Where and when

Athletics

Today, : Athletics Auckland Meeting, Mt Smart Stadium 4pm.

Basketball

Australian NBL, Thursday, NZ Breakers v Perth Wildcats, Spark Arena 7.30pm.

Cricket

Plunket Shield, round three, TuesdayFriday (10.30am), Auckland v Otago, Eden Park Outer Oval; Northern Districts v Wellington, Seddon Park; Canterbury v Central Districts, Hagley Oval.

Auckland club, premier men, today/ tomorrow (11am), Hedley Howarth Trophy, two-day major championship, round two, Howick Pakuranga v Parnell, Lloyd Elsmore Park; East Coast Bays v Takapuna, Windsor Park; Cornwall v Papatoetoe, Cornwall Park; Grafton United v Auckland University, Victoria

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There’s Rugby League World Cup action, with the Kiwis to play Scotland in Christchurch and Samoa against Tonga in what should be a blockbuster in Hamilton today. The Auckland Aces are at Eden Park's outer oval from Tuesday in their first Plunket Shield home game of the season. Sixteen players from 12 nations chase US$10,000 at the international long driving invitational at the Remuera Golf Club tomorrow and the Springs roar into life with tonight’s first meeting of the season.

Park. Tom Hellaby Trophy, two-day minor championship, round two, Suburbs New Lynn v North Shore, Eastdale Reserve; Eden Roskill v Birkenhead City, Keith Hay park; Waitakere v Ellerslie, Te Atatu Park.

Premier women, today (11am), Prichard Cup, limited overs championship, round two, Waitakere v Parnell, Te Atatu Park; Takapuna v Papatoetoe, Hobsonville Domain; Cornwall v Howick Pakuranga, Cornwall Park.

Croquet

Thursday/Friday, North Island Golf Croquet Open Doubles Championships, Manurewa CC, from 9am.

Football

ISPS Handa Premiership, today, Eastern Suburbs v Hamilton Wanderers, William Green Domain 2pm. Tomorrow, Hawke’s Bay v Wellington, Bluewater Stadium 1pm; Wellington Phoenix Reserves v Waitakere United, David Farrington Park 2pm; Tasman v Southern, Trafalgar Park 2pm; Auckland City v Canterbury, Kiwitea Street 4.35pm.

National Youth League, today, Hawke’s Bay v Wellington, Bluewater Stadium noon; Auckland City v Canterbury, Croatian Cultural Club 2pm; Wellington Phoenix v Waitakere United, Memorial Park (Petone) 2pm; Tasman v Southern, Trafalgar Park 2pm. Tomorrow, Eastern Suburbs v Hamilton Wanderers, Michaels Avenue Reserve 2pm.

National Women's League, tomorrow, Central v Auckland, Memorial Park Palmerston North 1pm; Canterbury v Southern, English Park 1pm; WaiBOP v Capital, John Kerkhof, Cambridge 1.30pm.

Golf

Tomorrow, International Long Drive Invitational, Remuera Gold Club from 1pm.

League

World Cup, today, New Zealand v Scotland, AMI Stadium 5pm; Samoa v Tonga, FMG Stadium, Hamilton 7.30pm.

Motorsport

ITM Auckland Supersprint, Pukekohe Raceway, today/tomorrow from 9.15am Today, qualifying 12.25pm; race 23 (70 laps) 4.10pm. Tomorrow, qualifying 12.25pm; race 24 (70 laps) 4.10pm.

Multisport

Tomorrow, Panasonic People’s Triathlon, Maraetai Beach 8am.

Softball

Auckland premier, today, men, Waitakere Bears v Marist, Starling Park 3.30pm; Eden Roskill v Howick, May Rd War Memorial 3.30pm; Otahuhu v Mt Albert Ramblers, Sturges Park 3.30pm; Northcote v Roosters, Rosedale Park 4pm; Waitakere Bears v Auckland United Starling Park 5.30pm. Women, Western Magpies v Howick, Brains Rd 3.30pm; Glenfield v Marist, Rosedale Park 2pm; Drury v Mt Albert Ramblers, Prince Edward Park 4pm; Otahuhu v Waitakere Bears, Sturges Park 1.30pm.

Speedway

Today, Opening Night, Western Springs, gates open 4pm; first race 6pm.

Today, Demolition Derby and Fireworks, Waikaraka Park, gates open 5pm; first race 7pm.

Tennis

Caro Bowl, (home team first), today, men, Next Gen v Herne Bay 6pm. Women, Campbell Park v Sunnyhills 6pm. Tomorrow, men, Karaka v Cockle Bay 2pm. Women, Bucklands Beach v Royal Oak 2pm. Friday (all 6pm), men, Cockle Bay v Next Gen; Parnell v Blockhouse Bay. Women, Remuera v Bucklands Beach; Kohimarama v Campbell Park; Royal Oak v Pompallier.

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