The national U19 women’s cricket team showed remarkable improvement in their third match yesterday against the table-topping Samoans, scoring 84 runs in 20 overs.

England’s James Anderson will retire from test cricket after the first match of the series against West Indies at Lord’s this year, he said, ending a 21-year career in which he became the most successful ever pace bowler.

Fourteen women will be representing the country in Bali, Indonesia for the first time in the Under-19 Cricket World Cup qualifiers.

Rajasthan Royals skipper Sanju Samson has made his case to become India’s first-choice wicketkeeper-batsman at the Twenty20 World Cup in June, said Kumar Sangakkara, the coach of his Indian Premier League (IPL) team.

Scotland will face England in this autumn’s Women’s T20 World Cup after losing against Sri Lanka in the final of the ICC qualifier in Abu Dhabi.

World number five Jessica Pegula said she is feeling better after shaking off an injury that derailed her claycourt season but the American is unsure if she will play at the French Open, which starts on May 26.

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A robust security plan has been put in place for the T20 World Cup in June, the organisers of the competition said on Monday after reports of a possible threat to the global showpiece surfaced in the Caribbean media.

Anthony Rizzo continues to deliver offensively Saturday afternoon, with a three-run home run to cap a four-run third inning that lifted the host New York Yankees to a 5-3 victory over the Detroit Tigers.

West Indies international Devon Thomas has been banned from cricket for five years after admitting seven anti-corruption breaches.

Australia selectors have dropped veteran campaigner Steve Smith for the T20 World Cup and ignored calls to include Jake Fraser-McGurk in their squad despite the young batsman’s sensational form in the Indian Premier League (IPL).

Rishabh Pant is set to return to international cricket for the first time since a life-threatening car accident having been picked in India’s T20 World Cup squad.