KEY POINTS:
AUSTRALIAN RULES
AFL
Geelong 15.13.(103) Adelaide 10.10.(70), West Coast 17.17.(119) Kangaroos 15.12.(102), Richmond 18.8.(116) Collingwood 14.12.(96), Hawthorn 17.13.(115) Brisbane 13.13.(91), Port Adelaide 17.13.(115) Carlton 14.9.(93), Melbourne 19.15.(129) Western Bulldogs 12.15.(87), Sydney 12.10.(82) St Kilda 9.8.(65).
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BADMINTON
WHYTE TROPHY
NZ team for Whyte Trophy competition against
Australia in Melbourne and Ballarat on September 4 and 5.-
Men: A. Chan (Auckland), H. Tam (Auckland), N. Hannam (Auckland), J. Wu (Waikato), C. Cooper (Waikato).
Women: R. Hindley (North Harbour), M. Chan (Auckland), D. Cranston (Auckland), R. Flavell (Auckland).
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BASEBALL
MAJOR LEAGUE
Yesterday: Cincinnati 8 San Diego 3, Boston 6 Baltimore 2, Pittsburgh 13 San Francisco 3, St Louis 6 LA Dodgers 1, Detroit 5 Oakland 2, NY Yankees 11 Cleveland 2, Atlanta 7 Philadelphia 5, Seattle 7 Chicago White Sox 6, Milwaukee 7 Houston 4, Kansas City 4 Toronto 1, Florida 7 NY Mets 5, Arizona 1 Washington 0, Colorado 15 Chicago Cubs 2, Tampa Bay 3 Texas 0, LA Angels 4 Minnesota 3.
Saturday: Baltimore 6 Boston 5, NY Yankees 6 Cleveland 1, Oakland 16 Detroit 10, Florida 4 NY Mets 3, San Diego 12 Cincinnati 7 (11 innings), Philadelphia 5 Atlanta 4, Milwaukee 5 Houston 4, Toronto 2 Kansas City 1, LA Dodgers 2 St Louis 1, Chicago White Sox 5 Seattle 3, Texas 7 Tampa Bay 4, Chicago Cubs 6 Colorado 2, Arizona 11 Washington 4, LA Angels 10 Minnesota 1, Pittsburgh 8 San Francisco 7.
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CRICKET
THIRD TEST
(The Oval)
Stumps, third day.-
INDIA
First innings
K. Karthik c Prior b Sidebottom 91W. Jaffer c Pietersen b Anderson 35R. Dravid b Anderson 55S. Tendulkar c Strauss b Anderson 82S. Ganguly lbw b Collingwood 37V. Laxman c Prior b Tremlett 51M. Dhoni c Cook b Pietersen 92A. Kumble not out 110Z. Khan c Anderson b Panesar 11R. Singh c & b Anderson 11S. Sreesanth c Vaughan b Panesar 35Extras (33b, 13lb, 2w, 6nb) 54-Total (170 overs) 664Fall: 1/62, 2/189, 3/199, 4/276, 5/354, 6/417, 7/508, 8/570, 9/591.
Bowling: R. Sidebottom 32-8-93-1, J. Anderson 40-5-182-4 (1w), C. Tremlett 40-6-132-1 (5nb, 1w), M. Panesar 45-5-159-2, P. Collingwood 7-1-11-1 (1nb), K. Pietersen 6-0-41-1.
ENGLAND
First innings
A. Strauss c Sreesanth b Khan 6A. Cook c Singh b Kumble 61J. Anderson lbw b Singh 16M. Vaughan c & b Kumble 11K. Pietersen c Dravid b Tendulkar 41P. Collingwood lbw b Sreesanth 62I. Bell c Dhoni b Khan 63M. Prior c Tendulkar b Sreesanth 0R. Sidebottom c&b Khan 2C. Tremlett not out 18M. Panesar not out 0Extras (16b, 10lb, 10w, 10nb) 46-Total (for 9 wkts, 96 overs) 326Fall: 1/12, 2/78, 3/119, 4/124 5/202, 6/288, 7/303, 8/305, 9/305.
Bowling: Z. Khan 22-13-32-3, S. Sreesanth 21-2-80-2 (5nb, 2w), A. Kumble 26-7-86-2 (3nb), R. Singh 14-1-63-1 (5w), S. Ganguly 5-1-8-0 (1w), S. Tendulkar 7-0-26-1, V. Laxman 1-0-5-0.
ENGLISH COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIP
Points, division one: Sussex 149, Yorkshire 141, Hampshire 131, Durham 128, Lancashire 127, Warwickshire 123, Surrey 102, Kent 101, Worcestershire 62.
Division two: Somerset 190, Nottinghamshire 159, Essex 127, Middlesex 116, Northamptonshire 113, Derbyshire 112, Gloucestershire 105, Leicestershire 93, Glamorgan 70.
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CYCLING
COUNTIES MANUKAU CLUB
Mauku massed starts
A grade, 80 kms: 1, T Hanover; 2, S Eadie; 3, G Bearman.
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GOLF
US PGA CHAMPIONSHIP
(Tulsa, Oklahoma)
Scores after third round, par 70, US unless stated.-
203: T. Woods 71 63 69.
206: S. Ames (Canada) 68 69 69.
207: W. Austin 68 70 69.
208: J. Senden (Australia) 69 70 69.
209: E. Els (S Africa) 72 68 69.
210: B. Weekley 76 69 65, N. Green (Australia) 75 68 67, K.J. Choi (S Korea) 71 71 68, K. Sutherland 73 69 68, A. Oberholser 68 72 70, A. Scott (Australia) 72 68 70, S. Verplank 70 66 74.
211: T. Immelman (S Africa) 75 70 66, G. Ogilvy (Australia) 69 68 74.
212: P. Hanson (Sweden) 72 71 69, S. O'Hair 70 72 70.
213: S. Flesch 72 73 68, K. Duke 73 71 69, J. Rose (Britain) 70 73 70, L. Donald (Britain) 72 71 70, A. Hansen (Denmark) 71 71 71, S. Appleby (Australia) 73 68 72, J. Daly 67 73 73.
214: S. Stricker 77 68 69, B. Snedeker 74 71 69, I. Poulter (Britain) 71 73 70, J. Durant 71 73 70, S. Micheel 73 71 70, B. Tway 71 72 71, D. Clarke (Britain) 77 66 71, T. Herron 75 68 71, C. Pavin 74 68 72, S. Cink 72 70 72, H. Slocum 72 70 72, P. Harrington (Ireland) 69 73 72, T. Matteson 72 69 73, C. Villegas (Colombia) 69 71 74.
215: B. Wetterich 74 71 70, R. Green (Australia) 72 73 70, K. Perry 72 72 71, S. Katayama (Japan) 76 67 72, R. Goosen (S Africa) 70 71 74, G. Storm (Britain) 65 76 74.
216: A. Kim 73 72 71, D. Toms 71 74 71, H. Mahan 71 73 72, R. Pampling (Australia) 70 74 72, N. O'Hern (Australia) 72 72 72, S. Dyson (Britain) 73 71 72, B. Bryant 74 70 72, B. Quigley 76 67 73, W. MacKenzie 72 70 74, P. Casey (Britain) 72 70 74, P. McGinley (Ireland) 74 66 76, P. Perez 70 69 77.
217: C. Howell III 75 70 72, P. Mickelson 73 69 75.
218: C. Montgomerie (Britain) 72 73 73, C. Campbell 77 68 73, T. Lehman 73 71 74, L. Westwood (Britain) 69 74 75, N. Fasth (Sweden) 71 68 79.
219: T. Hamilton 73 72 74, L. Glover 70 75 74, R. Karlsson (Sweden) 73 71 75.
220: B. Mayfair 76 69 75, F. Lickliter II 70 75 75, T. Bjorn (Denmark) 73 71 76.
221: B. Bateman 71 74 76, M. Small 73 70 78.
223: R. Benzel 71 72 80.
Missed cut.-
146: D. Love III 72 74, D.J. Trahan 72 74, R. Allenby (Australia) 74 72, B. Curtis 75 71, V. Singh (Fiji) 75 71, J.J. Henry 71 75, M. Wilson 69 77, M. Brier (Austria) 69 77, J. Furyk 75 71, J. Byrd 74 72, R. Beem 76 70, B. Lardon 70 76.
147: A. Baddeley (Australia) 73 74, Liang Wen-chong (China) 73 74, J. Sluman 74 73, J. Leonard 75 72, D. Howell (Britain) 75 72, J. Ogilvie 77 70, B. Dredge (Britain) 73 74, P. Schmitt 79 68, T. Pernice 73 74.
148: J. Coceres (Argentina) 71 77, P. Goydos 75 73, J. Rollins 73 75, D. Wilson 75 73.
149: M. Campbell (NZ) 74 75, K. Mitchum 77 72, T. Taniguchi (Japan) 77 72, D. Chopra (Sweden) 76 73, R. Imada (Japan) 78 71, T. Thelen 74 75, G. Havret (France) 75 74, M. Weir (Canada) 77 72, H. Stenson (Sweden) 75 74, R. Jacquelin (France) 76 73.
150: Z. Johnson 74 76, M.A. Jimenez (Spain) 78 72, V. Taylor 76 74, R. Sabbatini (S Africa) 74 76, Yang Yong-Eun (S Korea) 74 76, J. Milkha Singh (India) 76 74.
151: M. Calcavecchia 79 72, A. Cabrera (Argentina) 81 70, C. Hoffman 75 76, B. Van Pelt 77 74.
152: C. DiMarco 79 73, E. Axley 75 77, T. Purdy 76 76, J. O'Leary 75 77, F. Funk 76 76, J. Quinney 78 74.
153: A. Romero (Argentina) 81 72, C. Schwartzel (S Africa) 77 76, N. Dougherty (Britain) 79 74, T. Jaidee (Thailand) 80 73, N. Watney 78 75, R. Moore 79 74, S. Elkington (Australia) 75 78, S. Hansen (Denmark) 74 79.
154: T. Clark (S Africa) 82 72, R. Gaus 78 76.
155: J. Edfors (Sweden) 79 76, M. Brooks 79 76, S. Hebert 79 76, S. Leaney (Australia) 77 78, K. Burton 79.76, J.M. Olazabal (Spain) 75 80.
156: J. Kelly 79 77, B. Sheehan 82 74.
157: M. Call 81 76, W. Amundsen 76 81.
158: B. Watson 79 79, D. Yrene 80 78, C. Sullivan 78 80, D. Watson (Zimbabwe) 74 84, B. McGrath 80 78.
159: M. Rudosky 83 76.
160: E. Wolf 83 77.
161: G. Bisconti 82 79.
164: M. Seitz 83 81.
* S. Garcia (Spain) 70 75 74 disqualified for signing an incorrect scorecard.
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HOCKEY
AUCKLAND PREMIER
Men: Southern 2 University 2, Somerville 3 Indians 0, Roskill Eden 6 Howick Pakuranga 3.
Points: Roskill Eden 24, Somerville 23, Southern 19, University 15, Western 13, Howick Pakuranga 10, Indians 7.
Women: Western 8 Southern 0, Grammar Windsor 4 University 0, Slam 6 Mt Eden 1, Somerville 4 Howick Pakuranga 1.
Points: Somerville 43, Roskill Eden 31, Slam 25, Western 23, Grammar Windsor 19, Howick Pakuranga 17, University, Mt Eden 11, Southern 7.
NORTH HARBOUR PREMIER
Men: Indians 6 Mahurangi 1, East Coast Bays 6 Takapuna 1, ABC 4 North Shore 3.
Final points: EC Bays 80, Takapuna 70, Indians 54, ABC 46, Hibiscus Dairy Flat 35, North Shore 17, Mahurangi 6.
Women's playoffs: Takapuna 4 Hibiscus Dairy Flat 0, East Coast Bays 2 ABC 1. Takapuna straight to final, HDF v East Coast Bays in major semifinal.
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ICE HOCKEY
NZ LEAGUE
Botany Swarm 5 (A. Hay, K. Grimes, N. Curnow, M.Lee, G. Carstairs) Southern Stampede 1 (J. Bonazzo).
Southern Stampede 6 (B. Speirs 2, J. Bonazzo 2, C. Down, S. Glass) West Auckland Admirals 4 (T. Villemejane, B. Durbin, D. Blong 2).
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INDOOR BOWLS
AUCKLAND CATHOLIC ASSOCIATION
Championship pairs: S. Niven, J. McQuoid (St John Vianney) 7 B. Torrey, K. Torrey (Greenhithe 2) M. Ellis, A. McQuoid (Owairaka) 9 P. Bowden, K. Geaney (St John Vianney) 8.
Final: Niven 8 Ellis 7
TOUR MATCH
(Westport)
North Island 42 Buller, Hokitika, Greymouth combined 6.
North Island names first, women.-
Singles: L. McCurdy (Waikato) bt M. Wright 14-2 13-6 9-5.
Pairs: F. Wilson/L. White bt M. Atkinson/M. Keating 10-5 11-4 10-2.
Triples: S. Fleming/G. Owen/F. Eccles lost to A. Third/D. Watson/D. Bostwick 5-9 8-11 11-4.
Fours: L. Brittain/L. Christini/L. Phipps/S. Holmes bt M. Wilson/J. Bruning/M. Journee/M. Milne 7-4 6-5 6-3.
Men.-
Singles: R. Caddy bt S. Bellis 16-2 8-11 11-10.
Pairs: G. Rayner/P. Psaila bt J. Atkinson/G. Richardson 18-2 9-8 14-8.
Triples: G. Harvey/P. Wright/B. Biggar bt W. Leaf/T. Bill/R. Watson 9-2 10-8 11-5.
Fours: J. Zittersteijn/B. Lochrie/M. Phipps/P. Smith bt D. Milne/G. Burrows/R. White/H. Jerard 7-4 17-5 12-3.
MANUKAU CITY MIXED FOURS
A. Ellis/G. Paice/C. Ellis/S. Paice (St Johns) 9 T. Sawyer/E. Sawyer/K. Colpus/M. Wilson (Manurewa CC) 5, K. Walker/P. Johnson/J. McCormack/L. Swift (Papatoetoe CC) 9 P. Anderson/D. Ward/M. Anderson/M. Stipich (Holy Cross) 7.
Final: Ellis 8 Walker 7.
MANUKAU CHAMPION of CHAMPIONS SINGLES
A. Atiau (Waterlea) 10 E. Holton (St Lukes) 3, K. Wolken (Holy Cross) 11 M. Keesing (Mangere Central) 6.
Final: Atiau 12 Wolken 7.
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LEAGUE
NRL
NZ Warriors 30 (G. Rovelli 3, J. Ropati 2 tries; M. Witt 5 goals) Gold Coast Titans 6 (A. Laffranchi try; B. Delaney goal. HT: 18-0.
Melbourne 14 (G. Inglis, I. Folau, M. Geyer tries; C. Smith goal) Brisbane 6 (N. Emmett try; C. Parker goal).
Bulldogs 52 (S. Williams 3, R. Maitua, H. El Masri, R. Millard 2, C. Phelps 2, B. Roberts tries; El Masri 6 goals) Canberra 4 (T. Carney try).
Cronulla 25 (M. Brown, B. Pomeroy, L. Covell, D. Simmons tries; Covell 4 goals) Parramatta 24 (M. Riddell 2, E. Grothe, T. Tahu tries; K. Iru 4 goals).
South Sydney 24 (P. Mellor 2, J. Smith, Y. Gordon tries; J. Williams 4 goals) St George Illawarra 14 (T. Hewitt 2, R. Chase tries; J. Soward goal).
Manly 50 (G. Stewart, B. Stewart 2, J. Afamasaga, J. Lyon 2, M. Orford, A. Cuthbertson tries; M. Orford 3, J. Lyon 3, S. Menzies goal) Newcastle 16 (J. McManus, B. Tighe, S. Simpson tries; S. Dureau 2 goals).
Sydney Roosters 26 (A. Roberts 2, J. Monaghan 2, M. Aubusson tries; Roberts 3 goals) Wests Tigers 22 (R. Farah, S. Te'o, L. Fulton tries; B. Marshall 5 goals).
Playing tonight: Penrith v North Queensland.
NSW PREMIER LEAGUE
Auckland Lions 27 (L. Toimoana 2, S. Fai, L. Hohaia, M. Solomona tries; S. Buckingham 3 goals; Hohaia field goal) Bulldogs 26 (L. Bott 2, T. Winitana, T. Cutler, B. Ngawini tries; B. Crisp 3 goals). HT: 14-18.
BARTERCARD CUP
Canterbury Bulls 30 (L. Sione, L. Tamakah, L. Boyd, J. Limmer 2 tries; L. Boyd 5 goals) Wellington Orcas 26 (M. Koliavu, D. Buchanan, T. Cahill, B. Matulino, M. Masoe tries; H. Magele 3 goals). HT: 6-18.
Harbour League 80 (M. Samoa, S. Ata, P. Tafea 2, J. Freeman 4, D. Briggs, D. Moses, S. Taka 3, B. McCallum 2 tries; J. Trott 6, J. Freeman 3, J. Vaifale goals) Northern Storm 4 (S. Nimmo try). HT: 36-4.
Tamaki Titans 20 (G. Ruaporo, A. Nafetalai, E. Taylor, S. Tufeao tries; W. Heta 2 goals) Counties Manukau Jetz 14 (J. Morehu, S. Foketi, M. Ah Voa tries; Foketi goal). HT: 6-8.
Auckland Lions 44 (D. Fisiiahi, A. Suniula, M. Weepu, M. Mitchell, K. Wright, S. Faalogo, D. O'Regan, K. Uasi tries; R. Ioane 6 goals) Waitakere Rangers 18 (R. Henry, P. Godinet, G. Bailey tries; D. Shepherd 3 goals). HT: 22-12.
AUCKLAND
Fox Memorial: Papakura 26 Otahuhu 14, Richmond 28 Marist 18, Glenora 56 East Coast Bays 10, Manurewa 42 Te Atatu 14.
SUPER LEAGUE
Catalans Dragons 21 St Helens 0, Leeds 52 Salford 14, Wigan 20 Huddersfield 12.
* Bradford deducted 2pts, Wigan 4 for breach of salary cap.
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NETBALL
NORTH HARBOUR PREMIER
Rangitoto 63 Collegiate II 30, Carmel Marist 58 Shore Rovers II 35, Shore Rovers I 54 Collegiate I 50, Westlake II 50 Te Reo Heramana 50, Westlake I 49 Commodores II 36.
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MOTORSPORT
INDYCAR SERIES
(Sparta, Kentucky)
Leading results, US unless noted: T. Kanaan (Brazil) 1h 38m 21s 1, S. Dixon (NZ) at 1.745s 2, A.J. Foyt IV 3, M. Andretti 4, T. Scheckter (S Africa) 5, S. Sharp 6, E. Carpenter 7, D. Franchitti (Britain) 8, H. Castroneves (Brazil) 9, V. Meira (Brazil) 10.
Championship standings: Franchitti 518 pts 1, Dixon 510 2, Kanaan 466 3, D. Wheldon (Britain) 388 4, S. Hornish jnr 379 5, Castroneves 358 6, Sharp 347 7, D. Patrick 337 8, Andretti 311 9, Scheckter 304 10.
INDY PRO SERIES
(Kentucky Speedway)
H. Mutoh 67 laps 1, A. Lloyd +0.1023s 2, W. Cunningham (NZ) +0.1567s 3, C. Festa +0.4246s 4, J. Camara +0.5673s 5, S. Guthrie +0.6017s 6, M. Potekhen +2.9974s 7, R. Pecorari +3.1003s 8, B. Jaeger +3.8745s 9, T. Gregg +4.5475s 10.
Points after round 13 of 16: Lloyd 548 1, Mutoh 450 2, Cunningham 377 3, B. Wilson 332 4, Camara 320 5, Potekhen 290 6, Pecorari 289 7, Festa 274 8, S. Simpson 260 9, L. Gomez 258 10.
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RUGBY
INTERNATIONAL
(Twickenham)
France 21 (F. Pelous, S. Chabal tries; D. Skrela 2 pen; J-B. Elissalde pen, con) England 15 (O. Barkley 4 pen; A. Gomarsall drop goal). HT: 11-12.
(Murrayfield)
Scotland 31 (E. Murray, A. Henderson 3, A. Hogg tries; D. Parks, C. Paterson 2 con) Ireland 21 (I. Boss, A. Trimble tries; G. Murphy con; Murphy, P. Wallace 2 pen). HT: 19-6.
AUCKLAND
Gallaher Shield final: Ponsonby 19 (N. Afoa try; B. Williams con, 3 pen, drop goal) Waitemata 16 (J. Marurai 2 tries; H. Lawson 2 pen). HT: 10-8.
Jubilee Trophy final: Pakuranga 15 (O. Day, M. Sydall tries; J. Steele con, pen) Grammar Carlton 12 (D. Budd, S. Munro tries; Munro con). HT: 10-8.
Portola Trophy final: Eden 39 (J. Petaia 3, L. Paulo 2, A. Malifa tries; Malifa 3 con, pen) Te Papapa Onehunga 3 (H. Palanite pen).
President's Cup semifinals.-
Teachers Eastern 34 (L. Aii 3, A. Ah Tong, N. Leufiso, N. Faleuka tries; Ah Tong 2 con) Papatoetoe 17 (T. Whaanga, R. Loamana, I. Tiatia tries; T. Malo con). HT: 17-0.
Otahuhu 43 (T. Tofilau 2, J. Petelo, S. Silipa, P. Lavea, S. Nansen, A. Bloomfield tries; J. Aiono 2, O. Aumatagi, A. Bloomfield con) College Rifles 6 (C. Bell 2 pen).
NORTH HARBOUR
Final: Takapuna 28 (D. Robinson, S. Neville, C. Campbell tries; C. Beukes 2 con, 2 pen; D. Strachan drop goal) Marist 23 (D. Falealili, F. Afeaki tries; A. Grey 2 con, 3 pen). HT: 18-10.
Plate: Silverdale 16 (L. Fitzpatrick, J. Jackicevich tries; M. Clark, J. O'Brien pen) North Shore 12 (A. Callaghan, H. Abercrombie tries; Abercrombie con). HT: 10-12.
Senior first final: Northcote 16 North Shore 11. Plate: Glenfield 22 Silverdale 5.
Under-21 final: Massey 17 Glenfield 15. Plate: Takapuna 13 Northcote 5.
WAIKATO
Mooloo Shield: Taupiri-Suburbs 15 Pirongia 12.
Lion Cup: Otorohanga 62 Te Rapa 7.
Jubilee Trophy: Hinuera 33 University 5.
BAY of PLENTY BAYWIDE
Finals.-
Premier: Tauranga Sports 44 (T. Arnold 2, S. Atelemo, L. Braid, R. Moon, D. Grinter tries; Moon 3 con, 2 pen; L. Geraghty con) Whakarewarewa 19 (M. Vant Leven, E. Haimona, J. Rogers tries; K. Haimona 2 con). HT: 27-0.
Division one: Waikite 15 Whakatane Marist 10.
Division two: Poroporo 15 Reporoa 7.
Division three: Paroa 25 Taneatua 19.
Colts: Rotoiti 36 Mount 15.
Senior reserve: Mt Maunganui 34 Taupo 7.
WORLD CUP
Tonga squad for World Cup in France. The side will play one warm-up game in New Zealand against an Auckland B side on Wednesday before they leave for Britain on Thursday. They will have another warm-up game in Britain on August 24 before leaving for France.
Squad: Toma Toke, Mosese Moala, Taufa'ao Filise, Soane Longopoa Tonga'uiha, Siosateki Havea Mata'u, Ephraim Taukafa, 'Aleki 'Aho Lutui, Kelekolio Paino Hehea, Inoke Unga'anga Afeaki, Lisiate Fa'aoso, 'Emosi Kauhenga, 'Otenili Langilangi (captain), Tevita Hale Nai Tu'uhoko, Viliami Laukau Vaki, Finau Maka, 'Osaiasi 'Alu-moe-Lotu Filipine, Soane Patita Pat Boone Sioape Havea, 'Enele Taufa, Raymond Pierre Hola, Tevita Hemilitoni Tu'ifua, 'Epeli Taione, Joseph Wilson Vaka, Sukanaivalu Ikavuka Hufanga, 'Isileli Matakaiongo Tupou, Seti Kiole, ualosi Kailea, 'Aisea Paseisei Havili Kaufusi, Vungakoto Filimone Lilo, Sione Mone Tu'ipulotu, Hudson Tonga'uiha.
Manager Angus Naupoto. Head coach Quddus Vusika Fielea.
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SOCCER
ENGLISH PREMIER LEAGUE
Aston Villa 1 Liverpool 2, Bolton Wanderers 1 Newcastle United 3, Derby County 2 Portsmouth 2, Everton 2 Wigan Athletic 1, Middlesbrough 1 Blackburn Rovers 2, Sunderland 1 Tottenham Hotspur 0, West Ham United 0 Manchester City 2.
Playing overnight: Arsenal v Fulham, Chelsea v Birmingham, Manchester United v Reading.
ENGLISH LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP
Barnsley 1 Coventry 4, Bristol City 2 Queens Park Rangers 2, Burnley 2 West Bromwich Albion 1, Cardiff 0 Stoke 1, Charlton 1 Scunthorpe 1, Hull 2 Plymouth 3, Ipswich 4 Sheffield Wednesday 1, Leicester 0 Blackpool 1, Preston 0 Norwich 0, Sheffield United 2 Colchester 2, Southampton 1 Crystal Palace 4, Wolverhampton 1 Watford 2.
ENGLISH LEAGUE ONE
Cheltenham 1 Gillingham 0, Crewe 2 Brighton 1, Doncaster 0 Millwall 0, Huddersfield 1 Yeovil 0, Luton 2 Hartlepool 1, Northampton 1 Swindon 1, Nottingham Forest 0 Bournemouth 0, Oldham 2 Swansea 1, Port Vale 1 Bristol Rovers 1, Southend 1 Leyton Orient 2, Tranmere 1 Leeds 2, Walsall 1 Carlisle 1.
ENGLISH LEAGUE TWO
Bradford 1 Macclesfield 1, Brentford 1 Mansfield 1, Chester 0 Chesterfield 0, Darlington 2 Wrexham 0, Grimsby 1 Notts County 1, Hereford 0 Rotherham 0, Lincoln 0 Shrewsbury 4, Milton Keynes Dons 1 Bury 2, Morecambe 0 Barnet 0, Peterborough 3 Rochdale 0, Stockport 1 Dagenham & Redbridge 0, Wycombe 0 Accrington Stanley 1.
SCOTTISH PREMIER LEAGUE
Falkirk 1 Celtic 4, Hibernian 4 Gretna 2, Motherwell 2 Inverness CT 1, Rangers 2 St Mirren 0.
Playing overnight: Aberdeen v Hearts. Playing tomorrow: Kilmarnock v Dundee United.
SCOTTISH DIVISION ONE
Clyde 0 Hamilton 2, Dundee 2 Queen of the South 1, Dunfermline 0 Morton 1, Partick 3 Livingston 0, St Johnstone 2 Stirling Albion 2.
SCOTTISH DIVISION TWO
Alloa 0 Airdrie 6, Ayr 2 Queens Park 3, Brechin 2 Peterhead 2, Cowdenbeath 2 Ross County 2, Raith 3 Berwick 1.
SCOTTISH DIVISION THREE
Albion Rovers 3 Stranraer 2, Arbroath 2 East Fife 3, East Stirling 3 Dumbarton 2, Elgin 0 Montrose 2, Forfar 0 Stenhousemuir 1.
FOOTBALL for LIFE CHARITY MATCH
(Lautoka)
Fiji 1 (R. Krishna) NZ XI 0. HT: 1-0. Two-match series drawn 1-1.
NORTHERN PREMIER LEAGUE
Albany United 1 (L. O'Rourke) Central United 5 (J. Hayne 2, L. del Monte, G. Young, J. Ming). HT: 0-5.
Glenfield Rovers 2 (G. Davis, J. Lahav) Onehunga Sports 1 (D. Rayner). HT: 2-1.
Tauranga City United 4 (J. Hahn 2, N. Fry, J. Culpepper) Birkenhead United 1 (B. Konik). HT: 1-0.
Eastern Suburbs 2 (M. Webber, M. Smith) Waitakere City 0. HT: 1-0.
Hamilton Wanderers 0 East Coast Bays 0.
NORTHERN FIRST DIVISION
Metro 0 Melville United 2, North Force 2 Ellerslie 0, Ngaruawahia United 0 Mangere United 0, Three Kings United 6 Mt Albert Ponsonby 1, Papakura City 0 Lynn Avon United 2, Papatoetoe bye.
NORTHERN SECOND DIVISION
Manurewa 4 Onehunga Mangere United 1, Takapuna 1 Fencibles United 1, Te Atatu 2 Hibiscus Coast 2, Cambridge 7 Otahuhu United 0, Western Springs bye.
NORTHERN WOMEN'S PREMIER LEAGUE
Western Springs 2 (A. Bramwell, R. White) Three Kings United 3 (L. Murray 3). HT: 1-1.
WOMEN'S KNOCKOUT CUP
Semifinal: Glenfield Rovers 6 (C. Campbell 3, A. Barlow, T. Carppe, C. Porteous) Western AFC 0. HT: 0-0.
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SQUASH
WORLD JUNIOR WOMEN'S CHAMPIONSHIPS
(Hong Kong)
Quarter-finals: 3-NZ 2 8-US 1. A. Cranston lost to E. Park 9-1 9-4 5-9 4-9 4-9, J. King bt L. Greer 9-0 9-0 9-1, K. Wickett bt O. Blatchford 10-8 9-4 9-3.
1-Egypt 3 6-France 0, 4-Hong Kong 3 10-Canada 0, 5-Malaysia 2 2-England 1.
Semifinals: Malaysia 2 NZ 1. P. Devi lost to L. Harrison 5-9 9-7 6-9 9-7 6-9, Low Wee Wern bt J. King 9-7 9-3 7-9 9-5, Low Wee Nee bt K. Wickett 9-7 3-9 9-0 9-6.
Egypt 3 Hong Kong 3-0.
Final: Egypt 2 Malaysia 0. H. El Torky bt Low Wee Nee 9-1 9-1 9-3, R. El Weleily bt Low Wee Wern 9-0 9-4 7-9 9-6. Nour Bahgat v Pushppa Devi (dead rubber, third match not played).
rd place playoff: NZ 2 Hong Kong 1. K. Wickett lost to Shin Nga Leung 3-9 2-9 7-9, J. King bt A. Au 9-1 9-6 9-4, L. Harrison bt Liu Tsz Ling 5-9 9-0 10-8 9-7.
th place playoff: England 2 France 0.
th place playoff: Canada 2 US 1.
th place playoff: India 2 South Africa 0.
th place playoff: Australia 2 Germany 1.
th place playoff: South Korea 2 Netherlands 1.
th place playoff: Japan 2 Switzerland 0.
th place playoff: Singapore 3 Zimbabwe 0.
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SURF LIFESAVING
AUSTRALIAN POOL RESCUE CHAMPIONSHIPS
(Sydney)
NZ team results, men.-
m manikin carry: M. Buck 1.
x50m obstacle relay, 4x50m medley relay and 4x25m manikin relay: M. Buck/G. Anderson/D. Moodie/C. Joll 1.
Women.-
50m and 100m manikin carry: J. Toomey 1.
x50m obstacle relay and medley relay: Toomey/T. Hind/A. Dunlop-Barrett/J. O'Connor 1. (NZ records).
m obstacle and super lifesaver: Hind 2. (Obstacle an NZ record).
Mixed 4x50m obstacle relay: M. Janes/S. Kent/B. Franks/J-L. Reynolds 2.
Mixed rescue: Anderson/Toomey 2.
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SWIMMING
UNIVERSITY GAMES
(Bangkok)
NZ results, day 4 heats, men.-
m freestyle: R. Voss 3m 58.98s 16.
m butterfly: C. Swanepoel 53.30s 2; M. Burmester 53.72s 8.
m backstroke: J. Zulch 57.50s 26; C. Stanley 1m 00.15s 44.
x200m freestyle relay: NZ dsq.
Women.-
100m backstroke: L. Coster 1m 02.68s 8; M. Ingram 1m 02.83s 10.
m freestyle: H. Norfolk 2m 05.40s 29.
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TENNIS
MONTREAL MEN'S MASTERS
Quarter-finals: 2-R. Nadal (Spain) bt F. Dancevic (Canada) 4-6 6-2 6-3, 3-N. Djokovic (Serbia) bt 5-A. Roddick (US) 7-6 6-4, 1-R. Federer (Switzerland) bt L. Hewitt (Australia) 6-3 6-4, R. Stepanek (Czech Rep) bt 4-N. Davydenko (Russia) 6-4 7-5.
Semifinals: Federer bt Stepanek 7-6 (8-6) 6-2, Djokovic bt Nadal 7-5 6-3.
LOS ANGELES WOMEN'S CLASSIC
Quarter-finals: 1-M. Sharapova (Russia) bt 9-E. Dementieva (Russia) 6-3 6-4, 2-J. Jankovic (Serbia) bt V. Azarenka (Belarus) 6-4 6-7 6-2, 3-A. Ivanovic (Serbia) bt M. Kirilenko (Russia) 6-4 6-4, 4-N. Petrova (Russia) bt V. Razzano (France) 6-7, 6-4 6-1.
Semifinals: Ivanovic bt Jankovic 4-6 6-3 7-5, Petrova bt Sharapova, walkover. (Sharapova withdrew due to injury).
US$25,000 COIMBRA WOMEN'S CHALLENGER
Second round: 6-N. Silva (Portugal) bt S. Jones (NZ) 6-4 7-5.
US$15,000 MEN'S FUTURES TOURNAMENT
(Wrexham)
1-R. Smeets bt D. King-Turner (NZ) 6-7 (5-7) 7-5 6-0.
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TRIATHLON
WORLD CUP
(Tiszaujvaros, Hungary)
Elite women: S. Warriner (NZ) 2h 00m 11s 1, E. Moffatt (Australia) 2h 00m 31s 2, D. Tanner (NZ) 2h 00m 35s 3.
Also: N. Samuels (NZ) 2h 02m 26s 15, K. Bruce (NZ) 2h 05m 22s 38.
Elite men: J. Gomez (Spain) 1h 47m 44s 1, K. Gemmell (NZ) 1h 47m 52s 1, F. Belaubre (France) 1h 48m 03s 3.
Also.-
B. Jordan (NZ) 1h 50m 12s 30, L. Scopes (NZ) 1h 51m 05s 42, T. Dodds (NZ) 1h 51m 18s 46, B. Pulham (NZ) 1h 51m 49s 51, D. McNeice (NZ) 1h 55m 49s 64.
