Australia were at their ruthless best against a gallant South Africa at the Netball World Cup in Sydney, outclassing the Proteas 66-31 to secure a top-two finish in Pool F – and a place in the semi-finals.
The move to allow more flexible trading “could help maintain the flexibilty of the country’s monetary policy as cross-border financial flows increase“, S&P said.
Led by wing attack Rhonda John-Davis, playing her 150th Test match and in her fifth World Cup, Trinidad and Tobago found good pace through the middle and good space in the circle.
Sydney Having staged the first major upset of the Netball World Cup by beating top-seeded Australia, New Zealand have avoided becoming the victim of the second, through a 55-48 defeat of fourth-ranked Jamaica at Allphones Arena on Tuesday night.
The August 7-16 World Cup, which is likely to be yet another contest between defending champions Australia and New Zealand for the crown, will be Kimberly Lim’s first overseas tournament.
In the day’s early game, the Silver Ferns continued their mix-and-match start to the World Cup, racking up a 74-38 win over Trinidad and Tobago in their second pool match at Sydney’s Olympic Park.
Alistair Campbell, from New Zealand, got the artwork done to show six-year-old daughter Charlotte that he supports her as she struggles with a condition that means she has profound hearing loss.
There will be plenty of talent on display away from the Australian side as well, with goal-scoring machine Romelda Aiken set to take the court for Jamaica, while Shelby Koh will be one to watch for Singapore despite their long odds to claim the top prize.
The pair added 137 for the third wicket – their fourth consecutive century stand in ODIs – as New Zealand posted 303 for four after being put into bat by Zimbabwe. The Kiwis began on a shaky note losing both of its opening batsmen Martin Guptill and Tom Latham for 39...
The New Zealand dollar rose against the US dollar ahead of a speech by Reserve Bank governor Graeme Wheeler on Wednesday and a US interest rate review at the end of the week.