KEY POINTS:
ATHLETICS
AUSTRALIAN TRACK & FIELD CHAMPIONSHIPS
(Brisbane)
NZ placings, men.-
m: James Dolphin 21.12s 2, Matt Brown 21.42s 3, Benjamin Potter 21.68s 7.
m hurdles: James Mortimer 14.00s 2.
400m hurdles: Nick Kalivati 52.69s 4.
m steeplechase: Shaun Krawitz 9m 19.93s 8.
Javelin: Stuart Farquhar 78.92m 3.
Women.-
200m: Monique Williams 23.79s 2, April Brough 23.89s 4, Anna Smythe 24.48s 7.
m hurdles: Andrea Miller 13.56s 1, Veronica Torr 14.74s 6.
Triple jump: Nneka Okpala 12.58m 6, Marissa Pritchard 12.28m 10.
Discus: Beatrice Faumuina 59.27m 2.
Hammer: Debbie McCaw 45.24m 11.
100m: April Brough 11.92s 4, Anna Smythe 11.95s 5.
m: Monique Williams 52.86s 3.
m: Nikki Hamblin 4m 21.04s 2.
m steeplechase: Fiona Crombie 10m 09.58s 4, Leonora Joy 10m 10.22s 5.
Heptathlon U-23/open: Rebecca Wardell 5700pts 2, Sarah Cowley 5483 3.
AUCKLAND CENTRE MEETING
(Sovereign Stadium, North Shore)
Men.-
60m: T. Toki (ACA) 7.08s 1, B. Vo (Pak) 7.15s 2, V. Roberts (NHB) 7.33s 3. 100m: Toki 11.08s 1, Roberts 11.22s 2, Vo 11.37s 3.
m: D. Lavipour (NHB) 51.18s 1, C. Ward (Wait) 53.08s 2, G. Hand (Wait) 53.37s 3.
m: M. Whitehead (Puk) 4m 2.78s 1, A. Parlane (Pak) 4m 3.10s 2, M. O'Donoghue (Univ) 4m 9.88s 3.
m hurdles: S. Taylor (NHB) 15.11s 1, S. Manson (NHB) 15.70s 2.
m steeplechase: L. Longdill (Wait) 6m 43.40s 1, D. Jackson (Wait) 6m 52.70s 2, A. Curry (Pak) 7m 19.40s 3.
Discus, M19: E. Cassier (NHB) 48.09m 1, T. Roozendaal (NHB) 25.70m 2. Hammer, M19: Cassier 64.19m 1, Roozendaal 23.92m 2.
Triple jump: C. Nicolson (NHB) 13.68m 1, D. Myburgh (NHB) 13.01m 2, O. Slaimankhel (ACA) 12.52m 3.
Women.-
60m: L. Wilson (NHB) 7.85s 1, P. Woodman (NHB) 8.10s 2, S. Healey (NHB) 8.24s 3. Div 2: L. Renata (Pak) 7.98s 1, J. Hardy (NHB) 7.99s 2, L. Jones (CM) 8.08s 3.
m: R. Coster (Pak) 12.44s 1, Hardy 12.58s 2, C. Johannsen (NHB) 12.59s 3. Div 2: Wilson 12.41s 1, Woodman 12.65s 2, Renata 12.71s 3.
400m: X. Smith (ACA) 61.54s 1, R. Catley (Pak) 62.96s 2, S. Bradley (Pak) 66.32s 3.
m: E. Inge (Wait) 4m 58.19s 1, G. Fursdon (Wait) 5m 3.87s 2, B. Lenting (ACA) 5m 13.43s 3.
m hurdles: Coster 15.39s 1, Z. Ballantyne (NHB) 15.71s 2, S. Podmore (NHB) 15.72s 3. 300m hurdles: S. Reynolds (Pak) 49.34s 1.
Hammer: A. Gill (Tak) 50.02m 1, J. Charlesworth (NHB) 45.41m 2.
Triple jump: K. Kendall (ACA) 11.63m 1, R. Grass (Puk) 10.68m 2. High jump: Grass 1.50m 1, R. Simpson (CM) 1.40m 2.
MOUNTAIN-TO-SURF MARATHON
(New Plymouth)
Men: B. Edwards (Rotorua) 2h 41m 23s 1, G. Thompson (Auck) 2h 41m 54s 2, G. Moore (Pak) 2h 42m 49s 3.
Women: S. Chisnall (Otago) 2h 45m 52s 1, J. Ottosson (Rotorua) 2h 49m 19s 2, C. Leuthart (N/Plym) 3h 1m 17s 3.
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BASKETBALL
NZ NBL
Nelson Giants 80 (Jamil Terrell 22, Michael Harrison 20) Otago Nuggets 76 (Jay Anderson 25). HT: 44-41.
Nelson Giants 83 (Harrison 19, Chris Daniel 15, Phil Jones 13, Michael Fitchett 13) Canterbury Rams 77 (Jeremy Kench 20, Joe Harrell 16).
Wellington Saints 85 (Marquis Webb 27, Nick Horvath 16) Auckland Stars 81 (Casey Frank 21, Adrian Majstrovich 16, Reece Cassidy 13, Larry Bratcher 13).
US NBA
Orlando 118 NY Knicks 92, Utah 113 Memphis 92, San Antonio 96 Milwaukee 94, Philadelphia 119 Phoenix 114.
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CANOEING
NZ SPRINT KAYAK CHAMPIONSHIPS
(Lake Pupuke)
Men.-
K1 500: S. Ferguson (N Shore) 1m 43.89s 1, B. Fouhy (N Shore) 1m 44.65s 2, T. Burbidge (N Shore) 1m 45.86s 3.
K2 500: North Shore (Burbidge/Fouhy) 1m 36.14s 1, North Shore (Ferguson/M. Walker) 1m 36.80s 2, Poverty Bay (T. Yule/M. McDowell) 1m 44.77s 3.
K4 200: North Shore (Fouhy/Ferguson/Burbidge/Walker) 34.14s 1, Poverty Bay (M. McDowell/T. Yule/D. Fitzgerald/A. Szabo) 36.63s 2, Hawkes Bay (S. Bicknell/R. Welch/S. Collins/B. Cross) 38.92s 3.
K1 1000: Fouhy 3m 58.39s 1, Burbidge 4m 00.59s 2, Ferguson 4m 00.60s 3.
Women.-
K1 500: E. Taylor (N Shore) 1m 59.52s 1, A. Cairns (Palm Nth) 2m 02.49s 2, A. Szabo (Poverty Bay) 2m 02.74s 3.
K2 200: North Shore (J. Lovatt/R. Dodwell/C. Richards/L. Carrington) 40.06s 1, North Shore (T. Venter/Taylor/S. Parker/T. Hatton) 42.08s 2.
K2 500: Mixed (Szabo/Dodwell) 1m 59.18s 1, North Shore (Richards/Venter) 2m 00.46s 2, North Shore (Carrington/Lovatt) 2m 01.90s 3.
K4 500: Mixed (Carrington/Dodwell/Lovett/Szabo) 1m 44.27s 1, Mixed (A. Cairns/Taylor/Hatton/ Richards) 1m 45.45s 2, Mixed (M. Archer/K. Murray/H. Low/R. Shakespear) 2m 00.59s 3.
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CRICKET
STATE SHIELD FINAL
(Auckland)
AUCKLAND
P. Hitchcock b McSkimming 1M. Guptill c B McCullum b Cumming 110R. Jones b Cumming 76S. Styris c Redmond b McSkimming 68R. Nicol c Todd b Scott 20G. Hopkins c B McCullum b Scott 7K. Mills not out 9C. de Grandhomme run out 0Extras (5b, 5lb, 8w, 1nb) 19-Total (for 7 wkts, 50 overs) 310Fall: 1/3, 2/127, 3/240, 4/280, 5/291, 6/309, 7/310.
Bowling: W. McSkimming 10-1-49-2 (1w, 1nb), J. McMillan 8-0-67-0 (3w), B. Scott 10-1-43-2, A. Gidman 4-0-35-0 (1w), N. McCullum 10-0-46-0 (1w), C. Cumming 7-0-46-2 (1w), A. Redmond 1-0-14-0 (1w).
OTAGO
A. Redmond b Mills 1B. McCullum c Grandhomme b Nicol 170G. Todd b Martin 38C. Cumming not out 86A. Gidman not out 1Extras (1lb, 14w) 15-Total (for 3 wkts, 42 overs) 311Fall: 1/12, 2/112, 3/306.
Bowling: K. Mills 8-2-45-1 (2w), C. Martin 8-0-81-1 (3w), A. McKay 4-0-40-0 (2w), R. Hira 7-0-49-0, S. Styris 7-0-39-0, P. Hitchcock 3-0-23-0, R. Nicol 5-0-33-1 (2w).
Result: Otago won by 7 wickets.
SECOND TEST
(Chittagong)
Lunch, third day.-
SOUTH AFRICA
First innings
N. McKenzie b S. Hossain 226G. Smith b Razzak 232H. Amla lbw b S. Hossain 38J..Kallis not out 39A..Prince b S. Hossain 2AB de Villiers b Al Hasan 1M. Boucher c Al Hasan b Rafique 21R. Peterson c Siddique b Rafique 4Extras (10b, 1w, 7lb, 2nb) 20-Total (for 7 seven wkts dec, 161.1 overs) 583Fall: 1/415, 2/514, 3/515, 4/519, 5/524, 6/579, 7/583.
Bowling: Mortaza 28-6-92-0, Hossain 25-1-107-3 (2nb), Rafique 44.1-5-132-2 (1w), Razzak 31-1-129-1, Al Hasan 25-4-68-1, Ashraful 3-0-20-0, Ahmed 5-0-18-0.
BANGLADESH
First innings
T. Iqbal c de Villiers b Steyn 14Z. Siddique c Boucher b Steyn 18S. Nafees not out 61M. Ashraful c Boucher b Steyn 0A. Razzak c Prince b Peterson 33A. Ahmed not out 21Extras (10lb, 11nb) 21-Total (for 4 wkts, 42 overs) 168Fall: 1/39, 2/49, 3/49, 4/118.
Bowling: D. Steyn 15-4-41-3 (5nb), M. Ntini 9-0-33-0, M. Morkel 9-0-57-0 (6nb), R. Peterson 9-2-27-1.
TOUR MATCH
(Dunedin)
ENGLAND
First innings 131Second innings
A. Cook c sub b Gillespie 12M. Vaughan c Griggs b Gillespie 13A. Strauss retired 104K. Pietersen c Ambrose b Orchard 53I. Bell not out 104P. Collingwood c Orachrd b Patel 0T. Ambrose b O'Brien 33M. Panesar not out 3Extras (2lb, 1nb) 3-Total (for 7 wkts, 89 overs) 325Fall: 1/25, 2/27, 3/117, 4/242, 5/242, 6/302, 7/306.
Bowling: M. Gillespie 17-1-74-2 (1nb), I. O'Brien 22-3-98-2, M. Orchard 11-2-35-1, G. Elliott 13-2-28-0, J. Patel 24-4-84-1, R. Taylor 2-0-4-0.
NZ INVITATION XI
First innings 271Result: Match drawn after play was abandoned because of rain just before tea on third day.
FOURTH WOMEN'S ONE-DAY INTERNATIONAL
NZ v ENGLAND
(Christchurch)
NEW ZEALAND
K. Martin b Gunn 79A. Mason b Davies 63S. McGlashan lbw b Edwards 12I. Cronin-Knight c Taylor b Edwards 5S. Tsukigawa c Taylor b Marsh 0A. Satterthwaite run out 2N. Browne run out 34B. McNeill b Gunn 9S. Devine b Edwards 12L. Doolan not out 9R. Candy not out 2Extras (8lb, 22w, 1w) 31-Total (for 9 wkts, 50 overs) 258Fall: 1/109, 2/154, 3/167, 4/168, 5/175, 6/196, 7/216, 8/236, 9/254.
Bowling: K. Brunt 8-0-42-0 (6w), I. Guha 4-0-26-0 (4w), N. Shaw 2-0-17-0 (3w), J. Gunn 10-0-48-2 (3w), S. Davies 6-1-32-1 (3w), L. Marsh 10-0-38-1 (2w), C. Edwards 10-0-47-3 (1w 1nb).
Result: Match abandoned, rain. England lead five-match series 2-1.
TRI-SERIES
FIRST FINAL
AUSTRALIA v INDIA
(Sydney)
AUSTRALIA
A. Gilchrist c Y Singh b Kumar 7M. Hayden c Chawla b H Singh 82R. Ponting b Kumar 1M. Clarke c Dhoni b I Sharma 4A. Symonds c Kumar b H Singh 31M. Hussey run out 45J. Hopes c Dhoni b Y Singh 15B. Hogg not out 23B. Lee c R Sharma b Pathan 17M. Johnson not out 6Extras (1b, 7w) 8-Total (for 8 wkts, 50 overs) 239Fall: 1/16, 2/19, 3/24, 4/124, 5/135, 6/173, 7/212, 8/231.
Bowling: P. Kumar 10-1-49-2 (1w), I. Sharma 8-0-32-1 (1w), I. Pathan 7-0-63-1 (1w), H. Singh 10-0-38-2 (2w), P. Chawla 10-0-33-0 (2w), Y. Singh 4-0-18-1, R. Sharma 1-0-5-0.
WORLD U-19 CHAMPIONSHIP SEMIFINAL
(Kuala Lumpur)
South Africa 260-8 (JJ Smuts 58, Rilee Rossouw 53, Jonathan Vandiar 50) bt Pakistan 153 (Ahmad Shahzad 60; Mohammad Vallie 4-25) by 98 runs (Duckworth-Lewis method).
AUCKLAND HEDLEY HOWARTH TROPHY
Matches reduced to one-day (63 overs).-
North Shore 137 (Beaumont Schoenan 51) bt Suburbs New Lynn 115-4.
Cornwall 193-6 (Raj Sharma 52, Rob Lynch 49) bt Waitakere City 144-8 (Nigel Collins 61).
All other matches, no play.
AUSTRALIAN FORD RANGER CUP
One-day final: Victoria 158 (37.3 overs) lost to Tasmania 131-9 (30.1 overs) by 1 wkt with 5 balls remaining under Duckworth-Lewis system.
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CYCLING
WOMEN'S TOUR OF NZ
Stage four, Miramar circuit, 126km: Oenone Wood (Team High Road, Australia) 3h 28m 52s 1, Rochelle Gilmore (Menikini Salle Italia, Australia) same time 2, Ina-Yoko Teutenberg (Team High Road, Germany) st 3, Brooke Miller (US) st 4, Miho Oki (Menikini Salle Italia, Japan) st 5, Suzanne de Goede (Equipe Nurnberger, Netherlands) st 6, Judith Arndt (Team High Road, Germany) st 7, Alex Wrubleski (Webcor, Canada) st 8, Trixi Worrack (Equipe Nurnberger, Germany) st 9, Tina Mayolo Pic (Team Vrienden, US) st 10.
Also: Joanne Kiesanowski (Cervelo Lifeforce, NZ) st 11, Kaytee Boyd st 19, Rachel Mercer (Mercdes Benz, NZ) st 29.
Stage 5, 6.5km time trial: Kristin Armstrong (Cervelo Lifeforce, America) 9m 39s 1, Karin Thurig (Cervelo Lifeforce, Switzerland) at 10s 2, Oenone Wood (Team High Road, Australia) at 12s 3, Judith Arndt (Team High Road, Germany) at 20s 4, Trixi Worrack (Equipe Nurnberger, Germany) at 23s 5, Erinne Willock (Webcor, Canada) at 25s 6, Linda Villumsen (Team High Road, Denmark) at 26s 7, Alison Powers (US) at 28s 8, Bridie O'Donnell (Australia) at 34s 9, Susanne Ljungskog (Team MSA, Sweden) at 35s 10. Also: Rachel Mercer (Mercedes Benz, NZ) at 50s 16, Serena Sheridan (NZ) at 1m 28 36s, Carissa Wilkes (NZ) at 1m 30 38s.
Stage 6, 35km criterium: Ina-Yoko Teutenberg (Team High Road, Germany) 1h 03m 1, Suzanne de Goede (Equipe Nurnberger, Netherlands) same time 2, Sarah Duster (Cervelo Lifeforce, Germany) st 3, Brooke Miller (USA) st 4, Lorian Graham (Team VVP, Australia) st 5, Alex Wrubleski (Webcor, Canada) 4sec 6, Katherine Carroll (US) at 6sec 7, Linda Villumsen (Team High Road, Denmark) 8, Rochelle Gilmore (Team MSI, Australia) at 45sec 9, Miho Oki (MSI, Japan) st 10.
Also: Wilkes at 45s 17, Joanne Kiesanowski (Cervelo Lifeforce, NZ) st 20, Sheridan st 21.
General classification: Armstrong 12h 22m 16s 1, Wood at 23s 2, Willock at 2m 02s 3, Arndt at 2m 25s 4, Worrack st 5, Ruth Coster (Tabak, Australia) at 2m 26s 6, Oki at 2m 53s 7, Carla Ryan (Australia) at 3m 03s 8, Christina Rutter (US) at 3m 12s 9, Sharon Laws (Tabak, Britain) 3m 40s 10. Also: Sheridan at 7m 29s 18, Mercer at 9m 21s 22, Wilkes at 12m 13s 29.
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EQUESTRIAN
NATIONAL DRESSAGE CHAMPIONSHIPS
(Taupo)
Level 1-1.5 final: Julie Brougham (Palm Nth) Kinnordy Glogau 72.029 1, Susan Tomlin (Palm Nth) Giusto MH 69.855 2, Ashleigh Williams (Kumeu) Papanui Don Juan 69.565. Aztec Trophy Championship: Kinnordy Glogau, res. Giusto MH.
Level 2-2.5 final: Tomlin and Domino MH 71.358 1, Jennifer Sim (Karaka) Weltmeister AF 67.901 2, Sarah Matheson-Reay (Hamilton) Geldof MH 66.296 3. Killala Trophy Championship: Domino MH, res. Geldof MH.
Level 3-3.5 final: Kallista Field (Pahiatua) Awakino Don Bon Jovi 65.470 1, Sue Hobson (Pahiatua) Aristoc 64.786 2, Lindsay Attwood (Whangarei) Ebony's Fella 64.530 3. Tuna Lodge Trophy Championship: Awakino Don Bon Jovi, res Ebony's Fella.
Level 4-4.5 final: Jacqui Thompson (Upper Hutt) Weltstar 68.158 1, Rebecca Goldsbury (Waipukurau) Avante Garde 66.930 2, Casey Johnson (Awanui) Dream World MH 65.789 3. Doornbos Trophy Championship: Avante Garde, re Weltstar.
Level 5-5.5: Emma Malcolm (Nelson) Donnerheim 67.460 1, Louisa Hill (Clevedon) Bates Antonello 67.063 2, Christine Weal (Te Awamutu) Under Discussion 63.889 3. Kentucky Trophy Championship: Donnerheim, res Bates Antonello.
Intermediate 1 advanced final: Penny Castle (Palm Nth) Veritas 65.850 1, Field and Waikiwi 65.600 2, Laurel Cross (Blenheim) Winter Acacia 63.250 3. Surrey Trophy Championship: Waikiwi, res Veritas.
Young rider freestyle to music: Hannah Appleton (Blenheim) Zactac Graceful 67.917 1, Alisha Sixtus (Napier) Roanoake Just Tru 66.62 2, Goldsbury and Glenturret 65.972 3.
Grand prix freestyle: Field and Soda 68.050 1, Bill Noble (Ngaruawahia) Vincent St James 67.800 2, Angela Fergusson (Blenheim) Monique III 64.650 3. Burkner Medal championship: Vincent St James, res Soda.
Performance horse rising stars, level 1: Jackie Murray (Cambridge) Victor Hugo. Level 2: Jeanette Benzie (Drury) Craighaven Goodwill. Level 3: Catherine Tobin (Upper Hutt) Ricard. Level 4: Alicia Collin (Albany) Leo Dreams of Gold; Level 5: Wendi Williamson (Kumeu) Watergate. Level 6: Debbie Martin (Dargaville) Just in Jest; Grand Prix: Sheena Ross (Auckland) Glenbrae Ivanhoe.
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GOLF
HONDA CLASSIC
(Florida)
Leading scores after third round, par 71, US unless stated.-
204: Luke Donald (Britain) 64 74 66, Mark Calcavecchia 70 67 67, Matt Jones (Australia) 66 67 71.
205: Jose Coceres (Argentina) 68 69 68, Brian Davis (Britain) 65 67 73.
206: Ben Crane 69 66 71, Dudley Hart 68 66 72.
207: Cliff Kresge 70 71 66, Michael Letzig 70 69 68, Brett Quigley 67 70 70, Ernie Els (S Africa) 67 70 70, Robert Allenby (Australia) 69 68 70.
208: Roland Thatcher 68 73 67, Tim Wilkinson (NZ) 67 74 67, Kenneth Ferrie (Britain) 69 72 67, Alex Cejka (Germany) 69 71 68, Carl Pettersson (Sweden) 72 66 70, John Mallinger 68 67 73.
209: Arron Oberholser 69 75 65, Mathew Goggin (Australia) 71 70 68, John Merrick 72 69 68, Nathan Green (Australia) 71 70 68, Kenny Perry 73 67 69, Matt Kuchar 73 67 69, Justin Leonard 69 71 69.
210: Ben Curtis 73 71 66, Chad Campbell 70 73 67, Marc Turnesa 70 71 69, Shane Bertsch 70 69 71, Joe Durant 68 69 73.
JOHNNIE WALKER CLASSIC
(New Delhi)
Leading scores after third round, par 72.-
202: Taichiro Kiyota (Japan) 68 67 67.
203: Mark Brown (NZ) 71 68 64, Jyoti Randhawa (India) 70 65 68.
205: Phillip Archer (Britain) 72 64 69, Greg Chalmers (Australia) 68 69 68, Graeme Storm (Britain) 70 66 69.
206: Shiv Kapur (India) 69 65 72, Scott Strange (Australia) 71 67 68, Daniel Vancsik (Argentina) 67 71 68.
207: Raphael Jacquelin (France) 72 68 67, Vijay Singh (Fiji) 70 68 69.
208: Arjun Atwal (India) 69 72 67, Scott Barr (Australia) 71 70 67, Adam Bland (Australia) 69 68 71, Tony Carolan (Australia) 71 69 68, James Kamte (South Africa) 68 71 69, Scott Laycock (Australia) 72 68 68, Paul Sheehan (Australia) 68 70 70, Jeev Milkha Singh (India) 68 70 70, Kane Webber (Australia) 73 69 66.
Also.-
212: Michael Long (NZ) 70 69 73.
Missed cut.-
147: Richard Lee (NZ) 73 74.
149: David Smail (NZ) 77 72.
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HOCKEY
WOMEN'S TRI-SERIES
(Wellington)
NZ 3 (Kim Noakes, Kate Saunders 2) Ireland 0. HT: 1-0.
MEN'S OLYMPIC QUALIFYING
(Chile)
India 8 Russia 0.
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ICE HOCKEY
NHL
Boston 3 Atlanta 2, Philadelphia 4 NY Islanders 1, Ottawa 5 Pittsburgh 4, Toronto 3 Washington 2, Carolina 5 Tampa Bay 1, Montreal 2 New Jersey 1, Nashville 3 Dallas 1, Colorado 5 Los Angeles 2, San Jose 2 St Louis 0, Calgary 3 Phoenix 1.
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INDOOR BOWLS
WAIKATO SINGLES CHAMPIONSHIP
Bill Blissett 1, Gheorghe Sirbu 2.
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LEAGUE
WORLD CLUB CHALLENGE
(Leeds)
Leeds 11 (S. Donald try; K. Sinfield 3 goals, field goal) Melbourne 4 (R. Hoffman try).
NRL TRIAL MATCHES
Manly 24 (Michael Bani 3, Josh Perry, David Williams tries; Jamie Lyon 2 goals) NZ Warriors 16 (Grant Rovelli, Michael Witt, Malo Solomona tries; Witt 2 goals). HT: 10-12.
Newcastle 26 Cronulla 24, Parramatta 34 Sydney Roosters 18, South Sydney 24 St George Illawarra 20.
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MOTORSPORT
NATIONAL MEETING
(Timaru)
NZ V8 championship, race 1 (14 laps): Andy Booth (Holden) 1, John McIntyre (Ford) 2, Paul Radisich (Ford) 3, Angus Fogg (Ford) 4, David Besnard (Ford) 5, Kayne Scott (Ford) 6, Tim Edgell (Ford) 7, Paul Manuell (Holden) 8, Andrew Anderson (Holden) 9, Michael Bristow Ford 10.
Race 2 (18 laps): McIntyre 1, Booth 2, Radisich 3, Fogg 4, Besnard 5, Anderson 6, Edgell 7, Clark Proctor (Ford) 8, Andrew Porter (Ford) 9, Michael Wallace (Holden) 10.
Race 3 (22 laps, reverse grid): Manuell 1, Scott 2, Adam Brook (Ford) 3, Dean Perkins (Ford) 4, Besnard 5, Porter 6, Cam Hardy (Holden) 7, Luke Youlden (Ford) 8, Proctor 9, Radisich 10.
Standings after 5 of 6 rounds: McIntyre 905pts 1, Fogg 790 2, Scott 733 3, Radisich 673 4, Booth 634 5, Manuell 593 6, Clark Proctor (Auck, Ford) 562 7, Perkins 481 8, Besnard 451 9, Cameron McLean (Brisbane, Ford) 399 10.
Porsche GT3 Cup, race 1 (10 laps): Craig Baird 1, Jono Lester 2, Daniel Gaunt 3, Rodney Forbes 4, Darryn Henderson 5.
Race 2 (10 laps): Baird 1, Gaunt 2, David Reynolds 3, Ant Pedersen 4, Henderson 5.
Race 3 (16 laps, top 6 reversed): Reynolds 1, Forbes 2, Gaunt 3, Pedersen 4, Jody Vincent 5.
Toyota Racing series, race 1 (16 laps): Earl Bamber (Wanganui) 1, Andy Knight (Chch) 2, Dominic Storey (Auckland) 3, Nathan Antunes (Sydney) 4, Mitch Cunningham (Auckland) 5.
Race 2 (16 laps): Bamber 1, Knight 2, Michael Burdett (Auckland) 3, Cunningham 4, Dominic Storey (Auckland) 5.
Race 3 (20 laps): Bamber 1, Knight 2, Burdett 3, Storey 4, Antunes 5.
WORLD SUPERBIKE CHAMPIONSHIP
(Phillip Island, Victoria)
Race 1 (22 laps): Troy Bayliss (Australia, Ducati) 1, Troy Corser (Australia, Yamaha) +4.221s 2, Michel Fabrizio (Italy, Ducati) +4.738s 3, Ruben Xaus (Spain, Ducati) +5.171s 4, Fonsi Nieto (Spain, Suzuki) +5.543s 5, Carlos Checa (Spain, Honda) +5.895s 6, Max Neukirchner (Germany, Suzuki) +5.964s 7, Noriyuki Haga (Japan, Yamaha) +14.826s 8, Ryuichi Kiyonari (Japan, Honda) +18.899s 9, Robert Rolfo (Italy, Honda) +20.633s 10.
Race 2: Bayliss 1, Checa 2, Nieto 3.
MEXICO RALLY
Leading placings after second leg: Sebastien Loeb (France, Citroen) 3h 08m 39.8s 1, Chris Atkinson (Australia, Subaru) +01m 01.4s 2, Jari-Matti Latvala (Finland, Ford) 02m 06.4s 3, Henning Solberg (Norway, Ford) 03m 51.6s 4, Mikko Hirvonen (Finland, Ford) 04m 07.5s 5.
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MULTISPORT
IRONMAN NZ
(Taupo)
Men: Cameron Brown (Auckland) 8h 24m 49s 1, Frederik Van Lierde (Belgium) 8h 31m 35s 2, Kieran Doe (Auckland) 8h 33m 35s 3, Stephen Bayliss (Britain) 8h 37m 03s 4, Peter Jacobs (Australia) 8h 47m 03sw 5, Hubert Hamment (Germany) 8m 47m 36s 6, Richard Ussher (Tahunanui) 8h 48m 10s 7, Duncan Milne (Taupo) 8h 56m 30s 8, Daniel Niederreiter (Austria) 8h 57m 51s 9, Scott Neyedii (Scotland) 9h 00m 17s 10.
Women: Jo Lawn (Auckland) 9h 16m 00s (record) 1, Kate Bevilaqua (Australia) 9h 20m 06s 2, Emi Shiono (Japan) 9h 23m 26s 3, Bella Comerford (Scotland) 9h 25m 33s 4, Gina Ferguson (Christchurch) 9h 33m 29s 5, Fiona Docherty (NZ) 9h 41m 56s 6, Joanne Bennett (Australia) 9h 47m 27s 7, Emma Weitnauer (Australia) 10h 01m 56s 8, Sue Mellsop (NZ) 10h 08m 27s 9, Elly Franks (Australia) 10h 10m 37s 10.
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POWERBOATS
NZ OFFSHORE CHAMPIONSHIP
(Maraetai)
-miler: Sleepyhead (Peter Turner/Craig Archer) 1, Cure Kids (Tony Coleman/Wayne Carson) 2, Fairview Windows (Scott Lewis/Warren Lewis) 3, ProFloors (Wayne Valder/Ross Christensen) 4, Addictive (Dave Aldridge/Grant Smith) 5.
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SOCCER
ENGLISH PREMIER LEAGUE
Arsenal 1 Aston Villa 1, Birmingham City 4 Tottenham Hotspur 1, Derby County 0 Sunderland 0, Fulham 0 Manchester United 3, Manchester City 0 Wigan Athletic 0, Middlesbrough 0 Reading 1, Newcastle United 0 Blackburn Rovers 1, West Ham United 0 Chelsea 4.
Playing overnight: Bolton Wanderers v Liverpool, Everton v Portsmouth.
ENGLISH LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP
Barnsley 0 Sheffield Wednesday 0, Bristol City 2 Hull 1, Burnley 2 Watford 2, Cardiff 0 Leicester 1, Colchester 0 Wolverhampton 1, Norwich 1 Blackpool 2, Preston 0 Crystal Palace 1, Scunthorpe 2 Coventry 1, Sheffield United 0 Charlton 2, Southampton 1 Ipswich 1, West Bromwich 3 Plymouth 0.
ENGLISH LEAGUE ONE
Bournemouth 2 Hartlepool 0, Brighton 1 Leyton Orient 1, Gillingham 0 Yeovil 0, Huddersfield 0 Swansea 1, Luton 0 Walsall 1, Millwall 0 Bristol Rovers 1, Northampton 0 Crewe 0, Port Vale 0 Oldham 3, Swindon 0 Leeds 1, Tranmere 0 Doncaster 1, Cheltenham 1 Southend 1.
ENGLISH LEAGUE TWO
Barnet 4 Shrewsbury 1, Bradford 0 Dagenham and Redbridge 2, Darlington 3 Brentford 1, Hereford 0 Stockport 1, Lincoln 1 Wycombe 0, Macclesfield 1 Notts County 1, Milton Keynes Dons 1 Chester 0, Morecambe 0 Grimsby 4, Peterborough 1 Bury 0, Rochdale 0 Chesterfield 1, Rotherham 0 Accrington 1, Wrexham 1 Mansfield 1.
SCOTTISH PREMIER LEAGUE
Hibernian 0 Celtic 2, Falkirk 0 Motherwell 0, Gretna 0 Dundee United 0, Kilmarnock 1 St Mirren 0, Inverness CT 0 Hearts 3, Rangers 3 Aberdeen 1.
SCOTTISH FIRST DIVISION
Clyde 1 Partick 4, Dundee 3 St Johnstone 2, Dunfermline 1 Livingston 1, Morton 2 Stirling 1, Queen of the South 2 Hamilton 2.
SCOTTISH SECOND DIVISION
Berwick 0 Ayr 1, Brechin 0 Alloa 0, Peterhead 1 Ross County 1, Queen's Park 0 Airdrie 2, Raith 3 Cowdenbeath 2.
SCOTTISH THIRD DIVISION
Albion 0 Dumbarton 1, Arbroath 2 Montrose 1, East Stirling 3 Stenhousemuir 4, Elgin City 3 Forfar 1, Stranraer 0 East Fife 2.
OFC OLYMPIC QUALIFYING
(Lautoka)
NZ 2 (Cole Peverley, Steven Old) Fiji 1 (og). HT: 1-1.
Vanuatu 4 (Jeffrey Nimanian 2, Joseph Namariau, Tony Chillia) Cook Islands 0. HT: 2-0.
Solomon Islands 6 (Benjamin Totori 3, Joses Nawo, Joachim Rande 2) Papua New Guinea 1 (Mathias Apo).
WOMEN'S INTERNATIONAL
(Sunshine Coast, Queensland)
Aust 2 (Sarah Walsh, Joanne Burgess NZ 0. HT: 1-01.
NZ FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP
Waitakere United 2 (Chris Bale, own goal) Waikato FC 0. HT: 2-0.
YoungHeart Manawatu 0 Team Wellington 4 (Graham Little pen, Rupert Ryan, Luis Corrales 2). HT: 0-1.
Canterbury United 2 (Gareth Turnbull, Rhodri Payne) Otago United 0. HT: 1-0.
Hawkes Bay United 3 (David Geary, Leon Birnie) Auckland City 0. HT: 1-0.
NATIONAL YOUTH LEAGUE
Otago United 1 (Keegan Bright) Hawkes Bay United 1 (Regan Coldicott).
Auckland-Manukau 4 (Rory Kelly, Iwa Shaker 3) Waikato FC 3 (Sam Margetts 3).
NZ Development 4 (Nikolai Molijn 2, Matthew Killip, Cam Lyndsay) Waikato FC 7 (James Amphlett 2, Andrew Milne 4, Marco Rojas).
YoungHeart Manawatu 0 Team Wellington 3 (Sam Blackburn 2, Abbas Sheik).
Canterbury United 4 (Geoff McIntyre, Harry Hilary-Jenkins, Ben Harris, Sam Miles) Hawkes Bay United 0.
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SOFTBALL
NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS
(Wellington)
Women's final: Hutt Valley 9 Auckland 2.
Men's final: Auckland 6 Wellington 3. Game abandoned because of rain. Auckland declared winners because they were top qualifiers.
NZ MEN'S TEAM
NZ team for next month's world championship qualifying tournament at Rosedale Park, Albany: Heinne Shannon, Patrick Shannon, Nathan Nukunuku, Roman Gabriel, Donny Hale (Auckland), Mike Gaiger, Travis Wilson, Daniel Milne, Gareth Cooke (Canterbury), Jeremy Manley, Rhys Casley (Hutt Valley), Marty Grant (Nelson), Jarrad Martin (captain), Brad Rona (North Harbour), Thomas Makea, Aaron Neemia, Wayne Laulu (Wellington).
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SURFING
RIP CURL PRO SERIES
(Manu Bay, Ruapuke)
Women, round 1, heat 1: Rosa Thompson (Auck) 1, Laura Rishworth (Mt Maunganui) 2, India Wray-Murane (Muriwai) 3. Heat 2: Mischa Davis (Auck) 1, Thandi Durham (Taranaki) 2, Nicola Colson-Koster (Auckland) 3. Heat 3: Paige Hareb (Taranaki) 1, Alexis Poulter (Raglan) 2, Daisy Thomas (Chch) 3. Heat 4: Jessica Santorik (Raglan) 1, Kara Stephenson (Raglan) 2, Anna Hawes (Westport) 3 4.
Semifinals, heat 1: Hareb 1, Stephenson 2, Durham 3. Heat 2: Poulter 1, Santorik 2, Davis 3, Rishworth 4.
Final: Hareb 1, Santorik 2, Stephenson 3, Poulter 4.
Men's semifinals, heat 1: Leon Santorik (Raglan) bt Matt Hewitt (Mt Maunganui). Heat 2: Billy Stairmand (Raglan) bt Jay Quinn (Gisborne).
Final: Stairmand bt Santorik.
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TENNIS
MEMPHIS INTERNATIONAL
Men's quarter-finals: Steve Darcis (Belgium) bt Benjamin Becker (Germany) 6-1 6-0, Jonas Bjorkman (Sweden) bt Donald Young (US) 1-6 6-2 7-6, 8-Robin Soderling (Sweden) bt 1-Andy Roddick (US) 7-6 6-3, 4-Radek Stepanek (Czech) bt Chris Guccione (Australia) 7-6 6-1.
Women's semifinals: 4-Lindsay Davenport (US) bt Marina Erakovic (NZ) 6-0 6-3, 5-Olga Govortsova (Belarus) bt 3-Shahar Peer (Israel) 6-3 3-6 6-4.
Final: Davenport bt Govortsova 6-2 6-1.
ACAPULCO INTERNATIONAL
Women's semifinals: 2-Alize Cornet (France) bt Jill Craybas (US) 6-2 6-2, 1-Flavia Pennetta (Italy) bt 7-Kaia Kanepi (Estonia) 6-4 6-2.
Men's semifinals: 1-David Nalbandian (Argentina) bt Luis Horna (Peru) 7-5 6-1, 6-Nicolas Almagro (Spain) bt Jos Acasuso (Argentina) 6-4 3-6 7-5.
DUBAI WOMEN'S OPEN
Semifinals: 8-Elena Dementieva (Russia) bt Francesca Schiavone (Italy) 5-7 7-5 6-2, 2-Svetlana Kuznetsova (Russia) bt 4-Jelena Jankovic (Serbia) 5-7 6-4 6-3.
US$25,000 ASB PRO CIRCUIT
(Wellington)
Women's semifinals: 1-Michaela Johansson (Sweden) bt Varatchaya Wongteanchai (Thailand) 6-1 6-2, Marija Mirkovic (Australia) bt 7-Kyung-Yee Chae (Korea) 7-6 (7-2) 6-4. Final: Johansson bt Mirkovic 6-0 7-5.
Men's semifinals: 2-Rameez Junaid (Australia) bt Rubin Statham (NZ) 3-6 6-3 6-3, 1-Colin Ebethite (Australia) bt 4-Andrew Coelho (Australia) 5-6 6-4 6-2. Final: Ebethite bt Junaid 6-2 6-1.
CHELSEA CUP
Women: Milford 3 (51 games) Mairangi 3 (50).
Men: Whangaparaoa 4 Becroft 2, Northcote 4 Milford 2, Mairangi Bay 6 Whangaparaoa 0.
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YACHTING
TORNADO WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
(Takapuna, Auckland)
Final placings: Australia (Darren Bundock/Glen Ashby) 34pts 1, Canada (Oskar Johansson/Kevin Stittle) 39 2, France (Yann Guichard/Alexandre Guyader) 39 3, Germany (Roland Gaebler/Gunnar Struckman) 44 4, Italy (Francesco Marcolini/Edoardi Bianchi) 46 5, Netherlands (Mitch Booth/Pim Nieuwenhuis) 52 6, Spain (Fernando Echavarri/Anton Paz) 70 7, US (John Lovell/Charlie Ogletree) 71 8, France (Xavier Revil/Cristophe Espagnon) 72 9, France (Billy Besson/Arnaud Jarlegan) 73 10, Austria (Roman Hagara/Hans Peter Steinacher) 74 11, NZ (Aaron McIntosh/Mark Kennedy) 75 12.
