KEY POINTS:
BASKETBALL
At Sydney: semifinal game 2: Brisbane 93 (E. Ere 23, CJ Bruton 21, D. Rychart 12) bt Sydney 86 (R. Hinder 16, M. Worthington 14. J. Beasley 13).
TRANSTASMAN CHALLENGE
(Napier)
Hawke's Bay Hawks 86 (P. Winitana 22, E. Bartlett 15, S. Nicely 13, C. Baynes 13) Geelong Supercats 71 (J. Brown 27, J. Reardon 15, N. Herbert 14). Halftime: Hawks 43-41.
NBA
Washington 109 Sacramento 106, Chicago 84 Cleveland 78, Dallas 112 Miami 100.
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BOWLS
BOP WOMENS CHAMP OF CHAMP FOURS
(Katikati)
M. McLeod/ C. Robertson/ M. Adams/ J. Alexander (Tauranga Sth) bt K. Welsh/ N. Russell/ B. Weatherley/ N. Williams (Katikati) 24/15.
Final: Mcleod/ Robertson/ Adams/ Alexander (Tauranga Sth) bt W. Green/ L. McIntosh/ K. Thain/ L. Burbury (Taupo) 15/17.
AUSTRALIAN OPEN
(Melbourne)
Fifth day (Australian unless noted):
Men
Singles, round five: S. Caundle bt J. Howard 12-4 8-8, N. Brennan bt A. Provost 10-5 9-9, S. Glasson bt N. Brown 11-7 5-9 2-1, C. Green bt L. Schraner 11-9 4-7 2-0, B. Cornehls bt W. Roberts 8-7 6-9 2-0, M. Casey bt R. Bester (Can) 8-2 12-6, D. Shaw bt G. Beath 7-9 11-6 2-1, R. Doody bt D. Opie 10-5 3-10 2-0.
Triples
Semifinals: B. Pitham, J. Bezear, S. Garvey bt S. McIlroy (NZ), A. Todd (NZ), D. Wilson (NZ) 7-6 7-6, T. Grantham (NZ), A. Forsyth (NZ), R. Girvan (NZ) bt B. Cornehls, A. Kiepe, S. Caundle 5-12 9-6 2-1.
Final: B. Pitham, J. Bezear, S. Garvey bt T. Grantham (NZ), A. Forsyth (NZ), R. Girvan (NZ) 12-4 5-9 2-1.
Women
Singles
Semifinals: S. Ahmad (Malaysia) bt S. Warren 11-2 8-1, J. Edwards (NZ) bt A. Watson 11-5 7-9 2-0.
Pairs
Round two: J. Keegan, K. Murphy bt C. Morgan, J. Gardiner 9-6 6-6, B. Quinlan, M. Smith bt C. Odgers, K. Odgers 10-9 11-4, S. Hunter, A. Robertson bt S. McColgan, J. Peck 11-7 10-7, E. Faulkner (England), A. Monkhouse (England) bt L. Levy, P. Whorlow 7-6 9-3, R. Quail, M. Macaulay bt E. Saroji, (Malaysia), S. Ahmad (Malaysia) 8-7 12-5, K. Wright, A. Jeffery bt R. Dunn, J. Lindsay 9-6 11-4, R. Butcher, V. Cox bt M. Aminludin (Malaysia), N. Ismail (Malaysia) 10-10 8-5, J. Cuffe, K. Wray bt K. Cottrell, L. Armitage 5-11 6-5 2-0, J. Reeve, M. Beaumont bt V. Smith (NZ), J. Edwards (NZ) 12-3 12-5, N. Tucker, T. Hastings bt A. Peart, J. Hurst 5-8 11-9 1-0, P. Landherr, M. Rigby bt E. Regan, S. Brady 9-4 6-8 2-1, C. Pavlov, C. McDonald bt J. Khan (NZ), M. Khan (NZ) 9-6 11-9, S. Renshaw, C. Duke bt P. Thompson, G. Clifton 7-6 13-3, B. Thompson, C. Anderson bt L. Mitchell, S. Jones 10-2 9-6, M. Canute, L. Steel bt K. Wilson, S. Bond 9-8 7-7, P. Wood, D. Camilleri bt M. Adams, D. South 8-7 14-13 2-0.
Round 3: J. Keegan, K. Murphy bt B. Quinlan, M. Smith 13-6 8-7, E. Faulkner (England), A. Monkhouse (England) bt S. Hunter, A. Robertson 9-7 2-10 2-1, K. Wright, A. Jeffery bt R. Quail, M. Macaulay 7-6 4-9 2-1, R. Butcher, V. Cox bt J. Cuffe, K. Wray 11-6 11-3, N. Tucker, T. Hastings bt J. Reeve, M. Beaumont 10-4 10-8, C. Pavlov, C. McDonald bt P. Landherr, M. Rigby 7-4 7-11 2-0, B. Thompson, C. Anderson bt S. Renshaw, C. Duke 12-7 9-8, M. Canute, L. Steel bt P. Wood, D. Camilleri 11-4 14-5.
Triples
Quarter-finals: P. Currie, J. Lindsay, R. Dunn bt D. Knight, M. Parcell, B. Herbertson 10-6 5-11 2-1, K. Wilkinson, M. Smith, B. Quinlan bt M. Macaulay, K. Wright, M. Rigby 10-3 8-2, N. Abe, K. Anderson, R. Butcher bt J. Cuffe, K. Wray, P. Rowe 14-7 7-4, B. Thompson, S. Brady, C. Anderson bt P. Landherr, A. Watson, A. Jeffery 9-6 5-8 2-1.
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CYCLING
BMC-LAKE CRITERIUM SERIES
(Auckland Tank Farm)
A grade: T. David 1, A. .Thompson 2, S. Eadie 3, S. Williams 4, N. Hunt, 5.
B grade: A. Ray 1, M. Davison 2, P. King, 3.
Women: E. Crum 1.
TOUR OF CALIFORNIA
(San Luis Obispo, California)
Fourth stage, 215.2km from Seaside, California: P. Bettini (Italy, Quick Step) 5 hours 05 minutes 47 seconds 1, G. Ciolek (Germany, T-Mobile) same time 2, J. J. Haedo (Argentina, CSC) st 3.
Also: G. Henderson (NZ, T-Mobile) same time 58. H. Blackgrove (NZ, Toyota United Pro) did not start.
General classification: L. Leipheimer (US, Discovery Channel) 17hr 52min 12sec 1, J. Voigt (Germany, CSC) at 3sec behind 2, R. Sutherland (Australia, Health Net Maxxis) at 15sec 3.
Also: Henderson at 10min 20sec 77.
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GOLF
NZ PGA CHAMPIONSHIP
(Clearwater course, Christchurch)
Round 2, par 72.-
137: M. Letzig (US) 69 68.
139: P. Tataurangi (NZ) 71 68, J. Nitties (AUS) 69 70.
140: B. Hughes (AUS) 71 69.
141: B. Jones (AUS) 71 70, H. Bjornstad (NOR) 73 68, C. Baryla (CAN) 73 68.
142: D. Morland IV (CAN) 70 72, P. Fowler (AUS) 69 73, J. Caron (US) 68 74, C. Downes (AUS) 70 72, J. Mills (CAN) 74 68, C. Campbell (AUS) 72 70, C. Jones (AUS) 69 73.
143: N. Flanagan (AUS) 70 73, R. Barnes (US) 71 72, J. Allred (US) 69 74, D. McKenzie (AUS) 73 70, B. Burge (AUS) 75 68.
144: J. Nilsson (SWE) 73 71, G. Chalmers (AUS) 73 71, S. Alker (NZ) 74 70, D.A. Points (US) 71 73, G. Moorhead (NZ) 71 73, P. Tomasulo (US) 71 73, B. Adamonis (US) 73 71.
145: H. Haas (US) 69 76, M. Hansen (US) 69 76, J. Daley (US) 71 74, J. Klauk (US) 70 75, J. Humphries (US) 71 74.
146: B. Bates (US) 74 72, B. Lamb (AUS) 73 73, B. Elder (US) 72 74, J. Day (AUS) 73 73, C. Malm (US) 71 75, T. Carter (US) 71 75, J. Walker (US) 74 72, N. Basic (AUS) 72 74, M. Brennan (AUS) 71 75.
147: E. Compton (US) 73 74, T. Christie (NZ) 75 72, C. Percy (AUS) 72 75, R. Thatcher (US) 76 71, R. Haller (AUS) 70 77.
148: J. Enloe (US) 77 71, M. Long (NZ) 70 78, S. Jeffress (AUS) 74 74, J. Norris (AUS) 72 76, S. Jones (AUS) 74 74, R. Whittaker (US) 70 78, K. Nolan (IRL) 73 75, E. Egloff (US) 72 76, E. Lee (NZ) 74 74, I. Leggatt (CAN) 72 76, A. Johnson (US) 70 78, K. Barnes (AUS) 74 74.
149: A. Hall (AUS) 75 74, A. Tschudin (AUS) 76 73, M. Cain (AUS) 74 75, R. Bescansa (ESP) 71 78, H. Robertson (NZ) 76 73.
150: B. Parry (CAN) 77 73, S. Baxter (AUS) 75 75, B. Fritsch (CAN) 73 77, J. Anderson (US) 75 75.
151: C. Thompson (US) 72 79, K. Thompson (US) 74 77, B. Mackenzie (US) 77 74.
152: R. Hodgetts (AUS) 79 73, B. Rumford (AUS) 74 78, A. Crawford (AUS) 72 80.
155: R. Tambellini (US) 76 79, A. Watkins (US) 74 81.
159: A. Painter (AUS) 78 81.
160: P. Donahoo (AUS) 75 85.
* Play was suspended due to heavy rain. Round 2 will recommence at 8am this morning. Round 3 will start from tees 1 and 10 at approximately 12 noon.
MIDWEEK 18 HOLE MATCH PLAY
(Clarks Beach)
Section A: Manukau 43Whitford Park 64, Pakuranga 63 Howick 38, Akarana 52 Remuera 55, Ttitrangi 59 Aviation 48.
Points: Whitford Park 641/2, Pakuranga 631/2, Titirangi 591/2, Remuera 551/2, Akarana 521/2, Aviation 481/2, Manukau 431/2, Howick 381/2.
TRANSTASMAN CUP
(Royal Canberra GC)
Second and final day
Australia 24bt New Zealand 23
Singles
Senior men: T. Ropiha (New Plymouth GC) lost to Andrew Dodt 3 & 1, A. Searle (Russley GC) lost to R. Gallichan 1 down, J. Gill (Hamilton GC) bt R. Kulacz 1 up, D. Lee (Springfield GC) bt T. Stewart 2 & 1.
Junior boys: S. Riordan (Takaka GC) & T. McManus finished all square, N. Gillespie (Hastings GC) & J. Scrivener finished all square, S. Shin (Gulf Harbour GC) & M. Giles finished all square, G. J. Hill (Sherwood Park GC) lost to D. Nisbet 4 & 2.
Senior women: Yeon Song Kim (Pupuke GC) lost to K. Smith 4 & 3, P. Smith (nee Newbrook) (Springfield GC) beat K. Combes 4 & 3, S. Ahn (Takapuna GC) lost to E. Bennett 6 & 4, D. Lee (Pakuranga GC) bt Frances Bondad 3 & 2.
Junior Girls: L. Wright (Nelson GC) lost to S. Na 6 & 4, L. Eruera (Aviation CC) bt G. Lennon 6 & 4, Z. B. Brake (Whakatane GC) bt Whitney Hillier 3 & 1, D. Kim (Christchurch GC) lost to A. Dewhurst 4 & 3.
Foursomes
Senior men: D. Lee (Rotorua) and T. Ropiha (New Plymouth) bt R. Gallichan & T. Stewart 2 & 1, J. Gill & A. Searle bt R. Kulacz & A. Dodt 2 up.
Senior women: P. Smith (nee Newbrook) (Rotorua) and S. Ahn (North Harbour) lost to K. Smith & K. Combes 2 up, D. Lee (Auckland) and Yeon Song Kim (North Harbour) bt E. Bennett & K. Combes 3 & 2.
Junior boys: G. J. Hill (Northland) and N. Gillespie (Hastings) bt M.Giles & J. Scrievener 4 & 2, S. Shin (North Harbour) and S. Riordan (Nelson) bt T. McManus & D. Nisbet 2 & 1.
Junior girls: D. Kim (Christchurch) and L. Wright (Nelson) lost to S. Na & G. Lennon 3 & 2, L. Eruera (Auckland) and Z. Beth Brake (Whakatane) lost to A. Dewhurst & W. Hillier 3 & 1.
WGC WORLD MATCH PLAY
(Tucson, Arizona)
Second round (US unless stated). -
T. Woods bt T. Clark (South Africa) 5 and 4, N. O'Hern (Australia) bt R. Sabbatini (South Africa) 2 and 1, A. Baddeley (Australia) bt L. Donald (Great Britain) 1-up, H. Stenson (Sweden) bt K.J. Choi (Korea) 2-up, J. Rose (Great Britain) bt P. Mickelson 3 and 1, I. Poulter (Great Britain) bt B. Dredge (Great Britain) 3 and 1, T. Immelman (South Africa) bt C. DiMarco 3 and 1, C. Howell bt S. Garcia (Spain) 4 and 3, C. Campbell bt J. Furyk 19 holes, D. Toms bt B. Crane 4 and 2, S. Ames (Canada) bt V. Singh (Fiji) 19 holes, S. Cink bt P. Harrington (Ireland) 1-up, S. Micheel bt R. Pampling (Australia) 1-up, P. Casey (Great Britain) bt C. Montgomerie (Great Britain) 4 and 3, N. Fasth (Sweden) bt R. Goosen (South Africa) 1-up, G. Ogilvy (Australia) bt J. Maria Olazabal (Spain) 2 and 1.
MAYAKOBA CLASSIC
(Cancun, Mexico)
First round (US unless noted).-
62: F. Funk.
64: C. Beckman, G. McNeill, J. Merrick, B. Weekley.
65: B. Gay, P. Lonard (Australia), V. Taylor.
66: S. Gutschewski, B. Haas, K. Stadler, E. Toledo (Mexico).
67: A. Atwal (India), M. Boyd, D.J. Brigman, J. Coceres (Argentina), G. Day, J. Huston, G. McDowell (N Ireland), T. Purdy, J. Sluman.
Also
71: Grant Waite (NZ).
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ICE HOCKEY
NHL
Buffalo 6 Ottawa 5, New Jersey 3 NY Rangers 2, Carolina 3 Philadelphia 2, Tampa Bay 5 Atlanta 4, Edmonton 4 Columbus 0, Pittsburgh 2 Florida 1, NY Islanders 3 Toronto 2, Montreal 6 Nashville 5, San Jose 2 Chicago 0, Phoenix 3 Calgary 2, Minnesota 4 Colorado 3, Vancouver 3 Los Angeles 2.
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ROWING
NATIONAL CHAMPS
(Lake Ruataniwha)
Premier finals
Men's coxless pair: N. Twaddle/M. Drysdale (Auckland 1) 6min 56.17s 1, H. Bond/C. Meyer (Southern 1) 6:57.22 2, J. Dallinger/E. Murray (Waikato 1) 7:08.37 3.
Men's double scull: M. Trott/N. Cohen (Southern 1) 6:22.94 1, R. Beaumont/P. Taylor (Auckland 3) 6:28.60 2, S. Brennan/B. Long (Tasmania Institute of Sport) 6:29.31 3.
Men's coxless four: Meyer/Bond/G. Bridgewater/Trott (Southern 1) 5:59.82 1, G. Hill/C. Finlay/B. Scott/Dallinger (Waikato 2) 6:01.64 2, S. Cottle/Twaddle/D. Schumacher/Drysdale (Auckland 1) 6:05.53 3.
Women's double scull: C. and G. Evers-Swindell (Waikato 1) 7:06.35 1, S. Hudson/R. Knox (Central 1) 7:16.34 2, T. Stuart/G. Armstrong (Bay of Plenty Composite) 7:35.84 3.
Women's coxless four: J. Haigh/N. Coles/E. Twigg/E. Tolhurst (Auckland 1) 6:40.85 1, M. Lister/P. Smith/N-L. Crawford/R. Scown (Central 1) 6:56.34 2, H. Ratcliff/N. Staite/E. Feathery/A. Ritchie (Waikato1) 7:04.58 3.
Lightweight finals
Men's single scull: D. Grant (Central 1) 7:20.73s 1, S. Uru (Southern 1) 7:24.41 2, P. Taylor (Auckland 1) 7:27.38 3.
Women's single scull: C. Hammond (Central 1) 8:35.60 1, L. Ayling (Waihopai 1) 8:38.90 2, S. Alexander (Auckland 1) 8:39.28 3.
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SOCCER
O-LEAGUE
(Auckland)
Auckland City 4 (G. Young 2, B. Little 2) AS Mont Dore (New Caledonia) 0. Halftime: 3-0.
UEFA CUP
Last 16 draw: Newcastle (England) v AZ Alkmaar (Netherlands), Maccabi Haifa (Israel) v Espanyol (Spain), Rangers (Scotland) v Osasuna (Spain), Sporting Braga (Portugal) v Tottenham (England), Sevilla (Spain) v Shakthar Donetsk (Ukraine), Lens (France) v Bayer Leverkusen (Germany), Paris SG (France) v Benfica (Portugal), Celta Vigo (Spain) v Werder Bremen (Germany)
First leg: March 8, Second leg: March 14/15.
UEFA Cup, first knockout round, second leg matches:
At Alkmaar: AZ Alkmaar 2 Fenerbahce 2.
At Nancy: AS Nancy 0 Shakhtar Donetsk 1.
At Blackburn: Blackburn Rovers 0 Bayer Leverkusen 0.
At Tel Aviv: Maccabi Haifa 1 CSKA Moscow 0.
At Bucharest: Dinamo Bucharest 1 Benfica 2.
At Newcastle: Newcastle United 1 Zulte Waregem 0.
At Parma: Parma 0 Braga 1.
At Paris: Paris St Germain 2 AEK Athens 0.
At Athens: Panathinaikos 0 Racing Lens 0.
At Sevilla: Sevilla 1 Steaua Bucharest 0.
At Vigo: Celta Vigo 2 Spartak Moscow 1.
At Amsterdam: Ajax Amsterdam 3 Werder Bremen 1.
At Glasgow: Rangers 4 Hapoel Tel Aviv 0.
At Pamplona: Osasuna 1 Girondins Bordeaux 0.
At Barcelona: Espanyol 2 Livorno 0.
Tottenham Hotspur bye.
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SQUASH
GANNON SOUTHPORT OPEN (Southport)
First round: 1-S. Teran (Mexico) bt L. Stephenson (NZ) 9-3 9-4 9-1, 5-A. Miller (Canada) bt A. Siebert (USA) w/o, 4-P. Hughes (Australia) bt A. Clackson (Canada) 9-3 9-2 9-4, 6-D. Urquhart (Australia) bt V. Chishimba (Zambia) 9-0 9-1 9-2, 8-N. Kumar (Canada) bt I. Novelo (Mexico) 9-5 9-5 9-4, 3-A. Pittock (Australia) bt F. Rocha (Argentina) 9-7 9-3 9-2, 7-L. Camilleri (Australia) bt K. Herrera Zuniga (Mexico) 9-2 9-1 9-0, 2- L. Khan (US) bt K. Lindsay (NZ) 9-1 9-5 9-6.
Quarter-finals: Teran bt Miller 9-4 9-1 9-1, Urquhart bt Hughes 9-5 9-5 4-9 10-8, Pittock bt Kumar 9-3 9-5 9-2, Khan bt Camilleri 9-3 9-5 9-3.
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SURF LIFESAVING
TRANSTASMAN SURFBOAT TEST
(Piha)
Race 1
Heat 1: Austimner 1, Titahi Bay 2, Jan Juc 3, Paekakariki 4. Heat 2: Red Beach 1, Piha 2, Carrick Bay 3, Bronte 4.
Race 2
Heat 1: Jan Juc 1, Piha 2, Paekakariki 3, Bronte 4. Heat 2. Titahi Bay 1, Austinmer 2, Red Beach 3, Carrick Bay 4.
Race 3
Heat 1: Austinmer 1, Piha 2, Paekakariki 3, Bronte 4. Heat 2. Jan Juc 1, Titahi Bay 2, Red Beach 3, Carrick Bay 4.
Semifinal 1: Austinmer 1, Piha 2, Red Beach 3. Semifinal 2: Jan Juc 1, Titahi Bay 2, Carrick Bay 3.
Final: Austinmer 1, Titahi Bay 2, Jan Juc 3, Piha 4.
(Carrick crew made up of Piha U-21 crew).
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TENNIS
BUENOS AIRES OPEN
Singles round robin
Group 5: C. Berlocq (Argentina) bt A. Di Mauro (Italy) 6-1 6-4.
Group 4: 7-J. I. Chela (Argentina) bt I. Andreev (Russia) 3-6 7-5 6-3.
Group 6: A. Montanes (Spain) bt F. Saretta (Brazil) 6-3 6-3.
Group 8: 2-J. C. Ferrero (Spain) bt L. Dlouhy (Czech Republic) 6-3 6-3.
Group 3: 4-N. Almagro (Spain) bt S. Galvani (Italy) 6-4 7-6
DUBAI OPEN
Quarter-finals: 3-S. Kuznetsova (Russia) bt 6-P. Schnyder (Switzerland) 6-3 6-4, 5-J. Jankovic (Serbia) bt 4-M. Hingis (Switzerland) 7-6 6-2, 2-A. Mauresmo (France) bt 8-D. Hantuchova (Slovakia) 6-3 3-6 6-4, 1-J. Henin (Belgium) bt E. Daniilidou (Greece) 6-0 6-2.
MEMPHIS INTERNATIONAL
Men, second round: 1-A. Roddick (US) bt B. Becker (Germany) 7-6 6-4, 3-A. Murray (Britain) bt K. Pless (Denmark) 6-3 7-6, S. Querrey (US) bt 7-J. Benneteau (France) 6-3 6-4, 2-T. Haas (Germany) bt A. Delic (US) 7-6 7-6, Lu Yen-hsun (Taiwan) bt 6-J. Melzer (Austria) 7-6 1-1 (Melzer retired), 4-M. Fish (US) bt J. M. Del Potro (Argentina) 6-1 7-6
Women, quarter-finals: 1-S. Peer (Israel) bt B. Mattek (US) 6-0 6-3, M. Tu (US) bt S. Arvidsson (Sweden) 6-0 6-2, R. Olaru (Romania) bt 4-S. Stosur (Australia) 5-1 (Stosur retired).
ROTTERDAM OPEN
Second round: 1-N. Davydenko (Russia) bt M. Gicquel (France) 6-3 6-3, M. Youzhny (Russia) bt R. Haase (Netherlands) 6-2 6-4, 2-T. Robredo (Spain) bt R. de Voest (South Africa) 6-0 6-4, P. Kohlschreiber (Germany) bt 8-R. Stepanek (Czech Republic) 7-6 7-6.
WOMEN'S WORLD RANKINGS
M. Sharapova (Rus) 3978 1, J. Henin (Belg) 3436 2, A. Mauresmo (Fra) 2910 3, K. Clijsters (Belg) 2630 4, S. Kuznetsova (Rus) 2554 5, M. Hingis (Switz) 2359 6, N. Petrova (Rus) 2265 7, E. Dementieva (Rus) 1869 8, N. Vaidisova (Czech Rep) 1742 9, A. Chakvetadze (Rus) 1650 10.
J. Jankovic (Serb) 1626 11, D. Safina (Rus) 1569 12, P. Schnyder (Switz) 1498 13, A. Ivanovic (Serb) 1463 14, S. Williams (US) 1269 15, Na Li (China) 1150 16, S. Peer (Isr) 1139 17, T. Golovin (Fra) 1032 18, D. Hantuchova (Slov) 961 19, A-L. Groenefeld (Ger) 944 20.
