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Otago Daily Times
21 hours ago
- Business
- Otago Daily Times
Striking pink-fleshed apples grown in Otago
Snazzy Fruit's Fizz apple. Photo: The first pinky-red-fleshed apples ever grown in New Zealand are about to be sold commercially. Several pallets of the unique local apples are on their way to international markets, and more growers are wanted as the demand for them is expected to explode. Called Fizz - the new apple variety was developed through the Plant & Food Research breeding programme and Snazzy Fruit has the licence to grow and sell the striking apple. Snazzy's managing director, Josh Parlane, says Fizz trees are being grown in Otago, Nelson and Hawke's Bay and the plan is to roll out many more hectares with commercial growers on board. "We currently have about 16,000 trees and have more going in the ground this season. There is also a grafting opportunity that we would like to discuss with potential growers in order to get quicker production in the years to come.' Parlane says the apple trees will be grown on a step-by-step basis to carefully expand the number of apples that are produced to cater for the demand, and be sustainable for the growers. He believes they will be popular with any person who enjoys biting into an apple. "For me I thought wow - like I had tried literally hundreds of apples before - nothing quite compared to this one because of how unique it was. The berry tones, the strong flavour. It really is a stand-out in that regard. "I thought this could really be a winner." Parlane said the apple's vibrant colour also contained anthocyanins, which had a range of potential health benefits including antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties. The first premium Fizz apples had recently been exported to Taiwan, India and the Middle East, but wouldn't be available in the New Zealand market until next year, he said. He said a group of official 'tasters' all agreed they would pay up to 30 percent more for a premium Fizz apple than what's already available.
India.com
27-05-2025
- Sport
- India.com
Shame for Pakistan after PSL 2025 disaster, now Bangladesh T20I series won't have…
Mike Hesson (centre) has joined as new head coach of Pakistan white-ball team. (Source: X) The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has decided against using DRS technology during the three-match T20 home series against Bangladesh due to cost issues. A reliable PCB source said due to the lack of interest in the series which begins on Wednesday the Board had decided against having the DRS technology. 'It is not cost effective for the board or broadcasters to have DRS technology in the series,' the source said. The PCB were unable to implement DRS in the latter half of PSL 2025 season as well when the T20 league resumed after a break of one week. The staff that runs DRS in Pakistan during PSL 2025 season is mostly India and they refused to come back to Pakistan after recent India-Pakistan border tension after India's 'Operation Sindoor'. Bangladesh are missing some key players due to various reasons including their experienced left arm pacer Mustafizur Rehman who injured his thumb while playing in the IPL 2025. A few Bangladesh players and members of the support staff have also opted out of the tour because of security concerns with Liton Das leading them in the three matches. Bangladesh reached Lahore after suffering an embarrassing 2-1 loss against UAE in Sharjah in a T20 series. The PCB and broadcasters also didn't have DRS technology for the second phase of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) which was held after the recent border conflict with India. Bangladesh pacer Taskin Ahmed remains out with a lingering ankle injury that has kept him away from competitive cricket for two months, while Mustafizur Rahman sustained a thumb injury during his final Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 appearance for Delhi Capitals (DC) last week. 'You miss your senior seamers,' Bangladesh head coach Phil Simmons said, as quoted from ESPNcricinfo website. 'As we saw, how Fizz (Mustafizur) was bowling in the IPL then. We will miss him. It is also a chance for somebody to take his place in this series. Let's hope one of the bowlers decide that he wants to fill in for Fizz in this series. Our bowling is usually our stronger suit in this format. But having two senior bowlers, Taskin and Fizz, out, then it balances off,' he added.
India Today
24-05-2025
- Sport
- India Today
PBKS vs DC, IPL 2025 Live Score: Punjab (35/1 in 4 ov), Delhi start well with ball, dismiss Priyansh Arya
20:00 IST:5.1: Vipraj Nigam to Josh Inglis, SIX! Vipraj is greeted with a biggie. 19:59 IST:Who will bowl the final over of the Powerplay? 19:58 IST:4.6: Mohit Sharma to Prabhsimran Singh, FOUR! A boundary to end the over. On a length, wide outside off, Prabhsimran Singh strides to the pitch of it before casually lofting this over mid off for a boundary. 19:57 IST:4.5: Mohit Sharma to Prabhsimran Singh, Too full, around middle and off, Prabhsimran Singh looks for the scoop this time but could only manage to get it off the toe of his bat towards short fine for one. 19:57 IST:4.4: Mohit Sharma to Prabhsimran Singh, FOUR! Innovative from Prabhsimran Singh. Good length wide outside off, Prabhsimran Singh shuffles across and was looking for the ramp initially. The ball was bowled too close to him as the bowler followed him and Singh cleverly just changed the stroke from a ramp to a guide through the gap between short third and backward point for four. 19:56 IST:4.3: Mohit Sharma to Prabhsimran Singh, Outside off, pushed towards cover now. 19:55 IST:4.2: Mohit Sharma to Josh Inglis, Fuller, around off, pushed towards mid on for a quick single. 19:54 IST:4.1: Mohit Sharma to Josh Inglis, On a length, outside off, skidding back in, Josh Inglis is late into his flick and gets hit on the pads. 19:53 IST:Will see a bowling change now? Indeed. It will be Mohit Sharma. 19:52 IST:3.6: Mustafizur Rahman to Josh Inglis, Drop? Or a save? Inglis is finding the middle of his bat almost on every stroke thus far. Good length around middle and off. Josh Inglis presents the full face of his bat and nails the on drive. This was hit uppish though and straight towards the strong arm of Mustafizur In his followthrough. The Fizz stuck out his left hand but could only deflect this towards mid on. Call it a drop or a boundary saved as per the team you are supporting. 19:52 IST:A bit of a halt in play. Seems like Josh Inglis has broken his bat. Guys from the PBKS dugout are rushing out to the middle for assistance. Right, the replaced bat goes through the bat gauge and we are ready to resume. 19:50 IST:3.5: Mustafizur Rahman to Josh Inglis, Mustafizur Rahman drags the length back a bit, around middle and off. Josh tucks this towards the left of deep square leg and runs a comfortable two. 19:49 IST:3.4: Mustafizur Rahman to Josh Inglis, SIX! Josh Inglis looks in the mood to punish the side from the capital. On a length, around the pads. Josh Inglis leans inside the line of it, picks it up with a flick and deposits this beyond the fence towards the deep square leg fielder for a huge six. Mind you, there was a fielder placed just for that stroke but such is the confidence of the Aussie keeper that he took him on and cleared the fence with ease. 19:49 IST:3.3: Mustafizur Rahman to Prabhsimran Singh, On a length, outside off, this time Singh gets enough room to open his bat face and guide it behind point for a single. 19:48 IST:3.2: Mustafizur Rahman to Prabhsimran Singh, Around middle and off, this time Prabhsimran looks to get across and dab it behind the wickets but gets cramped for room and is hit on the pads. Not sure whether there was an inside edge or not. But the impact seemed to be outside off. 19:47 IST:3.1: Mustafizur Rahman to Prabhsimran Singh, FOUR! CRISP! That is sheer timing. On a length, around middle, angling away, Prabhsimran Singh just looks to push it back down the ground. Nice high bat lift, not trying to hit the ball hard. But still, the ball races away. Faf du Plessis tries to get around to his right from mid off with a dive but gets beaten. 19:53 IST:2.6: Mukesh Kumar to Josh Inglis, FOUR! DROPPED! We usually see Faf du Plessis at mid on in the Powerplay for Delhi but this time it was Mohit Sharma and he has dropped Josh Inglis. This was pitched up around middle and off, Josh Inglis jumps outside his crease and hammers this uppishly, towards the left of Mohit Sharma at mid on. Sharma dives full stretch to his left but could only manage to get a bit of hand to it. This goes past the fielder and clatters into the boundary fence. 19:45 IST:2.5: Mukesh Kumar to Josh Inglis, Good length, drifting down leg. Josh Inglis moves inside the line of it and flicks this through mid-wicket, scampering back for two. 19:44 IST:2.4: Mukesh Kumar to Josh Inglis, Back of a length, around off. Josh Inglis steps across and punches this crisply but straight towards Mukesh in his followthrough. 19:44 IST:2.3: Mukesh Kumar to Josh Inglis, FOUR! That's the way to pull, says Inglis! A short ball again, but this one does not quite rise that high. It is just about the waist level and Josh Inglis pulls it effortlessly through square leg for his first boundary of the night. 19:43 IST:2.2: Mukesh Kumar to Prabhsimran Singh, TOP EDGE NOW, SAFE AGAIN! A quick short ball, around off, skidding through with extra bounce, Prabhsimran goes for the pull but is hurried into the shot. Gets a top edge which just about clears the man running back from short mid-wicket. A single taken. 19:42 IST:2.1: Mukesh Kumar to Prabhsimran Singh, EDGED, JUST SHORT! Brilliant work by Karun Nair. On a length, just outside off, Prabhsimran Singh looks to defend but then, there is some late movement, away from the batter. He is squared up and looks to open the face of the bat in response, but is late. Gets an outside edge which lands just short of first slip where Nair dives to his right and makes a terrific stop. Not only that, gets up quickly and has a shy at the striker's end too, to keep the batter in check. 19:41 IST:1.6: Mustafizur Rahman to Josh Inglis, Good length on the pads, Josh Inglis gets inside the line of it and flicks this towards deep square for a couple to get off the mark. A successful over for Delhi as Mustafizur Rahman gets a wicket and gives away just 5 off it. 19:40 IST:Josh Inglis walks in next at number 3, replacing Priyansh Arya. 19:40 IST:1.5: Mustafizur Rahman to Priyansh Arya, OUT! CAUGHT BEHIND! A well-directed short-pitched delivery into the batter. Priyansh Arya gets hurried on as this was pace on from the Fizz. Arys goes for the pull but gets late and manages to lob this just behind Tristan Stubbs, donning the gloves behind the stumps. Stubbs backpedals and takes a good catch to break the opening pair of Punjab. Arya departs for 6 (9). 19:38 IST:1.4: Mustafizur Rahman to Priyansh Arya, Swing and a miss. Arya isn't having the best of an outing this evening, so far. Good length, wide outside off, Priyansh Arya stands and throws his bat at it looking to loft this over cover but gets beaten. 19:38 IST:1.3: Mustafizur Rahman to Priyansh Arya, A bit of a misfield early on. Think it is Sameer Rizvi. Nope, Ashutosh Sharma. On a length, around off, Priyansh Arya opens the face of his bat and guides it behind point. Ashutosh gets across to his right and reaches the ball, but fumbles, allowing the single. 19:37 IST:1.2: Mustafizur Rahman to Prabhsimran Singh, A touch short, around middle, Prabhsimran nudges it through square leg for a single, to get off the mark. 19:36 IST:1.1: Mustafizur Rahman to Prabhsimran Singh, Right on the money. On a length, around off, angling away, Prabhsimran Singh pushes it towards cover. 19:36 IST:The Capitals had a great start to the season. For the first time in their history, Delhi Capitals won each of their first four games of the season. They won 6 out of their first 8 matches, but couldn't manage to win a single game in their last 5 fixtures this season. It will be Mustafizur Rahman to share the new ball. 19:35 IST:0.6: Mukesh Kumar to Priyansh Arya, Persists with that nagging length around off, Priyansh pushes this towards mid off to end the over with a dot. 19:34 IST:0.5: Mukesh Kumar to Priyansh Arya, FOUR! A good bit of bowling by Mukesh but some clever work with the bat has earned Arya a boundary. Good length around off, Priyansh Arya plays this late and just opens the face of his bat to run this wide of the first slip fielder to his left, for a boundary towards the deep third region. 19:33 IST:0.4: Mukesh Kumar to Priyansh Arya, Good length, angling into the batter around his pads. Priyansh Arya goes for the flick but gets beaten by the swing on offer and wears it on his thigh pad. 19:33 IST:0.4: Mukesh Kumar to Priyansh Arya, WIDE! An extra to get the scorecard ticking for Punjab. Good length, way too wide outside off. Arya goes for the wild slash but misses out. Wided. 19:32 IST:0.3: Mukesh Kumar to Priyansh Arya, Hint of swing. Fuller, around middle and leg, Priyansh covers the swing nicely and blocks it down the track. 19:31 IST:0.2: Mukesh Kumar to Priyansh Arya, Slightly shorter than the previous ball, skids through, coming in slightly, 139.7 kph, Arya punches it towards mid off from his crease. 19:32 IST:0.1: Mukesh Kumar to Priyansh Arya, On a good length to start, just around off, angling away, at 131.1 kph. Priyansh Arya watchfully pushes it towards mid off. 19:30 IST:The umpires make their way out to the field. Some last words being spoken amongst the DC huddle. It disperses and out walk the PBKS openers - Prabhsimran Singh and Priyansh Arya. It will be Mukesh Kumar to start off proceedings with the new ball. Priyansh Arya will take first strike. A nice breeze is blowing across the ground now, which should help the players. All set then. Here we go! 19:27 IST:Interesting calls from both sides. Punjab Kings have opted to drop in a spinner, in that too, Yuzvendra Chahal, not even being named in the impact list. Delhi Capitals, on the other hand, have left out the in-form Abishek Porel, but that might be because of the fact that Sediqullah Atal has been creating waves in the T20 circuit. Perhaps the DC management wants to see what more does Afghanistan have to offer in their latest talent. And in this match as well, one will not see Rahul on the field, playing only as an impact batter. Tristan Stubbs will be donning the gloves for this game, in the absence of Porel. 19:12 IST:The captain of Punjab Kings, SHREYAS IYER, on being asked about the mood in the dressing room after qualifying for the playoffs after 10 years, says that there are happy faces around, with the management equally happy with the 'Q' sign against the team's name. But adds that personally, he is neither saitisfied nor contented, as he wants to build momentum from here around. He explains that there has been a lot of effort to get to this stage and he now wants all those efforts to help them finish on top in the league stage. That statement leads to the next question, which is the possibility of finishing in the top 2, to which, Shreyas says that the job is half done as of now. Wants his team to stay in the present and seize its chances to finish in the top 2. On the team news, Iyer informs that JOSH INGLIS AND MARCUS STOINIS come back to the side. 19:09 IST:The skipper of Delhi Capitals, FAF DU PLESSIS, on being asked about his decision to bowl, says that he is 50-50 and the decision is purely due to the makeup of his side, which features an extra batter. Faf feels that with that additional batter, he would be better used in the second half. On DC's tournament, du Plessis admits that it has been a kind of a rollercoaster ride with players lacking confidence with things not going their way. Details that unfortunately for his players, when they have seemed to get some momentum, a lapse in concentration has pushed them back. Gives an example from DC's last game where his team bowled well for around 17 overs but then, a slight lapse messed things up. Is positive in the team's eagerness to finish 5th in the standings, adding that ideally, you always want to qualify for the playoffs but now, wants to take the next best scenario. On the team news, Faf informs that KARUN NAIR is coming back into the side. 19:05 IST:IMPACT NOMINATIONS FOR DELHI - KL Rahul, Manvanth Kumar, Tripurana Vijay, Ajay Mandal and Darshan Nalkande. 19:27 IST:Delhi Capitals (Playing XI) - Faf du Plessis (C) (OVERSEAS), Sediqullah Atal (OVERSEAS) (IN FOR ABISHEK POREL), Karun Nair (IN FOR DUSHMANTHA CHAMEERA), Sameer Rizvi, Tristan Stubbs (WK) (OVERSEAS), Ashutosh Sharma, Vipraj Nigam, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohit Sharma (IN FOR MADHAV TIWARI), Mustafizur Rahman and Mukesh Kumar. 19:05 IST:IMPACT NOMINATIONS FOR PUNJAB - Praveen Dubey, Suryansh Shedge, Vyshak Vijaykumar, Xavier Bartlett and Kyle Jamieson. 19:15 IST:Punjab Kings (Playing XI) - Priyansh Arya, Prabhsimran Singh, Josh Inglis (WK) (OVERSEAS) (IN FOR MITCHELL OWEN), Shreyas Iyer (C), Nehal Wadhera, Shashank Singh, Marcus Stoinis (OVERSEAS) (IN FOR XAVIER BARTLETT), Marco Jansen (OVERSEAS), Azmatullah Omarzai (OVERSEAS), Harpreet Brar (IN FOR YUZVENDRA CHAHAL) and Arshdeep Singh. 19:01 IST:TOSS - Time for decision making for the captains. Defend or chase? Will dew be a factor? It is indeed FAF DU PLESSIS who will shepherd the Capitals for one last time this season. The home captain for this game, SHREYAS IYER, flips the coin. Tails is the call from Faf. It turns down as a tail. DELHI CAPITALS ELECT TO CHASE.
Daily Mirror
18-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mirror
Eurovision's Cheryl Baker rules out retirement as she shares huge announcement
EXCLUSIVE: Cheryl Baker won Eurovision with the band Bucks Fizz at the 1981 Eurovision Song Contest and the 71-year-old singer has no plans on slowing down just yet The Fizz are working on a biopic 44 years after Bucks Fizz won the Eurovision Song Contest, Cheryl Baker has confirmed. Cheryl, Mike Nolan, Jay Aston and Bobby G helped the UK claim their fourth win in the competition with upbeat pop tune Making Your Mind Up back in 1981. Since their victory, the group has had numerous members and around 15 line-up changes as well as evolving into to spin-off act The Fizz due to a dispute between the original members. Cheryl and Jay now perform as The Fizz alongside Nikk Mager and Matthew Pateman after Mike decided to leave the group last year citing personal reasons. Bobby G left Bucks Fizz due to a complex mix of factors, including a desire for a solo career, disagreements over the band's name, and a legal dispute with other members Speaking at the WhichBingo Awards, Cheryl opened up about her future plans and confirmed some exciting news for fans, revealing "Someone is making a documentary of us." She continued: "They have been filming us, including Mike Nolan's last gig, so hopefully in the not to distant future you'll be seeing a biopic of Fizz. How great is that?" Cheryl went on to reveal that the group has a new "lease of life" with Nikk and Matthew joining her and Jay. She explained: "The beauty now I think is we're not chasing the charts because back then everything was about the charts, promoting new singles, promoting a new album plus other people were putting everything together. "We were like four puppets to be honest in the 1980s and now we're in control of our own destiny and we still record but we record what we want, when we want. The gigs we do are so much fun. "I must big up Matthew and Nikk who've joined me and Jay from Bucks Fizz because they are fabulous and their voices are wonderful as well as their energy and enthusiasm, and it ups your game when you're working with people that are so good. It's like a new lease of life with for the band and I'm really enjoying it." Despite being in show business for over four decades, Cheryl, 71, confirmed she has no plans to retire. Sharing the secret behind her successful career, she said: "By keeping working and keeping your name in the frame. "I was very lucky because post-Eurovision I went into television and because of that my face became familiar throughout the nineties and then in the noughties I started working again with The Fizz and doing reality TV shows. "There are peers of mine that have retired but I've got no intension of retiring, I have too much fun."
Miami Herald
13-05-2025
- Business
- Miami Herald
Instacart hit with lawsuit over new Fizz app
Dive Brief: Instacart is facing a trademark infringement lawsuit over its new app, Fizz, from social media and event planning platform company Fizz Social complaint, filed Wednesday in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, alleges that the grocery technology company and Partiful, which has an integration of Instacart's Fizz app, are using "a mark identical to Plaintiff's" to compete against Fizz Social for the same Generation Z lawsuit came one day after Instacart unveiled the new standalone app, which has an integration with Partiful, that allows event hosts and guests to make group delivery orders. Dive Insight: Fizz Social claims that Instacart's new app not only bears a name that could confuse consumers, but also targets the same Gen Z cohort with a similar focus on social events. "Defendants' unauthorized use of the FIZZ Marks is not only likely to cause confusion … it also constitutes bad faith," Fizz Social said in its complaint, alleging that Instacart knew or should have known about Fizz Social but chose to use a similar name "in an effort to misleadingly divert consumers." The complaint also claims that trademarks submitted for Instacart's Fizz app "cover nearly identical subject matter" as Fizz Social's trademark applications for the "Fizz" marks. Fizz Social is requesting a jury trial for the case. Fizz Social and Instacart declined to comment on the lawsuit. Partiful did not respond to a request for comment by publication time. Unveiled last week, Instacart's Fizz app lets customers ages 21 and older place a consolidated order for one address. The launch boosts Instacart's presence in the party-planning space as the grocery technology company continues to find ways to reach digitally engaged shoppers. Fizz Social, which was founded at Stanford University and is now based in New York City, runs a platform that allows college students and young people across the U.S. to find parties, organize gatherings and coordinate social events. The company also has a marketplace for buying and selling items. The company has raised at least $41.5 million in funding, including a Series B round of $25 million in 2023, according to market research and data platform Tracxn. Fizz Social claims that it has been the owner of the "Fizz" name since at least early January 2022 and that the marks have become "a distinctive identifier" of its brand and services. However, the complaint also notes that Fizz filed for trademark registration in 2024 and that the application is still pending. In 2023, Fizz sued rival Sidechat over unfair competition practices, TechCrunch reported. Copyright 2025 Industry Dive. All rights reserved.
