U.S. tariffs have acted as a negative demand shock for a small open economy like New Zealand's, Prasanna Gai, a member on the Reserve Bank of New Zealand's rate setting committee, said on Friday. At an event in Melbourne,

The Chicago 'rematch' is set for Saturday with Ireland and New Zealand returning to the scene of their historic 2019 battle at Soldier Field. Head coaches Andy Farrell and Scott Robertson have named their squads for the match with Jack Crowley given the nod at fly-half for Ireland and Beauden Barrett named in the same position for the All Blacks.

The Armed Forces of the Philippines said on Saturday that its forces staged naval and air drills with counterparts from the United States, Australia and New Zealand from Thursday to Friday in the disputed South China Sea.

Kyle Jamieson was included in the New Zealand squad for the Twenty20 series against West Indies on Sunday despite missing the one-day series against England with a side injury, but his fellow paceman Matt Henry has been rested.

Head coach Brendon McCullum says England's ODI series defeat by New Zealand will not have any bearing on the Ashes. England lost 3-0 to the Black Caps, with their batting coming under scrutiny. White-ball captain Harry Brook scored England's only century and led the way with 175 runs but Ben Duckett,