ATHLETICS
WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS
(Helsinki)
Men.-
Long jump final: D. Phillips (US) 8.60m 1, I. Gaisah (Ghana) 8.34m 2, T. Evilae (Finland) 8.25s 3, J. Lino Martinez (Spain) 8.24m 4, S. Sdiri (France) 8.21m 5.
4x100m relay final: France 38.08s 1, Trinidad and Tobago 38.10s 2, Britain 38.27 3, Jamaica 38.28s 4,
Australia 38.32s 5, Dutch Antilles 38.45s 6, Germany 38.48s 7, Japan 38.77s 8.
Marathon: J. Gharib (Morocco) 2h 10m 10s 1, C. Isegwe (Tanzania) 2h 10m 21s 2, T. Ogata (Japan) 2h 11m 16s 3.1Z
110m hurdles final: L. Doucoure (France) 13.07s 1, Xiang Liu (China) 13.08s 2, A. Johnson (US) 13.10s 3, D. Arnold (US) 13.13s 4, T. Trammell (US) 13.20s 5, J. Brown (US) 13.47s 6, M. Wignall (Jamaica) 13.47s 7, M. Inocencio (Brazil) 13.48s 8.
50km walk: S. Kirdyapkin (Russia) 3h 38m 08s 1, A. Voyevodin (Russia) 3h 41m 25s 2, A. Schwazer (Italy) 3h 41m 54s 3, T. Nymark (Norway) 3h 44m 04s 4, Chengliang Zhao (China) 3h 44m 45s 5, O. Zepeda (Mexico) 3h 49m 01s 6, R. Magdziarczyk (Poland) 3h 49m 55s 7, Y. Yamazaki (Japan) 3h 51m 15s 8, H. Nava (Mexico) 3h 53m 57s 9, P. Korcok (Slovakia) 3h 55m 02s 10.
Women.-
400m hurdles final: Y. Nosova (Russia) 52.90s 1, L. Demus (US) 53.27s 2, S. Glover (US) 53.32s 3, A. Olichwierczuk (Poland) 54.17s 4, Xiaoxiao Huang (China) 54.57s 5, A. Blackett (Barbados) 55.06 6, T. Tereshchuk-Antipova (Ukraine) 55.09s 7, M. Pskit (Poland) 55.58s 8.
Shotput final: N. Ostapchuk (Belarus) 20.51m 1, O. Ryabinkina (Russia) 19.64m 2, V. Adams (NZ) 19.62 3, S. Krivelyova (Russia) 19.16m, N. Kleinert-Schmitt (Germany) 19.07s 5, Y. Cumba (Cuba) 18.64s 5.
5000m final: T. Dibaba (Ethiopa) 14m 38.59s 1, M. Defar (Ethiopa) 14m 39.54s 2, E. Dibaba (Ethiopa) 14m 42.47s 3, M. Melkamu (Ethiopa) 14m 43.47s 4, Xing Huina (China) 14m 43.64s 5.
4x100m relay final: United States 41.78s 1, Jamaica 41.99s 2, Belarus 42.56s 3, France 42.85s 4, Brazil 42.99s 5, Colombia 43.07s 6, Nigeria 43.25s 7, Poland 43.49s 8.
Pole vault final: Y. Isinbayeva (Russia) 5.01m (WR) 1, M. Pyrek (Poland) 4.60m 2, P. Hamackova (Czech Republic) 4.50m 3, T. Polnova (Russia) 4.50m 3, Shuying Gao (China) 4.50m 5.
200m final: A. Felix (US) 22.16s 1, R. Smith (US) 22.31s 2, C. Arron (France) 22.31s 3, V. Campbell (Jamaica) 22.38s 4, L. Colander (US) 22.66s 5, Y. Gushchina (Russia) 22.75s 6, K. Gevaert (Belgium) 22.86s 7, C. Mothersill (Cayman Is) 23.00s 8.
Hammer throw final: O. Kuzenkova (Russia) 75.10m 1, Y. Moreno (Cuba) 73.08m 2, T. Lysenko (Russia) 72.46m 3, M. Montebrun (France) 71.41m 4, Wenxiu Zhang (China) 69.82m 5.
AUCKLAND MASTERS ROAD CHAMPS
(Pakuranga)
Women, 5km: T. Ashe (AMA) 1. 10km: J. Stewart (ACA) 1, L. Hardley (Tech) 2, T. Lund (AMA) 3. 10km walk: M. Retief 1, M. Soanes (YMCA) 2, D. Foster (ARWA) 3.
Men, 10km: T. Ashe (YMCA) 1, B. Sharp (Glen Eden) 2, J. Huggins (Glen Eden) 3. 10km walk: R. Thorne (AMA) 1, F. Brock (YMCA) & F. Foster 2 equal.
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AUSTRALIAN RULES
AFL
Round 20 (Heritage round): Hawthorn 17.15.(117) Essendon 16.8.(104), Western Bulldogs 18.11.(119) Richmond 16.11.(107), Sydney 16.9.(105) Brisbane 6.4.(40), West Coast Eagles 19.14.(128) Fremantle 12.8.(80), Melbourne 14.16.(100) Geelong 15.9.(99), St Kilda 16.12.(108) Kangaroos 13.7.(85), Carlton 19.15.(129) Collingwood 14.10.(94), Adelaide 13.10.(88) Port Adelaide 12.9.(81).
AUSTRALIAN INTERNATIONAL CUP
(Melbourne)
Final: NZ 7.8.(50) Papua New Guinea 5.2.(32).
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BASEBALL
US MAJOR LEAGUE
Saturday: Chicago Cubs 4 St Louis 1, Kansas City v Detroit postponed, Boston 9 Chicago White Sox 8, Florida 0 San Francisco 1, Baltimore 0 Toronto 12, Atlanta 0 Arizona 8, Cleveland 6 Tampa Bay 8, NY Yankees 6 Texas 5, Houston 6 Pittsburgh 5, Milwaukee 3 Cincinnati 5, Colorado 2 Washington 4, Oakland 0 Minnesota 1, Seattle 4 LA Angels 9, San Diego 2 Philadelphia 3, LA Dodgers 7 NY Mets 6 (10 innings).
Yesterday: Chicago Cubs 2 St Louis 5, Seattle 1 LA Angels 9, LA Dodgers 1 NY Mets 5, Baltimore 1 Toronto 0, Oakland 5 Minnesota 2, NY Yankees 7 Texas 5 (11 innings), Atlanta 9 Arizona 5, Houston 0 Pittsburgh 1, Milwaukee 1 Cincinnati 4, Florida 2 San Francisco 1, Kansas City v Detroit (postponed), Boston 7 Chicago White Sox 4, Colorado 0 Washington 8, Cleveland 2 Tampa Bay 8, San Diego 2 Philadelphia 5.
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BASKETBALL
FOUR-NATION TOURNAMENT
(Sydney)
Australia 84 (CJ. Bruton 32, M. Nielsen 20) NZ 74 (K. Penney 25, P. Jones 10). Quarter: 24-13; halftime: 43-36; three-quarter: 61-54.
NZ 86 (P. Cameron 22, A. Olsen 15, T. Rampton 13) Lithuania 77 (V. Pauliukenas 21, P. Cukinas 16).
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CRICKET
THIRD TEST
(Manchester)
Stumps, third day. -
ENGLAND
First Innings
M. Trescothick c Gilchrist b Warne 63
A. Strauss b Lee 6
M. Vaughan c McGrath b Katich 166
I. Bell c Gilchrist b Lee 59
K. Pietersen c sub (Hodge) b Lee 21
M. Hoggard b Lee 4
A. Flintoff c Langer b Warne 46
G. Jones b Gillespie 42
A. Giles c Hayden b Warne 0
S. Harmison not out 10
S. Jones b Warne 0
Extras (4b, 5lb, 3w, 15nb) 27
- - Total (113.2 overs) 444
Bowling: McGrath 25-6-86-0 (4nb), Lee 27-6-100-4 (2w, 5nb), Gillespie 19-2-114-1 (1w, 2nb), Warne 33.2-5-99-4 (2nb), Katich 9-1-36-1.
Fall: 1/26 (Strauss), 2/163 (Trescothick), 3/290 (Vaughan), 4/333 (Pietersen), 5/341 (Hoggard), 6/346 (Bell), 7/433 (Flintoff), 8/434 (G. Jones), 9/438 (Giles), 10/444 (S. Jones).
AUSTRALIA
First innings
J. Langer c Bell b Giles 31
M. Hayden lbw b Giles 34
R. Ponting c Bell b S. Jones 7
D. Martyn b Giles 20
S. Katich b Flintoff 17
A. Gilchrist c G. Jones b S. Jones 30
S. Warne not out 78
M. Clarke c Flintoff b S. Jones 7
J. Gillespie not out 7
Extras (8b, 7lb, 8w, 10nb) 33
-- Total for 7 wickets (70 overs) 264
Bowling: Harmison 6-0-37-0 (1w), Hoggard 6-2-22-0, Flintoff 17-1-54-1 (5nb), S. Jones 13-3-43-3 (2w, 1nb), Giles 28-4-93-3.
Fall: 1/58 (Langer), 2/73 (Ponting), 3/86 (Hayden), 4/119 (Katich), 5/133 (Martyn), 6/186 (Gilchrist), 7/201 (Clarke).
ENGLISH COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIP
Division one. -
At the Rose Bowl: Kent 446 (D. Stevens 101, R. Key 88, J. Kemp 69; A. Bichel 4-122). Hampshire 82-1.
At Trent Bridge: Middlesex 325 and 385-4 dec (O. Shah 173no, E. Joyce 101) drew with Nottinghamshire 181 and 128-1 (D. Bicknell 62, J. Gallian 56no). Middlesex 10pts, Notts 7.
Division two. -
At Riverside: Durham 149-3 (M. Hussey 70 no) v Leicestershire.
At Northampton: Northamptonshire 140 and 466-6 dec (M. Love 177, D. Sales 93, U. Afzaal 59, M. Wessels 50no) bt Derbyshire 219 and 205 (J. Brown 5-61, M. Panesar 4-82) by 182 runs. Northants 17pts, Derby 4.
At Taunton: Yorkshire 406 and 179-4 (A. McGrath 68) drew with Somerset 581 (M. Wood 297, K. Parsons 94, I. Blackwell 62; R. Dawson 4-132). Somerset 12pts, Yorkshire 11.
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CROQUET
WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS
(Cheltenham, England)
Quarter-final: J. Death (England) bt A. Westerby (NZ) 3-1 (26-16 14-26 26-15 26-9).
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GOLF
US PGA CHAMPIONSHIP
(Springfield, New Jersey)
Scores today after third round, par 70, US unless noted. - D. Love 68 68 68, P. Mickelson 67 65 72.
205: T. Bjorn (Debmark) 71 71 63.
206: P. Perez 68 71 67, S. Elkington (Aust) 68 70 68, S. Appleby (Aust) 67 70 69, V. Singh (Fiji) 70 67 69.
207: B. Curtis 67 73 67, J. Bohn 71 68 68, R. Goosen (S Africa) 68 70 69, L. Westwood (England) 68 68 71, G. Owen (England) 68 69 70.
208: B. Van Pelt 70 70 68.
209: S. Cink 71 72 66, D. Hart 70 73 66, C. Howell 70 71 68, K. Perry 69 70 70, J. Parnevik (Sweden) 68 69 72, J. Kelly 70 65 74.
210: T. Woods 75 69 66, S. Flesch 70 71 69, M. Campbell (NZ) 73 68 69, G. Ogilvy (Aust) 69 69 72.
211: F. Funk 69 75 67, W. Austin 72 71 68, T. Pernice 69 73 69, A. Oberholser 74 68 69, J. Ogilvie 74 68 69, T. Immelman (S Africa) 67 72 72, S. Katayama (Japan) 71 66 74.
212: D. Toms 71 72 69, J. Furyk 72 71 69, I. Poulter (England) 69 74 69, C. Campbell 71 71 70, B. Langer (Germany) 68 72 72, C. Riley 72 68 72, J. Rollins 68 71 73, R. Sabbatini (S Africa) 67 69 76.
213: M. A. Jimenez (Spain) 72 72 69, T. Hamilton 73 70 70, S. Garcia (Spain) 72 70 71, Z. Johnson 70 70 73, S. Ames (Canada) 67 72 74.
214: J. L. Lewis 72 72 70, F. Couples 72 72 70, T. Purdy 69 75 70, T. Clark (S Africa) 71 73 70, S. Verplank 71 72 71, P. McGinley (Ireland) 72 70 72, F. Jacobson (Sweden) 72 69 73, K. J. Choi (Korea) 71 70 73, M. Hensby (Aust) 69 70 75, Yang Yong-Eun (Korea) 71 67 76.
215: V. Taylor 75 69 71, M. Weir (Canada) 72 72 71, P. Sheehan 73 71 71, J. M. Olazabal (Spain) 76 67 72, A. Scott (Aust) 74 69 72, L. Donald (England) 69 73 73.
216: S. Schneiter 72 72 72, P. Hanson (Sweden) 73 71 72, B. Crane 68 76 72, P. Casey (England) 70 74 72, B. Estes 71 72 73, H. Slocum 68 75 73, R. Palmer 73 70 73, H. Stenson (Sweden) 74 67 75, C. Franco (Paraguay) 70 70 76, M. Calcavecchia 70 69 77.
217: R. Philo 71 73 73, J. Durant 73 71 73, S. Webster (England) 72 70 75.
218: S. McCarron 72 72 74, S. O'Hair 71 71 76, J. Daly 71 69 78.
219: K. Sutherland 74 70 75.
220: D. Kestner 72 70 78.
222: M. Small 74 68 80, H. Sutton 69 73 80.
RUSSIAN OPEN
(Moscow)
Leading scores after third round, par 72. - M. Lundberg (Sweden) 67 68 69.
205: S. Delagrange (France) 72 67 66, F. Widmark (Sweden) 67 67 71.
206: P. Whiteford (Britain) 70 69 67.
207: J. M. Arruti (Spain) 67 70 70, A. Butterfield (Britain) 70 68 69, B. Mason (Britain) 68 68 71.
208: B. Cornut (France) 69 72 67, J. Moseley (Aust) 70 70 68.
209: D. Drysdale (Britain) 67 72 70, J. Edfors (Sweden) 72 67 70, C. Monasterio (Argentina) 72 69 68, M. Pilkington (Britain) 71 70 68, S. Webster (Britain) 68 68 73.
210: B. Barham (Britain) 73 69 68, S. Jeppesen (Sweden) 73 66 71, M. Jonzon (Sweden) 72 68 70, T. Pilkadaris (Aust) 72 71 67, J. Spence (Britain) 70 74 66, K. Sullivan (Britain) 70 70 70, T. Whitehouse (Britain) 66 75 69.
211: R. Chapman (Britain) 70 72 69, D. Dixon (Britain) 69 71 71, T. Karjalainen (Finland) 72 72 67, J-A. Larsen (Norway) 70 73 68, D. Lucas (Britain) 71 67 73, S. Manley (Britain) 75 67 69, I. Pyman (Britain) 67 72 72, B. Teilleria (France) 70 72 69, O. Whiteley (Britain) 71 70 70, M. Wiegele (Austria) 70 69 72.
INTERDISTRICTS
(Gulf Harbour)
North Harbour 16 Waikato 4.
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HOCKEY
NORTH HARBOUR PREMIER
Men: Takapuna 4 East Coast Bays 3, ABC 4 Indians 0, North Shore United 3 Mahurangi 2.
Points: Takapuna 77, EC Bays 63, ABC 49, Hibiscus 47, Mahurangi 30, North Shore 26, Indians 1.
Women: Hibiscus Dairy Flat 2 ABC 2, East Coast Bays 7 Mahurangi 1.
Points: HDF 53, ABC 52, EC Bays 45, Takapuna 36, Mahurangi 0.
AUCKLAND PREMIER
Men: Roskill Eden 3 Somerville 3, University 2 Southern 1, Western 3 Indians 0, Howick Pakuranga 1 Slam 1.
Standings, pool A: Somerville 1, Roskill Eden 2, Slam 3, Howick Pakuranga 4. Pool B: University 1, Southern 2, Western 3, Indians 4.
Women: Somerville 3 Roskill Eden 2, Slam 5 Mt Eden 0, University 3 Howick Pakuranga 0, Southern 3 Grammar Windsor 1.
Standings, pool A: Slam 1, University 2, Mt Eden 3, Howick Pakuranga 4. Pool B: Somerville 1, Roskill Eden 2, Southern 3, Grammar Windsor 4.
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INDOOR BOWLS
INTERISLAND MATCH
(Balclutha)
North Island 31 South Island 17.
Women (North Island names first).-
Singles: L. McCurdy bt S. Spicer 16-7 10-19 20-19. Pairs: C. Wright/F. Wilson bt S. Mackie/C. Talbot 17-12 19-16 13-24. Triples: S. Fleming/J. Johnston/F. Eccles bt A. Mackie/K. Forsyth/M. Holmes 15-19 24-11 20-17. Fours: A. Hughes/M. McKenzie/G. Owen/M. Pruden bt R. Bennett/V. Hantz/H. Orchard/E. Carnie 18-12 12-10 23-9.
Men, singles: S. Edhouse bt B. Spicer (Otago) 15-13 18-22 12-16. Pairs: S. Poppleton/G. Rayner/ bt L. Bellis/R. Griffiths 21-16 12-24 19-15. Triples: M. Dempsey/C. McAdam/R. Caddy lost to M. Lawson/D. Philpott/M. Begg 16-19 15-15 15-17. Fours: L. Bates/C. Dow/M. Phipps/T. Griffin bt M. Fraser/Graham Low/Gary LowH. Warnes 17-14 23-16 20-16.
MANUKAU CHAMPIONSHIP PAIRS
Semifinals: G. Paice/S. Paice (Manurewa CC) 14, M. Wakefield/J. Wakefield (Mangere Bridge) 10, I. Price/M. Baskiville (Mangere Bridge) 16 G. Harvey/T. Sharrow (Manurewa CC) 5.
Final: Paice 10 Price 8.
WESTERN CHAMPION OF CHAMPIONS SINGLES
Semifinals: J. Walters (New Lynn RSA) 12 R. Stephenson (St Francis)2, C. Taylor (Te Atatu) 14 B. Webber (Oratia) 5.
Final: Taylor 10 Walters 7.
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LEAGUE
NRL
Melbourne 22 (M. King 2, M. Orford, B. Slater tries; Orford 3 goals) NZ Warriors 10 (N. Fien, F. Meli tries; S. Jones goal). HT: 10-4.
St George Illawarra 24 (T. Barett, C. Greenshields, C. Best, B. Hornby tries; M. Ennis 4 goals) Brisbane 4 (J. Hodges try).
Newcastle 22 (M. Thaiday, B. Tighe, A. Johns, T. Salkeld tries; Johns 3 goals) Manly 14 (P. Stephenson 2, B. Stewart tries; L. Williamson goal).
Wests Tigers 28 (J. Skandalis, D. Collis, D. Halatau, B. Hodgson, S. Prince tries; Hodgson 4 goals) North Queensland 16 (M. Bowen, M. Sargent, T. Williams tries; J. Thurston 2 goals).
Sydney Roosters 14 (A. Roberts, C. Wing tries; C. Fitzgibbon 3 goals) Cronulla 8 (L. Covell try, 2 goals).
South Sydney 29 (B. Walker 2, Y. Gordon, A. Harrison, L. MacDougall tries; Walker 4 goals, field goal) Canberra 16 (P. Graham, A. Mogg, J. Williams tries; C. Schifcofske 2 goals).
Parramatta 56 (T. Tahu 3, E. Grothe 2, N. Cayless, N. Hindmarsh, J. Reddy, M. Riddell, D. Widders tries; L. Burt 8 goals) Bulldogs 4 (C. Phelps try).
BARTERCARD CUP
Canterbury 50 (J. Ward 2, K. Manihera 2, L. Tamakaha, C. Newton, J. O'Brien, C. Lawrie, T. Pelenise tries; O'Brien 7 goals) Eastern 14 (M. Latu 2, I. Liava'a tries; R. Marsters goal). HT: 10-4.
Counties Manukau 38 (L. Moala 2, M. Filipo, G. Bailey, J. Ioapo, A. Wharton, M. Suniula tries; L. Tamatoa 5 goals) Wellington 28 (M. Wanoa 3, J. MacDonald, J. Carnegie, W. Henry tries; MacDonald, Henry goals). HT: 12-12.
Glenora 27 (D. Lia, L. Waqa, M. Ah Voa, D. Shepherd, K. Edmondson tries; J. Nathan 3 goals, field goal) North Harbour 22 (D. Vasau 2, L. Copestake, J. Trott tries; Trott, A. Green 2 goals). HT: Tigers 16-10.
Otahuhu Ellerslie 38 (P. Atkins 2, A. Ipo, J. Tavaga, S. Moli, T. Zwart tries; Zwart 5, C. Wetini goals) Central 24 (B. Atarau, T. Cahill, T. Eriha, S. Mareikura, R. McPhee tries; N. Hohaia 2 goals). HT: 14-8.
Waicoa Bay 38 (M. McGrath, T. Graham, H. Karena, P. Prime, N. Rutene, S. Rapira, M. Moore tries; Karena 5 goals) Mt Albert 36 (A. Swann 2, P. Fisi'iahi 2, A. Ellwood 2, J. Todd tries; S. Buckingham 4 goals). HT: 10-26.
Marist Richmond 16 (M. Taulapapa 2, T. Ropati tries; Ropati, E. Leavai goals) Hibiscus Coast 16 (D. Floyd, S. Heslop, C. Motu tries; Floyd 2 goals). HT: 10-4.
AUCKLAND
Fox Memorial: Richmond 42 Te Atatu 32, Mangere East 36 East Coast Bays 20, Mt Albert 26 Manurewa 16, Papakura 58 Otahuhu 32.
Sharman Cup: Bay Roskill 34 Ellerslie 22, Marist 38 Glenora 26, Howick 32 Otara 4, Ponsonby 42 Manukau 22.
Points: Marist 21, Howick 20, Ellerslie 16, Bay Roskill 15, Ponsonby 14, Glenora 9, Otara 5, Manukau 4.
Phelan Shield: Papatoetoe 20 Waitemata 6, Northcote 31 Hibiscus Coast 14.
ENGLISH SUPER LEAGUE
Leeds 44 London 24, Huddersfield 38 Warrington 22, St Helens 60 Wakefield 4.
Playing overnight: Bradford v Salford, Hull v Leigh, Widnes v Wigan.
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MOTORSPORT
GREG TODD MEMORIAL RALLY
(Maramarua)
K. Honiss/M. Peden, Subaru, 1h 14m 20s 1, G. Liston/R. McCorquodale, Honda, 1h 15m 19s 2, P. Nicoll/M. Stevenson, Mitsubishi 1h 15m 40s 3, J. Judd/J. Hill, Subaru, 1h 15m 46s 4, D. Buist/R. Hudson, Ford, 1h 15m 55s 5; R. Read/S. Taylor, Subaru, 1h 16m 07s 6.
MENARDS INFINITI PRO SERIES
(Round 9, Mitchell, Kentucky)
T. Gregg 1, W. Cunningham (NZ) 2, M. Andretti 3, J. Drake 4, J. Simmons 5.
Points after round 8 of 14: Cunningham 341 1, Gregg 314, J. Camara 289 3, N. Bussell 263 4, J. Herb 250 5, Drake 249 6.
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ORIENTEERING
WORLD RELAY CHAMPIONSHIPS
(Aichi, Japan)
Women: Switzerland 2h 07m 46s 1, Norway 2h 09m 28s 2, Sweden 2h 10m 35s 3. Also: NZ (P. Kane/R. Smith/T. Robinson) 2h 26m 07s 9.
Men: Norway 2h 16m 48s 1, France 2h 17m 16s 2, Switzerland 2h 17m 48s 3. Also: NZ (D. Ashmore/K. Dravitzki/C. Forne) 2h 41m 23s 18.
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RUGBY
TRI-NATIONS
(Sydney)
New Zealand 30 (Piri Weepu, Richie McCaw, Joe Rokocoko tries; Daniel Carter 2, Luke McAlister cons; Carter 3 pen) Australia 13 (Drew Mitchell try; Matt Giteau con 2 pen). HT: 10-13. Crowd: 82,309.
NPC SECOND DIVISION
(Pukekohe)
Counties Manukau 67 (N. Ta'auso 3, L. Masaga 2, T. Manawatu 2, E. Clarke, K. Farrell, J. Maka tries; T. Nathan pen, 7 con) Poverty Bay 24 (M. Luveitasau, A. Good, H. Kaa tries; D. Sanft pen, 3 con). HT: 24-17.
(Wanganui)
Manawatu 17 (I. Naikatini try; J. Hargreaves 3, G. Smith pens) Wanganui 6 (L. Peina 2 pen). HT: 6-3.
(Oamaru)
North Otago 69 (A. Kettle 3, S. Mayhew 2, M. Mavor, H. Asi, L. Herden, K. Fangupou, R. Ofisa tries; M. Adair pen, 8 con) East Coast 13 (A. Collier try; B. Aiona 2 pen, con). HT: 43-6.
(Napier)
Hawkes Bay 42 (K. Mudzamba, B. Allen, M. Ngarimu, A. Taumalolo, R. Karauria tries; D. Nepia 3 pen, 3 con; J. Rosenberg con) Nelson Bays 25 (R. Malneek, M. Poloie, R. Meredith tries; T. Taylor 2 pen, 2 con). HT: 17-13.
WOMEN'S NPC
Division one.-
Auckland 55 (D. Tia 2, E. Sao-Taliu 2, N. Borthwick, R. Dolheguy, R. Martin, J. Sione, V. Blackledge tries; E. Jensen 4, H. Myers cons) Waikato 3 (S. Knight pen).
Canterbury 25 (T. Horsnell 2, A. Kerrigan, S. Mortimer, J. Neal tries) Wellington 5 (A. Parkinson try).
Otago 40 (P. Solomon 3, C. Richardson 2, B. Chittock tries; Richardson 2 pen, 2 con) Hawkes Bay 12 (H. McGregor, R. Hull tries; Hull con).
Division two, north.-
Auckland B 28 (N. Osieck, A. Raina, P. Crews tries; Osieck 3 pen, 2 con) Northland 0.
Manawatu 36 (J. Vaughan 2, C. Barham, S. Winiata, M. Townsend, E. Aldworth tries; Winiata 2, S. Hansen cons) Counties Manukau 0.
Division two, south.-
Southland 18 Nelson Bays 15, Canterbury B 30 Otago B 15.
AUCKLAND REPRESENTATIVE
Auckland U-23 32 (J. Beatty 2, J. Poliko, S. Uren, W. Teo, J. Fotu tries; D. Arnold con) North Harbour U-23 27 (A. Gowling, C. Dellow, S. Motuleki tries; B. Grinner 3 con, 2 pen). HT: 12-21.
Auckland Women's Storm 55 Waikato 3.
Auckland Women's Development 28 Northland Women 0.
NORTH HARBOUR REPRESENTATIVE
North Harbour 2nd XV 30 (M. Wilson 2, L. Dodderell, J. Qovu tries; J. Nasmith 2 pen, 2 con) Auckland 12. HT: 15-5.
North Harbour U-20 64 Bay of Plenty U-20 10.
Bay of Plenty 56 North Harbour Women 10.
WAIKATO CLUB FINALS
Division 3: Te Rapa C 10 Te Akau 8.
U-9 championship: Melville 25 Hamilton Old Boys 23.
U-85kg championship: Fraser-Tech 17 Waitete 9.
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SOCCER
ENGLISH PREMIERSHIP
Aston Villa 2 Bolton Wanderers 2, Everton 0 Manchester United 2, Fulham 0 Birmingham City 0, Manchester City 0 West Bromwich Albion 0, Middlesbrough 0 Liverpool 0, Portsmouth 0 Tottenham Hotspur 2, Sunderland 1 Charlton Athletic 3, West Ham United 3 Blackburn Rovers 1.
Playing overnight: Arsenal v Newcastle United, Wigan Athletic v Chelsea.
ENGLISH LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP
Brighton 2 Crewe 2, Burnley 4 Coventry 0, Cardiff City 1 Watford 3, Leicester 0 Ipswich 0, Luton 0 Leeds 0, Millwall 0 Stoke 1, Norwich 1 Crystal Palace 1, Plymouth 0 Derby 2, Preston 0 Reading 3, Queens Park Rangers 2 Sheffield United 1, Sheffield Wednesday 0 Southampton 1, Wolverhampton 1 Hull 0.
ENGLISH LEAGUE ONE
Bournemouth 2 Bristol City 0, Bradford 2 Milton Keynes Dons 0, Chesterfield 0 Rotherham 1, Colchester 1 Barnsley 0, Doncaster 0 Hartlepool 1, Huddersfield 3 Swansea 1, Scunthorpe 1 Gillingham 1, Swindon 2 Nottingham Forest 1, Tranmere 4 Oldham 0, Walsall 2 Southend 2, Yeovil 1 Blackpool 1.
Playing tomorrow: Port Vale v Brentford.
ENGLISH LEAGUE TWO
Boston 2 Stockport 2, Bristol Rovers 2 Peterborough 3, Bury 2 Shrewsbury 0, Carlisle 1 Barnet 3, Darlington 0 Leyton Orient 1, Mansfield 3 Torquay 0, Northampton 0 Wrexham 0, Notts County 2 Lincoln City 1, Oxford 2 Wycombe 2, Rochdale 1 Cheltenham 1.
Postponed: Chester v Grimsby, Macclesfield v Rushden and Diamonds.
SCOTTISH PREMIERSHIP
Celtic 3 Falkirk 1, Dunfermline 0 Inverness CT 1, Hibernian 3 Livingston 0, Kilmarnock 4 Motherwell 1.
Playing overnight: Aberdeen v Rangers, Dundee United v Hearts.
SCOTTISH FIRST DIVISION
Airdrie 0 Ross County 1, Clyde 1 Dundee 1, Hamilton 0 St Johnstone 1, Queen of South 0 Brechin 0, St Mirren 0 Stranraer 0.
SCOTTISH SECOND DIVISION
Dumbarton 1 Alloa 1, Forfar 1 Ayr 2, Peterhead 1 Partick 1, Raith 1 Gretna 3, Stirling 0 Morton 2.
SCOTTISH THIRD DIVISION
Arbroath 1 East Fife 0, Berwick 3 East Stirling 2, Cowdenbeath 0 Queens Park 2, Montrose 0 Albion 2, Stenhousemuir 3 Elgin 1.
NORTHERN PREMIER LEAGUE
University-Mt Wellington 2 (J. Waugh, M. de Vetter) Tauranga 3 (C. Gardyne, N. Fry, T. Livesey). HT: 1-2.
Waitakere 5 (K. Bright, S. Hogg, M. Wakefield, C. Wakefield, D. Rogers) Ellerslie 0. HT: 2-0.
Glenfield 0 North Shore 4 (B. Scott 3, S. Wilson). HT: 0-0.
Mangere 3 (W. Osborne, D. Aliaga, M. Major) East Coast Bays 0. HT: 1-0.
Papakura 1 (M. Atkinson) Eastern Suburbs 1 (S. Douglas). HT: 1-1.
NORTHERN FIRST DIVISION
Melville 1 Metro 2, West Auckland 3 Albany 3, North Force 7 Takapuna 0, Mt Albert-Ponsonby 0 Hamilton 2, Fencibles 1 Onehunga Sports 2, Birkenhead 3 Three Kings 0.
NORTHERN SECOND DIVISION
Claudelands 0 Lynn Avon 3, Hibiscus Coast 1 Western Springs 1, Otahuhu 0 Manurewa 0, Papatoetoe 1 Onehunga Mangere 0, South Auckland 1 Ngaruawahia 2, Waitemata 0 Cambridge 5.
UNCLE TOBY'S WOMEN'S CUP
Semifinals.-
Lynn-Avon 3 (K. Yallop, M. Bowker, R. Percival) Three Kings 1 (H. Rishworth). HT: 2-1.
Eastern Suburbs 3 (M. Gooch 2, S. Fraser) Seatoun 0. HT: 1-0.
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SQUASH
ROYAL OAK OPEN
Men, second round: 1-K. Shuja (NZ) bt 16-A. Alramezi (Kuwait) 8-11 11-8 11-8 11-7, 5-D. Barnett (Eng) bt R. Temple (Eng) 11-4 6-11 8-11 11-5 11-2, 3-S. Carruthers (Aust) bt 13-S. Arnold (Aust) 11-4 11-5 7-11 11-5, C. Simpson (Eng) bt 15-S. Atkins (NZ) 11-2 8-11 11-6 11-8, 14-L. Margan (Aust) bt 6-C. Grayson (NZ) 11-10 (2-0) 11-3 10-11 (0-2) 11-7, 4-B. Al Hussaini (Kuwait) bt 11-J. Greenfield (NZ) 9-11 11-5 10-11 (0-2) 11-4 11-7, 7-R. Clarke (Canada) bt 12-M. Hajeyah (Kuwait) 11-8 11-10 (2-0) 11-6, C. Ryder (Eng) bt 10-M. Knight (NZ) 11-4 11-7 11-8.
Quarter-finals: Shuja bt Barnett 11-8 10-11 11-6 11-9, Carruthers bt Simpson 9-11 11-4 11-9 11-2, Margan bt Al Hussaini 11-9 10-11 11-3 11-6, Ryder bt Clarke 11-9 11-1 11-3.
Semifinals: Carruthers bt Shuja 11-3 3-11 11-7 11-10, Ryder bt Margan 11-6 9-11 11-10 11-9.
Women's semifinals: S. Kitchen bt K. Wickett 3-0, L. Crome bt J. Hawkes 3-2.
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TENNIS
LOS ANGELES WOMEN'S OPEN
Quarter-finals: 9-D. Hantuchova (Slovakia) bt 1-M. Sharapova (Russia) w/o, 3-E. Dementieva (Russia) bt T. Garbin (Italy) 6-1 6-1, 13-F. Schiavone (Italy) bt C. Martinez (Spain) 7-5 6-4, 5-K. Clijsters (Belgium) bt 4-N. Petrova (Russia) 6-4 6-2.
Semifinals: Clijsters bt Schiavone 6-2 6-4, Hantuchova bt Dementieva 6-3 6-4.
STOCKHOLM WOMEN'S OPEN
Quarter-finals: 2-A. Myskina (Russia) bt S. Arvidsson (Sweden) 7-5 6-2, E. Loit (France) bt A. Parra Santonja (Spain) 6-2 7-5, 3-V. Douchevina (Russia) bt 6-M. Sucha (Slovakia) 3-6 6-4 6-3, 5-K. Srebotnik (Slovenia) bt 7-C. Castano (Colombia) 4-6 7-5 6-1.
Semifinals: Srebotnik bt Douchevina 6-0 7-5, Myskina bt Loit 3-6 6-1 6-4.
MONTREAL MASTERS
Quarter-finals: P-H. Mathieu (France) bt K. Beck (Slovakia) 6-1 6-2, 1-R. Nadal (Spain) bt 8-M. Puerta (Argentina) 6-3 6-1, 4-A. Agassi (US) led 6-G. Gaudio (Argentina) 6-3 (play halted by rain).
ATHLETICS
WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS
(Helsinki)
Men.-
Long jump final: D. Phillips (US) 8.60m 1, I. Gaisah (Ghana) 8.34m 2, T. Evilae (Finland) 8.25s 3, J. Lino Martinez (Spain) 8.24m 4, S. Sdiri (France) 8.21m 5.
4x100m relay final: France 38.08s 1, Trinidad and Tobago 38.10s 2, Britain 38.27 3, Jamaica 38.28s 4,
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