Despite their up and down showing in the league stage, there is no doubt that England are one of the most complete teams in the World Cup and are heavy favourites for Sunday's final, but New Zealand won't give up without a fight.
Ross Taylor struck his third one-day century on Tuesday to set New Zealand up for a series-winning 79-run victory in the third limited overs international against Bangladesh.
Australia's misery continued, with New Zealand beating them by two wickets in Perth on Sunday in a low-scoring first ODI in the five-match ODI series. Chasing a victory target of 182, New Zealand huffed and puffed before Ross Taylor (64) propped them. Needing five runs off the last over, the Kiwis levelled the score with the fifth ball before captain Daniel Vettori hit a boundary off the last delivery from Nathan Bracken for a memorable win.
Martin Guptill underlined his importance to the New Zealand one-day side with a blistering match-winning century as he guided his side to a seven-wicket victory over South Africa in their fourth one-day international in Hamilton on Wednesday.
Chelsea striker Diego Costa and Arsenal's Gabriel Paulista have both been charged by the Football Association after incidents in Saturday's bad-tempered Premier League derby at Stamford Bridge.
Former New Zealand spinner Daniel Vettori believes a quick start will be crucial to their hopes against India in the first semi-final at Old Trafford.
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.
Formula One leaders Brawn GP see Red Bull as their main rivals for the championship with Germany's Sebastian Vettel an ever present danger for Jenson Button.
Pakistan beat New Zealand by 141 runs to win the second Test on Day 4 at the Basin Reserve on Sunday and level the three-match series 1-1.
World No 3 Henrik Stenson blasted a final round 64 to clinch the DP World Tour Championship on Sunday, also topping Europe's money list for 2013 after his six-stroke victory in the desert finale.
This is the third instance when rain or bad weather robbed India off a certain win with opponents 8 down. The other two such instances were against West Indies at Calcutta in 1978-79 and against South Africa at Johannesburg in 1996-97.
Zaheer Khan ripped through the New Zealand top order to give India complete control of the third and final Test in Wellington, on Saturday. Zaheer took five for 65 to help bundle out New Zealand for 197 in reply to India's first innings score of 379. In their second essay, India reached 51 for 1 in their second innings, stretching their overall lead to 233.
"We are delighted to have Anjali Raina take on this important leadership role at our India Research Center," said Krishna Palepu, Ross Graham Walker Professor of Business Administration and Senior Associate Dean for International Development at Harvard Business School. "She will focus on building and maintaining relationships with senior business leaders in the region to facilitate the expanding work of the Center in research, educational programs, and alumni endeavors."
Ross Brawn is today's Formula One superstar extraordinaire. With tremendous lyrical grace, his team this Sunday scored a phenomenal one-two on its very first race -- without breaking a sweat.
New Zealand's total of 351 is their fourth highest score on the opening day of a Test. It is also their second highest against India after the 387 for 9 at Auckland in 1989-90.
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