ATHLETICS
SIR BARRY CURTIS 10km ROAD RACE
(Musick Point to Pakuranga)
Men: D. Warrander (N/Plym) 29m 47s 1, S. Winton (Pak) 30m 20s 2, M. Ingram (Chch) 30m 23s 3, B. Ruthe (Tga) 30m 28s 4, M. Bowyer (Pak) 30m 38s 5, R. Dessaix-Chin (Aust) 30m 42s 6, M. Bailey
(Chch) 30m 43s 7, A. Davidson (Dunedin) 30m 46s 8, M. McKeown (Tga) 31m 19s 9, H. Carter (Auck) 31m 28s 10.
Juniors: L. Jenkin (NHB) 32m 51s 1, R. Sissons (Pak) 33m 51s 2, J. Hand (Pak) 36m 26s 3.
Walkers: T. Sargisson (NHB) 45m 8s 1, D. Sim (Auck) 47m 47s 2, J. McKinstry (Whang) 57m 0s 3.
Women: J. Ruthe (Tga) 33m 55s 1, T. Clissold (Auck) 36m 16s 2, S. Ward (NHB) 36m 28s 3, S. Pearson (Auck) 38m 20s 4, S. Devoy (Ham) 38m 44s 5, J. Seebold (Pak) 38m 53s 6, K. Patterson (Pak) 39m 5s 7, M. Burke (Auck) 39m 14s 8, J. Ottosson (Rot) 39m 53s 9, J. Anderson (Auck) 39m 59s 10.
Juniors: K. Patterson 39m 5s 1, A. Barber (Auck) 43m 45s 2, A. Patterson (Pak) 44m 14s 3.
Walkers: J. Helean (Auck) 1h 0m 44s 1, S. Barber (Auck) 1h 5m 0s 2, H. Pratten (Auck) 1h 9m 32s 3.
AUCKLAND CENTRE MEETING
(Mt Smart Stadium)
Men.-
100m: C. Van der Speck (NHB) 10.69s 1, M. Kamut (NHB) 10.85s 2, A. Hodgson (NHB) 11.09s 3. 200m: S. Abbott (NHB) 22.53s 1, Hodgson 22.62s 2, J. O'Toole (NHB) 23.29s 3. 800m: S. Mika (NHB) 1m 58.10s 1.
110m hurdles: D. Cornthwaite (CM) 15.18s 1, A. Tanielu (ACA) 15.41s 2, S. McLaren (CM) 15.60s 3.
Discus: B. Newdick (CM) 45.78m 1, McLaren 42.30m 2, Cornthwaite 34.00m 3. Javelin: J. Smalberger (NHB) 63.62m 1, C. Weston 58.41m 2, McLaren 52.10m 3. Triple jump: C. Nicolson (NHB) 14.20m 1, H. Highland (NHB) 13.39m 2, L. Graham (CM) 11.81m 3. High jump: R. Prasad (NHB) 1.95m 1, Cornthwaite 1.90m 2, McLaren 1.80m 3.
2x100m relay: L. Graham/D. Wells 23.31s 1, F. Wickes/W. Gledenhuys 23.34s 2.
Women.-
100m: S. Healey (NHB) 12.43s 1, R. Peeters (Wait) 12.49s 2, J. Erkkila (NHB) 12.60s 3. 200m: S. Cowley (NHB) 25.25s 1, S. Healey (NHB) 25.73s 2, Peeters 26.30s 3. 800m: L. O'Kane (NHB) 2m 28.09s 1, S. Connor (NHB) 2m 31.88s 2, R. Simpson (CM) 2m 43.41s 3. 100m hurdles: Cowley 14.45s 1, J. Donnelly (Wait) 16.82s 2.
Javelin: S. Wrathall (NHB) 37.71m 1. Triple jump: K. Kendall (ACA) 12.04m 1, Erkkila 10.81m 2, M. Brock (NHB) 10.19m 3. High jump: S. Saddleton (CM) 1.70m 1, T. Anstis (How) 1.50m 2, R. Grass (Puk) 1.50m 3.
2x100m relay: Erkkila/Healey 25.19s 1, B. West/J. Connor 26.09s 2.
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BASEBALL
MAJOR LEAGUE PLAYOFFS
Detroit 6 Oakland 3 (Detroit win best-of-seven series 4-0).
St Louis 9 NY Mets 6 (series level 1-1).
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BASKETBALL
AUSTRALIAN NBL
West Sydney 104 (J. Harvey 23 L. Rush 18 J. Bailey 14) NZ Breakers 97 (R. Powell 31 A. Olson 12 B. Pepper 12).
Brisbane 115 (D. Rychart 21, E. Ere 21, S. Black 20, CJ. Bruton 20) Adelaide 93 (W. Farley 26, N. Horvath 22, A. Majstrovich 13).
Townsville 115 (B. Newley 30, L. Abney 28, J. Rillie 15) Sydney Kings 111 (R. Elliott 25, M. Worthington 19, D. Barlow 18).
Singapore 126 (M. Chandler 28, J. Kench 14) West Sydney 89 (L. Rush 26, J. Harvey 20).
Brisbane 123 (E. Ere 21, S. Mackinnon 19, D. Rychart 19) Townsville 104 (J. Gardner 22, K. Robertson 20).
Wollongong 105 (G. Saville 28, A. Ballinger 22) Singapore 87 (M. Helms 14).
Perth 105 (S. Redhage 24, P. Rogers 20, T. Ronaldson 18, D. Brooks 18) NZ Breakers 88 (C. Powell 20, O. Forman 17).
Brisbane 115 (D. Rychart 21, E. Ere 21) Adelaide 93 (W. Farley 26).
Townsville 115 (B. Newley 30) Sydney 111 (R. Elliott 25).
Cairns 91 (M. Cattalini 38) Sydney 90 (D. Barlow 33).
Melbourne 113 (R. Tucker 24) Singapore 102 (M. Helms 24).
Wollongong 102 (C. Groves 30) South Dragons 93 (K. Franklin 19).
NZ U-23 CHAMPIONSHIPS
(Wellington)
Men: Hutt Valley 70 Canterbury 78, Wanganui 68 Wellington 81, Waitakere 88 Waikato 90.
Final: NZIS 90 Canterbury 83.
Women: Wellington 89 Waitakere 51, Hutt Valley 70 North Harbour 82,
Final: North Harbour 79 Auckland 73.
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CRICKET
ICC CHAMPIONS TROPHY QUALIFYING
(Mumbai, India)
WEST INDIES
C. Gayle c Sangakkara b Vaas 0
S. Chanderpaul c Sangakkara b Malinga 8
R. Sarwan lbw b Vaas 0
B. Lara lbw b Maharoof 13
W. Hinds c Jayasuriya b Maharoof 28
D. Bravo lbw b Maharoof 0
M. Samuels b Maharoof 1
D. Smith c Muralitharan b Maharoof 0
C. Baugh lbw b Maharoof 1
F. Edwards b Malinga 4
C. Collymore not out 8
Extras (5lb, 10nb, 2w) 17
--Total (30.4 overs) 80
Fall: 1/1, 2/12, 3/13, 4/51, 5/55, 6/58, 7/58, 8/64, 9/67.
Bowling: C. Vaas 6-2-6-2 (4nb, 1w), L. Malinga 5.4-0-26-2 (2nb, 1w), D. Fernando 5-0-15-0 (1nb), F. Maharoof 9-2-14-6 (3nb), M. Muralitharan 5-0-14-0.
SRI LANKA
U. Tharanga b Edwards 0S. Jayasuriya not out 45M. Jayawardene not out 34Extras (3nb, 1w) 4--Total (for 1 wicket, 13.2 overs) 83Fall: 1/0.
Bowling: F. Edwards 4-0-17-1 (2nb), C. Collymore 5-0-21-0, D. Smith 3-0-29-0 (1nb, 1w), M. Samuels 1.2-0-16-0.
Result: Sri Lanka won by 9 wickets.
(Jaipur)
BANGLADESH
R. Saleh lbw b Rainsford 6
S. Nafees not out 123
A. Ahmed c Taylor b Ireland 3
S. Hasan c Rainsford b Kamungozi 36
H. Bashar b Rainsford 30
F. Reza c Utseya b Ireland 0
M. Mortaza c Chigumbura b Brent 6
M. Rafique not out 10
Extras (8lb, 1nb, 8w) 17
--Total (for 6 wkts, 50 overs) 231
Fall: 1/9, 2/26, 3/110, 4/190, 5/197, 6/211.
Bowling: E. Rainsford 10-3-41-2 (4w), A. Ireland 9-1-45-2 (1nb, 3w), G. Brent 7-0-28-1, E. Chigumbura 5-0-21-0, P. Utseya 9-1-50-0, T. Kamungozi 10-0-38-1 (1w).
ZIMBABWE
C. Chibhabha lbw b Mortaza 16
B. Taylor st Mashud b Hasan 52
H. Masakadza run out 2
G. Strydom b Rafique 4
S. Matsikenyeri run out 9
E. Chigumbura c and b Hasan 27
G. Brent c Bashar b Hasan 10
P. Utseya b Razzak 3
A. Ireland b Rafique 1
E. Rainsford not out 2
T. Kamungozi b Razzak 0
Extras (1b, 3lb) 4
--Total (44.4 overs) 130
Fall: 1/26, 2/35, 3/61, 4/78, 5/88, 6/123, 7/123, 8/127, 9/130.
Bowling: M. Mortaza 7-2-16-1, F. Reza 6-0-34-0, A. Razzak 6.4-2-12-2, M. Rafique 10-1-26-2, S. Hasan 10-1-18-3, M. Hossain jnr 3-0-12-0, R. Saleh 2-0-8-0.
Result: Bangladesh won by 101 runs.
AUCKLAND
Twenty/20, round 3, blue section.-
Suburbs New Lynn 138-5 (R. Hewage 61) bt Grafton 81.
Waitakere City 170-2 (G. Cates 74no) bt Takapuna 105 (R. Hira 3-17).
Eden Roskill 1069 (G. Hayne 3-15, D. Wedlake 3-20) lost to Howick Pakuranga 108-1 (R. Fuard 39no).
Round four.-
Howick Pakuranga 158-2 (Fuard 84no) bt Suburbs New Lynn 120-6 (A. Patel 39.
Waitakere City 175-8 (Cates 74; D. Perris 3-15) bt Grafton 110-9 (B. White 3-16).
Takapuna 195-3 (D. Haupapa 94no, P. Hitchcock 44no) bt Eden Roskill 125-6.
Points: Waitakere 12, Howick Pakuranga 9, Grafton, Takapuna 6, Suburbs New Lynn 3, Eden Roskill 0.
White section, round three.-
Papatoetoe 150-9 (C. Spearman 48, S. Singe 40) lost to Cornwall 151-4 (H. McCarthy 51no).
East Coast Bays 176-8 (M. Mimmack 49no; R. Henderson 3-29) lost to Parnell 177-2 (T. McIntosh 73no, M. Turner 61).
University/Ellerslie 175-6 (M. Billcliff 81; E. Atkinson 3-29, H. Smith 3-8) lost to North Shore 176-4 (G. Andrews 46, B. Stewart 47no).
Round four.-
Cornwall 242-5 (R. Nicol 101, H. McCarthy 43) bt North Shore 208 (R. Jones 41; Nicol 4-25).
Papatoetoe 112-7 (A. Francis 3-23) lost to East Coast Bays 113-5.
University/Ellerslie 132-6 lost to Parnell 135-4 (McIntosh 73no).
Points: Parnell 12, Cornwall 9, East Coast Bays, North Shore 6, University/Ellerslie 3, Papatoetoe 0.
COUNTIES MANUKAU
Premier one-day.-
Waiuku 136 (S. Guthrie 55; P. Hartland 4-30) lost to Puke Metro 137-6 (K. Farrell 42no).
Weymouth 154 (G. Niteri 3-28) beat Papakura 126 (M. Gedge 4-3, V. Blanchard 3-30).
Karaka 213 (M. Harding 74, M. Wood 60; J. Halliday 3-28) lost to Manukau 214-5 (D. Sutherland 96no; G. Reid 3-66).
HAMILTON
Limited-overs competition, round two.-
Fraser-Tech 269-7 (G. Robinson 104no, J. Pilcher 44) beat Te Rapa 206 (C. Toombs 64, M. Orchard 53; D. Robinson 5-41) by 63 runs.
Old Boys 379-9 (N. Horsley 128, S. McLeod 61, T. Davis 54no) beat Eastern Suburbs 195 (H. Thomas 55; S. McLeod 5-31) by 184 runs.
Melville 203-8 (G. Smith 44) lost to Star-Varsity 205-6 (D. Flynn 64) by 4 wickets.
Points: Old Boys 4, Eastern Suburbs, Star-Varsity, Fraser-Tech, Te Rapa 2, Melville 0.
WAIKATO VALLEY SOUTHERN ZONE
Te Awamutu Sports Gold 147 (G. Stewart 42) lost to Piopio 150-6.
Hinuera 90 (J. Mitchell 6-43) lost to Te Awamutu Sports Green 94-9 (P. West 42no).
Morrinsville 188 (G. McInnes 57) beat Otorohanga 87 (W. Smith 3-16 hat-trick).
Putaruru 241 (S. van der Heyden 86, N. Earle 56) lost to Pirongia 244-9 (R. Douch 82).
Cambridge Blue beat Cambridge White by default.
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CROQUET
HANDICAP SINGLES
M. Jackson (Manurewa) 1, F. Robinson (Pukekohe) 2.
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EQUESTRIAN
GISBORNE SHOW
Best in show: C. Weal (Te Awamutu) Regal Romar.
Royal Agricultural Society gold medal winners: L. Burke (Gisborne) Distant Drum, supreme champion dressage; T. Parnwell (Rotorua) Sold Out, supreme champion show hunter; M. Dee (Cambridge) Fashion, supreme champion pony show hunter; L. Dee (Cambridge) Maximus, pony grand prix; F. Tombleson (Gisborne) Small Print, open pony jump; T. Williams (Gisborne) Walnut Brown, young rider; S. Jane Powdrell (Wairoa) My Gorgeous George, open champion jump; Weal and Regal Romar supreme champion paced and mannered horse, supreme champion horse; Y. Weal (Te Awamutu) Draytown Trooper, supreme champion harness; K. Duncan (Rotorua) Falconhurst First Class, supreme champion paced and mannered pony, supreme champion pony; C. Cameron (Cambridge) Kahurangi Tardak, horse grand prix.
Horse grand prix: C. Cameron (Cambridge) Kahurangi Tardak 1, S. Wilson (Waipukurau) Vita Power Swinger 2.
Pony grand prix: L. Dee (Cambridge) Maximus 1, F. Tombleson (Gisborne) Small Print 2.
Five-year-old series championship: K. Riddle (Cambridge) Art Master, M. Purcell (Whakatane) Ella Gray, T. Brown (Tauranga) Maserati, C. Wilson (Waipukurau) Sacred Hill Tipsy equal 1.
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GOLF
CHINA MASTERS
(Sanya)
Leading scores after third round, par 72.-
R. Goosen (S Africa) 64 65 67.
201: Lu Wen-teh (Taiwan) 63 69 69.
202: M. Campbell (NZ) 64 68 70.
203: S. Dunn (Scotland) 68 69 66.
204: C. Phadungsil (Thailand) 72 68 64, Y. Ali (England) 66 69 69.
207: S. Grigffiths (England) 73 69 65, T. Lascuna (Phi) 68 72 67, M. Wright (Australia) 70 72 65, Li Chao (China) 70 70 67, K. Webber (Australia) 70 69 68.
208: M. Both (Australia) 70 65 73, U. Park (Australia) 72 71 65.
209: R. Bain (Scotland) 68 67 74, P. Meesawat (Thailand) 72 69 68, P. Marksaeng (Thailand) 74 70 65, F. Minoza (Philippines) 73 69 67, A. Kang (US) 70 68 71.
210: A. Singh (India) 70 68 72, A. Blyth (Australia) 69 71 70.
211: J. Pagunsan (Phi) 72 69 70, Lin Wen-tang (Taiwan) 68 71 72, Lu Wei-lan (Taiwan 70 70 71, G. Mann (India) 74 66 71, Lam Chih Bing (Singapore) 72 69 70, G. Mulroy (South Africa) 71 72 68, K. Chun (NZ) 72 69 70, A. Brown (Australia 75 69 67, D. Singh (India) 70 71 70.
JAPAN OPEN
(Kawagoe)
Leading scores after third round, par 71, Japanese unless noted, a=amateur.-
206: P. Sheehan (Australia) 68 70 68.
207: S. Katayama 67 69 71.
208: T. Taniguchi 71 69 68.
209: A. Yano 69 74 66, Y.E. Yang (Korea) 69 70 70, H. Iwata 71 67 71, a-Lee Won Joon (Australia) 70 67 72.
210: M. Tomida 71 72 67, K. Murota 73 69 68, Y. Mano 68 73 69, T. Taniguchi 72 67 71, T. Hiratsuka 68 70 72, H. Hoshino 73 65 72.
211: N. Masuda 71 70 70, H. Kase 71 70 70, J. Milkha Singh (India) 65 72 74.
Also.-
214: D. Smail (NZ) 71 71 72.
LAS VEGAS CHAMPIONSHIP
Leading scores in third round halted by darkness, to resume today, par 72, US unless noted.-
200: D. Chopra (Sweden) 69 67 64.
201: K. Sutherland 67 69 65, B. Crane 66 71 64.
202: B. Bryant 67 69 66, B. Dickerson 65 71 66, L. Janzen 70 66 66.
203: D. Wilson 70 66 67, A. Atwal (India) 67 69 67, B. Langer (Germany) 68 68 67, F. Lickliter 67 69 67.
204: R. Whittaker 70 66 68, B. Gay 69 67 68, P. Azinger 66 70 68, K. Na 68 69 67, J. Gore 68 67 69, G. Owen (Britain) 66 69 69.
205: M. Goggin (Australia) 72 65 68, T. van der Walt (S Africa) 70 67 68, D. Maruyama (Japan) 72 65 68, D. Howell (Britain) 70 65 70, M. Gronberg (Sweden) 68 67 70.
LPGA SAMSUNG WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
(Palm Dedsert, California)
Leading scores after three rounds, par 72, US unless stated.-
A. Sorenstam (Sweden) 67 71 66.
207: L. Ochoa (Mexico) 67 73 67.
208: S. Gustafson (Sweden) 68 70 70.
209: S. Prammanasudh 70 72 67.
210: S. Steinhauer 72 67 71, C. Kerr 71 71 68, P. Creamer 70 68 72.
213: P. Hurst 72 70 71, Seon-Hwa Lee (S Korea) 68 74 71.
215: K. Webb 71 69 75.
216: Se Ri Pak (S Korea) 71 74 71.
217: Hee-Won Han (S Korea) 76 68 73.
218: M. Wie 74 72 72, J. Inkster 75 70 73.
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HOCKEY
NATIONAL LEAGUE
(Wellington)
Men, semifinals.-
North Harbour 2 (S. Brill, S. Barnett) Auckland 1 (M. Gunn). HT: 1-0.
Wellington 2 (B. Livermore, K. Govers) Canterbury 0. HT: 0-0.
Final: Wellington 4 (U. Parag, Govers 2, S. Falconer) North Harbour 2 (B. Collier, D. Kosoof). HT: 2-2.
3rd-4th: Auckland 4 (H. Baron, D. Puna, W. McIndoe, C. Fleming golden goal) Canterbury 3 (D.A. Gardiner, P. Derham, J. Peterson). HT: 1-1. FT: 3-3 (Auckland won with golden goal in extra time).
5th-8th: Southern 6 (T. Deavin, J. Pooch, T. Hammond, M. Young, C. Ashton, A. Birchall) Northland 4 (S. Neal, J. Clarke, M. Thorne, A. Kesha). HT: 4-0.
Central 2 (N. Tremayne, L. Higgie) Midlands 1 (T. Smith). HT: 2-0.
7th-8th: Midlands 4 (T. Hari, T. Smith, S. Puna, A. Ali) Northland 2 (B. Hood, J. Clarke). HT: 3-1.
Women.-
Final: North Harbour 3 (E. Weber, K. Glauser, J. Provan) Canterbury 1 (M. Orr). HT: 2-1.
3rd-4th: Central 5 (M. Senior, A. Trail, C. Finlayson, J. Edwards, W. Hamahona) Midlands 1 (D. Weavers). HT: 2-0.
5th-6th: Auckland 4 (K. Glynn, K. Forgesson, F. Kreft, J. Clarke) Northland 2 (N. Smith, L. Douglas). HT: 3-0.
7th-8th: Wellington 3 (P. Ross 2, A. Punt) Southern 0. HT: 1-0.
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ICE HOCKEY
NHL
Saturday: Buffalo 3 Detroit 2, Florida 3 Tampa Bay 2, Carolina 4 Atlanta 3, San Jose 6 Vancouver 4.
Yesterday: Buffalo 7 NY Rangers 4, Atlanta 4 Washington 3 (op), NY Islanders 4 Boston 1, Ottawa 3 Montreal 2 (op), Toronto 5 Calgary 4 (ot), Tampa Bay 4 Florida 1, New Jersey 3 Philadelphia 2, Carolina 5 Pittsburgh 1, Minnesota 5 Columbus 0, St Louis 4 Chicago 3, Nashville 4 Phoenix 1, Edmonton 4 Colorado 3, Dallas 4 Los Angeles 1.
Overtime losses (OTL) are worth one point in the standings and are not included in the loss column.
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LEAGUE
TRI-NATIONS CHAMPIONSHIP
(Auckland)
Australia 30 (K. Hunt 2, M. Gasnier, M. O'Meley, G. Inglis tries; J. Thurston 5 goals) New Zealand 18 (N. Vagana, J. Ropati, M. Vatuvei tries; S. Jones 3 goals). HT: 20-6. Crowd: 17,887.
JUNIOR INTERNATIONAL
(Auckland)
Junior Kiwis 15 (S. Jones, I. John, M. Koliavu, tries; Jones goal; John field goal) NSW U-18 6 (T. Tautai try; T. Hodkinson goal). HT: 10-6.
SUPER LEAGUE GRAND FINAL
St Helens 26 Hull 4. HT: 10-4.
MOTORSPORT
RALLY of TURKEY
(Istanbul)
Leading classifications after M. Groenholm (Finland) Ford 2h 49m 50.4s 1, M. Hirvonen (Finland) Ford, at 2m 05.2s 2, H. Solberg (Norway) Peugeot 2m 45.6s 3, C. Atkinson (Australia) Subaru 3m 04.0s 4, K. Katajamaki (Finland) Ford 3m 05.7s 5, X. Pons (Spain) Citroen 3m 29.5s 6, C. McRae (Britain) Citroen 3m 44.2s 7, F. Duval (Belgium) Skoda 4m 12.2s 8, M. Stohl (Austria) Peugeot 4m 21.7s 9, D. Sordo (Spain) Citroen 4m 28.0s 10.
SOUTH ISLAND RALLY
Leading final placings: B. Stokes/G. Marra (Waikuku) Escort RS Cosworth 11h 15m 31s 1, S. Blomqvist/A. Goni (Sweden/Venezuela) Ford Escort RS1800 11h 28m 43s 2, J. McAndrew/M. Cole (Wgtn) Honda Integra 11h 31m 18s 3, R. Murray/S. Jenkinson (Palm Nth) Mazda RX7 11h 49m 22s 4, B. Rawstron/I. McKee (Chch) Porsche 911 11h 56m 07s 5, D. Strong/B. Thompson (Auck) Honda Civic 11h 58m 39s 6.
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NETBALL
SECOND TRANSTASMAN INTERNATIONAL
(Auckland)
New Zealand 43 (I. Van Dyk 25 from 27, M. Tutaia 18 from 24 Australia 37 (S. McMahon 22 from 31, S. Pratley 12 from 19. C. Cox 5 from 10).
Three-test series tied 1-1; final match in Christchurch tonight.
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RUGBY
WORLD CUP QUALIFYING
(Moscow)
Italy 67 Russia 7.
(Madrid)
Romania 43 Spain 20.
Italy and Spain qualify for finals and are in pool C with NZ, Scotland and a qualifier yet to be determined.
AIR NZ CUP SEMIFINALS
(Auckland)
Wellington 30 (T. Umaga, N. Tialata, J. Collins, C. Smith tries; J. Gopperth 2 pen, 2 con) Auckland 15 (I. Nacewa, I. Toeava tries; B. Atiga pen, con). HT: 18-5.
(Hamilton)
Waikato 44 (S. Anesi 2, R. Kahui, S. Bates, S. Sivivatu, B. Leonard tries; D. Hill 2 pen, 4 con) Otago 15 (J. Blackie, T. Boys tries; N. Evans pen, con). HT: 25-3.
Waikato to host final against Wellington at Hamilton on Saturday.
HEARTLAND CHAMPIONSHIP SEMIFINALS
Meads Cup.-
(Wanganui)
Wanganui 30 (A. Tikoirotuma 2, A. Ateria, P. Fetuai, C. Baldwin tries; S. Koro pen, con) Mid-Canterbury 17 (D. Woods try; D. Maw 4 pen). Ht: 17-14.
(Masterton)
Wairarapa Bush 25 (J. Harwood, N. Couch, J. Togia tries; P. Rimene 2 pen, 2 con) North Otago 19 (F. Tuamoheloa, R. Hay, K. Kaufana tries; A. Davies 2 con). Ht: 17-19.
Lochore Cup.-
(Paeroa)
King Country 17 (H. Wanden, C. Perez tries; G. Strang pen, 2 con) Thames Valley 15 (D. Harrison 5 pen). HT: 3-12.
(Gisborne)
Poverty Bay 34 (T. Gardner 2, M. Ravulo, I. Logan, W. Hallgarth tries; S. Leighton pen, 3 con) Buller 10 (R. Hughes try; J. Foote pen, con). HT: 26-3.
AUCKLAND
Auckland U-18 A 50 (P. Fa'anunu 2, F. Lee 2, T. Tairea, S. Moala, A. Siddall, M. Walker tries; A. Moeke 5 con) Hawkes Bay U-18 10 (R. Warrender try, con, pen). HT: 12-10.
SOUTH AFRICA
Currie Cup final: Cheetahs 28 (P. Burger, K. Floors tries; W. De Waal 5 pen; M. Bosman pen) Blue Bulls 28 (JP Nel 2, M Delport tries; Steyn pen, 2 con, D. Hougaard pen) after extra time. HT: 14-8.
The teams share Currie Cup.
South African squad for matches against Ireland on November 12 and England on November 19 and 26: Johan Ackermann, BJ Botha, Gary Botha, Deon Carstens, Jacques Cronje, Jean de Villiers, Bevin Fortuin, Jaque Fourie, Butch James, Enrico Januarie, Hilton Lobberts, Wynand Olivier, Johan Muller, Akona Ndungane, Ruan Pienaar, JP Pietersen, Andre Pretorius, Jaco Pretorius, Chiliboy Ralepelle, Danie Rossouw, Lawrence Sephaka, John Smit (captain), Juan Smith, Pierre Spies, Francois Steyn, Albert van den Berg, CJ van der Linde, Pedrie Wannenburg.
ENGLISH PREMIERSHIP
Leicester Tigers 15 Northampton 10, Gloucester 33 Worcester 24.
Points: Gloucester 18, Bristol 16, Leicester 15, 4. London Wasps 14, Sale 12, Bath 10, Northampton 10, London Irish 9, Saracens 8, Newcastle 6, Harlequins 2, Worcester 2.
CELTIC LEAGUE
Borders 22 Leinster 19, Connacht 16 Newport-Gwent 9, Edinburgh 21 Munster 10, Neath-Swansea 26 Glasgow 9.
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SOCCER
ENGLISH PREMIER LEAGUE
Wigan 1 Manchester United 3, Arsenal 3 Watford 0, Aston Villa 1 Tottenham 1, Liverpool 1 Blackburn 1, Manchester City 0 Sheffield United 0, Middlesbrough 2 Everton 1, Portsmouth 2 West Ham 0, Reading 0 Chelsea 1.
Playing overnight: Newcastle v Bolton.
Playing tomorrow: Fulham v Charlton.
ENGLISH LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP
Burnley 2 Hull 0, Crystal Palace 1 Cardiff 2, Ipswich 1 West Bromwich Albion 5, Leeds 0 Stoke 4, Leicester 3 Southampton 2, Luton 3 Birmingham 2, Preston 4 Sunderland 1, Queens Park Rangers 3 Norwich 3, Sheffield Wednesday 2 Barnsley 1, Wolverhampton 1 Colchester 0.
ENGLISH LEAGUE ONE
Blackpool 1 Yeovil 1, Bristol City 2 Crewe 1, Cheltenham 0 Doncaster 2, Gillingham 0 Nottingham Forest 1, Huddersfield 2 Carlisle 1, Chesterfield 2 Swansea 3 Chesterfield 2, Millwall 1 Bournemouth 0, Oldham 3 Leyton Orient 3, Rotherham 2 Brentford 0, Scunthorpe 1 Brighton 2.
Rotherham deducted 10 points for entering administration.
ENGLISH LEAGUE TWO
Barnet 0 Lincoln 5, Boston 1 Mansfield 1, Hartlepool 1 Stockport 1, Hereford 1 Darlington 1, Macclesfield 2 Bury 3, Notts County 1 Bristol Rovers 2, Peterborough 2 Shrewsbury 1, Rochdale 0 Chester 0, Swindon 3 Grimsby 0, Torquay 0 Accrington Stanley 2, Walsall 2 Wycombe 0, Wrexham 1 MK Dons 2.
SCOTTISH PREMIER LEAGUE
Dundee United 1 Celtic 4, Falkirk 1 St Mirren 1, Kilmarnock 1 Aberdeen 0, Motherwell 2 Dunfermline Athletic 1, Rangers 0 Inverness Caledonian Thistle 1.
SCOTTISH DIVISION ONE
Airdrie Utd 2 Clyde 1, Livingston 0 Hamilton 1, Queen of the South 0 Partick 2, Ross County 1 Dundee 0, St Johnstone 3 Gretna 3.
Points: Gretna 17, St Johnstone 17, Partick 17, Livingston 16, Hamilton 14, Dundee 13, Clyde 9, Ross Cty 9, Airdrie 7, Queen of South 2.
SCOTTISH DIVISION TWO
Alloa 2 Cowdenbeath 1, Ayr 0 Stirling 0, Brechin 1 Peterhead 0, Raith 1 Morton 3, Stranraer 3 Forfar 2.
Points: Morton 26, Stirling 17, Ayr 17, Cowdenbeath 14, Brechin 14, Stranraer 14, Peterhead 11, Raith 10, Alloa 9, Forfar 5.
SCOTTISH DIVISION THREE
Albion 0 Berwick 1, Arbroath 1 Queens Park 2, Dumbarton 2 Montrose 0, Elgin 5 East Stirling 0, Stenhousemuir 0 East Fife 1.
Points: East Fife 25, Arbroath 18, Berwick 17, Montrose 17, Dumbarton 16, Stenhousemuir 16, Queens Park 14, Albion 11, East Stirling 10, Elgin 3.
A-LEAGUE
Round 8.-
Newcastle Jets 3 (J. North, S. Musialik, M, Rodriguez) NZ Knights 0. HT: 0-0.
Central Coast Mariners 3 (D. Mori 2, P. O'Grady) Sydney FC 1 (B. Carbone).
Melbourne Victory 0 Adelaide 1 (G. Owens)
NZ FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP
Round 1.-
Team Wellington 1 (A. Barron) Manawatu 2 (C. Alderdice, B. Totori). HT: 1-0.
Waikato United 1 (D. Gibbs) Waitakere United 3 (A. Pearce, C. Menapi, H. Edwards). HT: 0-0.
Auckland City 2 (R. McKenzie, P. Seaman) Otago United 2 (J. Hahn, A. Rickerby). HT: 0-1.
Canterbury United 2 (B. Scoullar, J. Murray) Hawkes Bay United 1 (P. O'Leary). HT: 1-1.
WOMEN'S NATIONAL LEAGUE
Capital 3 (P. Bourke 3) Mainland 0.
SoccerTwo 6 (R. Tegg 3, E. Kete, Z. Thompson, K. Yallop) Force3 0.
United Soccer 3 (C. Porteous, A. Robertson, M. Genet) Central Soccer 0.
Soccersouth 3 (J. Hackett 2, L. Tiffen) NZ U-18 Development 5 (M. Smith 2, C. Campbell, R. Leota, K. Hoyle).
BOYS U-17 INTERNATIONAL TOURNAMENT
(San Luis, Argentina)
NZ 2 Peru 0, Argentina 2 US 1.
Final standings: Argentina 1, US 2, NZ 3, Peru 4.
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TENNIS
KREMLIN CUP
Men's quarter-finals: M. Safin (Russia) bt J. Tipsarevic (Serbia and Montenegro) 7-6 3-6 6-4, I. Kunitsyn (Russia) bt A. Clement (France) 6-4 6-2, 1-N. Davydenko (Russia) bt M. Mirnyi (Belarus) 6-3 7-5, 7-F. Santoro (France) bt P. Kohlschreiber (Germany) 6-3 7-5.
Semifinals: Safin bt Kunitsyn 6-4 6-3, Davydenko bt Santoro 6-4 6-1
Women's quarter-finals: 4-E. Dementieva (Russia) bt 6-P. Schnyder (Switzerland) 7-6 7-6, 8-N. Vaidisova (Czech Rep) bt 1-A. Mauresmo (France) 1-6 7-5 7-6, A. Chakvetadze (Russia) bt 2-M. Sharapova (Russia) w/o, 5-N. Petrova (Russia) bt V. Zvonareva (Russia) 7-5 6-1.
Semifinals: Chakvetadze bt Dementieva 7-5 3-6 6-0, Petrova bt Vaidisova 6-0 4-6 7-6.
STOCKHOLM OPEN
Quarter-finals: 8-R. Soederling (Sweden) bt 3-T. Berdych (Czech Rep) 6-2 6-3, J. Johansson (Sweden) bt 7-K. Vliegen (Belgium) 6-7 7-6 7-6, 2-J. Blake (US) bt 6-O. Rochus (Belgium) 6-7 6-4 6-2, 5-J. Nieminen (Finland) bt F. Lopez (Spain) 6-3 7-5.
Semifinals: Nieminen bt Johansson 7-6 6-7 6-3, Blake bt Soederling (Sweden) 7-5 7-6.
VIENNA OPEN
Quarter-finals: 1-I. Ljubicic (Croatia) bt S. Wawrinka (Switzerland) 6-3 6-2, D. Hrbaty (Slovakia) bt S. Koubek (Austria) 6-1 5-7 6-2, 3-A. Roddick (US) bt J. Melzer (Austria) 6-4 6-3, 5-F. Gonzalez (Chile) bt 2-D. Nalbandian (Argentina) 3-6 6-3 6-1.
Semifinals: Ljubicic bt Hrbaty 6-1 6-4, Gonzalez bt Roddick 6-4 3-6 7-6.
BANGKOK OPEN
Quarter-finals: T. Tanasugarn (Thailand) bt S. Bammer (Austria) 6-0 6-2, 9-S. Bremond (France) bt 5-E. Daniilidou (Greece) 4-6 7-6 6-3, 6-M. Shaughnessy (US) bt A. Nakamura (Japan) 6-2 6-4, V. King (US) bt 8-J. Kostanic (Croatia) 6-1 6-1.
Semifinals: King bt Shaughnessy 6-1 6-4
FUTURES TOURNAMENT
(Jersey, Britain)
Final: 5-J.C. Scherrer (Switzerland) bt D. King-Turner (NZ) 7-6 7-5.
CHALLENGER TOURNAMENTS
(Melbourne)
Semifinal: 4-M. Erakovic (NZ) bt S. Fergusson (Australia) 6-2 6-3.
Final: Erakovic bt 1-C. Dell'Acqua (Australia) 61 0-6 6-4.
(San Francisco)
Doubles semifinal: 3-L. Granville/C. Gullickson (US) bt L. Baker (NZ)/N. Kriz (Australia) 1-6 6-2 6-4.
CARO BOWL
Men.-
Pompallier 6 Remuera 0. J. Shortall bt A. McDougall 6-1 6-3, R. Cheyne bt H. Gers 6-3 6-4, J. Olsen bt R. Radinovich 6-0 6-1, P. Metham bt T. Hasenpusch 6-2 6-0, Shortall/Olsen bt McDougall/Hasenpusch 6-3 7-5, Cheyne/Metham bt Gers/Paul Grubi 6-4 7-5.
Herne Bay 3 (7 sets) Kohimarama 3 (6 sets). Wei Wei lost to G. Steenkamp 1-6 0-6, J. Birse lost to J. Pilbro 2-6 1-6, K. August bt J. Stortellers 6-1 6-1, A. Doole bt S. Robertson 7-5 6-0, Wei Wei/Birse lost to Steenkamp/Robertson 6-4 4-6 4-6, D. Mustard/B. Mustard bt Pilbro/Stortellers 6-1 6-4.
Blockhouse Bay 4 West End 2. D. Willman lost to A. Childs 6-4 2-6 4-6, A. Batie bt M. Colenbrander 6-2 6-2, E. Lyndon bt J. Greenhalgh 5-7 2-1 ret, M. Paulik lost to T. Susnjak 1-6 2-6, Willman/Paulik bt Childs/Greenhalgh 7-5 2-6 6-4, Batie/Lyndon bt Susnjak/Colenbrander 7-5 7-6.
Parnell 5 Royal Oak 1.
Points after three rounds: Parnell 21, Blockhouse Bay 19, Pompallier 17, West End 17, Parnell, Royal Oak 9, Herne Bay 6, Kohimarama 5, Remuera 2.
Women.-
Parnell 5 Royal Oak 1. D. Hollands bt A. Guthrie 6-0 6-1, P. Nola bt N. Kaiwai 6-1 6-0, N. Tippins bt A. Swinkels 6-2 6-4, L. Wilkinson lost to N. Watts 5-7 6-7, Hollands/Tippins bt Guthrie/Swinkels 6-2 6-3, Nola/Wilkinson bt Kaiwai/Watts 6-0 7-5.
Pompallier 5 Papatoetoe 1. A. Harris bt S. Taufa 6-4 6-1, M. White bt P. Ferguson 6-3 6-1, L. Batley bt L. Bird 6-1 6-0, R. Bird bt I. Teu 6-4 6-2, Harris/White bt Taufa/Teu 6-7 t-1 6-2, Batley/Lucy Bird bt Ferguson/Lara Bird 5-7 6-2 6-4.
Mangere Combined 5 Mission Bay 1. T. O'Connor lost to I. Gers 3-6 1-6, S. Bryce bt T. Samodolek 6-1 6-0, L. Barlow bt J. Lee 6-3 6-0, M. Durie bt R. Green 6-0 6-1, O'Connor/Bryce bt Gers/Samodolek 3-6 6-3 6-0, Bryce/Durie bt Lee/Green 6-0 6-2.
Kohimarama 5 Remuera 1.
Points after two rounds: Parnell 23, Kohimarama 19, Mangere Combined 15, Mission Bay 12, Royal Oak 11, Pompallier 9, Remuera 6, Papatoetoe 1.
ATHLETICS
SIR BARRY CURTIS 10km ROAD RACE
(Musick Point to Pakuranga)
Men: D. Warrander (N/Plym) 29m 47s 1, S. Winton (Pak) 30m 20s 2, M. Ingram (Chch) 30m 23s 3, B. Ruthe (Tga) 30m 28s 4, M. Bowyer (Pak) 30m 38s 5, R. Dessaix-Chin (Aust) 30m 42s 6, M. Bailey
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