KEY POINTS:
ATHLETICS
AUCKLAND MARATHON
Men: M. Smith (Chch) 2h 20m 41s 1, B. Ruthe (Tauranga) 2h 22m 11s 2, J. Piggin (Pak) 2h 27m 43s 3, S. Lett (Tak) 2h 28m 23s 4, N. Aldridge (Chch) 2h 32m 57s 5, A. Walters (Aust) 2h 33m 2s 6, J. Van
Hoovels (Pak) 2h 34m 28s 7, J. Hendriksen (Pak) 2h 34m 28s 8, G. McLean (Wgtn) 2h 37m 14s 9, G. Schofield (Tak) 2h 38m 3s 10.
Women: A. Ngawati (Whang) 2h 49m 5s 1, J. Ottosson (Rotorua) 2h 53m 16s 2, L. Turner-Hall (Auck) 3h 0m 37s 3, M. Norris (YMCA) 3h 0m 54s 4, S. Gardon (Papeete) 3h 2m 14s 5, P. Durkin (Tauranga) 3h 2m 52s 6, D. Fillery (Auck) 3h 3m 56s 7, K. Teys (Auck) 3h 4m 22s 8, S. Prosenica (Aust) 3h 5m 9s 9, H. Anderson (Wgtn) 3h 7m 35s 10.
Half-marathon, men: D. Warrander (BC) 1h 6m 52s 1, S. Dobson (BC) 1h 9m 9s 2, M. Dravitzki (Wgtn) 1h 9m 12s 3, I. Macdonald (Tauranga) 1h 9m 14s 4, M. Adams (Auck) 1h 12m 14s 5, R. Swan (Pak) 1h 12m 53s 6.
Women: S. Richards (Kapiti) 1h 18m 55s 1, S. Christie (Wgtn) 1h 19m 27s 2, S. Ward (BC) 1h 21m 22s 3, L. Phillips (Auck) 1h 22m 20s 4, G. O'Rourke (Wgtn) 1h 22m 42s 5, M. Byrne (Auck) 1h 22m 46s 6.
Quarter-marathon, 10.5km, men: B. Tingay (Chch) 35m 0s 1, D. Rush (Oamaru) 36m 59s 2, R. Creasy (Auck) 37m 26s 3. Women: S. Warriner (Whang) 36m 56s 1, F. Crombie (Chch) 38m 20s 2, B. Harper (Auck) 44m 2s 3.
NZ HALF-MARATHON CHAMPIONSHIPS
(Waimea)
Men: N. Browne (Wgtn) 1h 11m 45s 1, B. Pulley (Nth Canty) 1h 11m 54s 2, B. Kemp (Waimea) 1h 20m 7s 3.
Women: A. Latz (Canty Uni) 1h 23m 42s 1, K. Wray (Canty Uni) 1h 26m 7s 2, N. Kriel 1h 31m 13s 3.
AUCKLAND CENTRE MEETING
(Mt Smart Stadium)
Men.-
100m: J. Mortimer (BC) 10.5s 1, F. Wicks (BC) 11.0s 2, T. Toki (ACA) 11.0s 3. M19: I. Tatoa (ACA) 10.9s 1, S. Taylor (BC) 11.0s 2, A. Hills (Pak) 11.2s 3.
m: Mortimer 21.5s 1, Toki 22.9s 2, Tatoa 23.3s 3. 800m: M. Whitehead (Puk) 1m 55.1s 1, A. Smith (Wait) 1m 56.3s 2, W. Riley (ACA) 3m 3.7s 3.
m: A. Parlane (Pak) 8m 59.40s 1, J. Hand (Pak) 8m 59.40s 2, J. Jackson (ACA) 9m 4.1s 3. 300m hurdles: D. Dyet (BC) 40.2s 1.
Shot put: B. Newdick (Pak) 14.04m 1, S. McLaren (CM) 13.19m 2, Mortimer 11.46m 3.
Long jump: Newdick 6.90m 1, McLaren 6.63m 2, D. Urlich (BC) 5.95m 3. Pole vault: Newdick 4.60m 1, McLaren 4.40m 2, S. Buckley (CM) 3.70m 3.
Women.-
100m: A. Brough (BC) 11.7s 1, V. Torr (BC) 12.3s 2. 200m: Brough 24.4s 1, Torr 25.3s 2, R. Peeters (Wait) 25.3s 3. 800m: S. Corbridge (BC) 2m 16.3s 1, P. Tiavale (Wait) 2m 20.3s 2, K. Burke (BC) 2m 21.0s 3. 3000m: P. Blackbourne (Pak) 11m 15.5s 1, L. Wootton (Pak) 11m 18.8s 2, B. Lenting (ACA) 11m 27.5s 3. 300m hurdles: S. Reynolds (Pak) 49.9s 1.
Javelin: T. Leibinger (ACA) 34.73m 1. Long jump: R. Le Grice (CM) 5.54m 1, B. West (BC) 5.12m 2, J. Hart (BC) 5.09m 3. Pole vault: M. Williams (BC) 3.20m 1.
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BASEBALL
WORLD SERIES
(Denver)
Boston Red Sox 10 Colorado Rockies 5.
Boston lead best-of-seven series 3-0.
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BADMINTON
WORLD JUNIOR TEAMS CHAMPIONSHIP
(Trusts Stadium, Waitakere)
Thailand bt India 3-0. M. Jongjit/R. Chuthabunditkul bt R.C. Vijay/A. Ponnappa 21-14 21-12, B. Isara bt G. Sai Dutt 22-20 21-17, S. Taerattanachai bt R. Misha 21-14 21-9.
England bt Scotland 3-2. A. Cheung lost K. Merrilees 9-21 12-21, C. Adcock/G. White bt P. Van Rietvelde/G. Sloan 21-11 21-14, P. Riou lost L. Sloan 12-21 16-21, C. Adcock/M. Ellis bt K. Merrilees/P. Van Rietvelde 23-21 21-13, G. White/S. Walker bt G. Sloan/L. Sloan 21-11 21-12.
Bulgaria bt NZ 3-0. I. Krastev/B. Maneva bt A. Dhoray/E. Chapple 21-11 21-19, P. Boychinov bt K. Dennerly-Minturn 22-20 24-22, D. Popsoykova bt J. Jonggowisastro 21-18 21-16.
Netherlands bt Hong Kong 3-1. J. Arends/S. Piek bt Wing Ki Wong/Ying Suet Tse 21-11 21-7, J. Hilbink lost Ying Yeung Lam 21-14 16-21 20-22, P. Stolzenbach bt Hiu Tung Yeung 21-14 21-13, J. Arends/J. Maas bt Ying Yeung lam/Tin Yau Tong 21-17 21-14.
Japan bt Indonesia 3-2. S. Uchida lost P. Zabedah Bernadet 15-21 21-19 9-21, A. Murakami/M. Sakurai bt D. Susanto 21-15 21-15, Y. Yamasaki/K. Noguchi lost A. Yuris Wirawan/W. Windarto 11-21 20-22, K. Tago bt N. Arif 21-15 21-11, T. Kamura/M. Sakurai bt W. Windarto/P. Zabedah Bernadet 21-17 21-18.
Major semifinals. -
Korea bt Singapore 3-1. Mixed doubles: Baek Cheol Shin bt Zi Liang Derek Wong 21-18 21-7. Women's singles: Youn Joo Bae lost to Aiying Sing 21-16 18-21 15-21. Men's singles:Sung Min Park bt Yongzhao Ashton Chen 21-19 21-17. Women's singles: Hyun Young Yoo/Kyung Eun Jung bt Mingtian Fu/Lei Yao 21-13 21-15.
China bt Malaysia 3-0. Mixed doubles: Biao Chai/Xuerui Li bt Wee Kion Tan/Khe Wei Woon 21-15 21-9. Men's singles: Long Chen bt Vountus Indra Mawan Saniru 21-8 21-8. Women's singles: Lin Wang bt Lydia, Li Ya Cheah 21-18 21-10.
Grand final: China bt Korea 3-1. Biao Chai/Xuerui Li lt Baek Cheol Shin/Hyun Young Yoo 18-21 15-21, Long Chen bt Sung Min Park 21-15 21-14, Lin Wang bt Ji Hyun Seung 21-12 21-6, Biao Chai/Tian Li bt Baek Cheol Shin/Eui Seok Chung 18-21 21-17 21-13.
Final placings: China 1, Korea 2, Singapore 3, Malaysia 4, Japan 5, Indonesia 6, Thailand 7, India 8, England 9, Scotland 10, Bulgaria 11, NZ12, Netherlands 13, Hong Kong 14, Turkey 15, US 16, Russia 17, Vietnam 18, Australia 19, Czech Rep 20, Chinese Tapei 21, Philippines 22, South Africa 23, Germany 24, Puerto Rico 25.
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BASKETBALL
AUSTRALIAN NBL
Melbourne 115 (D. Barlow 37, C. Anstey 21, S. Hoare 17) NZ Breakers 90 (K. Penney 29, R. Rickert 16, W. Turner 14).
Cairns 112 (L. Abney 26, M. Cattalini 17, N. Jawai 17) Brisbane 90 (C. Bradshaw 15, E. Ere 18).
Gold Coast 98 (J. Crowe 26, P. Cameron 20) Adelaide 94 (A. Ballinger 24, B. Maher 24).
AUSTRALIAN WOMEN'S NBL
Bendigo Spirit 96 Christchurch Spirit 58, Bulleen Melbourne Boomers 85 Christchurch Sirens 72, Bulleen 82 AIS 60, Sydney Uni 62 Dandenong 46, Adelaide 77 Townsville 73, Bendigo 76 AIS 52.
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BOXING
WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS
(Chicago)
Heavyweight: Y. Chinula (NZ) lost to Nijati Yushan (China) 27-13.
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CRICKET
TOUR MATCH
(Bloemfontain)
NEW ZEALAND
First innings 318
Second innings
M. Papps c Khan b Tsotsobe 4C. Cumming lbw b Mbhalati 67S. Fleming lbw b Kent 5S. Styris c Jacobs b Mbhalati 5R. Taylor b Mbhalati 0J. Oram c Tsolekile b Tshabalala 12B. McCullum c Tsolekile b Kent 18D. Vettori b Kent 10S. Bond b Kent 8M. Mason not out 8C. Martin c Jacobs b Tsotsobe 4Extras (4lb) 4 - Total (54.2 overs) 145Fall: 1/19 (Papps), 2/63 (Fleming), 3/76 (Styris), 4/76 (Taylor), 5/81 (Cumming), 6/108 (McCullum), 7/115 (Oram), 8/129 (Vettori), 9/138 (Bond).
Bowling: Mbhalati 18-6-53-3, Tsotsobe 9.2- 4-27-2, Kent 18-7-45-4, Tshabalala 9-4-16-1.
SOUTH AFRICAN INVITATION XI
First innings
M. van Wyk c McCullum b Bond 2I. Khan c McCullum b Martin 6Z. de Bruyn b Martin 4A. Amla c and b Vettori 67D. Jacobs c McCullum b Oram 9J. Kent lbw b Oram 8T. Tsolekile c Papps b Oram 25T. Tshabalala c McCullum b Oram 0L. Tsotsobe b Vettori 9Y. Abdullah not out 8E. Mbhalati st McCullum b Vettori 0Extras (16lb, 2w) 18 - Total (65.5 overs) 156Fall: 1/21 (Van Wyk), 2/22 (Khan), 3/33 (De Bruyn), 4/46 (Jacobs), 5/58 (Kent), 6/133 (Tsolekile), 7/135 (Tshabalala), 8/147 (Amla), 9/156 (Tsotsobe).
Bowling: Bond 14-5-23-1 (2w), Martin 13-6-25-2, Mason 13-5-31-0, Oram 14-5-17-4, Vettori 11.5-1-44-3.
Second innings
M. van Wyk c Styris b Bond 21I. Khan b Oram 11Z. de Bruyn c McCullum b Oram 1A. Amla c Fleming b Bond 0D. Jacobs c Styris b Bond 4J. Kent c McCullum b Mason 13T. Tsolekile c Martin b Vettori 30T. Tshabalala c McCullum b Martin 2L. Tsotsobe c McCullum b Martin 0Y. Abdullah c McCullum b Vettori 4E. Mbhalati not out 0Extras (3b, 2w) 5 - Total (25.5 overs) 91Fall: 1/26 (Van Wyk), 2/31 (De Bruyn), 3/34 (Amla), 4/38 (Khan), 5/44 (Jacobs), 6/68 (Kent), 7/83 (Tshabalala), 8/83 (Tsotsobe), 9/91 (Tsolekile).
Bowling: Bond 7-0-26-3 (2w), Martin 7-3-24-2, Oram 6-0-14-2, Mason 3-0-7-1, Vettori 2.5-0-17-2.
Result: NZ won by 216 runs.
FOURTH ONE-DAY INTERNATIONAL
(Multan, Pakistan)
PAKISTAN
Y. Hameed c Gibbs b Pollock 10S. Afridi c Nel b Ntini 0Y, Khan c Gibbs b Nel 82M, Yousuf run out 5S, Malik c Smith b Kallis 45Misbah-ul-Haq c Boucher b Nel 7K, Akmal c Pollock b Botha 28A, Rehman b Morkel 31R, Iftikhar not out 2U, Gul c Ntini b Botha 1M, Asif not out 0Extras (13lb, 5w, 1nb) 19 - Total (for 9 wickets, 50 overs) 230Fall: 1/2, 2/20, 3/38, 4/129, 5/158, 6/159, 7/219, 8/227, 9/229.
Bowling: S. Pollock 10-0-37-1 (1w), M. Ntini 10-0-26-1, A. Morkel 10-0-54-1 (4w), A. Nel 9-0-44-2 (1nb), J. Botha 8-0-41-2, J. Kallis 3-0-15-1.
SOUTH AFRICA
G. Smith c Rehman b Iftikhar 81H, Gibbs lbw Afridi 39S, Pollock c Malik b Iftikhar 90J. Kallis not out 6AB. de Villiers not out 1Extras (8lb, 5w, 3nb) 16 - Total (for 3 wickets, 37.4 overs) 233Fall: 1/65, 2/224, 3/228.
Bowling: M. Asif 8-0-64-0 (2w), U. Gul 5-0-52-0 (2w, 2nb), R. Iftkhar 5.4-0-27-2 (1w, 1nb), S. Afridi 9-0-43-1, A. Rehman 10-0-39-0.
Result: South Africa won by 7 wickets. Five-match series level 2-2.
AUCKLAND
Crowe Cup one-day championship, 2nd round, white section. -
Howick Pakuranga 191-9 (L. Vivian. 46) bt Grafton 88 (G. Hayne 4-18).
East Coast Bays 153 (J. McCully 50; C. Munro 4-30) lost to Papatoetoe 157-3 (M. Horne 54).
Cornwall 181-9 (A. Barnes 46, R. Sharma 40; A. Newland 4-34) lost to Parnell 182-4 (G. Hopkins 50, T. McIntosh 52no).
Points: Howick Pakuranga 6, Grafton, Cornwall, Papatoetoe, Parnell 3, EC Bays 0.
Blue section. -
Takapuna 183-9 (Greg Johnson 52) lost to Waitakere City 184-2 (K. Todd 104no).
Eden Roskill 111 lost to Suburbs New Lynn 114-6.
University/Ellerslie 203 (I. Billcliff 52, K. Baker 81; B. Leonard 4-30) bt North Shore 194 (D. McGuigan 45, J. Abraham 40).
Points: University/Ellerslie, Suburbs New Lynn 6, North Shore, Waitakere City 3, Eden Roskill, Takapuna 0.
COUNTIES MANUKAU PREMIER ONE DAY
Weymouth 106 (B. Read 6-24) lost to Manukau 107-5.
Papakura 169 (G. Mudford 66, J. Sutherland 46no) lost to Waiuku 173-8 (M. Eaglesen 63no).
Karaka 213 lost to Puke Metro 214-5 (P. Hartland 63, K. Farrell 58.)
HAMILTON LIMITED OVERS COMPETITION
Fraser-Tech 102 in 38.5 overs (M. Dodunski 4-23) lost to Melville 103-7 in 34.3 overs (G. Smith 44) by 3 wickets.
Old Boys 203 in 46 overs (BJ Watling 80) bt Eastern Suburbs 154 in 40 overs (A. Robson 45; B. Perrot 5/23) by 49 runs.
Te Rapa 275-4 (B. Hatwell 104, M. Orchard 102no) bt Star-Varsity 274-8 (K. Murphy 78no, M. Commins 49) by 1 run.
WAIKATO VALLEY
Division one.-
Te Awamutu 239 (M. Thorson 61, H. Forsman 52; D. Pickering 5-31) bt Pirongia 205 (M. Harrison 52, H. Crooks 43) by 34 runs.
Paeroa 93 (T. McKinnon 4-16) lost to Morrinsville 94-5 by 5 wickets.
Otorohanga 305-9 (J. Palacio 133, L. Parsons 57; J. Lyons 4-40) bt Waikare 119 (A. Bailey 4-22) by 186 runs.
Hinuera 315 (J. Barbour 151) bt Thames 118 (J. Fursdon 4/24) by 197 runs.
Te Aroha College Old Boys 211 (R. Singh 54) bt Cambridge A 157 (S. Dodds 47) by 54 runs.
Te Aroha Cobras 211 (R. Singh 54) bt Cambridge 157 (S. Dodds 47).
Points: Otorohanga 15, Paeroa 11, Morrinsville 11, Te Aroha 11, Pirongia 7, Cambridge 7, Hinuera 7, Te Awamutu A 6, Waikare 6, Thames 3.
Division two.-
Whangamata 78 (J. McKillop 51) lost to Hamilton Marist 79-4 by 6 wickets.
Te Awamutu B 161 bt Kaihere 132 by 29 runs.
Cambridge B 86 lost to Mercury Bay 87-7 by 3 wickets.
Pio Pio bt Huntly, Waikao Punjabi bt Putaruru by default.
Points: Mercury Bay 15, Waikato Punjabi 11, Hamilton Marist 11, Cambridge B 11, Te Awamutu B 11, Pio Pio 10, Whangamata 7, Kaihere 7, Huntly 2, Putaruru 1.
WESTERN BAY of PLENTY PREMIER
Tauranga Boys' College 75 (M. Jarvis 5-18) lost to Greerton 76-0 (M. Niles 51no).
Cadets 204 (M. Drake 48) bt Mt Maunganui 156 (A. Hoogstraten 42; T. Boult 4-50).
Te Puke 153 (A. Stewart 41; J. Mitchell 5-41) lost to East Bay United 154-4 (J. Mitchell 87no, A. Yates 49).
ROTORUA/TAUPO PREMIER
Eastern Pirates 248-7 (P. Elmiger 56no, M. Rawson 50, J. Simmons 46) bt Geothermal 93.
Central One 289-9 (M. Chapman 60, K. Spiers 56) bt Permaclean 100 (J. Trembath 4-25).
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CROQUET
INTERASSOCIATION
Auckland v Northland: Auckland 192pts Northland 160.
Grade winners, 0-3 handicap: Auckland (P. Jones-Merredew/J. Merredew). 4-9 handicap:Northland (T. Kirkman/T. Cheng); 10-16 handicap: Auckland (M. Salt/A. Winder).
Centennial Cup: North Shore (R. Castle/N. Smith) 1, Epsom/Remuera (H. Warrington/M. Till 2.
PAPAKURA HANDICAP DOUBLES
D. & V. Tan (Howick) 1, M. Barker (Papakura)/S. Sharp (Howick) 2.
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CYCLING
COROMANDEL K2 ROAD CLASSIC
J. Yates (Hastings) 5h 14m 10s 1, J. Vennell (Hastings) 5h 14m 14s 2, O. Kem (US) 5h 16m 11s 3, M. Torckler (Okato) 5h 18m 37s 4 (u-23 1), T. Zirbel (US) 5h 18m 29s 5.
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GAELIC FOOTBALL
AUCKLAND GAELIC GAMES
Celtic 3 (goals) 18 (points) Rangers 2 (goals) 3 (points). 3-18; 2-3.
Harps 3 (goals) 5 (points) Connemara Gaels 1-19.
Women.-
Dale Paddies 2-5 Connemara Gaels 0-1.
Celtic 2-4 Harps 2-6.
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GOLF
GARRARD SHIELD
(Mt Maunganui)
Bay of Plenty 8 Northland 2 (BoP names first): A. Lougher halved C. Palmer, W. Steward bt B. Donaldson 2/1, K. Muir halved J. Winwood, B. Taylor bt B. Shirley 3/2, L. Edwards bt G. Wintle 3/2, A. Stewart bt G. Welsh 6/4, J. McIntosh bt J. Hay 4/3, M. Smith lost A. Rapana 1 up, J. Pender bt T. Mayo 8/7, D. Lee bt D. Clarke 4/3.
Waikato 5 1/2 Auckland 4 1/2 (Waikato names first): G. Bell lost B. Curnow 3/1, P. Wood bt C. Cho 4/3, P. Sin lost T. Tu 2 up, K. White lost D. Gallot 5/4, G. Cortesi halved M. Laird, D. Millington bt J. Gardiner 2 up, A. Leech bt B. Kendall 5/4, T. Robson bt H. McCallum 2/1, M. Bluett lost S. Ha 3/1, R. Wright bt V. Wright 6/5.
Bay of Plenty 7 Waikato 3: Lougher lost Bell 2 up, Steward lost Wood 2/1, Muir lost Sin 4/3, Taylor bt White 3/1, Edwards bt Cortesi 6/5, Stewart bt Millington 2/1, McIntosh bt Leech 5/4, Smith bt Robson 7/6, Pender bt Bluett 1 up, Lee bt Wright 1 up.
Northland 5 1/2 Auckland 4 1/2: Palmer lost Curnow 3/2, Donaldson bt Cho 2 up, Winwood lost Tu 4/3, Shirley lost Gallot 1 up, Wintle bt Laird 1 up, Welsh bt Gardiner 4/3, Hay halved Kendall, Rapana bt McCallum 5/4, Mayo lost Ha 3/2, Clarke bt Wright 3/2.
Bay of Plenty 7 Auckland 3: Lougher bt Curnow 2 up, Steward bt Cho 3/2, Muir lost Tu 1 up, Taylor lost Gallot 2 up, Edwards halved Laird, Stewart bt Gardiner 3/2, McIntosh bt Kendall 1 up, Smith halved McCallum, Pender bt Ha 7/6, Lee bt Wright 4/3.
Waikato 8 1/2 Northland 1 1/2: Bell bt Palmer 4/3, Wood bt Donaldson 5/3, Shin bt Winwood 1up, White lost Shirley 4/3, Cortesi bt Wintle 5/4, Millington bt Welsh 2/1, Leech bt Hay 5/4, Robson bt Rapana 1 up, Bluett halved Mayo, Wright bt Clarke 3/2.
Final points: Bay of Plenty 6 points 22 games 1, Waikato 4 17 2, Northland 2 9 3, Auckland 0 12 4.
Ralph Cup (juniors): Waikato 3 Auckland 2, Bay of Plenty 3 Northland 2, Auckland 4 Northland 1, Bay of Plenty 3 1/2 Waikato 1 1/2, Waikato 3 Northland 2, Bay of Plenty 4 Auckland 1.
Final points: Bay of Plenty 6 points 10 1/2 games 1, Waikato 4 7 1/2 2, Auckland 2 7 3, Northland 0 5 4.
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ICE HOCKEY
NHL
Philadelphia 2 Boston 1, Columbus 2 San Jose 1, Ottawa 4 New Jersey 1, Toronto 4 NY Rangers 1, Carolina 8 NY Islanders 3, Montreal 4 Pittsburgh 3, Buffalo 4 Tampa Bay 3, Nashville 4 Florida 3, Atlanta 3 Chicago 2, St Louis 4 Washington 3, Dallas 5 Phoenix 3, Los Angeles 4 Edmonton 1.
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LEAGUE
FIRST INTERNATIONAL
(Huddersfield)
Great Britain 20 (M. Fa'asavalu, S. Burgess, G. Raynor tries; R. Burrow 4 goals) NZ 14 (S. Hape 2, P. Whatuira tries; L. Hohaia goal). HT: 8-10.
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MOTORSPORT
JAPAN RALLY
Final classification: M. Hirvonen (Finland) Ford 3h 23m 57.600s 1, D. Sordo (Spain) Citroen +00:37.400s 2, H. Solberg (Norway) Ford 4m 33.700s 3, M. Wilson (Britain) Ford 6m 37.900s 4, L. Perez Companc (Argentina) Ford 6m 40.400s 5, M. Stohl (Austria) Citroen 7m 04.300s 6, F. Villagra (Argentina) Ford 11m 15.300s 7.
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RUGBY
CURRIE CUP FINAL
(Bloemfontein)
Free State Cheetahs 20 Golden Lions 18.
NZ SEVENS
NZ squad for four-day trial camp starting at Mt Maunganui today: T. Cama (Manawatu), E. Cocker (Auckland), D. Crichton (Counties Manukau), I. Dagg (Hawkes Bay), DJ. Forbes (Auckland), J. Hayward (Taranaki), K. Hesketh (Otago), N. Hohaia (Taranaki), J. Hona (Bay of Plenty), N. Hunt (Wellington), T. Ioasa (Hawkes Bay), J. Kamana (Waikato), S. King (BoP), Z. Lawrence (North Harbour), A. Pelenise (Tasman), L. Raikabula (Hawkes Bay), R. Ranger (Northland), A. Sanders (Waikato), C. Small (Canterbury), N. Thomson (Canterbury), A. Tulou (Wellington), A. Vulivuli (Waikato), V. Vito (Wellington), S. Yates (Canterbury).
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SHOOTING
CLEVEDON DOUBLE SHOOT
Target rifle: S. Bower 100.12, D. von Elling 99.8, J.Wakeling 97.9.
Free rifle: J. Meldrum 117, C. Hoddinott 111, J. Watt 106.
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SOCCER
ENGLISH PREMIER LEAGUE
Birmingham City 3 Wigan Athletic 2, Chelsea 6 Manchester City 0, Manchester United 4 Middlesbrough 1, Portsmouth 0 West Ham 0, Reading 2 Newcastle United 1, Sunderland 1 Fulham 1.
Playing overnight: Bolton Wanderers v Aston Villa, Derby County v Everton, Tottenham Hotspur v Blackburn Rovers, Liverpool v Arsenal.
ENGLISH LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP
Bristol City 1 Stoke 0, Burnley 2 Southampton 3, Cardiff 1 Scunthorpe 1, Charlton 0 QPR 1, Coventry 1 Colchester 0, Hull 1 Sheffield United 1, Ipswich 3 Wolverhampton 0, Leicester 2 Barnsley 0, Preston 2 Plymouth 0, Sheffield Wednesday 2 Blackpool 1, West Bromwich 2 Norwich 0.
ENGLISH LEAGUE ONE
Bournemouth 1 Walsall 1, Cheltenham 2 Crewe 2, Gillingham 3 Bristol Rovers 2, Hartlepool 1 Brighton 2, Leeds 4 Millwall 2, Luton 2 Nottingham Forest 1, Oldham 0 Northampton 1, Port Vale 2 Swindon 1, Southend 0 Carlisle 1, Yeovil 1 Swansea 2, Tranmere 3 Huddersfield 0.
ENGLISH LEAGUE TWO
Barnet 2 Accrington 2, Brentford 1 Lincoln 0, Chester 2 Wycombe 2, Dagenham and Redbridge 0 Rotherham 2, Darlington 0 Chesterfield 0, Grimsby 1 Bradford 1, Macclesfield 2 Bury 2, Milton Keynes Dons 0 Stockport 2, Morecambe 1 Rochdale 1, Notts County 2 Wrexham 1, Peterborough 1 Hereford 1, Shrewsbury 0 Mansfield 0.
SCOTTISH PREMIER LEAGUE
Celtic 3 Motherwell 0, Gretna 0 Inverness Caledonian Thistle 4, Hibernian 0 St Mirren 1, Kilmarnock 3 Hearts 1.
Playing overnight: Dundee United v Rangers, Aberdeen v Falkirk.
SCOTTISH FIRST DIVISION
Hamilton 1 Morton 0, Livingston 2 Queen of the South 2, Partick 1 Dundee 1, St Johnstone 1 Clyde 1, Stirling 3 Dunfermline 0.
Points: Hamilton 28, Dundee 22, St Johnstone 18, Morton 14, Partick 12, Dunfermline 12, Clyde 11, Stirling 10, Livingston 10, Queen o' Sth 10.
SCOTTISH SECOND DIVISION
Airdrie 4 Berwick 0, Alloa 2 Raith Rovers 1, Ayr 2 Brechin City 1, Cowdenbeath 0 Peterhead 2, Ross County 1 Queen's Park 1.
Points: Ross Cty 22, Raith 21, Alloa 20, Peterhead 17, Airdrie 16, Ayr 15, Cowdenbeath 14, Queens Pk 13, Brechin 8, Berwick 5.
SCOTTISH THIRD DIVISION
Albion 1 Montrose 3, Arbroath 2 Stenhousemuir 2, East Stirling 0 East Fife 2, Elgin 2 Dumbarton 1, Forfar 1 Stranraer 1.
Points: East Fife 25, Montrose 20, Stranraer 18, Arbroath 16, Elgin 14, Dumbarton 12, East Stirling 12, Stenhousemuir 11, Albion 10, Forfar 5.
AUSTRALIAN A-LEAGUE
Adelaide United 4 (D. Giraldi, N. Burns, L. Pantellis, J. Spagnuolo) Wellington Phoenix 1 (S. Smeltz). HT: 2-1.
Sydney FC 3 (Brosque 2, Popovic) Central Coast Mariners 2 (Hutchinson 2). HT: 3-1.
Queensland Roar 3 (S. Lynch 2, Marcinho) Perth Glory 3 (og, J. Harnwell, J. Coyne). HT: 1-2.
Melbourne Victory 0 Newcastle Jets 2 (A. Griffiths, J. Griffiths). HT: 0-1.
O-LEAGUE
First leg, group A: Auckland City 6 (K. Jordan 2 inc pen, G. Young, C. Coombes, J. Campbell, P. Urlovic) AS Manu Ura (Tahiti) 0. HT: 3-0.
Next game: Waitakere United v AS Manu Ura, Fred Taylor Park, Wednesday 4pm.
Group B: Kossa FC (Solomon Islands) 1 (J. Luwi) Tafea FC (Vanuatu) 1 (A. Qorig). HT: 0-0.
NATIONAL WOMEN'S LEAGUE
Mainland Pride 1 (og) Auckland 3 (R. Tegg 2, R. Percival).
Waikato/BoP Football 0 Capital Football 3 (R. O'Neil, L. Milne, C. Slattery).
United Soccer 1 4 (L. Kemp 2, C. Campbell, L. Mathis) SoccerSouth 0.
Points: Auckland 12, Capital 6, Mainland 6, United 1 3, Wai/BoP 3, Central 3, South 3.
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SOFTBALL
AUCKLAND FASTPITCH CHAMPIONSHIPS
Men: Howick 7 Glenora 1, Northcote 5 Metro 0, Otahuhu 10 Auckland United 7, Ramblers 10 Waitakere Bears 2, Marist 13 Eden-Roskill 5 (5 innings). Points: Northcote, Ramblers 6 points (3 games), Marist, Otahuhu 4 (3), Metro, Bears, United, Howick, Eden-Roskill 2 (3), Glenora 0 (3).
Women: Marist 12 Howick 5, Northcote 3 Bears 1, Ramblers 8 Metro 1, Bears 12 Howick 0, Northcote 12 Otahuhu 4. Points: Northcote 8 (4), Marist 6 (3), Bears 6 (4), Ramblers 2 (2), Metro, Otahuhu and Howick 0 (3).
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SQUASH
WORLD WOMEN'S OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP
(Madrid)
Quarter-finals: 4-T. Bailey (England) bt 8-V. Atkinson (Netherlands) 9-0 10-9 7-9 9-4, 2-N. Grinham (Australia) bt 7-O. Abdel Kawy (Egypt) 4-9 9-2 9-0 9-4, 3-R. Grinham (Australia) bt 9-J. Duncalf (England) 9-3 9-2 9-1, 5-N. Grainger (US) bt 10-S. Kitchen (NZ) 9-2 9-1 9-0.
Semifinals: R. Grinham bt Grainger 5-9 9-6 9-6 9-3, N. Grinham bt Bailey 9-2 9-5 9-7. Final: R. Grinham bt N. Grinham 9-4 10-8 9-2.
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TENNIS
SWISS INDOOR TOURNAMENT
(Basel)
Quarter-finals: I. Karlovic (Croatia) bt 5-T. Berdych (Czech Rep) 6-7 7-6 7-6, 1-R. Federer (Switzerland) bt N. Kiefer (Germany) 6-3 6-2, M. Baghdatis (Cyprus) bt 8-P-H. Mathieu (France) 6-2 7-6, J. Nieminen (Finland) bt 2-F. Gonzalez (Chile) 6-3 7-5. Semifinals: Federer bt Karlovic 7-6 (8-6) 7-6 (7-5), Nieminen bt Baghdatis 7-6 (7-4) 6-2.
LYON GRAND PRIX
Quarter-finals: S. Grosjean (France) bt J. Benneteau (France) 6-7 6-2 7-6, A. Falla (Colombia) bt 5-I. Ljubicic (Croatia) 7-5 6-7 7-5, J-W. Tsonga (France) bt O. Rochus (Belgium) 6-3 6-2, M. Gicquel (France) bt D. Hartfield (Argentina) 7-5 6-3. Semifinals: Gicquel bt Falla 4-6 6-2 7-6 (9-7), Grosjean bt Tsonga 6-1 6-2.
ST PETERSBURG OPEN
Quarter-finals: 2-A. Murray (Britain) bt 5-D. Tursunov (Russia) 3-6 7-6 (7-2) 6-4, 3-M. Youzhny (Russia) bt 7-P. Kohlschreiber (Germany) 6-4 Kohlschreiber retired, 6-F. Verdasco (Spain) bt 4-P. Starace (Italy) 6-3 6-4, M. Cilic (Croatia) bt E. Gulbis (Latvia). Semifinals: Murray bt Youzhny 6-2 5-7 7-6, Verdasco bt Cilic 6-2 6-3.
LINZ WOMEN'S OPEN WOMEN'S
(Linz, Austria)
Quarter-finals: 5-N. Vaidisova (Czech Rep) bt 4-D. Safina (Russia) 6-3 7-6, 3-M. Bartoli (France) bt J. Vakulenko (Ukraine) 6-1 1-6 6-4, 6-P. Schnyder (Switzerland) bt 1-A. Chakvetadze (Russia) 6-1 6-0, 2-D. Hantuchova (Slovakia) bt A. Bondarenko (Ukraine) 6-4 1-6 6-3. Semifinals: Schnyder bt Bartoli 7-6 6-3, Hantuchova bt Vaidisova 2-6 6-2 7-6.
CARO BOWL
Men. -
Royal Oak 4 Herne Bay 2. Wei Wei bt D. Moser 6-1 6-1, A. Allan bt M. Topolsky 6-4 6-3, S. Winnard lost A. McDougall 6-4 6-4, A. Branks bt K. August 7-6 6-4, Wei Wei/Allan lost Moser/McDougall 6-3 3-6 5-7, Winnard/Branks bt Topolsky/August 6-3 2-6 6-3.
Parnell 5 West End 1. S. Rea bt W. Whitehouse 7-6 6-3, M. Prentice bt J. Greenhalgh 6-4 6-3, A. Hunt bt T. Susnjak 7-5 6-3, S. Downs bt N. Mukerji 6-4 6-3, Rea/Downs lost Whitehouse/Greenhalgh 5-7 3-6, Prentice/Hungt bt Susnjak/Mukerji 6-1 6-2.
Remuera 6 Kohimarama 0. H. Gers bt G. Steenkamp 5-7 6-4 6-3, S. Gould bt C. Begeau 6-4 6-2, G. Dowdell bt D. Davies 3-6 6-3 6-3, J. Pilbro bt S. Robertson 6-4 6-4, Gers/Pilbro bt Steenkamp/Robertson 7-6 6-4, Gould/Dowdell bt Beagu/Davies 6-1 3-6 7-5.
Blockhouse Bay 6 Pompallier 0. A. Thompson bt R. Cheyne 6-3 6-3, A. Batie bt A. McNeil 6-3 6-2, J. Meredith bt J. Mole 3-6 6-2 6-0, R. Sokevic bt B. Patterson 7-6 6-2, Thompson/Meredith bt Cheyne/Mole 6-2 6-2, Batie/Sokevic bt McNeil/ Patterson 6-2 6-4.
Points after 4 rounds: Parnell 29, West End 22, Remuera 19, Blockhouse Bay 18, Royal Oak 17, Pompallier 14, Herne Bay 5, Kohimarama 3.
Women. -
Mission Bay 6 Remuera 0. I. Gers bt S. McDermott 6-4 4-6 6-0, T. Samodelok bt B. Teei 6-0 6-3, I. Golder bt A. Chen 6-1 6-4, M. Davies bt W. Owen 6-1 6-2, Gers/D. D'Audney bt McDermott/Teei 6-4 4-6 10-4, Sanodelok/K. Shearer bt Chen/Owen 6-1 6-4.
Mangere Combined 5 Pompallier 1. L. Barlow lost A. Harris 1-6 6-7, T. O'Connor bt R. Bird 6-0 6-0, M. Durie bt L. Bird 6-2 6-4, K. Hunia bt M. White 7-5 6-4, Barlow/O'Connor bt Harris/White 6-2 6-1, R. Harriman/S. Bryce bt L. Bird/M. Tan 7-5 6-2.
Parnell 6 Glen Eden 0. N. Tippins bt B. McPherson 6-0 6-2, J. Carswell bt T. Mouton 6-3 6-2, I. Derlin bt I. Teu 4-6 6-4 6-3, C. Foote bt K. Mouton 6-2 6-0, Tippins/Carswell bt McPherson/K. Mouton 6-2 6-1, Derlin/R. Clark bt T. Mouton/Tue 6-4 7-5.
Royal Oak 3 Kohimarama 3 (Royal Oak win on countback). A. Guthrie lost K. Vano 1-6 3-6, A. Swinkels lost B. Preston 3-6 5-7, N. Watts bt S. Adams 6-1 6-0, G. Grady bt A. Herewini 6-0 6-0, Guthrie/Watts lost K. Vano/Preston 2-6 1-6, Swinkels/Grady bt V. Vano/Adams 6-2 6-0.
Points: Mangere 26, R Oak 21, Kohimarama 19, Parnell 19, Mission Bay 15, Remuera 10, Pompallier 9, G Eden 5.