Men's cricket

Jack Laugher defends diving gold at Commonwealth Games

By Courtney Walsh Aug. 04, 2022 04:06 PM EDT

Gold medalist Neeraj Chopra, of India, poses during the medal ceremony for the men's javelin throw at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Saturday, Aug. 7, 2021, in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)

Chopra wins India’s 1st gold in Olympic track and field

By John Pye Aug. 07, 2021 08:51 AM EDT

New Zealand players celebrate with the winners trophy after their win in the second cricket test match between England and New Zealand at Edgbaston in Birmingham, England, Sunday, June 13, 2021. New Zealand won the series 1-0. (AP Photo/Rui Vieira)

India going in cold for WTC final against top-ranked NZ

Jun. 16, 2021 07:56 PM EDT

FILE - In this Jan. 19, 2021, fie photo, Australia's Steve Smith inspects the pitch ahead of play on the final day of the fourth cricket test between India and Australia at the Gabba, Brisbane, Australia. Steve Smith will miss Australia's limited-overs cricket tours to the West Indies and Bangladesh because of an elbow injury while David Warner and Pat Cummins are among the six players who've declared themselves unavailable. (AP Photo/Tertius Pickard, File)

Smith, Warner miss Australia tours of Caribbean, Bangladesh

Jun. 16, 2021 01:46 AM EDT

Pakistan bowler Shaheen Shah Afridi, right, holds the ball at the end of test cricket match against Zimbabwe at Harare Sports Club, Harare, Monday, May 10, 2021. (AP Photo/Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi)

Pakistan sees PSL in Abu Dhabi as precursor to T20 World Cup

Rizwan Ali Jun. 05, 2021 01:04 AM EDT

France to play 3 rugby tests in Australia this July

May. 06, 2021 05:50 PM EDT
PARIS (AP) — France will play rugby tests in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane on a tour of Australia in July, the French Rugby Federation said Thursday. ...

FILE - In this April 25, 2021, file photo, relatives and municipal workers in protective suit bury a COVID-19 victim in Gauhati, India. Despite clear signs that India was being swamped by another surge of coronavirus infections, Prime Minister Narendra Modi refused to cancel campaign rallies, a major Hindu festival and cricket matches with spectators. The crisis has badly dented Modi’s carefully cultivated image as an able technocrat. (AP Photo/Anupam Nath, File)

After suspending the IPL, can India host the T20 World Cup?

May. 05, 2021 03:46 AM EDT

A worker carries chairs on a cycle rickshaw after dismantling a temporary security installation outside Arun Jaitley Stadium, one of the six venues of Indian Premier League 2021, in New Delhi, India, Tuesday, May 4, 2021. The Indian Premier League was suspended indefinitely on Tuesday after players or staff at three clubs tested positive for COVID-19 as nationwide infections surged. (AP Photo/Ishant Chauhan)

Indian Premier League suspended after more COVID-19 cases

May. 04, 2021 03:39 AM EDT

T20 World Cup: PCB chief wants India visa assurance by March

Feb. 21, 2021 02:19 AM EST
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan Cricket Board chairman Ehsan Mani says he will demand the International Cricket Council shift the Twenty20 World Cup out of India...

South Africa's Reeza Hendricks, center, and Heinrich Klaasen, right, runs between the wicket while Pakistan's Usman Qadir watches during the 1st Twenty20 cricket match between Pakistan and South Africa at the Gaddafi Stadium, in Lahore, Pakistan, Thursday, Feb. 11, 2021. (AP Photo/K.M. Chaudary)

Pakistan agrees to play extra T20 in South Africa

Feb. 12, 2021 05:05 AM EST

England tests mark India's first big home sports in pandemic

By Chetan Narula Feb. 04, 2021 06:49 AM EST
CHENNAI, India (AP) — The India-England cricket series starting on Friday in Chennai also marks the first international sport in India since the onset of the...

Bangladesh wins toss in 1st ODI, sends West Indies in to bat

Jan. 20, 2021 12:44 AM EST
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — Bangladesh captain Tamin Iqbal won the toss and decided to send West Indies in to bat in the first of three one-day cricket...

FILE - In this Dec. 2, 2017, file photo, England's Moeen Ali puts his hand over his face after bowling to an Australian batsman during their Ashes test match in Adelaide. Team allrounder Ali was isolating in Sri Lanka on Monday, Jan. 4, 2021, after testing positive for the coronavirus upon his arrival in the South Asian country for the team's two-test cricket tour. (AP Photo/Rick Rycroft, File)

Sri Lanka cricketers back on home soil for England tests

Jan. 13, 2021 06:33 AM EST

Indian bowlers Ravichandran Ashwin, left, Jasprit Bumrah and Navdeep Saini, right, talk during play on day three of the third cricket test between India and Australia at the Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, Australia, Saturday, Jan. 9, 2021. (AP Photo/Rick Rycroft)

India's injury toll mounts in Australia after drawn 3rd test

Jan. 12, 2021 02:29 AM EST

Newcastle's Jamaal Lascelles and Sean Longstaff, right, take the knee before the start of the English FA Cup third round soccer match between Arsenal and Newcastle United at the Emirates Stadium in London, England, Saturday, Jan. 9, 2020. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)

The Latest: Tennessee, Vandy men's hoops to reschedule games

By The Associated Press Jan. 09, 2021 10:31 AM EST

England to go ahead with Sri Lanka tour despite restrictions

Dec. 23, 2020 04:31 PM EST
LONDON (AP) — English cricket authorities are confident the national men's side’s upcoming tour of Sri Lanka will go ahead as scheduled despite the Asian team...

Jofra Archer receives the ball from Chris Jordan between bowls during the third T20 cricket match between South Africa and England in Cape Town, South Africa, Sunday, Nov. 29, 2020. (AP Photo/Halden Krog)

England returning to Sri Lanka for 2-test cricket tour

Dec. 09, 2020 07:02 AM EST

Karachi Kings pacer Umaid Asif, left, celebrates with teammates after taking the wicket of Qalandars batsman Tamim Iqbal during the final of Pakistan Super League T20 cricket match at National Stadium in Karachi, Pakistan, Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2020. (AP Photo/Fareed Khan)

England to tour Pakistan next October; 1st time since 2005

Nov. 18, 2020 04:07 AM EST

FILE - In this file photo dated Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2020, England's Jos Buttler poses with England's Man of the Series award on the fifth day of the third cricket Test match between England and Pakistan, at the Ageas Bowl in Southampton, England. England’s cricketers are flying to South Africa it is announced Monday Nov. 16, 2020, on the back of reassurances from team management that the white-ball tour will take place as scheduled, although England star Jos Buttler said CSA’s issues had led to him fearing the tour might be canceled.(AP Photo/Alastair Grant, FILE)

England cricketers assured South Africa tour not in jeopardy

By Steve Douglas Nov. 16, 2020 08:28 AM EST

List 2/4 of sports events affected by coronavirus pandemic

By The Associated Press Nov. 09, 2020 04:30 PM EST
CANOE-KAYAK African Olympic canoe slalom qualifier in Basel, Switzerland from March 14-15 canceled. Pan American canoe...