The Appliance Shed Harbour Heat head away on a road trip that most teams consider the toughest prospect in the NZ Community Trust Basketball League but for Tony Webster's side it is a perfect way to lead into the post season.

Auckland, New Zealand, June 11, 2009 - The Vodafone Warriors are giving rugby league a feminine focus with their 'Ladies' Night' promotion for tomorrow night's 14th-round NRL clash against Newcastle at Mount Smart Stadium.

Ashburton's Michael Lawson and Rosemary Bennett have retained their places in the South Island Indoor Bowls Team which is to play the North Island at Christchurch on Saturday August 15th.

Christine Talbot has been named as a reserve.

Wellington

HAVING supplied the core of the New Zealand team that went agonisingly close to pulling off a stunning upset against world champions Italy, Wellington Phoenix FC has good reason to be especially proud of Thursday morning's thrilling result.

Chiefs winger Lelia Masaga has been called into the All Blacks squad from the Junior All Blacks as cover for winger Rudi Wulf who was injured at training today.

New Zealand's Mark Tapper and co-driver Jeff Judd tackle their third event - the Acropolis Rally (11-14 June) - in the World Rally Championship (WRC) as Pirelli Star Drivers this weekend.

11 June 2009 - The NZCT National Basketball League play-offs begin on Tuesday 16th June and sport fans around the country will have the opportunity to catch all the action live on Sky TV.

The Sky Sport 3 channel will show all of the play-off games with live coverage starting at 7pm.

11 June 2009 - New Zealand's pre-eminent heavyweight boxers squared off last night in the run up to public ticket sales opening for the Fight of the Century.

General admission tickets to New Zealand's Fight of the Century go on sale tomorrow (Friday June 12).

11 June 2009 - The lure of the Southern Hemisphere's largest winter sports event, Winter Games NZ, is such that 18 highly qualified volunteers are travelling from as far away as Canada and Japan, as well as Australia, to help out at the groundbreaking event.

11 JUNE 2009 - Emirates Team New Zealand has finished the first day of the MedCup Marseille regatta with two wins and a third, putting NZL 380 at the top of the leader board.

While happy with the opening day performance, the team remains focused on the four race days that remain.