Cricket
Pakistan cricketer reports match fixing approach to officials
The Pakistan Cricket Board said the unnamed player reported the matter to the body’s anti-corruption unit during the ongoing National T20 Cup.
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Mzansi Super League postponed to 2021
CSA will schedule this competition in the second half of the 2020/21 season.
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Aussie women to host New Zealand for six games
The entire New Zealand squad, and all Australian players from New South Wales and Victoria states, will need to enter a 14-day quarantine before the series begins.
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Kallis, Sthalekar and Abbas inducted into ICC Hall of Fame
Former ICC Cricket Hall of Famers formed the majority of the adjudicating panel with representation from the media, ICC and Federation of International Cricketers’ Association (FICA).
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CSA boss Chris Nenzani resigns with immediate effect
Cricket South Africa has confirmed the resignation of its president Chris Nenzani, with immediate effect.
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Stance and deliver: Five batsmen who did it their way
Below AFP Sport looks at five international batsmen who ignored the coaching manual.
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West Indies T20 series in Australia called off
It follows the postponement of the T20 World Cup, scheduled for October-November in Australia, and this month's one-day international series against Zimbabwe.
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Players' body urges ICC to address contract breaches, non-payment
The Federation of International Cricketers’ Associations said after the release of its ‘Men’s Global Employment Report 2020’ that the International Cricket Council had a duty to protect those working within its regulatory framework.
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England strikes back to level the series against West Indies
The second Test between England and West Indies will be a talking point for a long time to come. It saw the English secure an emphatic win to level the series despite the Old Trafford weather not playing its part.
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Alviro Petersen: Black players were instructed to abuse opposition black players
Former Protea batsman Alviro Petersen, who has been vocal about racism in South African cricket, claims that black players in the team were instructed to 'abuse' opposition black players.
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Cricket returns to South Africa after week of race controversy
An unusual match involving three teams was played in an empty SuperSport Park in Centurion, making it difficult to judge whether the new form of the game, branded 3T Cricket, had the potential for major spectator appeal.
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Britain unveils plans to let fans return to sports events
The government will allow spectators at carefully selected trial events from late July to early August to ‘stress test’ new guidelines on a return to some kind of sporting normality.
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Former cricketers, coaches back Lungi Ngidi, demand end to subtle & overt racism
More than 30 former Proteas cricketers and five senior coaches have applauded Lungi Ngidi for calling on the current Proteas team to take a stand against racism.
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'People like Pat Symcox are completely oblivious to issues of structural racism'
"Was I surprised by Graeme Smith’s lukewarm response? Probably not," says freelance journalist Niren Tolsi.
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Mixed reactions to Proteas' Ngidi's comments on Black Lives Matter
Bowler Lungi Ngidi (24) said he believed his team-mates should make a stand ahead of the next time the squad meets.
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Hilton Moreeng re-appointed Momentum Proteas head coach
Under Hilton Moreeng’s leadership, the women's team has evolved into a competitive unit on the global stage. He led the Proteas to the semi-finals of both the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup (2014 and 2020) and the ICC Women’s World Cup (2017).
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BLM movement forces English cricket to face 'uncomfortable truths'
The England and Wales Cricket Board wants to apply the "Rooney Rule" to help address the lack of black and minority ethnic (BAME) coaches.
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English counties allowed two overseas players per side from 2021
Teams are currently allowed to field only one overseas player, though foreign-born cricketers with British passports and those on Kolpak deals are classed as 'home' registrations.
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Cricket South Africa announces 7 coronavirus cases
The acting chief executive of South African cricket's governing body, Jacques Faul, said more than 100 tests had been conducted within the organisation, and they had included players and support staff.
