Parai, J. Jones, tries; Parai, T. McIvor con; McInvor 2 pen).
Hamilton Old Boys 52 (T. Bennett, M. Iti, M. Barnes, A. Fitchett 2, D. McLean, A. Syme, T. Leith tries; P. Gibson 3, Syme 3 con) University 10.
Division one: Taupiri 64 Jaradites 0, Southern United 63 Matangi-Hillcrest 5, Putaruru 59 Leamington 5, Raglan 33 Pirongia 25, Frankton 14 Ohaupo 0.
THAMES VALLEY
Round 4: Paeroa West 77 Waihou 12, Hauraki North 29 Mercury Bay 16, Thames 39 Waihi 6, Te Aroha College Old Boys 37 Ngatea 29, Tairua 30 Whangamata 11.
Points: Paeroa West, Hauraki North 8, Thames 6, Mercury Bay, Te Aroha College Old Boys, Tairua 4, Ngatea , Waihi, Whangamata 2, Waihou 0.
BAY of PLENTY BAYWIDE
Section one.-
Rotoiti 28 (W. Cunningham 2, D. Buckley tries; Cunningham 3 pen, 2 con) Opotiki 16 (H. Moore try; R. Simpson 3 pen, con). HT: 14-3.
Whakarewarewa 45 (K. Haimona, H. Baird 2, M. Henry, P. Asaeli, T. Vatselias, A. Kisina tries; Haimona 5 con) Waikite 3 (J. Wiringi pen). HT: 21-3.
Mt Maunganui 34 (D. Afu 2, C. Bourke, Z. Butler, D. Tonga tries; D. Morrison 3 con, pen) Te Puna 18 (M. Renee, A. Kuka tries; Q. Gardiner 2 pen, con). HT: 10-13.
Te Puke Sports 15 (B. McLeod, L. Perrott tries; McLeod pen, con) Rangataua 13 (T. Gardiner 2 tries; G. Strang pen). HT: 7-8.
Tauranga Sports 83 (M. Hodson 2, T. Arnold 2, E. Haimona 2, L. Braid, T. Arnold, R. Brown, G. Brown, H. Lelehea, B. Olsen, J. Karauria tries; Haimona 9 con) Whakatane Marist 10 (D. Haddock try; C. Edwards pen; G. Smith con). HT: 47-3.
Kahukura 27 (M. Karl, G. Seiko tries; J. Rauluni 4 pen; C. Hubbard con, pen) Te Teko 17. HT: 9-5.
Section two: Reporoa 29 Paroa 11, Papamoa 31 Poroporo 15, Ngongotaha 27 Marist St Michaels 3, Judea 9 Kawerau 8, Arataki 62 Taneatua 19, Greerton Marist 25 Rangiuru 5.
ENGLISH PREMIERSHIP
Gloucester 39 Leeds 16, Leicester 32 Bristol 14, London Irish 13 Harlequins 6, Worcester 20 Bath 23.
Points: Gloucester 66, Bath 63, Harlequins 60, Leicester 58, Wasps 55, Sale 54, London Irish 50, Saracens 47, Bristol 35, Newcastle 30, Worcester 27, Leeds 12.
CELTIC LEAGUE
Cardiff 30 Ulster 17, Munster 9 Ospreys 8, Edinburgh 15 Leinster 13, Glasgow 25 Llanelli 23, Newport-Gwent 11 Connacht 13.
SHOOTING
AUCKLAND RIFLE ASSOCIATION
A-grade champion: Rick Ruiterman (Te Puke) 246.27.
B-grade champion: Wallace Narbey (Akarana/City) 237.12.
C-grade champion: Mark Lane (Otorohanga) 219.13.
Free rifle class champion: Jim Watt (Clevedon) 277.
Top-six medallions: Ruiterman 246.27, A. Dickson 245.18, M. Buckley 242.23, B. Millard 240.25, W. Narbey 237.12, S. Bower 233.12.
SOCCER
ENGLISH PREMIER LEAGUE
Arsenal 2 Reading 0, Blackburn Rovers 1 Manchester United 1, Fulham 0 Liverpool 2, Middlesbrough 0 Bolton Wanderers 1, West Ham United 2 Derby County 1, Wigan Athletic 1 Tottenham Hotspur 1.
ENGLISH LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP
Barnsley 0 Leicester 1, Blackpool 2 Sheffield Wednesday 1, Colchester 1 Coventry 5, Norwich 1 West Bromwich 2, Plymouth 2 Preston 2, QPR 1 Charlton 0, Scunthorpe 3 Cardiff 2, Sheffield United 2 Hull 0, Southampton 0 Burnley 1, Stoke 2 Bristol City 1, Watford 0 Crystal Palace 2, Wolverhampton 1 Ipswich 1.
Scunthorpe, Colchester relegated.
ENGLISH LEAGUE ONE
Brighton 2 Hartlepool 1, Bristol Rovers 1 Gillingham 1, Carlisle 1 Southend 2, Crewe 3 Cheltenham 1, Huddersfield 1 Tranmere 0, Leyton Orient 1 Doncaster 1, Millwall 0 Leeds 2, Northampton 2 Oldham 0, Nottingham Forest 1 Luton 0, Swansea 1 Yeovil 2, Swindon 6 Port Vale 0, Walsall 1 Bournemouth 3.
Swansea champions. Port Vale, Luton relegated.
Leeds deducted 15 points for breaching competition rules, Bournemouth, Luton deducted 10 points for going into administration.
ENGLISH LEAGUE TWO
Accrington 0 Barnet 2, Bradford 2 Grimsby 1, Bury 1 Macclesfield 0, Chesterfield 1 Darlington 1, Hereford 0 Peterborough 1, Lincoln 3 Brentford 1, Mansfield 3 Shrewsbury 1, Rochdale 1 Morecambe 0, Rotherham 2 Dagenham and Redbridge 1, Stockport 2 Milton Keynes Dons 3, Wrexham 1 Notts County 0, Wycombe 1 Chester 0.
Milton Keynes Dons champions. Peterborough also promoted.
Rotherham deducted 10 points for entering administration.
SCOTTISH PREMIER LEAGUE
Champions group: Celtic 1 Aberdeen 0.
SCOTTISH FIRST DIVISION
Hamilton 2 Clyde 0, Livingston 1 Partick 0, Morton 3 Dunfermline 0, Queen of the South 1 Dundee 0. Points: Hamilton 75, Dundee 68, St Johnstone 55, Queen of the South 52, Dunfermline 48, Partick 45, Livingston 39, Morton 34, Clyde 34, Stirling 21.
SCOTTISH SECOND DIVISION
Airdrie 1 Alloa 1, Berwick 2 Raith 5, Peterhead 2 Brechin 0, Queens Park 1 Ayr 3, Ross County 3 Cowdenbeath 0. Points: Ross County 72, Airdrie Utd 63, Raith 60, Alloa 53, Peterhead 52, Brechin 51, Ayr 46, Queens Park 44, Cowdenbeath 34, Berwick 16.
SCOTTISH THIRD DIVISION
Dumbarton 1 East Stirling 0, East Fife 2 Arbroath 1, Montrose 3 Elgin 2, Stenhousemuir 2 Forfar 0, Stranraer 3 Albion Rovers 0. Points: East Fife 87, Stranraer 64, Montrose 59, Arbroath 51, Elgin 47, Stenhousemuir 45, Albion 36, Dumbarton 36, Forfar 32, East Stirling 31.
NZ FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP
(Auckland)
Grand final: Waitakere United 2 (own goal, Allan Pearce) Team Wellington 0. HT: 1-0.
NORTHERN PREMIER LEAGUE
Metro 1 (Sean Devine) Central United 3 (Dave Richmond, Luiz Del Monte, Alex Feneridis). HT: 0-2.
Mt Albert-Ponsonby 2 (Craig Taylor 2) Eastern Suburbs 0. HT: 1-0.
Melville 1 (Phil Stables) Hamilton Wanderers 0. HT: 0-0.
Three Kings 1 (Nobuyuki Kunishio) Lynn Avon 6 (Chad Coombes, Greg Clark, Yoji Tanabe, Andrew Campbell pen, Jono Key, Craig Wylie).
Tauranga City 3 (Brent Mayhew 2, Kevin Manville) Onehunga Sports 1 (Alan Thorpe pen). HT: 1-0.
Bay Olympic 6 (Adrian Peihopa 2, Colin Gardyne, Nick Farac, Isaac Bright, Paul Rhodes) Papatoetoe 0. HT: 2-0.
NORTHERN FIRST DIVISION
Ngaruawahia 4 (Alex Barlow 3, Stu Watene) Pukekohe 0. HT: 2-0.
Mangere United 2 (Sameer Ali, Leavil Titus) Fencibles 2 (Richard Clements, Jamie Higson). HT: 1-0.
Western Springs 4 (Graham West 3, James Hodgson pen) Cambridge 0. HT: 2-0.
Ellerslie 0 Manurewa AFC 4 (Marty Rodwell, Sam Hallet, Brad Armstrong, Theara Thay). HT: 0-2.
Papakura City 1 (Sam Van Pomeron) Onehunga Mangere 2 (Steve May, Tom Gleeson).
NORTHERN PREMIER WOMEN
Waitakere City 0 Three Kings United 1 (Annalie Longo). HT: 0-1.
UNITED SOCCER 1 PREMIERSHIP
Albany United 6 (C. Robinson 3, L. Donaldson 2, M. Boardman) North Force 2 (S. Oso 2).
Hibiscus Coast 3 (J. McGookin, T. Davies, G. Gray) Glenfield Rovers 3 (J. Hicks 2, L. O'Rourke).
North Shore United 1 (B. Wall) East Coast Bays 7 (A. Kubicki 2, L. Kenyon, N. Hyde, D. Morgan-Howell, J. Beguely, D. Peat).
Takapuna 2 (C. Flanagan, S. Maroney) Western Oratia United 4 (C. Limmer, J. Storey, J. McGrinder, E. Miocevich).
Waitakere City 5 (B. Konik 2, D. McDonald 2, D. Fonoti) Birkenhead United 1 (R. Gilchrist).
Points: EC Bays 12, Western Oratia 9, Waitakere 9, North Force 7, Albany 7, Birkenhead 6, Hibiscus Coast 5, Glenfield 1, Takapuna 1, North Shore 0.
TOUR MATCH
(Canberra)
Australia U-20 women 4 NZ U-17 women 2 (Sarah McLaughlin, Leah Gallie). HT: 3-1.
SWIMMING
KING of the BAYS
(2.8km Milford to Takapuna)
Men: Kane Radford (Rotorua) 32m 06s 1, David Browne (Australia) 32m 17s, 2, Brett Newall (West Auckland) 34.34 3.
Women: Helen Norfolk (North Shore) 37m 31s 1, Penelope Marshall (North Shore) 37m 50s 2, Melissa Ingram (North Shore) 38m 15s 3.
TENNIS
ESTORIL OPEN TENNIS RESULTS
(Estoril, Portugal)
Men's quarter-finals: 1-Roger Federer (Switzerland) bt Frederico Gil (Portugal) 6-4 6-1, Florent Serra (France) bt Flavio Cipolla (Italy) 6-1 6-1, 2-Nikolay Davydenko (Russia) bt 7-Marc Gicquel (France) 6-4 5-7 6-3, Denis Gremelmayr (Germany) bt Jiri Vanek (Czech Rep) 6-2 3-6 6-2. Semifinals: Federer bt Gremelmayr 2-6 7-5 6-1, Davydenko bt Serra (France) 6-2 6-2.
Women's quarter-finals: 2-Maria Kirilenko (Russia) bt 5-Tathiana Garbin (Italy) 6-0 6-1, Iveta Benesova (Czech Rep) bt 8-Camille Pin (France) 3-6 6-2 6-3, 6-Klara Zakopalova (Czech Rep) bt 3-Karin Knapp (Italy) 3-6 6-4 6-4, Marat Ani (Estonia) bt Olga Savchuk (Ukraine) 7-6 4-6 6-4. Semifinals: Kirilenko bt Zakopalova 2-6 6-3 7-5, Benesova bt Ani 6-2 6-1.
VALENCIA ATP TOURNAMENT
(Valencia, Spain)
Quarter-finals: 5-N. Almagro (Sp) bt 2-J. Monaco (Arg) 6-3 6-2, 3-T. Robredo (Sp) bt 8-P. Starace (Ita) 6-3 3-0 retired, 1-D. Ferrer (Sp) bt 7-F. Verdasco (Sp) 6-3 1-6 7-5, E. Korolev (Rus) bt R. Haase (Neth 7-5 6-4. Semifinals: Ferrer bt Robredo 2-6 6-2 6-3, Almagro bt Korolev 6-1 6-4.
FAMILY CIRCLE CUP
(Charleston, South Carolina)
Quarter-finals: 9-V. Zvonareva (Russia) bt 1-J. Jankovic (Serbia) 6-2 3-6 6-2, 4-E. Dementieva (Russia) bt 7-P. Schnyder (Switz) 6-4 6-4, A. Cornet (France) bt 10-A. Szavay (Hungary) 7-5 6-4, 5-S. Williams (US) bt 2-M. Sharapova (Russia) 7-5 4-6 6-1. Semifinals: Zvonareva bt Dementieva 6-3 6-7 6-3, Williams bt Cornet 7-5 6-3.
US CLAY COURT CHAMPIONSHIP
(Houston)
Quarter-finals: W. Odesnik (US) bt S. Roitman (Arg) 2-6 7-6 6-1, 7-M. Granollers-Pujol (Sp) bt M. Daniel (Brazil) 6-3 6-2, 1-J. Blake (US) bt 5-A. Calleri (Arg) 6-4 6-3, 8-O. Hernandez (Sp) bt 3-M. Fish (US) 6-2 7-6. Semifinals: Blake bt Hernandez 6-3 7-6, Granollers bt Odesnik 3-6 7-5 6-3.