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New Zealand's fire service says a passenger plane landed safely after a fire shut down one engine shortly after takeoff from Queenstown on the South Island

ALSO READ: Captain Babar Azam on Pakistan's T20 World Cup 2024 exit, 'cannot play in every player's place, there are 11 players...The Pakistan skipper surpassed Dhoni and has 549 runs to his name in 17 innings as captain in the T20 World Cup.India's former skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni held the record with 529 runs under his belt in 29 innings. Next to Babar, New Zealand captain Kane Williamson is also in line and may overtake the former Indian skipper, as he is just two runs shy of Dhoni's 529.

New Zealand defence force plane flying New Zealand's Prime Minister Christopher Luxon to Japan broke down on Sunday, forcing the Prime Minister to take a commercial flight, his office confirmed on Monday. Luxon is spending four days in Japan, where he is expected to meet with Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and spend time promoting New Zealand business.

Li Qiang, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and senior ministers of both administrations met at Parliament House on Monday to discuss thorny issues, including lingering trade barriers, conflict between their militaries in international waters and China’s desire to invest in critical minerals. Li, China’s most senior leader after President Xu Jinping, arrived in the South Australian state capital of Adelaide on Saturday and the national capital of Canberra late Sunday in the first visit to the country by a Chinese premier in seven years.

South Africa defeated Nepal by one run after a final ball run out in a T20 World Cup Group D thriller on Friday. Heinrich Klaasen's superb flicked throw at the stumps to run out Gulsan Jha on the final delivery sealed victory for the Proteas and dashed Nepal's hopes of a famous upset at the Arnos Vale Stadium in St Vincent. Nepal finished on 114-7, falling agonisingly short of South Africa's modest total of 115-7.

Venue : Brian Lara Cricket Academy, Tarouba New Zealand squad - Kane Williamson, Mark Chapman, Daryl Mitchell, Glenn Phillips, James Neesham, Michael Bracewell, Mitchell Santner, Rachin Ravindra, Devon Conway, Finn Allen, Ish Sodhi, Lockie Ferguson, Matt Henry, Tim Southee, Trent Boult Uganda squad - Robinson Obuya, Roger Mukasa, Ronak Patel, Alpesh Ramjani, Dinesh Nakrani, Kenneth Waiswa, Riazat Ali Shah, Fred Achelam, Simon Ssesazi, Bilal Hassan, Brian Masaba, Cosmas Kyewuta, Frank Nsubuga, Henry Ssenyondo, Juma Miyagi New Zealand vs Uganda Match Details Match 32 of ICC Men's T20 World Cup, 2024 between New Zealand and Uganda to be held at Brian Lara Cricket Academy, Tarouba at 06:00 AM.

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Super 8 stage, while some need to depend on the performance of other teams to work in their favour. Let's go, groupwise and in Group A- India has already made it to the Super 8 stage, while the United States is very close to becoming the second qualifier as they just need to defeat Ireland, and after seeing their performance against Pakistan and India, their victory is highly likely. After a big upset against the USA, Pakistan also needs to defeat Ireland and then pray that Ireland defeats the USA so that they can have a chance in the Super 8.

China's Premier Li Qiang has arrived in New Zealand at the start of a weeklong tour that also includes Australia and Malaysia

Venue : Brian Lara Cricket Academy, Tarouba West Indies squad - Brandon King, Johnson Charles, Sherfane Rutherford, Shimron Hetmyer, Andre Russell, Romario Shepherd, Roston Chase, Rovman Powell, Nicholas Pooran, Shai Hope, Akeal Hosein, Alzarri Joseph, Gudakesh Motie, Obed McCoy, Shamar Joseph New Zealand squad - Kane Williamson, Mark Chapman, Daryl Mitchell, Glenn Phillips, James Neesham, Michael Bracewell, Mitchell Santner, Rachin Ravindra, Devon Conway, Finn Allen, Ish Sodhi, Lockie Ferguson, Matt Henry, Tim Southee, Trent Boult West Indies vs New Zealand Match Details Match 26 of ICC Men's T20 World Cup, 2024 between West Indies and New Zealand to be held at Brian Lara Cricket Academy, Tarouba at 06:00 AM.

A new study shows a surge in interest in crypto among New Zealanders, with nearly half of them looking to crypto to build wealth instead of real estate. The research, conducted by Protocol Theory and Easy Crypto, suggests many Kiwis are turning to crypto due to frustrations with traditional financial systems.

After a period of relative uniformity among major monetary authorities, it’s suddenly fashionable to talk of divergence in the path of interest rates. Unfortunately, this easy description papers over some important—and subtle—differences that have emerged over the past year. Such course corrections are healthy.

Venue : Guyana National Stadium, Guyana New Zealand squad - Kane Williamson, Mark Chapman, Daryl Mitchell, Glenn Phillips, James Neesham, Michael Bracewell, Mitchell Santner, Rachin Ravindra, Devon Conway, Finn Allen, Ish Sodhi, Lockie Ferguson, Matt Henry, Tim Southee, Trent Boult Afghanistan squad - Ibrahim Zadran, Najibullah Zadran, Azmatullah Omarzai, Gulbadin Naib, Karim Janat, Mohammad Nabi, Mohammad Ishaq, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Fareed Ahmad, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Nangeyalia Kharote, Naveen-ul-Haq, Noor Ahmad, Rashid Khan New Zealand vs Afghanistan Live Score: New Zealand won the toss and elected to field New Zealand vs Afghanistan Match Details Match 14 of ICC Men's T20 World Cup, 2024 between New Zealand and Afghanistan to be held at Guyana National Stadium, Guyana at 05:00 AM.

ALSO READ: India vs Pakistan T20 World Cup 2024 match: Babar Azam comments on ‘nervousness’; 'things will be easier if...'Following this, the USA smashed 18 runs for one wicket in the Super Over, while Pakistan could only manage to score 13 runs with the loss of one wicket.With the poor performance of Pakistani fans roasted Babar Azam’s team.ALSO READ: India vs Pakistan T20 World Cup 2024 match: Babar Azam comments on ‘nervousness’; 'things will be easier if...'An angry Pakistan Fan in USA slammed the Pakistan team and said, “na catch pakda, batting humari zero, fielding humari zero minus zero….."One wrote on X, “Azam Khan after causing BP problems to millions of Pakistanis."Another wrote, "Ek hi dil hai, kitni bar todenge."“Nobody is ready for what we’re about to witness in New York on 9th June," someone commented.ALSO READ: T20 World Cup 2024: ICC announces record-breaking prize for winners, runners up; check details“America se ek khat mila hai [We’ve received a letter from America]," is what this cricket fan posted.“Pakistan team in complete shambles… Snatched away captaincy from Shaheen Afridi after just 2-3 months without any valid reason and gave it back to Babar Azam. And then lost T20I series vs New Zealand C grade team, against England and then against Ireland & USA," a netizen wrote.

Star India batter Virat Kohli received his ICC ODI Player of the Year award and was also selected for ICC Men's ODI Team of the Year 2023 in New York as his side prepares to play the T20 World Cup opener against Ireland on June 5.

ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2024 kicking off in the USA and the West Indies on 1 June, all eyes will be on the trophy and who will lift it.In 2022, England won the T20 World Cup by beating Pakistan in Australia. This was their second T20 World Cup trophy after 2010.ALSO READ: T20 World Cup 2024: Top 10 squads, India vs Pakistan match details and moreAmid the debate of which team would win this year's tournament, there is one team – South Africa – which last won an ICC trophy in 1998, i.e.

Cricket World Cup 2023 were surrogate promotion of smokeless tobacco brands, according to a study that has called for a complete ban on promoting tobacco products in all sports. According to the study conducted by a group of experts from the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) and Vital Strategies, of the total 41.3 per cent surrogate advertisements of smokeless tobacco (SLT) brands, 39.9 per cent were telecast during India's matches and 37.8 per cent during matches featuring one or both teams from South Asia (Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Pakistan and Sri Lanka). Cardamom was the main product promoted through such advertisements. «Two SLT brands, Vimal and Kamla Pasand, contributed to the surrogate SLT advertisements. While the promotion of the Vimal brand was entirely led by prominent Bollywood celebrities, former cricketers led the surrogate advertisements for Kamla Pasand,» the study that was published in the British Medical Journal in May said.

ALSO READ: T20 World Cup 2024: Top 10 squads, India vs Pakistan match details and moreLooking at the stats, in the past four years—due to the relatively high frequency of multi-nation tournaments after the COVID-19 pandemic—India and Pakistan have faced each other a number of times.Be it World Cup games, T20 or ODI, India have won all the matches, barring a resounding 10-wicket win by Pakistan during the 2021 T20 World Cup.With critics, experts and former cricketers sharing their predictions for the 9 June match, former Pakistan wicketkeeper Kamran Akmal opined that India would take away the match from Pakistan's clutches.Asked by a fan for his prediction for the fixture on Instagram, Akmal in reply said, "Definitely India!"ALSO READ: T20 World Cup 2024 full schedule: Check dates, venues, timing, livestreaming details and moreThe former Pakistani cricketer agreed with former England Michael Vaughan's opinion on current Pakistan's team's merit.ALSO READ: T20 World Cup 2024: ‘Lone wolf attack' threat during India vs Pakistan match, New York promises ‘largest security’"Over the past few days, I have wondered why a former England captain is commenting and taking Pakistan cricket non-seriously. It has been a painful thought, but I think he was correct in his assessment," Akmal said on his YouTube channel."Everybody knows the level of Pakistan cricket.

Melinda French Gates plans to donate $1 billion over the next two years to organizations supporting women and girls around the world

T20 World Cup winners India held the top spot in the men's T20I team rankings ahead of the upcoming edition of the tournament, which the West Indies and USA are co-hosting from June 1-29. India have 264 rating points. Two-time champions West Indies have moved up to fourth position, their players showing some great form ahead of the T20 showpiece. The winners of the 2012 and 2016 editions of the tournament are ahead of New Zealand and South Africa after their 3-0 win over South Africa, who were pushed down to seventh position in the list led by India.

Wayve has raised $1 billion to put its self-driving software into modern cars. The funding mostly came from existing investors including Microsoft, Nvidia and Softbank, and it came just days before the UK also passed a comprehensive law that will let driverless cars onto British roads by 2026. The regulations are the first to address one of the industry’s big problems: exaggeration.