Sophie Devine and Chamari Athapaththu's sides will look to tick all the boxes and take the two points as CWC25 enters a crucial phase.

That semi-final berth is well and truly up for grabs if New Zealand can stitch a few wins on the trot now. They did get off the mark against Bangladesh in their last game and now Sri Lanka and Pakistan are opponents New Zealand should be backing themselves to put away.

Someone find a power pylon, a generator… even a car battery would do. Attach the wires to Sri Lanka’s Women’s World Cup 2025 campaign. Two games (and one washout) in, it desperately needs to be shocked to life.

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — New Zealand won’t be legalizing marijuana after the final votes counted Friday in a referendum failed to overturn the result from election night — although it got close. The referendum to legalize the drug ended up with ...

New Zealand’s government said it won’t recognize a Palestinian state for now, an unexpected move that puts it out of step with traditional partners such as Australia, the UK and Canada.