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Cricket: World Cup opened in Dhaka
The 10th Cricket World Cup has been launched following a $40 million opening ceremony in Bangladesh.
Singh vows to stay and fight
India's Prime Minister, Manmohan Singh, a man who came to office with a clean reputation, has been forced to deny rumours he is to stand down amid a growing corruption scandal that has engulfed his government.
Cricket: Taylor keeps faith despite big loss
Ross Taylor has refused to let the Black Caps' latest defeat dent his belief that the side can win the World Cup.
Cricket: Time to make amends says McCullum
Brendon McCullum feels the time is ripe to make amends for two past World Cups in which he has harvested just 152 runs.
Cricket: Spin pivotal to World Cup says Taylor
Ross Taylor has acknowledged the importance of spin as the Black Caps prepare for their final pre-World Cup warm-up match against India.
Indian odyssey
Travel in India is exciting but not for the faint-hearted. Chris Reed journeys through three regions.
Cricket: Franklin content with bowling role
Black Caps all rounder James Franklin believes his days of opening the bowling are over.
French polish (+recipes)
Keen to impress on Valentine's Day? Knock your beloved's socks off with a classic Gallic dish.
<i>Gill South</i>: Keeping on top of skin cancer
Gill South gets her moles checked by an Auckland expert dedicated to the cause.
Cricket: Monsoon rain moves warm-up matches
Heavy monsoon rains have forced the International Cricket Council to move World Cup warm-up matches from Sri Lanka's Pallekele stadium, tournament organisers said Thursday.
Top 10 spots to propose
United States news organisation CNN International has released its top 10 places to propose to a loved one on Valentine's Day.
Players' boss says Southee issue poorly handled
Black Caps manager Dave Currie has been slammed for poorly handling accusations that Tim Southee acted untoward on a flight to Dubai.
Beauty: A fair go for all faces
It's getting easier for darker skinned women to find makeup that suits, but equal choice is still a work in progress.
Southee opts for mid-air leg before cricket
Rumours were rife yesterday that one of NZ's rep cricketers had found a different kind of form in the airspace over the Indian Ocean.
Southee cleared of wrongdoing over plane incident
Black Caps management has cleared player Tim Southee of alleged lewd behaviour on a flight from Sydney to Dubai.
Black Cap involved in alleged incident on plane
A passenger on an Emirates flight says a Black Caps player has been involved in an incident with a woman on a flight between Sydney and Dubai.
Cricket: Hussey, Hauritz out of World Cup
Veteran batsman Mike Hussey and spinner Nathan Hauritz have been forced out Australia's World Cup squad by injury.
Cricket: Williamson to miss flight
Black Caps batsman Kane Williamson will not leave on today's flight with the team to India for the ICC Cricket World Cup 2011.
Cricket: One-day win offers hope for World Cup
The thick fog which had settled over New Zealand's one-day game has lifted, if just a shade.
From chaos to creation
Max Gimblett is one of our most beloved painters. Rebecca Barry met him in his New York studio and learned about his creative process.
Cricket: Format invitation to tedium
The ICC learned nothing from the last World Cup if the format for this one is any guide, writes Andrew Alderson.
Burnt woman's uncle 'very shocked'
The family of a young mother burnt to death in the Waikato have been stunned by her death. Police today confirmed they had tracked down her husband Diwesh Sharma in Fiji, after help from the local Fijian community.
Husband, son of burnt mother found
The husband and son of a young mother burnt alive on the side of a rural road near Huntly have been found in Fiji. NZ Police said the boy was found when Fijian police located his father.