Tag: New Zealand

Stokes wants Williamson to win New Zealander of the Year award

LONDON: Ben Stokes believes Kane Williamson should be chosen as New Zealander of the Year despite being nominated for the award himself. England all-rounder Stokes...

NZ cricketers make sombre homecoming

WELLINGTON: A group of rueful New Zealand players touched down on home soil on Thursday, still coming to terms with the gut-wrenching defeat to...

‘Forty-five minutes of bad cricket put us out’, says Kohli

MANCHESTER: India captain Virat Kohli admitted his side had paid the price for "45 minutes of bad cricket" as he looked back on the...

India’s World Cup dream shattered as New Zealand win by 18...

LONDEN: India's World Cup dream was shattered when the team bundled out for 221 with three balls remaining in the semi-final against New Zealand...

New Zealand to begin Test Championship with tour of Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka will host New Zealand between August and September for two test matches and three Twenty20 internationals, the Sri Lankan Cricket Board (SLC)...

New Zealand need Ferguson boost to lift bowling in semis: Vettori

DURHAM: New Zealand sorely missed Lockie Ferguson in Wednesday’s comprehensive defeat by England and need the right-arm quick back to lift their bowling in...

Williamson hopeful of NZ revival after three consecutive defeats

CHESTER-LE-STREET: New Zealand captain Kane Williamson hopes an upcoming break provides his side with a chance to revive their faltering World Cup campaign. The Black...

Ton-up Bairstow stars as England book World Cup semi-final spot

Jonny Bairstow’s second successive hundred laid the foundation for England’s 119-run thrashing of New Zealand that saw the tournament hosts secure their place in...

England, New Zealand look to seize World Cup destiny

CHESTER-LE-STREET: England and New Zealand head into their final World Cup group match on Wednesday, each knowing that a win would see them into the...

New Zealand bans single-use plastic bags

WELLINGTON: New Zealand officially banned single-use plastic shopping bags on Monday, introducing hefty fines for businesses that continue to provide them. Plastic pollution has become...

Williamson urges New Zealand to ‘move on’ after Australia defeat

LONDON: New Zealand captain Kane Williamson urged his side to move on after an 86-run defeat by champions Australia at Lord’s on Saturday condemned...

New Zealand’s Williamson expects feisty Lord’s for Australia clash

LONDON: New Zealand captain Kane Williamson is bracing himself for a more raucous atmosphere than normal at Lord s when his side face Australia in...

England eye India, NZ games as quarter-finals: Root

BIRMINGHAM: Fourth-placed England will be playing two virtual ‘quarter-finals’ at the World Cup when they face India and New Zealand in their last two...

Holder challenges Brathwaite to repeat World Cup ton heroics

West Indies captain Jason Holder urged Carlos Brathwaite to "bring it together more often" after his remarkable hundred so nearly led to a stunning...

New Zealand opens gun buyback after mosque killings

WELLINGTON: New Zealand opened a gun buyback scheme Thursday aimed at ridding the country of semi-automatic weapons similar to those used in the Christchurch...

New Zealand win a heart-stopper against South Africa

Kane Williamson anchored New Zealand to a tense four-wicket victory at Edgbaston on Wednesday after an astonishing stroke of luck when South Africa failed...

Christchurch mosque accused pleads not guilty, unapologetic demeanour enraged survivors

CHRISTCHURCH: The man accused of shooting dead 51 Muslim worshippers in the Christchurch mosque attacks in March smiled Friday as his lawyers entered not...