Sport-COVID plays havoc with world sport as infection rate surges

By Mark Gleeson (Reuters) - World sport was again hit by COVID-19 infections on Thursday with soccer and rugby matches called off, a cricket series cancelled and holiday action in…

Taliban officials celebrate cricket win but Kabul streets subdued

By Gibran Naiyyar Peshimam KABUL (Reuters) - Taliban officials took to social media on Monday to congratulate the Afghan national cricket team for winning a match in the Twenty20 World…

In war and in peace, passion for cricket alive and well in Afghanistan

By Gibran Naiyyar Peshimam KABUL (Reuters) - Khushhal has been fighting for the Taliban since he was 13 but now that they have won the war against the former government,…

Cricket-New Zealand cricket team refuses to travel to stadium in Pakistan on security concerns – sources

ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - New Zealand's cricket team refused to travel on Friday to the stadium in Rawalpindi where they were due to play the first one-day international against Pakistan, citing…