Cricket
Ben Stokes provides positive finger injury update
The 30-year-old had two screws and scar tissue removed from his left index finger last week after breaking it playing in the Indian Premier League in April.
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New Zealand beat Bangladesh in third T20I
Left-arm spinner Ajaz Patel claimed a career-best 4-16 as New Zealand bowled out Bangladesh for 76 in 19.3 overs after posting a modest 128-5 when they elected to bat first.
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He's a legend: Temba Bavuma hails 'GOAT' Proteas fast bowler, Dale Steyn
Steyn announced on Tuesday that he was retiring from cricket having represented South Africa across all three formats since 2004.
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England add Mahmood to Test squad after Broad injury scare
Mahmood's call-up came with veteran paceman Broad facing a scan on a calf injury which threatens to rule him out of the second of a five-match series starting on Thursday.
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South Africa to tour Sri Lanka in September
The three ODI's will start on 2 September while the T20 tournament will begin on 10 September, Sri Lanka Cricket said in a statement.
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Najmul, Shadman hit centuries as Bangladesh wreak havoc
Needing to surpass the West Indies' world record fourth innings run chase of 418 set 18 years ago, Zimbabwe reached 25-1 by tea with Milton Shumba back in the change room after making just 11.
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T20 World Cup moved to UAE and Oman, ICC confirms
The tournament was originally meant to take place in India but the Board of Control for Cricket in India had told AFP on Monday the tournament would be shifted out due to the coronavirus pandemic.
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Warner, Smith, Cummins skip Windies, Bangladesh tours
Glenn Maxwell, Marcus Stoinis, Jhye Richardson and Kane Richardson also withdrew, leaving coach Justin Langer without many of his best players four months before the Twenty20 World Cup.
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Cook fears England batsmen 'can't handle Test cricket' after New Zealand loss
New Zealand won a two-match contest 1-0, taking just 11 overs and 52 minutes' playing time on the fourth day to complete a convincing eight-wicket win in the second Test after being set a meagre target of 38.
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MCC to discuss Cambridge bamboo bat study
The Cambridge University study said its prototype bamboo bat was cheaper to produce, more sustainable and stronger than willow blades and could grow the game worldwide.
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Bamboo bats could revolutionise cricket: study
Bamboo bats could increase participation in lower-income countries thanks to lower production costs and make cricket much more sustainable without compromising quality, the study claimed.
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Chakabva leads Zimbabwe fight in follow-on
Zimbabwe were 98 for two at tea in their second innings after being forced to follow on 378 runs behind.
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Pakistan win toss and bat against Zimbabwe
Captain Babar Azam's decision was influenced by the fact that the team batting first successfully defended their total in the previous two matches.
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South Africa's women cricketers flee Bangladesh before COVID shutdown
International flights will be suspended from 14 April for a week as the government imposes restrictions on movement to combat the new wave of infections.
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Multi-millionaire Morris wants to follow in dad’s footsteps
Morris, 33, will play for the Rajasthan Royals in the 2021 Indian Premier League after the franchise bought him for US$2.2-million, an IPL auction record.
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South African spinners push Pakistan in second Test tussle
Pakistan closed the day on 129-6 with an overall lead of 200 and four wickets intact on a tacky Rawalpindi stadium pitch which has cracks to help slow bowlers.
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Sri Lanka openers hold off England attack in Test struggle
Kusal Perera hit a half century as Sri Lanka's openers resisted England's pace and spin attack Saturday after Joe Root's double century took the tourists to a mammoth 421.
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Labuschagne, Smith steer Australia to ominous lead over India
They came to the crease after Will Pucovski and David Warner fell early, pushing them to 103 for two at stumps and a strong position with the four-Test series locked at 1-1.
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Pucovski, Labuschagne 50s put Australia on top in third Test
Marnus Labuschagne was not out 67 while Steve Smith reached double figures for the first time this series with an attacking unbeaten 31. Pucovski contributed 62 in an impressive maiden Test innings.
