KEY POINTS:
BADMINTON
Slazenger Cup
(Christchurch)
Round 2: Southland bt North Harbour 2 9-7, Wellington North bt Otago 13-3, Canterbury bt Bay of Plenty 10-6, Auckland 2, bt Nelson 15-1.
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BASKETBALL
Oceania Olympic Games qualifying series
(Sydney)
Australia 93 New Zealand 67.
Australia win series 2-0.
AUCKLAND WOMEN'S WINTER CHAMPIONSHIP
Kiwi Blue 55 Akarana White 24, The Dragons 35 Wahine Toa 34, Maximus 36 Avondale Aces 35, Flight 47 Black Scorpions 23, Akarana Red 30 Akarana Blue 29, Akarana Green 40 Winds 24.
CBL FINALS
(Tauranga)
Poirua 90 (B. Polybank 19, C. Vessey 19, R. Bishop 15) Auckland 76 (J. Clark 19, C. Paterson 15, E. Tammier 13).
Mexicali Fresh Harbour Heat 75 (D. Ryan 17, V. McCarthy 16, L. Dickie 14) Western Bay Suns 68 (A. McKay 20, W. Bidios 19, I. Smith 14).
Waikato Titans 105 (M. Le Pou 17, D. Burgess 16, P. Lenden 15) Turanga Health Rising Suns 83 (W. Banks 29, D. Gregory 19, R. Namana 15).
Burger King Northside 94 (L. Stevens 27, D. Clarke 24, C. Renata 16) Wellington 85 (T. Gillian 26, M. Doggett 19, T. Westlake 14).
Mexicali Fresh Harbour Heat 98 (D. Ryan 26, M. Dawson 22, B. Kaka 17) Auckland 94 (C. Paterson 25, D. Kral 22, J. Clark 22).
Turanga Health Rising Suns 95 (R. Namana 21, W. Banks 15, L. Swann 14) Wellington 72 (T. McLean 26, M. Doggett 13.
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BASEBALL
MAJOR LEAGUE
Oakland 4 Toronto 1, Minnesota 8 Seattle 4, Kansas City 7 Chicago White Sox 6, Texas 30 Baltimore 3, Cleveland 11 Detroit 8, LA Dodgers 15 Philadelphia 3, Tampa Bay 2 Boston 1, San Diego 7 NY Mets 5, Cincinnati 4 Atlanta 2, Houston 3 Washington 2, St Louis 6 Florida 4, Texas 9 Baltimore 7, Pittsburgh 11 Colorado 2, Arizona 3 Milwaukee 2, NY Yankees 8 LA Angels 2, Chicago Cubs 4 San Francisco 2.
Standings. -
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CRICKET
ONE-DAY INTERNATIONAL
ZIMBABWE V SOUTH AFRICA
(Bulawayo)
ZIMBABWE
V. Sibanda c Smith b Pollock 15H. Masakadza run out (Ntini) 8B. Taylor run out (Bodi - e Villiers) 19T. Taibu c de Villiers b Morkel 22S. Williams c Pollock b Philander 0S. Matsikenyeri b Philander 0E Chigumbura run out (de Villiers) 59P. Utseya run out (Duminy/Ntini/Bosman) 0G. Brent not out 59T. Maruma lbw b van der Wath 7C. Mpofu run out (Bosman - e Villiers) 1Sundries (5lb, 11w) 16 - - Total (all out, 50 overs) 206
Fall: 1/21, 2/28, 3/68, 4/71, 5/71, 6/72, 7/72, 8/187, 9/196, 10/206.
Bowling: Pollock 8-1-25-1 (1w), Ntini 8-1-32-0, Morkel 10-1-33-1 (5w), van der Wath 9-0-59-1 (2w), Philander 8-2-15-2, Bodi 1-0-8-0, Tshabalala 6-0-29-0 (3w).
SOUTH AFRICA
G. Smith c and b Chigumbura 50L. Bosman c Taibu b Mpofu 0G. Bodi c Taibu b Utseya 51A. B. de Villiers run out (Williams/Taibu) 63
J. Duminy lbw b Utseya 3S. Pollock not out 16V. Philander not out 17Sundries (5lb, 3w, 2nb) 10 - - Total (5 wkts, 46.5 overs) 210
Fall: 1/1, 2/73, 3/147, 4/155, 5/190.
Bowling: Mpofu 8-0-39-1, Brent 9-3-28-0, Chigumbura 8-0-40-1 (1nb, 2w), Utseya 10-0-32-2 (1nb), Masakadza 2-0-15-0, Maruma 9.5-0-51-0
ENGLISH SCORES
LV County Championship - Division One
Scarborough: Warwickshire 129 (M. Hoggard 4-33) v Yorkshire 0-25.
Canterbury: No play due to rain.
Old Trafford: Hampshire 8-331 (M. Lumb 64, J. Adams 63) v Lancashire.
Brit Oval: No play due to rain.
LV County Championship - Division Two
Colchester: Essex 0-4 v Leicestershire.
Cardiff: Derbyshire 206 (G. Wagg 61no, R. Croft 5-62) v Glamorgan 5-179 (G. Rees 61).
Lord's: No play due to rain.
Trent Bridge: Northamptonshire 285 (R. White 71, A. Crook 70, D. Sales 57, M. Davies 7-59) v Nottinghamshire 0-27.
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ORIENTEERING
WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS
(Ukraine)
Men. - T. Georgieu (France) 32m 21s 1, T. Fohr (Finland) 34m 22s 2, V. Novikov (Russia) 34m 30s 3, Ross Morrison (NZ) 42m 35s 37.
Women. - S. Niggli (Switzerland) 32m 13s 1, H. Jukkola (Finland) 33m 18s 2, M Andersen (Norway) 34m 14s 3, T. Robinson (NZ) 46m 48s 36.
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RUGBY
AIR NZ CUP
Hawke's Bay 38 (J. Shoemark, D. Lee, H. Elliot, M. Egan tries; M. Berquist 4 pen, 3 con), Counties-Manukau 14 (T. Vili, C. Tuoro tries; Vili 2 con). HT: 35-0.
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SOCCER
INTERNATIONAL FRIENDLIES
Minsk: Belarus 2 Israel 1, Reykjavik: Iceland 1 Canada 1, Kotor, Montenegro: Montenegro 1 Slovenia 1.
Tirana: Albania 3 Malta 0.
Vienna: Austria 1 Czech Republic 1.
Aberdeen, Scotland: Scotland 1 South Africa 0.
Trnava, Slovakia: Slovakia 0 France 1.
London: England 1 Germany 2. Thessaloniki, Greece: Greece 2 Spain 3, Budapest: Hungary 3 Italy 1.
Sarajevo: Bosnia 3 Croatia 5.
Geneva: Switzerland 2 Netherlands 1.
Gothenburg: Sweden 1 United States 0.
Bucharest: Romania 2 Turkey 0.
Luxembourg: Luxembourg 0 Georgia 0, Aarhus, Denmark: Denmark 0 Ireland 4.
Bourgas, Bulgaria: Bulgaria 0 Wales 1.
Riga: Latvia 1 Moldova 2, Oslo: Norway 2 Argentina 1.
Montpellier, France: Brazil 2 Algeria 0.
Kiev: Ukraine 2 Uzbekistan 1.
Moscow: Russia 2 Poland 2.
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TENNIS
AGE GROUP TEAMS FOR AUSTRALIAN TOUR
14s And 12s circuit, October
Boys. - 14s: A. Bettink (Nth Harbour), R. Hornby (Canterbury), J. Yates (Waikato), J. Grinter (Waikato).
12s: K. Ingham (Waikato), E. Darling (Sth Cant), B. Johnston (Cant), J. Bray (Cant).
Girls. - 14s: M. Davies (Nth Harbour), K. Hunia (Auckland), H. Stewart (Waikato), M. Chen (Auck).
12s: O. Isbey (Nth Harbour), L. Woods (Cant), F. Jiang (Auck), J. Ottowa (Cant).
SLAZENGER CUP
Canterbury 12 Nelson 4, Auck 2 14 Bay of Plenty 2, Nth Harbour 2 14 Otago 2, Wellington North 9 Southland 7.
NEW HAVEN OPEN
(Connecticut)
Second round.
Men. - 13-G. Simon (France) bt J. Martin Del Potro, (Argentina) 7-6 6-7 7-5, 4-D. Ferrer (Spain) bt J. Isner (US) 6-7 6-2 6-2, 14-I. Andreev (Russia) bt A. Montanes (Spain) 6-1, 6-7 7-6, 5-P-H. Mathieu (France) bt L. Horna (Peru) 6-3, 7-6, 11-I. Karlovic (Croatia) bt M. Russell (US) 7-6, 6-4, S. Wawrinka (Switzerland) bt 15-G. Monfils (France), 7-6 6-4, T. Johansson (Sweden) bt 8-P. Starace (Italy) 7-6, 6-3, 10-N. Almagro (Spain) bt J. Benneteau (France), 6-7 6-3 6-3, 12-F. Verdasco (Spain) bt V. Spadea (US) 2-6 6-4 6-2, 16-A. Calleri (Arg) bt R. Ginepri (US) 6-4 3-6 7-5, J. Acasuso (Arg) bt 9-D. Hrbaty (Slovakia) 6-1 7-5.
Women. - A. Szavay (Hungary) bt 2-D. Hantuchova (Slovakia) 7-5 6-3, 8-A. Bondarenko (Ukraine) bt S. Mirza (India) 6-3 0-6 6-3, 4-D. Safina (Russia) bt V. King (US) 6-1 6-3, 6-E. Dementieva (Russia) bt A. Harkleroad (US) 6-1, 7-6, F. Schiavone (Italy) bt E. Loit (France) 6-1 6-4, E. Daniilidou (Greece) bt 7-S. Bammer (Austria) 1-6 7-5 6-2, 3-M. Bartoli (France) bt V. Ruano (Spain) 6-0 6-4.
US OPEN
(Flushing Meadows, New York, from Tuesday)
Men's singles draw. -
1-R. Federer (Switzerland) v Qualifier, Qualifier v Qualifier, Qualifier v Qualifier, J. Isner (US) v 26-J. Nieminen (Finland), 21-J. Carlos Ferrero (Spain) v F. Lopez (Spain), R. Kendrick (US) v I. Andreev (Russia), D. Young (US) v C. Guccione (Aust), S. Roitman (Arg) v 13-R. Gasquet (Fr), 9-T. Berdych (Czech Republic) v M. Gicquel (Fr), S. Bolelli (Italy) v J. Benneteau (Fr), G. Simon (Fr) v Qualifier, F. Verdasco Spain v 22-P-H. Mathieu (Fr), 32-I. Karlovic (Croatia) v A. Clement (Fr), T. Johansson (Sweden) v N. Massu (Chile), J. Acasuso (Arg) v M. Vassallo Arguello (Arg), J. Gimelstob (US) v 5-A. Roddick (US), 4-N. Davydenko (Russia) v J. Levine (US), N. Kiefer (Germany) v V. Spadea (US), P. Luczak (Aust) v L. Horna (Peru), A. Kuznetsov (US) v 28-N. Almagro (Spain), 19-A. Murray (Britain) v Qualifier, J-P. Guzman (Arg) v J. Bjorkman (Sweden), D. Hrbaty (Slovakia) v L. Hyung-taik (S Korea), R. Ramirez Hidalgo (Spain) v 14-G. Canas (Arg), 10-T. Haas (Germany) v Qualifier, B. Becker (Germany) v Qualifier, P. Goldstein US v S. Grosjean (Fr), M. Mirnyi (Belarus) v 18-M. Baghdatis (Cyprus), 29-F. Volandri (Italy) v M. Llodra (Fr), S. Koubek (Austria) v S. Querrey (US), F. Santoro (Fr) v A. Montanes (Spain), M. Russell (US) v 6-J. Blake (US), 8-T. Robredo (Spain) v Qualifier, M. Fish (US) v Qualifier, Qualifier v M. Berrer (Germany), E. Gulbis (Latvia) v 30-P. Starace (Italy), 17-C. Moya (Spain) v Qualifier, G. Garcia-Lopez (Spain) v I. Kunitsyn (Russia), M. Zabaleta (Arg) v P. Kohlschreiber (Germany), N. Devilder (Fr) v 11-M. Youzhny (Russia), 16-L. Hewitt (Aust) v A. Delic (US), A. Seppi (Italy) v A. Calleri (Argentina), Qualifier v N. Lapentti (Ecuador), E. Roger-Vasselin (Fr) v 23-J. Monaco (Arg), 31-J. Melzer (Austria) v D. Hartfield (Arg), J. Martin Del Potro (Arg) v N. Mahut (Fr).
C. Berlocq (Argentina) v R. Stepanek (Czech Republic), M. Ancic (Croatia) v 3-N. Djokovic (Serbia), 7-F. Gonzalez (Chile) v T. Gabashvili (Russia), R. Ginepri (US) v O. Rochus (Belgium), S. Wawrinka (Switzerland) v E. Korolev (Russia), Qualifier v 25-M. Safin (Russia), 20-J. Ignacio Chela (Argentina) v M. McClune (US), D. Udomchoke (Thailand) v W. Odesnik (US), Qualifier v G. Monfils (Fr), K. Vliegen (Belgium) v 12-I. Ljubicic (Croatia), 15-D. Ferrer (Spain) v F. Mayer (Germany), F. Serra (France) v W. Eschauer (Austria), X. Malisse (Belgium) v K. Pless (Denmark), I. Navarro Pastor (Spain) v 24-D. Nalbandian (Arg), 27-D. Tursunov (Russia) v T. Henman (Britain), J-W. Tsonga (Fr) v O. Hernandez (Spain), J. Tipsarevic (Serbia) v R. Sweeting (US), A. Jones (Aust) v 2-R. Nadal (Spain).
Women's draw, first round. -
1-J. Henin (Belgium) vs Qualifier, O. Poutchkova (Russia) vs Qualifier, Qualifier vs J. Schruff (Germany), 28-Qualifier vs A. Sugiyama (Japan), 17-T. Golovin (France) vs A. Rolle (US), C. Yung-Jan (Taiwan) vs K. Knapp (Italy), V. Ruano Pascual (Spain) vs K. Bondarenko (Ukraine), C. Castano (Colombia) vs 15-D. Safina (Russia), 10-M. Bartoli (France) vs A. Glatch (US), S. Errani (Italy) vs Qualifier, A. Petkovic (Germany) vs A. Cohen (US), J. Moore (Australia) vs 20-L. Safarova (Czechoslovakia), 27-V. Zvonareva (Russia) vs Qualifier, L. Albanese (US) vs E. Likhovtseva (Russia), T. Poutchek (Bulgaria) vs M. Elena Camerin (Italy), A. Kerber (Germany) vs 8-S. Williams (US), 3-J Jankovic (Serbia) vs J. Gajdosova (Slovakia), S. Arvidsson (Sweden) vs O. Govortsova (Belarus), T. Obziler (Israel) vs C. Wozniacki (Denmark), Qualifier vs 29-S. Stosur (Australia), 19-S. Bammer (Austria) vs T. Tanasugarn (Thai), V. King (US) vs M. Shaughnessy (US), J. Craybas (US) vs Qualifier, S. Cohen-Aloro (France) vs 14-E. Dementieva (Russia), 12-V. Williams (US) vs Qualifier, I. Raluca Olaru (Rom) vs A. Harkleroad (US), E. Daniilidou (Greece) vs Y. Meusburger (Austria), G. Dulko (Arg) vs 21-A. Bondarenko (Ukraine), 25-M. Santangelo (Italy) vs V. Dushevina (Russia), E. Bychkova (Russia) vs Qualifier, Qualifier vs A. Rezai (France), A. Nakamura (Japan) vs 5-A. Ivanovic (Serbia), 7-N. Petrova (Russia) vs T. Bacsinszky (Switzerland), A. Rodionova (Russia) vs O. Savchuk (Ukraine), Qualifier vs A. Szavay (Hungrary), A. Brianti (Italy) vs 32-M. Krajicek (Netherlands), 22-K. Srebotnik (Slovenia) vs A. Molik (Australia), M. Kirilenko (Russia) vs M. Muller (German), J. Kostanic Tosic (Croatia) vs E. Vesnina (Russia), J. Vakulenko (Ukraine) vs 9-D. Hantuchova (Slovakia), 16-M. Hingis (Switzerland) vs M. Johansson (France), T. Malek (Germany) vs Qualifier, Qualifier vs V. Azarenka (Belarus), D. Cibulkova (Slovakia) vs 23-T. Garbin (Italy), 31-A. Medina Garrigues (Spain) vs A. Wozniak (Canada), L. Dominguez Lino (Spain) vs Y. Jeong Cho (Korea), C. Pin (France) vs Qualifier, K. Zakopalova (Czec) vs 4-S. Kuznetsova (Russia), 6-A. Chakvetadze (Russia) vs A. Weinhold (US), J. Jackson (US) vs N. Pratt (Australia), L. Granville (US) vs Qualifier, K. Kanepi (Estonia) vs 26-S. Mirza (India), 24-F. Schiavone (Italy) vs N. Dechy (France), G. Arn (Germany) vs T. Paszek (Austria), S. Bremond (France) vs E. Gallovits (Romania), I. Benesova (Czec) vs 11-P. Schnyder (Switzerland), 13-N. Vaidisova (Czec) vs A. Kudryavtseva (Russia), F. Pennetta (Italy) vs P. Shuai (China), B. Mattek (US) vs M. Brengle (US), M. Tu (US) vs 18-S. Peer (Israel), 30-A. Radwanska (Poland) vs A. Morigami (Japan), E. Loit (France) vs V. Razzano (France), Y. Shvedova (Russia) vs C. Dellacqua (Aust), R. Vinci (ITA) vs 2-M. Sharapova (Russia).
POMPALLIER INVITATION SPRING TOURNAMENT
Men's singles: M. Prentice bt K. August 6-3 6-4, S. Downs bt A. Branks 6-4 6-4, Wei Wei bt B. Paterson 6-3 6-2. Women's singles: L. Barlow bt M. Tan 6-4 6-0, L. Bird bt L. Terite 6-3 3-6 6-4, K. Hunia bt L. Reed-Hunt 6-2 6-1, B. Preston bt C. Parapumova 6-2 6-2.
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YACHTING
PRE-OLYMPIC REGATTA
(Qingdao, China)
NZ results
Men. - RS:X: T. Ashley 1, Star: H. Pepper/Carl Williams 2, Finn: D. Slater 7, 470: C. Evans/P. Burling 9.
Women. - RS:X: B. Kendall 6.
