Cricket

Afghanistan pulled off a stunning 69-run win over defending champions England at the World Cup on Sunday, their second ever win in the tournament lifting them off the bottom of ...

India steamrollered Pakistan by seven wickets in a lopsided blockbuster match at a heaving Narendra Modi Stadium on Saturday to maintain their unblemished 50-overs World Cup record against their arch-rivals. ...

World Cup hosts India cantered to their second successive win of the tournament after captain Rohit Sharma’s incendiary century set up their eight-wicket thrashing of Afghanistan on Wednesday. Rohit ...

England revived their 50-overs World Cup title defence as Dawid Malan smashed a career-best 140 and Reece Topley wreaked havoc with the ball in a 137-run hammering of Bangladesh on Tuesday. ...

Aiden Markram smashed a 49-ball hundred, the fastest in the history of 50-overs World Cup cricket, as South Africa racked up a tournament record total of 428-5 against a listless ...

A nine-wicket thumping is tough to digest but England captain Jos Buttler does not want to see his team mates wallow in self-pity after a horrible start to their World ...

England’s mental strength and ability to grind out wins in high-pressure situations will give them the edge in their Cricket World Cup title defence, former captain Michael Vaughan said. ...

By Richard Boxall Five matches were played in the 2023 CyCF BAO Financial Autumn T20 League on Sunday, with wins for Napa Royal Kings, Black Caps, Sri Lanka Lions, Lankan SC ...

By Richard Boxall As Cyprus cricket’s contribution to the European Week of Sport, a six-a-side tournament was held at Ypsonas cricket ground on Sunday, prior to the Autumn T20 ...

By Richard Boxall Umar Farooq of Royal CC and Rehman of Moufflons CC played leading roles as their teams won the finals of the 2023 CCA BAO Financial 40 Over and T20 ...

England captain Ben Stokes said on Monday the 2-2 draw in the Ashes series showed his side had “walked the walk” after losing the first two tests against Australia, which ...

England’s Stuart Broad claimed the last two Australia wickets to secure a dramatic 49-run victory for his team in the final Ashes Test at The Oval on Monday and ...

By Richard Boxall The Cyprus cricket team had to contend with a strong host nation and some wet weather during their international 10-over tournament over the weekend. After losing three ...

By Richard Boxall Nicosia Tigers and Moufflons qualified for the final of the 2023 CCA BAOFinancial T20 Cup by winning contrasting semi final matches at Ypsonas on Sunday. The Tigers beat ...

Australia retained the Ashes after the fourth test at Old Trafford was drawn on Sunday with no play possible on day five due to rain, leaving England trailing 2-1 in ...

By Richard Boxall The quarter finals of the 2023 CCA BAO Financial T20 Cup produced some surprise results on Sunday. Only one of the group winners – Nicosia Tigers – advanced to the ...

By Richard Boxall The match of the weekend – and the one with the most riding on it – was the meeting between Epi Lions and Sri Lankans at Happy Valley in ...

A superb 75 from Harry Brook and some big hitting from tailender Mark Wood earned England a pulsating three-wicket victory in the third Ashes test on Sunday, dragging the hosts back ...

Bangladesh one-day captain Tamim Iqbal announced his shock retirement from international cricket on Thursday, three months before the team begins its 50-overs World Cup campaign in India. The 34-year-old was ...

England batter Joe Root has appealed for calm in the wake of Jonny Bairstow’s controversial dismissal at Lord’s but said he expects fireworks from his fellow Yorkshireman in ...

By Richard Boxall The weekend’s 40-over league matches again produced a feast of runs as Royal strengthened their position at the top while Markhor narrowly beat Limassol Zalmi. Royal’...

England captain Ben Stokes’ swashbuckling 155 was in vain as Australia won the second Ashes test at Lord’s by 43 runs on an extraordinary final day on Sunday to take a 2...

Australia built a lead of 221 on the third day of the second test at Lord’s before rain stopped play on Friday, adding 130 to their first-innings score for the loss ...

Steve Smith scored an unbeaten 85 to guide Australia to 339-5 as England wasted favourable bowling conditions on the first day of the second Ashes test at Lord’s on Wednesday. ...