KEY POINTS:
BOWLS
WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS
(Christchurch)
Men
Singles: New Zealand (Ali Forsyth) 21 South Africa 18, Malaysia 21 Ireland 11, Canada 21 Scotland 12, Australia 21 Guernsey 17.
Fours: New Zealand (Andrew Todd lead, Richard Girvan, Russell Meyer, Gary Lawson skip) 20 Ireland 17, South Africa 19 Scotland 12, England 28 Malaysia 8, Australia 27 Wales 9.
Women
Triples: New Zealand (Marina Khan lead, Jan Khan, Sharon Sims skip) 22 Scotland 21, South Africa 18 Malaysia 17, Wales 22 Jersey 12, Australia 27 Hong Kong China 4.
Pairs: New Zealand (Val Smith lead Jo Edwards skip) 30 Philippines 12, Australia 16 Canada 12, England 15 Malaysia 10, Ireland 20 Scotland 8.
Semifinals.-
Men
Singles: Australia 21 New Zealand (Ali Forsyth) 20, Malaysia 21 Canada 20.
Fours: New Zealand 21 South Africa 9, Australia 23 England 14.
Women
Triples: South Africa 22 New Zealand 19; Australia 19 Wales 17.
Pairs: New Zealand 18 Ireland 12, England 17 Australia 16.
Finals draw.-
Today
Men's fours: New Zealand v Australia.
Women's pairs: New Zealand v England.
Tomorrow
Women's triples: South Africa v Australia.
Men's singles: Australia v Malaysia.
CRICKET
INDIA v AUSTRALIA
FOURTH TEST
(Adelaide)
INDIA
V. Sehwag c Hayden b Lee 63I. Pathan c Gilchrist b Johnson 9R. Dravid c Ponting b Johnson 18S. Tendulkar c Hogg b Lee 153S. Ganguly lbw b Hogg 7V. Laxman c Gilchrist b Lee 51M. Dhoni c Symonds b Johnson 16A. Kumble c Gilchrist b Johnson 87H. Singh c Gilchrist b Symonds 63R. Singh c Johnson b Clarke 0I. Sharma not out 14Extras (8b, 21lb, 3w, 13nb) 45-Total (all out, 152.5 overs) 526Fall: 1/34, 2/82, 3/122, 4/156, 5/282, 6/336, 7/359, 8/466, 9/468, 10/526.
Bowling: B. Lee 36-4-101-3 (6nb), M. Johnson 37.5-6-126-4 (3w 7nb), S. Clark 31-6-92-0, B. Hogg 31-2-119-1, M. Clarke 10-0-39-1, A. Symonds 7-0-20-1.
ZIMBABWE v PAKISTAN
SECOND ODI
(Hyderabad)
ZIMBABWE
V. Sibanda c Akmal b Tanvir 9H. Masakadza b Afridi 87C. Chibhabha c Misbah b Tanvir 0T. Taibu c Akmal b Tanvir 81B. Taylor c Malik b Tanvir 26E. Chigumbura c Younis b Malik 1S. Williams c sub Fawad Alam b Iftikhar 3S. Matsikenyeri c Iftikhar 1P. Utseya not out 6G. Brent not out 13Extras (3lb, 8w) 11-Total (for 8wkts, 50 overs) 238Fall: 1/16, 2/19, 3/156, 4/211, 5/213, 6/218, 7/218, 8/220.
Bowling: S. Tanvir 10-0-34-4 (5w), S. Niazi 10-0-55-0, R. Iftikhar 6-0-43-2, S. Malik 10-1-37-1 (1w), S. Afridi 10-1-39-1 (2w), Y. Khan 4-0-27-0.
PAKISTAN
S. Butt c Taibu b Chigumbura 17N. Jamshed run out 74Y. Khan run out 35M. Yousuf not out 38S. Malik st Taibu b Price 4M. ul-Haq c Taylor b Masakadza 20Shahid Afridi not out 43Extras (2lb, 5w, 1nb) 8-Total (for 5wkts, 46.2 overs) 239Fall: 1/34, 2/129, 3/131, 4/139, 5/178.
Bowling: Chigumbura 9-0-56-1 (1-w), Brent 10-2-46-0, Chibhabha 5-0-41-0, R Price 10-1-21-1 (1-w), Masakadza 8-0-42-1 (2w), Williams 4-0-29-0 (1nb), Matsikenyeri 0.2-0-2-0 (1w).
Result: Pakistan won by five wickets and lead the five-match series 2-0.
TWENTY20
(Hamilton)
OTAGO
C. Cumming b Vettori 33B. McCullum lbw Martin 44N. Broom st McGlashan b Martin 5G. Todd not out 37A. Gidman lbw Vettori 15N. McCullum c Vettori b Aldridge 6D. de Boorder run out 3Extras (2lb 1w) 3
-Total (for 6 wkts, 20 overs) 146
Fall: 1/77, 2/79, 3/88, 4/109, 5/139, 6/146.
Bowling: G. Aldridge 4-0-38-1, B. Arnel 3-0-32-0, D. Vettori 4-0-19-2, T. Southee 3-0-20-0, B. Martin 4-0-23-2, D. Flynn 2-0-12-0.
NORTHERN DISTRICTS
A. Strauss b Scott 2D. Vettori c Redmond b Cumming 39J. Marshall c Cumming b N McCullum 25D. Flynn run out 26P. McGlashan c Redmond b Cumming 29B. Watling not out 25Extras (1w) 1-Total (for 5wkts, 19.1 overs) 147Fall: 1/9, 2/53, 3/79, 4/103, 5/142.
Bowling: W. McSkimming 3-0-26-0, B. Scott 3-0-23-1, A. Gidman 1-0-12-1, J. McMillan 3-0-12-0, N. McCullum 4-0-34-1, C. Cumming 4-0-25-2.
Northern won by five wickets.
WOMEN'S TWENTY20
(Auckland)
Auckland 125-2 (K. Perkin 40, R. Kember 32, I. Cronin-Knight 35; M. Mitchell 1-29, S. Charteris 1-22) Canterbury 128-3 (S. Devine 67 not out, A. Sattherwaite 32; P. Gruber 2-25).
Auckland lost by seven wickets.
(Dunedin)
Wellington 108-7 (M. Wakefield 24, S. Bradbury 21, L. Doolan 18; S. Tsukigawa 2-17) Otago 81-9 (L. Grant 19 not out; E. Perry 3-14, J. Young 2-7, L. Doolan 2-20).
Wellington won by 27 runs.
(Palmerston North)
Central Districts 159-5 (K. Broadmore 29, A. Mason 35 not out, S. McGlashan 28) Northern Districts 118-6 (T. Gould 37 not out, N. Browne 22).
Central Districts won by 41 runs.
SECONDARY SCHOOL GIRLS
T20
Auckland Development 102/8 off 20 overs (L. Mulivai 3/11 off 4 overs) lost to Auckland Elite 104/0 off 9.4 overs (J. Latimer 47*, V. Paget 37*).
Hawkes Bay 158/4 off 20 overs (H. Burland 52, O. Gregory 47 ) bt Wellington all out for 100 off 18 (O. Gregory 5/12 off 4).
Final: Hawkes Bay all out for 49 off 12 overs (L. Mulivai 6/21 off 4 overs, R. Cox 2/4 off 2 overs) lost to Auckland Elite 50/2 off 6 overs.
Wellington all out for 95 off 14.4 overs (R. Moffitt 55, K. Wihongi 4/12 off 3.4) tied with Auckland Development 95/8 off 20 overs (K. Johnstone 3/11 off 4 overs).
The tie resulted in a bowl off, which was tied. Auckland Development then won the sudden death bowl off.
CYCLING
TOUR DOWN UNDER
Stage four, Mannum to Strathalbyn, 134km
Andre Greipel (Germany, Team High Road) 3 hours 14 minutes 46 seconds, Mark Renshaw (Credit Agricole) st same time 2, Jose Rojas (Spain, Caisse D'Espargne) ast 3, Matthew Goss (CSC) ast 4, Denis Flahaut (France, Saunier Duval) 5.
Also: Tim Gudsell (NZ Francais Des Jeux) ast 35, Greg Henderson (NZ, Team High Road) ast 86.
General classification after stage four: Renshaw 13hrs 28min 38secs 1, Greipel at 4 secs, Allan Davis (Unisa) at 7secs 3, Rojas at 14s 4, Graeme Brown (Rabobank) ast 5.
Also: Gudsell at 24secs 43, Henderson at 4min 47secs 115.
EQUESTRIAN
WORLD CUP ROUND SEVEN
(Gisborne)
Oliver Edgecombe (Waipukurau) Vancouver 1, Anna Trent (Auckland) Cortaflex Muskateer NZPH 2, Katie McVean (Mystery Creek) Dunstan Forest II 3, Simon Wilson (Waipukurau) Right Royal 4, Robert Steele (Hawera) Gospel 5, Katie McVean (Mystery Creek) Dunstan Hairy McLairy 6.
Points going into the final round (best four rounds only): Oliver Edgecombe (Waipukurau) 55 points, Robert Steele (Hawera) 48, Anna Trent (Auckland) 47, Simon Wilson (Waipukurau) 45, Claire Wilson (Waipukurau) 42, Maurice Beatson 38.
GOLF
BUICK INVITATIONAL
(San Diego)
First round. -
65: Troy Matteson (US)
66: Brad Adamonis (US)
67: Tiger Woods (US), Rory Sabbatini (South Africa), Stuart Appleby (Australia), Kevin Streelman (US)
68: Stewart Cink (US), Doug LaBelle II (US), Anthony Kim (US), Kevin Stadler (US), Nathan Green (Australia), Charles Howell III (US)
69: Ryuji Imada (Japan), Rocco Mediate (US), Camilo Villegas (Colombia), Tim Wilkinson (New Zealand), Craig Kanada (US), Jeff Quinney (US), Dean Wilson (US), Parker McLachlin (US)
70: Mathias Groenberg (Sweden), Carl Pettersson (Sweden), Phil Mickelson (US), John Senden (Australia), Cody Freeman (US), Rod Pampling (Australia), Chris DiMarco (US), Joe Durant (US), Robert Allenby (Australia), Stephen Ames (Canada), Nick O'Hern (Australia), Scott Sterling (US)
WOMEN'S UNDER-23
(New Plymouth)
Final round.-
219: Emily Perry (Lochiel) 75 71 73
224: Larissa Eruera (Aviation) 73 79 72, Dana Kim (Christchurch) 76 77 71
225: Cecelia Cho (Pakuranga) 79 73 73
226: Zoe-Beth Brake (Whakatane) 81 70 75
227: Lisa Wright (Lochiel) 72 78 77, Caroline Bon (Northland) 80 70 77.
230: Jenny Sim (Russley) 82 72 76
234: Lydia Ko (Pupuke) 78 78 78, Jenna Hunter (Pupuke) 82 77 75
235: Hayley Clinning (Manukau) 82 75 78, Tania Tare (Titirangi) 82 79 74
236: Liv Cheng ((Manukau) 77 81 78
237: Phoebe Perrin (Waitangi) 83 77 77, Stephanie McKillop (Manawatu) 79 81 77.
ICE HOCKEY
NHL
Montreal 4 New Jersey 3, Washington 2 Toronto 1, Philadelphia 4 Pittsburgh 3, Boston 4 NY Islanders 1, Ottawa 8 Tampa Bay 4, Edmonton 4 Florida 3, NY Rangers 2 Atlanta 1, Buffalo 2 Dallas 1, Columbus 1 Chicago 0, Minnesota 3 Colorado 2, Phoenix 4 Nashville 3, San Jose 4 St Louis 1, Los Angeles 3 Anaheim 1.
EASTERN CONFERENCE
ATLANTIC DIVISION
WLOTLGFGAPTS1. Philadelphia27165160138592. New Jersey28183125115593. Pittsburgh27184143133584. NY Islanders24206124141545. NY Rangers2421612412954
NORTHEAST
1. Ottawa31154174145662. Montreal26158154136603. Boston25195129133554. Buffalo21216142139485. Toronto2023814216448SOUTHEAST 1. Carolina24244158170522. Washington23225147156513. Atlanta23254141175504. Florida22245130147495. Tampa Bay2025514516845 WESTERN CONFERENCE
CENTRAL DIVISION
WLOTLGFGAPTS1. Detroit37104174110782. Columbus25206128126563. Nashville25205146138554. St. Louis22197123136515. Chicago2323413914350NORTHWEST 1. Minnesota28193138138592. Calgary25178146143583. Vancouver26195131121574. Colorado26204138138565. Edmonton2324514015851PACIFIC 1. San Jose27157129119612. Dallas28205154138613. Anaheim27206135137604. Phoenix26212135134545. Los Angeles2029214316942
RUGBY
SEVENS
(February 9-10), Hong Kong (March 28-30), Adelaide (April 5-6), London (May 24-25) and Edinburgh (May 31- June 1).
After the first two tournaments, New Zealand lead the IRB sevens series standings on 40 points, ahead of Fiji (32 points) and South Africa (24 points).
2008 squad: Tomasi Cama (Manawatu), Edwin Cocker (Auckland), Israel Dagg (Hawkes Bay), DJ Forbes (Auckland), Nigel Hunt (Wellington), Tafai Ioasa (Hawkes Bay), Solomon King (Bay of Plenty), Zar Lawrence (North Harbour), Kendrick Lynn (Southland), Ben Nowell (Canterbury), Afeleke Pelenise (Tasman), Lote Raikabula (Manawatu), Rene Ranger (Northland), Chad Tuoro (Counties Manukau), Nafi Tuitavake (North Harbour), Victor Vito (Wellington) and Steven Yates (Canterbury).
TENNIS
AUSTRALIAN OPEN
(Melbourne)
Women's Doubles
Final: Alona Bondarenko/Kateryna Bondarenko (Ukraine) bt 12-Victoria Azarenka (Belarus)/Shahar Peer (Israel) 2-6 6-1 6-4.
YACHTING
YOUTH MATCHRACING
(Auckland Harbour)
Round robin one.-
Flight Nine: Williamson bt Ng by 29s, Corbett bt Quartly by 59s, MacKenzie bt Chapman by 14s, Robertson bt Woods by 10s.
Round robin two.-
Flight One: Robertson bt Woods by 15s, Chapman bt MacKenzie by 1m28s, Corbett bt Quartly by 26s, Williamson bt Ng by 33s.
Flight two: Woods bt Staub by 13s, Robertson bt Chapman by 7s, MacKenzie bt Quartly by 15s, Corbett bt Williamson by 24s.
Flight three: Robertson bt Quartly by 31s, Williamson bt MacKenzie by 10s, Staub bt Ng by 40s, Woods bt Chapman by 23s.
Flight four: Corbett bt Staub by 19s, Woods bt Ng by 27s, Chapman bt Quartly by 17s, Robertson bt Williamson by 10s.
Flight five: Corbett bt Ng by 35s, Woods bt Quartly by 23s, Williamson bt Chapman by 41s, MacKenzie bt Staub by 20s.
Flight six: Williamson bt Quartly by 12s, Robertson bt Staub 1m13s, MacKenzie bt Ng by 18s, Corbett bt Woods by 9s.
Flight seven: Robertson bt Ng by 26s, Corbett bt MacKenzie by 29s, Woods bt Williamson by 9s, Chapman bt Staub 12s.
Points (after round robin one and 7 flights of round robin two).-
Phil Robertson (Kawau Island Yacht Club) 13 wins/2 losses
James Williamson (Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron) 11/4
Reuben Corbett (Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron) 10/4
Jamie Woods (Cruising Yacht Club of Australia) 10/5
Will MacKenzie (Cruising Yacht Club of Australia) 8/7
David Chapman (Royal Sydney Yacht Squadron) 6/9
Ed Quartly (Royal Sydney Yacht Squadron) 3/12
Chris Staub (Royal Port Nicholson Yacht Club) 2/13
Heng Li Ng (Malaysian Yachting Association / Royal Selangor Yacht Club) 1/14.
SAIL MELBOURNE
Finn Gold Cup.-
Progress points after race 5: Daniel Slater (NZ) 9, Ben Ainslie (GB) Aimilios Papathanasiou (Greece) 19.
