KEY POINTS:
ATHLETICS
AUSTRALIAN SERIES
(Sydney)
NZers, men.-
100m: C. Donaldson 10.54s 7. 200m: J. Dolphin 20.87s 3, M. Brown 21.41s 6. 1500m: G. Hyett 3m 40.50s 1. 3000m: J. Woolhouse 7m 53.97s 4. 110m hurdles: J. Mortimer 14.08s 3. 4x100m relay: C. Bearda/Dolphin/Brown/Donaldson) 39.47s 2.
Women.-
100m: C. Brunner
11.92s 7. 200m: M. Williams 23.51s 1. 3000m: J. Ruthe 9m 8.39s 2. 100m hurdles: A. Miller 13.16s 3, V. Torr 14.23s 6. 4x100m relay: Williams/Brunner/A. Brough/Miller) 45.10s 3.
NZ 100km CHAMPIONSHIP
(Taupo)
Men: M. Bright (Lyn) 8h 8m 1, G. Butcher (Mast) 9h 8m 2, A. Brown (VU) 9h 43m 3.
Women: C. White (Wgtn) 9h 44m 1, L. Lusskandl (Egmont) 2, M. Roberts (Rotorua) 3.
AUCKLAND CENTRE MEETING
(Sovereign Stadium, North Shore)
Men.-
100m: A. Sommerville (CM) 10.99s 1, B. Potter (CM) 11.16s 2, J. Thumath (ACA) 11.17s 3.
200m: Sommerville 21.51s 1, S. Rapson (ACA) 22.06s 2, S. Buckley (CM) 22.75s 3.
800m: M. Whitehead (Puk) 1m 57.51s 1, B. Henley (Pak) 1m 57.80s 2, J. Hand (Pak) 1m 59.14s 3.
2000m: H. Tesfaye (ACA) 6m 15.29s 1, L. Longdill (Wait) 6m 27.21s 2.
110m hurdles: S. McLaren (CM) 15.73s 1, A. McLaren (BC) 2. M19: S. Buckley (CM) 15.80s 1, M. Simpson (CM) 18.19s 2. M16 100m hurdles: W. Geldenhuys (BC) 14.33s 1, N. Gerrard (BC) 15.93s 2, J. Curry (Pak) 19.28s 3.
Discus: D. Kilasia (N/Cal) 46.77m 1, Y. Fuluhea (N/Cal) 45.93m 2, McLaren 39.50m 3.
Javelin: C. Weston (BC) 58.18m 1, G. Mako (BC) 35.42m 2.
Triple jump: D. Myburgh (BC) 12.46m 1, M. Simpson (CM) 11.02m 3.
High jump: R. Prasad (BC) 2.00m 1, J. Doyle (BC) 1.85m 2, V. Du Toit (BC) 1.80m 3.
Women.-
100m: S. Linderboom (BC) 12.48s 1, R. Coster (Pak) 12.62s 2, R. Peeters (Wait) 12.68s 3.
200m: J. Hardy (BC) 25.70s 1, Peeters 26.05s 2, J. Marks (Whang) 26.33s 3.
800m: K. Patterson (Pak) 2m 13.50s 1, E. Orchard (ACA) 2m 15.13s 2, C. Adkins (ACA) 2m 18.29s 3.
2000m walk: M. Bradley (Wait) 12m 44.65s 1, S. Drummond (Pak) 12m 49.08s 2.
100 K. Hurley (Pak) 16.81s 2, M. Woods (BC) 19.74s 3.
Discus: T. Tapoki (BC) 52.89m 1. Javelin: S. Wrathall (BC) 42.16m 1, C. Boxall (ACA) 33.70m 2, J. Donnelly (Wait) 23.84m 3.
Triple jump: K. Kendall (ACA) 12.02m 1, B. West (BC) 10.48m 2, M. Brock (BC) 9.93m 3.
High jump: E. Lamb (Wait) 1.68m 1, A. Koenen (Wait) 1.60m 2, K. Hurley (Pak) 1.50m 3.
Pole vault: A. Grogan (BC) 3.60m 1, J. Hart (BC) 3.10m 2, M. Williams (BC) 3.00m 3.
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BASKETBALL
AUSTRALIAN NBL
Quarter-final: Cairns Taipans 82 Perth Wildcats 78.
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CRICKET
WORLD CUP SQUADS
National squads for the World Cup beginning in the West Indies on March 13.-
Group A (based in St Kitts and Nevis).-
Australia: Ricky Ponting (capt), Adam Gilchrist, Nathan Bracken, Michael Clarke, Brad Haddin, Matthew Hayden, Brad Hodge, Brad Hogg, Michael Hussey, Mitchell Johnson, Brett Lee, Glenn McGrath, Andrew Symonds, Shaun Tait, Shane Watson.
South Africa: Graeme Smith (capt), Jacques Kallis (vice-capt), Loots Bosman, Mark Boucher, AB de Villiers, Herschelle Gibbs, Andrew Hall, Justin Kemp, Charl Langeveldt, Andre Nel, Makhaya Ntini, Robin Peterson, Shaun Pollock, Ashwell Prince, Roger Telemachus.
Scotland: Craig Wright (capt), John Blain, Dougie Brown, Gavin Hamilton, Majid Haq, Paul Hoffmann, Douglas Lockhart, Ross Lyons, Neil McCallum, Dewald Nel, Navdeep Poonia, Glenn Rogers, Colin Smith, Ryan Watson, Fraser Watts.
Netherlands: Luuk van Troost (capt), Peter Borren, Daan van Bunge, Ryan ten Doeschate, Mark Jonkman, Muhammad Kashif, Alexei Kervezee, Tim de Leede, Adeel Raja, Darron Reekers, Edgar Schiferli, Jeroen Smits, Billy Stelling, Eric Szwarczynski, Bas Zuiderent.
Group B (Trinidad and Tobago).-
Sri Lanka: Mahela Jayawardene (capt), Kumar Sangakkara, Sanath Jayasuriya, Upul Tharanga, Marvan Atapattu, Tillakaratne Dilshan, Russel Arnold, Chamara Silva, Chaminda Vaas, Farveez Maharoof, Lasith Malinga, Dilhara Fernando, Nuwan Kulasekara, Muttiah Muralitharan, Malinga Bandara.
India: Rahul Dravid (capt), Sachin Tendulkar, Sourav Ganguly, Robin Uthappa, Yuvraj Singh, Virender Sehwag, Dinesh Karthick, Mahendra Singh Dhoni, Irfan Pathan, Ajit Agarkar, Anil Kumble, Harbhajan Singh, Zaheer Khan, Shanthakumaran Sreesanth, Munaf Patel.
Bangladesh: Habibul Bashar (capt), Shahriar Nafees, Tamim Iqbal, Aftab Ahmed, Saqibul Hasan, Mohammad Ashraful, Mushfiqur Rahim, Mohammad Rafique, Abdur Razzak, Mashrafe Mortaza, Shahadat Hossain, Tapash Baisya, Syed Rasel, Rajin Saleh, Javed Omar.
Bermuda: Irving Romaine (capt), Dean Minors, Delyone Borden, Lionel Cann, David Hemp, Kevin Hurdle, Malachi Jones, Stefan Kelly, Dwayne Leverock, Saleem Mukuddem, Stephen Outerbridge, Oliver Pitcher, Clay Smith, Janeiro Tucker, Kwame Tucker.
Group C (St Lucia).-
New Zealand: Stephen Fleming (capt), Shane Bond, James Franklin, Peter Fulton, Mark Gillespie, Michael Mason, Brendon McCullum, Craig McMillan, Jacob Oram, Jeetan Patel, Scott Styris, Ross Taylor, Daryl Tuffey, Daniel Vettori, Lou Vincent.
England: Michael Vaughan (capt), James Anderson, Ian Bell, Ravi Bopara, Paul Collingwood, James Dalrymple, Andrew Flintoff, Ed Joyce, Jon Lewis, Sajid Mahmood, Paul Nixon, Monty Panesar, Kevin Pietersen, Liam Plunkett, Andrew Strauss.
Kenya: Steve Tikolo (capt), Thomas Odoyo, Ravindu Shah, Tanmay Mishra, Collins Obuya, Peter Ongondo, Nehemiah Odhiambo, Morris Ouma, Malhar Patel, Hiren Varaiya, David Obuya, Rajesh Bhudia, Jimmy Kamande, Tony Suji, Lameck Onyango.
Canada: John Davison (capt), Qaiser Ali, Ashish Bagai, Geoff Barnett, Umar Bhatti, Ian Billcliff, Desmond Chumney, George Codrington, Austin Codrington, Anderson Cummins, Sunil Dhaniram, Ashif Mulla, Henry Osinde, Abdool Samad, Kevin Sandher.
Group D (Jamaica).-
Pakistan: Inzamam-ul-Haq (capt), Younis Khan, Imran Nazir, Kamran Akmal, Mohammad Yousuf, Shoaib Malik, Abdul Razzaq, Mohammad Asif, Shoaib Akhtar, Umar Gul, Danish Kaneria, Mohammad Hafeez, Shahid Afridi, Rana Naved-ul-Hasan, Rao Iftikhar.
West Indies: Brian Lara (capt), Ramnaresh Sarwan, Chris Gayle, Dwayne Smith, Shivnarine Chanderpaul, Dwayne Bravo, Marlon Samuels, Ian Bradshaw, Corey Collymore, Jerome Taylor, Denesh Ramdin, Devon Smith, Lendl Simmons, Daren Powell, Kieron Pollard.
Zimbabwe: Prosper Utseya (capt), Gary Brent, Chamu Chibhabha, Elton Chigumbura, Keith Dabengwa, Terry Duffin, Anthony Ireland, Friday Kasteni, Stuart Matsikenyeri, Christopher Mpofu, Tawanda Mupariwa, Edward Rainsford, Vusumuzi Sibanda, Brendan Taylor, Sean Williams.
Ireland: Trent Johnston (capt), Kyle McCallan, Andre Botha, Jeremy Bray, Kenneth Carroll, Peter Gillespie, Dave Langford-Smith, John Mooney, Paul Mooney, Eoin Morgan, Kevin O'Brien, Niall O'Brien, William Porterfield, Boyd Rankin, Andrew White.
FOURTH ONE-DAY INTERNATIONAL
(Vishakhapatnam, India)
SRI LANKA
M. Atapattu b Sreesanath 19
S. Jayasuriya c Ganguly b Agarkar 22
M. Jayawardene c Uthappa b Agarkar 7
K. Sangakkara c Uthappa b Khan 1
C. Silva not out 107
T. Dilshan c Uthappa b Ganguly 28
R. Arnold c Sreesanth b Sehwag 22
F. Maharoof c Karthik b Khan 28
M. Bandara not out 5
Extras (1b, 2lb, 3nb,14w) 20
--Total (for 7 wkts, 47 overs) 259
Fall: 1/42, 2/50, 3/52, 4/56, 5/124, 6/165, 7/229.
Bowling: Z. Khan 10-2-54-2 (1w, 1nb), A. Agarkar 10-1-52-2 (3w), S. Sreesanth 8-1-46-1 (2nb), H. Singh 9-048-0 (2w), S. Ganguly 6-0-29-1 (1w), V. Sehwag 4-0-27-1 (7w).
INDIA
S. Ganguly not out 58
V. Sehwag run out 46
R. Uthappa c Jayasuriya b Maharoof 52
D. Karthik c and b Fernando 1
Y. Singh not out 95
Extras (2lb, 1nb, 8w) 11
--Total (for 3 wkts, 41 overs) 263
Fall: 1/92, 2/106, 3/118.
Bowling: F. Maharoof 6-0-60-1 (1nb, 5w), L. Malinga 9-1-54-0 (2w), D. Fernando 9-1-56-1, M. Bandara 4-0-37-0, T. Dilshan 9-0-34-0 (1w), S. Jayasuriya 2-0-10-0, R. Arnold 2-0-10-0.
Result: India won by 7 wkts and series 2-1.
AUCKLAND
Two-day championship, round two, day one, major.-
Grafton 213 (J. Malloy 61; M. Armour 4-73, P. Strang 4-78). East Coast Bays 48-1.
University/Ellerslie 370 (I. Billcliff 133, J. Cowell 43no; K. Todd 5-106) v Waitakere City.
Takapuna 200 (P. Hitchcock 49, M. Pasupati 49, R. Scivier 43; R. Nicol 5-26). Cornwall 161-2 (Nicol 85no, R. Sharma 40no).
Minor.-
Papatoetoe 163 (C. Spearman 42, B. Singh 51no; G. Morgan 4-43). Howick Pakuranga 149-2 (J. Newth 48).
Eden Roskill 108. Suburbs New Lynn 254-8 (D. Eckford 41, M. Bates 40).
North Shore 309 (D. McGuigan 126, H. Smith 60, B. Schoeman 56; D. Richardson 7-41). Parnell 24-0.
COUNTIES MANUKAU PREMIER
Weymouth 171 and 90 (A. Panchia 5-38) lost to Waiuku 205 (J Morley 60; V. Blanchard 6-31) and 58-3 outright.
Papakura 248 and 187-7 lost on first Innings to Karaka 253-9 (D. Simpson 76, A Carroll 73no; J. Sutherland 4-67).
Puke Metro 290-7 and 9-0 bt Manukau 69 (D. Smith 4-17) and 229 (D. Giles 72; T. Hartland 4-28) outright.
HAMILTON
Round 7 day 1 of 2.-
Eastern Suburbs 3509 dec (P. Goodwin 91, L. Martin 55, P. Hockin 54, H. Thomas 46) Star-Varsity 80-4.
Old Boys 163 (G. Steele 41) and 6-0. Te Rapa 235 (G. Irwin 46, B. Hatwell 44).
Melville 232 (D. Broughton 62, M. Allen 49; A. Flegg 4-51, T. Te Moni 4-72). Fraser-Tech 162 (A. Goile 62; B. Davis 4-9, M. Dodunski 4-41).
WAIKATO VALLEY
Championship.-
Cambridge 244-8 (V. Woodhams 62, M. Forrest 40no) bt Te Awmutu Green 232 (G. Stewart 83) by 12 runs.
Hinuera 186 (J. Fursdon 48; M. Begbie 4-32) bt Morrinsville 173 (D. Tidmarsh 61; A. Ralpi 5-35) by 13 runs.
Waikare 269 (J. Walters 77, D. Walters 52) bt Huntly 170 (H. Booth 40; V. Scelley 6-21) by 99 runs.
Te Aroha Cobras 258-9 (B. Revell 65, R. Singh 49; M. Hallett 4-52) bt Paeroa United 123 (M. Bell 5-23) by 135 runs.
Mercury Bay bt Otorohanga by default.
Points: Cambridge 30, Te Aroha 29, Te Awamutu 27, Morrinsville 25, Huntly 23, Hinuera 23, Waikare 20, Paeroa 13, Mercury Bay 9, Otorohanga 8.
Chairman's Trophy.-
Thames A 248 (W. Andrews 66) bt Waikato Punjabi 242 by 6 runs.
Kaihere 238 (G. Beagley 42; K. Hamill 4-21) bt Thames B 150 by 88 runs.
Te Awamutu Gold 84 (L. Draper 5-2 inc hat-trick) lost to Pio Pio 86-2 by 8t wickets.
Whangamata 160 (R. Singh 5-29) lost to Cambridge B 162-6 (B. Woodroff 40; B. Irwin 6-27) by 4 wickets.
Pirongia bt Putaruru by default.
Points: Pirongia 35, Thames A 35, Putaruru 28, Cambridge B 23, Kaihere 23, Waikato Punjabi 21, Whangamata 21, Pio Pio 18, Te Awamutu Gold 14,Thames B 12, Huntly B 11.
BAY of PLENTY BAYWIDE
Williams Cup.-
Greerton 162 (G. Osmond 66) bt Rotorua BHS 106.
Cadets 124 (S. Fisher 41; D. Hill 5-29) lost to Mt Maunganui 126-5 (S. Taylor 61).
Tauranga Boys' College 173 (J. Levett 4-26, M. McLaughlin 4-40) lost to Central 174-6.
Trident HS 112 lost to Eastern Pirates 114-7 (J. Lee 49).
Te Puke 176 (T. Bridgeman 76) bt Ohope 149 (L. Paterlini 5-45).
Final points: Central 51, Greerton 45, Mt Maunganui 39, Cadets, Eastern Pirates 33, Tauranga BC 27, Te Puke 21, Trident HS 9, Rotorua BHS, Ohope 3.
Semifinals, Saturday: Central v Cadets at Smallbone Park; Greerton v Mt Maunganui at Pemberton Park.
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EQUESTRIAN
MASTERTON A&P SHOW
Young rider championship: G. Harvey (Feilding) Westella 1, K. Smith (Feilding) Mary Larkham 2, S. Ryan (Wellington) Dossier 3.
Seven-year-old series: D. Isaacson (Dannevirke) Brother Brown 1, M. Beatson (Dannevirke) Jedi Warrior 2, A. Hart (Hastings) Kiwi Dance and S. Clark (Dannevirke) Zibbio 3 equal.
Pony grand prix: A. Muollo (Wellington) Tui Gold 1, K. Hurley (Feilding) The Shepherd 2.
Horse grand prix: O. Edgecombe (Waipukurau) Vancouver 1, Beatson and My Gollywog 2, J. Hart (Hastings) Clypso 3.
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GOLF
JACOB'S CREEK OPEN
(Adelaide)
Leading final scores, par 72, Australia unless stated.-
276: S. Sterling (US) 70 69 66 71.
277: D. Lutterus 64 75 66 72, M. Leishman 70 69 70 69.
278: B. Jones 71 68 68 71.
279: C. Parry 71 64 73 71, B. Rumford 66 69 73 71, P. Senior 68 68 69 74.
280: N. Flanagan 70 70 71 69, P. Wilson 67 72 69 72, B. Ott (US) 66 70 70 74.
281: R. Thatcher (US) 71 69 70 71 281, A. Pitt 67 70 71 73, G. Chalmers 67 69 71 74.
282: B. Fritsch (Canada) 69 70 72 71, A. Price (US) 72 68 71 71, D. Smail (NZ) 70 68 72 72.
283: J. Caron 70 68 74 71, G. Christian (England) 72 69 70 72, G. Kraft (US) 72 70 69 72, R. Tambellini (US) 69 68 72 74, A. Brown 67 70 71 75.
284: J. Walker (US) 74 68 74 68, M. Wright 72 66 75 71, C. Percy 69 70 70 75, G. Hjertstedt (Sweden) 71 67 69 77.
285: P. Fowler 69 71 75 70, M. Letzig (US) 73 68 74 70, S. Dunlap (US) 68 71 75 71, B. Hughes 71 70 70 74.
Also.-
291: M. Long (NZ) 73 69 70 79.
Missed cut.-
P. Tataurangi (NZ) 71 74, A. Crawford (NZ) 71 74.
148: S. Jones (NZ).
NISSAN OPEN
(Pacific Palisades, California)
Leading scores after third round, par 71, US unless noted.-
200: P. Mickelson 66 65 69.
201: P. Harrington (Ireland) 63 68 70.
202: R. Beem 69 68 65.
203: R. Allenby (Aust) 69 66 68, C. Howell 69 65 69.
204: E. Els (S Africa) 69 68 67, J. Furyk 67 70 67, S. Garcia (Spain) 67 68 69.
205: KJ. Choi (Korea) 72 67 66, G. Ogilvy (Aust) 68 70 67.
206: B. Baird 66 73 67, J. Rollins 70 69 67, R. Sabbatini (S Africa) 69 70 67.
207: A. Baddeley (Aust) 68 69 70, C. Beckman 67 71 69, B. Curtis 69 69 69, S. Elkington (Aust) 69 69 69, J. Quinney 70 70 67.
INDONESIAN OPEN
(Jakarta)
Leading scores (third round play suspended due to lightning threats; 27 players still to finish).-
209: T. Carolan (Australia) 71 71 67, S. Kapur (India) 67 73 69.
210: J. Heath (England) 70 70 70, P. Gustafsson (Sweden) 70 73 67, R. Bain (Scotland) 73 70 67.
211: M. Mouland (Wales) 70 70 71.
212: A. Kang (US) 73 69 70, S. Dyson (England) 70 71 71, S. Little (England) 72 69 71, A. Blyth (Australia) 73 70 69, M. Mamat (Singapore) 74 67 71, SSP Chowrasia (India) 68 72 72, M. Brown (NZ) 75 69 68.
213: C. Phadungsil (Thailand) 70 71 72, S. Alker (NZ) 70 71 72, A. Marshall (England) 70 71 72, M. Vibe Hastrup (Denmark) 67 75 71, M. Foster (England) 69 74 70, O. Fisher (England) 74 67 72.
SBS WOMEN'S OPEN
(Kahuku, Hawaii)
Leading final scores, par 72, US unless noted.-
207: P. Creamer 67 70 70.
208: J. Granada (Paraguay) 68 71 69.
210: K. Webb (Australia) 70 70 70.
211: J. Moodie (Britain) 69 70 72, L. Ochoa (Mexico) 71 69 71, M. Pressel 69 68 74.
212: Hee Won Han (Korea) 69 69 74.
213: S. Prammanasudh 69 74 70, S. Steinhauer 67 70 76.
214: Jimin Kang (Korea) 71 70 73.
215: P. Hurst 71 68 76, Yu Ping Lin (Taiwan) 69 72 74, A. Sharp (Canada) 69 72 74.
216: N. Gulbis 68 73 75, Seon Hwa Lee (Korea) 70 70 76.
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ICE HOCKEY
NHL
Columbus 3 San Jose 0, Pittsburgh 5 New Jersey 4, St Louis 1 Nashville 0, Vancouver 2 Chicago 1.
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LEAGUE
TRIAL MATCH
(Auckland)
NZ Warriors 64 (L. Hohaia 3, T. Byrne 2, T. Martin, C. Lawrie, C. Vuna, M. Witt, G. Gatis, R. Packer, M. Crockett tries; Witt 5, Martin 3 goals) Auckland Lions 4 (T. Leaunoa try). HT: 30-0.
FOUNDATION CUP
Sydney Roosters 10 (J. Williams, J. Soward tries; Soward goal) Wests Tigers 4 (T. Tuiaki try).
NRL TRIAL
Melbourne 32 Gold Coast 6.
ENGLISH SUPER LEAGUE
Wigan 18 Catalans Dragons 16, Harlequins RL 18 Salford 18, Leeds 18 Hull 4.
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MOTORSPORT
NATIONAL MEETING
(Manfeild)
NZ V8s championship, race 1: A. Fogg (Auckland) Ford 1, K. Scott (Hamilton) Holden 2, J. McIntyre (Auckland) Ford 3. Race 2: Fogg 1, Besnard 2, Scott 3. Race 3: M. Pedersen (Auckland) Ford 1, Proctor 2, C. McLean (Brisbane) Ford 3.
Porsche GT3 Cup championship, race 1: M. Halliday (Auckland) 1, F. Coulthard (Auckland) 2, C. Baird (Queensland) 3. Race 2: Coulthard 1, Vincent 2, Halliday 3. Race 3: Halliday 1, Coulthard 2, Baird 3.
Toyota Racing series, race 1: S. van Gisbergen (Auckland) 1, A. Knight (Christchurch) 2, D. Gaunt (Auckland) 3. Race 2: Knight 1, Harford 2, Gaunt 3. Race 3 (Dan Higgins Memorial Trophy): Gaunt 1, van Gisbergen 2, N. Hartley (Palm Nth) 3.
Formula Ford championship, race 1: D. Jilesen (Taumarunui) 1, K. Crocker (Tauranga) 2, M. Burdett (Auckland) 3. Race 2: Burdett 1, Crocker 2, Jilesen 3. Race 3: Burdett 1, Crocker 2, R. Hartley (Katikati) 3.
Mini Challenge, race 1: E. Bell (Woodend) 1, K. Cantwell (Auckland) 2, J. Hogg (Whangaparaoa) 3. Race 2: Scharmach 1, Hogg 2, G. Dawson (Auckland) 3. Race 3: Hogg 1, Scharmach 2, Dawson 3. Race 4: Hogg 1, Moore 2, Scharmach 3.
Production car championship, race 1: D. Williams (Auckland) Mitsubishi Lancer EVO 1, Trevor Rooderkerk (Auckland) Mitsubishi Lancer EVO 2, S. Sceats (Auckland) Subaru Impreza WRX 3. Race 2: Williams 1, Rooderkerk 2, Sceats 3. Race 3: Z. Coppins 1, Williams 2, A. Fox (Wellington) Nissan 3.
BATTLE of the STREETS
(Paeroa)
Robert Holden Memorial: A. Stroud (Hamilton, Suzuki) 1, C. Shirriffs (Feilding, Suzuki) 2, H. Fitzgerald (New Plymouth) Honda 3.
Formula Paeroa, race one: C. Seaton (Australia, Yamaha) 1, Stroud 2, Shirriffs 3. Race two: Stroud 1, Shirriffs 2, Seaton 3.
Formula Three, race one: J. Easton (Foxton, Tigcraft Yamaha) 1, J. Nairn (New Plymouth, Suzuki) 2, M. Wigley (Auckland, Kawasaki) 3. Race two: Nairn 1, Easton 2, D. Stockwell (Auckland, KTM) 3.
Sidecars, race one: C. & R. Lawrance (Auckland, Yamaha) 1, M. & T. Wolland (Masterton, Burtbuilt) 2, D. Jones/M. Corrigan (Auckland, Kawasaki) 3. Race two: Lawrance 1, Wolland 2, S. & D. Prentis (Hawera, Suzuki) 3.
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MOUNTAINBIKING
NATIONAL DOWNHILL SERIES
(Dome Valley, Warkworth)
Men: C. Cole (Hamilton) 1m 46.86s 1, S. Blenkinsopp (Wanganui) 1m 48.36s 2, N. Rankin (Levin) 1m 48.75s 3, G. Haden (Wanganui) 1m 49.91s 4, B. Scott (Auckland) 1m 50.10s 5.
Points after 4 rounds: Blenkinsopp 325 1, Haden 302 2, Cole 287.5 3, Rankin 276.5 4, D. Curry (Rotorua) 251 5.
Women: J. Makgill (Auckland) 2m 02.90s 1, M. Lee (Auckland) 2m 10.54s 2, A. Laird (Chch) 2m 15.36s 3, L. Fisher (Q'town) 2m 18.46s 4, H. Harper (Chch) 2m 20.46s 5.
Points: Lee 266 1, S. Hagen (Q'town) 261 2, L. Campbell (Q'town) 258.5 3, V. Quin (Tauranga) 247 4, Makgill 242 5.
Cross-country
Elite men: Clinton Avery (Rotorua) 1h 59m 16s 1, Stuart Houltham (Palmerston North) 2:03.11 2, Marcus Roy (Te Anau) 2:05.23 3.
Elite women: Kaytee Boyd (Auckland) 1:59.12 1, Nina Traff (Rotorua) 2:01.23 2, Glenda Clapp (Nelson) 2:05.53 3.
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RUGBY
CELTIC LEAGUE
Ospreys 31 Connacht 10, Munster 36 Borders 0, Glasgow 30 Llanelli 14, Leinster 13 Edinburgh 6, Ulster 14 Newport-Gwent 7.
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SOCCER
ENGLISH FA CUP
Fifth round: Arsenal 0 Blackburn Rovers 0, Chelsea 4 Norwich City 0, Middlesbrough 2 West Bromwich Albion 2, Plymouth Argyle 2 Derby County 0, Watford 1 Ipswich Town 0, Manchester United 1 Reading 1.
ENGLISH LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP
Cardiff 1 Leeds 0, Crystal Palace 0 Birmingham 1, Leicester 3 Coventry 0, Southampton 5 Barnsley 2, Stoke 0 Luton 0, Sunderland 4 Southend 0, Wolverhampton 2 Burnley 1.
ENGLISH LEAGUE ONE
Blackpool 0 Bristol City 1, Bradford 0 Crewe 1, Brighton 2 Nottingham Forest 1, Cheltenham 1 Bournemouth 0, Chesterfield 3 Port Vale 0, Doncaster 2 Swansea 2, Huddersfield 0 Brentford 2, Leyton Orient 1 Carlisle 1, Northampton 1 Gillingham 1, Oldham 1 Millwall 2, Scunthorpe 1 Rotherham 0, Yeovil 0 Tranmere 2.
* Rotherham deducted 10 points for entering administration.
ENGLISH LEAGUE TWO
Accrington 0 Stockport 1, Boston 0 Shrewsbury 3, Bristol Rovers 1 Milton Keynes Dons 1, Bury 0 Wycombe 4, Hereford 2 Barnet 0, Macclesfield 2 Peterborough 1, Mansfield 1 Grimsby 2, Notts County 1 Rochdale 2, Swindon 1 Darlington 1, Torquay 0 Hartlepool 1, Walsall 1 Lincoln 2.
SCOTTISH PREMIER LEAGUE
Aberdeen 1 Celtic 2, Dunfermline Athletic 1 Kilmarnock 1, Hearts 1 St Mirren 1, Motherwell 1 Inverness Caledonian Thistle 0.
SCOTTISH FIRST DIVISION
Airdrie 0 Queen of the South 3, Dundee 1 Clyde 4, Gretna 4 Ross County 1, Livingston 0 Partick 1, St Johnstone 4 Hamilton 2.
SCOTTISH SECOND DIVISION
Cowdenbeath 0 Brechin 3, Forfar 0 Alloa 2, Morton 4 Ayr 2, Peterhead 0 Raith 0, Stirling Albion 0 Stranraer 2.
SCOTTISH THIRD DIVISION
Berwick 2 Stenhousemuir 1, East Fife 1 Arbroath 2, East Stirling 0 Albion Rovers 0, Montrose 0 Elgin City 1, Queen's Park 2 Dumbarton 0.
NZ FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP
Auckland City 1 (G. Young) Waitakere United 1 (D. Kopricvic). HT: 1-1.
Canterbury 2 (B. Fisher 2 inc pen) Otago United 2 (T. Alvino 2 pen). HT: 0-2.
YoungHeart Manawatu 4 (B. Totori, N. Roydhouse, B. Feld, C. Alderdice) Hawkes Bay United 3 (S. Messam 2, C. McIvor). HT: 0-3.
Team Wellington 2 (G. Barbarouses, K. Whelan) Waikato FC 0. HT: 0-0.
NATIONAL YOUTH LEAGUE
Auckland City 4 Waitakere United 2, Canterbury United 2 Otago United 2, Team Wellington 3 Waikato FC 2, YoungHeart Manawatu 0 Hawkes Bay 3.
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SHOOTING
CLEVEDON RIFLE CLUB
Free rifle: R. Walker 118, B. Bartlett 115, C. Hoddinott 109, M. Nant 105, J. Meldrum 103, S. Riddell 87, C. Mooney 81, J. Watt 79.
Target rifle: S. Bower 100.8, K. McCarthy 99.9, L. Houghton 96.5, J. Wakeling 95.3, B. Millard 94.5, S. Lewis 92.3, D. Grigsby 88.3, M. McCarthy 72.1.
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SQUASH
WORLDGATE OPEN
(Worldgate, Virginia)
First round: Y. El Halaby (Egypt) bt 1-O. Mosaad (Egypt) 9-11 7-11 11-10 (4-2) 11-7 11-3, 5-S. Finitsis (Aust) bt W. Johnstone (Aust) 11-6 11-6 11-8, 3-B. Garner (Eng) bt M. Knight (NZ) 11-4 11-4 11-8, 6-B. Hindle (Aust) bt C. Grayson (NZ) 11-8 11-4 11-9, 8-J. Engelbrecht (Zimbabwe) bt L. Margan (Aust) 11-5 11-8 7-11 11-9, 4-J. Balbo (France) bt A. Maged Hamza (Egypt) 11-10 (3-1) 11-2 11-6, 7-J. Koukal (Czech) bt R. Sutherland (Wales) 11-6 11-4 11-9, 2-D. Jenson (Aust) bt I. Power (Canada) 11-6 11-7 11-5.
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SOFTBALL
NATIONAL MEN'S LEAGUE
Saturday: Wellington 5 Hutt Valley 2, Canterbury 4 Southern Pride 2, Auckland 8 Southern Pride 3, Canterbury 3 North Harbour 0, Wellington 8 North Harbour 0, Auckland 2 Hutt Valley 1, Canterbury 2 Wellington 1, Southern Pride 2 Hutt Valley 1, North Harbour 5 Auckland 1.
Yesterday: Wellington 9 Southern Pride 0, Hutt Valley 5 North Harbour 3, Auckland 6 Canterbury 4, North Harbour 12 Southern Pride 0, Hutt Valley 4 Canterbury 2, Auckland 4 Wellington 3.
NATIONAL WOMEN'S LEAGUE
Saturday: Canterbury 6 Central Vikings 5, Hutt Valley 6 Southern Pride 3, Wellington 2 Central Vikings 0, Auckland 8 Southern Pride 3, Hutt Valley 10 Wellington 1, Canterbury 7 Auckland 1, Southern Pride 9 Canterbury 6, Hutt Valley 4 Central Vikings 3, Auckland 4 Wellington 3.
Yesterday: Central Vikings 2 Southern Pride 0, Hutt Valley 5 Auckland 0, Auckland 4 Central Vikings 0, Canterbury 5 Wellington 4, Wellington 9 Southern Pride 2, Hutt Valley 8 Canterbury 1.
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SURF LIFESAVING
NORTHERN REGION DISTRICT CHAMPIONSHIPS
(Ruakaka)
Abbreviations: BB=Bethells Beach, KK=Karekare, MB=Mairangi Bay, Mur=Muriwai, Or=Orewa, P=Piha, RB=Red Beach, Rua=Ruakaka, U=United North Piha, WC=Waipu Cove.
Men.-
Run-swim-run: M. Buck (MB) 1, C. Moors (RB) 2, J. George (RB) 3.
Surf race: Buck 1, Moors 2, V. Skiffington (RB) 3.
Surf teams: RB 1, MB 2, P 3. Tube rescue: MB B 1, MB A 2, Or 3.
Board race: Moors 1, Skiffington 2, K. Morrison (MB) 3.
Board rescue: MB A 1, RB A 2, RB B 3. Board relay: RB 1, MB 2, Or A 3.
Ski race: T. Mitchell (MB) 1, Morrison 2, Pocock 3.
Ski relay: MB B 1, MB A 2, Or A 3. Double ski: MB A 1, MB B 2, Or 3.
Beach sprint: Morrison 1, M. Lawton (P) 2, A. Jackson (RB) 3.
Beach relay: MB A 1, RB 2, Or 3.
Beach flags: K. Backhouse-Smith (BB) 1, R. Webber (P) 2, J. Da Silva (Mur) 3.
Ironman: Buck 1, Moors 2, Skiffington 3.
Taplin: RB 1, MB A 2, Or 3. Boat race, long course: RB 1, P 2, Or 3. Short course: RB A 1, BB 2, P B 3.
Canoe race, long course: MB 1, RB 2, Or 3. Short course: RB 1, MB 2, Or A 3.
Women.-
Run-swim-run: R. Clarke (RB) 1, J. Moors (RB) 2, S. Gunther (Or) 3.
Surf race: Gunther 1, Clarke (RB) 2, L. Jack (WC) 3.
Tube rescue: RB 1, Or 2, WC 3.
Board race: D. Shepherd (Mur) 1, B. Turton (P) 2.
Board rescue: Or A 1, RB 2, Or B 3. Board relay: RB 1, Or 2.
Ski race: E. Taylor (RB) 1, K. Pocock (MB) 2, S. Ball (RB) 3.
Ski relay: Or 1, RB 2. Double ski: MB 1, RB 2, Or 3.
Beach sprint: T. Hatton (Or) 1, N. Young (RB) 2, Turton 3.
Beach relay: RB 1, Or 2. Beach flags: Young 1, Hatton 2, Turton 3.
Taplin: RB 1, Or 2.
Boat race, long course: KK 1, Or A 2, MB 3. Short course: Or A 1, MB 2, KK 3.
Canoe race, long course: RB 1, Or 2, BB 3. Short course: RB 1, U 2, Or 3.
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TENNIS
SAN JOSE OPEN
(San Jose, California)
Semifinals: I. Karlovic (Croatia) bt 6-B. Becker (Germany) 7-6 7-5, 3-A. Murray (Britain) bt 1-A. Roddick (US) 7-6 6-4.
DIAMOND GAMES
(Antwerp)
Quarter-finals: 7-A. Chakvetadze (Russia) bt 3-N. Petrova (Russia) 6-3 6-4, 1-A. Mauresmo (France) bt 6-D. Safina (Russia) 6-1 6-3, 2-K. Clijsters (Belgium) bt 8-A. Ivanovic (Serbia) 6-2 6-1, T. Golovin (France) bt E. Likhovtseva (Russia) 7-6 (7-3) 7-5.
Semifinals: Mauresmo bt Chakvetadze 6-3 3-6 6-2, Clijsters bt Golovin 6-4 6-3.
PALAIS DES SPORTS INDOOR OPEN
(Marseille)
Semifinals: 7-M. Baghdatis (Cyprus) bt J. Nieminen (Finland) 3-6 6-3 6-2, G. Simon (France) bt R. Soderling (Sweden) 6-2 7-6 (7-2).
BANGALORE OPEN
Quarter-finals: 1-M. Santangelo (Italy) bt Y. Sema (Japan) 6-1 6-4, T. Obziler (Israel) bt Melinda Czink (Hungary) 6-4 7-6 (7-3), Y. Shvedova (Russia) bt 2-S. Mirza (India) 6-7 (2-7) 6-4 6-4, O. Savchuk (Ukraine) bt 4-J. Kostanic Tosic (Croatia) 6-3 6-4.
Semifinals: Shvedova bt Obziler 7-5 6-2, Santangelo bt Savchuk 6-1 6-0.
BRAZIL OPEN
(Costa Do Sauipe)
Semifinals: 1-J.C. Ferrero (Spain) bt P. Starace 5-7 6-2 5-2, G. Canas (Argentina) bt 6-J. I. Chela (Argentina) 7-6 (7-6) 6-1.
CLAYCOURT CHALLENGER
(Melbourne)
Quarter-final: E. Barry (NZ) bt 3-T. Musgrave (Aust) 4-6 6-3 6-3. Semifinal: C. Dell'Acqua (Aust) bt Barry 6-4 6-1.
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TRIATHLON
NATIONAL SERIES
(Napier)
Men: S. Sheldrake (Gisborne) 2h 1m 30s 1, G. O'Grady (Hamilton) 2h 02m 43s 2, C. Millward (Hawkes Bay) 2h 04m 57s 3, A. Young (Wgtn) 2h 06m 50s 4, S. Walker (Auck) 2h 08m 09s 5, L. Greer (Whangarei) 2h 09m 04s 6, J. Whyte (Auck) 2h 10m 15s 7, G. Crawford (Napier) 2h 10m 35s 8, S. Stallard (Stratford) 2h 11m 41s 9, D. Stutz (Auck) 2h 13m 32s 10.
Women: G. Ferguson (Chch) 2h 17m 10s 1, S. Mellsop (Wgtn) 2h 22m 45s 2, A. Hamilton (Auck) 2h 23m 48s 3, B. Fry (Wgtn) 2h 27m 05s 4, S. Morris (New Plym) 2h 32m 16s 5, M. Lucas (Auck) 2h 34m 29s 6, S. Hill (Rotorua) 2h 39m 09s 7, N. Edwards (Hastings) 2h 39m 44s 8, E. Pritchard (Rotorua) 2h 42m 34s 9, E. Sinclair (Wgtn) 2h 43m 00s 10.