KEY POINTS:
BASKETBALL
AUSTRALIAN NBL
Elimination quarter-finals. -
Brisbane Bullets 106 (Craig Bradshaw 23, Ebi Ere 22, Dusty Rychart 22) NZ Breakers 89 (Kirk Penney 24, Derrick Alston 22, Tony Ronaldson 14). HT: 62-43.
Perth Wildcats 96 Townsville 78.
US NBA
Washington 110 Charlotte 95, New Jersey 102 Indiana
91, Philadelphia 101 Miami 96, Milwaukee 115 Denver 109, San Antonio 98 New Orleans 89, Utah 100 Atlanta 94, LA Lakers 113 LA Clippers 95.
NZ NBL ROSTERS
North Harbour Heat. 2007: Beaten semifinalists, first (14-4) in regular season. Coach: Tony Webster. Imports: Oscar Forman (Aust), Tim Behrendorff (Aust), Jonathan Shepherd (Aust).
Returning: Forman, Behrendorff, Dan Ryan, Hayden Allen, Daryl Cartwright, Michael Dawson, Jarrod Kenny. Additions: Mika Vukona (Nelson), Shepherd, BJ Anthony, Brandon Brighouse, Ezra Fantl, Sefo Leusogi-Ape (Auckland).
Losses: Brent Charleton (Otago), Nat Connell (Otago), Rory Fannon, Warrick Siddall, Sasha Tasevski, John Dorge (coach).
Auckland Stars. 2007: Missed playoffs, fifth (10-8) in regular season. Coach: Kenny Stone. Assistant: Ben Anthony. Imports: Larry Bratcher (US).
Returning: Dillon Boucher, Casey Frank, Josh Clark, Karl Noyer, Vallance Te Ratana, Valance McCarthy. Additions: Bratcher, Adrian Majstrovich (Wellington), Dylan Perfect-Tait (Bay Hawks), Reece Cassidy (Manawatu).
Losses: Tashaan Forehan-Kelly (USA), Lindsay Tait, Gabriel Bradley, Danny Lambert, Charlie Piho, Sefo Leusogi-Ape (Harbour), Fia Gatoloai.
Waikato Pistons. 2007: Beaten semifinalists, second (13-5) in regular season. Coach: Murray McMahon. Assistant: Steve Agnew. Imports: Jason Crowe (US), Brian Wethers (US).
Returning: Crowe, Pero Cameron, Ray Cameron, Ben Hill, Mike Homik, Prem Krishna, Puke Lenden. Additions: Wethers, Jamie Barnett (Otago), Muka Silver.
Losses: Luke Martin (Wellington), Wai Cheung, Jeff Niwa, Kevin Smith (US Bay Hawks).
Taranaki. 2007: Missed playoffs, seventh (8-10) in regular season. Coach: Trent Adam. Assistant: Michael Kiss. Imports: Keith Salscheider (US).
Returning: Link Abrams, Damon Rampton, Josh Paurini, Eli Paurini, Jon Collins, Ben Jeffrey. Additions: Tony Rampton, Salscheider, Aaron Nowell (Manawatu), Alex Wastney (Wellington), Kale Joines, Andrew Green, Daniel Brooks.
Losses: Kaine Hokianga (Manawatu), Gabe Stephenson (US), Garry Hill-Thomas (US), Matt Cleaver, Matt Corbett, Eli Waikawa.
Hawkes Bay Hawks. 2007: Lost NBL finals 2-0 to Nelson, fourth (12-6) in regular season. Coach: Shawn Dennis. Assistant: Darron Larsen. Imports: Kareem Johnson (US), Kevin Smith (US).
Returning: Paul Henare, Paora Winitana, Aidan Daly, Johnson, Everard Bartlett, Thomas Bartlett, Callum Baynes, Ryan Strawbridge. Additions: Damian Ekanasio (Wellington), Smith (Waikato), Haylen Tahau.
Losses: Clifton Bush, Shane Nicely (US), Patrick O'Brien, Dylan Perfect-Tait (Auckland), Arthur Trousdell (Wellington).
Manawatu Jets. 2007: Missed playoffs, ninth (4-14) in regular season. Coach: Tim McTamney. Assistant: Simon Mori. Imports: Kantrail Horton (US), Keith Davis (US).
Returning: Stacey Lambert, Daniel Simon, James Paringatai, Paul Bristol, Riki Dalzell. Additions: Horton, Davis, Miles Pearce (Otago), Kaine Hokianga (Taranaki), Daryl June, Ben Valentine, Ryan Twist, Dan Peck.
Losses: Aaron Nowell (Taranaki), Rob Tuilave, Brandon Payton (US), Josh Goodwin (US), Matt Te Huna, Reece Cassidy (Auckland).
Wellington Saints. 2007: Missed playoffs, sixth (9-9) in regular season. Coach: Doug Marty. Assistant: Fotis Liolis. Imports: Marquis Webb (US), Nick Horvath (US). Returning: Brendon Pongia, Troy McLean, Brendon Polyblank, Terence Lewis, Horvath, Corey Vessey. Additions: Webb, Mike Tompson, Luke Martin (Waikato), Hugh Quinlivan, Randall Bishop, Arthur Trousdell (Bay Hawks).
Losses: JD Collins (US), Bakari Hendrix (US), Adrian Majstrovich (Auckland), Damian Ekanasio (Bay Hawks), Alex Wastney (Taranaki).
Nelson Giants. 2007: Beat Hawks 2-0 in final series, third (13-5) in regular season. Coach: Chris Tupu. Assistant: Joszef Molnar. Imports: Jamil Terrell (US), Michael Harrison (US). Returning: Terrell, Michael Fitchett, Chris Daniel, Bronson Beri, Josh Bloxham, Ricky Brooks, Nico Ritschny, Ben Wright, Steven Bill. Additions: Harrison, Phill Jones, Rowan Gray, Sam Toomata.
Losses: Josh Pace (US), Ed Book, Mika Vukona, Mark Jones, Nenad Vucinic (coach).
Canterbury Rams. 2007: Missed playoffs, eighth (4-14) in regular season. Coach: Bert Knops. Assistant: Terry Brunel. Imports: Nate Connolly (US). Returning: Jeremy Kench, Paul McFarlin, Willy McVitty, Rewi Manahi, Mark Morrison, Mike Townsend. Additions: Connolly, Gerard Bowden, Marty Davison, Brent Fisher, Dave Langrell, Wade Parata, Luke Ruscoe, Ben van Oosten.
Losses: Mychal Green (US), Michael Joiner (US), Joel Hart, Nathan Hyde, Ashley Rees.
Otago Nuggets. 2007: Missed playoffs, 10th (2-16) in regular season. Coach: Don Sims. Assistants: Gavin Briggs, Zach Hosseini. Imports: Jay Anderson (US), Rashaan Smith (US). Returning: Jamie Blake, Darryl Jones, Shaun Tilby. Additions: Anderson, Smith, Brent Charleton (Harbour), Nat Connell (Harbour), Steve Robinson, Tom Allen, Pete Burgess, Jason Greig, Jahlal Ibrahim, Mitch McRae, Josh OConnell, James Ross, Tom Rowe.
Losses: Justin Bailey (US), Branduinn Fullove (US), Miles Pearce (Manawatu), Jamie Barnett (Waikato), Callum Brookes, Stu Carruthers, Cowan Finch, Matt Gillan, Chris Hepburn, Brook Pearce, Sam Toomata (Nelson).
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CRICKET
FIFTH ONE-DAY INTERNATIONAL
(Christchurch)
ENGLAND
A. Cook lbw Vettori 42P. Mustard c How b Mills 2I. Bell c Flynn b Mills 24K. Pietersen c Ryder b Patel 39P. Collingwood st McCullum b Vettori 14O. Shah c McCullum b Vettori 29L. Wright c Taylor b Mills 47D. Mascarenhas not out 29S. Broad not out 11Extras (3lb, 2nb) 5 - Total (for 7 wkts, 50 overs) 242Fall: 1/5 (Mustard), 2/57 (Bell), 3/105 (Cook), 4/119 (Pietersen), 5/128 (Collingwood), 6/197 (Wright), 7/201 (Shah).
Bowling: K. Mills 10-2-36-4, C. Martin 4-0-23-0 (1nb), J. Oram 6-1-32-0, S. Styris 7-0-37-0, D. Vettori 10-1-28-2, J. Patel 8-0-33-1, J. Ryder 5-0-50-0 (1nb).
NEW ZEALAND
J. Ryder run out 24B. McCullum b Collingwood 77J. How c Mustard b Sidebottom 24R. Taylor not out 41S. Styris c Broad b Anderson 25D. Flynn lbw b Sidebottom 0J. Oram b Sidebottom 0D. Vettori not out 7Extras (6lb, 9w) 15 - Total (for 6 wkts, 37 overs) 213Fall: 1/103 (Ryder), 2/118 (McCullum), 3/147 (How), 4/196 (Styris), 5/197 ( Flynn), 6/197 (Oram).
Bowling: R. Sidebottom 10-0-51-3 (1w), J. Anderson 8-0-65-1 (3w), S. Broad 6-0-41-0, P. Collingwood 8-1-26-1 (5w), D. Mascarenhas 5-1-24-0.
Result: NZ won by 34 runs under Duckworth-Lewis system, and won five-match series 3-1.
FIRST TEST
(Dhaka, Bangladesh)
Lunch, third day. -
BANGLADESH
First innings
T. Iqbal c and b Steyn 0J. Siddique c Boucher b Steyn 1S. Nafees c Smith b Morkel 25H. Bashar c Mckenzie b Morkel 11M. Ashraful c and b Botha 34A. Ahmed c Ntini b Botha 44S. Al Hasan c de Villiers b Morkel 30M. Rahim b Morkel 7M. Rafique lbw b Morkel 0M. Mortaza b Steyn 29S. Hossain not out 0Extras (4lb, 2b, 2w, 3nb) 11 - Total (54.4 overs) 192Fall: 1/0, 2/3, 3/32, 4/60, 5/82, 5/152, 7/152, 8/152, 9/192.
Bowling: D. Steyn 11.4-2-27-3, M. Ntini 13-2-47-0 (2w), A. Morkel 13-2-50-5 (3nb), J. Kallis 5-2-5-0, J. Botha 12-0-57-2.
Second innings
T. Iqbal b Steyn 2J. Siddique c Boucher b Kallis 74S. Nafees lbw b Steyn 16H. Bashar lbw b Steyn 2M. Ashraful c Boucher b Ntini 24A. Ahmed lbw b Steyn 24S. Al Hasan c Boucher b Kallis 3M. Rahim c Boucher b Kallis 2M. Rafique b Kallis 14M. Mortaza c Smith b Kallis 11S. Hossain not out 1Extras (4lb, 1w, 4nb) 9
-Total (73 overs) 182
Fall: 1/3, 2/25, 3/29, 4/85, 5/148, 6/148, 7/151, 8/169, 9/181.
Bowling: Steyn 18-2-48-4 (1w), Ntini 16-4-35-1, Morkel 17-3-43-0 (3nb), Kallis 14-4-30-5, Botha 6-0-18-0 (1nb), McKenzie 2-0-4-0.
SOUTH AFRICA
First innings
N. McKenzie lbw Hossain 5G. Smith b Hossain 10H. Amla lbw Rafique 25J. Kallis b Rafique 17A. Prince run out 10J. Botha lbw b Hossain 25AB. de Villiers c & b Ashraful 46M. Boucher lbw hossain 11M. Morkel c Rahim b Hossain 1D. Steyn b Hossain 7M. Ntini not out 3Extras (5lb, 1b, 1w, 3nb) 10 - Total (60.3 overs) 170Fall: 1/12, 2/19, 3/54, 4/69, 5/77, 6/145, 7/156, 8/158, 9/163.
Bowling: M. Mortaza 9-1-43-0 (1w), S. Hossain 15.3-8-27-6 (2nb), M. Rafique 25-6-55-2 (1nb), S. Al Hasan 10-6-30-0, M. Ashraful 1-0-9-1.
TRI-SERIES
(Melbourne)
AUSTRALIA
A. Gilchrist b Vaas 6M. Hayden c Silva b Maharoof 23R. Ponting run out 11M. Clarke c and b Muralitharan 50A. Symonds c Sangakkara b Maharoof 4M. Hussey not out 64J. Hopes st Sangakkara b Muralitharan 11B. Hogg c Dilshan b Malinga 4M. Johnson not out 6Extras (2b, 3w) 5 - Total (for 7 wkts, 50 overs) 184Fall: 1/12, 2/39, 3/44, 4/54, 5/144, 6/166, 7/173.
Bowling: C. Vaas 10-1-34-1, L. Malinga 10-1-44-1, F. Maharoof 10-1-20-2 (1w), M. Muralitharan 10-0-37-2, I. Amerasinghe 10-0-47-0 (2w).
SRI LANKA
D. Perera lbw b Clark 1S. Jayasuriya c Ponting b Clark 0K. Sangakkara c Symonds b Hopes 22M. Jayawardene c Gilchrist b Bracken 27C. Silva not out 16T. Dilshan not out 9Extras (1lb, 1w) 2 - Total (for 4 wkts, 29.3 overs) 77Fall: 1/0, 2/3, 3/42, 4/64.
Bowling: N. Bracken 6-1-13-1, S. Clark 5-1-8-2, M. Johnson 7-1-17-0 (1w), J. Hopes 7-2-23-1, B. Hogg 4.3-1-15-0.
Result: Australia won by 24 runs under Duckworth-Lewis system.
FIRST WOMEN'S ONE-DAY INTERNATIONAL
(Christchurch)
NEW ZEALAND
A. Mason c Marsh b Guha 0R. Kember b Guha 6S. McGlashan c Morgan b Gunn 32H. Tiffen c S Taylor b Guha 16A Satterthwaite c Gunn b Marsh 38S Tsukigawa c Guha b Birch 17N Browne c Birch b Morgan 52K Martin c S.C. Taylor b Edwards 41S. Devine not out 26B. McNeill run out 6S. Burke not out 4Extras (2lb, 21w) 23-Total (for 9 wkts, 50 overs) 261Fall: 1/0, 2/14, 3/43, 4/56, 5/105, 6/132, 7/222, 8/223, 9/238.
Bowling: K. Brunt 10-1-37-0 (2w), I. Guha 10-1-47-3 (2w), N. Shaw 7-0-33-0 (2w), J. Gunn 6-0-39-1 (3w), L. Marsh 10-0-41-1 (5w), R. Birch 3-0-21-1 (3w), C. Edwards 2-0-10-1, B. Morgan 2-0-31-1 (4w).
ENGLAND
S.J. Taylor c Tsukigawa b Burke 6B. Morgan b Burke 8S.C. Taylor c Devine b McNeill 27C. Edwards not out 70L. Greenway b McNeill 0J. Gunn c Tsukigawa b McNeill 1N. Shaw c Tsukigawa b McNeill 5R. Birch lbw b McNeill 0L. Marsh st Martin b Mason 9K. Brunt lbw b McNeill 0I. Guha c McGlashan b Devine 6Extras (6w) 6-Total (40.3 overs) 138Fall: 1/11, 2/28, 3/75, 4/75, 5/87, 6/104, 7/104, 8/122, 9/123.
Bowling: S. Devine 5.3-0-23-1 (1w), S. Burke 10-3-22-2 (1w), N. Browne 7-1-31-0 (2w), B. McNeill 10-2-32-6 (2w), S. Tsukigawa 4-0-17-0, A. Mason 4-0-13-1.
Result: NZ won by 123 runs.
STATE SHIELD SEMIFINAL
(Christchurch)
CANTERBURY
I. Robertson c de Boorder b Scott 53M. Papps c McMillan b Scott 8J. Myburgh c de Boorder b McCullum 29P. Fulton b Redmond 66S. Stewart c McMillan b McCullum 22C. Harris c McCullum b McMillan 32K. van Wyk not out 26B. Hiini c Cumming b McMillan 5S. Bond b Scott 1L. Burtt not out 8Extras (7lb, 5w) 12-Total (for 8 wkts, 50 overs) 262Fall: 1/61, 2/71, 3/107, 4/159, 5/198, 6/231, 7/243, 8/250.
Bowling: W. McSkimming 10-1-64-0 (1w), J. McMillan 10-1-52-2 (1w), B. Scott 10-2-40-3 (1w), A. Gidman 6-0-42-0 (1w), N. McCullum 10-2-26-2 (1w), C. Cumming 2-0-17-0, A. Redmond 2-0-14-1.
OTAGO
A. Redmond c van Wyk b Bond 0B. McCullum not out 108G. Todd c van Wyk b Burtt 20C. Cumming run out 6A. Gidman b Bennett 81N. Broom not out 41Extras (1b, 2lb, 3w, 4nb) 10-Total (for 4 wkts, 46 overs) 266Fall: 1/17, 2/58, 3/85, 4/211.
Bowling: S. Bond 10-0-51-1 (1w, 1nb), L. Burtt 8-0-67-1 (2w, 3nb), C. Harris 10-1-34-0, B. Hiini 7-1-55-0, H. Bennett 8-0-40-1, J. Myburgh 3-0-16-0.
Result: Otago won by 6 wickets. Auckland to host Otago in final next Sunday.
BAY of PLENTY
Bay of Plenty Cup. -
Cadets 305-7 (J. Boult 117, B. Christensen 41, L. Howell 40no) bt Eastern Pirates 98 (J. Boult 5-21, D. Deeble 4-36).
Te Puke 119 (T. Bridgeman-Raison 49) lost to Greerton 120-4 (M. Niles 49).
Central 184 (S. Kearns 46) lost to Mt Maunganui 185-3 (D. Sczygiol 67, D. Busch 40no).
Bay of Plenty plate. -
Rotorua BHS v Tauranga Boys' College (not completed, rain) East Bay United v Rotorua (not played, rain).
WAIKATO VALLEY
Championship. -
Thames 209 (A. West 89, M.Hall 68; M. Stakurski 4-42) lost to Cambridge A 210-2 (S. Dodds 114, B. Stinson 75) by 8 wickets.
Waikare 180 (V. Scelly 86) bt Te Awamutu A 156 (S. Snell 50; J. Henderson 4-28) by 24 runs.
Otorohanga 85 (S. Johnson 4-23) lost to Te Aroha College Old Boys 86-0 (B. Revell 66no) by 10 wickets.
Morrinsville v Pirongia, Hinuera v Paeroa United, no play, rain.
Points: Morrinsville 33, Hinuera 29, Cambridge A 27, Te Awamutu 23, Te Aroha 23, Te Aroha 23, Otorohanga 19, Waikare 19, Paeroa United 17, Pirongia 13, Thames 7.
Chairman's Trophy. -
Hamilton Marist 416-7 (C. Hyde 166no, H. Mourits 53, T. Te Wharau 46, L. Kneebone 44, D. Mourits 44) bt Te Awamutu B 198 by 218 runs.
Mercury Bay v Kaihere, Pio Pio v Putaruru, Huntly v Waikato Punjabi, Cambridge B v Whangamata no play, rain.
Points: Mercury Bay 33, Cambridge B 29, Putaruru 29, Hamilton Marist 27, Kaihere 25, Waikato Punjabi 20, Te Awamutu B 14 Pio Pio 12, Huntly 8, Whangamata 4.
AUSTRALIAN PURA CUP
Points after 8 rounds: NSW 33, Victoria 33, Western Australia 20, South Australia 14.5, Tasmania 14, Queensland 6.
Two rounds remain, but NSW and Victoria have already qualified for final.
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CYCLING
NZ MOUNTAINBIKE CHAMPIONSHIPS
(Wellington)
Cross-country, men: Stuart Houltham (Palm Nth) 2h 04m 06s 1, Mike Northcott (Mangakino) 2h 08m 17s 2, Gavin McCarthy (U Hutt) 2h 09m 27s 3.
Women: Sonia Hill (Rotorua) 2h 06m 05s 1, Brenda Clapp (Nelson) 2h 10m 18s 2, Cathy Hamer (Hokitika) 2h 13m 05s 3.
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EQUESTRIAN
SHOWJUMPING & SHOW HUNTER
(Woodhill)
-star GP: K McVean (Mystery Creek) Dunstan Forrest II 1, R. Steel (Hawera) Gospel 2, McVean and Dunstan Hairy McClairy 3, V. Wilson ( Whangarei) Witheze 4, A. Trent (Kaukapakapa) Cortaflex Muskateer NZPH 5.
Pony GP: M. Dickey (New Plym) Co Callco 1, J. Lambert (Matamata) Once in a Blue Moon 2, K. Champman (Okura) Stately Endeavour 3, V. Berger (Dargaville) Chocolate Splash 4, M. Battensby (Ruawai) Tallyho Bandit 5.
Horse GP: S. Worker (Papakura) Briten 1, R. Steel ( Hawera) Midnight Hour 2, I. Unsworth (Tauranga) Sereedom VDL 3, McVean and Meersbrook Flintstone 4, J. Razak (Maurewa) Clifton Javelin 5.
Young rider: R. McGregor (Auckland) Premium Kabo Benny Boy 1, C. Fox (Whitford) Lockies Legend 2, Worker and Briten 3.
Junior rider: A. Leslie (Drury) MacAvee 1, R. Lim ( Papakura) What A Hollabalu 2, R. Beavis ( Auckland) Samuel Something 3.
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GOLF
SAIL OPEN
(Noida, India)
Leading scores after final round, par 72. -
274: Mark Brown (NZ) 69 69 67 69.
278: Scott Hend (Aust) 67 70 69 72, Jyoti Randhawa (India) 67 68 72 71, Noh Seung-yul (Korea) 68 70 71 69.
279: Danny Chia (Malaysia) 68 70 69 72, Gaganjeet Bhullar (India) 70 68 69 72.
280: Guido Van der Valk (Netherlands) 72 67 73 68, Kane Webber (Aust) 70 70 68 72, Adam Groom (Aust) 67 71 69 73, Ross Bain (Scot) 66 71 75 68.
Also. -
284: Richard Lee (NZ) 72 69 69 74.
293: Kevin Chun (NZ) 74 68 74 77.
WGC-ACCENTURE MATCHPLAY CHAMPIONSHIP
(Marana, Arizona)
Quarter-finals (prefix numbers denote seeding): 50-Justin Leonard (US) bt 10-Vijay Singh (Fiji) 1 hole, 13-Henrik Stenson (Sweden) bt 37-Woody Austin (US) 2 up, 22-Stewart Cink (US) beat 14-Angel Cabrera (Argentina) 3 and 2, 1-Tiger Woods (US) bt 9-K.J. Choi (S Korea) 3 and 2.
Semifinals: Woods bt Stenson 2 up, Cink bt Leonard 4 and 2.
MAYAKOBA CLASSIC
(Mexico City)
Leading scores after third round, par 70, US unless stated . -
195: Brian Gay 66 67 62.
200: Steve Marino 67 69 64.
201: Matt Kuchar 68 69 64, John Merrick 64 68 69.
202: Esteban Toledo (Mexico) 70 69 63.
203: Cliff Kresge 68 71 64, Peter Lonard (Australia) 68 71 64.
204: Tim Herron 70 70 64.
205: Joe Ogilvie 70 71 64, Chris Stroud 68 71 66, Patrick Sheehan 71 67 67, Tim Petrovic 67 71 67, Roland Thatcher 71 73 61.
206: Joe Durant 71 69 66, Craig Kanada 67 73 66, Greg Kraft 67 72 67, Kevin Streelman 69 70 67, Nick Price (Zimbabwe) 70 68 68, Michael Sim (Australia) 69 69 68.
Also. -
213: Tim Wilkinson (NZ) 67 76 70.
Missed cut. -
145: Phil Tataurangi (NZ) 72 73.
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HOCKEY
WOMEN'S SERIES
(Wellington)
Yesterday: China 4 NZ 2 (Lizzy Igasan, Niniwa Roberts). HT: 3-1.
Saturday: China 6 NZ 2 (Meredith Orr, Krystal Forgesson). HT: 4-1.
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MOTORSPORT
V8 SUPERCARS
(Clipsal 500, Adelaide)
Race 1, 78 laps, 250km: Jamie Whincup (Ford) 1h 51m 37.3538s 1, Mark Winterbottom (Ford) 1h 51m 39.1710s 2, Craig Lowndes (Ford) 1h 51m 39.8187s 3, Lee Holdsworth (Holden) 1h 51m 40.2943s 4, Steven Richards (Ford) 1h 51m 41.4862s 5, Steven Johnson (Ford) 1h 51m 44.8502s 6, Will Davison (Ford) 1h 51m 48.3289s 7, Rick Kelly (Holden) 1h 51m 54.7493s 8, Mark Skaife (Holden) 1h 51m 56.4002s 9, James Courtney (Ford) 1h 51m 58.2229s 10.
Race 2: Whincup 2:11:45.5992 1, Holdsworth 2:11:46.3828 2, Cameron McConville (Holden) 2:11:47.2605 3, Todd Kelly (Holden) 2:11:47.7780 4, Shane Van Gisbergen (Ford) 2:11:48.3674 5, Rick Kelly 2:11:49.0368 6, Greg Murphy (Holden) 2:11:49.5293 7, Jason Richards (Holden) 2:11:51.6315 8, Steven Johnson 2:11:53.2680 9, Jason Bright (Ford) 2:11:54.6278 33 10.
NZ SUPERBIKE SERIES
(Manfeild)
Race one: Robbie Bugden (Australia) Suzuki 1, Andrew Stroud (Hamilton) Suzuki 2, Gareth (Australia) Yamaha 3, Craig Shirriffs (Feilding) Suzuki 4, Damian Cudlin (Australia) Yamaha 5. Race two: Bugden 1, Stroud 2, Jones 3, Shirriffs 4, Cudlin 5.
Points after four rounds: Bugden 200 (winner), Stroud 138, Jones 134, Shirriffs 116, Cudlin 81.
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ROWING
NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS
(Lake Karapiro)
Premier finals, men. -
Single sculls: Rob Waddell (Waikato) 6m 53.64s 1, Mahe Drysdale (West End) 6m 58.59s 2, Nathan Cohen (RPC South) 7m 00.40s 3
Coxed four: Dane Boswell/Eric Murray/James Dallinger/Ben Scott (Waikato) 6m 14.70s 1, Carl Meyer/Matthew Trott/George Bridgewater/Ben Bowles (Canaviron) 6m 15.25s 2.
Quadruple sculls: Matthew Trott/George Bridgewater/Hamish Bond/Nathan Cohen (RPC South) 6m 03.77s 1, James Ashley/Joseph Sullivan/Daniel Karena/Mikkel Nielsen (Central RPC) 6m 09.87s 2, Peter Walters/Daniel Murtagh/Matthew Glenn/Selwyn Cleland (Waikato) 6m 27.17s 3
Eights: Josh Payne/Simon Watson/Selwyn Cleland/Dane Boswell/Eric Murray/James Dallinger/Ben Scott/David Eade (Waikato) 5m 44.88s 1, Auckland 2, Central RPC 3.
Lightweight double sculls: Todd Petherick/Storm Uru (RPC South) 6m 34.14s 1, Richard Beaumont/Peter Taylor (Auckland) 6m 38.26s 2, Peter Walters/Graham Oberlin-Brown (Waikato) 6m 51.00s 3.
Women. -
Single sculls: Caroline Evers-Swindell (Waikato) 7m 53.02s 1, Emma Twigg (Auckland) 7m 56.92s 2, Pippa Savage (Commercial RC) 8m 00.98s 3.
Pair: Juliette Haigh/Nicky Coles (Auckland) 7m 24.68s 1, Fiona Paterson/Paula Twining (Waikato) 7m 34.73s 2, Simone Hudson/Rebecca Scown (Central RPC) 7m 35.89s 3.
Quadruple sculls: Paula Twining/Jaime Nielsen/Georgina Evers-Swindell/Caroline Evers-Swindell (Waikato) 6m 40.62s 1, Anna Stantiall/Rosslyn Knox/Candice Hammond/Louise Ayling (Central RPC) 6m 48.37s 2.
Eights: Julia Trautvetter/Sarah Alexander/Emma Feathery/Madeline Seaman/Emma Twigg/Nicky Coles/Juliette Haigh/Erin Tolhurst (Auckland) 6m 27.28s 1, Waikato 6m 30.41s 2, Central RPC 6m 32.05s 3.
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RUGBY
SIX NATIONS
(Cardiff)
Wales 47 (Lee Byrne 2, Shane Williams 2, Tom Shanklin tries; Stephen Jones 4 pen, 3 con, James Hook 2 con) Italy 8 (Martin Castrogiovanni try; Andrea Marcato pen). HT: 13-8.
(Paris)
England 24 (Paul Sackey, Richard Wigglesworth tries; Jonnie Wilkinson con, 3 pen, drop goal) France 13 (Lionel Nallet try; Damien Traille con; Morgan Parra, Dimitri Yachvili pen). HT: 13-7.
(Dublin)
Ireland 34 (David Wallace, Robert Kearney, Marcus Horan, Tommy Bowe 2 tries; Ronan O'Gara 3 con, pen). Scotland 13 (Simon Webster try; Chris Paterson con, 2 pen). HT: 14-6.
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SOCCER
ENGLISH PREMIER LEAGUE
Birmingham City 2 Arsenal 2, Fulham 0 West Ham United 1, Liverpool 3 Middlesbrough 2, Newcastle United 1 Manchester United 5, Portsmouth 1 Sunderland 0, Wigan Athletic 2 Derby County 0.
Playing overnight: Reading v Aston Villa, Blackburn Rovers v Bolton Wanderers.
Playing tomorrow: Manchester City v Everton.
ENGLISH LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP
Blackpool 5 Charlton 3, Colchester 1 Bristol City 2, Coventry 2 Leicester 0, Crystal Palace 0 Wolverhampton 2, Norwich 1 Barnsley 0, Plymouth 3 Burnley 1, Queens Park Rangers 1 Sheffield United 1, Scunthorpe 1 Southampton 1, Sheffield Wednesday 1 Cardiff 0, Stoke 1 Ipswich 0, Watford 0 Preston 0, West Bromwich Albion 1 Hull 2.
ENGLISH LEAGUE ONE
Bournemouth 2 Cheltenham 2, Brighton 1 Oldham 0, Bristol Rovers 1 Tranmere 1, Carlisle 1 Doncaster 0, Gillingham 1 Huddersfield 0, Leeds 1 Crewe 1, Leyton Orient 0 Nottingham Forest 1, Millwall 3 Port Vale 0, Swindon 0 Walsall 3, Yeovil 0 Southend 3.
ENGLISH LEAGUE TWO
Accrington Stanley 0 Stockport 2, Barnet 0 Milton Keynes Dons 2, Bury 1 Darlington 2, Chesterfield 1 Brentford 0, Dagenham and Redbridge 2 Morecambe 0, Macclesfield 0 Peterborough 3, Mansfield 1 Chester 3, Notts County 1 Bradford 3, Rochdale 0 Wycombe 1, Rotherham 3 Lincoln 2, Shrewsbury 1 Hereford 2, Wrexham 0 Grimsby 0.
Points: MK Dons 66, Hereford 64, Darlington 62, Peterborough 62, Rotherham 57, Wycombe 57, Stockport 53, Chesterfield 51, Rochdale 50, Morecambe 50, Grimsby 46, Brentford 46, Bradford 41, Shrewsbury 40, Chester 40, Lincoln 40, Accrington 36, Barnet 35, Dagenham 34, Notts County 33, Bury 32, Macclesfield 31, Mansfield 28, Wrexham 25.
SCOTTISH PREMIER LEAGUE
Dundee United 0 Falkirk 0, Hibernian 2 Inverness Caledonian Thistle 0, Motherwell 0 Hearts 1.
SCOTTISH FIRST DIVISION
Clyde 1 Dunfermline 2, Hamilton 3 Livingston 1, Morton 1 St Johnstone 2, Partick 0 Queen of South 0, Stirling 1 Dundee 6.
SCOTTISH SECOND DIVISION
Alloa 2 Raith 0, Ayr 0 Brechin 3, Cowdenbeath 0 Peterhead 4, Ross County 3 Queens Park 2.
SCOTTISH THIRD DIVISION
Dumbarton 2 Arbroath 1, East Fife 2 Elgin 0, Forfar 1 East Stirling 0, Montrose 0 Stranraer2, Stenhousemuir 2 Albion 2.
A-LEAGUE GRAND FINAL
(Sydney)
Central Coast Mariners 0 Newcastle Jets 1(Mark Bridge) . HT: 0-0.
NZ FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP
Auckland City 4 (Riki van Steeden, George Suri, Paul Urlovic 2) Canterbury United 1 (Tom Lancaster). HT: 3-1.
Hawkes Bay United 0 Waitakere United 1 (Commins Menapi). HT: 0-1.
YoungHeart Manawatu 0 Waikato 1 (Rob Gwyther). HT: 0-0.
Otago United 0 Team Wellington 5 (Steve Gulley, Graham Little 3, Luis Corrales). HT: 0-1.
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SWIMMING
AUCKLAND OPEN
Men. -
100m freestyle: Mark Herring (West Auck) 50.40s 1, William Benson (N Shore) 52.17 2, Michael Jack (West Auck) 53.11 3.
m backstroke: Daniel Bell (West Auck) 56.53 1, Cameron Stanley (N Shore) 58.14 2, John Zulch (N Shore) 58.81 3.
m butterfly: Moss Burmester (N Shore) 1m 57.56s 1, Andrew McMillan (N Shore) 2:00.16 2, Steven Kent (SwimZone) 2:10.00 3.
m IM: Dean Kent (N Shore) 4:25.55 1, Matt Woodrow (SwimZone) 4:36.60 2, Brett Newall (West Auck) 4:38.46 3.
m butterfly: Corney Swanepoel (N Shore) 24.30 1, William Benson (N Shore) 25.33 2, Daniel Bell (West Auck) 25.30 3.
m breastroke: Glenn Synders (N Shore) 29.14 1, Amini Fonua (West Auck) 29.89 2, Starn Simpson (West Auck) 30.55 3.
m breastroke: Kent 2:22.57 1, Fonua 2:26.18 2, Newall 2:34.91 3.
m freestyle: Andrew McMillan(N Shore) 1m 52.30s 1, Robert Voss(N Shore) 1m 55.22s 2, Michael Jack(West Auck) 1m 55.27s 3.
m butterfly: Corney Swanepoel (N Shore) 52.35s 1, Moss Burmester (N Shore) 53.59s 2, Steven Kent (SwimZone) 58.94s 3.
m breaststroke: Glenn Synders(N Shore) 1m 03.03s, 1, Starn Simpson (West Auck) 1m06.81s 2, Fonua 1m 06.87s 3.
400IM: Kent 2m 04.30s 1, Newall 2m 12.40s 2, Blair Jacobs (Napier) 2m14.04s 3.
m backstroke: Bell 26.61s 1, Mark Turner (Mt Eden) 28.65 2.
m freestyle: Herring 22.82s 1, Orinoco Faamausili 23.07s 2, Hamish Wilson(Jasi) 24.83s 3.
Women. -
50m backstroke: Liz Coster (N Shore) 28.79 1, Jessie Blundell (N Shore) 31.91 2, Isabella Franks (Jasi) 31.94 3.
m backstroke: Melissa Ingram (N Shore) 2:12.69 1, Helen Norfolk (N Shore) 2:18.64 2, Blundell 2:21.34 3.
m freestyle: Penelope Marshall (N Shore) 2:05.11 1, Hayley Palmer (N Shore) 2:05.75 2, Carmen Ooi (West Auck) 2:08.76 3.
m freestyle: Katie Curd (Central City) 1m 00.37 1, Hannah Saunders(QEII) 1m 00.93 2, Julia Toomey (West Auck) 1m 00.96 3.
m backstroke: Coster 1m 00.99s 1, Ingram 1m 03.23s 2, Anamaria Clarke (West Auck) 1m 08.55s 3.
m breaststroke: Sarah Vettoretti (West Auck) 35.13s 1, Emma Blake (West Auck) 35.60s 2, Marina Macartney (Onehunga) 38.16s 3.
IM: Ooi 5m 08.75, 1, Kirsty Wannan (West Auck) 5m 28.91s 2, Kim Sherwen (West Auck) 5m 34.35s 3.
m breaststroke: Norfolk 2m 35.67s 1, Ooi 2m 43.40s 2, Shu-Hua Chang (Onehunga) 2m 46.81s 3.
m freestyle: Natasha Simpson (West Auck) 4m 29.00s 1, Ying Jie Ow (Parnell) 4m 41.63s, 2, Clarke 4m 51.17s, 3
SOFTBALL
DEAN SCHICK TOURNAMENT
(Rosedale Park, North Harbour)
Sudden-death matches: Mt Albert Ramblers 3 Hutt City United 2, Poneke Kilbirnie 9 Metro 0, Christchurch United 2 Auckland United 1, Waitakere Bears 1 Northcote 0.
Semifinals: Christchurch 5 PK 4, Bears 5 Ramblers 4 (tiebreaker). Final: Bears 5 Christchurch 0.
TENNIS
SAP OPEN
(San Jose, California)
Quarter-finals: Robby Ginepri (US) bt 2-James Blake (US) 6-2 6-2, 1-Andy Roddick (US) bt Mardy Fish (US) 7-6 1-6 7-5, 4-Radek Stepanek (Czech) bt Lu Yen-Hsun 6-2 7-6 (Taiwan) Guillermo Garcia-Lopez (Spain) bt John Isner (US) 7-6 6-7 7-6.
Semifinals: Stepanek bt Ginepri 6-7 6-4 6-1, Roddick bt Garcia-Lopez 7-6 6-1.
QATAR OPEN
(Doha)
Quarter-finals: 16-Agnieszka Radwanska (Poland) bt Dominika Cibulkova (Slovakia) 4-6 7-6 6-4, Vera Zvonareva (Russia) bt 15-Sybille Bammer (Austria) 2-6 6-2 6-0, 4-Maria Sharapova (Russia) bt Caroline Wozniacki (Denmark) 6-0 6-1, Li Na (China) bt 3-Jelena Jankovic (Serbia) 6-3 6-4. Semifinals: Sharapova bt Radwanaska 6-4 6-3, Zvonareva bt Li Na 3-6 6-3 6-3.
WORLD INDOOR TOURNAMENT
(Rotterdam)
Quarter-finals: Ivo Karlovic (Croatia) bt Mischa Zverev (Germany) 6-3 6-1, Robin Soderling (Sweden) bt Andreas Seppi (Italy) 6-3 6-2, Gilles Simon (France) bt Teimuraz Gabashvili (Russia) 6-3 6-2, Michael Llodra (France) bt Robin Haase (Netherlands) 7-6 (7-5) 7-6 (7-5). Semifinals: Llodra bt Karlovic 7-5 7-6, Soderling bt Simon 6-2 6-1.
CHELSEA CUP
Round five, men: Mairangi Bay 5 Belmont 1, Milford 3 (63 games) Browns Bay 3 (62 games), Northcote 4 Whangaparaoa 2. Women: Belmont 3 (8 sets) Whangaparaoa 3 (6 sets), Milford 6 Becroft 0, Northcote 6 Takapuna 0, Campbells Bay 4 Mairangi Bay 2.
Held-over tie: Takapuna 4 Mairangi Bay 2.
TRIATHLON
NATIONAL SERIES
(Napier)
1500m swim/40km bike/10km run. -
Men: Kieran Doe (Auck) 1h 56m 16s 1, Callum Millward (Havelock Nth) 1h 57m 28s 2, Stephen Sheldrake (Gisborne) 2h 01m 20s 3. Women: Nicky Samuels (Whangarei) 2h 07m 29s 1, Janine Sax (Mt Maunganui) 2h 16m 24s 2, Carmel Hanley (Auck) 2h 16m 41s 3.
YACHTING
OKI 24-HOUR RACE
(Lake Pupuke)
Overall: Michael Bullot/Jason Geale 1, James Sandall/Josh Junior 2, Andy Maloney/Sam Meech 3. Open: Bullot/Geale 1.
Women: Jo Aleh/Sara Winther 1.
Youth class: Andy Maloney/Sam Meech 1. Masters: Jim Maloney/Martin Winter/Steve Pyatt 1.
Junior youth interclub challenge: Manly Sailing Club 1.
ELLIOTT 5.9 NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS
(Gulf Harbour)
P. Burling 1, S. Edwards 2, C. Horne 3, S. Manning 4.
