KEY POINTS:
ATHLETICS
AUCKLAND CENTRE MEETING
(Sovereign Stadium, North Shore)
Men.-
60m: J. Mortimer (BC) 7.02s 1, I. Tatoa (ACA) 7.33s 2, E. Stewart (Pak) 7.42s 3. 100m: J. Thumath (CM) 11.10s 1, S. Buckley (CM) 11.39s 2, V. Roberts (BC) 11.40s 3.
m: M. Brown (BC) 48.46s 1,
S. Buckley (CM) 49.32s 2, G. Read (BC) 50.17s 3. 1500m: A. Parlane (Pak) 4m 3.35s 1, T. Stewart (ACA) 4m 11.72s 2, J. Schruder (BC) 4m 13.28s 3.
Hammer: M. Cumming (CM) 46.85m 1. M16; J. Doyle (BC) 38.82m 1.
Triple jump: J. Verburg (ACA) 12.93m 1, D. Myburgh (BC) 12.44m 2, B. Pattridge (BC) 12.08m 3.
Women.-
60m: A. Brough (BC) 7.60s 1, L. Jones (CM) 8.04s 2, A. Grogan (BC) 8.43s 3. 100m: Brough 12.12s 1, V. Torr (BC) 12.64s 2, L. Jones (CM) 12.71s 3.
m: J. Marks (Whang) 65.00s 1, R. Burden (Wait) 72.15s 2. 1500m: R. Kingstone (ACA) 4m 50.23s 1, L. O'Kane (BC) 4m 51.63s 2, A. Pfitzinger (BC) 4m 55.20s 3.
m hurdles: S. Cowley (BC) 14.49s 1, T. Leibinger (ACA) 16.76s 2, M. Goffin (BC) 18.37s 3. Div 2: V. Torr (BC) 15.12s 1.
Hammer: A. Goulter (BC) 34.23m 1. W16; A. Gill (Tak) 46.20m (Auckland record) 1.
Triple jump: M. Williams (BC) 10.83m 1, G. Morrissey (Pak) 10.64m 2, A. Simpson (BC) 9.82m 3.
GUY FAWKES MILE
(The Trusts Stadium, Henderson)
Men: R. Olsen (Chch) 4m 3.5s 1, G. Hyett (Wgtn) 4m 4.0s 2, J. Stewart (Napier) 4m 11.1s 3.
BADMINTON
JUNIOR WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS
(Auckland)
Men's singles semifinals: 2-Long Chen (China) bt Huan Gao (China) 17-15 retired, 6-K. Tago (Japan) bt Chi Yuan Lu (Taiwan) 21-14 21-16. Final: Long Chen bt Tago 21-16 21-14.
Women's singles semifinals: 10-Youn Joo Bae (Korea) bt 2-Xin Lu (China) 21-13 16-21 21-16, 3-Lin Wang (China) bt 12-Juan Gu (Singapore) 21-14 21-14. Final: Lin Wang bt Youn Joo Bae 21-16 21-15.
Mixed doubles semifinals: 3-C. Adcock/G. White (England) bt 12-Baek Choel Shin/Hyun Young Yoo (Korea) 22-20 21-16, 2-Khim Wah Lim/Hui Lin Ng (Malaysia) bt 14-A. Yuris Wirawan/D. Susanto (Indonesia) 21-16 21-8. Final: Khim Wah Lim/Hui Lin Ng bt Adcock/White 23-25 22-20 21-19.
Men's doubles semifinals: 1-Tian Li/Biao Chai (China) bt 8-Jien Guo Ong/Wei Shem Goh (Malaysia) 21-12 21-16, Eui Seok Chung/Baek Choel Shin (Korea) bt Khim Wah Lim/Hee Chun Mak (Malaysia) 21-13 21-13. Final: Eui Seok Chung/Baek Choel Shin bt Tian Li/Biao Chai 24-26 21-19 21-15.
Women's doubles semifinals: 2-Hyun Young Yoo/Kyung Eun Jung (Korea) bt Hui Lin Ng/Liu Ying Goh (Malaysia) 21-11 21-12, Jing Xie/Qianxin Zhong (China) bt Ching Yung Tien/Kai Hsin Chiang (Taiwan) 19-21 21-14 21-4. Final: Jing Xie/Qianxin Zhong bt Hyun Young Yoo/Kyun Eun Jung 21-18 10-21 21-15.
BASKETBALL
AUSTRALIAN NBL
Adelaide 36ers 87 (A. Ballinger 26, B. Maher 19, B. Davidson 14) NZ Breakers 70 (P. Jones 14, T. Ronaldson 12, P. Winitana 9).
AUSTRALIAN WOMEN'S NBL
Christchurch Sirens 77 (N. Purcell 16, D. Wilkins 15, L. Augustine 13, K. McMeeken-Ruscoe 10, A. Awkward 10) Dandenong 56 (C. Ryan 19, R. Flanagan 12, L. Anderson 10). HT: 43-29.
Perth 79 Sydney Uni 71, Canberra 88 Townsville 63, Bulleen 81 Bendigo 64, AIS 84 Townsville 55, Adelaide 89 Sydney Uni 84.
US NBA
Yesterday: Utah 133 Golden State 110, New Jersey 93 Philadelphia 88, Orlando 94 Washington 82, Indiana 121 Memphis 111, Milwaukee 78 Chicago 72, Houston 89 Portland 80, Dallas 123 Sacramento 102.
Saturday: Charlotte 102 Milwaukee 99, Detroit 116 Orlando 92, Indiana 87 Miami 85, Toronto 106 New Jersey 69, Atlanta 101 Dallas 94, Cleveland 110 NY Knicks 106, Boston 103 Washington 83, New Orleans 113 Portland 93, Denver 99 Minnesota 91, Philadelphia 96 Chicago 85, San Antonio 96 Sacramento 80, LA Lakers 119 Phoenix 98, LA Clippers 120 Golden State 114.
BOXING
WORLD AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIPS
(Chicago)
Semifinals.-
48kg: H. Tanamor (Philippines) bt A. Ruenroeng (Thailand) 16-8, Zou Shiming (China) bt N. Oubaali (France) rsc-3.
kg: S. Jongjohor (Thailand) bt V. Picardi (Italy) 13-2, R. Warren (US) bt S. Mammadov (Azerbaijan) 26-13.
kg: S. Vodopyanov (Russia) bt M. Arroyo (Puerto Rico) 20-9, E. Badar-Uugan (Mongolia) bt J. Murray (England) 20-11.
kg: A. Selimov (Russia) bt K. Yakup (Turket) WO, V. Lomachenko (Ukraine) bt Li Yang (China) +13-13.
kg: F. Gavin (England) bt A. Tishenko (Russia) 19-10, D. Valentino (Italy) bt Kim Son Guk (Korea) 22-14.
kg: S. Sapiyev (Kazakhstan) bt M. Kawachi (Japan) rsc-3, G. Kovalev (Russia) bt B. Saunders (Eng) 16-8.
kg: D. Andrade (US) bt A. Kilicci (Turkey) 22-6, N. Boonjumnong (Thailand) bt S. Hanati (China) 23-20.
kg: A. Blanco (Venezuela) bt A. Bakhtiyar (Kazakhstan) 15-7, M. Korobov (Russia) bt S. Derevyachenko (Ukraine) ret-2.
kg: A. Beterbiev (Russia) bt D. Semiotas (Lithuania) NP, A. Atoev (Uzbekistan) bt Y. Shynaliyev (Kazakhstan) 17-9.
kg: R. Chakhkeiv (Russia) bt J. M'Bumba (France) 21-9, C. Russo (Italy) bt N. Yushan (China) 19-11.
+91kg: V. Glazkov (Ukraine) bt Zhilei Zhang (China) 21-11, R. Cammarelle (Italy) bt I. Timurziev (Russia) NP.
Finals.-
48kg: Zou Shiming bt Tanamor 17-3.
kg: Warren bt Jongjohor (Thailand) 13-9.
kg: Vodopyanov bt Badar-Uugan 16-14.
kg: Selimov bt Lomachenko (Ukraine) 16-11.
kg: Gavin bt Valentino 18-10.
kg: Sapiyev bt Kovalev 20-5.
kg: Andrade bt Boonjumnong rsc 2.
kg: Korobov bt Blanco 29-4.
kg: Atoev bt Beterbiev 20-17.
kg: Russo bt Chakhkeiv (Russia) 7-6.
+91kg: Cammarelle bt Glazkov 24-14.
CRICKET
TOUR MATCH
(Potchefstroom)
Stumps, third day.-
SOUTH AFRICA A
First innings
A. Petersen c Papps b O'Brien 23G. Bodi c Styris b Bond 20N. McKenzie c McCullum b Oram 182H. Dippenaar c Styris b Oram 99J. Duminy c McCullum b Bond 12M. van Wyk lbw b Vettori 34R. Kleinveldt lbw b Vettori 28T. Tshabalala b Martin 6F. de Wet lbw b Vettori 2C. Langeveldt c Vettori b Oram 9L. Tsotsobe not out 0Extras (4b, 19lb, 5nb) 28-Total (117.2 overs) 443Fall: 1/39, 2/49, 3/273, 4/309, 5/378, 6/416, 7/432, 8/432, 9/443.
Bowling: Bond 24-2-112-2 (2nb), Martin 22-3-99-1 (2nb), O'Brien 21-3-74-1 (1nb), Oram 20-6-39-3, Vettori 27.2-2-80-3, Styris 3-0-16-0.
Second innings
G. Bodi c Taylor b Martin 5A. Petersen c Papps b Martin 0N. McKenzie lbw b Oram 34T. Tshabalala b Martin 3H. Dippenaar lbw b Oram 5J. Duminy lbw b Vettori 0M. van Wyk lbw b Vettori 9R. Kleinveldt c McCullum b Oram 5F. de Wet c Papps b Oram 0C. Langeveldt c Vincent b Oram 21L. Tsotsobe not out 16Extras (2lb, 6w) 8-Total (28.5 overs) 106Fall: 1/11, 2/16, 3/20, 4/54, 5/55, 6/57, 7/63, 8/69, 9/73.
Bowling: Bond 8-1-32-0 (1w), Martin 8-4-20-3 (1w), Oram 6.5-3-16-5, Vettori 6-0-36-2.
NEW ZEALAND
First innings
C. Cumming c Bodi b De Wet 11M. Papps b Langeveldt 1L. Vincent c Petersen b Tsotsobe 21S. Styris b De Wet 10R. Taylor c and b De Wet 36J. Oram b Tsotsobe 2B. McCullum c Dippenaar b Tsotsobe 8D. Vettori c Tsotsobe b De Wet 83S. Bond lbw b De Wet 4I. O'Brien b De Wet 0C. Martin not out 4Extras (6b, 2lb, 4nb) 12-Total (44 overs) 192Fall: 1/8, 2/37, 3/37, 4/52, 5/55, 6/63, 7/132, 8/164, 9/164.
Bowling: De Wet 16-3-50-6, Langeveldt 10-3-45-1 (1nb), Tsotsobe 14-2-67-3 (3nb), Tshabalala 4-0-22-0.
Second innings
C. Cumming b Langeveldt 14M. Papps lbw b Tsotsobe 22L. Vincent lbw b Kleinveldt 8S. Styris c van Wyk b Tsotsobe 0R. Taylor not out 79J. Oram lbw b Tsotsobe 9B. McCullum b De Wet 77D. Vettori not out 14Extras (2lb, 4nb, 1w) 7-Total (for 6 wkts, 59 overs) 230Fall: 1/24, 2/46, 3/46, 4-51, 5/67, 6/206.
Bowling: De Wet, 16-1-61-1 (1nb), Langeveldt 15-6-57-1 (1nb), Tsotsobe 10-1-40-3 (1nb), Kleinveldt 9-2-40-1 (1nb, 1w), Tshabalala 5-0-27-0, McKenzie 4-1-3-0.
TOUR MATCH
(Brisbane)
Last day of three. -
SRI LANKA
First innings 210-9 dec
Second innings
M. Atapattu lbw b Noffke 7S. Jayasuriya c Perren b Noffke 2M. Vandort c Hartley b Kasprowicz 26D. Jayawardene c Hartley b Johnson 35T. Samaraweera c Maher b Bichel 3L. Silva c Maher b Noffke 4H. Jayawardene c Maher b Kasprowicz 22M. Maharoof c Perren b Kasprowicz 8C. Vaas c Simpson b Doran 84C. Bandara c Perren b Bichel 15S. Malinga not out 15Extras (2b, 2lb, 1nb) 5-Total (73.5 overs) 226Fall: 1/2, 2/11, 3/52, 4/55, 5/64, 6/82, 7/104, 8/133, 9/208.
Bowling: M. Johnson 18-3-47-1, A. Noffke 13-4-21-3, M. Kasprowicz 14-4-29-3 1nb), A. Bichel 11-3-34-2, A. Symonds 7-1-38-0, D. Doran 10.5-0-53-1.
QUEENSLAND
First innings
J. Maher lbw b Malinga 4R. Broad b Maharoof 12C. Perren lbw b Vaas 25A. Symonds c H. Jayawardene b Maharoof 22C. Simpson c Samaraweera b Malinga 0A. Bichel c Silva b Bandara 125A. Noffke c D. Jayawardene b Bandara 34C. Hartley c H. Jayawardene b Maharoof 8M. Johnson c H. Jayawardene b Jayasuriya 50D. Doran c Silva b Jayasuriya 2M. Kasprowicz not out 0Extras (3lb, 10nb) 13-Total (79.2 overs) 295Fall: 1/5, 2/26, 3/59, 4/60, 5/89, 6/169, 7/191, 8/285, 9/294.
Bowling: C. Vaas 14-3-52-1 (6nb), S. Malinga 20-5-54-2 (2nb), M. Maharoof 20-7-72-3 (2nb), C. Bandara 19-0-89-2, S. Jayasuriya 6.2-1-25-2.
Second innings
R. Broad c H. Jayawardene b Maharoof 26J. Maher c H. Jayawardene b Maharoof 12C. Perren not out 62A.Symonds c D. Jayawardene b Maharoof 3C. Simpson lbw b Malinga 1A. Bichel lbw b Malinga 0C. Hartley st H. Jayawardene b Bandara 8A. Noffke not out 21Extras (1lb, 8nb) 9
-Total (for 6 wickets, 32.2 overs) 132Fall: 1/35, 2/41, 3/48, 4/51, 5/51, 6/78.
Bowling: Vaas 9-4-22-0, Malinga 11-1-49-2 (2nb), Maharoof 9-0-33-3 (6nb), Bandara 7-0-34-1, Samaraweera 1.1-0-3-0.
Result: Queensland won by four wickets.
AUCKLAND
Howarth Trophy two-day championship, 1st day, round one, white section.-
Parnell 180 (G. Hayne 5-43) v Howick Pakuranga.
North Shore 336-8 dec (G. Andrews 78, R. Jones 75, H. Smith 90; R. Rivers-Smith 4-45). Takapuna 30-3.
Cornwall 350-7 dec (R. Lynch 160, M. Guptill-Bunce 77; P. Walsh 4-46). East Coast Bays 43-2.
Blue section.-
Waitakere City 275 (N. Collins 138; G. Shaw 4-77). Papatoetoe 47-2.
Suburbs New Lynn 283 (M. Guptill 68, J. Raval 49, M. Bates 72; J. Cowell 6-63). University/Ellerslie 5-0.
Grafton 128 (Z. Abbas 6-61). Eden Roskill 27-2.
COUNTIES MANUKAU PREMIER ONE-DAY
Manukau 173 (R. Faust 48; M. Thompson 5-39) lost to Waiuku 174-2 (J. Morley 53, T. Yorke 60no).
Karaka 242 (D. Simpson 79) bt Weymouth 96 (A. Carroll 5-15).
Puke Metro 281 (I. Butler 105; R. Lane 4-53) bt Papakura 57 (M. Sweetman 8-16).
HAMILTON LIMITED-OVERS COMPETITION
Melville 177 in 45.5 overs (M. Dodunski 77) bt Te Rapa 172 (M. Orchard 66) by 5 runs.
Eastern Suburbs 255-9 (T. McGrath 106, B. Jowsey 41) bt Fraser-Tech 188 (T. Te Moni 42; J. Otto 4-39) by 67 runs.
Star-Varsity 196 in 44.3 overs (M. Commins 58) lost to Old Boys 197-7 (G. Steele 56no, N. Horsley 47) by 3 wickets.
Points: Melville 4, Old Boys 4, Te Rapa 2, Eastern Suburbs 2, Fraser-Tech 0, Star-Varsity 0.
WAIKATO VALLEY
Division one._
Otorohanga 134 (R. Rarau 40) lost to Hinuera 135-1 (J. Barbour 89no).
Te Aroha 183 (R. Hewitt 58) bt Morrinsville 133 50 runs.
Pirongia 191 (R. Douch 61, R. Parsons 40) lost to Paeroa 195-9 (T. Hogan 54, L. Shaw 40; A. Wetere 4-30) by one wicket.
Thames 165 (M. Hall 62) lost to Te Awamutu 167-2 (S. Stretton 101, P. West 40) by 8 wickets.
Waikare 126 (S. Cushen 4-38) lost to Cambridge A 127-1 (J. Bezzant 56no) by 9 wickets.
Points: Otorohanga 16, Paeroa 16, Te Aroha 16, Morrinsville 12, Cambridge A 12, Hinuera 12, Te Awamutu A 11, Pirongia 8, Waikare 7, Thames 4.
Division two.-
Te Awamutu B 347-9 (G. Stewart 175, W. Stewart 50) bt Huntly 77 (Stewart 6-13) by 270 runs.
Cambridge B 266 (K. Adlam 85) bt Hamilton Marist 130 by 136 runs.
Mercury Bay 137 (K. Harris 59) bt Pio Pio 76 by 61 runs.
Kaihere 202 (K. Williams 64) bt Waikato Punjabi 179 by 23 runs.
Putaruru 185 bt Whangamata 103 by 82 runs.
Points: Mercury Bay 20, Cambridge B 16, Te Awamutu B 16, Kaihere 12, Waikato Punjabi 12, Hamilton Marist 12, Pio Pio 11, Putaruru 6, Huntly 3.
WESTERN BAY of PLENTY PREMIER
Greerton 156 (G Osmond 55) lost to Mt Maunganui 160-2 (D Flynn 50no).
East Bay United 114 (R. McBrydie 4-33) lost to Tauranga Boys' College 117-6 (K. Williamson 67no; J. Mitchell 4/70).
Te Puke 100 (J. Evemy 4-22) lost to Cadets 101-6.
ROTORUA/TAUPO PREMIER
Geothermal 139 lost to Central One 140-4 (S Kearns 47).
Eastern Pirates 205 lost to Rotorua BHS.
ND REPRESENTATIVE
Waikato Valley 139 (N. Brown 49) bt Bay of Plenty 124.
Northland bt Poverty Bay.
Hamilton bt Counties Manukau bt default.
ND CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP
Melville 141 (S. Hill 59; M. Singh 6-46) lost to Greerton 144-7 (C. Budd 42; B. Davis 4-17).
CROQUET
AUCKLAND GOLF CROQUET SINGLES
Senior: K. Jackson (Pt Chevalier) 1, E. Adams (Manurewa) 2.
Junior: D. Butcher (St Heliers) 1, G. Benvie (Tauranga) 2.
FRANKLIN MANUKAU HANDICAP DOUBLES
M. Jackson/M. Somers (Manurewa) 1, T. Stretton/D. Tan (Howick) 2.
EQUESTRIAN
NORTH ISLAND SHOWJUMPING CHAMPIONSHIPS
(Kihikihi)
World Cup (NZ series, second round): E. Clark (Opotiki) He Knows 1, C. Cameron (Cambridge) Kahurangi Valentino 2, S. Wilson (Waipukurau) Right Royal 3, Wilson and Swinger 4, K. McVean (Mystery Creek) Dunstan Hairy McLairy 5, A. Trent (Auckland) Muskateer NZPH 6, C. Wilson (Waipukurau) Sacred Hill Answer Back 7. Points after two rounds: Wilson 19 1, Clark, M. Beatson (Dannevirke) 18 2 equal, R. Steele (Hawera) 17 4.
Pony grand prix: V. Berger (Dargaville) Classic Cowboy 1, B. Marshall (Inglewood) Spiro 2, L. Dee (Cambridge) Condoleezza 3, K. McAuley (Whakatane) Murph 51 4, A. Randall (Auckland) Millbrook 5.
One-star horse grand prix: I. Unsworth (Tauranga) Senator VDL 1, Clark and Windvale Gracious 2, V. Wilson (Whangarei) Wurlitzer 3, P. Steiner (Whakatane) Daylight LS 4, T. Williams (Gisborne) Walnut Brown 5.
Junior rider: M. Lidemann Cohen (Clevedon) Yum Yum 1, B. Corbett (Northland) Super Model 2, C. Fox (Auckland) Larkham 3, M. Schischka (Northland) Mystery Bay 4, S. McPhail (Gisborne) Spybuster 5, S. Anderson (Cambridge) Shady 6.
Pony mini grand prix: N. Ryder (Cambridge) Thundermountain Little Ben 1, H. Lockart (Auckland) Mia Amorau 2, J. Leslie (Auckland) Ever so Clever 3, M. Hilhorst (Te Awamutu) Ever So Clever 4, M. Rawson (Gisborne) Kabo Silver 5, K. Chapman (Auckland) Cousin It 6.
Five-year-old championship: K. Riddle (Cambridge) Cross Your Heart 1, M. Purcell (Whakatane) Craighaven Pink Floyd 2, L. Coupe (Kumeu) Colando 3, C. Wilson and Sacred Hill Rain Check 4, K. Zander (Otane) Party Girl 5, M. Purcell (Whakatane) Bazalu 6.
NORTH ISLAND SPEED CHAMPIONSHIPS
(Kihikihi)
speed championship: K. Zander (Otane) Itsabitsa 1, K. McVean (Mystery Creek) Waitangi Jetstream 2, V. Wilson (Whangarei) Witheze 3, G. Bull (Taupo) Rumble 11 4, R. McGregor (Auckland) Premium Kabo Benny Boy 5.
Seven-year-old: R. Richards (Auckland) Kowhai Sam 1, R. Steele (Hawera) Wishful Thought 2, A. Trent (Auckland) Untouchable 3, McVean and Dunstan Daffodil 4, Wilson and Showtym Girl 5, C. Cameron (Cambridge) Alaric 11 6.
Six-year-old: D. Nickalls (Tokoroa) Airthrey Highlander 1, M. Purcell (Whakatane) April Reign 2, McGregor and Premium The Wolfwhistler 3, McVean and Dunstan Delphi 4, M. Beatson (Dannevirke) Once A Warrior 5, Beatson and Three Bears 6.
Pony speed championship 1.15m-1.20m: V. Berger (Dargaville) Classic Cowboy 1, L. Dee (Cambridge) Maximus 2, M. Lindemann Cohen (Auckland) Windward Flight 3, C. Myers (Hawera) Miss Coruba 4, H. Burnett-Grant (Taupo) Mighty Maximus 5, J. Lambert (Matamata) He's A Boomer 6.
Horse 1.35m-1.45m: A. Trent (Auckland) Muskateer NZPH 1, Beatson and Kiwi Relic 2, E. Clark (Opotiki) He Knows 3, L. Akers (Palm Nth) Tinapai 4, I. Unsworth (Tauranga) Senator VDL 5, Unsworth and Seremonie VDL 6.
GOLF
DISNEY CLASSIC
(Lake Buena Vista, Florida)
Leading scores after third round, par 72, US unless stated.-
203: S. Verplank 66 66 71, S. Ames (Canada) 70 63 70.
204: T. Petrovic 68 68 68, M. Goggin (Australia) 68 67 69, J. Overton 67 68 69, J. Leonard (US) 67 67 70, T. Ridings 67 66 71.
205: H. Slocum 68 68 69.
206: R. Gamez 70 69 67, R. Imada (Japan) 66 71 69, T. Clark (S Africa) 67 69 70, J.B. Holmes 70 66 70, S. Cink 69 67 70, R. Beem 70 66 70, D.J. Brigman 70 65 71, J.P. Hayes 65 69 72, C. Beckman 66 68 72, S. Marino 68 66 72, B. Wetterich 69 65 72.
207: T. Isenhour 71 67 69, J. Gove 72 67 68, K. Stadler 69 69 69, B. Molder 68 69 70, S. Lowery 71 65 71.
208: J. Dufner 74 64 70, B. Gay 70 69 69, C. Kanada 70 67 71, B. Mayfair 70 67 71, M. Sim (Australia) 71 69 68, B. Heintz 69 67 72.
209: C. Tidland 71 67 71, P. McLachlin 68 69 72, C. Warren 69 69 71, R. Moore 70 67 72, K. Triplett 70 67 72, J. Durant 68 72 69, N. Watney 68 68 73, B. Bryant 69 65 75, V. Taylor 67 67 75, R. Armour 69 64 76.
Missed cut.-
143: C. Perks (NZ) 71 72.
VOLVO MASTERS
(Sotogrande, Spain)
Leading scores after third round, par 71.-
209: J. Rose (Britain) 70 68 71.
213: S. Dyson (Britain) 74 70 69, P. Harrington (Ireland) 71 71 71.
216: M. Kaymer (Germany) 72 78 66, S. Kjeldsen (Denmark) 73 70 73, C. Montgomerie (Britain) 72 73 71, I. Poulter (Britain) 76 71 69.
217: G. McDowell (Britain) 68 75 74, J. Randhawa (India) 73 70 74.
218: A. Cejka (Germany) 78 70 70, R. Karlsson (Sweden) 77 70 71, P. McGinley (Ireland) 69 75 74.
219: T. Bjorn (Denmark) 76 73 70, S. Hansen (Denmark) 75 74 70, A. Wall (Britain) 73 74 72.
220: M.A. Jimenez (Spain) 73 70 77, P. O'Malley (Australia) 70 75 75, O. Wilson (Britain) 74 75 71.
221: N. Fasth (Sweden) 75 70 76, P. Hanson (Sweden) 75 72 74.
222: M. Brier (Austria) 76 72 74, R. Fisher (Britain) 71 80 71, S. Garcia (Spain) 77 72 73, F. Molinari (Italy) 75 71 76, B. Rumford (Australia) 73 74 75.
223: L. Donald (Britain) 72 75 76, R. Jacquelin (France) 71 73 79, R. Sterne (S Africa) 75 70 78.
224: G. Bourdy (France) 75 72 77, N. Dougherty (Britain) 75 76 73, A. Hansen (Denmark) 72 77 75, J. Milkha Singh (India) 76 74 74.
225: P. Casey (Britain) 80 73 72, G. Fernandez-Castano (Spain) 74 75 76, A. Forsyth (Britain) 75 73 77, H. Stenson (Sweden) 76 78 71.
226: P. Edberg (Sweden) 79 73 74, S. Wakefield (Britain) 75 74 77, Yang Yong-Eun (S Korea) 74 74 78.
SINGAPORE OPEN
Leading scores after third round, par 71.-
204: A. Cabrera (Argentina) 71 63 70.
208: J. Park (US) 66 70 72.
209: L. Westwood (Britain) 71 67 71.
210: V. Singh (Fiji) 70 70 70, A. Scott (Australia) 70 67 73.
211: A. Kang (US) 69 70 72.
212: G. Flint (Australia) 66 72 74, T. Hiratsuka (Japan) 68 71 73, S. Kapur (India) 73 70 69, K. Horne (S Africa) 70 68 74.
213: P. Mickelson (US) 68 72 73, B. Ruangkit (Thailand) 72 71 70, P. Meesawat (Thailand) 72 69 72.
Also.-
214: M. Brown (NZ) 71 69 74.
216: R. Lee (NZ) 69 74 73.
218: S. Scahill (NZ) 73 71 74.
ICE HOCKEY
NHL
Yesterday: NY Rangers 2 New Jersey 1, Carolina 4 Florida 2, NY Islanders 3 Pittsburgh 2, Ottawa 3 Boston 2, Toronto 3 Montreal 2, Atlanta 6 Tampa Bay 4.
Saturday: New Jersey 3 Toronto 2, Philadelphia 3 Washington 2, Florida 4 Buffalo 2, Phoenix 5 Dallas 0, Nashville 4 Edmonton 1, Los Angeles 5 San Jose 2.
LEAGUE
SECOND INTERNATIONAL
(Hull)
Great Britain 44 (J. Peacock, L. Pryce 2, P. Wellens, A. Gardner, R. Burrow, K. Senior tries; K. Sinfield 3, R. Burrow 3 goals) NZ 0. HT: 16-0.
Great Britain lead 3-match series 2-0.
WORLD CUP QUALIFYING
(Dewsbury, Ireland)
Ireland 16 (L. Finn, P. Handforth tries; Finn 2, C. Bridge 2 goals) Lebanon 16 (A. Farah, C. Salem, F. Samia tries; T. Nicholas 2 goals).
Ireland qualify for 2008 World Cup on countback.
MOTORSPORT
NZ V8 CHAMPIONSHIP
(Pukekohe)
Qualifying: J. McIntyre (Nelson) Ford 1m 01.088s 1, A. Fogg (Auckland) Ford 1m 01.468s 2, A. Booth (Auckland) Holden 1m 01.501s 3, P. Radisich (Melbourne) Ford 1m 01.521s 4, K. Scott (Hamilton) Ford 1m 01.567s 5, M. Pedersen (Auckland) Ford 1m 01.643s 6, D. Perkins (Pukekohe) Ford 1m 01.707s 7, C. McLean (Brisbane) Ford 1m 01.789s 8, D. Besnard (Gold Coast) Ford 1m 01.849s 9, P. Manuell (Pukekohe) Holden 1m 01.854s 10.
A. Anderson (Auckland) Holden 1m 02.083s 11, L. Youlden (Melbourne) Ford 1m 02.154s 12, A. Porter (Auckland) Ford 1m 02.440s 13, M. Wallace (Dunedin) Holden 1m 02.462s 14, T. Edgell (Auckland) Ford 1m 02.504s 15.
Race one (14 laps): McIntyre 14m 32.029s 1, Booth 14m 33.952s 2, Fogg 14m 34.630s 3, Radisich 14m 35.451s 4, Scott 14m 40.581s 5, Manuell 14m 40.899s 6, Youlden 14m 42.656s 7, Perkins 14m 46.717s 8, C. Proctor (Auckland) Ford 14m 47.574s 9, Anderson 14m 49.997s 10.
Race 2 (18 laps): McIntyre 1, Booth 2, Scott 3, Fogg 4, Besnard 5, Radisich 6, Manuell 7, Proctor 8, McLean 9, Perkins 10
Race 3 (22 laps, reverse grid): A. Brook (Christchurch) Ford 1, McLean 2, Perkins 3, McIntyre 4, Fogg 5, Booth 6, Manuell 7, Scott 8, C. Hardy (Hamilton) Holden 9, Youlden 10.
Toyota racing series, race 1 (16 laps): A. Knight (Chch) 1, N. Jordan (Cambridge) 2, B. Harford (Lower Hutt) 3, S. MacNeill (Palm Nth) 4, K. Smith (Auckland) 5.
Race 2 (16 laps): Knight 1, Jordan 2, M. Cunningham (Auck) 3, E. Bamber (Wanganui) 4, MacNeill 5.
Race 3 (18 laps): Knight 1, Jordan 2, Harford 3, D. Storey (Auck) 4, M. Burdett (Auck) 5.
Porsche GT3 Cup, race 1 (10 laps): C. Baird (Qld) 1, A. Pedersen (Rotorua) 2, J. Lester (Taupo) 3, R. Forbes (Aust) 4, D. Gaunt (Auck) 5. Race 2 (10 laps): Baird 1, Pedersen 2, Lester 3, M. Halliday (Auck) 4, Forbes 5. Race 3 (14 laps, top 6 reversed): Baird 1, Halliday 2, Gaunt 3, J. Vincent (Pukekohe) 4, Lester 5.
Formula Ford championship, race 1 (10 laps): A. Waite (Auck) 1, K. Peterson (Auck) 2, C. Lobb (Chch) 3, J. Whelan (Dunedin) 4, A. Wootten (Whangaparaoa) 5. Race 2 (10 laps): Waite 1, Whelan 2, Lobb 3, M. Wooding (Hamilton) 4, H. Gardiner (Auck) 5. Race 3 (13 laps, Ron Frost Memorial Trophy): Lobb 1, Waite 2, Wootten 3, Whelan 4, Wooding 5.
DESERT 400
(Manama, Bahrain)
Race one (31 laps): M. Winterbottom (Ford) 50m 43.6752s 1, G. Tander (Holden) 50m 51.8947s 2, S. Johnson (Ford) 50m 58.7113s 3, R. Kelly (Holden) 51m 03.8336s 4, R. Ingall (Ford) 51m 05.7401s 5, J. Courtney (Ford) 51m 08.1593s 6, M. Skaife (Holden) 51m 08.3136s 7, W. Davison (Ford) 51m 09.6242s 8, J. Bargwanna(Ford) 51m 18.0442s 9, G. Murphy (Holden) 51m 19.3108s 10.
Dnf: J. Whincup (Ford), C. Lowndes (Ford).
Race two (31 laps): Winterbottom 45m 54.1686s 1, Courtney 46m 04.2116s 2, Davison 46m 17.0811s 3, Johnson 46m 17.5070s 4, Lowndes 46m 17.9000s 5, S. Richards (Ford) 46m 23.0710s 6, D. Canto (Holden) 46m 25.3491s 7, Ingall 46m 27.5993s 8, S. Price (Holden) 46m 33.2028s 9, Bargwanna 46m 35.4655s 10. Also: R. Kelly 46m 41.3310s 12, Tander 46m 43.4024s 14, Whincup 47m 10.1858s 22.
Race three (31 laps): Lowndes 45m 46.8279s 1, Courtney 45m 53.4779s 2, Winterbottom 45m 57.9769s 3, Tander 46m 11.4681s 4, Davison 46m 13.3385s 5, Johnson 46m 14.3007s 6, Ingall 46m 15.0136s 7, R. Kelly 46m 20.4888s 8, Canto 46m 22.7069s 9, Murphy 46m 24.3397s 10. Also: Whincup 46m 40.6950s 16.
Round points: Winterbottom 65, Courtney 52, Johnson 44, Davison 40, Tander 38, Lowndes 37, Ingall 34, R. Kelly 30, Canto 24, Bargwanna 23.
Championship points (after 12 of 14 rounds): Tander 530 1, Lowndes 510 2, Whincup 501 3, R. Kelly 496 4, Winterbottom 336 5, T. Kelly (Holden) 330 6, S. Richards 311 7, Courtney 309 8, Ingall 297 9, Davison 297 10.
RUGBY
ANGLO-WELSH CUP
Group A: Newcastle 29 Newport-Gwent Dragons 24. Group B: Leicester 42 Cardiff Blues 20. Group C: Worcester 23 Harlequins 22.
SOCCER
ENGLISH PREMIER LEAGUE
Arsenal 2 Manchester United 2, Aston Villa 2 Derby County 0, Blackburn Rovers 0 Liverpool 0, Everton 3 Birmingham City 1, Fulham 3 Reading 1, Middlesbrough 1 Tottenham Hotspur 1, Newcastle United 1 Portsmouth 4, Wigan Athletic 0 Chelsea 2.
Playing overnight: West Ham United v Bolton Wanderers. Playing tomorrow: Manchester City v Sunderland.
ENGLISH LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP
Barnsley 1 Preston 0, Plymouth 1 Sheffield Wednesday 2, Queens Park Rangers 2 Hull 0, Scunthorpe 0 Crystal Palace 0, Sheffield United 0 Burnley 0, Southampton 0 Charlton 1, Stoke 1 Coventry 3, Watford 0 West Bromwich Albion 3, Wolverhampton 1 Bristol City 1, Colchester 1 Leicester 1.
ENGLISH LEAGUE ONE
Millwall 0 Hartlepool 1, Brighton 3 Luton 1, Bristol Rovers 0 Bournemouth 2, Carlisle 3 Leeds 1, Crewe 2 Yeovil 0, Huddersfield 3 Port Vale 1, Leyton Orient 1 Oldham 0, Nottingham Forest 2 Tranmere 0, Swindon 1 Doncaster 2, Walsall 2 Cheltenham 0, Northampton 0 Southend 1.
* Leeds deducted 15 points for breaching competition rules.
ENGLISH LEAGUE TWO
Accrington 0 Notts County 2, Bradford 1 Brentford 2, Bury 3 Barnet 0, Chesterfield 2 Morecambe 2, Hereford 5 Darlington 1, Mansfield 5 Macclesfield 0, Rochdale 1 Dagenham & Redbridge 0, Rotherham 2 Grimsby 1, Stockport 1 Peterborough 2, Wycombe 1 MK Dons 1.
SCOTTISH PREMIER LEAGUE
Kilmarnock 1 Celtic 2, Aberdeen 2 Dundee United 0, Falkirk 2 Gretna 0, Motherwell 1 St Mirren 1, Rangers 2 Inverness Caledonian Thistle 0.
SCOTTISH DIVISION ONE
Clyde 1 Partick 2, Dundee 2 St Johnstone 1, Dunfermline 0 Livingston 4, Morton 1 Stirling 1, Queen of South 2 Hamilton 1.
Points: Hamilton 28, Dundee 25, St Johnstone 18, Partick 15, Morton 15, Livingston 13, Queen of the South 13, Dunfermline 12, Stirling 11, Clyde 11.
SCOTTISH DIVISION TWO
Berwick 1 Ayr 1, Brechin 0 Alloa 0, Peterhead 1 Ross County 2, Queen's Park 0 Airdrie United 1, Raith 2 Cowdenbeath 0.
Points: Ross Cty 25, Raith 24, Alloa 21, Airdrie 19, Peterhead 17, Ayr 16, Cowdenbeath 14, Queens Park 13, Brechin 9, Berwick 6.
SCOTTISH DIVISION THREE
Dumbarton 1 Arbroath 1, East Fife 4 Elgin 0, Forfar 0 East Stirling 2, Stenhousemuir 0 Albion 1.
Points: East Fife 28, Montrose 20, Stranraer 18 Arbroath 17, E Stirling 15, Elgin 14, Dumbarton 13, Albion R 13, Stenhousemuir 11, Forfar 5.
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AUSTRALIAN A-LEAGUE
Perth Glory 0 Wellington Phoenix 1 (Daniel). HT: 0-0.
Central Coast Mariners 2 (S. Petrovski, T. Pondeljak) Melbourne Victory 1 (C. Hernandez). HT: 0-0.
Adelaide United 0 Queensland Roar 1 (Reinaldo). HT: 0-0.
Newcastle Jets 0 Sydney FC 1 (M. Bridges).
NZ FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP
Waitakere United 1 (A. Pearce) Team Wellington 2 (D. Ellensohn, P. Halstead). HT: 0-1.
Otago United 0 Waikato FC 2 (R. Gill pen, J. Sinkora). HT: 0-1.
YoungHeart Manawatu 1 (G. Nieres pen) Auckland City 3 (B. Little 3). HT: 0-1.
Canterbury 1 (D. Walker) Hawkes Bay United 3 (J. Brockie, S. Messam, L. Birnie). HT: 1-0.
WOMEN'S NATIONAL LEAGUE
Auckland 9 (M. Ray, R. Percival 3, M. Smith 2, S. Gregorious 3) Central 0. HT: 5-0.
Capital 0 United Soccer 1 1 (A. Barlow). HT: 0-0.
SoccerSouth 1 (J. Hackett pen) Mainland Pride 0. HT: 0-0.
Waikato/Bay of Plenty bye.
SOFTBALL
AUCKLAND FASTPITCH CHAMPIONSHIPS
Men: United 6 Northcote 1, Ramblers 11 Eden-Roskill 0, Otahuhu 4 Waitakere Bears 3, Metro 15 Glenora 1, Howick 3 Marist 2 (tiebreaker).
Points: Ramblers 8 points (4 games), Northcote and Otahuhu 6, United, Marist, Metro, Howick 4, Bears, Eden-Roskill 2, Glenora 0.
Women: Ramblers 4 Howick 0, Metro 5 Otahuhu 0, Marist 4 Northcote 1, Metro 14 Bears 2.
Points: Marist 8 (4), Northcote, Bears 8 (5), Ramblers 4 (3), Metro 2 (4), Howick, Otahuhu 0 (4).
SQUASH
NSC 1 STAR NO 2 CHAMPIONSHIP
Kuala Lumpur
Quarter-finals: 1-K. Shuja (NZ) bt 6-S. Kamel (Egypt) 11-9 11-8 11-8, D. Lau (Hong Kong) bt 5-S. Finitsis (Australia) 11-8 8-11 5-11 11-9 11-9, 4-R. Bhattacharya (Indonesia) bt N. Adnan (Malaysia) 6-11 11-2 11-9 11-9, 7-M. Corren (Australia) bt 2-M. Ali Anwar Reda (Egypt) 11-7 11-7 11-7.
Sem-finals: Shuja bt Lau 11-6 11-6 7-11 11-7, Bhattacharya bt Corren 11-9 9-11 9-11 11-7 11-3.
SURFING
SEQUENCE SURF SHOP PRO
(Makarori Beach, Gisborne)
Men's quarter-finals, heat 1: R. Christie (Mah) 1, J. Hancox (Tara) 2, K. Van Der Helder (Raglan) 3. Heat 2: T. O'Connor (Mt Maunganui) 1, N. Welch (Gisb) 2, L. Hughes (Raglan) 3. Heat 3: L. Fisher (Raglan) 1, S. Willis (Mt Maunganui) 2, M. Scorringe (Whangamata) 3. Heat 4: M. Quinn (Gisb) 1, M. Dovey (Mt Maunganui) 2, P. Divers (Sandy Bay) 3.
Semifinals, heat 1: Christie 1, Welch 2, O'Connor 3. Heat 2: Quinn 1, Willis 2, Dovey 3.
Final: Quinn 1, Christie 2, Willis 3, Welch 4.
Women's semifinals, heat 1: D. Thomas (Chch) 1, K. Stephenson (Raglan) 2, B. Mannix (Tara) 3. Heat 2: J. Santorik (Raglan) 1, L. Rishworth (Mt Maunganui) 2, A. Poulter (Piha) 3
Final: Thomas 1, Santorik 2, Stephenson 3, Rishworth 4.
SWIMMING
WORLD CUP
(Sydney)
Men's finals.-
50m freestyle: E. Sullivan (Aust) 21.52s 1, K. Richardson (Aust) 21.98s 2, A. Bernard (France) 21.98s 3.
m freestyle: T. Park (Korea) 1m 43.38s 1, G. Brits (Aust) 1m 44.57s 2, P. Murphy (Aust) 1m 44.78s 3.
m freestyle: Park 14m 49.94s 1, A. Thompson (Aust) 15m 01.76s 2, C. Ashwood (Aust) 15m 08.85s 3.
m breaststroke: C. Sprenger (Aust) 58.71s 1, B. Rickard (Aust) 58.95s 2, C. Cook (Britain) 1m 00.04s 3.
m backstroke: R. Bal (US) 23.42s 1, M. Welsh (Aust) 24.15s 2, R. Hurley (Aust) 24.16s 3.
m backstroke: Bal 1m 51.78s 1, A. Vyatchanin (Russia) 1m 54.20s 2, E. Rolff (Aust) 1m 55.86 3.
m butterfly: N. Skvortsov (Russia) 51.07s 1, E. Korotyshkin (Russia) 51.10s 2, A. Lauterstein (Aust) 51.29s 3.
m Individual medley: L. Tancock (Britain) 1m 56.93s 1, D. Kent (NZ) 1m 57.43s 2, L. Brodie (Aust) 1m 57.45s 3.
Women's finals.-
100m freestyle: L. Lenton (Aust) 52.20s 1, H. Seppala (Finland) 53.78s 2, M. Schlanger (Aust) 53.90s 3.
m freestyle: B. Barratt (Aust) 3m 59.94s 1, K. Palmer (Aust) 4m 02.33s 2 A. Popchanka (France) 4m 05.93s 3.
m breaststroke: L. Jones (Aust) 30.03s 1, J. Edmistone (Aust) 30.22s 2, T. White (Aust) 30.58s 3.
m breaststroke: Jones 2m 20.84s 1, S. Foster (Aust) 2m 24.63s 2, K. Balfour (Britain) 2m 25.03s 3.
m backstroke: E. Simmonds (Britain) 58.14s 1, S. Edington (Aust) 58.29s 2, B. Hocking (Aust) 58.73s 3.
m butterfly: Lenton 25.56s 1, F. Galvez (Aust) 26.15s 2, M. Guehrer (Aust) 26.60s 3. m butterfly: Galvez 2m 05.40s 1, Y. Yano (Japan) 2m 08.94s 2, J. Dendle (Aust) 2m 10.55s 3.
m individual medley: Seppala 1m 00.73s 1, S. Reese (Aust) 1m 01.21s 2, E. Seebohm (Aust) 1m 01.31s 3.
m i/medley: S. Rice (Aust) 4m 32.63s 1, H. Miley (Britain) 4m 33.00s 2, J. Hjorth-Housen (Denmark) 4m 36.32s 3.
TENNIS
PARIS INDOOR MASTERS
Quarter-finals: M. Baghdatis (Cyprus) bt 8-T. Robredo (Spain) 6-4 6-4, D. Nalbandian (Argentina) bt 5-D. Ferrer (Spain) 7-6 (7-3) 6-7 (3-7) 6-2, 2-R. Nadal (Spain) bt M. Youzhny (Russia) 6-4 6-2, 10-R. Gasquet (France) bt 15-A. Murray (Britain) 6-3 0-6 6-4.
Semifinals: Nadal bt Baghdatis 4-6 6-4 6-3, Nalbandian bt Gasquet 6-2 6-4.
QUEBEC CITY CLASSIC
Quarter-finals: L. Davenport (US) bt S. Foretz (France) 6-4 6-0, 2-V. Zvonareva Russia) bt 8-O. Poutchkova (Russia) 6-2 6-1, J. Ditty (US) bt V. King (US) 6-4 3-6 6-4, 3-J. Vakulenko (Ukraine) bt 5-O. Govortsova (Russia) 6-3 6-2.
Semifinals: Davenport bt Zvonareva 6-2 6-7 6-3, Vakulenko bt Ditty 6-1 4-6 7-5.
CARO BOWL
Men.-
Parnell 6 Pompallier 0. M. Prentice bt R. Cheyne 6-4 6-3, A. Hunt bt A. McNeil 6-4 6-2, J. Olsen bt J. Mole 6-2 6-3, S. Downs bt B. Patterson 6-2 6-3, Prentice/Hunt bt Cheyne/McNeil 6-3 6-4, Olsen/Downs b Mole/Patterson 6-1 6-0.
West End 6 Herne Bay 0. W. Whitehouse bt D. Moser 6-1 6-0, M. Colenbrander bt M. Topolsky 6-3 7-6, T. Susnjak bt A. McDougall 6-1 6-4, N. Mukerji bt P. Light 6-3 6-2, Whitehouse/J. Greenhalgh bt Moser/McDougall 6-2 6-2, Colenbrander/Susnjak bt D. Mustard/S. Harley 6-1 6-1.
Royal Oak 4 Remuera 2. Wei Wei bt J. Bodle 7-6 6-2, A. Allan bt S. Gould 6-4 6-2, S. Winnard lost J. Pilbro 7-6 6-1, A. Branks bt R. Radinovich 7-6 2-6 6-2, Wei Wei/Allan bt Bodle/Pilbro 6-4 6-4, Winnard/Branks lost H. Gers/Gould 7-6 6-4.
Blockhouse Bay 4 Kohimarama 2. A. Thompson bt G. Steenkamp 7-6 4-6 6-2, A. Batie bt C. Bigeau 6-3 6-3, D. Connolly bt D. Davies 4-6 6-3 7-6, J. Lawrence lost S. Robertson 7-6 6-4, Thompson/Lawrence lost Steenkamp/Bigeau 2-6 7-5 7-6.
Points after 5 rounds: Parnell 37, West End 30, Blockhouse Bay 24, Royal Oak 23, Remuera 21, Pompallier 14, Herne Bay 5, Kohimarama 5.
Women.-
Parnell 4 Kohimarama 2. P. Nola bt K. Vano 6-2 1-6 6-2, N. Tippins lost B. Preston 2-6 3-6, J. Carswell bt V. Vano 6-3 6-2, I. Derlin bt S. Adams 7-5 6-1, Nola/Derlin bt K. Vano/Preston 5-7 3-6, Tippins/Carswell bt V. Vano/Adams 6-4 6-2.
Royal Oak 6 Glen Eden 0