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The ICC Cricket World Cup is the flagship event of the international cricket calendar and takes place every four years, with matches contested in a 50-over format. The 2019 edition was the 12th edition of the tournament and was hosted in the United Kingdom.
The first tournament took place in England in 1975 which was won by the West Indies.
The 2019 World Cup was won by England, who edged out New Zealand in a pulsating finale.
Sport should be encouraged, not just as a form of entertainment or a way of keeping fit, but for the wider benefits it brings
- Tatenda Taibu is head coach of Papua New Guinea, who won a tri-series in Hong Kong last week
- PNG are in this year’s T20 World Cup, and will face Test nations West Indies, New Zealand, and Afghanistan, in addition to Uganda
The drivers of a train that missed a signal and ploughed into another train, killing 14 people, were distracted because they were watching cricket on a phone, India’s railways minister said on Monday.
Cricket fans are descending on Ahmedabad, in India’s Gujarat state, as it prepares to host five World Cup matches, but this richly historical city has so much more to offer.
Sri Lankan official said their country had the capacity to stage matches despite still emerging from an economic downturn, after India refused to visit tournament host Pakistan.
The spin king died of natural causes at a luxury resort in Thailand in March aged 52, eliciting shock and grief from millions of fans around the world. Australian Network9 plans a film about his life, but Warne’s furious say it’s ‘a disgrace’.
Thousands gathered to remember the cricketing legend on Wednesday. Warne died on March 4 at the age of 52 while on holiday with friends in Thailand.
Considered one of the all-time finest bowlers, whose fame transcended cricket, Warne died two weeks ago aged 52 while on holiday on Koh Samui; About 80 people attended the funeral service in Melbourne.
Apart from being a star on the field, the recently deceased sports icon was also known for being a loving, proud father – we look back at some of his special moments with his kids
One of the greatest to ever play the game, Warne died on Friday while on holiday in Thailand.
The Philippines will be the lowest-ranked side in an eight-team qualifying competition in Oman, against the likes of Nepal, Ireland and United Arab Emirates.
The victory helped shake Indians out of their inferiority complex and became the first building block in their rise as a cricket world power.
Tournament was set to begin October 18 but chairman admits plans need to change amid coronavirus restrictions, while T20 World Cup head says that ICC will make decision on how to proceed in the next month.
Host nations have a long history of under-performing on home turf across biggest events in sport.
Amid the spectre of suicide bombings and raging combat, Afghans are cheering on their internationally competitive cricket and futsal teams – and the promise of a career in sports is also a rare beacon of hope.
Legends of the sport praise final for drama while Brexit point-scoring kicks off a backlash
Michael Clarke hit 74 in his last one-day international to lead Australia to their fifth Cricket World Cup title with a seven-wicket win over New Zealand in a disappointing final on Sunday.
Steve Smith's golden summer just keeps on getting better. Australia's new run-scoring machine just can't seem to do any wrong and now he is off to the Cricket World Cup final.
Australia skipper Michael Clarke is confident his side will have no problem handling the weight of local expectation when they meet reigning champions India in a blockbuster World Cup semi-final on Thursday.
Grant Elliott struck a six from the penultimate ball on Tuesday for New Zealand to beat South Africa by four wickets in a cliffhanger and reach their first Cricket World Cup final.
Steve Smith piled up a lot of runs against India leading into the World Cup, and reckons the defending champions still have a few scars from their underwhelming tour against Australia.
The four best one-day teams have made the semi-finals of the World Cup and New Zealand's clash with South Africa at Eden Park is going to be "one heck of a show", according to coach Mike Hesson.
Martin Guptill's record-shattering double century and Trent Boult's four-wicket haul sent New Zealand sailing into the Cricket World Cup semi-finals as they trounced the West Indies by 143 runs on Saturday.
New Zealand will stick with their crash, bang, wallop brand of cricket in today's World Cup quarter-final against West Indies because it gives them the best chance of winning, captain Brendon McCullum said on Friday.
Australian Shane Watson admitted he was fortunate to escape Wahab Riaz's classic spell of intimidating, eyeball-to-eyeball fast bowling in Friday's World Cup quarter-final, which Australia won.
India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni praised his team for their spirited revival after storming into the World Cup semi-finals on Thursday.
