LONDON   Tim Southee bowledNew Zealandback into contention in the first Test againstEnglandwith a dramatic burst late on the third day at Lord's on Saturday. At stumps,Englandwere 180 for six in their second innings -- a lead of 205 runs. England were in the process of building a sound ...

LAHORE - North Zone (NZ) will support the sitting president of the Lahore City Cricket Association (LCCA) Khawaja Nadeem Ahmed in the upcoming elections of the body to acknowledge his efforts for the revival of cricket in Lahore. “Nadeem’s services for the cause of cricket at early ...

WELLINGTON (AFP) - A Qantas flight from New Zealand to Australia was forced to turn back Sunday following reports of a suspicious item on board, but the feared device turned out to be a standard fitting. The Boeing 737 was more than an hour into the flight to Sydney when the pilot was told to ...

WELLINGTON - Former Australian wicketkeeper Luke Ronchi was Friday named in the 15-man New Zealand one-day squad for their upcoming tour to England and the Champions Trophy.Ronchi is the only player who has not previously represented New Zealand in the side that also sees the return of spinner ...

AUCKLAND - New Zealand's cricket board will continue to support Jesse Ryder during his rehabilitation from personal issues after the burly batsman ruled himself out of playing against England in the upcoming series. Ryder, who stood down from national duties last year after breaking a self-imposed ...

WELLINGTON  - New Zealand bowling coach Shane Bond believed his boss "sabotaged" former captain Ross Taylor and was dishonest about his role in the sacking, reports said Friday.Head coach Mike Hesson axed Taylor in favour of Brendon McCullum last December, sparking an outcry in New Zealand ...

WELLINGTON (AFP) - From a giant, bug-eyed Gollum sculpture looming over passengers at Wellington Airport to promotional banners covering the facades of entire office blocks, the upcoming “The Hobbit” movie is impossible to ignore in New Zealand.Tourism chiefs, hoping to recreate the ...

PALLEKELE  - The opening one-day between Sri Lanka and New Zealand was called off without a ball being bowled due to rain on Thursday.Colombo will host the next two one-dayers of the five-match series on November 4 and 6 and Hambantota the last two on November 10 and 12. The one-off Twenty20 ...

AUCKLAND  - New Zealand shot putter Valerie Adams received her long-awaited Olympic gold medal at an emotional ceremony here Wednesday more than six weeks after being denied the honour in London."Today we got justice," Adams said with tears in her eyes as fireworks were set off in her honour. ...

New Zealand's (NZ) Prime Minister John Key has said that the country's troops will remain in Afghanistan into 2013, but signaled that they may leave earlier than a previously said date of late 2013. "Ministers have for some weeks been considering options for an orderly withdrawal from the region ...

IPOH - New Zealand beat Argentina 1-0 in a tough and thrilling final clash in the Sultan Azlan Shah Cup men’s hockey tournament Sunday that bodes well for the Black Sticks in the London Olympics. It is their maiden win in the Sultan Azlan Shah Cup and the team will surely head to London with ...

IPOH - New Zealand posted their third successive victory by prevailing 3-1 over an erratic Pakistan in the Sultan Azlan Shah Cup hockey tournament on Sunday. By virtue of this win, New Zealand not only boosted their points tally to nine but also consolidated their position on top of the ...

AUCKLAND (AFP) - The International Rugby Board responded to a possible New Zealand withdrawal from the next World Cup by saying everyone is replaceable on Tuesday as Samoas Eliota Fuimaono Sapolu was banned from rugby. Meanwhile France became the first team to name their side for this weekends ...

WELLINGTON (AFP) - An outspoken New Zealand Maori politician has praised slain al-Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden as a freedom fighter who stood up for his people. Independent MP Hone Harawira said the positive aspects of bin Ladens life needed to be acknowledged and urged people not to damn the ...

AZHAR MASOOD KHAN Pakistan team, which is trailing the ODI series by 1-0, will come out in the middle at Christchurch to fight captain-less New Zealand on Saturday. Pakistan still have wide chances to win the series with some positive changes in the team and on other hand, Kiwis have lost their ...

AUCKLAND (Agencies) - Auckland seam bowler Daryl Tuffey has replaced the injured Andy McKay in the New Zealand squad for the first cricket test against Pakistan. Tuffey's promotion was confirmed today after Wellington left-armer McKay failed to recover from a side strain. The first match in the ...

A GIANT alien with size 440 shoes is among extraterrestrial beings encountered over the past 60 years, according to previously secret documents made public by the New Zealand Defence Force on Wednesday. The reports, detailing sightings of unidentified flying objects and their operators, range from ...

NAGPUR (India) (AFP) Rahul Dravid and Sachin Tendulkar led Indias strong reply with unbeaten half-centuries in the series-deciding third and final Test against New Zealand on Sunday. The veteran batsmen anchored the innings following the dismissal of openers Gautam Gambhir (78) and Virender Sehwag ...

PUNE As a player, Ross Albert Chapman, the 57-year-old former right-handed batsman of New South Wales team, yielded no success (he played only one match, scoring only four runs) but Australias Michael Clarke has every reason to specially thank him on Friday. Chapman, now the teams psychologist, ...

WELLINGTON (AFP) New Zealand ended a three-month global search for a national cricket coach Saturday with the appointment of former local Test batsman Mark Greatbatch. The 46-year-old replaces Andy Moles who stepped down as Blackcaps coach last October amid player appeals for his ...

ABU DHABI (AFP) Opener Brendon McCullum returned to form with a brilliant hundred to guide New Zealand to an imposing 303-8 in the second day-night international against Pakistan at Abu Dhabi Stadium here on Friday. The 27-year-old right-handed batsman scored 131 for his second one-day hundred and ...

WELLINGTON (AFP) - A New Zealand national referendum has overwhelmingly called for a law change to give parents the right to smack their children, provisional figures showed Friday. Figures showed 87.6 percent of those who voted wanted a 2007 so-called anti-smacking law overturned, according to the ...

LONDON (AFP) - Ricky Ponting played a captain's innings of 56 as Australia beat New Zealand by seven wickets in their ICC World Twenty20 warm-up match at the Oval here on Tuesday. Australia, chasing 148 to win, wobbled at 26 for two after James Franklin struck twice in his first over. But an ...

DHAKA (AFP) - All-rounder Jacob Oram shone with both bat and ball to help New Zealand beat Bangladesh by 75 runs in the second one-day international here on Saturday and level the three-match series 1-1. The dashing left-hander hit an undefeated 62-ball 75 to lift New Zealand to a fighting 212-9 ...