Where and when

Athletics

Today, Athletics Auckland Meeting, Mt Smart Stadium noon.

Basketball

ANBL, tomorrow, NZ Breakers v Perth Wildcats, Vector Arena 7pm. Thursday, NZ Breakers v Cairns Taipans, North Shore Events Centre 7.30pm.

Cricket

International, today- Tuesday, New Zealand V Bangladesh, 2nd test ( continues), Hagley Oval 11am. Ford Trophy Tomorrow, round three ( 11am), Wellington Firebirds v Auckland Aces, Basin Reserve; Otago Volts v Canterbury, University Oval; Northern Districts v Central Stags, Seddon Park. Wednesday, round four ( 11am), Auckland Aces v Central Stags, Eden Park Outer Oval; Northern Districts v Otago Volts, Cobham Oval; Wellington Firebirds v Canterbury, Basin Reserve.

Auckland club, today, Jeff Crowe Cup, one- day championship, round seven ( 11am), Papatoetoe v Takapuna, Papatoetoe Rec Ground; Cornwall v Auckland University, Cornwall Park; North Shore v Grafton United, Devonport Domain; Birkenhead City v Howick Pakuranga, Birkenhead War Memorial Park; Ellerslie v Parnell, Michaels Ave; Eden Roskill v East Coast Bays, Keith Hay Park; Waitakere v Suburbs New Lynn.

Women’s premier Twenty20 Championship ( all games Lloyd Elsmore Park), round seven ( 11.30am), Howick Pakuranga v Papatoetoe; Cornwall Green v Eden Roskill; Auckland University v Waitakere; Cornwall Gold v Takapuna. Round eight ( 3.15pm), finals, teams tbc.

Football

Hyundai A- League, Wellington Phoenix v Brisbane Roar, Westpac Stadium 7.35pm.

Stirling Sports Premiership, today, Southern United v Waitakere United, 1pm.

Tomorrow, Eastern Suburbs v Hamilton Wanderers, Bill McKinlay Park 2pm; Canterbury v Auckland City, English Park 4.35pm; Tasman v Phoenix Under- 20s, Trafalgar Park 2pm; Wellington v Hawkes Bay, David Farrington Park 2pm.

Softball

Auckland premier, today, men, round 15, Howick v Waitakere Bears, Meadowlands 3.30pm; Mt Albert Ramblers v Roosters, Warren Freer 3.30pm; Auckland United v Marist, Fowlds Park 3.30pm; Eden Roskill v Otahuhu, May Rd War Memorial 3.30pm; Howick v Northcote, Meadowlands 5.30pm. Women, round 14, Otahuhu v Ardmore Marist, Sturges Park 1.30pm; Mt Albert Ramblers v Roosters, Warren Freer 1.30pm; Western Magpies v Waitakere Bears, Brains Park 1.30pm; Howick v Marist, Meadowlands 1.30pm.

Speedway

Today, Trans- Tasman Sidecar Clash/ Grand Prix TQ Midget Championship, Western Springs, gates open 4.15pm, racing from 6.15pm.

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