Weekend results

ATHLETICS

NATIONAL TEAMS COMPETITION
Northern region qualifying, round 2.-

Men.-
100m: C. Van der Speck (BC) 10.75s 1, C. Bearda (CM) 11.01s 2, H. Fisher (Ham) 11.36s 3. Open; M. Kamut (BC) 11.15s 1, C. Walesi (BC) 11.22s 2, J. Vandermade (CM) 11.44s 3.

200m: Van der Speck 22.66s 1, Bearda 23.17s 2, A. Foy (Ham) 23.55s 3.

400m: S. Higgie (BC) 48.10s 1, S. Rapson (ACA) 49.32s 2, S. McLaren (CM) 51.46s 3. 800m: S. Mika (BC) 1m 55.34s 1, J. Fisher (ACA) 1m 55.53s 2, M. Mildenhall (ACA) 1m 56.60s 3.

1500m: N. Pannett (Pak) 3m 57.06s 1, D. Summerville (CM) 3m 57.93s 2, A. Bell (ACA) 3m 59.18s 3.

3000m: S. Murrihy (Waik/BoP) 8m 56.75s 1, A. Parlane (Pak) 9m 16.92s 2, M. Tetley (CM) 9m 44.14s 3.

5000m: J. Van Hoovels (CM) 15m 41.71s 1, A. Salad (Ham) 15m 42.77s 2, C. Robb (ACA) 16m 23.56s 3.

110m hurdles: B. Smith (BC) 15.17s 1, B. Newdick (CM) 15.35s 2, McLaren 16.30s 3. 400m hurdles: Smith 58.67s 1, K. Cocks (BC) 58.81s 2, D. Cornthwaite (CM) 1m 00.37s 3.

3000m steeplechase: V. Craddock (ACA) 9m 24.66s 1, Van Hoovels 9m 30.37s 2, K. Fly (Ham) 10m 44.79s 3.

3000m walk: T. Sargisson (BC) 12m 55.24s 1, A. Berry (ACA) 15m 54.21s 2, G. Little (BC) 17m 7.36s 3.

Shot put: P. Hellier (Pak) 15.03m 1, Vandermade 13.62m 2, Newdick 12.82m 3. Discus: Vandermade 40.07m 1, McLaren 38.75m 2, D. Molnar (ACA) 28.12m 3. Hammer: Hellier 62.81m 1, K. Bradley (Ham) 36.61m 2, J. Smalberger (BC) 33.67m 3.

Javelin: S. Farquhar (Ham) 66.85m 1, McLaren 50.70m 2, D. McCauley (Ham) 47.60m 3.

Long jump: G. Neal (ACA) 6.90m 1, F. Coetzee (CM) 6.67m 2, J. McColl (BC) 6.27m 3. Triple jump: B. Booker (CM) 13.00m 1, D. Myburg (BC) 12.47m 2, Neal 12.46m 3. High jump: J. Riseborough (BC) 1.85m 1, M. Nicholls (Ham) 1.85m 2, Myburg 1.75m 3.

Pole vault: JG Nel (BC) 4.70m 1, Vandermade 4.20m 2, Newdick 4.20m 3.

4x100m relay: Bays Cougars 41.34s 1, Auckland City Athletics 43.05s 2, Hamilton City Hawks 43.35s 3.

4x400m relay: Bays Cougars 3m 22.28s 1, Auckland City Athletics 3m 30.18s 2, Counties Manukau 3m 32.03s 3.

Women.-

100m: J. Dryburgh (BC) 12.46s 1, L. Jones (CM) 12.95s 2, N. Okpala (ACA) 13.15s 3. Open: N. Florencio (BC) 12.78s 1, J. Hardy: (BC) 12.97s 2, L. Warnock (BC) 13.46s 3.

200m: C. Osborne (Ham) 25.86s 1, K. Lawrence (ACA) 25.92s 2, S. Cowley (BC) 25.97s 3.

400m: Osborne 56.03s 1, R. Signal (CM) 56.89s 2, G. Hamlin (BC) 58.02s 3. 800m: C. Bacon (CM) 2m 16.51s 1, E. Orchard (ACA) 2m 17.15s 2, K. Patterson (Pak) 2m 18.36s 3.

1500m: M. Murrihy (Waik/BoP) 4m 45.98s 1, Patterson 4m 47.29s 2, E. Keown (ACA) 4m 49.07s 3.

3000m: K. Newman (ACA) 10m 1.48s 1, H. Morgan (ACA) 10m 18.39s 2, S. Pearson (BC) 10m 29.08s 3.

100m hurdles: Cowley 14.72s 1, R. Hales (Ham) 17.09s 2, L. Leitao (BC) 18.07s 3. 400m hurdles: B. Sefo (Ham) 1m 6.63s 1, C. Bacon (CM) 1m 7.67s 2, Hales 1m 7.82s 3.

3000m walk: C. Malone (BC) 15m 18.18s 1, K. Mabbett (Ham) 18m 21.60s 2, S. Barber (ACA) 18m 34.01s 3.

Shot put: K. Grant (Ham) 11.16m 1, E. Baker (Ham) 9.71m 2. Discus: A. Tapoki (BC) 53.10m 1, V. Vili (Pak) 51.13m 2, M. Uhi (BC) 50.23m 3. Hammer: J. Charlesworth (BC) 42.28m 1, A. Goulter (BC) 40.11m 2, E. Gray (Ham) 40.01m 3.

Javelin: Tapoki 39.81m 1, Baker 37.64m 2, Vili 37.31m 3.

Long jump: Dryburgh 6.01m 1, Cowley 5.76m 2, K. Kendall (ACA) 5.44m 3. Triple jump: Okpala 11.78m 1, Kendall 11.46m 2, A. Martens (WaiBoP) 10.64m 3. High jump: A. McKee (CM) 1.86m 1, Kendall 1.70m 2, Cowley 1.60m 3.

Pole vault: E. Draisey (BC) 3.00m 1, A. Grogan (BC) 3.00m 2, J. Hart (BC) 2.60m 3.

4x100m relay: Bays Cougars 48.08s 1, Counties Manukau 49.23s 2, Hamilton City Hawks 49.78s 3.

4x400m relay: Bays Cougars 4m 4.09s 1, Hamilton City Hawks 4m 30.35s 2, Counties Manukau 4m 46.06s 3.

Points: Bays Cougars 407 1, Hamilton City Hawks 328 2, Counties Manukau 303 3, Auckland City Athletics 274 4, Pakuranga 118 5.

Development points: Pakuranga 278 1, Bays Cougars Blue 266 2, Counties Manukau 225 3, Waikato Bay of Plenty 212 4, Bays Cougars Green 173 5, Hamilton City Hawks 120 6.

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BASKETBALL

US NBA

NY Knicks 105 Philadelphia 102 (ot), Seattle 99 NO/Oklahoma City 105, Orlando 80 Miami 77, Cleveland 85 Minnesota 89, Charlotte 100 Washington 82, Houston 89 Chicago 94, Dallas 92 Memphis 112, Milwaukee 76 Detroit 85, Golden State 117 Toronto 91.

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BOWLS

WORLD CHAMPION OF CHAMPIONS
(Christchurch)

Men's singles, semifinals: M. Walton (England) bt S. Globits (Australia) 7-8 10-4 2-1, D. Cameron (NZ) bt S. Khan (Fiji) 6-6 10-3.

Final: Walton bt Cameron 8-8 9-1.

COMMONWEALTH GAMES

NZ teams for Commonwealth Games. -

Men: Singles, R. Meyer. Pairs, R. Brassey/J. Hill. Triples, G. Lawson/J. Goodwin/R. Girvan.

Women: Singles, J. Edwards. Pairs, J. and M. Khan. Triples, V. Smith/S. Sims/S. Matthews.

UNDER-25 TRANSTASMAN SERIES

NZ women's team: C. Fleming (singles); J. Malcolm/M. Timoti (pairs); J. A. Law/M. Preston/J. Uren (triples).

SCOTTISH INTERNATIONAL OPEN
(Perth, Scotland)

First round: 6-K. Kerkow (Aust) bt q-R. Brassey (NZ) 8-7 9-5.

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AUSTRALIAN RULES

AUCKLAND

Seniors: North Shore Tigers 10.10.70 University Blues 8.3.51.

Reserve grade: University Blues 5.7.37 Mt Roskill Saints 3.4.22.

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CRICKET

THIRD TEST
(Adelaide)

Stumps, third day.-

WEST INDIES
First innings
W. Hinds c Hayden b Lee 10
D. Smith c Hayden b Lee 7
R. Sarwan c Symonds b Lee 16
B. Lara b McGrath 226
S. Chanderpaul c Gilchrist b Symonds 25
D. Bravo c Ponting b MacGill 34
D. Smith c Symonds b MacGill 14
D. Ramdin lbw b McGrath 27
D. Powell lbw b McGrath 14
F. Edwards c Hayden b Warne 10
C. Collymore not out
5Extras (2b, 5lb, 1w, 9nb) 17
Total (111 overs) 405
Fall: 1/16, 2/19, 3/53, 4/121, 5/237, 6/263, 7/333, 8/381, 9/388.

Bowling: G. McGrath 30-3-106-3 (3nb), B. Lee 28-3-111-3 (6nb, 1w), A. Symonds 16-5-44-1, S. Warne 19.2-2-77-1, S. MacGill 18-3-60-2.

Second innings

W. Hinds st Gilchrist b Warne 15
D. Smith c Ponting b Lee 0
R. Sarwan not out 53
D. Powell not out 0
Extras 0
Total for (2 wkts, 21 overs) 68
Fall: 1/2, 2/60.

Bowling: McGrath 7-2-14-0, Lee 7-1-25-1, Symonds 2-0-9-0, Warne 4-0-17-1, MacGill 1-0-3-0.

AUSTRALIA

First innings

J. Langer c Ramdin b Edwards 99
M. Hayden c Chanderpaul b Bravo 47
R. Ponting lbw b Bravo 56
B. Hodge lbw b Edwards 18
M. Hussey not out 133
A. Symonds b Bravo 9
A. Gilchrist c Chanderpaul b Bravo 6
S. Warne c & b Bravo 0
B. Lee c Ramdin b Bravo 9
S. MacGill b Edwards 22
G. McGrath b Smith 5
Total (123.3 overs)  428
Fall: 1/97, 2/211, 3/228, 4/238, 5/271, 6/277, 7/277, 8/295, 9/388.

Bowling: Edwards 23-4-114-3 (12nb), Powell 24-6-80-0, Collymore 23-1-59-0, Bravo 27-7-84-6 (2w), Smith 17.3-3-59-1, Hinds 9-1-25-0.

FOURTH ONE-DAY INTERNATIONAL
(Kolkata)

INDIA

G. Gambhir c Smith b Pollock 11
I. Pathan b Pollock 0
S. Tendulkar c Boucher b Pollock 2
V. Sehwag c Boucher b Hall 30
R. Dravid b Langeveldt 6
Y. Singh lbw b Botha 53
M. Kaif c Smith b Nel 46
M. Dhoni c Botha b Hall 14
A. Agarkar b Kallis 11
H. Singh lbw b Hall 0
R. Singh not out 1
Extras (5lb, 8w, 1nb) 14
Total (45.5 overs) 188
Fall: 1/2, 2/14, 3/23, 4/49, 5/71, 6/152, 7/167, 8/187, 9/187.

Bowling: Pollock 10-4-25-3, Nel 10-1-35-1, Hall 6.5-0-36-3, Langeveldt 8-1-33-1, Kallis 4-0-20-1, Botha 5-0-21-1, Morkel 2-0-13-0.

SOUTH AFRICA

G. Smith not out 134
A. Hall not out 48
Extras (4w, 3nb) 7
Total (for 0 wkt) 189

Bowling: Agarkar 5-0-41-0, Pathan 6-0-28-0, R. Singh 4-0-18-0, H. Singh 10-0-37-0, Kartik 8-1-52-0, Sehwag 2.5-0-13-0.

Result: South Africa won by 10 wickets, lead series 2-1.

AUCKLAND ONE-DAY CHAMPIONSHIP

Semifinals, Cricket Express Cup.-

Cornwall 146 (J. Newth 5-13) lost to Howick Pakuranga 129-8 (revised target, D. de Boorder 48).

East Coast Bays 147 (N. Ronaldson 5-36) bt Papatoetoe 133 (A. Maiden 57).

Cricket Express Rosebowl.-

Suburbs New Lynn 255-5 (T. Canning 71, J. Raval 63, R. Hewage 41) bt Eden Roskill 109.

Ellerslie 193-9 (W. Hart 42) bt Waitakere City 105.

AUCKLAND TWO-DAY CHAMPIONSHIP

Cricket Express premier-

Cornwall 177-3 (A. Barnes 58, M. Morrison 48 v Papatoetoe.

East Coast Bays v Takapuna, Parnell v Grafton, North Shore v Howick Pakuranga no play.

First grade.-

Cornwall 150-6 (M. Ward 41) v Birkenhead City.

Ellerslie 157-4 (B. Wakefield 48, K. Baker 56) v Waitakere City.

Auckland University 97-3 v Suburbs New Lynn.

Parnell 116-5 v Eden Roskill.

FERGUS HICKEY REPRESENTATIVE

Hamilton 220-7dec (A. Devcich 63, D. Vettori 52) bt Bay of Plenty 109 (J. Boult 44; Vettori 7-20) on first innings. No play day 1 because of rain.

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CYCLING

ROUND LAKE TAUPO RACE

Men: P. Latham (Te Awamutu) 3h 46m 44.4s 1, M. Haydock (Auck) 3h 46m 45.2s 2, T. Gudsell (Kihikihi) 3h 46m 45.6s 3, R. Reid (Blenheim) 3h 46m 46.2s 4, S. Bewley (Rotorua) 3h 46m 48.5s 5.

Women: M. Holt (Cambridge) 4h 08m 37s 1, G. Waibl (Wgtn) 4h 24m 37s 2, S. Wood (Nelson) 4h 24m 39s 3

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EQUESTRIAN

TAURANGA GP MEETING

World Cup super league, round 3: S. Wilson (Vita Power Right Royal) 1, M. Beatson (My Gollywog), C. Cameron (Kahurangi Tardak), R. Steele (Gospel) 2 equal.

Mini grand prix (one-star): J. Cottle (Capricorn) 1, L. Chambers (Finders Keepers) 2, J. Beatson (Goldilocks) 3, M. Beatson (Kiwi Relic) 4, L. Coupe (Damarusa) 5.

Pony grand prix: K. Winks (Repia's Super Blonde) 1, S. Anderson (Millbank Idaho) 2, S. Hayes (What A Dude) 3, C. Smit (Little Sir Elko) 4, S. Peters (Gentian Blue) 5.

Young rider: Coupe (Danarusa) 1, N. McFadzien (To A T) 2, J. Beatson (Goldilocks) 3, R. Green (Dream On) 4, K. McVean (Dunstan Hairy McLairy) 5.

Seven-year-old series: A. Trent (Lexicon N Z P H) 1, I. Unsworth (Senator VDL), C. Cameron (Kahurangi Valentino) 2 equal.

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GOLF

AUSTRALIAN OPEN
(Melbourne)

Leading scores after final round, par 72, Australian unless stated.-284: R. Allenby 63 72 72 77.

285: J. Senden 69 71 75 70, N. O'Hern 67 75 71 72, P. Sheehan 69 71 72 73.

286: M. Goggin 76 71 69 70, A. Baddeley 70 70 73 73.

287: M. Doyle 71 71 72 73.

288: S. Appleby 70 73 72 73, R. Pampling 70 70 73 75.

289: L. Parsons 69 75 75 70, C. Campbell 68 73 77 71, M. Ballard 70 74 74 71, G. Chalmers 72 72 72 73.

290: A. Scott 66 73 77 74, C. Villegas (Colombia) 71 72 73 74, B. Watson (US) 71 74 71 74.

291: A. Tampion 76 71 71 73, P. Senior 69 72 76 74, S. Bowditch 70 73 74 74, N. Green 70 70 76 75.

292: D. Lutterus 72 73 75 72, A. Crawford 74 70 73 75.

293: C. Jones 69 76 76 72, D. Chopra (Sweden) 72 72 76 73, P. Lonard 74 72 73 74.

294: A. Hall 70 73 76 75.

295: M. Pearce (NZ) 70 75 75 75, S. Alker (NZ) 72 73 78 72, S. Laycock 65 76 76 78.

Also.-298: K. Chun (a, NZ) 75 72 71 80.

NZ MEN'S INTERPROVINCIAL CHAMPIONSHIP
(Titirangi)

Semifinals. -

North Harbour 4 Bay of Plenty 1 (N Hrbr names first): D. Sipson bt J. Geary 2 up, S. Han bt M. Smith 2 and 1, B. Jujnovich lost to E. Burgess 2 and 1, S. Johnson bt D. Lee 5 and 3, Joon Sang Chung bt J. McIntosh 3 and 2.

Waikato 4 Auckland 1: M. Purser bt L. James 4 and 2, J. Gill bt J. Mann 6 and 4, R. Wright bt F. Wilkin 1 up, B. Seidel lost to M. Laird 2 and 1, J. Cusdin bt A. Kim 4 and 3.

Final: North Harbour 4 Waikato 1. Sipson bt Purser 5 and 4, Han bt Gill 1 up, Jujnovich bt Wright 5 and 4, Johnson bt Seidel 1 up, Chung lost to Cusdin 1 down.

Final placings: North Harbour 1, Waikato 2, Bay of Plenty 3, Auckland 4, Otago 5, Wellington 6, Canterbury 7, Manawatu-Wanganui 8, Hawkes Bay 9, Taranaki 10, Tasman 11, Southland 12, Northland 13, Poverty Bay-East Coast 14, Aorangi 15.

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HOCKEY

WOMEN'S CHAMPIONS TROPHY
(Canberra)

Argentina 3 China 0, Netherlands 8 Germany 1, Australia 2 Korea 0.

Netherlands 2 Argentina 1, China 1 Korea 0, Australia 2 Germany 0.

Points after 2 rounds: Netherlands, Australia 6, Argentina, China 3, Korea 0, Germany 0.

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KARTING

WORLD ROTAX MAX FINAL
(Langkawi, Malaysia)

Senior: L. Glansdorp (Netherlands) 26m 36.128s 1, R. Danindro (Indonesia) 26m 37.369s 2, M. Pierce (Brit) 26m 37.369s 3, T. Oman (Brit) 26m 40.255s 4, J. Hart (NZ) 26m 44.292s 5.

Junior: K. Hildebrand (Estonia) 21m 11.659s 1, D. Schnellnegger (Austria) 21m 20.258s 2, K. Hiramine (Japan) 21m 20.994s 3.

Also: M. Wooding (NZ) 21m 39.229s 11.

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LEAGUE

TRI-SERIES FINAL
(Leeds)

NZ 24 (M. Vatuevi 2, P. Whatuira, B. Webb tries; S. Jones 4 goals) Australia 0. HT: 16-0.

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MOTORSPORT

V8 SUPERCAR SERIES
(Phillip Island, Victoria)

Race one (100km): C. Lowndes (Ford) 37m 30.4916s 1, G. Tander (Holden) 37m 33.3138s 2, M. Ambrose (Ford) 37m 39.1339s 3, R. Kelly (Holden) 37m 42.1792s 4, R. Ingall (Ford) 37m 47.2869s 5, G. Murphy (Holden) 37m 48.3437s 6, P. Radisich (Holden) 37m 51.4189s 7, S. Ellery (Ford) 37m 51.9302s 8, P. Dumbrell (Holden) 37m 53.4706s 9, P. Weel (Holden) 37m 54.7884s 10.

Also: C. Baird (Ford) 38m 23.1331s 30.

Race two (140km): Ambrose 51m 45.7816s 1, Tander 51m 52.1387s 2, Lowndes 52m 03.0595s 3, R. Kelly 52m 05.7323s 4, Ingall 52m 05.8683s 5, Ellery 52m 06.6799s 6, Murphy 52m 06.9645s 7, Radisich 52m 12.4863s 8, Weel 52m 17.3569s 9, M. Skaife (Holden) 52m 17.7944s 10, J. Richards (Holden) 52m 19.3364s 11.

Also: Baird 53m 17.7301s 27.

Race 3 (140km): Ambrose 54m 41.2786s 1, Murphy 54m 43.3522s 2, R. Kelly 54m 44.4252s 3, Tander 54m 45.4194s 4, Ingall 54m 45.5484s 5, T. Kelly (Holden) 54m 45.9631s 6, J. Bright (Ford) 54m 46.0926s 7, Skaife 54m 46.9760s 8, Weel 54m 49.5118s 9, Ellery 54m 51.1540s 10.

Also: Radisich 14, S. Richards (Holden) 26, Baird 29.

Final championship points: Ingall 1922 1, Lowndes 1865 2, Ambrose 1856 3, T. Kelly 1760 4, Skaife 1754 5, Tander 1734 6, S. Richards 1669 7, R. Kelly 1630 8, Bright 1566 9, C. McConville (Holden) 1501 10.

NZ V8 CHAMPIONSHIP
(Ruapuna, Christchurch)

Race one: K. Scott (Holden) 1, P. Manuell (Holden) 2, A. Brook (Ford) 3, A. Anderson (Holden) 4, A. Booth (Holden) 5, M. Pedersen (Ford) 6, C. Proctor (Ford) 7, B. Collins (Holden) 8, S. O'Brien (Holden) 9, J. Liefting (Holden) 10.

Race two: Scott 1, Booth 2, Manuell 3, Brook 4, J. McIntyre (Ford) 5, Pedersen 6, Anderson 7, A. Fogg (Ford) 8, Proctor 9, K. Williams (Holden) 10.

Race three (reversed top eight): McIntyre 1, M. Pedersen 2, Manuell 3, Booth 4, Anderson 5, Scott 6, D. Perkins (Ford) 7, Williams 8, Fogg 9, L. Youlden (Ford) 10.

Provisional points: Scott 355, Booth 344, McIntyre 296, Manuell 295, Pedersen 254, Fogg 235, Perkins 203, Anderson 201, Youlden 177, C. McLean 168.

Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge

Round 2, race 1: M. Halliday 11m 36.740s 1, R. Rutherford +8.971s 2, D. Cockerton +10.482s 3, R. Armstrong +10.998s 4, A. Bagnall +15.207s 5, D. Fulford +15.546s 6, G. Cameron +16.147s 7, K. Bell +22.372s 8, C. McLaren +23.301s 9, P. Milliner +23.811s 10.

Race 2, 8 laps: Halliday 1, Rutherford 2, Cockerton 3, Bell 4, Cameron 5. Race 3, 14 laps: Halliday 1, Bell 2, Rutherford 3, Cockerton 4, Cameron 5.

Toyota Racing Championship, race 1, 8 laps: S. Moller (Denmark) 1, D. Gaunt (Auckland) 2, A. Knight (Christchurch) 3, M. Hamilton (Christchurch) 4, M. Doran (Christchurch) 5. Race 2, 16 laps: Gaunt 1, H. Al Fardan (Bahrain) 2, D. Templeman (Auckland) 3, B. Harford (Lower Hutt) 4, Doran 5.

NZ Formula Ford Championship, race 1, 8 laps: S. Van Gisbergen (Auckland) Stealth Evo 2 1, E. Bamber (Wanganui) Van Diemen RF93 2, N. Hartley (Palm Nth) Van Diemen RF93 3, K. Crocker (Tauranga) Van Diemen Stealth 4, S. MacNeill (Palm Nth) Van Diemen Stealth 5. Race 2, 10 laps: Bamber 1, Van Gisbergen 2, S. Gamble (Auck) Spectrum 010 3, Crocker 4, N. Hartley 5.

Production cars, race 1: S. Sceats (Auckland) Subaru 1, S. McKelvie (Napier) Mitsubishi 2, R. Thurston (Palm Nth) Mitsubishi 3, T. Rooderkerk (Auck) Mitsubishi 4, G. Short (Hamilton) Subaru 5.

Race 2, 8 laps, handicap: Z. Coppins (Auck) Honda 1, Rooderkerk 2, Thurston 3, McKelvie 4, Sceats 5.

Printshop OSCA, race 1, 7 laps: A. Greenslade (Tauranga) Chev Camaro 1, R. Lewis (Chch) Mazda RX7 2, K. Heslin (Chch) Chev Camaro 3, E. Munt (Chch) Chev Capri 4, D. Greenslade (Tauranga) Ford Mustang 5.

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RUGBY

INTERNATIONALS
(Edinburgh)

NZ 29 (R. Gear 2, N. Evans, S. Lauaki tries; Evans pen, 2 con; L. MacDonald con) Scotland 10 (S. Webster try; C. Paterson pen, con). HT: 22-3.

(Cardiff)

Wales 24 (Pen try; S. Williams try; S. Jones con, 4 pen) Australia 22 (L. Tuqiri, N. Sharpe, R. Latham tries; M. Rogers 2 con, pen). HT: 6-7.

(Saint-Denis)

France 20 (D. Szarzewski, A. Rougerie, F. Michalak tries; J-B. Elissalde 2 pen, con; F. Michalak pen) South Africa 20 (J. Fourie, B. Botha tries; P. Montgomery con, pen; M. Bosman con, pen). HT: 15-3.

(London)

England 40 (Voyce 2, Hodgson, Ellis, Varndell tries; Hodgson 3 pen, 3 con) Samoa 3 (Vili pen). HT: 16-3.

(Monza)

Italy 23 (F. Ongaro, M. Bergamasco tries; R. Pez 2 con, 3 pen) Fiji 8 (N. Ligairi try; S. Bai pen). HT: 3-3.

(Dublin)

Ireland 43 (A. Trimble 2, N. Best, J. O'Connor, G. Murphy, G. Dempsey tries; D. Humphreys 5 con, pen) Romania 12 (P. Mitu 4 pen). HT: 17-6.

ENGLISH PREMIERSHIP

Gloucester 19 Saracens 8, Northampton 21 Worcester 22, Bath Rugby 12 Leeds 16, Leicester Tigers 35 London Irish 3.

Points: Sale 31, London Wasps 28, Leicester Tigers 28, Worcester 26, Gloucester 25, London Irish 24, Saracens 22, Bristol 14, Bath 13, Leeds 10, Newcastle 10, Northampton 9.

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SOCCER

ENGLISH PREMIER LEAGUE

Arsenal 3, Blackburn Rovers 0, Aston Villa 1 Charlton Athletic 0, Manchester City 0 Liverpool 1, Portsmouth 0 Chelsea 2, Sunderland 0, Birmingham City 1, Wigan Athletic 1 Tottenham Hotspur 2.

Playing overnight: Everton v Newcastle, Fulham v Bolton, Middlesbrough v West Bromwich, West Ham v Manchester United.

ENGLISH LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP

Wolverhampton 0 Southampton 0, Brighton 0 Derby 0, Burnley 3 Crewe 0, Coventry 2 Norwich 2, Leicester 4 Sheffield United 2, Luton 2 Crystal Palace 0, Millwall 0 Leeds 1, Plymouth 0 Reading 2, Preston 1 Watford 1, Queens Park Rangers 2 Hull 2, Sheffield Wednesday 0 Stoke 2.

ENGLISH LEAGUE ONE

Bournemouth 2 Milton Keynes 0, Bradford 0 Hartlepool 1, Chesterfield 1 Blackpool 1, Colchester 5 Gillingham 0, Doncaster 2 Bristol City 0, Huddersfield 2 Nottingham Forest 1, Port Vale 2 Southend 1, Scunthorpe 1 Brentford 3, Swindon 0 Barnsley 3, Tranmere 2 Swansea 2, Walsall 3 Rotherham 1, Yeovil 0 Oldham 2.

ENGLISH LEAGUE TWO

Boston 2 Wrexham 1, Bristol Rovers 2 Barnet 1, Bury 0 Cheltenham 1, Carlisle 0 Wycombe 1, Chester 3 Peterborough 1, Darlington 1 Rushden-Diamonds 1, Macclesfield 0 Leyton Orient 0, Mansfield 2 Stockport 1, Northampton 1 Lincoln 1, Notts County 2 Torquay 2, Oxford 2 Grimsby 3, Rochdale 4 Shrewsbury 3.

Points: Wycombe 37, Grimsby 34, Leyton O 34, Rochdale 33, Chester 30, Carlisle 30, Cheltenham 29,n Northampton 28, Wrexham 27, Boston 26, Notts Cty 26, Peterborough 24, Darlington 23, Shrewsbury 22, Oxford 22, Barnet 22, Bristol Rovers 22, Lincoln 21, Bury 20, Mansfield 19, Rushden 19, Macclesfield 19, Stockport 17, Torquay 14.

SCOTTISH CUP

First round: Cowdenbeath 0 Morton 3, Dumbarton 4 Forres Mechanics 1, Spartans 1 Berwick 0, Stirling 2 Elgin 1.

SCOTTISH PREMIER LEAGUE

Celtic 0 Dunfermline 1, Falkirk 1 Aberdeen 2, Inverness 1 Dundee United 1, Livingston 0 Kilmarnock 3, Motherwell 1 Hearts 1.

SCOTTISH FIRST DIVISION

Clyde 1 Airdrie 0, Dundee 1 Brechin 0, Queen of the South 2 Ross County 3, St Johnstone 1 Stranraer 1, St Mirren 2 Hamilton 1.

Points: St Mirren 35, Ross Cty 32, Hamilton 27, St Johnstone 26, Clyde 26, Dundee 23, Airdrie 16, Stranraer 13, Queen o' Sth 8, Brechin 5.

SCOTTISH SECOND DIVISION

Forfar 2 Partick 3, Gretna 4 Alloa 0, Raith 0 Peterhead 2.

Points: Gretna 39, Morton 28, Partick 27, Peterhead 21, Dumbarton 17, Raith 17, Forfar 16, Ayr 16, Stirling 15, Alloa 10.

SCOTTISH THIRD DIVISION

Arbroath 7 East Stirling 2, Queens Park 2 East Fife 0, Stenhousemuir 6 Montrose 2.

Points: Berwick 36, Stenhousemuir 35, Cowdenbeath 30, Queens Pk 21, East Fife 20, Arbroath 19, Montrose 13, Albion 11, Elgin 11, E Stirling 8.

AUSTRALIAN A-LEAGUE

Melbourne 3 (R. Kitzbichler 2, K. Muscat pen) NZ Knights 2 (J. Christie, S. Devine pen). HT: 2-2.

Perth Glory 0 Newcastle United Jets 1 (V. Coveny). HT: 0-1.

Central Coast Mariners 2 (M. Osman, D. Herrenan Queensland Roar 2 (A. Brosque 2). HT: 0-1.

Adelaide United 3 (R. Rech 2, C. Veart) Sydney 2 (K. Miura 2). HT: 2-1.


NZ FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP

Auckland City 5 (K. Jordan 3, G. Young 2) Team Wellington 3 (B. Little, D. Johnston, G. Brown). HT: 2-0.

Hawkes Bay United 0 Otago United 3 (B. Scott, F. Caruso 2). HT: 0-3.

Canterbury United 2 (B. Fisher 2 pens) Waitakere United 1 (R. Cardozo pen). HT: 1-1.

YoungHeart Manawatu 2 (I. Sandbrook, I. Robinson) Waikato FC 1 (S. Hogg). HT: 1-0.

WOMENS NATIONAL LEAGUE FINAL

(Wellington)

Capital Soccer 2 (A. Goodridge, P. Bourke) Soccer 2 4 (M. Bowker, M. Jackman 2, M. Oostdam). HT: 0-2.

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SOFTBALL

NATIONAL MEN'S LEAGUE

Saturday: Hutt Valley 5 Central Vikings 0, Wellington 3 Auckland 1, North Harbour 14 Central Vikings 1, Wellington 4 Southern Pride 0, North Harbour 7 Hutt Valley 0, Auckland 12 Southern Pride 5.

Yesterday: Wellington 11 Southern Pride 0, North Harbour 8 Central Vikings 7, Auckland 15 Southern Pride 0, North Harbour 4 Hutt Valley 1, Auckland 3 Wellington 2 (tiebreaker), Hutt Valley 10 Central Vikings 2.

Points: Wellington 37, North Harbour 27, Auckland 26, Southern Pride 10, Hutt Valley 12, Central Vikings 7.

NATIONAL WOMEN'S LEAGUE

Hutt Valley 7 Southern Pride 2, Hutt Valley 6 Southern Pride 1, Central Vikings 8 Southern Pride 4, Central Vikings 6 Southern Pride 4.

Points: Auckland 20, Hutt Valley 20, Wellington 10, Central Vikings 10, Southern Pride 1.

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SURFING

BILLABONG PRO
(St Clair Beach, Dunedin)

Open men, semifinals, heat one: B. Kennings (Whangamata) 1, L. Cederman (Raglan) 2, B. Stewart (Gisborne) 3. Heat two: B. Hansen (Gisborne) 1, D. Kereopa (Raglan) 2, J. Souter (BoP) 3.

Final: Kereopa 1, Cederman 2, Hansen 3, Kennings 4.

Junior men, semifinals, heat one: D. Amess (Whangamata) 1, L. Hughes (Raglan) 2, K. Van Der Helder (Raglan) 3. Heat two: R. Christie (Mahia) 1, K. Campbell (Tara) 2, R. Hawker (Piha) 3.

Final: Amess 1, Christie 2, Hughes 3, Campbell 4.

Open women, semifinals, heat one: P. Hareb (Tara) 1, K. Stephenson (Raglan) 2, C. Thomson (Gisborne) 3. Heat two: J. Santorik (Raglan) 1, D. Thomas (Can) 2, W. Paul (Sandy Bay) 3.

Final: Hareb 1, Santorik 2, Stephenson 3, Thomas 4.

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TENNIS

CARO BOWL

Women's final: Parnell 3 (8 sets) Kohimarama 3 (7 sets). P. Nola bt K. Vano 6-4 6-7 6-3, N. Tippins lost to V. Vano 6-4 6-7 4-6, R. Clark lost to S. Cavan 3-6 5-7, A. Trail bt H. Fick 6-0 6-1, Nola/Tippins bt K. Vano/M. O'Keefe 6-2 6-0, Trail/Clark lost to V. Vano/Cavan 6-4 4-6 1-3 retired.

Men's semifinals.-

West End 4 Blockhouse Bay 2. M. Nielsen bt D. King-Turner 6-3 6-4, D. Steenkamp lost to D. Willman 3-6 4-6, M. Thompson lost to A. Turner 3-6 5-7, T. Susnjak bt N. Turner 6-7 6-1 6-0, Nielsen/Susnjak bt King-Turner/N. Turner 6-4 7-5, Steenkamp/Thompson bt Willman/Turner 1-6 6-4 6-3.

Parnell 3 (7 sets) Pompallier (6 sets). A. Thompson lost to J. Shortall 4-6 2-6, B. Parun bt J. Olsen 6-3 7-5, M. Prentice bt A. Old 6-4 6-4, P. Solil lost to A. McNeil 6-1 5-7 4-6, Thompson/S. Downs lost to Shortall/Olsen 2-6 3-6, Prentice/Parun bt Old/McNeil 6-3 6-2.

Final: Friday at Parnell.

CHELSEA CUP

Men's semifinals. -

Northcote 4 Campbells Bay 2. M. Prentice lost to D. Willman 4-6 3-6, A. Turner bt S. Downs 6-4 6-4, M. Topolsky lost to M. Daniel 2-6 0-6, Y. van der Westhuizen bt W. August 6-1 7-6 7-5, Prentice/van der Westhuizen bt Radovanovich/Daniel 7-6 7-6, Turner/Old bt Willman/Downs 6-1 6-4.

Greenhithe 4 Browns Bay 0. M. Nielsen bt M. Simpson 1-0 def, T. Susnjak bt M. Colenbrander 6-2 6-3, J. McKenzie bt N. Wiles 6-4 7-6, J. Mole bt W Smith 6-2 6-0. Doubles not played.

Milford 5 Belmont 1. A. Thompson bt D. Moser 6-2 6-3, A. Staub bt J. Bodle 6-7 6-4 7-5, K. August bt J. Crozier 6-4 2-6 6-1, M. Hapgood lost G. Chester 4-6 1-6, Thompson/August bt Moser/Crozier 6-2 6-4, Staub/Hapgood bt Bodle/Chester 6-4 1-6 7-6.

Becroft 5 Takapuna 1. J. Birse lost to D. King-Turner 2-6 1-6, A. Childs bt N. Allen 6-2 7-6, A. Birse bt B. Patterson 6-1 6-4, B. Mustard bt B. Alai 6-3 3-6 6-0, Birse/Birse bt King-Turner/Patterson 7-5 6-3, Childs/Mustard bt Allen/Alai 6-2 6-2.

Positions for semis & finals: Northcote direct into final; Campbells Bay v Greenhithe to play semifinal.

Minor finals: Milford direct into final, Belmont v Becroft semifinal.

Women's semifinals. -

Campbells Bay 4 Becroft 0. N. Tippins bt V. Vano 6-3 7-6, S. Lee bt D. D'Audney 5-7 6-2 6-1, V. Wild bt C. Rodreguez 6-3 6-0, K. Anderson bt J. Marshall 6-4 6-4. Doubles not played.

Mairangi Bay 3 (6 sets) Northcote 3 (7 sets): K. Vano bt P. Nola 7-5 4-6 6-1, P. Smith lost to D. Alter 2-6 4-6, N. Sowerby lost to M. White 2-6 2-6, B. Preston bt S. McDermott 7-5 6-3, Vano/Preston bt Nola/White 6-3 6-4, Sowerby/Morgan-Howell lost to Alter/McDermott 0-6 3-6.

Whangaparaoa 4 Takapuna 2. A. Guthrie lost to N. Ludwig 4-6 6-4 4-6, K. White bt R. Moir 6-1 6-3, T. Blair lost to S. Tregerthan 0-6 1-6, H. White bt L. Devoy def, Guthrie/H. White bt Ludwig/Tregerthan def, K. White/D. Garea bt Moir/L. Reid-Hunt 6-1 6-0.

Milford 4 Belmont 2. M. Durie bt T. King 7-6 6-4, L. Batley bt A. Mathers 6-4 6-0, J. Moir bt R. King 6-2 6-0, N. Jones bt C. Milford def, Durie/Batley bt B. Teei/T. King 6-4 2-6 0-1 def, Moir/Milford lost to R. King/Jones def.

Semis and final: Northcote direct into final; Mairangi Bay v Campbells to play semifinal.

Minor finals: Whangaparaoa direct into final, Takapuna v Milford semifinal.

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YACHTING

NZ MATCH-RACING CHAMPIONSHIPS
(Auckland)

Semifinals, flight one: D. Barker bt A. Minoprio by 35s, C. Dickson bt C. Appleton by 22s. Flight two: Minoprio bt Barker by 9s, Dickson bt Appleton dnf. Flight three: Barker bt Minoprio by 26s.

Finals, flight one: Appleton bt Minoprio by 29s, Dickson bt Barker dsq. Flight two: Appleton bt Minoprio by 6s, Barker bt Dickson by 32s. Flight three: Barker bt Dickson by 50s. Flight four: Dickson bt Barker dnf. Flight five: Barker bt Dickson by 12s.

Winner: Barker.