D4 WEEKENDSPORT Saturday, May 28, 2011 THE PRESS, Christchurch ADDINGTON HARNESS BASKETBALL FOOTBALL Heart Nelsen scoops the Dunn hits attack at top award – again 37 fatal Ryan Nelsen picked up the AWARDS men’s player of the year accolade for the sixth time in Team: All Whites. Coach: Ricki 200-wins, Former WNBA player Margo his career at New Zealand Herbert (All Whites and Wellington Dydek has died after suffering Football’s annual awards din- Phoenix). Men’s player: Ryan Nelsen (All Whites and Blackburn a heart attack a week ago and ner in Auckland last night. Rovers). Women’s player: Ali Riley being placed in a medically The All Whites’ World Cup (Football Ferns and FC Gold Pride). induced coma. skipper scooped the award for Young men’s player (under-20): Cathy Roberts, the his influence and perform- Tommy Smith (All Whites and operations manager for the ance at that tournament in Ipswich Town). Young women’s record player (under-20): Olivia Chance Northside Wizards in the South Africa last year and in (New Zealand under-17 and Queensland Basketball the English Premiership Claudelands Rovers). Oceania League, where Dydek was League for Blackburn Rovers. award winners: Men’s player: Ryan head coach, said that Dydek, Nelsen was doubly Nelsen (NZ), Women’s player: Ali 37, died early yesterday. rewarded at the red carpet Riley (NZ). The Poland-born Dydek, event honouring football’s Referee: Michael Hester. Assistant beckons who was pregnant with her high achievers in the 2010 referee: Jan-Hendrick Hintz. National league player of year: third child, suffered the heart calendar year, winning the Allan Pearce (Waitakere United). Matt Markham performances which has attack on May 19 and Oceania player of the year Women’s youth league player: resulted in two very good collapsed at her home in title for the second time. Renee Leota (Capital Football). Dexter Dunn has broken the performances. Brisbane. Roberts said that His two-gong haul was National league golden boot: Allan 200-win barrier for the second Unlucky last week behind Dydek was at an early stage in matched by Ali Riley, who Pearce (Waitakere United, 13 goals). Women’s youth league time in two years. Goldstar Invasion, Smith took her pregnancy and that her won both her third successive golden boot: Renee Leota (Capital Wins with Timeless Perfec- luck out of the equation last unborn child had also died. women’s player of the year Football, 13 goals). tion, Twilight Rascal and night moving his charge Dydek was the No 1 pick in title and second consecutive Burano took him to 200 wins round to sit parked outside the 1998 WNBA draft by the Oceania title. at Addington last night and he leader Ugly Betty. The pair Utah Starzz. She also played Tommy Smith prevailed in The All Whites’ unbeaten now has a shot at breaking his then wore the leader down in for San Antonio, Connecticut a tight field in the young run at the World Cup season record of 204 victories the straight winning by a and Los Angeles. player category due to his predictably saw them pick up – a national record that stands neck at the post from Ugly The 2.13m Dydek was once World Cup credentials, when the team of the year award, for drivers and jockeys. Betty with Brookside Filly said to be the tallest active he played every minute of the while Ricki Herbert was His win behind the promis- storming home to finish third. professional female campaign, plus the 30 games named coach of the year for ing Twilight Rascal was From 15 starts Lookslikea- basketball player in the he played for English Cham- masterminding that cam- impressive. Twilight Rascal trooper has now won three world. She held the record for pionship side Ipswich Town. paign and Wellington Phoen- was last on the bend before races and his earnings sit at most blocks in a WNBA The women’s young player ix’s charge into the A-League storming home down the just under $20,000. career, with 877 in 323 games, of the year was Olivia Chance. playoffs. NZPA centre track to get up and win A Group One winning and led the league in blocks in the shadows of the post. mare who is still considered a nine times, from 1998 to 2003 With a healthy book of racing option, Speculate is and again from 2005-07. drives tomorrow in South- one of few horses to still be On August 27, 2008 Dydek land, Dunn is a strong chance racing after having a foal. signed with the Los Angeles to break his record with Earlier in the night the Sparks following time away Nadal labours to victory plenty of racing left in the Brendon Hill train kept on from basketball to start a season. rolling with another brace of family in April 2008. Young Spaniard Pablo Andu- highly-rated French teenager Meanwhile, monster trot- winners. An entry on Dydek’s jar pushed world No 1 Rafael Caroline Garcia before romp- ter Lookslikeatrooper was at Maiden pacer Dakota Facebook page says she was Nadal at the French Open in ing through the last 11 games his dominating best in the Grace broke through for her born on April 28, 1974 in Paris yesterday but ultimate- for a 3-6 6-4 6-0 victory. hands of co-trainer Justin first win in the hands of Ricky Warsaw, Poland to a 2m ly succumbed 7-5 6-3 7-6. The former world No 1 Smith when downing a handy May before Timeless Perfec- father and a 1.95m mother. Fourth seed Andy Murray, Sharapova has suffered her field of trotters. Smith trains tion made it two from two this She had two sisters, and her who could meet Nadal in the share of injuries but with the in partnership with his time for Dexter Dunn in the elder sister, Kashka, used to semis, laboured to a 7-6 6-4 7-5 draw wide open she may mother Lynn at Te Pirita. junior driver event. Dakota play for the Colorado win over Simone Bolelli while never get a better chance to After going through a Grace, despite her good draw, Explosion, of the now defunct fifth seed Robin Soderling win the only grand slam title patch of not producing his still had to fend off the ABL, and in Poland. overcame Albert Ramos 6-3 to elude her. She sprayed best behaviour from behind talented Southwind Arden She is survived by her 6-4 6-4 at Roland Garros. errors in the first half of her the barrier strand Lookslikea- but won with an arrogance husband, David, and two Russia’s Maria Sharapova, match against Garcia, who trooper has displayed exemp- usually reserved for potential Height of her powers: Polish centre Margo Dydek towers above her ‘‘tallest’’ Tall Fern rivals Donna Loffhagen, sons, David, 3, and Alex, a hot tip for the title, was used the home crowd to her lary manners in his last two top line horses. left, and Gina Farmer, right, during a basketball international. seven months. AP almost blown off course by advantage. Reuters RACING RESULTS SPORTS RESULTS ❯❯ HORORATA TC 1-1/4L, hd, 1L. Time: 3:19.30. Win: $2.50. Gracie’s Man, 5-5 Zazzadaad, 12-12 He’s Vance (6). Trainer: Ian Small, Patumahoe. Sub: Opawa Jack (1). Trainer: Garry Cleeve, NZRS HT 1, $1900, 520m 2-3 Freddy ❯❯ Chris Tidland (USA), Jordan Spieth (USA), Fran Places: $1.50, $7.00, $13.90. Quin: $46.20. Outtatheblue, 9-9 Celtic Charm, 11-11 Fla- Breeding: 2 c Falcon Seelster-Corbie. Rangiora. Breeding: b Scotexcited-Blue 2 John (c4) (4) 1 6-6 Buddy Broke (c3) (6) ATHLETICS Quinn (USA). (at Addington) Tri: $2259.40 (2,7,13). First4: $0.00 shin Rox, 10-10 Coolzone. 2L, 1-1/2L, 3/4L. DAWN BALLE MEMORIAL HANDICAP Fern. 2 4-4 Just Defy That (c5) (1) 3 Scr: Box CANTERBURY AWARDS EUROPEAN TOUR (2,7,13,1,9) — Carry Forward $3887. TAB Time: 1:58.29. Win: $3.30. Places: $1.50, TROT, $9000, stand, 2700m — 1-1 Lets Vacant. 1-1/2L, 4L, 1-3/4L. Time: 29.67. Win: MOUNTAIN RIVER PROCESSORS MOBILE Double: $5.90 (11/2), $43.90 (11/7). Sub: 6 ANGLER’S ARMS TAVERN DASH, $1090, The following were recognised at Athletics First round scores from European Tour event, PACE, $7500, MOBILE, 1950m — 1-2 $3.40, $1.90. Quin: $20.40. Tri: $163.70 Get Serious (7) 50 A Herlihy 1 3-4 Lleyton H $5.20. Places: $2.20, $5.90. Quin: $33.00. Ultimate Player (2). Trainer: Brendon Hill, 295m 1-1 Wandy Chick (3) 1 8-8 Tri: $532.40 (4,6,1). First4: $1364.60 Canterbury’s annual awards function held last the PGA Championship at Wentworth, Surrey, Princeton1 (3) fr M Jones 1 2-1 Franco Torres (2,9,5). First4: $1432.10 (2,9,5,12). TAB (6) 40 D Butcher 2 2-2 Me An Kel (3) 10 F 6 Kaiapoi. Breeding: 5 g Dream Away(USA)- Treble: $126.70 (1/4/2). Sub: All About Alf Cooney 3 All started. Also: 6-6 Mya Grace, Apatchie Scott (7) 2 4-4 Yapster Jewel (4) 3 (4,6,1,2). Sub: Winsome Opawa (c5) (7). night: yesterday (play suspended, par-71): (9) fr C D Thornley 2 3-3 Bet Away (5) fr G Fake Spirit. Scr: Homebush Kalama, Tepirita Ace. Smith 3 Scr: Berry Bromac. Also: 5-5 (2). Trainer: Terri Rae, Riccarton.