Where and when
Athletics
Today, Auckland Grand Prix Cross Country, Long Bay Regional Park 1pm.
Basketball
Women's Basketball Championship, week nine, today, Auckland Lady Rangers v Te Tai Tokerau Phoenix, One Tree Hill College noon; Waikato Wizards v Harbour Breeze, St Peter’s School 4pm; Taranaki Thunder v Capital Swish, TSB Stadium 5pm; Otago Goldrush v Canterbury Wildcats, Edgar Centre 5pm; tomorrow, Rotorua Lady Vols v Harbour Breeze, Sportsdrome 11am; Otago Goldrush v Tauranga City Coasters, Edgar Centre noon. Waikato Country Canons bye.
Football
Chatham Cup, third round ( all games 2pm today; home team first), East Coast
Catch this
There’s a biggie at the Garden tonight as the Lions roll up for the first of three tests. This is no easy ask for Gatland and his massive squad, especially at a ground where the ABs don't lose often. Elsewhere, there’s plenty of club sport, with Auckland rugby kicking off earlier. There’s third round Chatham Cup action, with the pick being Waitakere City’s home tie with Western Springs. The big boys are on at the King in the Ring on Friday. Bays v Birkenhead United; Waitakere City v Western Springs; Melville United v Franklin United; Three Kings United v Ngongotaha; Matamata Swifts v North Shore United; Hamilton Wanderers v Bay Olympic; Hibiscus Coast v Onehunga Sports; Takapuna v Central United.
New Zealand Football Women's Knockout Cup, third round ( tomorrow 1pm unless stated; home team first), Forrest Hill Milford v Central United; Claudelands Rovers v Three Kings United; Eastern Suburbs v Norwest United; Western Springs v Glenfield Rovers 2.45pm.
Northern Regional League ( today 3pm unless stated; home team first), division one, round 15, Mt Albert Ponsonby v Waitemata; Ellerslie v Metro; Oratia United v Manukau City. Division two, round 15, Northland FC v Onehunga Mangere 2.45pm; Mangere United v Albany United; Papakura City v Claudelands Rovers; Fencibles United v Papatoetoe 5pm.
Hockey
Intercity, today, third round, men A, University v Roskill Eden, MRGS 1pm; Howick Pakuranga v Hibiscus Dairy Flat, Harbour 1 1.30pm; Southern v Takapuna, Kolmar 2.30pm; North Shore United v East Coast Bays, Harbour 1 4.30pm. Men B, AISC v North Harbour Indians, Lloyd Elsmore Park 1 1pm; Somerville v Mt Eden, MRGS 4pm; Western bye. Women, A, Howick Pakuranga v Hibiscus Dairy Flat, Harbour 2 2.30pm; Somerville v Western, Avondale 2.30pm; North Shore United v ANC, Harbour 1 3pm; Southern v Takapuna, Kolmar 4pm. Women B, Grammar Windsor v East Coast Bays, Harbour 1 noon; Mahurangi v University, LEP 1 2.30pm; Mt Eden v Roskill Eden, MRGS 2.30pm.
Ice Hockey
NZIHL, today, Stampede v Swarm, Queenstown 7.50pm; tomorrow, Stampede v Swarm, Queenstown 7pm; Red Devils v Thunder, Christchurch 4.455pm.
League
Auckland club ( today 2.30pm; home team first), SAS Fox Memorial, round 11, Mt Albert v Howick; Richmond v Northcote; Te Atatu v Pt Chev; Marist v Glenora; Papakura v Mangere East. Sharman Cup, round seven, Otahuhu v New Lynn; Bay Roskill v Ellerslie; Otara v Manurewa; Ponsonby v Papatoetoe.
Mixed Martial Arts
King in the Ring, Friday, ASB Stadium Kohimarama, doors open 6pm; first bout 7.30pm.
Netball
ANZ Premiership, preliminary final, tomorrow, Central Pulse v Northern Mystics 2pm. Grand final, Wednesday, Southern Steel v TBC, ILT Stadium Southland 7.40pm.
Rugby
International, today, All Blacks v Lions, Eden Park 7.35pm. Tuesday, Hurricanes v Lions, Westpac Stadium 7.35pm.
Club, today, Auckland, Alan McEvoy Trophy, round four ( 1.45pm — note earlier start time; home team first), College Rifles v Eden; Grammar TEC v Suburbs; Manukau Rovers v Ponsonby; University v Pakuranga. Portola Cup, round four, East Tamaki v Mt Wellington; Papatoetoe v Waitakere City; Waitemata v Marist; Otahuhu bye.
Counties Manukau, McNamara Cup, round 16 ( 2.45pm), Karaka v Ardmore Marist; Onewhero v Papakura; Patumahoe v Manurewa; Te Kauwhata v Pukekohe; Waiuku v Bombay.
North Harbour, premier one, round 13 ( 2.45pm unless stated), North Shore v Kumeu 12.30pm; Marist v Northcote; East Coast Bays v Massey; Silverdale v Mahurangi; Takapuna v Glenfield.
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