2019 ICC Cricket World Cup
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...

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...

Pakistani pacer Shaheen Afridi celebrates after taking the wicket of Zimbabwe's batsman Chamu Chibhabha during their 1st one-day international cricket match against Zimbabwe at the Pindi Cricket Stadium, in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, Friday, Oct. 30, 2020. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)
Afridi 5-for upstages Taylor ton as Pakistan beats Zimbabwe

By Rizwan Ali Oct. 30, 2020 01:39 PM EDT

List 2/4 of sports events affected by coronavirus pandemic

By The Associated Press Oct. 12, 2020 05:20 PM EDT
CANOE-KAYAK African Olympic canoe slalom qualifier in Basel, Switzerland from March 14-15 canceled. Pan American canoe...

Australia's Glenn Maxwell, left, celebrates with batting partner Alex Carey after scoring a century during the third ODI cricket match between England and Australia, at Old Trafford in Manchester, England, Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2020. (Jason Cairnduff/Pool via AP)
ICC forging ahead with World Test Championship despite virus

By Steve Douglas Oct. 05, 2020 11:16 AM EDT

FILE - In this Nov. 8, 1987 file photo, Australian batsman Dean Jones holds the stumps as he races to embrace team captain Allan Border, right, in a moment of jubilation, in Calcutta, India. Jones has died of an apparent heart attack while in India to commentate on the Indian Premier League, it was reported on Thursday, Sept. 24, 2020. He was 59. Jones represented Australia in 52 tests and 164 one-day internationals. (AP Photo/Liu Heung Shing, File)
Former Australia batsman Dean Jones dies in India aged 59

By Ashok Sharma Sep. 24, 2020 08:04 AM EDT

Australia's Mitchell Starc celebrates their win in the third ODI cricket match between England and Australia, at Old Trafford in Manchester, England, Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2020. (Shaun Botterill/Pool via AP)
Maxwell, Carey star as Australia beats England in ODI series

Sep. 16, 2020 08:20 PM EDT

Australia's captain Aaron Finch smiles before the toss ahead of the second Twenty20 cricket match between England and Australia, at the Ageas Bowl in Southampton, England, Sunday, Sept. 6, 2020. (Dan Mullan/Pool via AP)
World champ England still the benchmark in ODIs, says Finch

By Steve Douglas Sep. 10, 2020 08:41 AM EDT

England's captain Eoin Morgan plays a shot during the first Twenty20 cricket match between England and Pakistan, at Old Trafford in Manchester, England, Friday, Aug. 28, 2020. (Mike Hewitt/Pool via AP)
England, Australia renew cricket rivalry in T20 series

By Steve Douglas Sep. 03, 2020 04:56 AM EDT

Pakistan's Babar Azam, center wearing helmet, greets England' players at the end of the fifth day of the third cricket Test match between England and Pakistan, at the Ageas Bowl in Southampton, England, Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2020. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant, Pool)
England without injured Jason Roy for T20s against Pakistan

Aug. 27, 2020 08:14 AM EDT