South Africa’s Ashwell Prince indicated Friday he did not feel there had been a racist element to the verbal abuse he had received from Yorkshire’s Andrew Gale. Yorkshire captain Gale …

Afghanistan’s cricket team is aiming to earn Test status by 2030, and even the Taliban are cheering them on. For Afghans who have survived decades of fighting, the ongoing threat …

Newly crowned English county champions Yorkshire on Thursday declared their support for captain Andrew Gale following reports that he is to be charged with a racist offence. The England and …

Cricket Australia’s chief executive James Sutherland has been reappointed beyond the 2015 World Cup. The former Victoria paceman took over in the top post in 2001 at the age of …

Former Australia coach Mickey Arthur believes promising allrounder Mitch Marsh is ready to succeed in the Test arena if given the chance. Marsh is in line to make his Test …

He’s the wily old man of the squad, but spinner Brad Hogg could hold the key to the Perth Scorchers’ chances of producing a T20 Champions League fairytale. Hogg was …

Cricket Australia has withdrawn pace spearhead Mitchell Johnson from this week’s start of the lucrative Champions League T20 in India because of a rib injury. Johnson plays for Indian side …

Australia captain Michael Clarke remains on track to play in the first Test against Pakistan beginning on October 22, despite being ruled out of the preceding one-day series. However team …

Brad Haddin will replace Michael Clarke as Australia’s captain in the upcoming Test series against Pakistan if the injured incumbent is unable to play. Clarke has already been ruled out …

Batsman Phil Hughes has come to terms with life on the fringe of the Australian cricket team. Hughes says frustration is pointless and he’s content to bide his time waiting …

After quitting last summer’s Ashes tour in a blaze of controversy, England batsman Jonathan Trott now says he is ready for an international recall. Trott dramatically quit the tour following …

New Zealand cricket great Martin Crowe remains upbeat despite news his cancer, diagnosed nearly two years ago, has returned. An intense course of chemotherapy appeared to have held the cancer …

Spinner Sulieman Benn has taken five wickets and Jerome Taylor has reached the milestone of 100 Test wickets as Bangladesh crumbled to a 296-run defeat late on the fourth day …

Tamim Iqbal and Mominul Haque defied the West Indies through a shortened afternoon session as Bangladesh, set a victory target of 489, reached 2-114 at tea on the fourth day …

Shivnarine Chanderpaul completed his 30th Test century as the West Indies tightened its grip on the second Test against Bangladesh, setting the tourists a victory target of 489 on day …

Emerging seamer Peter Chase and fit-again veteran Alex Cusack are both part of an 18-man Ireland squad bound for Australia and New Zealand this month. Medium-pacer Cusack is back after …

Australian captain Michael Clarke will miss next month’s one-day international series against Pakistan because of the hamstring injury which ruled him out of much of the recent tour to Zimbabwe. …

Shivnarine Chanderpaul’s phenomenal run of form against Bangladesh continued with the veteran West Indies batsman unbeaten on 63 in guiding his team to 4-208, an overall lead of 427, at …