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Scaloni confirmed as Argentina coach for World Cup qualifying

BUENOS AIRES: Lionel Scaloni signed a contract extension with Argentina on Tuesday to run until the end of the qualifying period for the 2022...

US World Cup winners ready for New York parade

NEW YORK: Tens of thousands of fans are poised to pack the streets of New York on Wednesday to salute the World Cup-winning US...

England looks to overcome ‘ruthless’ US in World Cup semis

LYON: England coach Phil Neville says the United States has a ruthless streak. It’s one of the reasons the U.S. has never missed the semifinals...

Pakistan beat Afghanistan to keep World Cup dream alive

HEADINGLY: Pakistan beat Afghanistan by three wickets in a nail-biting contest on Saturday, winning their second last group stage match of the World Cup 2019...

Politics spices up Pakistan-Afghanistan World Cup tie

Afghanistan v Pakistan is perhaps the World Cup match that cricket fans in the war-weary nation will be watching most intensely. It is a complicated...

Bairstow’s England comments ‘pathetic’, says Vaughan

Former captain Michael Vaughan on Friday branded Jonny Bairstow's claim that people are waiting for England to fail at the World Cup as "negative"...

Yuvraj Singh ends cricket career

Yuvraj Singh, a winner of two World Cup titles who overcame cancer and a drop in form to fight his way back into India's...

Karunaratne still hopeful despite Sri Lanka’s World Cup losses against Pakistan

Dimuth Karunaratne insists Sri Lanka can end their wretched World Cup record against Pakistan when they clash in Bristol on Friday. Pakistan have won all...

West Indies recreating memories of World Cup glory

Jason Holder's West Indies are reviving memories of their World Cup glory days with a pace attack that has the ability to strike fear...

Road to 2022 World Cup begins in Mongolia

The long road to the 2022 World Cup finals begins in the footballing backwaters of Mongolia on Thursday as the first games that count...

Hafeez leads the way as Pakistan post 348-8 against England

TRENT BRIDGE: Mohammad Hafeez missed out on becoming the first century-maker of the World Cup but a vastly improved batting display from Pakistan saw...

Afghanistan bat against Australia in World Cup

BRISTOL: Afghanistan captain Gulbadin Naib took the bold decision to bat against champions Australia in their World Cup opener at Bristol on Saturday. Rank outsiders...

World Cup captains meet Queen Elizabeth II

The captains of teams which are taking part in the ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 met Queen Elizabeth II and the Duke of Sussex...

ICC warns off ‘corruptors’ from Cricket World Cup

The head of the International Cricket Council's (ICC) anti-corruption unit said on Friday he had been in direct contact with around 12 “corruptors” to...

Afghan spin the key for new captain at World Cup

KABUL: Afghanistan's World Cup preparations were thrown off kilter when they controversially decided to replace successful captain Asghar Afghan with the little-known Gulbadin Naib two...

Mickey Arthur confident Pakistan will be better at World Cup after...

LEEDS: Pakistan coach Mickey Arthur insisted his side would benefit from a 4-0 one-day series defeat by World Cup hosts England when the showpiece tournament starts...

Hazlewood World Cup snub the right decision, says Justin Langer

MELBOURNE: Australia coach Justin Langer has defended the decision to leave Josh Hazlewood out of the World Cup squad, saying the paceman lacked match...