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dollar held just above an over one-year low on Wednesday as traders assessed the U.S. rate outlook, while the New Zealand dollar spiked briefly after a higher-than-expected inflation reading pushed back prospects of policy easing further out. The U.S.

retail sales rose less than expected in June on a fall in building materials and service station receipts. A separate report showed production at domestic factories unexpectedly fell in June, but rebounded in the second quarter as motor vehicle output increased.  The yield on 10-year treasuries declined three basis points to 3.77%. The US dollar rose to 138.85 Japanese yen from 138.67.

On the eve of the Women’s World Cup, U.S. Soccer has extended its partnership with Visa for the next five years

World Cup 2023 is all set to take place from July 20 to August 20, 2023, in Australia and New Zealand. You can watch the matches live in the United Kingdom and the United States. Here are the details of the same.

The development firm behind the Chainlink protocol and its native LINK token has gone live with its cross-chain protocol, aimed at providing interoperability between traditional financial firms and both public and private blockchains.

soccer fans land in New Zealand this month before the Women's World Cup, they may find themselves welcomed not to Auckland or Wellington, but to «Tāmaki Makaurau» («Tah-mah-key Ma-kow-row») or «Te Whanganui-a-Tara» («Tay Fung-a-noo-ee a Tah-rah»). Those names — what the cities are called in the country's Indigenous language, te reo Māori — are reflected in the official documents for this year's Women's World Cup, which has placed Indigenous languages and imagery unapologetically at the forefront.

A senior Football Australia executive has backed the Matildas’ demands for pay parity for female players and improvements to the FIFA prizemoney gap, as disputes between some teams and national federations threaten to derail their Women’s World Cup campaigns.

FanCode has acquired the digital rights of FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023 from 1Stadia and will livestream all the matches across India on its digital platform. As per the company, the matches can be watched on FanCode’s mobile app, TV app available on Android TV, Amazon Fire TV Stick, Jio STB, Samsung TV, Airtel XStream, OTT Play and on the FanCode website.

FIFA Women's World Cup 2023 will kick off this week. FOX Sports family of networks, the official English-language broadcast partner in the United States, will be airing the 2023 Women's World Cup competition. The matches will be broadcast on FOX, FS1, FOXSports.com, and the FOX Sports App. Along with game highlights and analysis, FOX also offers standings, club and individual statistics, and more.

It’s one step forward, two steps back at Betr, the News Corp-backed wagering group, where a Barrenjoey-advised sales process has stalled.

The collections are 15% more than Mission: Impossible Fallout, reports Deadline. Globally, Mission: Impossible 7 has had the biggest opening weekend as compared to other M:I franchise movies. These results are from 35 international markets, including India, Australia/New Zealand, Brazil, Netherlands, Scandinavia and the UK.

Good Morning Britain' on Fridays due to a cancellation by ITV. This is part of a larger restructuring that also involves the cancellation of shows like This Morning and Loose Women. However, there is a positive aspect to this news. Fans of Lorraine can look forward to an extended show as these programmes are being replaced by coverage of the Women's World Cup, which Lorraine will host. The morning shows will take a back seat due to the early kick-off times of the World Cup matches in the UK. The tournament is being held in Australia and New Zealand. The opening match between Norway and New Zealand will take place on Thursday, followed by games involving the Lionesses, China, Denmark, and others. The final is scheduled for August 20, with the knockout stage starting on August 5. If England wins, it will be their second consecutive major tournament victory, with the first being the Euro success. 53-year-old coach Sarina Wiegman expressed her excitement and mentioned that the team is in a good place. She emphasized that they are working hard. Wiegman wants everyone to be fit and well-prepared when the tournament begins.

 

While speaking to Indian Express, the former cricketer said that the BCCI should ask questions to Rohit Sharma and Rahul Dravid for taking wrong calls in the final. He said, “The selectors and board should be asking questions, ‘Why did you field first (at WTC final)? Okay, it was explained at the toss that it was overcast and all. The question after that should be, you didn’t know about Travis Head’s weakness against the short ball?”, Sunil Gavaskar said. Rohit Sharma had earlier pointed out that the Indian Cricket team needed more time for preparation, atleast 20-25 days. Gavaskar dismissed the claim saying that it’s the senior guys themselves who avoid travelling in advance for preparations since they know there’s no threat to their spot in the team.

dollar took respite on Monday after suffering its worst weekly drop of the year, as traders waited on economic data and policy decisions before selling it down any further. Chinese growth data and loan-rate settings are due later in the session, ahead of U.S. retail sales and British inflation later in the week and a slew of central bank meetings next week.

Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) trade bloc, a move it says will help grow the country's economy and provide access for British businesses to a market of over 500 million people. UK Business and Trade Secretary Kemi Badenoch, who is also leading the ongoing free trade agreement (FTA) negotiations with India, signed the pact agreed earlier this year during a visit to Auckland and hailed it as a major post-Brexit win for the country.

Optus has been on a tear. First, the telecommunications company spoiled Telstra’s plan to boost its coverage in the bush with airspace from TPG Telecom by convincing the Australian Competition Tribunal it would be bad for the marketplace.

For Danielle Funston, a partner at Maddocks law firm, watching Sam Kerr and the Matildas at this month’s World Cup does not just offer her a fun way to spend time with her two daughters.

Former Matildas Heather Garriock and Amy Duggan played for Australia at a time when having a child would end a professional athlete’s career and there were few, if any, female change rooms.

By Lucy Craymer

Sri Lanka was in contention for the World Test Championship final until March. That prospect has whetted its appetite to get there in the new cycle.The campaign starts on Sunday, when Sri Lanka plays Pakistan in Galle in the first of two tests.