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New Zealand's Colin Munro quits Tests
Updated : 8 years ago IST
Wellington [New Zealand], March 9 (ANI): In the string of international cricketers quitting the red-ball cricket, New Zealand opening batsman Colin Munro is the latest one.
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Wellington ODI:Williamson's ton in vain as England clinch narrow win over
Updated : 8 years ago IST
Wellington [New Zealand], March 3 (ANI):Kane Williamson's unbeaten century went in vain as England held on their nerves to defeat New Zealand by four runs in the third ODI of the five-match series here at the Wellington Regional Stadium on Saturday.
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Bairstow says Test cricket helps players earn recognition
Updated : 8 years ago IST
Wellington [England], March 2 (ANI): England wicketkeeper-batsman Jonny Bairstow has called for preservation of Test cricket, saying a cricketer is remembered for the number of Tests he has played.
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Aussie Journalist's 'sexist, creepy' interview with PM angers New Zealand
Updated : 8 years ago IST
Wellington [New Zealand], Feb 27 (ANI): New Zealanders have criticised a Australian Journalist's description of Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern as "creepy" and "sexist" after he termed the latter as "attractive" in a 60 minutes show that aired on Sunday night.
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Kiwi pacer Rance helps extinguish fire at Greytown's White Swan pub
Updated : 8 years ago IST
Wellington [New Zealand], Feb 26 (ANI): Seth Rance, who is also a station officer with the Greytown Fire Brigade besides being a New Zealand fast bowler, recently took his black cap off to don a fire helmet when a pub's roof in the town caught fire.
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Ish Sodhi named in New Zealand ODI squad
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
Wellington [New Zealand], Feb 22 (ANI): Right-arm spinner Ish Sodhi has been named in the New Zealand squad for the first two One Day Internationals (ODIs) of a five-match series against England.
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Winter Olympics: Slovenia ice hockey player suspended for doping violation
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
Wellington [New Zealand], Feb 20 (ANI): Slovenia men's ice hockey player Ziga Jeglic has been suspended for the remainder of the ongoing Pyeongchang Winter Olympics in Gold Coast after failing a drug test, the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CSA) has said.
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'Players are paraded like cattle in IPL'
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 31 (ANI): The New Zealand Cricket Players Association (NZCPA) has said that the Indian Premier League (IPL) player auction is deeply humiliating for players.
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Merlo's four-fer, Edwards' fifty guide Aussies to U-19 WC final
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
Wellington [New Zealand], Jan 29 (ANI): After Jonathan Merlo bagged a four-wicket haul before opener Jack Edwards struck a quick-fire half-century as Australia thrashed Afghanistan by six wickets to storm into the final of the ICC Under-19 World Cup here at the Christchurch on Monday.
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`Fit-again` Munro in Kiwis squad for T20 tri-series opener
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
Wellington [New Zealand], Jan 29 (ANI): New Zealand all-rounder Colin Munro, who has recovered fully from a hamstring niggle, is all set to make a return in the first T20I of the upcoming Trans-Tasman T20 tri-series against Australia and England.
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NZ Prime Minister pregnant with first child
Updated : 8 years, 2 months ago IST
Wellington [New Zealand], Jan 19 (ANI): New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced on Friday that she was pregnant and expecting her first child in June.
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Guptill, Henry lead Kiwis to ODI series sweep against Pak
Updated : 8 years, 2 months ago IST
Wellington [New Zealand], Jan 19 (ANI): Opener Martin Guptill smashed a scorching century before seamer Matt Henry bagged a four-wicket haul as New Zealand beat Pakistan by 15 runs in the fifth ODI to complete the five-match series whitewash at the Basin Reserve on Friday.
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