Where and when
Athletics
Today, Auckland Grand Prix Cross Country, Pukekohe A and P Showgrounds 1pm.
Air NZ Marathon Hawkes Bay, start Marine Parade, finish Sileni Estates Winery, from 9am.
Basketball
NZ NBL, today, Hawks v Supercity Rangers, Pettigrew Green Arena 7pm; tomorrow, Canterbury Rams v Southland Sharks, Cowles Stadium 3pm; Friday, Wellington Saints v Southland Sharks, TSB Arena 7pm; Nelson Giants v Hawks, Trafalgar Centre 7pm.
Football
Chatham Cup, round one ( today 2pm unless stated; home team first), North Shore United v Metro; Franklin United v West Hamilton United; Taupo v South
Catch this
Eyes are looking south tonight for the Super clash of the giants as the Crusaders host the Canes. On Friday, the Crusaders, back on the road, are in Suva to face the Chiefs. The Warriors have also taken their ball on the road but only as far as Hamilton to play the Dragons, also on Friday night. Chatham Cup football is under way and there’s international women's hockey in Pukekohe from tomorrow and the Tron from Friday. Auckland Rangers, Crown Park; Norwest United v Beachlands Maraetai, Huapai Reserve; Waikato College v Mt Albert Ponsonby, Jansen Park; Cambridge United v Western Springs; Lynn Avon v Te Atatu; Bucklands Beach AFC v Ngongotaha, Lloyd Elsmore Park; Matamata Swifts v Onehunga Mangere, Matamata Domain; Papatoetoe v Claudelands Rovers; Royal NZ Navy v Unimount Bohemian Celtic, Naval Sports Complex; Oratia United v A2 Kiwi True Blues; Warkworth AFC v Albany United, Shoesmith Reserve; Hibiscus Coast v Papakura City; Ranui Swanson v A1 Auckland Wanderers, Starling Park; Manukau City v Kerikeri AFC; Ellerslie v Melville United 3pm; Waitemata v Glen Eden Rangers 5.30pm; Mangere United v Takapuna ( 2pm tomorrow); Tauranga City United v Waiheke United ( 2pm tomorrow).
Men's premier League ( today 3pm unless stated), round 10, Waitakere City v Forrest Hill Milford; Three Kings United v Manurewa; Glenfield Rovers v Hamilton Wanderers; Bay Olympic v Eastern Suburbs; Birkenhead United v East Coast Bays; Central United v Onehunga Sports ( 2.45pm tomorrow). Women's premier ( 1pm tomorrow), round seven, Norwest United v Forrest Hill Milford; Three Kings United v Claudelands Rovers; Eastern Suburbs v Glenfield Rovers; Northland FC v Western Springs; Hamilton Wanderers bye.
Hockey
Today, National under- 21 tournament ( men/ women) ends, Lloyd Elsmore Park.
International ( women), New Zealand v India, tomorrow 3pm; Tuesday/ Wednesday 7pm, Rose Birch Park, Pukekohe. Friday/ Saturday ( May 13), 2pm, Gallagher Hockey centre, Hamilton.
League
Holden Cup, Friday, Warriors Under- 20 v Dragons Under- 20, FMG Stadium, Hamilton 5.45pm; NRL, Friday, Warriors v Dragons, FMG Stadium, Hamilton 8pm.
Auckland club ( all games 2.30pm today; home team first) SAS Fox Memorial round six, Mt Albert v Glenora; Marist v Pt Chev; Howick v Northcote; Papakura v Te Atatu; Mangere East v Richmond. Sharman Cup, round one, Bay Roskill v Manurewa; Papatoetoe v Otahuhu; New Lynn v Ellerslie; Otara v Ponsonby.
Netball
ANZ Premiership, tomorrow, Magic v Steel, Rotorua 2pm. Monday, Tactix v Pulse, Christchurch 7.40pm. Wednesday, Stars v Mystics, ASB Stadium, Kohimarama 7.40pm.
Beko National League, tomorrow, Mainland v Central, EA Networks Centre, Ashburton 1pm; Northern Comets v Northern Marvels, High Wire Gymnasium, Papakura 2pm; Waikato/ Bay of Plenty v Souths, Energy Events Centre, Rotorua 4pm.
Rugby
Super Rugby, today, Crusaders v Hurricanes, AMI Stadium 7.35pm; Friday, Chiefs v Crusaders, ANZ Stadium, Suva 7.35pm.
Club, all games 2.45pm today; home team first, Auckland premier pool A, round five, Suburbs v Eden; Papatoetoe v Waitemata; Mt Wellington v Manukau Rovers; College Rifles bye. Pool B, Marist v Waitakere City; Ponsonby v Otahuhu; Pakuranga v East Tamaki; University v Grammar TEC.
Counties Manukau, McNamara Cup, round 10, Karaka v Pukekohe; Manurewa v Ardmore Marist; Onewhero v Bombay; Papakura v Patumahoe; Waiuku v Te Kauwhata.
North Harbour, premier, round seven, Marist v North Shore; East Coast Bays v Northcote; Glenfield v Silverdale; Massey v Takapuna; Kumeu v Warkworth.
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