Latest - Tyre trouble hindered Shane van Gisbergen to a 20th place finish in the final race of the Melbourne Supercars round.
Shane van Gisbergen Photo: Photosport
The New Zealander won Races 7 and 8 of the championship yesterday, and was on track for another tilt at the podium before a major lock up forced him into pit lane.
Despite the set back, Van Gisbergen still managed to clinch the Perkins Trophy by 12 points over Mostert.
Van Gisbergen was taken aback to receive the trophy from hero Larry Perkins.
"I was cheered up pretty quick when they said we won overall."
"What a privilege to win that trophy... I just bought a Larry shirt last week, so I'll be wearing it with pride tomorrow."
Perkins, a six-time Bathurst winner, has awarded the trophy in his name since 2018.
For van Gisbergen, the trophy was a reminder of the Supercars Hall of Famer's contribution to the sport.
"He's someone I always looked up to," he said.
Breakers slump to seven straight defeats
The Breakers miserable season in the NBL has continued with a 99-89 loss to the South East Melbourne Phoenix in Bendigo.
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Osumane Dieng was the top scorer for the Breakers with 19 points, while skipper Tom Abercrombie scored 17.
The Auckland club is rooted to the bottom of the ladder, and with only a couple of rounds left in the competition look set to earn their first wooden-spoon since 2005.
The four time champions have managed just five wins to go with twenty losses this season.
All Blacks Sevens into quarter-finals
The New Zealand men's sevens team will play Samoa in this evening's quarter-finals at the Singapore leg of the World Series after going through pool play unbeaten.
The All Blacks Sevens edged Argentina 14-10 in their opening group game, before beating Scotland 19-7 and crushing Wales 43-5 on day one of the event.
The United States, South Africa, Australia, Samoa, New Zealand, Argentina, Fiji and Ireland have made it through to Sunday's Cup quarter-finals.
In the last game of the day in Pool A, USA speedster Perry Baker scored in the final seconds to end South Africa's incredible winning streak of 36 matches stretching back to last season.
Taijul takes six wickets but S Africa in control of second test
Bangladesh left-arm spinner Taijul Islam took 6-135 but the touring side are behind in the game after they limped to 139 for five at the close on day two of the second and final test against South Africa.
Bangladesh are still 314 runs behind their hosts' total of 453 all out at St George's Park and their first aim will be to avoid the follow-on when Mushfiqur Rahim (30 not out) and Yasir Ali (8 not out) resume on the third morning.
Seamer Wiaan Mulder (3-15) has been the pick of the home bowlers, removing Tamim Iqbal lbw for a brisk 47.
He did likewise to Najmul Hossain Shanto (33) as Bangladesh suffered a double blow following a solid start to their innings.
Mulder bagged his third lbw of the innings when he snared captain Mominul Haque (6) as he bowled a superb tight line with just a hint of swing into the pads.
Bangladesh also lost first test centurion Mahmudul Hasan Joy for a duck as he edged seamer Duanne Olivier (2-17) to Sarel Erwee at first slip, and Olivier bowled the dangerous Litton Das (11) with a superb delivery that knocked over middle stump.
South Africa, who lead 1-0 in the series following a 220-run victory in Durban, had resumed their first innings on 278 for five having won the toss.
Captain Dean Elgar spoke before the game of the importance of the batsmen scoring hundreds after a barren run for the side, but the latest to fail was spinning all-rounder Keshav Maharaj, who compiled an excellent 84 from 95 balls before he was bowled following an ugly swipe across the line off the bowling of Taijul.
Elgar (70), Temba Bavuma (67) and Keegan Petersen (64) also passed 50 but failed to bring up three figures. It was, however, the first time in test history that nine batsmen reached 20 in a completed innings.
Taijul brought up 150 test wickets as he bowled with superb control on his return to the side having replaced injured seamer Taskin Ahmed in the side.
-Reuters
