Weekend results

AMERICAN FOOTBALL

NFL

NY Giants 30 Pittsburgh 33, San Francisco 16 Washington 26, Atlanta 34 Carolina 31 (ot).

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ATHLETICS

NORTHERN COMBINED EVENTS CHAMPIONSHIPS
(Ericsson Athletics Stadium)

Decathlon, senior men: S. McLaren (CM) (100m 11.48s 757 points, long jump 6.75m 755, shotput 12.76m 653, high jump 1.86m 679, 400m 50.74s 781, 110m hurdles 15.88s 746, discus 38.89m 642, pole vault 4.30m 702, javelin 52.75m 629, 1500m 4m 42.14s 667) 7011pts 1. Under-19: B. Newdick (CM) (10.97s 867, 7.17m 854, 13.87m 720, 1.89m 705, 51.28s 757, 14.72s 884, 43.99m 746, 4.20m 673, 52.99m 633, 4m 44.42s 653) 7492pts 1, D. Cornthwaite (CM) 6033 2, G. McArtney (ACA) 5672 3, A. Kiwara (Tga) 4933 4. Masters: S. Te Whaiti (Tga) 11.75s 701, 6.11m 610, 867m 406, 1.56m 434, 56.52s 539, 19.26s 410, 25.45m 376, 3.00m 357, 46.70m 540, 5m 40.95s 347) 4720pts 1.

Boys 16 octathlon: S. Buckley (Taur) (11.51s 750, 628m 648, 12.83m 657, 400m 52.09s 721, 110m hurdles 16.89s 636, high jump 1.75m 585, javelin 47.58m 553, 1000m 2m 51.42s 751) 5301pts 1.

Heptathlon, senior women: J. Dryburgh (BC) (110m hurdles 15.75s 745, high jump 1.62m 759, shot put 10.24m 545, 200m 25.28s 861, long jump 6.25m 927, javelin 26.61m 413, 800m 2m 17.81s) 4971pts 1. Women 19: S. Gillanders (CM) (18.04s 484, 1.47m 588, 7.75m 383, 28.04s 628, 5.19m 612, 22.15m 329, 2m 43.48s 534) 3558pts 1.

Girls 16: A. Aldridge (Tok) (16.09s 703, 1.53m 655, 8.15m 409, 26.88s 722, 4.91m 535, 23.61m 356, 2m 27.08s 730) 4110pts 1, H. Peters (Tga) 3620 2, C. Smith-Frank (Taur) 3335 3, N. Crowley (Pak) 3014 4, A. Martens (Te Aroha) 2920 5.

AUCKLAND 10,000m CHAMPIONSHIPS

Men: C. Kirkwood (Uni) 31m 29.36s 1, S. Meredith (Pak) 31m 33.70s 2, A. Berry (ACA) 35m 3.21s 3.

OPEN EVENTS

Men.-

100m: C. Bearda (CM) 10.83s 1, J. Thumath (ACA) 10.85s 2, C. van der Speck (BC) 10.97s 3. 200m: S. Potter (CM) 23.09s 1, G. Goodsell ((ACA) 27.23s 2, C. Calkoen (BC) 29.64s 3.

800m: J. Van Hoovels (CM) 2m 6.32s 1, M. Pulman (CM) 2m 11.74s 2, B. Henley (Pak) 2m 11.98s 3. 1500m: H. Clark (Whang) 5m 20.88s 1.

110m hurdles: D. Latoa (Wait) 18.53s 1.

Shot put: B. Vili (New Cal) 16.22m 1, P. Hellier (ACA) 15.39m 2. Discus: Vili 51.09m 1, Hellier 49.80m 2. Javelin: Latoa 33.99m 1.

Long jump: Thumath 7.28m 1. High jump: R. Westbury (Univ) 1.85m 1, D. Waite (Univ) 1.80m 2.

Women.-

100m: C. Brunner (CM) 11.84s 1, M. Williams (Tok) 12.41s 2, R. Signal (CM) 12.77s 3. 200m: Williams 25.00s 1, C. Osborne (Te Aroha) 25.97s 2, A. Havill (ACA) 26.58s 3. 400m: H. McEwen (Wgtn) 61.30s 1. 800m: L. Roozendaal (BC) 2m 26.79s 1, C. Labuschagne (Tga) 2m 57.93s 2.

Shot put: V. Vili (ACA) 18.35m 1. Discus: Vili 46.87m 1.

Long jump: Brunner 6.07m 1, M. Goffin (ACA) 4.82m 2.

Parafed.-

200m: D. O'Dwyer 32.28s 1, M. Lack 34.15s 2. 800m: O'Dwyer 2m 14.27s 1, Lack 2m 15.01s 2.

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BASKETBALL

US NBA

Saturday: Indiana 89 Toronto 86, Philadelphia 107 NY Knicks 113 (ot), Atlanta 84 Portland 100, Boston 114 Utah 106, New Orleans 67 San Antonio 83, Miami 107 Denver 100, Minnesota 113 LA Clippers 86, Memphis 89 New Jersey 84, Houston 100 Golden State 83, LA Lakers 116 Washington 120 (ot), Seattle 110 Phoenix 112.

Yesterday: Orlando 117 Denver 95, Charlotte 101 Houston 100 (ot), Detroit 74 Portland 75, Cleveland 107 Boston 114 (ot), Dallas 90 Atlanta 68, San Antonio 104 Golden State 85, Milwaukee 97 Philadelphia 116, Chicago 85 Indiana 71, Phoenix 110 Washington 96.

AUSTRALIAN NBL

Perth Wildcats 96 (P. Crawford 17, T. Ronaldson 16, B. Cox 16) West Sydney Razorbacks 82 (A. Trahair 27, S. McGregor 18).

Cairns Taipans 80 (G. Boodnikoff 17) Wollongong Hawks 78 (A. Ballinger 22).

Sydney 106 (R. Roberts 20 M. Sanford 19 B. Knight 19) Brisbane 105 (B. Matthews 28 D. Rucker 27).

Melbourne 112 (A. Gaze 32 L. Copeland 15 S. Hoare 15) Hunter 103 (B. Wethers 30 G. Cullen 21).

Adelaide 36ers 89 (W. Farley 24, D. Rychart 23) NZ Breakers 88 (P. Cameron 23, M. Chappell 11, B. Pepper 11, B. Thompson 11).NZ

TRANSTASMAN SECONDARY SCHOOLBOYS
(Tauranga)

NZ 80 (T. Abercrombie 13, K. LePrevost-Shepherd 12, B. Anthony jnr 10) Australia 67 (P. Mills 26, M. Cedar 12). HT: 42-39.

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CRICKET

AUSTRALIA v PAKISTAN

(First test, Perth)

Fourth day.-

AUSTRALIA

First innings 381

Second innings

J. Langer b Razzaq 97

M. Hayden b Shoaib Akhtar 10

R. Ponting st Kamran b Kaneria 98

D. Martyn not out 100

D. Lehmann b Kaneria 5

M. Clarke c Inzamam b Sami 27

A. Gilchrist not out 0

Extras (15lb, 2w, 7nb) 24

Total (for 5 wkts dec) 361

Fall: 1/28, 2/191, 3/271, 4/281, 5/360.

Bowling: S. Akhtar 6.3-1-22-1, M. Sami 14-1-55-1 (4nb, 2w), A. Razzaq 12.3-1-48-1(3nb), M. Khalil 9.2-0-38-0, D. Kaneria 32-3-130-2, I. Farhat 11-0-53-0.

PAKISTAN

First innings 179

Second innings

S. Butt c Hayden b McGrath 9

I. Farhat lbw b McGrath 1

Y. Khan c Warne b McGrath 17

Y. Youhana c Gilchrist b McGrath 27

A. Razzaq c Gilchrist b McGrath 1

Inzamam-ul-Haq c Gilchrist b McGrath 0

K. Akmal c Clarke b McGrath 0

M. Sami b Kasprowicz 2

S. Akhtar c Lehmann b McGrath 1

M. Khalil c & b Kasprowicz 5

D. Kaneria not out 0

Extras (7lb, 2w) 9

Total (31.3 overs) 72

Fall: 1/5, 2/34, 3/43, 4/49, 5/49, 6/61, 7/64, 8/66, 9/72.

Bowling: McGrath 16-8-24-8, Gillespie 12-3-37-0 (2w), Kasprowicz 3.3-2-4-2.

Result: Australia won by 491 runs, lead three-test series 1-0.

SOUTH AFRICA v ENGLAND
(First test, Port Elizabeth)

Stumps, second day. -

SOUTH AFRICA

First innings

G. Smith c Strauss b Hoggard 0

A. de Villiers lbw b Flintoff 28

J. Rudolph c G. Jones b Flintoff 93

J. Kallis b Harmison 0

B. Dippenaar c Trescothick b S. Jones 110

Z. de Bruyn b Flintoff 6

S. Pollock c Trescothick b Hoggard 31

A. Hall b Hoggard 6

T. Tsolekile c Flintoff b Giles 22

M. Ntini not out 2

D. Steyn c Strauss b Giles 8

Extras (13lb, 14nb, 4w) 31

Total (110.4 overs) 337

Fall: 1/0, 2/63, 3/66, 4/178, 5/192, 6/253, 7/261, 8/324, 9/327.

Bowling: Hoggard 20-4-56-3, Harmison 25-2-88-1, S. Jones 16-4-39-1, Flintoff 22-4-72-3, Giles 27.4-8-69-2.

ENGLAND

First innings

M. Trescothick b Steyn 47

A. Strauss not out 120

M. Butcher not out 24

Extras (12lb, 1w, 23nb3) 36

Total (for 1 wkt, 66 overs) 227

Fall: 1/152.

Bowling: Pollock 18-9-25-0, Ntini 16-1-57-0, Steyn 11-1-45-1, Hall 13-0-54-0, De Bruyn 3-0-18-0, Smith 5-1-16-0.

BANGLADESH v INDIA
(Second test, Chittagong)

Lunch, third day.-

INDIA

First innings

V. Sehwag c Bashar b Mortaza 10

G. Gambhir b Hossain 139

R. Dravid c Mashud b Mortaza 160

S. Tendulkar lbw b Mortaza 36

S. Ganguly c Jubair b Rafique 88

V. Laxman c and b Rafique 9

D. Karthik c Mashud b Rafique 11

I. Pathan c Mashud b Rafique 4

A. Kumble st Mashud b Ashraful 23

H. Singh c Islam Rana b Hossain 47

Z. Khan not out 0

Extras (5b, 4lb, 2nb, 2w) 13

Total (148.2 overs) 540

Fall: 1/14, 2/273, 3/334, 4/371, 5/384, 6/402, 7/412, 8/465, 9/540.

Bowling: M. Mortaza 26-5-60-3, N. Hossain 25.5-4-114-2 (1w, 1nb), T. Jubair 19-1-95-0, M. Rafique 50-2-156-4 (1nb), M. Rana 16.3-0-63-0, A. Ahmed 4-0-14-0 (1w), M. Ashraful 7-0-29-1.

BANGLADESH

First innings

N. Iqbal c Gambhir b Singh 31

J. Omar c Dravid b Kumble 10

M. Murtaza lbw b Kumble 4

H. Bashar st Karthik b Kumble 22

M. Ashraful not out 62

A. Ahmed not out 22

Extras (8b, 5lb, 7nb, 3w) 23

Total (for 4 wkts, 60 overs) 174

Fall: 1/48, 2/54, 3/54, 4/124.

Bowling: I. Pathan 15-5-45-0 (2nb, 1w), Z. Khan 10-1-42-0 (4nb, 1w), A. Kumble 20-8-31-3, H. Singh 14-3-36-1, S. Tendulkar 1-0-7-0 (1nb, 1w).

AUCKLAND

Premier.-

Papatoetoe 155 drew with Cornwall 110-4 on first innings.

North Shore 109 lost to Grafton 129-7 on 1st innings first, no play second day.

Howick Pakuranga 109 lost to Parnell 112-2 on first innings, no play second day.

East Coast Bays 333-9 dec drew with Waitakere City 41-0 on first innings.

Points (after three rounds): Parnell 24.36, Grafton 20-75, Papatoetoe 19.42, East Coast Bays 17.27, Waitakere City 16.25, North Shore 13.85, Cornwall 13.77, Howick Pakuranga 9.71.

First grade.-

University 202 drew with Birkenhead City 80-5 on first innings.

Eden Roskill 106 and 185 (P. Mistry 57, T. Henderson 50) lost to Takapuna 109-6 dec and 92-2 (L. Vincent 70no) on first innings.

Ellerslie 323 drew with Grafton 62-4 on first innings , no play second day.

Suburbs New Lynn 145 drew with Cornwall 89-6 on first innings, no play second day.

Points (after three rounds): Takapuna 36.65, Suburbs New Lynn 30.96, Birkenhead City 26.93, Grafton 20.69, Ellerslie 14.64, University 12.62, Eden Roskill 12.55, Cornwall 11.03.

HAMILTON

No play on Saturday, second day of round four.-

Te Rapa 129 lost to Old Boys 152-7 on first innings.

Eastern Suburbs 145 lost to Fraser-Tech 196-4 on first innings.

Melville 161 lost to Star-Varsity 212 on first innings.

Points (after four rounds): Old Boys 37, Te Rapa 20, Star-Varsity 18, Melville 17, Fraser-Tech 6, Eastern Suburbs 2.

WAIKATO VALLEY

Southern zone, 20/20 competition.-

Hinuera 86-9 and 81-9 (M. Mace 4-5) lost to Cambridge 96-6 and 72-8 (M. Mayston 42).

ND LIMITED-OVERS TOURNEY
(Taupo)

Bay of Plenty 147-8 in 34 overs lost to Counties Manakau 135-6. (Target reduced to 130 off 30 overs).

Northland 182-6 in 31 overs bt Poverty Bay 131-6 (B. Wattling 57no; M. Pinney 4/22). (Target reduced to 165 off 28 overs).

Waikato Valley 82 in 33.3 overs lost to Hamilton 73-1 off 12.4 overs (Target reduced to 71 off 31 overs).

Hamilton 225 (N. Horsley 70; D. Butterworth 4/39) bt Bay of Plenty 123 in 35.2 overs.

Northland 231 in 49.2 overs (B. Wilson 60, J. Lee 41, J. Yovich 41) bt Counties Manakau 105 in 34.2 overs.

Poverty Bay 2537 (B. Wattling 108, H. Gabriel 44) bt Waikato Valley 190-8 (J. Nelson 71no).

SRI LANKA TOUR

Central Districts side to play Sri Lanka in New Plymouth tomorrow: Craig Spearman, Jamie How, Ross Taylor, Mathew Sinclair, Jacob Oram, Glenn Sulzberger (captain), Jarrod Englefield, Bevan Griggs, Ewen Thompson, Andrew Schwass, Michael Mason, Lance Hamilton.

SECONDARY SCHOOLGIRLS DISTRICT TOURNEY
(Melville Park)

North Harbour 78 (S. Siva 4-16, L. Heaps 3-33) lost to Central 79-0 (R Stevenson 36no) by 10 wickets

South South-Eastern 249-5 (H. Barrett 101, N. Copeland 61no) bt Eastern 157 (A. Murray 42; T. Breadnam 4-41) by 92 runs.

Final points: Central 12, North Harbour 12, Western 8, Eastern 4, South South-Eastern 4.

Auckland secondary schools squad: K. Perkins (capt, North Harbour), P. Chapman (vc, Eastern), H. Barrett, S. Hui (S/S East), N. Copeland, H. Courtney, L Mulivai, K. Ross (Western), H. Dawson, E. Fernandes, E. Frauenstein (North Harbour), K. Glynn, J. Latimer, R. Stevenson, G. Temm (Central).

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CROQUET

PAPAKURA SINGLES TOURNAMENT

Championship: G. Posselt 7 M. Barker 6.

Handicap: E. Adams 7 S. Selth 5.

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CYCLING

NZ CRITERIUM CHAMPIONSHIPS
(Takapuna)

Men: G. Henderson (Dunedin) 1, G. MacCauley (Auckland) 2, S. Bewley (Rotorua) 3.

Women: M. Holt (Cambridge) 1, C. Wilks (Tauranga) 2, R. McCall (Auckland) 3.

MANUKAU VELODROME

Kierin, semifinal 1: J. England (Nth Harb) 1, A. Weatherley (Auck) 2, B. Simpson (Counties) 3. Semifinal 2: M. Northey (Nth Harb) 1, J. Grace (Akarana) 2, W. Starr (Akarana) 3. Final: England 1, Starr, Northey 3.

A-grade elimination: Northey 1, A. Robertson (Counties) 2, T. Klink (Akarana).

A-grade 8000m scratch race: Northey 1, Starr 2, Robertson 3.

B-grade 4000m scratch race (time: 5:48): P. Needham (Counties) 1, J. Bennett (Counties) 2, J. Trinder (Counties) 3.

Open 6-lap handicap (time: 2:28): K. Rika (Auck) 1, J. Hailstone (Nth Harb) 1, J. Bennett (Counties) 2.

U-17 boys 7-lap point-a-lap (time: 2:43): M. Simpson (Counties) 1, D. Ludlam (Counties) 2, C. McMurray (Akarana) 3.

U-17 boys 2000m scratch race: Simpson 1, McMurray 2, Ludlam 3.

U-17 6-lap handicap (time: 2:14): Simpson 1, S. O'Neil (Counties) 2, M. Jordan (Auckland) 3.

A-grade 14-lap point-a-lap: L. Hampton (Marlborough) 1, M. Haydock (Counties) 2, S. Bewley (Rotorua) 3.

Women's 4000m scratch race: R. McCall (Counties) 1, A. Mosen (Waikato) 2, R. Buchanan (Te Awamutu) 3.

Women's 3-lap scratch: B. Broad (Akarana) 1, McCall 2, Buchanan 3.

U-17 girls 2000m scratch race: Brogan 1, Routledge 2, N. Macic (Counties) 3.

U-17 Girls 7-lap point-a-lap: E. Brogan (Akarana) 1, C. Routledge (Counties) 2, C. Davis (Akarana) 3.

Women & B-grade elimination: N. Ludlam (Counties) 1, Bennett 2, Mosen 3.

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FOOTBALL

Cross-codes: Auckland Gaelic 11.13.17 122 AFL 1.6.3 27.

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RUGBY

ENGLISH CUP

Sixth round: Bath 33 Harlequins 7, Gloucester 20 Leicester 13, Northampton 41 Bedford 8, London Irish 9 Worcester 7.

FRENCH CHAMPIONSHIP

Perpignan 20 Biarritz 18, Narbonne 18 Pau 13, Stade Francais 46 Grenoble 27, Castres 18 Montpellier 10, Clermont 22 Agen 19, Brive 17 Bayonne 3, Bourgoin 40 Beziers 24, Toulouse 21 Auch 12.

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SHOWJUMPING

TAUPO CHRISTMAS CLASSIC
(National Equestrian Centre)

Open pony derby 1.25m: M. Duncan (Marton) Cheblinkers 1, L. Olphert (Tauranga) Scrubfire 2, C. Akers (Palmerston North) Repias Rosie 3.

National showjumping derby 1.35m: M. Brooks (Cambridge) Pico Bello 1, M. Beatson (Dannevirke) Kiwi Relic 2, M. Hain (Gisborne) Tregonning 3.

Pony grand prix: M. Duncan (Marton) on Cheblinkers 1, and on Mr Skywalker 2, J. Schofield (Auck) on Can Can 3.

Grand prix 1.35m: A. Hutton (Timaru) on Goodness Gracious 1, H. Fraser (Waikanae) on Icyred 2, M. Brooks (Cambridge) on The Jackal 3.

Taupo grand prix (World Cup): J. Cottle (Clevedon) on Telegraph 1, S. Wilson (Waipukurau) on Vita Power Swinger 2, M. Hain (Gisborne) on Tregonning 3, C. Cameron (Cambridge) on Belltower 3, M. Beatson (Dannevirke) on My Gollwog 3, M. Bennett (Wairoa) on NRM Kiwi Brave 3.

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SOFTBALL

WOMEN'S TRI-SERIES

All Stars squad to play the NZ White Sox and Japan Under-23 in next month's tri-series in Christchurch: Zara Mee (Australia), Megan Farrell (Australia), Katie Newman (US), Dannica White (Australia), Jaimie Wohlbach (US), Bianca Novelli (S Africa), Danni Hanna (Australia), Kate Quigley (Australia), Melissa Gomez (US), Lisa Kersten (NZ), Angela Stubbs (NZ), Atsuko Tanaka (Japan), Melanie Hulme (NZ), Brooke Lockhart (NZ), Katie Hetherington (NZ).

The tri-series is from January 14-16.

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SOCCER

NZ FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP

Waitakere United 5 (K. Jordan 2, A. Pearce 2, H. Edwards) Canterbury United 2 (J. Lucas, K. Bright). HT: 3-2.

Team Wellington 1 (own goal) Auckland City 4 (G. Young 3, C. Coombes). HT: 0-2.

Napier City 3 (L. Birnie, H. Beale, C. McIvor) Otago United 0. HT: 1-0.

Young Heart Manawatu 0 Waikato FC 1 (S. Cullinane). HT: 0-1. 

ENGLISH PREMIER LEAGUE

Birmingham City 4 West Bromwich Albion 0, Blackburn Rovers 0 Everton 0, Bolton Wanderers 0 Manchester City 1, Chelsea 4 Norwich City 0, Manchester United 5 Crystal Palace 2, Middlesbrough 3 Aston Villa 0, Tottenham Hotspur 5 Southampton 1.

Playing overnight: Liverpool v Newcastle United, Portsmouth v Arsenal.

Playing tomorrow: Charlton Athletic v Fulham.

ENGLISH LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP

Coventry 1 Watford 0, Gillingham 3 Rotherham 1, Plymouth 0 Derby 2, Preston 2 West Ham 1, Reading 1 QPR 0, Sheffield United 2 Cardiff 1, Sunderland 2 Burnley 1, Wolverhampton 1 Crewe 1.

Playing overnight: Leeds v Millwall.

ENGLISH LEAGUE ONE

Barnsley 4 Peterborough 0, Bournemouth 2 Swindon 1, Brentford 1 Colchester 0, Bristol City 1 Luton 2, Chesterfield 1 Torquay 1, Huddersfield 0 Bradford 1, Hull 6 Tranmere 1, Port Vale 3 Oldham 1, Stockport 3 Milton Keynes Dons 1, Walsall 3 Blackpool 2, Wrexham 1 Hartlepool 5.

ENGLISH LEAGUE TWO

Boston 3 Darlington 1, Cambridge 1 Bury 1, Cheltenham 2 Kidderminster 0, Leyton Orient 2 Yeovil 3, Macclesfield 1 Northampton 3, Rochdale 0 Bristol Rovers 0, Rushden and Diamonds 1 Scunthorpe 3, Shrewsbury 0 Mansfield 2, Swansea 4 Notts County 0, Wycombe 1 Lincoln City 0.

SCOTTISH PREMIER LEAGUE

Celtic 1 Dundee United 0, Dundee 1 Aberdeen 0, Hibernian 2 Dunfermline Athletic 1, Motherwell 1 Inverness Caledonian Thistle 2.

Playing overnight: Kilmarnock v Rangers, Livingston v Hearts.

SCOTTISH FIRST DIVISION

Falkirk 4 Queen of the South 2, Partick 0 Hamilton 1, Raith 0 Airdrie 2, Ross County 0 Clyde 1, St Johnstone 1 St Mirren 0.

SCOTTISH SECOND DIVISION

Alloa 4 Arbroath 2, Ayr 3 Stirling 2.

Postponed due to frozen pitch: Forfar v Morton.

SCOTTISH THIRD DIVISION

Albion 2 Cowdenbeath 3, Gretna 3 Stenhousemuir 0, Peterhead 2 Queen's Park 2.

Postponed due to frozen pitch: Montrose v East Stirling. 

UEFA CUP

Draw for first knockout round: Graz AK (Austria) v Middlesbrough, Heerenveen (Netherlands) v Newcastle United, Basel (Switzerland) v Lille (France), Parma (Italy) v VfB Stuttgart (Germany), Sporting Lisbon (Portugal) v Feyenoord (Netherlands), Alemannia Aachen (Germany) v AZ Alkmaar (Netherlands), Austria Vienna (Austria) v Athletic Bilbao (Spain), Partizan Belgrade (Serbia & Montenegro) v Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk (Ukraine), Valencia (Spain) v Steaua Bucharest (Romania), Ajax Amsterdam (Netherlands) v AJ Auxerre (France), CSKA Moscow (Russia) v Benfica (Portugal), Fenerbahce (Turkey) v Real Zaragoza (Spain), Panathinaikos (Greece) v Sevilla (Spain), Shakhtar Donetsk (Ukraine) v Schalke 04 (Germany), Olympiakos Piraeus (Greece) v Sochaux (France), Dynamo Kiev (Ukraine) v Villarreal (Spain).

Matches February 17-18.

CHAMPIONS LEAGUE

Draw for first knockout round: Real Madrid (Spain) v Juventus (Italy), Porto (Portugal) v Inter Milan (Italy), Barcelona (Spain) v Chelsea, Werder Bremen (Germany) v Olympique Lyon (France), Liverpool v Bayer Leverkusen (Germany), PSV Eindhoven (Netherlands) v AS Monaco (France), Manchester United v AC Milan (Italy), Bayern Munich (Germany) v Arsenal.

First leg February 23-24. Second leg March 9-10. (Inter Milan will play second leg of their tie on March 16).

Quarter-finals: First leg, April 6-7. Second leg April 13-14.

Semifinals: First leg April 27-28. Second leg May 4-5.

Final: May 26, Istanbul.

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SQUASH

WORLD DOUBLES CHAMPIONSHIPS
(Chennai, India)

Men's final: B. Davis/C. White (Australia) bt R. Bhattacharya/S. Ghosal (India) 9-4 9-3 8-9 9-7.

Women's final: N. Grinham/R. Grinham (Aust) bt L. Crome/L. Petera (NZ) 9-7 9-4 9-2.

Third place playoff: S. Kitchen/T. Leevey (NZ) bt T. Chuah/N. David (Malaysia) 9-7 9-5 9-6.

Mixed final: R. Grinham/D. Palmer (Aust) bt Kitchen/G/ Wilson (NZ) 11-8 9-8 9-8.

Fifth place playoff: R. Chiu/F. Khan (Hong Kong) bt Petera/C. O'Brien (NZ) 11-10 9-1 7-9 9-7.

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SURF LIFESAVING

NORTHERN REGION CARNIVAL
(Mairangi Bay)

Abbreviations: MB=Mairangi Bay; Mur=Muriwai; O=Orewa; P=Piha; RB=Red Beach; Rua=Ruakaka; U=United North Piha.

Open men.-

Tube rescue: T. Mitchell/M. Buck (MB) 1, J. Aukuso/S. Robson (P) 2.

Surf race: Buck 1, C. Moors (RB) 2, M. Williams (Mur) 3.

Ski race: Mitchell 1, C. Pocock (MB) 2, Buck 3.

Board race: Buck 1, Moors 2, Skiffington 3.

Ironman: Buck 1, V. Skiffington (RB) 2, Moors 3.

Taplin relay: MB 1, RB 2, P 3, RB 4, P 5, P 6. Mixed Taplin relay: RB 1, O, 2, MB 3, RB 4, O 5, RB 6.

Beach sprint: A. Matuschka (Mur) 1, A. Webber (P) 2, C. Hatton (O) 3.

Boat race: RB 1, MB 2.

Under-19 men.-

Tube rescue: P. Maney/Z. Franich (O) 1, M. Lee/R. Scoones (MB) 2, B. Grant/J. Blincoe (MB) 3.

Ski race: J. Clarke (RB) 1, S. Sly (Mur) 2, N. Reid (Mur) 3.

Board race: A. Matuschka (Mur) 1, Clarke 2, C. Edwards (Mur) 3.

Ironman: Clarke 1, Edwards 2, P. Maney (O) 3.

Beach flags: Matuschka 1, A. Webber (P) 2, M. Dallimore (Mur) 3.

Open women.-

Tube rescue: E. Lawrence/M. O'Brien (P) 1.

Ski race: K. Pocock (MB) 1, S. Ball (RB) 2, A. Sorenson (RB) 3.

Board race: T. Cross (P) 1, O'Brien 2.

Ironwoman: Taylor 1, J. Moors (RB) 2, O'Brien 3.

Beach flags: L Warnoch (Mur) 1.

Boat race. MB 1.

Under-19 women.-

Tube rescue: C. McConnochie/J-L. Reynolds (Mur) 1, S. Gempton/L. Hogg (O) 2, C. Haskell/E. Lawrence (P) 3.

Surf race: Gempton 1, Reynolds 2, E. Taylor (RB) 3.

Ski race: Taylor 1, Gempton 2, Reynolds 3.

Board race: Gempton 1, Reynolds 2, Taylor 3.

Diamond lady: Gempton 1, Reynolds 2, Lawrence 3.

Beach sprint: B. Turton (P) 1, G. Wills (P) 2, H. Lawton (P) 3.

Overall points: Red Beach 190 1, Mairangi Bay 159 2, Orewa 137 3, Piha 136 4, Muriwai 89 5, Ruakaka 13 6, United North Piha 2 7.


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SWIMMING

AUCKLAND OPEN CHAMPIONSHIPS

Men.-

50m butterfly: C. Swanepoel (Nth Shore) 24.76s 1, T. Ellacott (Tahiti) 26.74s 2, E. Acket (Onehunga) 27.37s 3.

100m freestyle: Swanepoel 52.53s 1, K. Trigance (West Auck) 53.55s 2, M. Buck (Nth Shore) 54.33s 3.

200m backstroke: C. Gibson (Nth Shore) 2m 04.29s 1, C. Stanley (Nth Shore) 2m 09.48s 2, D. Ryan (Glen Eden) 2m 16.94s 3.

Women.-

200m backstroke: M. Ingram (Nth Shore) 2m 14.27s 1, H. Norfolk (Nth Shore) 2m 20.18s 2, P. Johnston (Hamilton) 2m 22.16s 3.

100m freestyle: A. Fitch (Nth Shore) 57.26s 1, Te R. Taite (Nth Shore) 58.31s 2, L. Boyle (West Auck) 1m 00.68s 3,

50m butterfly: T. Sheehan (West Auck) 29.82s 1, E. Hunter (Papatoetoe) 30.00s 2, N. Pene (Onehunga) 30.96s 3.

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TENNIS

NZ RESIDENTIALS

Women's singles, semifinals: 1-S. Stephens (Nth Harbour) bt 4-T. O'Connor (Auck) 6-2 5-7 6-4, 2-L. Baker (Waikato) bt 3-N. Tippins (Canty) 6-2 6-0.

Final: Baker bt Stephens 6-1 6-4.

Women's doubles final: Stephens/Baker bt P. Nola/Tippins 1-6 7-6 (8-6) 6-2.

Men's singles, semifinals: 3-L. Radovanovich (Auck) bt 2-R. Statham (Auck) 6-4 6-2, 4-M. Prentice (Wgtn) bt 7-J. Megraw (Nth Harbour) walkover.

Final: Radovanovich bt Prentice 6-1 7-6 (13-11).

Men's doubles, semifinals: 1-Radovanovich/Prentice bt A. Turner (Nth Harbour)/Megraw walkover, 4-J. Olsen)/J. Shortall (Auck) bt 2-J. Greenhalgh (Auck)/D. King-Turner (Canty) 7-6 (7-4) 7-5.

Final: Olsen/Shortall bt Radovanovich/Prentice 6-7 (5-7) 7-6 (7-5) 6-3.