ST JOHN'S, Antigua (AP) _ Australian skipper Ricky Ponting feels the defending World Cup champion team will improve further by playing challenging games like Sunday's Super 8s contest against England. Seeking to become the first country to score a ...

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (AP) _ The world gets its last chance to see Brian Lara play international cricket on Saturday when the West Indies plays England in a World Cup Super 8s match that has been given unexpected significance. In World Cup terms the ...

NEW DELHI (AP) _ Former Indian Test cricketer Maninder Singh will face a New Delhi court Wednesday after he was arrested in his home for allegedly possessing 1.5 grams of cocaine. Local club cricketer Sayyam Siddique, who was with Singh when police ...

NEW DELHI (AP) _ Former captain Chandu Borde has been chosen manager of the Indian cricket team for its upcoming tour of Ireland and England, according to the CNN-IBN television news channel. Borde's unexpected appointment came during a meeting of t ...

NOTTINGHAM, England (AP) _ England is still wary of India's formidable batting lineup ahead of the second Test at Nottingham starting Friday, despite the visitors' disappointing performance in the rain-affected first Test draw. Captain Rahul Dravid, ...

NOTTINGHAM, England (AP) _ England is still wary of India'sformidable batting lineup ahead of the second Test at Nottinghamstarting Friday, despite the visitors' disappointing performance inthe rain-affected first Test draw. Captain Rahul Dravid, S ...

LONDON (AP) _ England faces its first serious Test challengesince its disastrous Ashes defence when it starts the first of threematches against India on Thursday. While England's one-day form has remained poor, the Test teamrebounded from the comple ...

NEW DELHI (AP) _ Former captain Chandu Borde has been chosenmanager of the Indian cricket team for its upcoming tour of Irelandand England, according to the CNN-IBN television news channel. Borde's unexpected appointment came during a meeting of the ...

NEW DELHI (AP) _ South African Graham Ford he has declined anoffer to coach the Indian cricket team. Ford, 46, was offered the Indian coach's position by the Board ofControl for Cricket in India (BCCI) after it interviewed theshortlisted candidates ...

LEEDS, England (AP) _ England will field an unfamiliar bowlingattack in the second Test against the West Indies starting Friday atHeadingley, with all-rounder Andrew Flintoff and fast bowler MatthewHoggard out injured. Flintoff, who also missed the ...