Tag Archives: New Zealand

India rested skipper Rohit Sharma and his predecessor Virat Kohli in the second match of the ongoing ODI series against West Indies Barbados on Saturday, NDTV reported. Surprisingly, Kohli, who is one of India’s favourite batman did something unexpected at the Kensington Oval while he was not part of the playing XI. He swung into action another way as the former skipper …

Facebook and Instagram began a week-long rollout of their first paid verification service on Friday, testing users’ willingness to pay for social media features that until now have been free. Facing a drop in advertising revenues, parent company Meta is piloting a subscription in Australia and New Zealand before it appears in larger markets. The service will cost US$11.99 on …

SOUTHAMPTON: Shaded here by the rising hubbub of football’s European Championship is a cricket final that will be followed by many millions of fans, most of them far from its England stage. The inaugural World Test Championship will be decided from Friday between favoured India and No. 1-ranked New Zealand at the Ageas Bowl in Southampton. There’s been very little …

WELLINGTON: New Zealanders and Australians rushed to book flights on Tuesday as the beleaguered tourism industry welcomed the “lifeline” of a travel bubble between the largely coronavirus-free neighbours. New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced the two-way, quarantine-free travel corridor would open from 11:59pm on April 18. Jim Boult, the mayor of New Zealand’s Queenstown, called the move a “saviour …