Cricket

Quinton de Kock will make a last hurrah at the Cricket World Cup in India starting next week as part of an in-form South Africa team which will lean on his experience and a pace-heavy bowling attack as it attempts to win the tournament for the first

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Four years ago New Zealand missed out on its first Cricket World Cup title by the barest of margins, beaten on a countback of boundaries by England at Lord’s.

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Remember Dutch “total football?” Get ready for “total cricket” from an orange-clad underdog team at the World Cup in India.

The Cricket World Cup starts next week in India with a rematch of the 2019 final between England and New Zealand on Oct. 5. The Associated Press takes a look at the the previous 12 editions of the tournament.

SYDNEY (AP) — Sri Lankan cricket international Danushka Gunathilaka has been found not guilty of raping a woman he met on a dating site during the south Asian team's tour of Australia last November.

England has a big target on its back heading into the Cricket World Cup.

They might not be Cricket World Cup contenders or even make the semifinals, but Sri Lanka, Afghanistan and Bangladesh all have the potential to beat many of the top teams because of their skillful spin bowlers.

ISLAMABAD (AP) — It’s been 31 years since Imran Khan’s ‘cornered tigers’ — without injured Waqar Younis — roared at the right moment and Pakistan won the Cricket World Cup in Australia.

The Cricket World Cup will be staged in India from Oct. 5 to Nov. 19. The Associated Press takes a look at five players to watch during the 6 1/2-week tournament: Babar Azam, Pakistan Is the No.

NEW DELHI (AP) — The Cricket World Cup returns to India after 12 years with the hosts desperately seeking to end its trophy drought at a major ICC event.