Latest results - October 25, 2005

BASEBALL

US NMational League

Final: Chicago White Sox 7, Houston Astros 6 (Chicago lead best-of-seven series 2-0)

GOLF

Sanlam Cancer Finals

San Lamer Country Club

(Player with the lowest handicap wins count out)

Ladies

A Division: 1 Monique Smit (2 hcp) 65 points (34-31) oco; 2 Theresa Strauss (11 hcp) 65 (31-34); 3 Sue Cogswell (7 hcp) 64 (37-27) oco from Annemie du Toit (11hcp) 64 (34-30)

B Division: 1 Elsabee de Meyer (15 hcp) 66 (34-32); 2 Paulina Nel (16 hcp) 65 (31-34); 3 Julia Huntingdon (9 hcp) 62 (32-30)

C Division: 1 Kim Daniels (21 hcp) 65 (37-28); 2 Dolores Wolfaardt (22 hcp) 65 (37-28); 3 Janine Steyn (25 hcp) 65 (32-33)

Men

A Division: 1 Deon Brown (1 hcp) 70 points (36-34); 2 Johannes van Niekerk (6 hcp) 68 (36-32); 3 Niekie Reyneke (6 hcp) 31-33 oco from David Matthews (8 hcp) 64 (31-33) and Louis Ehlers (8 hcp) 64 (29-35)

B Division: 1 Davel le Roux (10 hcp) 71 (37-34); 2 Jannie Schoeman (9 hcp) 70 (39-31); 3 Neill Malherbe (10 hcp) 63 (34-39)

C Division: 1 Louis Becker (9 hcp) 72 (36-36); 2 Johan Burger (24 hcp) 66 (29-37); 3 Waldmar Potgieter (15 hcp) 64 (34-30) oco from Ian Jacobs (15 hcp) 64 (36-28)

Prestasi SA senior amateur

Stellenbosch and De Zalze Golf Clubs

221 - Steve Cullen 73 74 74

223 - Herman September 75 77 71

227 - Gavin van Aswegen 77 76 74, Denis Jones 73 77 77, Hugo Heunis 72 73 82

228 - Pieter van Niekerk 73 79 76, Dicky Viljoen 74 77 77, Ivan Palframan 80 70 78

229 - Deon Becker 76 79 74, Richard Conolly 75 77 77

230 - Matie Fereira 75 83 72, Ernst Motase 78 77 75. Ronnie Armstrong 80 75 75 André Martin 76 77 77

231 - Callie Wiesner 74 78 79, Colin Weinstein 77 72 82

232 - Chris Devine 80 81 71, Max Magnussen 75 81 76, Bill Rice 79 76 77, Tienie Hendriksz 78 76 78, Duncan Poynton 80 73 79, Pat Bradfield 77 77 78, Randall Newman 75 75 82

Ladies and legends Open

Orkney Golf Club

140 - Robbie Stewart 68 72

141 - Neville Clarke 72 69

143 - Simon Hobday 72 71

144 - Algy Kietzmann 72 72

145 - John Howie 72 73, Tertius Claassens 73 72, Daddy Naidoo 69 76, Duncan Lindsay-Smith 74 71

SOCCER

US Championship

Quarterfinals: Los Angeles Galaxy 3, San Jose Earthquakes 1

South America

Uruguay: Defensor Sporting 1, Fenix 2; Deportivo Colonia 1, Montevideo Wanderers 1; Liverpool 1, Penarol 2; Miramar Misiones 3, Danubio 3; Rentistas 1, Tacuarembo 3; Rocha 3, Plaza Colonia 0

Peru: Alianza Atletico 2, Sport Ancash 2; Cienciano 3, Cesar Vallejo 2; Union Huaral 1, Coronel Bolognesi 2; Universitario 2, Sport Boys 0

SWIMMING

Classic mile

Germiston Lake

Women

Under-13yrs: 1 Julie Richardson 23min 40 sec, 2 Lauren Mathues, 3 Samantha-Lee Taljaard

Over-31yrs: 1 Chris MacKinnon 26.08, 2 Susan Young, 3 Debbie Adams

14-30yrs: Amy Lombard 25.01, 2 Janine Matheus, Chiquita Labuschagne

Men

Under-13yrs: Eddie Bond 23.28, 2 Nicholas Marchant, 3 Chad Bertasso

Over-31: Gregg Price 23.21, 2 Richard Wade, 3 Paul Goeser

14-30yrs: Tyrone Venter 20.41, 2 Kevin van der Linde, 3 Ryan Paulsen

TENNIS

ST Petersburg Open

Russia

Men's singles

First round: Juergen Melzer (Aut) bt Vadim Davletshin (Rus) 6-3, 6-4; Florent Serra (Fra) bt Jonas Bjorkman (Swe) 6-7, 6-3, 6-4; Robin Vik (Cze) bt 6-Jarkko Nieminen (Fin) 6-4, 6-4; Andrei Pavel (Rom) bt Jiri Vanek (Cze) 6-3, 7-6; Kenneth Carlsen (Den) bt 3-Max Mirnyi (Blr) 6-7, 7-6, 6-4

Gaz de France

Hasselt, Belgium

Women's singles

First round: Julia Schruff (Ger) bt 5-Anabel Medina Garrigues (Spa) 6-2, 6-1; Kirsten Flipkens (Bel) bt 6-Silvia Farina Elia (Ita) 6-3, 6-2

Generali Ladies open

Linz, Austria

Women's singles

First round: Vera Douchevina (Rus) bt Jelena Jankovic (Ser) 7-6, 3-6, 6-0; Conchita Martinez (Spa) bt Marion Bartoli (Fra) 6-1, 6-1; Sesil Karatantcheva (Bul) bt Yvonne Meusburger (Aut) 7-6, 6-3