World Sports In Brief

Huck sees off Godfrey retains title

World cruiserweight champion Marco Huck defended his WBO title against America’s Matt Godfrey after the referee stopped the fight in the fifth round here.

Godfrey was put on the canvas once in the second round and twice in the fifth round before the referee Genaro Rodriguez stopped the fight.

Miyazato leads Safeway Classic

Japan’s Ai Miyazato fired a six-under 66 on Friday for the first-round lead at the LPGA Safeway Classic at Pumpkin Ridge Golf Club.

Miyazato had a one-stroke lead on Taiwan’s Teresa Lu and Jee Young Lee of South Korea.

Miyazato is in a five-way tussle for the world’s top rankers.

All Blacks in winning streak

Rampant New Zealand can turn their attention to creating a record winning streak after clinching the Tri-Nations title with a dramatic 29-22 triumph over South Africa on Saturday.

Tries from captain and loose forward Richie McCaw and replacement back Israel Dagg in the closing three minutes turned a five-point deficit.

Phelps withdraws from 200m

Michael Phelps withdrew from the 200m individual medley at the Pan Pacific Championships on Saturday. Swimmer would focus on the closing relay of the meet. Bowman, speaking as the heats started on the fourth and final day of competition in the pool, said Phelps told that he didn’t believe he could swim preliminaries.