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Erakovic wins Greens damage ❯❯ Marina Erakovic has toppled Rower of year joins elite ranks a fancied title contender to make the quarterfinals at the Birmingham Classic tennis Geoff Longley may close clubs tournament in England. The 22-year-old New Zealander Teenage Canterbury rowing Kevin Tutty before the earthquake the eliminated seventh seeded star Eve MacFarlane left New viability of some was mar- Italian Sara Errani in the third Zealand yesterday with Facing bills of $60,000 to ginal, said Harris. ‘‘A number round of the $US220,000 another accolade after being repair greens after the Febru- of clubs had been looking at ($NZ265,940) grass court named the Canterbury Rower ary 22 earthquake, several amalgamation and now they event yesterday. Erakovic, of the Year last night. bowls clubs in Christchurch are looking at it more closely ranked 151st in the world, had MacFarlane, 18, was are likely to wind up or and holding talks.’’ to come from a set down to unable to attend the ceremony amalgamate. Shirley, Mt Pleasant, beat Errani, ranked 36th, 5-7 as she was heading to Europe Bowls Canterbury has Heathcote, Edgeware, Bur- 6-4 6-3. Erakovic will play with the New Zealand elite established a committee that wood and Linwood are all world No 20 Peng Shuai, of squad as the stroke of includes representatives from clubs that have been badly China, in a tough quarterfinal. quadruple sculls for two Sport Canterbury, the city damaged. world cup meets in Hamburg council and clubs to help ‘‘Clubs are reluctant to Batsman in, out (June), and Switzerland (July) those worst affected make walk away if they think they before the world champion- decisions on their futures. can survive and Bowls Can- ❯❯ Within hours of his first ships in Slovenia during ‘‘There are nine to 12 clubs terbury will try and help recall by Sri Lanka in more August. in Canterbury who will have them, but economics may than a year, cricketer Sanath Already MacFarlane has to do major work on their force them to amalgamate or Jayasuriya announced leapfrogged the under-23 greens, and in some cases shut,’’ said Harris. yesterday he will retire from ranks and moved straight they will have to totally He said the Mt Pleasant all internationals during this from juniors into open ranks – rebuild their greens,’’ said the club had damage to both its month’s tour of England. a feat rarely achieved in the chairman of Bowls Canter- greens and clubrooms, and it Jayasuriya, the second-highest strength sport. bury, Peter Harris. was one of several in that runscorer in one-day cricket, She has also had to make ‘‘The advice we have from category. ‘‘Many of its was picked for the only the switch from sweep oar the Sports Turf Institute is members lived on the hill and Twenty20 and five limited- rowing, which has been her that it will cost $60,000 to now they are without homes overs matches starting on staple at Rangi Ruru, to rebuild a green. and may not be living in the June 25. But the batsman said sculling, which places greater ‘‘It is quite a substantial area. They will be able to go he will play only the Twenty20 technical demands. amount of work if they have and bowl at Redcliffs next then end his 22-year intern- However, MacFarlane has Just oarsome: Eve MacFarlane, 18, last night named Canterbury Rower of the Year, is now heading to Europe with the New Zealand elite squad. to dig down a metre or two to season,’’ said Harris. tional career after the first had no less a coach than the clear out the liquefaction Whatever the outcome in ODI at the Oval on June 28, world-renowned Dick Tonks, AWARDS ier eight at the national before putting in a new base. the next few months there two days before his 42nd mentor of the Evers- championships during the It is an expensive exercise,’’ would be serious disruption to birthday. Swindells, to guide her and DCL Cup (aggregate points from Women’s Four – CGHS No 1 (1min Spoors (Christchurch Girls HS). past season. said Harris. the bowls programme next she is delighted to be under the Canterbury Rowing Champs 49.53sec), Men’s Four – STBC (1min MacFarlane said she had Christchurch has a large season with many clubs and ■ Sculling Championship Cup: Matt Moss retires his tutelage. including masters): Avon 119 34.73sec). hoped to spend some time number of clubs and even greens out of action. points, Southern Ratas 62 points, ■ Trott (RPC South/Canterbury). ‘‘I really like him and am San Agata Cup: Christ’s College ■ sculling before the national ❯❯ Timaru 60 points, Timaru 60 No 1 U18 Eight. Haberfield Trophy: Todd Formula One great Stirling Petherick (RPC South/Canterbury). learning just so much. He’s a points, Christ’s College 13 points, ■ Coach of the Year: Dale Maher trials that followed the Moss announced his man of few words, as people Union 12 points, Cure 12 points, (Avon/RPC South). ■ Phillipa Baker Cup: Olivia Loe national championships but retirement from motor racing know, but it’s well worth Ashburton 11 points, Twizel 6 ■ Administrator of the Year: (RPC South/Avon). the Christchurch earthquake GOLF at the age of 81 yesterday. The points. Clark Boyce Pennant Virginia Spoors CGHS/CRC. listening to,’’ she said from ■ put paid to that. Briton, regarded as the Hamilton, where she had been (aggregate points from regatta at ■ Achiever of the Year: Cameron Art Pickering Academy of She said Tonks had been greatest driver never to have Lake Hood): Avon 50 points, Physical Training Award: Armin based in recent months before and Russell Crompton (Timaru satisfied with how the quad won the Formula One Southern Ratas 36 points, BHS/Timaru). Svoboda Jr (RPC South/Cure). departure. had been performing in championship, made his Ashburton 16 points, Union 3 ■ Cheltenham Trophy: Greg Brand ■ Ko, Cho beaten in MacFarlane said it had points. Rower of the Year Award: Eve training, but the true test decision at Le Mans where he (St Bede’s College). McFarlane (RPC South/Canterbury). been a big step moving up ■ Kerrs Reach 500 metre sprint: ■ Canterbury Jubilee Cup: Grace would come at the inter- had been due to race his from age group to open level national regattas. The goal of restored 1961 Porsche in a ‘‘but everyone’s been so the trip was to qualify for the amateur champs Legends race. ‘‘This afternoon I supportive.’’ Grace Prendergast, all from pionship title in August last member in the winning London Olympics by finishing scared myself and I have MacFarlane, with Jenny Christchurch, won the 2010 year at Prague in the Czech under-21 four, premier four in the top five at the world New Zealand’s world No 1 a one-hole deficit into a two- always said that if I felt I was Storey, Bea Heaphy-Hall and world junior four-oar cham- Republic. She was also a crew and under-21 eight and prem- championships in Bled. Lydia Ko and No 2 Cecilia Cho hole lead. not up to it or that I was were both eliminated in the In the first round, Ko had getting in the way. . . I would second round of matchplay in accounted for Scotland’s Ailsa retire,’’ he said. the British women’s amateur Summers 3 and 2 while Cho BOXING golf championships at Royal beat South African Bertine Bolt sharp Portrush in Northern Ireland Strauss 4 and 3. yesterday. Ko’s exit was sealed on the ❯❯ Usain Bolt won the 200m at Fourteen-year-old Ko, who 17th when she flew the green. the Bislett Games in Norway Morgan finds going tough against world No 2 had qualified fourth after two She recovered well but Tidy yesterday, clocking a 2011 rounds of strokeplay, exited calmly two-putted to take the world-best time of 19.86 the championship after being match. seconds in the fifth meet of Kevin Tutty sun piled on the points in the world No 2,’’ said Shatford. Zealand team was again (Kazakhstan), 23-16, and beaten 2 and 1 by England’s Meanwhile, Manawatu’s the 14-leg Diamond League final two rounds to win 27-9. The other Canterbury Joseph Parker (Auckland), earned US$3000 for his efforts. defending champion, Kelly Tim Wilkinson has found series. Bolt set the world Christchurch boxer Bowyn Phil Shatford, coach of the boxer in the team, Reece who won the gold medal in the It is the second gold medal Tidy. some form on the United record time of 19.19sec when Morgan had the misfortune to four-man New Zealand team Papuni, lost his first bout to a super heavyweight division. Parker has won in a month England international States Nationwide Tour after winning the 200m at the 2009 meet the world No 2-ranked at the tournament, said that Korean fighter, Hye Ongkyu In his first bout he beat after scooping the gold medal Lauren Taylor accounted for round one in the Rex Hospital worlds in Berlin. amateur, Ql Maimaitituersun after the first round Morgan Kim, 17-9. Davaalkhagva Inderbat at the Arafura Games in fellow 16-year-old Cho by a Open in North Carolina. (China), in his first bout at the had to try to catch up the ‘‘Unfortunately Reece had (Mongolia). There were three Darwin. comfortable 3 and 2 margin. Wilkinson, 105th on the tour’s F1 race off China Open last week. points he was losing to the a bad tournament. He was eight counts on Inderbat in Joe Blackbourn (Welling- Taylor made a decisive money list after making three Morgan was only two Chinese boxer. fighting with a stomach bug,’’ the first round. ton) completed a successful move approaching the turn, cuts from eight tournaments ❯❯ The controversial Bahrain points down at the end of the ‘‘It’s difficult when you he said. In the final Parker beat tournament for New Zealand posting birdies at the seventh, this year, hit a two-under 69 to Formula One Grand Prix has first round but Maimaitituer- have to do that against the The star of the New Doszhan Ospanhjov by winning a bronze medal. eighth and ninth holes to turn share 25th place. NZPA been cancelled for 2011, with local organisers yesterday announcing they would not pursue plans to stage the rescheduled event on October 3776803AA 30. The Bahrain GP was tall clothing originally scheduled to open the F1 season in March but for tall women Warriors burning to reverse meek early loss to Tigers was cancelled due to political unrest. Winter Clothing Tour Christchurch Aaron Lawton TEAMS consigned to the waste basket. LAST NIGHT Dallas close Sunday 12th June, 11am-4pm ‘‘We spoke about that (round The Warriors are determined to two game) during our team Gold Coast 28 (M Minichiello D ❯❯ The Dallas Mavericks used a Christchurch Park - Function and erase memories of a perform- ■ Warriors: Kevin Locke, ■ Tigers: Wade McKinnon, Lote meeting this week and we Moore S Prince M Srama J storming late run to move to Events Centre, 250 Westminster ance they’ve labelled as their Krisnan Inu, Lewis Brown, Tuqiri, Blake Ayshford, Tim reckon it was possibly the worst Tomane tries S Prince 4 goals) the brink of a first Street, Christchurch worst in two years when they Simon Mannering (capt), Manu Moltzen, Mitch Brown, Benji game we’ve played in maybe two bt St George Illawarra 14 (A championship with a 112-103 play ’s Tigers in years,’’ Matulino said. ‘‘We are victory over the Miami Heat New long jeans and pants, loads of Vatuvei, James Maloney, Shaun Marshall, Robert Lui, Bryce McKinnon 2 P Tagive tries B Auckland on Sunday. Johnson, Russell Packer, Shaun Gibbs, (capt) , going to try and redeem our- Hornby goal) at WIN Jubilee yesterday, giving the home tops, styli tunics and dresses, warm The sides last met in round Berrigan, Jacob Lillyman, Feleti Keith Galloway, Simon Dwyer, selves and get our tackle wins up Oval. team a 3-2 lead in the NBA coats and jackets! New styles just in! two this year and while the Mateo, Elijah Taylor, Micheal Gareth Ellis, . this weekend. That was probably Finals. Dallas can now lift the Fab sale rack! Don’t miss it! Warriors lost only 20-12, the Luck. Interchange: Lance Interchange: Beau Ryan, Liam the biggest thing that was down title by winning either one of Eftpos and credit card facilities available on the day. general feeling in the dressing Hohaia, Jeremy Latimore, Sione Fulton, Aaron Woods, Andrew in that game. We want to get strategy fraught with danger. the final two contests in the room afterwards was that they Lousi, Ben Matulino, Steve Fifita, Alan Schirnack (one to be some revenge.’’ ‘‘If you shoot out one-by-one, best-of-seven series, but will 0800 tall girl had played terribly. Rapira (one to be omitted). omitted). Asked how the Warriors Benji will obviously step you,’’ have to complete the feat on www.tallbydesign.co.nz In fact, while the club suffered planned to nullify Kiwis skipper he said. ‘‘The last time we looked enemy territory in Miami. a couple of shocking losses last Marshall, one of the biggest at the video of the Tigers, we Meanwhile, Waikato beat the year – including, rather ironi- Ben Matulino said the round two In preparing for the rematch attacking threats in the l game, identified that we needed to Bay Hawks 94-75 in a national cally, a 50-6 hiding at the hands meeting in 2011 was the one that this weekend, that performance Matulino said targeting the come up in a line and give Benji league match in Napier last of the Tigers in round 12 – prop really stuck out. had been analysed and then Tigers playmaker would be a no holes to run through.’’ night. Agencies

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