KEY POINTS:
ATHLETICS
WORLD INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS
(Valencia)
Men's 1500m final: Derese Mekonnen (Ethiopia) 3m 38.23s 1, Daniel Kipchirchir Komen (Kenya) 3m 38.54s 2, Juan Carlos Higuero (Spain) 3m 38.82s 3. Nick Willis (NZ) disqua;ified.
Women's 3000m final: Meseret Defar (Ethiopia) 8m 38.79s 1, Meselech Melkamu (Ethiopia) 8m 41.50s 2,
Meriem Alaoui Selsouli (Morocco) 8m 41.66s 3. Also: Kimberley Smith (NZ) 8m 48.48s 6.
Shot put qualifying: V. Vili (NZ) 19.72m (Oceania and NZ indoor record) 1, C. Schwanitz (Germany) 18.97m 2, A. Omarova (Russia) 18.58m 3.
NORTHERN COMBINED EVENTS CHAMPIONSHIP
(Mt Smart Stadium)
M19 decathlon: A. Curry (Pak) (100m 12.97s, long jump 4.42m, shot put 7.41m, high jump 1.58m, 400m 56.64s 110m hurdles 23.68s, discus 21.52m, pole vault 1.60m, javelin 26.18m, 1500m 4m 46.80s) 3436 points 1.
M16 octathlon: J. Doyle (NHB) (100m 12.14s, long jump 5.96m, shot put 16.37m, 400m 54.02s, 110m hurdles 16.16s, high jump 1.86m, javelin 46.32m, 1000m 3m 4.35s) 5265 1, M. Cochrane (Tga) 5145 2, M. Wood (Taupo) 4646 3.
Heptathlon, senior: E. Baker (Ham) (100m hurdles 16.65s, high jump 1.53m, shot put 10.18m, 200m 28.27s, long jump 4.79m, javelin 36.55m, 800m 2m 42.97s) 4086 1. W16: A. Christophers (Tga) (16.00s, 1.59m, 9.39m, 28.10s 5.10m, 29.34m, 3m 00.40s) 3963 1, P. Bing (NHB) 3828 2, R. Wilson (NHB) 3551 3.
Open events, men.-
100m: C. Van Der Speck (NHB) 10.74s 1, J. Mortimer (NHB) 10.77s 2, B. Potter (CM) 10.79s 3.
m: A. Somerville (CM) 21.39s 1, Mortimer 21.57s 2, T. Toki (ACA) 22.27s 3.
m: M. Whitehead (Puk) 51.50s 1, J. Calway (Pak) 55.53s 2, A. Adams (Ham) 55.61s 3.
m: M. Mildenhall (ACA) 1m 55.07s 1, J. Hand (Pak) 1m 57.10s 2, A. Parlane (Pak) 1m 57.35s 3.
m walk: D. Sim (NHB) 7m 50.94s 1, P. Wyatt (Rosk) 10m 22.30s 2, J. Wood (NHB) 10m 24.79s 3. 3000m walk: Sim 16m 48.67s 1, M. Holcroft (Fairfield) 17m 46.90s 2, Wyatt 19m 36.67s 3.
m hurdles, M16: W. Geldenhuys (NHB) 15.29s 1, V. Du Toit (NHB) 15.35s 2.
m steeplechase: A. Jackson (ACA) 6m 4.51s 1.
Shot put: P. Hellier (Pak) 15.86m 1, S. Buckley (CM) 13.03m 2.
Discus: Hellier 47.66m 1, J. Gill (Tak) 46.30m 2, M. Bradley (ACA) 34.06m 3.
Javelin: D. Brand (NHB) 61.22m 1, J. Curry (Pak) 41.83m 2.
Long jump: J. Verburg (AGS) 6.72m 1, B. Paltridge (NHB) 6.21m 2, Bradley 5.37m 3. Triple jump: C. Nicolson (NHB) 14.03m 1.
Women.-
100m: A. Brough (NHB) 11.83s 1, R. Coster (Pak) 12.40s 2, L. Jones (CM) 12.42s 3.
m: Jones 25.21s 1, V. Torr (NHB) 25.79s 2, C. Podmore (LC) 25.80s 3. 400m: K. Hurley (Pak) 1m 00.39s 1.
m: K. Wright (ACA) 2m 8.93s 1, S. Dell (NHB) 2m 11.10s 2, S. Ward (NHB) 2m 14.33s 3.
m: A. Mason (Pak) 9m 41.33s 1, B. Lenting (ACA) 11m 36.18s 2.
m walk: R. Martin (Pak) 8m 2.16s 1. 3000m walk: J. Helean (NHB) 17m 36.43s 1, Martin 21m 20.56s 2.
m hurdles: Torr 14.61s 1, T. Hale (Tga) 14.81s 2, Coster 14.86s 3.
Shot put: V. Hurley (Pak) 14.17m 1, A. Gill (Tak) 12.48m 2, K. Hurley (Pak) 7.49m 3.
Discus: B. Faumuina (Wait) 56.35m 1, E. Pilkington (NHB) 29.58m 2, Gill 28.92m 3.
Javelin: P. Charlesworth (NHB) 41.59m 1, M. Aikenhead (Ham) 41.11m 2, S. Wrathall (NHB) 38.24m 3.
Long jump: R. Le Grice (CM) 5.24m 1. Triple jump: K. Kendall (ACA) 12.20m 1, L. McGall (NHB) 9.72m 2. High jump: T. Anstis (CM) 1.65m 1, P. Harwood (Pak) and R. Grass (Puk) 1.55m 2 equal.
Pole vault: K. Charlesworth (NHB) 3.80m 1, A. Grogan (NHB) 3.40m 2, J. Hart (NHB) 3.20m 3.
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BADMINTON
ALL-ENGLAND CHAMPIONSHIPS
(Birmingham)
Men's singles semifinals: 1-Lin Dan (China) bt 3-Bao Chunlai (China) 21-14 21-14, 4-Chen Jin (China) bt 2-Lee Chong Wei (Malaysia) 21-18 21-18.
Women's singles semifinals: 3-Lu Lan (China) bt 7-Xu Huaiwen (Germany) 21-13 21-14, Tine Rasmussen (Denmark) bt Hwang Hye-youn (S Korea) 21-17 21-18.
Men's doubles semifinals: Hwang Ji-man/Lee Jae-jin (S Korea) bt Shintaro Ikeda/Shuichi Sakamoto (Japan) 21-16 21-16, 6-Jung Jae-sung/Lee Yong-dae (S Korea) bt 4-Choong Tan Fook/Lee Wan Wah (Malaysia) 21-23 22-24 23-21.
Women's doubles semifinals: 3-Du Jing/Yu Yang (China) bt 1-Wei Yili/Zhang Jawen (China) 21-16 21-9, 4-Lee Hyo-jung/Lee Kyung-won (S Korea) bt 2-Yang Wei/Zhang Jiewen (China) 13-21 21-13 21-19.
Mixed doubles semifinals: 1-Zheng Bo/Gao Lin (China) bt 4-Xie Zhongbo/Zhang Yawen (China) 16-21 21-6 0-0 (Xie retired with back injury), 2-Nova Widianto/Liliyana Natsir (Indonesia) beat 8-Nathan Robertson/Gail Emms (England) 21-18 21-15.
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BASKETBALL
NZ NBL
Auckland Stars 91 (Casey Frank 31, Adrian Majstrovich 29, Larry Bratcher 11, Dylan Perfect-Tait 10) Harbour Heat 86 (Tim Behrendorff 21, Daryl Cartwright 19, Hayden Allen 12, Oscar Forman 11, BJ Anthony 11). HT: 50-39.
Canterbury Rams 86 (Jeremy Kench 25, Joey Harrell 20) Otago Nuggets 81 (Jay Anderson 19, Nat Connell 18). HT: 39-42.
Nelson Giants 97 (Phill Jones 23, Jamil Terrell 22) Taranaki 80 (Tony Rampton 23, Keith Salscheider 20). HT: 54-31.
NZ U-21 CHAMPIONSHIPS
(Wellington)
Men: Hutt Valley 61 Porirua 77, Wellington 90 North Harbour 84, Waitakere 101 Palmerston North 80, Nelson 83 Mid-Canterbury 82.
th/8th: Palmerston North 121 Mid-Canterbury 75.
th/6th: Hutt Valley 80 Wellington 71.
rd/4th: North Harbour 85 Nelson 82.
Final: Porirua 93 Waitakere 89.
US NBA
Cleveland 103 Indiana 95, Atlanta 114 Miami 111 (ot), Charlotte 100 Washington 97, Atlanta 97 Miami 94, Golden State 104 Orlando 95, Portland 120 NY Knicks 114 (ot), Boston 119 Memphis 89, Houston 106 New Orleans 96, Dallas 111 New Jersey 91, Utah 132 Denver 105, Minnesota 99 LA Clippers 96
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BOWLS
NATIONAL QUALIFYING
(North Harbour)
Final points, men's open: Northland 12 1, North Harbour 10 2, Far North 8 3, Auckland 6 4. Men's development: North Harbour 12 (12 sets) 1, Auckland 12 (11 1/2 sets) 2, Northland 8 3, Far North 4 4.
Women's open: Northland 14 1, Auckland 8 (7 1/2) 2, North Harbour 8 (6 1/2) 3, Far North 6 4. Women's development: Auckland 12 1, North Harbour 10 2, Northland 8 3, Far North 6 4.
BAY of PLENTY WOMEN'S FOURS
Final: P. Symes/W. Crawford/N. L'Ami/B. Haravey (Opunake) bt K. Wintle/S. Wightman/C. Stebbon/P. White (Hakuru) 13-12.
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CRICKET
ROSEBOWL WOMEN'S SERIES
(Christchurch)
Saturday.-
AUSTRALIA
S. Nitschke c Browne b Doolan 38A. Blackwell c Priest b Doolan 44L. Sthalekar c Priest b Mason 19K. Rolton c Tsukigawa b Mason 21K. Blackwell not out 27J. Purves run out 29E. Perry not out 0Extras (2b, 9w) 11-Total (for 5 wkts, 50 overs) 189Fall: 1/76, 2/98, 3/120, 4/145, 5/187.
Bowling: H. Watson 10-1-31-0 (2w), S. Devine 8-0-38-0 (3w), S. Tsukigawa 10-2-33-0, L. Doolan 10-1-36-2 (2w), N. Browne 4-0-8-0 (1w), A. Mason 8-0-41-2.
NEW ZEALAND
K. Martin lbw b Perry 11A. Mason c Pike b Sampson 6A. Satterthwaite c Andrews b Pike 24H. Tiffen not out 37S. McGlashan c Coleman b Pike 0S. Tsukigawa c Coleman b Sampson 18N. Browne run out 4L. Doolan c and b Sthalekar 4R. Priest b Andrews 5H. Watson c Purves b Sthaleker 0S. Devine run out 8Extras (1bm 4lb, 3w) 8-Total (41.1 overs) 125Fall: 1/15, 2/31, 3/59, 4/59, 5/81, 6/90, 7/106, 8/111, 9/112.
Bowling: E. Sampson 7-1-23-2, E. Perry 8-0-21-1 (1w), K. Pike 8-1-21-2, L. Sthalekar 8.1-1-24-2 (1w), S. Nitschke 6-1-12-0, S. Andrews 4-0-19-1.
Result: Australia won by 64 runs.
Yesterday.-
NEW ZEALAND
K. Martin lbw b Nitschke 45A. Mason c Blackwell b Perry 1H. Tiffen b Andrews 15S. McGlashan c Blackwell b Sthalekar 35N. Browne run out 48A. Satterthwaite run out 48S. Tsukigawa c Nitschke b Andrews 6S. Devine not out 11R. Priest not out 5Extras (2b, 6lb, 16w,) 24-Total (for 7 wkts, 50 overs) 238Fall: 1/9, 2/49, 3/90, 4/114, 5/199, 6/211, 7/223.
Bowling: E. Sampson 9-0-42-0, E. Perry 6-0-38-1 (3w), K. Pike 6-0-34-0 (1w), S. Andrews 9-0-42-2 (3w), S. Nitschke 10-0-29-1, L. Sthalekar 10-0-45-1 (2w).
AUSTRALIA
S. Nitschke run out 25A. Blackwell b Watson 7L. Sthalekar b Devine 5K. Rolton c Mason b Devine 5K. Blackwell st Priest b Watson 2J. Purves run out (McGlashan) 56E. Perry c Browne b Doolan 28L. Coleman run out 7S. Andrews c Satterthwaite b Doolan 7K. Pike lbw b Doolan 0E. Sampson not out 0Extras (3b, 1lb, 10w,) 14-Total (44.3 overs) 156Fall: 1/13, 2/20, 3/34, 4/43, 5/57, 6/139, 7/144, 8/156, 9/156.
Bowling: H. Watson 10-2-24-2 (2w), S. Devine 6-1-20-2, S. Tsukigawa 7-0-25-0, L. Doolan 9.3-0-42-3 (4w), A. Mason 10-1-29-0 (3w), N. Browne 2-0-12-0 (1w).
Result: NZ won by 82 runs. Series 1-1 with three matches remaining.
STATE CHAMPIONSHIP
AUCKLAND v WELLINGTON
(Auckland)
AUCKLAND
First innings 297
Second innings
T. McIntosh lbw b Shreck 5M. Guptill c Parlane b Woodcock 44R. Jones c Woodcock b Shreck 4R. Nicol c Parlane b Gillespie 0C. de Grandhomme c Parlane b Gillespie 22G. Hopkins c Parlane b Woodcock 0A. de Boorder run out 0M. Bates not out 14J. Anderson c Nevin b Gillespie 5G. Hayne c and b Woodcock 12A. McKay c Shreck b Woodcock 13Extras (7lb, 5w, 1nb) 13-Total (49.1 overs) 132Fall: 1/10, 2/14, 3/16, 4/83, 5/83, 6/85, 7/89, 8/97, 9/112.
Bowling: M. Gillespie 15-8-41-3 (1w), C. Shreck 16-4-35-2, D. Bowden 3-0-21-0 (1nb), L. Woodcock 11.1-4-24-4, G. Elliott 4-1-4-0.
WELLINGTON
First innings
M. Parlane b Hayne 61L. Woodcock c Hopkins b Anderson 13N. Parlane c Hopkins b Anderson 165G. Elliott b Hayne 108S. Gellatly not out 67B. Crook run out 31C. Nevin run out 0D. Bowden not out 59Extras (8b, 10lb, 2w) 20-Total (for 6 wkts dec, 155 overs) 524Fall: 1/30, 2/109, 3/355, 4/363, 5/436, 6/442.
Bowling: A. McKay 25-5-79-0, J. Anderson 38-13-95-2 (1w), M. Bates 18-1-74-0, C. de Grandhomme 14-2-27-0 (1w), R. Nicol 23-1-120-0, G. Hayne 37-7-111-2.
Result: Wellington won by an innings and 95 runs.
OTAGO v NORTHERN DISTRICTS
(Invercargill)
OTAGO
First innings 305Second innings
A. Redmond not out 41G. Todd b Southee 18J. Sheed c Merchant b Southee 34N. Broom not out 12Extras (4lb, 6nb) 10-Total (for 2 wkts, 62 overs) 115Fall: 1/32, 2/91.
Bowling: T. Southee 16-7-24-2, B. Arnel 11-5-20-0, G. Aldridge 9-4-15-0, M. Orchard 9-5-15-0, B. Martin 15-6-30-0 (6nb), B. Wilson 2-0-7-0.
NORTHERN DISTRICTS
First innings
B. Wilson c Redmond b Smith 100BJ. Watling c de Boorder b McSkimming 9C. Merchant c Smith b McSkimming 18J. Marshall c Redmond b McCullum 67D. Flynn lbw b Smith 46P. McGlashan st de Boorder b Redmond 69M. Orchard c Redmond b McCullum 2B. Martin run out 10T. Southee c McCullum b Broom 12G. Aldridge not out 33Extras (11b, 23lb, 8w, 2nb) 44-Total (for 9 wkts dec, 127.1 overs) 410Fall: 1/25, 2/57, 3/183, 4/271, 5/278, 6/281, 7/308, 8/352, 9/410.
Bowling: W. McSkimming 21-5-79-2 (2w), J. McMillan 20-3-76-0 (1w), B. Scott 25-9-43-0, C. Smith 19-4-42-2 (2nb), C. Cumming 7-1-15-0, N. McCullum 22-9-55-2, N. Broom 6-0-35-1 (1w), A. Redmond 5.1-0-31-1.
Result: Match drawn, first innings pts to ND.
CENTRAL DISTRICTS v CANTERBURY
(Napier)
CENTRAL DISTRICTS
First innings 376Second innings
G. Barnett lbw b Hiini 19G. Worker lbw b Hiini 25P. Ingram c Stewart b Myburgh 79G. Hay c Ellis b Burtt 127T. Weston c Stewart b Robertson 25B. Diamanti c Robertson b Burtt 35B. Griggs not out 6R. Schaw not out 5Extras (15b, 10lb, 1w) 26-Total (for 6 wkts dec, 86 overs) 347Fall: 42, 57, 206, 249, 320, 338
Bowling: L. Burtt 15-4-63-2, H. Bennett 12-0-55-0 (1w), B. Hiini 16-6-35-2, I. Robertson 17-1-77-1, M. Davidson 8-1-33-0, T. Astle 11-1-35-0, J. Myburgh 7-1-24-1.
CANTERBURY
First innings
T. Astle lbw b Sherlock 48M. Papps b Sherlock 2J. Myburgh c Worker b Hefford 62S. Stewart c Griggs b Worker 87A. Ellis c Griggs b McClenaghan 18I. Robertson c Griggs b Diamanti 85C. van Wyk lbw b Sherlock 9B. Hiini not out 28M. Davidson c Barnett b Sherlock 2L. Burtt not out 28Extras (1b, 5lb, 4w, 1nb) 11-Total (for 8 wkts dec, 97.1 overs) 380Fall: 1/17, 2/116, 3/116, 4/177, 5/308, 6/314, 7/320, 8/326.
Bowling: R. Sherlock 21-1-98-3 (1w), M. McClenaghan 15-1-65-1 (1w), B. Hefford 22-5-57-1 (1w), R. Schaw 19-1-105-1, B. Diamanti 16.1-3-35-1 (1w), G. Worker 4-0-14-1.
Second innings
T. Astle c sub b Schaw 41M. Papps not out 134J. Myburgh not out 148Extras (7b, 8lb, 5w, 1nb) 21-Total (for 1 wkt, 76 overs) 344
Fall: 1/90.
Bowling: R. Sherlcok 10-0-60-0 (3w), B. Hefford 9-2-25-0 (1nb), M. McClenaghan 5-0-24-0 (1w), B. Diamanti 7-3-15-0, R. Schaw 28-0-146-1 (1w), G. Worker 17-1-59-0.
Result: Canterbury won by 9 wickets.
AUCKLAND, HOWARTH TROPHY
Major championship.-
North Shore 170 (B. Stewart 70, B. Wall 31). Cornwall 80-3 (C. Nash 41no).
Suburbs New Lynn 192 (B. Rowland 45; D. Grobelaar 5-62). Howick Pakuranga 59-3.
Waitakere City 84 (C. Munro 5-34, L. Harris 4-28). Papatoetoe 227-9 (Matt Horne 59, N. Appleby 51, D. Singh 53no).
Minor championship.-
Parnell 163 (H. Cunliffe 42, C. Rope 48). Grafton 130-2 (G. Coleman 45, A. Burton 51).
Takapuna 256 (M. Hitchcock 85; P. Strang 5-109, R. Bezeidenmout 4-52). East Coast Bays 36-3.
Eden Roskill 152 (M. Johnson 45; T. Buckley 6-47). University/Ellerslie 17-0.
COUNTIES MANUKAU PREMIER
Waiuku 248 (S. Guthrie 94). Puke Metro 129-4 (R. Dennison 50, M. Downie 43.)
Weymouth 341 (B. Simpson 163, V. Blanchard 54). Papakura 160-3 (B. Fitzgerald 73).
Manukau v Karaka, no play, wet pitch.
HAMILTON
Star-Varsity 137 (N. Shoston 53; Z. Hartley 4/16) and 42-4. Fraser-Tech 136 (N. Shoston 5-30).
Old Boys 396 (L. Weight 71no, S. Martin 57, S. McLeod 56, B. Wilcock 43, C. Weight 41). Melville 115-3 (M. Dodunski 40).
Te Rapa 182 (A. Martin 6-71). Eastern Suburbs 204-9 dec (A. Martin 51, B. Jowsey 45, L. Martin 41).
WAIKATO VALLEY
Championship.-
Te Aroha 151 lost to Te Awamutu Sports A 152-7 by 3 wickets.
Otorohanga 139 (L. Parsons 55; D. Tidmarsh 5-20) lost to Morrinsville 140-5 (M. Thomas 52no) by 5 wickets.
Hinuera 137 (K. Hogg 4-30) lost to Cambridge A 140-1 (S. Dodds 89no) by 9 wickets.
Pirongia 293 (R. Douch 100no, A. Parsons 62) bt Thames 175 (N. Matthew 42) by 118 runs.
Waikare bt Paeroa United by default.
Final points: Morrinsville 41, Cambridge A 35, Hinuera 33, Te Awamutu 31, Waikare 27, Te Aroha 23, Otorohanga 23, Pirongia 21, Paeroa United 20, Thames 11.
Chairman's Trophy.-
Te Awamutu Sports B 101 lost to Pio Pio 103-5 by 7 wickets.
Cambridge B 285 (Keenan Adlam 135, Kiel Adlam 66) bt Kaihere 253 (S. Keeley 4-40) by 32 runs.
Mercury Bay 368-9 (P. Lajunen 106, K. Harris 76) bt Putaruru 184 by 184 runs.
Waikato Punjabi 125 (T. Te Wharau 4-32, D. Smith 4-25) lost to Hamilton Marist 126-4 (C. Nicholls 50no) by 6 wickets.
Huntly bt Whangamata by default.
Final points: Mercury Bay 41, Cambridge B 39, Hamilton Marist 37, Putaruru 33, Kaihere 29, Waikato Punjabi 24, Pio Pio 20, Te Awamutu B 19, Huntly 16, Whangamata 1.
BAY of PLENTY
Bay of Plenty Cup.-
Mt Maunganui 131 lost to Cadets 133-0 (L. Howell 56no, J. Boult 50no).
Central 279 (M. Chapman 41) bt Greerton 235-9 (A. McDermott 89).
Te Puke 233-8 (T. Bridgeman-Raison 116, S. Rae 61) lost to Eastern Pirates 234-4 (J. Simmons 105).
Bay of Plenty Plate.-
Rotorua BHS 83 (H. Bentley 4-15) lost to East Bay United 89-4 (J. Mitchell 49no).
Western BoP B-grade championship semifinals.-
Cadets 132 (B. Folster 42) lost to Mt Maunganui 134-4.
Papamoa 150 lost to Te Puke 152-6 (D. Uerata 100).
AUSTRALIAN PURA CUP
Points with one round remaining: NSW 35, Victoria 35, WA 28, Tasmania 16, SA 14.5, Queensland l12.
NSW and Victoria qualify for final.
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EQUESTRIAN
HORSE of the YEAR SHOW
(Hastings)
Eventing invitational: Mark Todd (Canterbury) NZB Gandalf 1, Mark Twomey (Cambridge) Flaunt It 2, Donna Smith (Waikato/USA) Stannage 3.
Pony of the year: Mathew Dickey (New Plymouth) Co Calico 1, Charlotte Myers (Hawera) Miss Coruba 2, Dickey and Miss Coruba 3.
Olympic Cup: Katie McVean (Mystery Creek) Dunstan Forest II 1, Sue Thompson (Hastings) Air Hill the Rajah and Maurice Beatson (Dannevirke) My Gollywog 2 equal.
Tri-Nations showjumping, third round: NZ 10 faults 1, S Africa 29 2, Australia 33 3. After the NZ leg: NZ 10 pts 1, S Africa 6 2, Australia 5 3.
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INDOOR BOWLS
WAIKATO CENTRE SINGLES
John Whitehead 1, Carol Baker 2.
NORTH HARBOUR OPEN PAIRS
D. Button/M. Andrew 1, P. Everest/P. King 2.
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GOLF
TAMPA BAY CHAMPIONSHIP
(Palm Harbour, Florida)
Leading scores after third round, par 71 (round suspended with six players on course) US unless noted.-
208: Stewart Cink 66 73 69.
210: Geoff Ogilvy (Australia) 69 72 69.
211: Tom Pernice 67 73 71, Sean O'Hair 69 71 71.
212: Kevin Sutherland 74 68 70, Bart Bryant 65 74 73.
213: Jonathan Byrd 67 76 70, George McNeill 70 72 71, Troy Matteson 70 72 71.
214: Rich Beem 69 74 71, Ryuji Imada (Japan) 72 70 72, Ryan Armour 69 73 72, Steve Elkington (Australia) 73 68 73, Rod Pampling (Australia) 70 71 73, Alex Cejka (Germany) 69 72 73, Corey Pavin 75 70 69, Tim Petrovic 72 68 74, Shigeki Maruyama (Japan) 69 71 74, Paul Casey (GBR) 67 72 75.
MALAYSIAN OPEN
(Kuala Lumpur)
Leading scores after third round, par 72.-
Peter Hedblom (Sweden) 66 68 65.
201: Daniel Vancsik (Argentina) 65 72 64.
202: Soren Kjeldsen (Denmark) 65 68 69, Simon Dyson (England) 64 71 67, Jyoti Randhawa (India) 67 65 70.
204: Darren Clarke (Nthn Ireland) 69 68 67, Charl Schwartzel (S Africa) 71 66 67, Nick Dougherty (England) 62 70 72, Scott Barr (Australia) 68 68 68.
205: Graeme McDowell (Nthn Ireland) 66 68 71, Carlos Rodiles (Spain).
Also.-
Mark Brown (NZ) 66 73 70.
210: Richard Lee (NZ) 70 70 70.
* Michael Campbell (NZ) withdrew after a 12-over 84 first round.
RIVERSDALE CUP
(Melbourne)
Leading scores after third round, par 72, last round today.-
Kieran Pratt 70 65 68.
206: Danny Lee (NZ) 69 67 70.
209: Ashley Umbers 71 70 68.
210: Bryden MacPherson 72 68 70.
Other NZers.-
Jarrod Pender 77 69 69.
217: Peter Spearman-Burn 75 71 71.
218: Kevin Smith 75 70 73.
220: Ben Wallace 74 74 72.
SBS INVITATIONAL
(Invercargill)
Leading final scores, par 72.-
1171: Auckland 287 294 296 294.
1178: Bay of Plenty 287 297 288 306.
1181: Waikato 284 294 297 306.
1191: Wellington 295 294 298 304.
1198: North Harbour 295 297 303 303.
1204: Taranaki 293 297 302 312.
1208: Otago 289 299 307 313.
1211: Tasman 294 299 311 307.
1212: Canterbury 298 306 308 300.
1217: Manawatu Wanganui 300 290 314 313.
1219: Northland 295 305 303 314.
AUCKLAND WOMEN
Betty Faesen Challenge Shield: Whitford Pk 8 Manukau 2, Auckland 8 Aviation 2, Remuera 9 Akarana 1, Titiramgi 8 Pakuranga 2, Grange 8 Maungakiekie 2.
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LEAGUE
ENGLISH SUPER LEAGUE
Harlequins RL 24 Huddersfield 0, Warrington 32 Wigan 20, Bradford 20 Catalans Dragons 18.
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MOTORSPORT
AUSTRALIAN V8 SUPERCAR CHAMPIONSHIP
(Eastern Creek)
Race one: Garth Tander (Holden) 1, Will Davison (Ford) 2, Jamie Whincup (Ford) 3, Rick Kelly (Holden) 4, James Courtney (Ford) 5, Mark Skaife (Holden) 6, Craig Lowndes (Ford) 7, Lee Holdsworth (Holden) 8, Greg Murphy (Holden) 9, Mark Winterbottom (Ford) 10.
Race two: Davison 1, Winterbottom 2, Lowndes 3, Russell Ingall (Holden) 4, Whincup 5, R. Kelly 6, Steven Richards (Ford) 7, Holdsworth 8, Tander 9, Paul Morris (Holden) 10, Murphy 11.
Race three: Winterbottom 1, R. Kelly 2, Tander 3, Whincup 4, Skaife 5, Davison 6, Ingall 7, Lowndes 8, Paul Dumbrell (Holden) 9, Murphy 10.
Round points: Davison 260, Winterbottom 244, Tander 242, R. Kelly 240, Whincup 240, Lowndes 210, Ingall 192, Skaife 184, Holdsworth 168, Murphy 156.
Championship points (after two of 14 championship rounds): Whincup 540 1, R. Kelly 432 2, Holdsworth 426 3, Winterbottom 382 4, Davison 356 5, Lowndes 339 6, Murphy 330 7, Tander 326 8, Skaife 322 9, Todd Kelly (Holden) 308 10.
NATIONAL SERIES
(Teretonga Raceway, Invercargill)
NZ V8 championship, race 1: Kayne Scott (Hamilton) Ford 1, Andy Booth (Auckland) Holden 2, Angus Fogg (Auckland) Ford 3, Paul Manuell (Auckland) Holden 4, Clark Proctor (Auck) Ford 5, Mark Pedersen (Auckland) Ford 6, Dean Perkins (Pukekohe) Ford 7, David Besnard (Gold Coast) Ford 8, Luke Youlden (Melbourne) Ford 9, Andrew Anderson (Auckland) Holden 10.
Race 2: Scott 1, Fogg 2, Manuell 3, Booth 4, Pedersen 5, Paul Radisich (Melbourne) Ford 6, Michael Bristow (Pukekohe) Ford 7, Anderson 8, Perkins 9, Proctor 10.
Race 3 (reverse grid): John McIntyre (Nelson) Ford 1, Tim Edgell (Auckland) Ford 2, Fogg 3, Booth 4, Scott 5, Nick Ross (Cambridge) Holden 6, Michael Wallace (Dunedin) Holden 7, Connel McLaren (Auckland) Ford 8, Perkins 9, Andrew Porter (Auckland) Ford 10.
Championship final standings: McIntyre 1004pts 1, Fogg 977 2, Scott 932 3, Booth 809 4, Paul Radisich (Melbourne, Ford) 748 5, Manuell 733 6, Proctor 652 7, Perkins 595 8, Besnard 523 9, Youlden 446 10.
Porsche GT3 Cup, race 1: Daniel Gaunt (Auckland) 1, David Reynolds (Melbourne) 2, Jody Vincent (Pukekohe) 3, Craig Baird (Gold Coast) 4, Ant Pedersen (Taupo) 5.
Race 2: Baird 1, Rodney Forbes (Sydney) 2, Reynolds 3, Pedersen 4, Paul Kelly (Chch) 5.
Race 3 (top 6 reversed): Reynolds 1, Baird 2, Gaunt 3, Pedersen 4, Forbes 5.
Toyota Racing Series, race one: Michael Burdett (Auck) 1, Andy Knight (Chch) 2, Ben Harford (Lower Hutt 3, Mitch Cunningham (Auck) 4, Dominic Storey (Auck) 5.
Race 2: Harford 1, Burdett 2, Nic Jordan (Cambridge) 3, Knight 4, Earl Bamber (Wanganui) 5. Race 3: Burdett 1, Knight 2, Bamber 3, Sam MacNeill (Palm Nth) 4, Cunningham 5. (Knight wins series).
NZ SUPERBIKE SERIES
(Pukekohe)
Race one: Andrew Stroud (Hamilton) Suzuki 1, Robbie Bugden (Australia) Suzuki 2, Gareth Jones (Australia) Yamaha 3, Craig Shirriffs (Feilding) Suzuki 4, Tony Rees (Whakatane) Yamaha 5.
Race two: Bugden 1, Jones 2, Shirriffs, 3, Stroud 4, Damian Cudlin 5.
Championship points: Bugden 245, Stroud 176, Jones 170, Shirriffs 145, Cudlin 92.
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NETBALL
PRE-SEASON TOURNAMENT
(Sydney)
Saturday: Northern Mystics 29 Adelaide Thunderbirds 29, West Coast Fever 27 Canterbury Tactix 19, Queensland Firebirds 32 Central Pulse 12, NSW Swifts 36 Northern Mystics 19, Southern Steel 22 Canterbury Tactix 19, Waikato-BoP Magic 25 AIS 10, Queensland Firebirds 31 Northern Mystics 25, Southern Steel 26 Central Pulse 12, AIS 20 Canterbury Tactix 18, West Coast Fever 29 Waikato-BoP Magic 25, Adelaide Thunderbirds 25 Central Pulse 13, Canterbury Tactix 28 Melbourne Vixens 25, Waikato-BoP Magic 27 NSW Swifts 22, Southern Steel 29 Queensland Firebirds 27.
Yesterday: Queensland Firebirds 26 Canterbury Tactix 25, Waikato-BOP Magic 25 Queensland Thunderbirds 20, Central Pulse 24 Northern Mystics 22, Canterbury Tactix 22 Adelaide Thunderbirds 14, NSW Swifts 28 Southern Steel 25, Melbourne Vixens 29 Northern Mystics 22, Queensland Firebirds 35 Central Pulse 18, AIS 27 Southern Steel 21.
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RUGBY
SIX NATIONS CHAMPIONSHIP
(Murrayfield)
Scotland 15 (C. Paterson 4 pen, D. Parks pen) England 9 (J. Wilkinson 3 pen). HT:9-3.
(Dublin)
Wales 16 (S. Williams try; S. Jones con. 2 pen; J. Hook pen) Ireland 12 (R. O'Gara 4 pen).
ENGLISH PREMIERSHIP
Bath 22 Newcastle 11, Gloucester 34 London Irish 14, Worcester 23 Leicester 19.
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SOCCER
ENGLISH FA CUP
Quarter-finals: Manchester United 0 Portsmouth 1, Barnsley 1 Chelsea 0.
Playing overnight: Middlesbrough v Cardiff, Bristol Rovers v West Bromwich.
ENGLISH PREMIER LEAGUE
Blackburn Rovers 1 Fulham 1, Liverpool 3 Newcastle United 0, Reading 2 Manchester City 0.
ENGLISH LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP
Blackpool 2 Southampton 2, Charlton 1 Preston 2, Coventry 1 Norwich 0, Crystal Palace 2 Colchester 1, Hull 2 Scunthorpe 0, Leicester 0 Bristol City 0, Plymouth 0 Sheffield United 1, Sheffield Wednesday 2 QPR 1, Stoke 1 Burnley 1.
ENGLISH LEAGUE ONE
Carlisle 2 Brighton 0, Crewe 0 Nottingham Forest 0, Doncaster 2 Port Vale 1, Hartlepool 4 Gillingham 0, Leeds 2 Bournemouth 0, Leyton Orient 0 Huddersfield 1, Oldham 3 Tranmere 1, Southend 2 Luton 0, Swansea 1 Millwall 2, Walsall 0 Northampton 2, Yeovil 2 Cheltenham 1.
ENGLISH LEAGUE TWO
Accrington Stanley 0 Hereford 2, Brentford 1 Macclesfield 0, Bury 2 Morecambe 1, Chesterfield 4 Lincoln City 1, Dagenham and Red 2 Peterborough 3, Grimsby 0 Milton Keynes Dons 1, Mansfield 0 Rochdale 4, Notts County 0 Barnet 0, Shrewsbury 1 Rotherham 1, Stockport 2 Bradford 1, Wycombe 2 Darlington 0.
SCOTTISH CUP
Quarter-finals: Queen of the South 2 Dundee 0, St Johnstone 1 St Mirren 1.
Semifinals draw: St Mirren or St Johnstone v Rangers or Hibernian or Partick Thistle, Queen of the South v Aberdeen or Celtic. Games April 12-13.
SCOTTISH PREMIER LEAGUE
Gretna 0 Dundee Utd 3.
SCOTTISH FIRST DIVISION
Hamilton 3 Morton 0, Livingston 0 Clyde 0.
SCOTTISH SECOND DIVISION
Berwick 1 Alloa 2, Peterhead 1 Raith 0.
SCOTTISH THIRD DIVISION
East Fife 0 Albion 0, Montrose 2 East Stirling 0, Stenhousemuir 2 Elgin City 2, Stranraer 0 Arbroath 3.
OCEANIA OLYMPIC QUALIFYING
(Lautoka, Fiji)
NZ 8 (Jason Hayne 2, Steven Old, Jeremy Brockie, Sam Messam, Daniel Ellensohn, Costa Barbarouses, Aaron Scott) Cook Islands 0. HT: 2-0.
NZ5500193152. Solomon Is430122393. Fiji430119394. Vanuatu41034935. PNG4103101836. Cook Is50050380
* NZ qualify for Olympics.
OFC WOMEN'S OLYMPIC PLAYOFF
(Port Moresby)
NZ 2 (Renee Leota, Kirsty Yallop) Papua New Guinea 0. HT: 0-0.
NZ FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP
Auckland City 2 (B. Little pen, J. Sinkora) Otago United 0. HT: 0-0.
Waitakere United 1 (C. Menapi) Canterbury United 0. HT: 0-0.
Team Wellington 2 (L. Corrales 2) Waikato FC 0. HT: 0-0.
YoungHeart Manawatu 2 (P. Quansah, G. Nieres pen) Hawkes Bay United 3 (G. Fyfe pen, L. Birnie, C. Greatholder). HT: 0-1.
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SOFTBALL
AUCKLAND FASTPITCH CHAMPIONSHIP
Men, final round-robin match: United 4 Metro 3.
Quarter-finals: Auckland United 9 Marist 2, Mt Albert Metro 11 Waitakere Bears 2. Semifinals: United v Northcote and Metro v Mt Albert Ramblers.
Women's semifinals: Ramblers 3 Northcote 1, Bears 2 Marist 1.
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SWIMMING
NZ OCEAN SWIM SERIES
(Mt Maunganui)
Men 2.8km: Brendan Capell (Brisbane) 30m 43s 1, David Browne (Brisbane) 32m 17s 2, Brent Foster (Auck) 32m 19s 3, Brett Henehan (Auck) 32m 23s 4, Daniel Ryan (Auck) 33m 26s 5.
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TENNIS
BANGALORE OPEN
Semifinals: Serena Williams bt Venus Williams 6-3 3-6 7-6, 4-Patty Schnyder (Switzerland) bt Yan Zi (China) 6-3 6-4.
LAS VEGAS ATP TOURNAMENT
Quarterfinals: 4-Guillermo Canas (Argentina) bt Amer Delic (US) 6-4 6-4, Kevin Anderson (S Africa) bt Evgeny Korolev (Russia) 6-2 6-0, Robby Ginepri (US) bt Ernests Gulbis (Latvia) 6-1 6-2, 5-Sam Querrey (US) bt Julien Benneteau (France) 7-5 6-2.
Semifinals: Querrey bt Canas 7-5 6-2, Anderson bt Ginepri 7-6 6-4.
DUBAI OPEN
Semifinals: 6-Andy Roddick (US) bt 3-Novak Djokovic (Serbia) 7-6 6-3, Feliciano Lopez (Spain) bt 5-Nikolay Davydenko (Russia) 6-4 4-6 7-5.
Final: Roddick bt Lopez 6-7 6-4 6-2
PRO CIRCUIT FUTURES
(Hamilton)
Women's semifinals: q-Anna Wishink (Australia) bt wc-Kairangi Vano (NZ) 5-7 6-4 6-3, 3-Ellen Barry (NZ) bt 6-Kyung-Yee Chae (Korea) 6-3 6-2. Final: Barry bt Wishink 6-7 6-4 6-1.
Men's semifinals: 7-Brydan Klein (Australia) bt 3-Andrew Coelho (Australia) 6-2 6-2, q-Young-Jun Kim (Korea) bt 4-Nathan Healey (Australia) 7-6 7-5. Final: Klein bt Q-Young-Jun Kim 6-4 6-4.
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TRIATHLON
OCEANIA CHAMPIONSHIPS
(Wellington)
Men: Shane Reed (NZ) 1h 55m 29s 1, Bevan Docherty (NZ) 1h 55m 42s 2, James Seear (Australia) 1h 56m 13s 3, Matt Hopper (Australia) 1h 56m 28s 4, Kris Gemmell (NZ) 1h 56m 48s 5.
Women: Emma Moffat (Australia) 2h 06m 36s 1, Annabel Luxford (Australia) 2h 08m 11s 2, Nicky Samuels (NZ) 2h 10m 30s 3, Andrea Hewitt (NZ) 2h 10m 47s 4, Samantha Warriner (NZ) 2h 11m 22s 5.
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WRESTLING
KING of the RING TOURNAMENT
(Dilworth Sports Centre, Epsom)
kg: Clinton Hall (Dilworth Grizzlies) 1, Sean Dowd (Counties Hunua) 2, Kazuki Baker (DG). 74kg: Axel Frommhold (Germany) 1, Stefan Frick (DG 2, Sam Gurnell (DG) 3. 84kg: Faisal Attayee (Kelston Gladiators) 1, Reza Abedi (DG) 2, Nick Munro (DG) 3.
