Weekend results

ATHLETICS

NEW ZEALAND 10,000m CHAMPIONSHIPS
(Inglewood)

Men: R. Dessaix-Chin (Aust) 29m 40.23s 1, J. Wyatt (Wgtn) 29m 44.01s 2, K. Hogarth (Palm Nth) 29m 55.47s 3, D. Quin (Aust) 29m 59.89s 4, C. Kirkwood (Auck Uni) 30m 14.10s 5, A. Snowdon (Tar) 30m 21.48s 6.

Women: K. Smyth (Aust) 34m 12.16s 1, N. Cope (Auck Uni) 34m 26.62s 2, K. Seibold-Crosbie (Aust) 35m 17.19s 3, G. O'Rourke (Wgtn) 36m 9.29s 4.

Women 5km: J. Ruthe (BC) 16m 6.61s 1, M. Moon (Wgtn) 16m 32.37s 2, K. McIlroy (Wgtn) 16m 48.61s 3, S. Morgan (Matamata) 17m 31.00s 4.

BAYS COUGARS SNAP MEETING
(Sovereign Stadium, North Shore)

Men.-

100m: D. Falealili (BC) 10.68s 1, J. Dolphin (BC) 10.74s 2, D. MacDonald (BC) 10.79s 3. 200m: Dolphin 21.26s 1, MacDonald 21.28s 2, Falealili 21.48s 3.

800m: S. Bucknell (Wait) 1m 57.74s 1, S. Harvey (CM) 1m 58.73s 2, P. Angland (Univ) 2m 03.94s 3.

3000m: C. O'Connell (BC) 8m 48.23s 1, N. Pannett (Pak) 8m 58.01s 2, K. Brennan (Tga) 9m 30.98s 3. 5000m: R. Buck (Scottish) 14m 09.10s 1, B. Ruthe (BC) 14m 09.54s 2, S. Kerr (BC) 14m 28.50s 3.

Javelin: S. Farquhar (Ham) 61.64m 1. Long jump: J. McColl (BC) 6.29m 1, R. Hyslop (Wait) 6.27m 2, D. Lane (Uni) 6.19m 3.

High jump: V. du Toit (BC) 1.80m 1, D. Myburgh (BC) 1.75m 2, B. Herangi (Puk) 1.70m 3. Pole vault: S. Janaeek (Czech Rep) 5.40m 1, B. Booker (CM) 3.80m 2.

Women.-

100m: J. Dryburgh (BC) 12.57s 1, R. Signal (CM) 12.81s 2, P. Woodman (Uni) 13.17s 3. 200m: J. Connor (BC) 26.93s 1, Woodman 27.37s 2, S. Fowlie (CM) 28.61s 3.

800m: E. Orchard (ACA) 2m 18.05s 1, J. Campbell (ACA) 2m 21.35s 2, K. Wallace (ACA) 2m 23.03s 3. 3000m: K. Newman (ACA) 10m 07.24s 1.

Discus: M. Uhi (HPTC) 48.26m 1, T. Tapoki (HPTC) 45.75m 2. Javelin: C. Boxall (ACA) 34.72m 1.

Long jump: Dryburgh 5.72m 1, Fowlie 4.60m 2. High jump: K. Leydon (BC) 1.65m 1, A. Fowlie (Waiuku) 1.45m 2. Pole vault: A. Grogan (BC) 3.40m 1, J. Hart (BC) 2.40m 2.

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BASKETBALL

NBA

Atlanta 100 Boston 96, Orlando 115 Philadelphia 111, Chicago 100 Detroit 89, Washington 95 Indiana 93, New Orleans 88 LA Clippers 85, Memphis 110 Utah 94, Minnesota 92 Portland 83, Cleveland 105 Golden State 87

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BEACH VOLLEYBALL

NZ OPEN
(Auckland)

Men's final: S. Heyer (Switz/E. Boersma (Netherlands) bt K. Pitman/J. Lochhead (NZ) 24-22 21-18.

Women's final: T. Lindquist/C. Robertson (US) bt M. Clara Salgado/C. Solberg Salgado (Brazil) 15-21 21-18 15-12.

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BOWLS

TARANAKI OPEN FOURS
(New Plymouth)

Semifinals: R. Hassall (Paritutu) 24 D. Kneepkens (Hamilton) 8, C. Gush (Palm Nth) 26 N. Hill (Avondale) 8.

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CRICKET

NZ v WORLD XI
(Christchurch)

WORLD XI

S. Jayasuriya c Cairns b Tuffey 5
C. Spearman c Wilson b Tuffey 14
I. Harvey lbw b Mills 0
K. Sangakkara c Cairns b Mills 0
G. Hick c McCullum b Wilson 44
J. Rhodes c Astle b Cairns 36
L. Klusener c McCullum b Vettori 4
H. Streak c Fleming b Vettori 0
C. Vaas not out 20
S. Warne run out 26
M. Muralitharan b Vettori 0
Extras (5lb, 4w) 9
Total (39.3 overs) 158
Fall: 1/16 (Jayasuriya), 2/20 (Spearman), 3/20 (Sangakkara), 4/20 (Harvey), 5/99 (Rhodes), 6/112 (Hick), 7/112 (Klusener), 8/113 (Streak), 9/158 (Warne), 10/158 (Muralitharan).

Bowling: D. Tuffey 8-0-25-2 (3w), K. Mills 7-1-30-2 (1w), C. Cairns 8-1-38-1, J. Wilson 7-1-27-1, D. Vettori 9.3-1-33-3.

NEW ZEALAND

S. Fleming c Spearman b Warne 106
N. Astle not out 36
C. Cairns not out 8
Extras (4lb, 6w) 10
Total (for 1 wkt, 16.1 overs) 160
Fall: 1/148 (Fleming).

Bowling: C. Vaas 5-0-28-0 (1w), H. Streak 3-0-22-0 (1w), I. Harvey 2-0-23-0 (2w), M. Muralitharan 3.1-0-57-0 (1w), S. Warne 3-0-26-1 (1w).

Result: NZ won by 9 wickets.

Next match: Wellington, today.

FIFTH TEST
(Centurion, S Africa)

SOUTH AFRICA v ENGLAND
Stumps, second day.-

SOUTH AFRICA

First innings

A. De Villiers lbw b Giles 92
H. Gibbs c G. Jones b Flintoff 14
J. Rudolph c Key b Hoggard 33
J. Kallis b Flintoff 8
G. Smith c Trescothick b Flintoff 25
M. Boucher c Trescothick b S. Jones 25
S. Pollock b Flintoff 0
N. Boje c Thorpe b S. Jones 9
A. Hall not out 11
M Ntini c Hoggard b S. Jones 6
A. Nel not out 1
Extras (1lb, 19nb, 3w) 23
Total (9 wkts, Overs: 75.1) 247
Fall: 1/27, 2/114, 3/144, 4/187, 5/200, 6/200, 7/222, 8/237, 9/245.

Bowling: Hoggard 18-4-64-1 (6nb), Harmison 17-2-79-0 (2w), Flintoff 19-6-44-4 (8nb, 1w), S Jones 15.1-3-47-3 (5nb), Giles 6-1-12-1.

* First day washed out.

STATE CHAMPIONSHIP

AUCKLAND v WELLINGTON
(Auckland)

Stumps, second day.-

WELLINGTON

First innings

M. Bell c Young b Adams 16
L. Woodcock c Young b Walmsley 8
M. Parlane lbw b Adams 203
N. Parlane lbw b Walker 21
C. Nevin c Jones b Walker 0
J. Franklin c Jones b Adams 11
J. Ryder lbw b Vincent 66
S. Mills c Young b Walker 15
M. Gillespie c Young b Adams 52
J. Patel c Walker b Walmsley 12
I. O'Brien not out 0
Extras (1b, 10lb, 12nb) 23
Total 427
Fall: 1/19 (Woodcock), 2/42 (Bell), 3/102 (N. Parlane), 4/104 (Nevin), 5/113 (Franklin), 6/253 (Ryder), 7/331 (Mills), 8/399 (M. Parlane), 9/427 (Gillespie).

AUCKLAND

First innings

R. Jones b O'Brien 17
M. Horne lbw b O'Brien 88
R. Nicol c Bell b Woodcock 49
L. Vincent c Ryder b Franklin 26
A. Barnes not out 36
T. Canning not out 4
Extras (5lb, 8nb, 2w) 15
Total for 4 wkts 235
Fall: 1/37 (Jones), 2/137 (Horne), 3/170 (Vincent), 4/223 (Nicol).

Bowling: M. Gillespie 11-2-47-0 (1w, 5nb), J. Franklin 16-5-39-1, I. O'Brien 20-7-54-2 (1w, 2nb), J. Patel 15-0-53-0, L. Woodcock 15-2-37-1 (1nb).

NORTHERN DISTRICTS v OTAGO
(Gisborne)

Stumps, third day.-

OTAGO

First innings

C. Cumming c Davis b Yovich 44
C. Gaffaney lbw b Orchard 37
J. Sheed lbw b Aldridge 7
A. Redmond c McGlashan b Aldridge 70
M. Wasim lbw b Davis 8
G. Hopkins lbw b Aldridge 61
G. Todd c McGlashan b Yovich 22
S. Beare c Evans b Orchard 17
B. Scott c McGlashan b Yovich 19
J. McMillan not out 0
D. Sewell b Aldridge 0
Extras (11b, 9lb, 16nb) 36
Total (103.3 overs) 321
Fall: 1/97, 2/101, 3/116, 4/157, 5/201, 6/248, 7/294, 8/321, 9/321.

Bowling: T. Davis 13-2-61-1 (7nb), J. Yovich 24-8-62-3 (6nb), G. Aldridge 28.5-12-60-4 (2nb), M. Orchard 22.4-8-42-2, A. Devcich 10-0-64-0 (1nb), A. Evans 5-1-12-0.

Second innings

C. Gaffaney c Devcich b Yovich 17
C. Cumming not out 99
J. Sheed lbw b Yovich 0
A. Redmond c McGlashan b Davis 8
M. Wasim lbw b Davis 0
G. Hopkins b Aldridge 42
G. Todd not out 5
Extras (3b, 7lb, 5nb, 1w) 16
Total (for 5 wkts, 70 overs) 187
Fall: 1/30, 2/38, 3/62, 4/62, 5/176.

Bowling: J. Yovich 17-1-35-2 (4nb), G. Aldridge 14-3-51-1, M. Orchard 15-5-28-0, T. Davis 12-3-32-2, A. Devcich 7-1-24-0 (1nb), A. Evans 5-2-7-0 (1w).

NORTHERN DISTRICTS

First innings

B. Watling c Hopkins b McMillan 11
B. Wilson b Cumming 96
A. Evans b Scott 4
M. Hart c Sewell b Todd 5
D. Flynn c Hopkins b Sewell 2
M. Orchard lbw b Redmond 21
J. Yovich c Sheed b Beare 41|
P. McGlashan c Hopkins b Scott 33
A. Devcich not out 94
G. Aldridge lbw b Sewell 29
T. Davis c & b Redmond 8
Extras (9b, 8lb, 4nb, 3w) 24
Total (127.1 overs) 368
Fall: 1/16, 2/24, 3/42, 4/53, 5/106, 6/178, 7/204, 8/251, 9/347.

Bowling: J. McMillan 3-0-15-1, D. Sewell 30-8-94-2 (3nb, 1w), B. Scott 33-17-49-2 (2w), G. Todd 20-5-51-1 (1nb, 1w), C. Cumming 20-6-45-1, A. Redmond 16.1-2-72-2, S. Beare 3-1-13-1, M. Wasim 2-0-12-0.

CANTERBURY v CENTRAL DISTRICTS
(Christchurch)

Stumps, third day.-

CANTERBURY

First innings

M. Papps c Barnett b Hefford 0
T. McIntosh c Ingham b Schwass 14
P. Fulton c Hefford b Hamilton 154
S. Stewart run out 35
G. Stead lbw b Hefford 12
N. Broom c Barnett b How 22
A. Ellis b Thompson 43
P. Wiseman lbw b Schwass 46
S. Cunis not out 2
H. Shaw c Griggs b Hamilton 3
C. Martin b Hamilton 0
Extras (1b, 5lb, 9nb) 15
Total (105 overs) 346
Fall: 1/1, 2/98, 3/173, 4/216, 5/230, 6/248, 7/326, 8/341, 9/346.

Bowling: L. Hamilton 22-10-42-3, B. Hefford 18-7-56-2, E. Thompson 20-0-109-1 (9nb), A. Schwass 22-7-64-2, G. Sulzberger 17-7-40-0, J. How 6-1-29-1.

Second innings

T. McIntosh lbw b Hefford 0
M. Papps lbw Hamilton 33
P. Fulton c Thompson b Hefford 86
S. Stewart c How b Schwass 149
G. Stead st Griggs b Sulzberger 55
N. Broom st Griggs b Sulzberger 37
A. Ellis not out 17
P. Wiseman not out 0
Extras (8b, 9lb, 5nb, 1w) 23
Total (for 6 wkts dec, 96 overs) 400
Fall: 1/10, 2/50, 3/176, 4/297, 5/355, 6/399.

Bowling: B. Hefford 20-10-46-2, L. Hamilton 19-6-67-1 (4nb), A. Schwass 16.4-3-71-1, G. Sulzberger 27.2-4-122-2 (1w), E. Thompson 10-1-59-0 (1nb), G. Barnett 3-0-18-0.

CENTRAL DISTRICTS

First innings

G. Barnett c Papps b Martin 0
P. Ingram c Papps b Shaw 21
G. Sulzberger lbw b Martin 37
J. Englefield lbw Shaw 13
D. Cederman c Ellis b Martin 4
B. Griggs c Ellis b Wiseman 75
E. Thompson b Martin 77
J. How lbw b Wiseman 8
A. Schwass not out 31
B. Hefford c Shaw b Ellis 2
L. Hamilton c Broom b Wiseman 0
Extras (5b, 5lb, 3nb) 13
Total (78 overs) 281
Fall: 1/0, 2/61, 3/61, 4/66, 5/80, 6/236, 7/261, 8/278, 9/281.

Bowling: C. Martin 20-8-42-4, S. Cunis 13-3-56-0, H. Shaw 16-3-60-2, A. Ellis 10-2-40-1 (3nb), P. Wiseman 19-2-73-3.

Second innings

J. How c Shaw b Martin 23
P. Ingham b Wiseman 13
G. Barnett not out 5
G. Sulzberger not out 6
Extras (5lb) 5
Total (for 2 wkts, 21 overs) 52
Fall: 1/34, 2/44.

Bowling: C. Martin 7-1-25-1, S. Cunis 5-1-14-0, P. Wiseman 5-4-1-1, H. Shaw 4-1-7-0.

WOMEN'S STATE LEAGUE

NORTHERN DISTRICTS v AUCKLAND
(Hamilton)

Saturday.-

AUCKLAND

R. Kember c Browne b Hannay 29
V. Lind b Murphy 5
E. Drumm run out 90
R. Rolls c Ullyett b Hannay 68
I. Cronin-Knight not out 16
H. Watson not out 2
Extras (7lb, 3nb, 16w) 26
Total (for 4 wkts, 50 overs) 236
Fall: 1/25, 2/58, 3/178, 4/229.

Bowling: L. Milliken 10-1-40-0 (3w), M. Murphy 10-0-57-1 (1nb, 8w), N. Browne 10-1-38-0 (1nb, 4w), K. Goodson 10-2-48-0, M. Hannay 10-1-46-2 (1nb, 1w).

NORTHERN DISTRICTS

T. Gould run out 5
J. Fraser c Cronin-Knight b Drumm 53
V. Brown c Rolls b Scripps 7
M. Murphy c Ramsay b Bullen 18
N. Browne c Cronin-Knight b Watson 51
S. Sim c Watson b Fraser 4
L. Milliken c Watson b Bullen 14
M. Hannay b Watson 2
J. Ullyett b Scripps 10
K. Moore not out 4
K. Goodson b Scripps 7
Extras (4lb, 1nb, 9w) 14
Total (48.1 overs) 189
Fall: 1/15, 2/30, 3/75, 4/111, 5/125, 6/160, 7/161, 8/173, 9/175.

Bowling: N. Scripps 9.1-2-22-3 (1nb, 2w), D. Ramsay 8-0-37-0, S. Coetzee 6-0-38-0 (4w), H. Watson 10-0-37-2 (2w), S. Bullen 7-1-16-2, E. Drumm 4-1-13-1 (1w), K. Fraser 4-0-22-1

Result: Auckland won by 47 runs.

Yesterday.-

NORTHERN DISTRICTS

T. Gould lbw b Ramsay 12
J. Fraser st Rolls b Coetzee 15
V. Brown b Bullen 15
M. Murphy st Rolls b Bullen 24
N. Browne c Scripps b Watson 41
S. Sim run out 5
L. Milliken b Drumm 18
M. Hannay b Scripps 9
J. Ullyett b Scripps 4
K. Moore b Scripps 0
K. Goodson not out 2
Extras (2lb, 3nb, 14w) 19
Total (48.1 overs) 164
Fall: 1/28, 2/29, 3/71, 4/76, 5/99, 6/136, 7/153, 8/159, 9/159.

Bowling: N. Scripps 9.1-2-21-3 (1nb, 1w), D. Ramsay 10-1-39-1, S. Coetzee 4-0-17-1 (2nb, 6w), H. Watson 9-1-24-1 (5w), S. Bullen 8-1-19-2, E. Drumm 5-0-26-1 (2w), K. Fraser 3-0-16-0.

AUCKLAND

R. Kember c Goodson b Browne 36
E. Komp c Murphy b Goodson 7
K. Fraser b Hannay 5
V. Lind b Milliken 34
R. Rolls b Hannay 4
I. Cronin-Knight not out 33
H. Watson not out 10
Extras (1b, 2lb, 33w) 36
Total (for 5 wkts, 45.2 overs) 165
Fall: 1/54, 2/63, 3/63, 4/80, 5/115.

Bowling: L. Milliken 8-0-29-1 (10w), M. Murphy 6.2-0-29-0 (14w), A. Stowers 6-0-29-0 (3w), N. Browne 10-0-29-1 (6w), K. Goodson 5-2-12-1, M. Hannay 10-2-34-2.

Result: Auckland won by 5 wickets.

CANTERBURY v OTAGO
(Christchurch)

Saturday.-

CANTERBURY

P. Gerrish run out 6
M. Fahey run out 63
H. Tiffen c Young b Taylor 37
S. Taylor c Tsukigawa b Taylor 3
H. Rae b Spence 21
R. Milburn std Martin b Morrison 13
A. Wilkins c Tsukigawa b Morrison 13
B. McNeill c Taylor b Spence 15
S. Burke run out 1
A. Satterthwaite std Martin b Taylor 12
S. Charteris not out 4
Extras (1b, 3lb, 3nb, 8w) 15
Total (50 overs) 203
Fall: 1/13, 2/78, 3/87, 4/141, 5/145, 6/161, 7/170, 8/178, 9/189.

Bowling: R. Pullar 10-2-29-0 (1w), S. Tsukigawa 10-2-34-0 (2w), S. Bates 2-0-15-0 (1w, 1nb), T. Morrison 10-0-52-2 (2w), C. Taylor 9-0-34-3 (2w), K. Spence 9-1-35-2 (2nb).

OTAGO

E. Scurr c Taylor b Burke 3
P. Flannery c Milburn b McNeill 27
C. Winsloe run out 4
R. Pullar c Tiffen b Steele 0
S. Tsukigawa run out 40
K. Martin c Tiffen b Rae 28
C. Taylor not out 18
S. Bates st Milburn b Charteris 17
M. Kane lbw b McNeill 2
K. Spence c Williams b Steele 1
T. Morrison c Steele b Burke 9
Extras (1b, 3lb, 13w) 17
Total (48.2 overs) 166

Fall: 1/14, 2/21, 3/22, 4/51, 5/116, 6/116, 7/143, 8/148, 9/150.

Bowling: S. Burke 9.2-3-14-2 (2w), R. Steele 10-3-28-2, B. McNeill 8-1-24-2 (1w), A. Satterthwaite 6-0-34-0 (4w), S. Charteris 10-0-40-1, H. Rae 5-1-22-1 (6w).

Result: Canterbury won by 37 runs.

WELLINGTON v CENTRAL DISTRICTS
(Wellington)

WELLINGTON

L. Harford c Priest b Burrows 9
M. Lewis c Cockedge b Connor 27
M. Godliman c McGlashan b Connor 43
M. Wakefield b Borrows 18
S. Hill b McWilliams 18
A. Corbin b Mason 7
S. Devine b McWilliams 0
M. Presland run out 13
M. Taylor b McWilliams 2
A. Little b Connor 3
M. Tuapawa not out 0
Extras (3b, 6lb, 2nb, 14w) 25
Total (50 overs) 165
Fall: 1/15, 2/71, 3/112, 4/126, 5/144, 6/144, 7/150, 8/159, 9/162.

Bowling: A. Burrows 10-1-24-2 (2w), D. Trow 10-1-19-0 (7w), R. Candy 5-2-10-0 (1nb), A. Mason 10-1-42-1 (1nb, 4w), C. Connor 10-1-44-3, Z. McWilliams 5-0-17-3 (1w).

CENTRAL DISTRICTS

S. Duffill b Presland 3
A. Mason lbw Corbin 41
N. Thessman b Corbin 28
S. McGlashan lbw b Corbin 0
C. Connor c Wakefield b Green 34
R. Priest c Hill b Little 14
Z. McWilliams not out 21
E. Perry b Green 4
A. Burrows run out 2
D. Trow run out 2
K. Cockedge not out 0
Extras (1b, 2lb, 1nb, 14w) 18
Total (for 9 wkts, 50 overs) 167
Fall: 1/3, 2/81, 3/81, 4/84, 5/124, 6/142, 7/149, 8/156, 9/161.

Bowling: A. Little 10-1-27-1 (2w), M. Presland 6-1-22-1 (1nb, 2w), S. Devine 9-0-38-0 (4w), A. Corbin 10-3-22-3 (5w), A. Green 10-1-37-2 (1w), M. Tuapawa 2-0-9-0, L. Harford 3-0-9-0.

Result: Central Districts won by 1 wicket.

* Canterbury to host final against Auckland on Saturday.

AUCKLAND CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP

Premier.-

North Shore 304 (D. McGuigan 119, T. Crabb 68; G. Wood 4-63) and 48-1 bt Papatoetoe 286 (W. Jefferson 60, A. Clarke 55; B. Stewart 5-49) on first innings.

Grafton United 308 (G. Critchley 55, L. Borcoski 51; S Hawk 4-60) and 130-4 (G. Critchley 69) bt Parnell 163 (S. Gear 4-34) on first innings.

Waitakere 367 (K. Todd 93, C. Senner 62, K. McMillan 55, B. White 40) and 86-0 (Todd 48no) bt Howick Pakuranga 217 (C. de Grandhomme 43; B. White 5-33) on first innings. Cornwall 272 (R. Lynch 62, H. McCarthy 56; M. Haslam 4-54) and 106-3 (Lynch 42no) lost to East Coast Bays 129-7 dec (M. Badland 55) and 250-8 (Badland 69) outright.

COUNTIES MANUKAU

Waiuku 231 and 89-2 (T. Yorke 42no) bt Manukau 125 and 193 (J. Halliday 56no, R. Halliday 48; B. Morey 6-96) outright.

Puke Metro 285 and 151 (S. Rimeo 4-57) bt Karaka 247 (M. Wood 45) and 89-7 on first innings.

HAMILTON

Round 6, day one.-

Fraser-Tech 114 (G. Hodgson 4-11) and 70-2. Old Boys 197-7dec (J. Clare 82).

Melville 368 (S. Shirley 151, S. Hill 81; R. Bradbury 4-73). Eastern Suburbs 95-7 (Shirley 4-23).

Star-Varsity 236 (S. Pilling 64, M. Commins 43; N. George 5-39). Te Rapa 109-3 (G. Irwin 63no).

WAIKATO VALLEY

Round 2.-

Te Aroha 199 (R. Hewitt 71, M. Joyce 42) bt Cambridge 101 by 98 runs.

Waikare 44 (B. Harper 4-12) lost to Thames A 45-1 by 9 wickets.

Putaruru 99 lost to Morrinsville 102-6 (D. Singh 4-12) by 4 wickets.

Hinuera 184-8 (C. Hudson 45) bt Pirongia 162 by 22 runs.

Paeroa United 84-3 bt Whangamata 81 (P. Milner 5-25).

Thames B 137-4 (M. Griffin 78no) bt Whitianga 136.

FERGUS HICKEY TROPHY
(Paeroa)

Waikato Valley 172 (R. Abraham 45; R. Shutte 5-28) and 183-2 (H. Douglas 53no, R. Abraham 52, J. Nelson 47no) lost to Hamilton 309-9 (Shutte 64, J. Hatwell 43) on first innings.

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EQUESTRIAN

WORLD CUP NZ SERIES
(Ti Papa)

Final: J. Cottle (Clevedon) Telegraph 1, M. Hain (Gisborne) Tregonning 2, C. Cameron (Cambridge) Kahurangi Tardak 3, M. Beatson (Dannevirke) My Gollywog and Primo Ventura/S. Wilson (Waipukarau) Vita Power Swinger 4 equal.

World Cup NZ series (best four rounds): Cottle 78pts 1, Beatson 54 2, Wilson 53 3, Hain 44 4, C. Wilson (Waipukarau) 37 5, M. Bennett (Wairoa) 37 6, Cameron 36 7, K. McVean (Matangi) 35 8, R. Steel (Hawera) 31 9, S. Thompson (Hawkes Bay) 27 10.

Young rider: K. McVean (Matangi) Briten 1, W. Willis (Auckland) Comfortably Numb 2, L. Coupe (Kumeu) Forest 11 3, D. Atkinson (BoP) Celtic Libby 4, Coupe on Bush Magic 5, J. Beatson (Dannevirke) Aberdeen Road 6.

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GOLF

SOUTH AFRICAN OPEN
(Durban)

Leading scores after third round, par 72, S Africa unless stated.- T. Clark 68 71 68, T. van der Walt 66 71 70, H. Buhrmann 70 67 70, T. Moore 65 70 72.

208: G. Storm (England) 71 68 69.

210: D. Howell (England) 73 70 67, B. Lincoln 71 70 69, N. Cheetham (England) 70 70 70, G. Havret (France) 69 69 72.

211: C. Schwartzel 68 72 71, L. Oosthuizen 69 69 73, B. Vaughan (US) 65 73 73.

212: T. Immelman 70 73 69, G. Houston (Wales) 74 68 70, L. Slattery (England) 73 68 71, I. Garbutt (England) 71 70 71, J. van Zyl 70 70 72.

213: D. Clarke (Nthn Ireland) 72 74 67, G. Bourdy (France) 75 70 68, K. Ferrie (England) 72 72 69, P. Eales (England) 74 69 70, P. Archer (England) 72 70 71, J. Kingston 71 70 72, D. Terblanche 68 72 73, L. Brovold (Norway) 68 72 73, A. McLardy 69 69 75.

BUICK INVITATIONAL
(La Jolla, California)

Leading scores after fog suspended play in third round, par 72 (US unless noted.-

14-under: T. Lehman 62 67, T. Woods 69 63.

11-under: L. Donald 68 67, P. Lonard (Australia) 67 65.

10-under: E. Els (S Africa) 65 71, K. Sutherland 68 66, D. Hart 65 69.

9-under: C. Howell III 72 67, A. Baddely (Australia) 66 70, A. Oberholser 64 72.

Also.--over: M. Long (NZ) 69 73.

Missed cut.- S. Alker (NZ) 68 75.

145: C. Perks (NZ) 77 68.

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KARTING

CIK TROPHY of NZ
(Hamilton)

Formula 100 final: M. Wall (Aust) 1, C. Lobb (NZ) 2, M. Cunningham (NZ) 3.

Junior Intercontinental A final: M. Wooding (NZ) 1, A. Waite (NZ) 2, T. Richardson (NZ) 3.

ICC final: R. Grant (NZ) 1, D. Pinkerton (NZ) 2, D. Smith (NZ) 3.

Junior 100cc Yamaha final: B. Dallas 1, G. Smyth 2, T. Sherley 3.

Junior restricted final: J. McNee 1, N. Cassidy 2, J. Stead 3.

Cadet final: A. Hutton 1, A. Wilson 2, J. Gaskin 3.

Yamaha 100cc Light final: K. Wilson 1, B. Tyrrell 2, P. Cameron 3.

Rotax Max Light final: M. Wheaton 1, B. Tyrrell 2, D. Kent 3.

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MOTORSPORT

NATIONAL SERIES
(Ruapuna Park, Chch)

Toyota Racing series, round three, race one (8 laps): M. Hamilton (Chch) 11m 05.541s 1, B. Hartley (Palm Nth) 11m 08.506s 2, W. Cunningham (Auck) 11m 09.057s 3, A. Knight (Chch) 11m 09.057s 4, B. Collins (Timaru) 11m 10.954s 5, T. Edgell (Auck) 11m 13.837s 6, C. Pither (Palm Nth) 11m 14.255s 7, J. Cressey (Qld) 11m 16.145s 8, K. Crocker (Tga) 11m 17.439s 9, D. Gaunt (Auck) 11m 18.219s 10, B. Harford (Wgtn) 11m 29.434s 11, B. Crighton (Auck) 11m 30.394s 12, F. Hamilton (Chch) 11m 34.828s 13, K. Smith (Auck) 11m 35.419s 14, D. Spurdle 15.

Race two (8 laps): Hamilton 12m 13.012s 1, Gaunt 12m 14.040s 2, Collins 12m 14.255s 3, Knight 12m 18.054s 4, Cunningham 12m 18.121s 5, Edgell 12m 19.243s 6, Crocker 12m 19.894s 7, Cressey 12m 20.295s 8, Smith 12m 21.560s 9, Munro 12m 24.234s 10, W. Grubmueller (Monaco) 12m 24.571s 11, Crighton 12m 25.460s 12, Hartley 12m 25.691s 13, Spurdle 12m 31.903s 14

Race three (12 laps): Collins 16m 24.123s 1, Hamilton 16m 28.251s 2, Gaunt 16m 35.488s 3, Cunningham 16m 37.229s 4, Crocker 16m 40.839s 5, Knight 16m 42.127s 6, Harford 16m 42.668s 7, Hartley 16m 42.940s 8, Cressey 16m 43.724s 9, Pither 16m 44.766s 10.

Championship points: Collins 578 1, Hamilton 506 2, Gaunt 478 3, Hartley 431 4, Cunningham 424 5, Knight 377 6, Pither 354 7.

Young Driver of the Year: Collins 587pts 1, Hamilton 506 2, Gaunt 487 3, Hartley 444 4, Cunningham 427 5.

Porsche GT3 Cup series, round 5, race 1: C. Baird (Aust) 30m 20.830s 1, R. Rutherford (Hamilton) 30m 42.847s 2, D. O'Young (Hong Kong) 30m 48.448s 3, R. Armstrong (Chch) 31m 00.334s 4, B. Washington (Aust) 31m 03.151s 5, D. Fulford (Auck) 31m 23.733s 6, D. Cockerton (Auck) 31m 25.402s 7, P. Kelly (Chch) 31m 27.686s 8, S. O'Donnell (Invercargill) 31m 41.764s 9, A. Bagnall (Auck) 31m 43.306s 10.

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MOUNTAIN BIKING

NATIONAL DOWNHILL SERIES
(Dunedin)

Elite men: J. Leov (Blenheim) 2m 56.85s 1, R. Boe (Levin) 3m 0.71s 2, N. Rankin (Levin) 3m 0.72s 3, D. Curry (Rotorua) 3m 3.71s 4, T. Holland (Rotorua) 3m 4.78s 5, S. Sheldon (Chch) 3m 4.91s 6, B. Christmas (Chch) 3m 5.79s 7, G. Haden (Wanganui) 3m 6.88s 8, J. Dodds (Rotorua) 3m 8.51s 9, P. Angus (Chch) 3m 8.71s 10.

Elite women: V. Quin (Tauranga) 3m 19.33s 1, S. Hagen (Queenstown) 3m 21.58s 2, G. Molloy (Rotorua) 4m 2.25s 3.

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RALLYING

MONTE CARLO RALLY

Leading positions after second day: S. Loeb (France) Citroen 2h 50m 34s 1, M. Gronholm (Finland) Peugeot 1m 54.7s behind 2, T. Gardemeister (Finland) Ford 2m 08.3 3, P. Solberg (Norway) Subaru 2m 17.5s 4, G. Panizzi (France) Mitsubishi 2m 45.1s 5, M. Martin (Estonia) Peugeot 3m 44.3s 6, R. Kresta (Czech Rep) Ford 4m 24.1s 7, A. Bengue (France) Skoda 4m 58.1s 8, H. Rovanpera (Finland) Mitsubishi 6m 10.2s 9, M. Stohl (Austria) Citroen 7m 13.7s 10.

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RUGBY

CELTIC LEAGUE

Connacht 8 Cardiff 18, Newport-Gwent 21 Glasgow 16, Borders 29 Leinster 16, Edinburgh 23 Llanelli 0, Neath-Swansea 22 Ulster 21.

ENGLISH CUP

Quarter-finals: Gloucester 21 Bristol 0, Northampton 19 Leeds 24, Sale 23 Bath 24.

Playing overnight: Saracens v London Irish.

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SOCCER

ENGLISH PREMIER LEAGUE

Birmingham 1 Fulham 2, Chelsea 3 Portsmouth 0, Crystal Palace 3 Tottenham 0, Everton 0 Charlton 1, Manchester United 3 Aston Villa 1, Norwich 4 Middlesbrough 4, Southampton 2 Liverpool 0, West Bromwich Albion 2 Manchester City 0.

Playing overnight: Arsenal v Newcastle.

Playing tomorrow: Blackburn v Bolton.

ENGLISH LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP

Brighton 0 Nottingham Forest 0, Cardiff 2 Burnley 0, Coventry 1 Queens Park Rangers 2, Crewe 1 Rotherham 1, Leicester 2 Gillingham 0, Millwall 1 Wolverhampton 2, Plymouth 0 Preston 2, Reading 1 Ipswich 1, Stoke 0 Leeds 1, Sunderland 1 Sheffield United 0, Wigan 2 Watford 2.

ENGLISH LEAGUE ONE

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

ENGLISH LEAGUE TWO

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

SCOTTISH PREMIER LEAGUE

Celtic 2 Motherwell 0, Dundee 1 Hearts 1, Dunfermline 1 Dundee Utd 1, Hibernian 3 Kilmarnock 0, Livingston 1 Inverness CT 4. Aberdeen v Rangers postponed.

SCOTTISH DIVISION ONE

Hamilton 0 Ross County 1, Raith 0 Queen of the South 1, St Johnstone 1 Partick 1, St Mirren 1 Airdrie Utd 0. Falkirk v Clyde postponed.

SCOTTISH DIVISION TWO

All matches postponed.

SCOTTISH DIVISION THREE

Peterhead 4 Gretna 2, Queens Park 1 Montrose 0.

Albion v Stenhousemuir, Cowdenbeath v Elgin, East Fife v East Stirling postponed.

NZ FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP

Auckland City 3 (G. Young 3) Napier City 3 (L. Birnie 2, C. McIvor). HT: 1-1.

Waitakere United 1 (K. Jordan) Team Wellington 1 (G. Brown). HT: 0-0.

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SOFTBALL

NORTHERN REGIONAL SERIES

Men: Northcote 13 Glenora 0, Albany-Paremoremo 1 Papatoetoe 0, Marist 4 United 0, Ramblers 7 Northcote 5, Marist 8 Otahuhu 0, Ramblers 6 Waitakere 4, Metro 5 United 0, United 4 Metro 2, Howick 9 Glenora 1, Otahuhu 3 Glenora 2, Papatoetoe 9 Waitakere 3, Albany-Pare 7 United 6, Howick 4 Otahuhu 0, Marist 14 Glenora 0.

Points: Ramblers 34, Marist 32, Northcote 28, Howick 28, Matro 22, Otahuhu 16, United 14, Albany Pare 14, Waitakere 8, Papatoetoe 8, Glenora 2.

Women: Northcote 4 Rams 3, Papatoetoe 3 Waitakere 0, Papatoetoe 7 Otahuhu 0, Marist 12 Northcote 0, Waitakere 1 Rams 0, Papatoetoe 6 Marist 3, Northcote 2 Waitakere 1.

NORTH ISLAND U-15 GIRLS
(Levin)

Wellington 8 Hutt Valley 3, Rotorua 6 Horowhenua 5, Auckland 12 Counties Manukau 1, Hawkes Bay 5 Brisbane 3, Canterbury 11 Manawatu 8, Counties M 13 Hutt Valley 12.

Final: Auckland 8 Wellington 3.

Final placings: Auckland 1, Wellington 2, Counties M 3, Hutt Valley 4, Hawkes Bay 5, Brisbane 6, Canterbury 7, Manawatu 8, Rotorua 9, Horowhenua 10.

NORTH ISLAND U-15 BOYS

(Gisborne)

Counties Manukau 6 Auckland II 5, Auckland 10 Canterbury 0, Manawatu 12 Wanganui 7, Rotorua 7 Western BoP 5, Hutt Valley 16 North Harbour 4, Hawkes Bay 10 Hutt Valley 2.

Final: Wellington 9 Hawkes Bay 4.

Final placings: Wellington 1, Hawkes Bay 2, Hutt Valley 3, North Harbour 4, Auckland 5, Canterbury 6, Manawatu 7, Wanganui 8, Rotorua 9, Western BoP 10, Counties M 11, Auckland II 12.

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SURF LIFESAVING

TRANSTASMAN TRI-SERIES
(Mangawhai Heads)

Abbreviations: CC=Central Coast; NSW=New Sth Wales Country, NR=Northern Region.

Surf teams race, men: CC 1, NSW 2, NR 3. Women: CC 1, NSW 2, NR 3.

Single ski teams: NR 1, CC 2, NSW 3. Ski relay: NSW 1, CC 2, NR 3. Beach sprint: CC 1, NR 2, NSW 3.

Board teams, men: NSW 1, CC 2, NR 3. Women: NSW 1, CC 2, NR 3.

Beach relay: NSW 1, NR 2, CC 3.

Open tube rescue: CC 1, NR 2, NSW 3. Beach flags: NSW 1, CC 2, NR 3.

Mixed board rescue: NSW 1, NR 2, CC 3.

U-16 diamond: NSW 1, CC and NR 2 equal. Ironman teams: CC 1, NSW 2, NR 3. Ironwoman teams: CC 1, NSW 2, NR 3.

Lifesaving relay, men: NSW 1, CC 2, NR 3. Women: NR and NSW 1 equal, CC 3.

Mangawhai Heads points: NSW 36.5, CC 34.5, NR 25. Overall points: NSW 71.5, CC, 65.5, NR 55.

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SPEEDWAY

WORLD MIDGET CAR SERIES
(Western Springs)

Final standings: NZ 416pts 1, US 406 2, Australia 327 3.

Individual points: S. Hatton (US) 131 1, S. Insley (NZ) 118 2, M. Kendall (NZ) 116 3.

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TENNIS

AUSTRALIAN OPEN
(Melbourne)

Men's singles, third round: 6-G. Coria (Argentina) bt 31-J.C. Ferrero (Spain) 6-3 6-2 6-1, 26-N. Davydenko (Russia) bt 7-T. Henman (Britain) 6-4 6-2 6-2, 12-G. Canas (Argentina) bt R. Stepanek (Czech) 6-1 6-2 6-2, 2-A. Roddick (US) bt 32-J. Melzer (Austria) 6-2 6-2 7-5.

P. Kohlschreiber (Germany) bt J-R. Lisnard (France) 7-5 6-3 6-2, 9-D. Nalbandian (Argentina) bt 23-F. Gonzalez (Chile) 6-7 (7-3) 7-5 6-2 6-3, R. Nadal (Spain) bt B. Reynolds (US) 6-1 6-1 6-3, 3-L. Hewitt (Aust) bt 25-J.I. Chela (Argentina) 6-2 4-6 6-1 6-4.

Fourth round: 1-R. Federer (Switzerland) bt M. Baghdatis (Cyprus) 6-2 6-2 7-6 (7-4), A. Agassi (US) bt J. Johannson (Sweden) 6-7 (4-7) 7-6 (7-5) 7-6 (7-3) 6-4, 20-D. Hrbaty (Slovakia) bt 30-T. Johansson (Sweden) 7-5 6-3 6-1.

Women's singles, third round: 3-A. Myskina (Russia) bt 25-L. Raymond (US) walkover, 13-K. Sprem (Croatia) bt 18-E. Likhovtseva (Russia) 6-4 6-3, 1-L. Davenport (US) bt N. Vaidisova (Czech) 6-2 6-4, 8-V. Williams (US) bt 27-A. Smashnova (Israel) 6-3 6-0.

10-A. Molik (Aust) bt T. Panova (Russia) 6-3 6-2, 19-N. Dechy (France) bt 14-F. Schiavone (Italy) 6-3 6-3, 12-P. Schnyder (Switz) bt A. Spears (US) 7-6(7-4) 6-3, 6-E. Dementieva (Russia) bt 26-D. Hantuchova (Slovakia) 7-5 5-7 6-4.

Fourth round: 5-S. Kuznetsova (Russia) bt V. Douchevina (Russia) 6-4 6-2, 2-A. Mauresmo (France) bt E. Linetskaya (Russia) 6-2 6-4, 4-M. Sharapova (Russia) bt 15-S. Farina Elia (Italy) 4-6 6-1 6-2.

Men's doubles, second round: 13-J. Erlich/A. Ram (Israel) bt Hyung-Taik Lee (Korea)J. Nieminen (Finland) walkover, 2-B. Bryan/M. Bryan (US) bt R. Karanusic (Croatia)/U. Vico (Italy) 6-0 6-2, 6-M. Llodra/F. Santoro (France) bt J. Kerr (Aust)/J. Thomas (US) 6-4 6-4, A. Fisher (Aust)/T. Parrott (US) bt 9-C. Suk/P. Vizner (Czech Rep) 7-6 (10-8) 6-4.

W. Moodie (S Africa)/N. Zimonjic (Serbia) bt 12-X. Malisse/O. Rochus (Belgium) 6-3 6-4, K. Beck (Slovakia)/S. Sargsian (Armenia) bt K. Braasch (Germany)/J. Coetzee (S Africa) 6-4 6-7 (7-2) 7-5, T. Berdych (Czech)/A. Pavel (Romania) bt 8-W. Arthurs)/P. Hanley (Aust) 7-6 (10-8) 7-5.

Third round: 5-W. Black/K. Ullyett (Zimbabwe) bt A. Calatrava/D. Ferrer (Spain) 7-6 6-2, 2-B. Bryan)/M. Bryan (US) bt 13-J. Erlich/A. Ram (Israel) 6-1 4-6 7-6, J. Melzer (Austria)/A. Waske (Germany) bt Yen-Hsun Lu (Taipei)/T. Suzuki (Japan) 7-5 7-6, J. Blake/M. Fish (US) bt K. Beck (Slovakia)/S. Sargsian (Armenia) 6-3 6-4.

Women's doubles, second round: 10-Ting Li/Tiantian Sun (China) bt D. Chladkova (Czech)/L. Kurhajcova (Slovakia) 3-6 6-0 6-3, J. Russell (US)/M. Santangelo (Italy) bt Y. Beygelzimer (Ukraine)/I. Senoglu (Turkey) 6-3 6-7 (7-4) 6-3, A. Medina Garrigues (Spain)/D. Safina (Russia) bt 11-G. Dulko (Argentina)/M. Vento-Kabchi (Venezuela) 6-1 6-7 (8-6) 6-4.

14-S. Asagoe (Japan)/K. Srebotnik (Slovenia) bt R. Dragomir Ilie (Romania)/M. Drake (Canada) 6-4 3-6 7-5, E. Birnerova (Czech)/A. Vanc (Romania) bt 2-C. Black (Zimbabwe)/L. Huber (S Africa) 6-7 (8-6) 7-5 6-3.

Third round: 7-A. Myskina/V. Zvonareva (Russia) bt 10-Ting Li/Tiantian Sun (China) 6-1 7-5, 15-L. Davenport/C. Morariu (US) bt E. Birnerova (Czech)/A. Vanc (Romania) 6-2 6-2, J. Russell (US)/M. Santangelo (Italy) bt 8-E. Dementieva (Russia)/A. Sugiyama (Japan) 6-4 6-4, D. Hantuchova (Slovakia)/M. Navratilova (US) bt 14-S. Asagoe (Japan)/K. Srebotnik (Slovenia) 6-4 6-4, 6-S. Kuznetsova (Russia)/A. Molik (Australia) bt M. Sequera (Venezuala)/M. Tu (US) 3-6 6-3 6-3.

Mixed doubles, first round: A. Ram (Israel)/C. Martinez (Spain) bt S. Prieto/G. Dulko (Argentina) 5-7 7-6 7-6, Yen-Hsun Lu (Taipei)/Nannan Liu (China) bt J. Knowle/B. Schett (Austria) 4-6 6-1 7-6 (8-6), 5-B. Bryan (US)/V. Zvonareva (Russia) bt M. Rodriguez (Argentina)/E. Gagliardi (Switz) 6-2 6-7(8-6) 7-6 (10-8), 1-D. Nestor (Canada)/R. Stubbs (Aust) bt P. Pala (Czech Rep)/R. Vinci (It