Security was heightened ahead of Thursday night’s opening Women’s World Cup game after a gunman killed two people at a downtown construction site in Auckland, roughly 12 hours ahead of co-host New Zealand’s match...
Authorities declared a state of emergency for the Auckland region and the nation's new Prime Minister, Chris Hipkins, flew to the city on a military plane to assess the damage. Hipkins was sworn in to the top job on...
The 36-year-old Gasquet has just begun his 20th year on tour and came into his first Auckland final as a substantial underdog to 12th-ranked Norrie.
As per media reports, the shooting in Auckland happened near hotels where Team Norway and other soccer teams participating in the Women's World Cup have been staying.
The deceased, identified as Saurin Nayankumar Patel, 28, and Anshul Shah, 31, spent only 30 minutes at the beach in North Island last week before tragedy struck, the report said.
Gauff had made it to her first Grand Slam final in Paris in 2022 but lost to Iga Swiatek.
Cyclone Gabrielle was already affecting the northern part of New Zealand on Sunday. On Monday, it was expected to dump up to 250 millimeters (10 inches) of rain on Auckland.
Norrie was born in South Africa but grew up in Auckland and was a regular spectator at the ATP event before his family moved to Britain.
The 42-year-old Williams fought through every moment of the second-round before finally tipping in favour of Zhu in the last few games..
Third-seeded Fernandez needed only 61 minutes to sweep by the Czech teenager, who entered the main draw on a wild card.
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said India pressed Russia on the safety of the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in Ukraine when the two countries...
The FIFA Women's World Cup is set to start on July 20, 2023 at Eden Park in Auckland. The final takes place on August 20 in Sydney.
The country will now welcome visitors from more than 60 countries
