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LAUDERHILL, United States, June 15, 2024 (AFP) – A wet outfield caused a delay to the toss ahead of the T20 World Cup match between India and Canada at Central Broward Stadium on Saturday. Both the scheduled games at the Florida venue have been abandoned due to rain and while the forecast for Saturday’s game looks more promising there remained wet parts of the outfield needing attention. Umpires will carry out an inspection of the […]
By Shahid HASHMI KARACHI, Sept 28, 2023 (AFP) – As a young boy in a family of seven cricket-mad brothers, Pakistan pace bowler Shaheen Shah Afridi immersed himself in the sport — even when sleeping. “I used to come home after training and he would take my pads and somehow wear them to bed,” said elder brother Riaz, a decent player himself with one Test cap to his name. “He would place the stumps next […]
PARIS, France (AFP) – World Cups in cricket, rugby union and women’s football while world titles in swimming and athletics are up for grabs in 2023. AFP Sport looks at the showpiece events: CRICKET WORLD CUP Where: India When: October-November (dates to be decided) — The 13th edition of the global 50-over showpiece will see England defend the title they won in thrilling fashion on home ground in 2019. Despite the event stretching over seven weeks […]
BANGKOK, Thailand (AFP) – There’s no crunch or crackle, but crickets are on the menu at one Bangkok pop-up serving fusion bug burgers, demonstrating the latest way to incorporate the protein-rich meat into food — direct from Thailand’s farms. Already catching headlines as a meat alternative, the edible insect market is expected to grow into a billion-dollar global industry in the coming years with many adopting creepy-crawlies into their diets as a result of climate […]
GALLE, Sri Lanka (AFP) — Sri Lanka’s team were hit by a Covid-19 outbreak on the eve of Friday’s second Test against Australia with Dhananjaya de Silva, Jeffrey Vandersay and Asitha Fernando all testing positive for the virus. “All three players were found to be positive during a Rapid Antigen Test conducted yesterday,” Sri Lanka Cricket said Thursday. The hosts are looking to bounce back after their crushing 10-wicket defeat inside three days in the […]
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) — Banned former Australian vice-captain David Warner is expected to undergo minor surgery on his elbow Tuesday after returning home from the Bangladesh Premier League with an injury. Warner, alongside former skipper Steve Smith and batsman Cameron Bancroft, was suspended from international cricket over a ball-tampering scandal during a Test match in South Africa last March. The 32-year-old returned to Australia last week following a stint with the Sylhet Sixers in the […]
CENTURION, South Africa (AFP) — Dale Steyn became South Africa’s all-time leading Test wicket-taker when Pakistan’s Fakhar Zaman became his 422nd victim on the first day of the first Test at SuperSport Park at Wednesday. Zaman’s dismissal brought to an end more than three years of frustration during which the fast bowler missed no fewer than 27 Test matches because of injury. Steyn was mobbed by his teammates after Zaman (12) edged the ball to […]
ADELAIDE, Australia (AFP) — Three players hit 40s but failed to stick around and make big scores as Australia were bowled out for 231 in the second one-day international against South Africa in Adelaide. The hosts, who were thrashed by six wickets with more than 20 overs to spare in the opening match of the three-game series in Perth, are desperate to snap a record seven-game losing streak. Adelaide has been a happy hunting ground […]
WELLINGTON, United States (AFP) — New Zealand Cricket appointed former Test batsman Gary Stead as the new Black Caps coach Wednesday, with pundits describing him as a steady pair of hands to replace predecessor Mike Hesson. Stead, 46, was a journeyman opening bat, playing just five Tests in 1999 before being dropped. But he has excelled as a coach, guiding Canterbury to domestic titles in 2014, 2015 and 2017. He also took the national women’s […]
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (AFP)–Sri Lanka were 81 for five in their second innings in pursuit of a victory target of 144 runs at stumps on day three of the day/night third and final Test match at Kensington Oval in Barbados on Monday. Scores: West Indies 204 and 93; Sri Lanka 154 and 81 for 5. © Agence France-Presse
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) — A wave of sympathy for disgraced Australia skipper Steve Smith gathered pace on Friday after his heart-wrenching apology and as opposition grew to the severity of bans handed out in a ball-tampering scandal. Smith’s tearful appearance in front of media helped trigger the resignation of coach Darren Lehmann and also prompted calls to rein in criticism which has verged on hysterical during an extraordinary week for Australian cricket. Both Smith and […]
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) — Disgraced Australian opener David Warner Thursday apologized to fans and said he took responsibility for his part in a ball-tampering scandal that has shocked the cricketing world. “Mistakes have been made which have damaged cricket,” he said on Instagram in breaking his silence over the incident in the third Test against South Africa last weekend. “I apologize for my part and take responsibility for it.” Vice-captain Warner, along with skipper Steve […]
