KEY POINTS:
ATHLETICS
CANBERRA TRACK CLASSIC
Men's finals. -
200m: J. Dolphin (NZ) 20.73s 1, A. Miller (AIS) 20.81s 2, D. Batman (AIS) 20.83s 3.
m hurdles: B. Cole (ACT) 49.93s 1, N. Kalivati (NZ) 51.52s 2, J. Roff (NSW) 51.98s 3.
Javelin: S. Farquhar (NZ) 83.23m 1, J.
Bannister (QAS) 82.60m 2, W. Hamlyn-Harris (NSWIS) 74.96m 3.
Women's finals. -
200m: M. Batimala (Fij) 23.67s 1, L. Hewitt (Vic) 23.73s 2, M. Williams (NZ) 23.85s 3.
m hurdles: S. McLellan (QAS) 12.72s 1, A. Miller (NZ) 13.35s 2, F. Cullen (QAS) 13.69s 3.
Shot pur: V. Vili (NZ) 19.72m 1, L. Fagatuai (NSW) 14.63m 2, K. Mulhall (Vic) 14.30m.
AUCKLAND CENTRE MEETING
(Mt Smart Stadium)
Men. -
60m: F. Wickes (NHB) 7.32s 1, S. Taylor (NHB) 7.39s 2, J. Kvasnicka (NHB) 7.47s 3. 100m: N. Verekauta (NHB) 10.78s 1, A. Sommerville (CM) 10.86s 2, Wickes 11.13s 3. 400m: Verekauta 47.38s 1, A. Hodgson (NHB) 49.36s 2, K. Cocks (NHB) 49.99s 3.
Mile: A. Curreen (NHB) 4m 7.55s (Samoa national record) 1, A. Smith (Waitakere) 4m 10.43s 2, A. Parlane (Pak) 4m 23.15s 3.
m hurdles: S. McLaren (CM) 15.99s 1. 3000m steeplechase: A. Jackson (ACA) 9m 36.38s 1, M. Banks (ACA) 10m 34.58s
2.
m walk: D. Sim (NHB) 7m 7.12s 1, P. Wyatt (Rosk) 8m 49.53s 2.
Discus: McLaren 41.79m 1. Hammer: G. Mako (NHB) 35.36m 1, C. Thompson (GE) 26.58m 2.
Triple jump: T. Francio (ACA) 9.44m 1. High jump: G. Westbury (Tak) 1.85m 1, McLaren 1.80m 2, H. Do (NHB) 1.75m 3.
Women. -
60m: V. Torr (NHB) 8.00s 1, C. Johannsen (NHB) 8.06s 2, N. Okpala (ACA)
8.09s 3. 100m: Johannsen 12.62s 1, S. Healey (NHB) 13.01s 2, J. Marks (Whang) 13.16s 3.
m: J. Hardy (NHB) 59.74s 1, K. Laurence )ACA) 60.19s 2, X. Smith (ACA) 62.58s 3.
Mile: S. Ward (NHB) 5m 9.20s 1, C. Williamson (Pak) 5m 10.38s 2, S. Corbidge (NHB) 5m 12.04s 3.
m steeplechase: L. Joy (NHB) 10m 24.29s 1, A. Mason (Pak) 10m 40.35s 2, S. McSweeney (Ham) 10m 44.13s 3. 1500m walk: S. Barber (ACA) 8m 59.17s 1.
Discus: T. Keenan (Rosk) 47.13m 1. Hammer: A. Gill (Tak) 48.47m 1, J. Charlesworth (NHB) 47.62m 2, A. Po'uhila (NHB) 44.28m 3.
Triple jump: Okpapa 12.37m 1, M. Williams (NHB) 11.00m 2, L. McGall 9.65m 3. High jump: S. Cowley (NHB) 1.75m 1, E. Lamb (Wait) 1.70m 2, K. Hurley (Pak) 1.50m 3.
NZ 10,000m CHAMPIONSHIPS
(Inglewood)
Men: P. Costley (Chch) 29m 56s 1, B. Ruthe (Tauranga) 30m 3s 2, L. Hurring (Otago) 30m 10s 3, D. Warrander (NHB) 30m 15s 4, C. Kirkwood (Tga) 30m 20s 5, I. MacDonald (Tga) 30m 33s 6.
Junior men: C. Shields (Otago) 31m 25s 1, A. Pulford (Ham) 32m 16s 2.
Women: J. Ruthe (Tga) 33m 48s 1, B. Wimmer (Tasman) 36m 12s 2, A. Wilson (Wgtn) 37m 50s 3.
BOSTON INDOOR MEETING
Men's mile: M. Smith (NZ) 4m 3.53s 9. 3000m: C. Mottram (Aust) 7m 34.50s 1, M. Geneti (Ethiopa) 7m 41.81s 2, A. Baddeley (GB) 7m 45.10s 3, A. Blincoe (NZ) 7m 48.94s 4, N. Willis (NZ) 7m 51.35s 5.
Women's 2 miles: M. Defar (Ethiopa) 9m 10.50s 1, K. Smith (NZ) 9m 13.94s 2, J. Rhines (US) 9m 35.29s 3.
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BASKETBALL
AUSTRALIAN NBL
Sydney 106 (M. Worthington 18) South Dragons 72.
Melbourne 113 (S. Lampley 21 C. Anstey 21 D. Barlow 21) Adelaide 108 (J. Hodge 27 D. Ng 24).
NZ Breakers 109 (P. Jones 22, K. Penney 21, D. Alston 21) West Sydney 95 (D. Hinson 26.
Wollongong 91 (C. Tragardh 22, K. Franklin 20) South Dragons 89 (B. Hendrix).
Perth 105 (S. Redhage 22, G. Brown 21, P. Rogers 20) Brisbane 95 (B. Williamson 22).
Townsville 120 (K. Robertson 37, C. Williams 28) Cairns 113 (N. Jawai 28, S. Black 24).
Gold Coast 88 (L. Whitehead 21) Perth 84 (S. Redhage 24).
Melbourne 115 (D. Barlow 24) Singapore 82 (R. Grizzard 21).
Adelaide 111 (J. Hodge 39, A. Ballinger 36, D. Ng 24) Cairns 105 (L. Abney 24).
US NBA
Miami 98 Indiana 96, Philadelphia 103 Charlotte 96, Memphis 125 LA Clippers 120, New Orleans 102 San Antonio 78.
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BOWLS
WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS
(Christchurch)
Men's fours final: NZ (Andrew Todd/Richard Girvan/Russell Meyer/Gary Lawson skip) 20 Australia 10.
Men's singles semifinal: Aron Sherriff (Australia) bt Ali Forsyth (NZ) 21-20. Final: Safuan Said (Malaysia) 20 Sherriff 10.
Women's pairs final: NZ (Val Smith/Jo Edwards skip) 28 England (Ellen Falkner/Wendy King) 8.
Women's triples semifinal: South Africa (Lorna Trigwell/Sylvia Burns/Loraine Victor) 22 NZ (Marina Khan/Jan Khan/Sharon Sims skip) 19. Final: South Africa 15 Australia (Julie Keegan/Kelsey Cottrell/Claire Duke) 11.
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CRICKET
FOURTH TEST
(Adelaide)
Fourth day.-
INDIA
First innings 526
Second innings
V. Sehwag not out 31I. Pathan lbw b Johnson 0R. Dravid not out 11Extras (1lb, 1w, 1nb) 3
-Total (for 1 wicket, 17 overs) 45Fall: 1/2.
Bowling: B. Lee 6-1-8-0, M. Johnson-5-0-6-1 (1nb, 1w), A. Symonds 3-0-20-0, S. Clark 3-0-10-0.
AUSTRALIA
First innings
P. Jaques b Kumble 60M. Hayden b Sharma 103R. Ponting b Sehwag 140M. Hussey b Pathan 22M. Clarke c Laxman b Sharma 118A. Symonds b Sharma 30A. Gilchrist c Sehwag b Pathan 14B. Hogg not out 16B. Lee c Dhoni b Pathan 1M. Johnson c Sharma b H. Singh 13S. Clark b Sehwag 3Extras (10b,, 12lb, 10w, 11nb) 43
-Total (181 overs) 563Fall: 1/159, 2/186, 3/241, 4/451, 5/490, 6/506, 7/527, 8/528, 9/557.
Bowling: R.P. Singh 4-0-14-0, I. Pathan 36-2-112-3 (3w), I. Sharma 40-6-115-3 (8nb, 4w), Harbhajan Singh 48-5-128-1, A. Kumble 30-4-109-1 (2nb), V. Sehwag 19-2-51-2, S. Tendulkar 1-0-6-0, S. Ganguly 3-1-6-0 (1nb).
SECOND ONE-DAY INTERNATIONAL
Cape Town
SOUTH AFRICA
G. Smith c Ramdin b Samuels 86H. Gibbs c Ramdin b Taylor 5J. Kallis c Chanderpaul b Taylor 7AB. de Villiers lbw b Sammy 45JP. Duminy run out 68M. Boucher b Edwards 17S. Pollock c Ramdin b Taylor 12J. Botha c sub b Taylor 3M. Morkel run out 0D. Steyn not out 1C. Langeveldt not out 0Extras (6lb, 1nb, 4w) 11 - Total (for 9 wickets, 50 overs) 255Fall: 1/8, 2/18, 3/109, 4/181, 5/221, 6/240, 7/254, 8/254, 9/255.
Bowling: Taylor 10-1-34-4 (1w), Edwards 10-1-55-1 (3w), Rampaul 3-0-33-0, Sammy 10-0-55-1 (1nb), Samuels 10-0-42-1, Chattergoon 7-0-30-0.
WEST INDIES
B. Parchment c de Villiers b Pollock 8S. Chattergoon c Boucher b Langeveldt 34R. Morton c Steyn b Morkel 19M. Samuels c Boucher b Morkel 2S. Chanderpaul c Botha b Langeveldt 54D. Bravo run out 11D. Ramdin b Pollock 0D. Sammy c Boucher b Morkel 21R. Rampaul c Smith b Steyn 1F. Edwards not out 8J. Taylor c Steyn b Morkel 1Extras (5lb, 4nb, 4w) 10 - Total (48.2 overs) 169Fall: 1/13, 2/59, 3/64, 4/69, 5/97, 6/97, 7/134, 8/138, 9/168.
Bowling: Pollock 10-5-13-2, Steyn 10-0-35-1 (2w), Langeveldt 8-1-28-2, Morkel 8.2-0-36-4 (1nb, 2w), Botha 9-1-30-0, Kallis 3-0-22-0.
Result: South Africa won by 86 runs, lead five-match mseries 2-0.
TWENTY/20 CHAMPIONSHIP
CANTERBURY v NORTHERN DISTRICTS
(Christchurch)
CANTERBURY
M. Papps b Vettori 25J. Myburgh not out 68P. Fulton lbw Vettori 1C. Harris not out 48Extras (3lb, 12w, 1nb) 16 - Total (for 2 wkts, 20 overs) 158Fall: 1/47, 2/49.
Bowling: G. Aldridge 4-0-23-0 (2w), B. Arnel 4-0-33-0 (2w), T. Southee 4-0-37-0 (4w, 1nb), D. Vettori 4-0-32-2 (3w), M. Orchard 3-0-26-0 (1w), D. Flynn 1-0-4-0.
NORTHERN DISTRICTS
A. Strauss lbw b Burson 27D. Vettori c Fulton b Burson 44J. Marshall lbw b Harris 8D. Flynn run out 9P. McGlashan c AM b Bond 26B. Watling run out 15N. Horsley b Bond 0M. Orchard b Ellis 2T. Southee run out 4G. Aldridge not out 0B. Arnel b Ellis 0Extras (4w) 4 - Total (19.2 overs) 139Fall: 1/50, 2/66, 3/90, 4/93, 5/124, 6/129, 7/134, 8/139, 9/139.
Bowling: S. Bond 4-0-27-2 (1w), L. Burtt 4-0-49-0 (3w), R. Burson 4-0-24-2, A. Ellis 3.2-0-18-2, C. Harris 4-0-21-1.
Result: Canterbury win by 19 runs.
OTAGO v CENTRAL DISTRICTS
(New Plymouth)
OTAGO
C. Cumming b Mason 12B. McCullum c Mason b Diamanti 53N. Broom c Sinclair b Diamanti 19N. McCullum c How b Schaw 9A. Gidman c Thompson b Taylor 2G. Todd not out 32D. de Boorder lbw Thompson 1B. Scott b Oram 19W. McSkimming not out 7Extras (9lb, 8w 1nb) 18 - Total (for 7 wkts, 20 overs) 172Fall: 1/36, 2/71, 3/95, 4/102, 5/113, 6/119, 7/160.
Bowling: J. Oram 4-0-47-1 (3w), M. Mason 4-0-33-1 (2w), E. Thompson 3-0-19-1, R. Schaw 4-0-34-1 (3w), B. Diamanti 4-0-16-2, R. Taylor 1-0-14-1 (1nb).
CENTRAL DISTRICTS
J. How c B McCullum b McSkimming 20G. Barnett st de Boorder b Broom 35R. Taylor c N McCullum b Scott 47M. Sinclair not out 54J. Oram b Redmond 5G. Hay not out 3Extras (9w) 9 - Total (for 4 wickets, 16 overs) 173Fall: 1/34, 2/92, 3/107, 4/140.
Bowling: B. Scott 3-0-25-1 (1w), W. McSkimming 4-0-32-1 (1w), N. Turner 2-0-29-0 (1w), N. McCullum 2-0-27-0 (3w), N. Broom 2-0-26-1 (3w), A. Redmond 2-0-27-1.
Result: CD won by 6 wickets.
Standings. -
NATIONAL A-CHAMPIONSHIP
(Christchurch)
Fifth round.-
Wellington 219 (Josh Brodie 66) bt Otago 154 by 65 runs
Northern Districts 277-7 (Jono Boult 100) bt Canterbury 216 (Lyndon Hoffman 72, Michael Davidson 63; Dan Robinson 4-44) by 61 runs.
Central Districts 260-7 (Michael Taiaroa 73, James de Terte 74) lost to Auckland 262-8 (Anaru Kitchen 52, Colin de Grandhomme 69, Rajiv Sharma 54) by 2 wickets
Points after 5 rounds: ND 21, Wellington 15, CD 13, Auckland 12, Otago 7, Canterbury 0.
STATE WOMEN'S LEAGUE
Saturday.-
Wellington 131 lost to Otago 132-7 (Katey Martin 44) by 3 wickets.
Auckland 200-6 (Megan Murphy 94, Kelly Sutherland 41; Sophie Devine 5-33) lost to Canterbury 203-5.
Central Districts 275-9 (Aimee Mason 94, Kendra Cocksedge 66) bt Northern Districts 183 (Karen Pulford 60, Nicola Browne 34, Anna Wilkins 31) by 92-runs.
Yesterday.-
Northern Districts 186 (M. Godiman 86, Anna Wilkins 33) lost to Central Districts 190-7 (Sara McGlashan 78no; Nicola Browne 4-38) by 3 wickets.
Auckland 182-7 (Ingrid Cronin-Knight (71no) lost to Canterbury 183-6 (Sophie Devine 36no; Sandee Hui 3-35) by 4 wickets.
Wellington 176-6 (Megan Wakefield 50) bt Otago 155 (Sarah Tsukigawa 80) by 21 runs.
AUCKLAND
Jeff Crowe Cup, preliminary semifinals.-
Waitakere City 233-9 (D. Hakaria 41) lost to Parnell 236-2 (D. Houpapa 134no) by 8 wickets.
Suburbs New Lynn 310-8 (B. Rowlands 91, M. Guptill 54, J. Neesham 52no; S. Davies 4-71) bt Grafton United 223 (D. Crook 59, S. Gamage 50; J. Raval 4-37) by 87 runs.
Hedley Howarth Trophy
Major championship.-
North Shore 235 (J. Fuller 50no; D. Wedlake 4-66, J. Newth 4-76). Howick Pakuranga 40-2.
Cornwall 442-9 (R. Sharma 108, S. Anderson 89, C. Nash 78, M. Guptill-Bunce 42; B. Singh 5-131) v Papatoetoe.
Waitakere City 199 (D. Morton 62, N. Collins 51; D. Tuffey 5-47). Suburbs New Lynn 140-1 (M. Guptill 70, B. Rowlands 62no).
Minor championship.-
Parnell 333-7 dec (W. Brittain 82, M. Turner 69, I. Aitchison 50) v Takapuna.
Grafton United 153 (A. Abbas 6-42). Eden Roskill 77-9 (D. Crook 4-20).
University/Ellerslie 372-8 (S. O'Brien 117, S. Smith 54, K. Baker 52, W. Hart 45; P. Strang 4-90) v East Coast Bays.
COUNTIES MANUKAU PREMIER
Papakura 137 (P. Hartland 4-36) and 12-0. Puke Metro 230-4 (A. Somani 107no, K. Dennison 52).
Karaka 151 (J. Routhan 5-53) and 8-0. Waiuku 201-9 dec (B. Morey 53no).
Manukau 233 (R. Faust 62, D. Sutherland 53; B. Simpson 4-74, J. Blanchard 4-23). Weymouth 120 and 4-0.
HAMILTON
Round 5, day one. -
Old Boys 396-7 dec (G. Steele 123, L. Weight 120, B. Wilcock 48; Z. Hartley 4-93). Fraser-Tech 58-1.
Melville 390 (G. Smith 181, A. Nyce 49, M.Allen 42; B. Tagore 5-81). Star-Varsity 99-1 (K. Murphy 48no).
Te Rapa 313 (A. Devcich 123, J. Henderson 50, P. Gosai 40no; R. Genge 4/30). Eastern Suburbs 236-6 (Genge 72, A. Robson 59, N. George 40).
WAIKATO VALLEY
Championship.-
Waikare 269-6 (V. Scelly 88no, C. Cullen 69, T. Scelly 63) lost to Otorohanga 270-5 (L. Parsons 116no, D. Roberts 75) by 5 wickets.
Morrinsville 31099 (B. Inger 104, C. Townsend 60no; L. Shaw 5/31) bt Paeroa United 238-9 (T. Hogan 102no; D. Tidmarsh 4-26) by 72 runs.
Te Awamutu Sports A 257 (H. Forsman 66, S. Snell 57, M. Missen 49) bt Pirongia 125 (R. Douch 46; J. Botha 4-43) by 132 runs.
Hinuera 309 (M. Earl 113, M. Shanbhogue 78) bt Thames 227 (J. Jensen 56, G. Duffey 53) by 82 runs.
Te Aroha 305-6 (B. Revell 122, R. Hewitt 70; S. Dodds 4-57) bt Cambridge A 249 (N. Feast 45) by 56 runs.
Points: Morrinsville 15, Otorohanga 15, Te Aroha 11, Waikare 11, Cambridge A 11, Hinuera 11, Te Awamutu A 7, Thames 3, Paeroa United 3, Pirongia 3.
Chairmans Trophy.-
Kaihere 242 (G. Hill 76, A.Davis 65) lost to Putaruru 243-7 (D. Ritchie 134) by 3 wickets.
Huntly 73 (P. Mourits 4-24) lost to Hamilton Marist 73-0 (H. Mourits 43no) by 10 wickets.
Cambridge B 316 (K. Adlam 64) bt Pio Pio 50 by 266 runs.
Mercury Bay 305 bt Waikato Punjabi 186 by 119 runs.
Te Awamutu B bt Whangamata by default.
Points: Putaruru 15, Mercury Bay 15, Waikato Punjabi 11, Cambridge B 11, Hamilton Marist 11, Kaihere 11, Te Awamutu B 7, Pio Pio 3, Huntly 3, Whangamata 1.
BAY of PLENTY
Williams Cup Baywide. -
East Bay United 95 (M. Chapman 5-30) lost to Central 98-5.
Cadets 266-6 (M. Drake 92, S. Fisher 66) bt Rotorua BHS 80.
Greerton 231-6 (G. Osmond 47, S. Russ 45) bt Tauranga Boys' College 133 (M. Jarvis 4-34).
Mt Maunganui 233 (P. Drysdale 46, D. Hill 44, C. Schwarz 40) bt Te Puke 231-8 (B. Williams 106no, T. Bridgeman-Raison 42).
Trident HS bt Eastern Pirates.
AUSTRALIAN PURA CUP
Points: Victoria 32, NSW 28, Western Australia 20, South Australia 16, Tasmania 12, Queensland 4.
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EQUESTRIAN
WORLD CUP NZ SERIES
(Gisborne)
Final: Robert Steele (Hawera) Gospel 1, Simon Wilson (Waipukurau) Right Royal, Anna Trent (Auckland) Cortaflex Muskateer, Oliver Edgecombe (Waipukurau) Vancouver, Maurice Beatson (Dannevirke) My Gollywog 2 equal, Simon Wilson (Waipukuruau) Swinger, Bernard Denton (Gisborne) Suzuki 6 equal.
World Cup series (best four rounds): Edgecombe 58pts 1, Steele 55 2, Trent 49 3, Simon Wilson, Claire Wilson (Waipukurau) 46 4 equal, Beatson 42 6, Katie McVean (Mystery Creek) 36 7, Catherine Cameron (Cambridge) 28 8, Julie Hart (Hastings) 25 9, Erin Clark (Opotiki) 22 10.
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CROQUET
UPPER NORTH ISLAND TEAMS CHAMPIONSHIP
(Takapuna and North Shore)
Auckland 14 wins, 155pts 1, Thames Valley 14, 119 2.
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GOLF
QATAR MASTERS
(Doha)
Leading scores after third round, par 72. -
Johan Edfors (Sweden) 69 66 69.
205: Andrew Coltart (Britain) 70 70 65.
206: Charl Schwartzel (South Africa) 70 67 69, Henrik Stenson (Sweden) 69 70 67.
207: Anton Haig (South Africa) 67 71 69, Ross McGowan (Britain) 70 68 69, Adam Scott (Australia) 69 73 65.
208: Christian Cevaer (France) 71 69 68, Rory McIlroy (Britain) 71 71 66, Colin Montgomerie (Britain) 71 68 69.
209: Gregory Bourdy (France) 70 71 68, Nick Dougherty (Britain) 72 67 70, David Howell (Britain) 70 68 71, Paul Lawrie (Britain) 73 70 66, Damien McGrane (Ireland) 72 71 66, Steve Webster (Britain) 72 70 67.
210: Phillip Archer (Britain) 71 70 69, Luke Donald (Britain) 70 72 68, Alexander Noren (Sweden) 69 69 72, Anthony Wall (Britain) 71 69 70, Lee Westwood (Britain) 67 70 73, Oliver Wilson (Britain) 72 68 70.
211: Emanuele Canonica (Italy) 73 68 70, Sergio Garcia (Spain) 69 75 67, Jean-Baptiste Gonnet (France) 71 72 68, Gregory Havret (France) 73 70 68, Soren Kjeldsen (Denmark) 70 72 69, Jose Manuel Lara (Spain) 71 72 68, Graeme McDowell (Britain) 70 71 70, Francesco Molinari (Italy) 71 70 70, Marc Warren (Britain) 74 70 67.
212: Thomas Bjorn (Denmark) 72 72 68, Oliver Fisher (Britain) 72 73 67, Raphael Jacquelin (France) 71 72 69, Thongchai Jaidee (Thailand) 71 71 70, Thomas Levet (France) 74 67 71, Jyoti Randhawa (India) 70 70 72, Marcel Siem (Germany) 69 72 71.
Also. -
218: Michael Campbell (NZ) 73 71 74.
BUICK INVITATIONAL
(La Jolla, California)
Leading scores after third round, par 72, US unless noted. -
198: Tiger Woods 67 65 66.
206: Stewart Cink 68 69 69.
207: Joe Durant 70 70 67.
209: Aaron Baddeley (Australia) 71 67 71, Doug Labelle 68 72 69, Justin Leonard 76 68 65, Boo Weekley 72 66 71.
210: Stuart Appleby (Australia) 67 72 71, Ryuji Imada (Japan) 69 72 69, Jeff Quinney 69 71 70.
211: Fred Couples 71 69 71, Steve Elkington (Australia) 71 71 69, Kenneth Ferrie (Britain) 73 67 71, Carlos Franco (Paraguay) 71 69 71, Charles Howell 68 72 71, Phil Mickelson 70 73 68, John Senden (Australia) 70 69 72, Kevin Streelman 67 69 75, Kevin Sutherland 73 68 70, Camilo Villegas (Colombia) 69 72 70.
212: Robert Allenby (Australia) 70 70 72, Nathan Green (Australia) 68 72 72, Matthew Jones (Australia) 72 70 70, Carl Pettersson (Sweden) 70 72 70, Rory Sabbatini (S Africa) 67 75 70.
215: Shigeki Maruyama (Japan) 71 71 73, Vijay Singh (Fiji) 73 68 74.
216: Jon Mills (Canada) 73 70 73, Rod Pampling (Australia) 70 72 74, Jin Park (Korea) 71 73 72.
219: Jason Day (Australia) 72 72 75.
Missed cut. -
147: Tim Wilkinson (NZ) 69 78.
AUCKLAND ANNIVERSARY TOURNAMENT
(Akarana)
After 36 of 54 holes, par 70.-
R. Fox (Auckland) 69 67.
139: V. Wright (Akarana) 68 71, L. Scott (Waitakere) 66 73.
140: D. Millington (Hamilton) 64 76.
141: J. Ratcliffe (Akarana) 69 72, T. Chan-Ting (Aviation) 67 74.
142: B. Wallace (Auckland) 71 71.
143: T. Baek (Peninsula) 72 71, J. Yunchul (Titirangi) 71 72, S. Ha (Akarana) 70 73.
144: D. Gallot (Akarana) 74 70, M. Barltrop (Auckland) 71 73, F. Wilkin (Auckland) 68 76.
145: C. Cho (Titirangi) 74 71.
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LEAGUE
AUSTRALIA DAY CHALLENGE
(Jacksonville, Florida)
Leeds Rhinos 26 (M. Diskin, B. Webb, R. Burrow, K. Senior, S. Donald tries; K Sinfield 3 goals) South Sydney 24 (B. Rogers, I. Luke, E. Paea, G. Ndaira tries; Luke 2, Paea, Ndaira goals).
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MOTORSPORT
MONTE CARLO RALLY
Leaders after 14 of 29 stages: Sebastien Loeb, France, Citroen 2h 50m 38.8s 1, Mikko Hirvonen, Finland, Ford 2h 52m 49.4s 2, Chris Atkinson, Australia, Subaru 2h 53m 41.4s 3, Francois Duval, Belgium, Ford 2h 54m 01.5s 4; Petter Solberg, Norway, Subaru 2h 54m 50.6s 5, Gigi Galli, Italy, Ford 2h 58m 18.5s 6, Jean-Marie Cuoq, France, Peugeot 2h 58m 58.5s 7, Per-Gunnar Andersson, Sweden, Suzuki 3h 00m 10.6s 8, Henning Solberg, Norway, Ford 3h 01m 55.8s 9, Toni Gardemeister, Finland, Suzuki 3h 02m 02.2s 10.
NZ SUPERBIKE CHAMPIONSHIPS
(Teretonga)
Race one: Robbie Bugden (Australia) Suzuki 1, Gareth Jones (Australia) Yamaha 2, Andrew Stroud (Hamilton) Suzuki 3, Craig Shirriffs (Fielding) Suzuki 4, Damien Cudlin (Australia) Yamaha 5.
Race two: Bugden 1, Jones 2, Shirriffs 3, Cudlin 4, Stroud 5.
Points: Bugden 150, Jones 102, Stroud 98, Shirriffs 90, Cudlin 59.
F5000 TASMAN CUP REVIVAL SERIES
(Pukekohe)
Race 1: Roger Williams 1, Ken Smith +9.15 2, Alastair Russell +12.53 3, David Abbott +13.08 4, Tony Richards +18.90 5.
Race 2: Williams 1, Chris Hyde 1.00s 2, Smith +6.00 3, Stan Redmond +7.00 4, Russell +10.00 5.
Race 3 (Tasman GP): Hyde 1, Smith +5.49 2, Redmond +27.83 3, Shane Windelburn +32.16 4, Frank Lyons +37.79 5.
Round top three: Smith 74 1, Hyde 62 2, Redmond 54 3.
Points after round 3 of 5: Hyde (Christchurch, McRae GM1) 230 1, Smith (Auckland, Lola T430) 218 2, Redmond (Christchurch, Lola T332) 160 3, Sefton Gibb (Napier, Lola T332) 132 4, Williams (Auckland, Lola T332) 125 5, Richards (Christchurch, Lola T332) 120 6, Abbott (Christchurch, Lola T430) 94 7, Stuart Lush (Auckland, McRae GM1) 74 8, Tony Roberts (Auckland, McLaren M22) 56 9, Lyons (Britain, Lola T400) 44 10.
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POWERBOATS
NZ OFFSHORE CHAMPIONSHIP
(Taupo)
100-mile overall: Sleepyhead (Peter Turner/Craig Archer, Auckland) 1, FMI (Scott Lewis/Warren Lewis, Auckland) 2, Placemakers (Richard Shores/Wayne Carson, Auckland) 3, Cure Kids (Tony Coleman/Grant Valder, Auckland) 4, Profloors (Wayne Valder/Ross Christensen, Auckland) 5.
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PETANQUE
NZ OPEN CHAMPIONSHIPS
B. Rocher/P. Suchaud/P. Quintais (France) 13 R. Tung/H. Siao-chin/J. Siao-chin (Tahiti) 0.
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ROWING
CAMBRIDGE TOWN CUP REGATTA
(Lake Karapiro)
Men.-
Singles: Rob Waddell (NZ squad) 7m 23.69s 1, Mahe Drysdale (NZ squad) 7:24.68 2, Peter Taylor (NZ squad) 7:42.86 3.
Coxless pairs: Dane Boswell/Steve Cottle (NZ squad) 7:15.89 1, Ben Hammond/Rob Hellstrom (NZ squad) 2, Ben Scott/Simon Watson (Waikato) 3.
Double sculls: Storm Uru/Duncan Grant (NZ squad) 6:33.32 1, Bradley Jowitt/Henry Poor (West End) 2, Hamish Lack/Andrew Myers (Cambridge) 3.
Coxless fours: Steve Cottle/Ben Hammond,/Rob Hellstrom/Dane Boswell (NZ squad) 6:10.25 1, Graeme Hill/Simon Watson/Ben Scott/David Eade (Waikato) 2, Hamish McQueen/Trent Morris/Andrew Le Grice/Jamie Twigg (Auckland) 3.
Women.-
Singles: Caroline Evers-Swindell (NZ squad) 8:05.82 1, Georgina Evers-Swindell (NZ squad) 8:07.25 2, Emma Twigg (NZ squad) 8:07.74 3.
Coxless pairs: Juliette Haigh/Nicky Coles 7:55.49 1, Fiona Paterson/Paula Twining 7:58.68 2, Emma Feathery/Erin Tolhurst 8:02.69 3.
Double sculls: Georgina and Caroline Evers-Swindell 7:20.55 1, Julia Trautvetter/Sarah Alexander (Hawkes Bay) 7:41.26 2, Emma Webb/Kylie O'Hara (Waitemata) 7:46.42 3.
Coxless four: Alyce Pulford/Lillian Clayton-Greene/Genevieve Armstrong/Odette Skeats (Waikato) 6:59.08 1, Dominique O'Brien/Emma Webb/Laura Jones/Kylie O'Hara (Waitemata) 2, Hana McEwan/Kelly Robertson/Gigi Green/Carolyn Steele (West End) 3.
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RUGBY
SUPER 14 PRE-SEASON
(Invercargill)
Chiefs 36 Highlanders 24.
(Campbelltown)
Waratahs 26 Reds 10.
ENGLISH PREMIERSHIP
Gloucester 18 Wasps 17, Leicester 41 Newcastle 14, Worcester 25 Bristol 5, Sale 20 Harlequins 13.
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SKIING
WORLD CUP WOMEN'S GIANT SLALOM
(Ofterschwang, Germany)
Denise Karbon (Italy) 2m 22.26s 1, Nicole Hosp (Austria) 2m 22.34s 2, Elisabeth Goergl (Austria) 2m 22.35s 3.
Standings: Karbon 560pts 1, Goergl 379 2, Manuela Moelgg (Italy) 279 3, Julia Mancuso (US) 253 4, Tanja Poutiainen (Finland) 252 5.
WORLD CUP MEN'S DOWNHILL
(Chamonix, France)
Marco Sullivan (US) 2m 00.11s 1, Didier Cuche (Switzerland) 2m 00.51s 2, Andrej Jerman (Slovenia) 2m 00.57s 3.
Standings: Cuche 464pts 1, Bode Miller (US) 399 2, Michael Walchhofer (Austria) 343 3, Sullivan 278 4, Jerman 241 5.
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SOCCER
ENGLISH FA CUP
Fourth round: Wigan Athletic 1 Chelsea 2, Arsenal 3 Newcastle United 0, Barnet 0 Bristol Rovers 1, Coventry City 2 Millwall 1, Derby County 1 Preston North End 4, Liverpool 5 Havant & Waterlooville 2, Oldham Athletic 0 Huddersfield Town 1, Peterborough United 0 West Bromwich Albion 3, Portsmouth 2 Plymouth Argyle 1, Southampton 2 Bury 0, Watford 1 Wolverhampton Wanderers 4, Mansfield Town 0 Middlesbrough 2, Southend United 0 Barnsley 1.
Playing overnight: Hereford United v Cardiff City, Manchester United v Tottenham Hotspur, Sheffield United v Manchester City.
ENGLISH PREMIER LEAGUE
Aston Villa 1 Blackburn Rovers 1.
ENGLISH LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP
Bristol City 1 Blackpool 0, Burnley 2 Scunthorpe 0.
ENGLISH LEAGUE ONE
Cheltenham 1 Carlisle 0, Doncaster 0 Swansea 4, Northampton 2 Leyton Orient 0.
ENGLISH LEAGUE TWO
Chester 0 Rotherham 1, Darlington 2 Macclesfield 2, Grimsby 1 Shrewsbury 1, Lincoln City 2 Dag & Red 0, Milton Keynes Dons 0 Rochdale 1, Morecambe 1 Notts County 1, Wrexham 1 Bradford 1, Wycombe 1 Chesterfield 0.
SCOTTISH PREMIER LEAGUE
Aberdeen 0 Hearts 1, Kilmarnock 1 Dundee United 2, Rangers 4 St Mirren 0, Hibernian v Gretna postponed, Motherwell v Inverness postponed.
Playing overnight: Falkirk v Celtic.
SCOTTISH DIVISION ONE
Clyde 2 Hamilton 3, Dundee 2 Queen of the South 3, Dunfermline 2 Morton 0, St Johnstone 2 Stirling 1.
SCOTTISH DIVISION TWO
Alloa 1 Airdrie Utd 2, Ayr 3 Queens Park 1, Brechin 3 Peterhead 1, Cowdenbeath 2 Ross County 4, Raith 3 Berwick 0.
SCOTTISH DIVISION THREE
Arbroath 0 East Fife 1, Elgin 2 Montrose 1, Forfar 1 Stenhousemuir 2.
NEW ZEALAND FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP
Waikato FC 3 (Stanley Waita, Steven Holloway 2) Canterbury United 1 (Garry McDermott). HT: 3-0.
Waitakere United 2 (Paul Seaman, Benjamin Totori) Auckland City 0. HT: 2-0.
Otago United 0 YoungHeart Manawatu 0.
Hawkes Bay United 2 (Sam Mesam 2) Team Wellington 2 (Caue Benicio, Daniel Ellensohn). HT: 1-1.
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SOFTBALL
VIC GUTH MEMORIAL SERIES
(Auckland)
Auckland Marist 12 United 6, Ramblers 7 Marist 6 (tiebreaker), Japan Under-19 9 Glenora 2, Otahuhu 6 Newlands (Wellington) 4, Northcote 4 United 3, Poneke-Kilbirnie (Wellington) 6 Metro 3, Richmond (Christchurch) 7 Waitakere Bears 0.
United 13 Otahuhu 4, Northcote 6 Japan 0, Marist 8 Newlands 3, Otahuhu 3 Richmond 2, Metro 5 Ramblers 3, Glenora 5 Marist 4, Bears 7 PK 1, United 7 Glenora 0, Japan 5 Newlands 4, Richmond 6 Metro 1.
Bears 2 Ramblers 1, Northcote 5 PK 0, United 4 Bears 1, Richmond 7 Newlands 0, PK 7 Ramblers 0, Northcote 2 Marist 1, PK 5 Japan 0, Metro 5 Otahuhu 3, United 4 Newlands 0.
Bears 9 Glenora 2, Richmond 10 Marist 0, Richmond 10 Japan 0, PK 6 Otahuhu 0, Northcote 8 Newlands 3, Ramblers 10 Northcote 5, Bears 1 Metro 0, Otahuhu 8 Glenora 6.
Points: Northcote 10, Richmond 9, PK 8, United and Marist 7, Otahuhu, Bears and Ramblers 6, Japan, 4 and Metro, Newlands and Glenora 2.
Play continues today, final 2.45pm.
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SURFING
CORONA CROWN SERIES
(Whangamata)
Men, round 3, heat 1: David Van Staden (Raglan) 1, Ben Kennings (Wh'mata) 2, Kierin Van Der Helder (Rag) 3, Luke Cederman (Raglan) 4. Heat 2: Matt Hewitt (Mnt) 1, Nick White (Mnt) 2, Mark Dovey (Mnt) 3, Batchelor Tipene (Tara) 4. Heat 3: Dru Adler (Aust) 1, Leon Santorik (Raglan) 2, Jarrod Hancox (Tara) 3, Jai Earnshaw (W Coast) 4. Heat 4: Maz Quinn (Gis) 1, Jeremy Evans (H Bay) 2, AJ Matthews (Wh'mata) 3, Dan Scott (Wh'mata) 4. Heat 5: Bobby Hansen (Gis) 1, Jay Quinn (Gis) 2, Keone Campbell (Tara) 3, Felix Dickson (Ota) 4. Heat 6: Blair Stewart (Gis) 1, Bodhi Whittaker (Gis) 2, Gauranga Ormond (Wh'mata) 3, Morehu Roberts (Gis) 4. Heat 7: Zennor Wernham (Raglan) 1, Scott Casey (Auck) 2, Troy Riley (H Bay) 3, Simon Deken (Tara) 4. Heat 8: Sam Willis (Raglan) 1, Mike Banks (Raglan) 2, Luke Hughes (Raglan) 3, Nathan Welch (Gis) 4.
Round 4, heat 1: Santorik 1, Evans 2, Hewitt 3, Van Staden 4. Heat 2: Maz Quinn 1, Adler 2, Kennings 3, White 4. Heat 3: Hansen 1, Stewart 2, Casey 3, Banks 4. Heat 4: Jay Quinn 1, Wernham 2, Whitaker 3, Willis 4.
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SURF LIFESAVING
NORTHERN REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS
(Mt Maunganui)
Abbreviations: EE=East End, Fit=Fitzroy, LB=Lyall Bay, MB=Mairangi Bay, Mid=Midway, Mt=Mt Maunganui, NPOB=New Plymouth Old Boys, OBK=Ocean Beach Kiwi, Or=Orewa, Pac=Pacific, Pap=Papamoa, P=Piha, RB=Red Beach, SB=South Brighton, TB=Titahi Bay, Wain=Wainui, Waik=Waikanae, WS=Westshore, Whak=Whakatane).
Men. -
Surf race: Glenn Anderson (Pap) 1, Matthew Sutton (Mid) 2, Daniel Moodie (WS) 3.
Beach flags: Ben Willis (NPOB) 1, Paul Cracroft-Wilson (Fit) 2, Andrew Webber (P) 3.
Beach relay: Waik 1, Fit 2, OBK 3.
Boat race (short course): Whak 1, Mt White 2, MB Vice 3.
Ski: Cameron Pocock (MB) 1, Sam Blyde (TB) 2, Josh Utanga (Mid) 3.
Board: Kevin Morrison (MB) 1, Daniel Moodie (WS) 2, Matthew Sutton (Mid) 3.
Ironman: Nathan Henderson (Mt) 1, Glenn Anderson (Pap) 2, Michael Janes (Mid) 3.
Taplin relay: Pap 1, Mid 2, WS 3.
Beach sprint: Ben Willis (NPOB) 1, Morgan Foster (SB) 2, Daniel Harris (Waik) 3.
Boat (long course): Whangamata 1, Mt 2, MB 3. Run-canoe-run: Waimarie 1, Mid 2, RB 3.
Women. -
Surf race: Ayla Dunlop-Barrett (NPOB) 1, Johanna O'Connor (Mt) 2, Chantelle Cowlrick (WS) 3.
Ski race: Lisa Carrington (Mt) 1, Madison Boon (Mid) 2, Sere na Ball (RB) 3.
Beach flags: Chanel Hickman (NPOB) 1, Chelsea Maples (Mt) 2, Clare Hutchinson (SB) 3.
Beach relay: Mt 1, SB 2, Mid 3.
Board: Nikki Cox (WS) 1, Boon 2, O'Connor 3.
Surf teams: Mt 1, Mid 2, WS 3.
Ironwoman: Cox 1, Boon 2, Jamie-Lee Reynolds (NPOB) 3.
Taplin relay: Mid 1, WS 2, NPOB 3.
Beach sprint: Arna Wright (Mt) 1, Maples 2, Holly Moczydlowski (Mt) 3.
Boat (long course): Or 1, Bethells 2, MB 3.
Canoe (short course): Wain A 1, Pacific 2, Wain B 3. Run-canoe-run: Nth Piha 1, Piha 2.
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SWIMMING
NZ OCEAN SERIES
(Wellington)
Men: Ky Hurst (Australia) 32m 06s 1, Andy McMillan (Auckland) 33m 30s 2, David Browne (Australia) 33m 35s 3, Brent Foster (Auckland) 33m 36s 4, Dean Kent (Auckland) 33m 38s 5.
Women: Kate Brookes-Peterson (Australia) 35m 22s 1, Joyce Wiegersma (Invercargill) 37m 14s 2, Brenda Cockcroft (Auckland) 37m 23s 3, Georgia Hind (Wellington) 38m 01s 4, Sarah Fraser (Reporoa) 39m 06s 5.
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TENNIS
AUSTRALIAN OPEN
(Melbourne)
Women's singles final: 5-Maria Sharapova (Russia) bt 4-Ana Ivanovic (Serbia) 7-5 6-3.
Men's doubles final: 8-Jonathan Erlich/Andy Ram (Israel) bt 7-Arnaud Clement/Michael Llodra (France) 7-5 7-6 (7-4).
Mixed doubles final: 5-Sun Tiantian (China)/Nenad Zimonjic (Serbia) bt Sania Mirza/Mahesh Bhupathi (India) 7-6 (7-4) 6-4.
Boys' singles final: 5-Bernard Tomic (Australia) bt 10-Tsung-Hua Yang (Taipei) 4-6 7-6 (7-5) 6-0.
Girls' singles final: 14-Arantxa Rus (Netherlands) bt Jessica Moore (Australia) 6-3 6-4.
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TRIATHLON
CONTACT ENERGY CUP
(Timaru)
1500m swim /40km cycle/10km run. -
Men: Stephen Sheldrake (Gisborne) 1h 57m 08s 1, Bobby Douglas (Invercargill) 2h 00m 45s 2, Dylan McNeice (Chch) 2h 01m 19s 3.
Women: Nicky Samuels (Whangarei) 2h 04m 22s 1, Andrea Hewitt (Chch) 2h 08m 03s 2, Janine Sax (BoP) 2h 15m 28s 3.
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YACHTING
YOUTH MATCH-RACING CHAMPIONSHIPS
(Auckland)
Round-robin two, flight 8: Robertson bt Corbett by 3s, Woods bt MacKenzie by 27s, Chapman bt Ng by 5s, Quartly bt Staub by 29s. Bye: Williamson.
Flight 9: Corbett bt Chapman by 26s, Quartly bt Ng by 39s, Williamson bt Staub by 15s, Robertson bt MacKenzie by 1m 35s. Bye: Woods.
Seventh place sail-off: Quartly bt Staub by 11s, Quartly bt Staub by 21s.
Fifth place sail-off: MacKenzie bt Chapman by 34s, MacKenzie bt Chapman by 11s.
Points: Phil Robertson (Kawau Island YC) 15 wins, 1 loss 1, James Williamson (RNZYS) 12, 4 2, Reuben Corbett (RNZYS) 15, 5 3, Jamie Woods (CYCA) 11, 5 4, Will MacKenzie (CYCA) 8, 8 5, David Chapman (Royal Sydney) 7, 9 6, Ed Quartly (Royal Sydney) 5, 11 7, Chris Staub (Royal Port Nicholson) 2, 14 8, Heng Li Ng (Malaysia)1, 15 9.
Semifinals: Williamson bt Corbett by 6s, Williamson bt Corbett by 18s, Woods bt Robertson by 6s, Robertson bt Woods by 30s, Robertson bt Woods by 5s.
Petit final: Corbett bt Woods by 8s, Corbett bt Woods by 14s.
Final: Robertson bt Williamson by 9s, Williamson bt Robertson by 24s, Robertson bt Williamson by 4s, Williamson bt Robertson by 10s, Robertson bt Williamson.
Final placings: Robertson 1, Williamson 2, Corbett 3, Woods 4, MacKenzie 5, Chapman 6, Quartly 7, Staub 8, Heng Li Ng 9.