Anand Pawar was the lone Indian survivor in the singles, advancing to the quarter-finals, while nine doubles pairs entered the pre-quarterfinals in the New Zealand Open Grand Prix badminton tournament in Auckland on Wednesday.
South Africa look to avoid dropping another World Cup against nemesis Australia
Former New Zealand fast bowler Geoff Allott says the national team's performance in the World Cup has brought the 'lost fans' back to the game.
Impressed with the brand of cricket played by New Zealand in the World Cup, former India batsman Arun Lal believes the Black Caps are no longer the underdogs in the mega event.
Netherlands' Teja Nidamanuru, Aryan Dutt and Vikram Singh might have a few drops of tears in their eyes when they step onto the field for their opening World Cup match against Pakistan on Friday.
Six simple words eloquently summed up the impact Jonah Lomu had on rugby union when New Zealand paid its final respects to the former All Blacks winger on Monday.
West Indies batsman Marlon Samuels will need surgery on a chronic right wrist injury and has been ruled out of their limited overs series in New Zealand, the country's cricket board said on Tuesday.
The Indian squad led by Mahendra Singh Dhoni departed for New Zealand from Mumbai on Sunday for a five-match ODI series followed by a best-of-two Test rubber against the hosts.
A year after he created what has been considered New Zealand's most memorable cricketing moment, all-rounder Grant Elliott has retired from one-day international cricket.
A hostile crowd buoyed by New Zealand's perfect start to the World Cup is set to turn Eden Park into a bear pit for visiting Australia on Saturday, but all-rounder Shane Watson is "excited" by the prospect of a rancorous reception.
This makes her only the second world leader to have a child while in office.
The Australian produced a fast bowling spell bristling with pure hostility to lead his side to a 147-run victory in the first ODI.
Jesse Ryder and Doug Bracewell have been dropped from the New Zealand squad for the second Test against India starting on Friday as punishment for going on a late-night drinking session on the eve of the first Test in Auckland.
The New Zealand batsman returned home with a shoulder injury and will be replaced by Auckland's Tama Canning.
In a traditional welcome ceremony, President Pranab Mukherjee rubbed nose with the chief of an Indigenous group as he started his visit to New Zealand on Saturday.
Uncapped opening batsman Jeet Raval has been named in New Zealand's Test squad for their tour of southern Africa in August, New Zealand Cricket said on Friday.
A meeting with the staffs at the bank's lending services centre in Auckland and customer transaction service centre in Wellington took place on Tuesday, which according to NZPA report is the beginning of a two-week consultation period over the outsourcing of the work to India.
The Indian pair of Rupesh Kumar and Sanave Thomas beat Malaysia's Teik Chai Gan and Bin Shen Tan to cruise into the men's doubles final in the New Zealand Open Grand Prix badminton tournament in Auckland on Friday.
New Zealand batsman Henry Nicholls said the ODI squad did not carry the baggage of the T20 side which was blanked by India and that reflected in its highest run chase in 50-overs cricket, in the series opener in Hamilton, on Wednesday. Riding on Ross Taylor's 21st hundred, the hosts chased down their highest total in ODIs on Wednesday to take a 1-0 lead in the three-match series. The second ODI will be played in Auckland on Saturday.
Images from the first One-Day International between New Zealand and India, in Auckland, on Friday.
Both lost in the quarter-finals but not before scaring their opponents.
Indian shuttler Anand Pawar notched up straight-game victories in the first two rounds of the New Zealand Grand Prix Gold badminton tournament to advance to the men's singles pre-quarterfinals in Auckland on Wednesday.
16 Indian batters have scored a century on Test debut. Many did not score a hundred again in their Test careers. Rajneesh Gupta's fascinating facts on the members of the elite club of debutant centurions.
The Danish World No 3 ended 2017 with the biggest title of her career in Singapore and returned a day after thrashing Madison Brengle in her season opener to hit 21 winners against eight unforced errors in the 53-minute win over Martic.
IMAGES from the 2nd T20 International played between New Zealand and India in Auckland on Friday
New Zealand fast bowler Chris Martin, the third highest wicket taker for the country in Tests, has retired from all forms of cricket at the age of 38.
Captain Sandeep Singh and veteran Dilip Tirkey found the net in the second half to give India a 2-0 victory over New Zealand in the fourth and final hockey Test in Auckland on Sunday, and also a series win by the same margin.
Skipper Sandeep Singh-led Indian defense faltered in the dying moments to allow New Zealand vice-captain Dean Couzins sound the boards and help the hosts draw the third and penultimate hockey Test between the two sides 1-1 in Auckland on Saturday.
Four more persons, including three teenagers, were arrested and remanded to custody till August 6 on Friday in connection with the cold-blooded murder of a young Indian store owner in New Zealand.Till now, seven people, including two brothers, have been arrested for the murder of Navtej Singh, 30, from Punjab, who was fatally shot at the liquor store which he had set up just three months ago in South Auckland.The killing has shocked the Indian immigrant community.
Shikhar Dhawan and Cheteshwar Pujara guided India to 87 for one to leave the first Test against New Zealand at Eden Park in Auckland delicately poised at the end of a tumultuous third day.
New Zealand's Brendon McCullum expects favouritism, underdog status and the possibility of choking under the weight of expectation to have little influence on Saturday's World Cup quarter-final against West Indies.
Also missing from the 12-man party for the games in Auckland and Napier is the evergreen one-day stalwart Chris Harris, who is not fully fit following a shoulder injury.
'It will be a good exposure for the young players to come and play in New Zealand'
Tainted Pakistan pacer Mohammad Amir will resume his international cricket career in New Zealand as immigration officials granted him a visa following a five-year ban and jail time for indulging in spot-fixing during the 2010 tour of England.
The Indian cricket team hasn't won an away Test since 2011. It will require a huge effort to reverse the trend. Will skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni bring the team's faltering tour of New Zealand back on track?
Veteran all-rounder Mitchell Santner will captain the New Zealand side for the three-match T20I series against India.
BWF, in a statement, said that only those athletes eligible for the originally scheduled championships are allowed to enter.
New Zealand's Ajaz Patel is auctioning the shirt he wore to claim all 10 wickets in a Mumbai Test in December to raise money for a hospital in Auckland.
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