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Off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin took a career-best 6-31 to put India in firm command on a rain-hit third day of the opening Test against New Zealand in Hyderabad on Saturday.

Impregnable New Zealand punished Australia 22-0 in the Test at Eden Park on Saturday -- the first time in 50 years the Wallabies have been kept scoreless by the world champion All Blacks.

(Adds quotes) AUCKLAND, Aug 25 (Reuters) - Daniel Carter ensured NewZealand converted their territorial domination into points asthe All Blacks beat Australia 22-0 in their Rugby Championshipclash at Eden Park on Saturday. Flyhalf Carter kicked five penalties and converted IsraelDagg's try to score 17 points for the All …

AUCKLAND (Reuters) - Daniel Carter ensured New Zealand converted their territorial domination into points as the All Blacks beat Australia 22-0 in their Rugby Championship clash at Eden Park on Saturday. Flyhalf Carter kicked five penalties and converted Israel Dagg's try to score 17 points for the All Blacks, whose victory …

Aug 25 (Reuters) - New Zealand were 41 for one in theirsecond innings, trailing by 238 runs after India enforcedfollow-on, when third day's play in the opening test was calledoff on Saturday. Scores: India 438 (Cheteshwar Pujara 159, Mahendra SinghDhoni 73, Virat Kohli 58; Jeetan Patel 4-100, Trent Boult 3-93)v New Zealand …

Aug 25 (Reuters) - Scoreboard at the close of the thirdday's play in the first test between India and New Zealand inHyderabad on Saturday. India first innings 438 New Zealand first innings (overnight 106-5) B. McCullum c Kohli b Ojha 22 M. Guptill c Kohli b Ashwin 2 K. Williamson c Sehwag b Ojha 32 R. Taylor c Kohli b Ashwin …

AUCKLAND, Aug 25 (Reuters) - New Zealand beat Australia 22-0(halftime 9-0) in their Rugby Championship clash at Eden Park onSaturday. Scorers: New Zealand - Tries: Israel Dagg; Conversions: DanielCarter; Penalties: Carter (5) (Compiled by Greg Stutchbury; Editing by Peter Rutherford)

HYDERABAD, India (Reuters) - India off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin picked up six wickets as New Zealand collapsed to be all out for 159 in their first innings on day three of the opening test on Saturday. Ashwin was six for 31, his best test haul, while left-arm spinner Pragyan Ojha picked up three wickets as New Zealand …

DUBAI, Aug 25 (Reuters) - Pakistan coach Dav Whatmorebelieves his side will have the edge over Australia in theOne-Day International and Twenty20 series in the United ArabEmirates as they are more familiar with conditions and thevisitors are dealing with injuries and retirements. The teams meet in three ODIs and three Twenty20s …

Fast-rising Afghanistan will open another chapter in their remarkable story when they play their first one-day international against former world champions Australia on Saturday.

New Zealand golf prodigy Lydia Ko fired a second-straight four-under par 68 on Friday to seize a share of the second-round lead with Chella Choi at the LPGA's Canadian Women's Open.

Ravichandran Ashwin grabbed three quick wickets as India gained the upper hand on the second day of the opening Test against New Zealand in Hyderabad on Friday.

* Ashwin, Ojha dismiss New Zealand top half * Pujara gets out on 159, Dhoni makes 73 * Patel picks up four wickets (Adds quotes) HYDERABAD, India, Aug 24 (Reuters) - India spinnersRavichandran Ashwin and Pragyan Ojha scythed down New Zealand'stop half to put the hosts in firm control of the opening test atthe close of the …

HYDERABAD, India (Reuters) - India spinners Ravichandran Ashwin and Pragyan Ojha scythed down New Zealand's top half to put the hosts in firm control of the opening test at the close of the second day on Friday. At stumps, the visitors were 106 for five, trailing India by 332 runs in their first innings. James Franklin …

Aug 24 (Reuters) - New Zealand were 106 for five in reply toIndia's first innings total of 438 at the close of the secondday of the opening test in Hyderabad on Friday. (Compiled by Sudipto Ganguly in Mumbai; Editing by JohnO'Brien)

A New Zealand man who fled to China after a bank mistakenly deposited millions of dollars into his account was jailed for four years and seven months Friday.

AUCKLAND, Aug 24 (Reuters) - Australia's forwards have beenasked to step up and face the All Blacks to give their backssome "front foot" ball when they meet in their crucial RugbyChampionship clash at Eden Park on Saturday. Wallabies forwards came off second best last week when theworld champions upset scrumhalf Will Genia's …

Prominent Australian right-to-die campaigner Philip Nitschke said Friday he wants to set up an assisted suicide clinic in Fiji, but the government in Suva downplayed the idea.

PERTH (Reuters) - Australia's southeastern state of Victoria on Friday put a hold on hydraulic fracturing, a technique used to produce hard-to-reach gas deposits, and a halt on new coal seam gas exploration licenses. The moratorium would remain until a national regulatory framework for regulating coal seam gas and hydraulic …

Aug 24 (Reuters) - Australia utility back Kurtley Beale hasbeen named on the bench for the Wallabies' Rugby Championshipclash against New Zealand in Auckland on Saturday. Beale was dropped from the starting side after having a gameto forget in the Wallabies' opening loss to the All Blacks lastweek, fumbling the ball repeatedly …

Aug 24 (Reuters) - Australia named their reserves for theRugby Championship match against New Zealand at Eden Park onSaturday. Team: 15-Adam Ashley-Cooper, 14-Drew Mitchell, 13-Rob Horne,12-Berrick Barnes, 11-Digby Ioane, 10-Quade Cooper, 9-Will Genia(captain), 8-Scott Higginbotham, 7-Michael Hooper, 6-DaveDennis, 5-Nathan …

Samsung (005930) may still be waiting to see whether or not a jury will find it guilty of design patent infringement, but the company isn’t doing itself many favors with the public perception that it simply copies everything Apple (AAPL) does. The latest example comes via the Sydney Morning Herald, which took a little trip …

CANBERRA (Reuters) - Australia will upgrade half of its frontline warplanes with sophisticated American jammers to become the first nation outside of the United States to use the system, the country's defense minister said on Thursday. Australia is a close U.S. ally and last year agreed to host 2,500 U.S. Marines in the …