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De Villiers keeping it simple after successful test return

PORT ELIZABETH, South Africa (AP) It’s as simple as AB de.

Rabada sees off Warner as Australia struggles to 86-3

PORT ELIZABETH, South Africa (AP) David Warner was in the midst of it again, this time on the receiving end of another over-the-top celebration from South Africa’s Kagiso Rabada, as Australia battled to 86-3, still 53 runs behind in the second test on Sunday.

De Villiers century takes South Africa 139 ahead of Aus

PORT ELIZABETH, South Africa (AP) AB de Villiers’ 126 not out pushed South Africa’s lead over Australia to 139 runs in the second test at St. George’s Park on Sunday.

'Distasteful' masks the latest low point in SA-Aus series

PORT ELIZABETH, South Africa (AP) With relations between the teams already severely strained, two South African cricket officials have been photographed smiling with fans who were wearing masks designed to taunt Australia vice-captain David Warner.

Bangladesh opts to bowl against Sri Lanka in T20 match

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) Bangladesh won the toss and chose to bowl against Sri Lanka in the third match of the Twenty20 Nidahas Trophy tournament on Saturday.

Elgar, Amla hit 50s, South Africa makes progress in 2nd test

PORT ELIZABETH, South Africa (AP) Dean Elgar and Hashim Amla both made half-centuries as South Africa moved on to 153-2 by tea on the second day of the second test against Australia on Saturday.

South Africa 110-2 vs. Australia, Rabada faces possible ban

PORT ELIZABETH, South Africa (AP) South Africa moved on to 110-2 in its first innings by lunch on Day 2 of the second test against Australia on Saturday, cutting the deficit to 133 runs.

Australia wins toss, bats in 2nd test in South Africa

PORT ELIZABETH, South Africa (AP) Australia captain Steve Smith won the toss and chose to bat in the second test against South Africa on Friday.

Colin Munro quits tests to focus on T20s, ODIs

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) New Zealand opening batsman Colin Munro has made himself unavailable for test selection to concentrate on his career in Twenty20 and one-day internationals.

Bitter South Africa-Australia battle goes to ‘friendly city’

PORT ELIZABETH, South Africa (AP) Match referee Jeff Crowe called the captains and managers of the South Africa and Australia cricket teams to a meeting on Thursday on the eve of the second test in Port Elizabeth in an attempt to restore calm to an ill-tempered test series that is just one match in.

India elect to field against Bangladesh in T20 tri-series

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) India elected to field first against Bangladesh in the Twenty20 tri-series at R. Premadasa Stadium on Thursday.

Australia's David Warner fined for staircase incident

Australia’s vice-captain David Warner has been fined 75 percent of his match fee for bringing the game into disrepute following his confrontation with South Africa’s Quinton de Kock in a stadium staircase during the first cricket test in Durban.

Australia’s David Warner fined for staircase incident

Australia vice-captain David Warner escaped a ban on Wednesday after pleading guilty to bringing cricket into disrepute for his confrontation with South Africa’s Quinton de Kock in a stadium staircase during the first cricket test in Durban over the weekend.

Former Australia test opener Ed Cowan retires

SYDNEY (AP) Former Australia test opener Ed Cowan announced his immediate retirement from international cricket on Wednesday, leaving the game with more than 10,000 first-class runs and 25 centuries from 143 matches over 14 years.

Warner, De Kock reported by ICC after confrontation

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) Cricket’s world governing body has reported Australia’s David Warner and South Africa’s Quinton de Kock following their confrontation during the first test in Durban.

Sri Lanka beat India by 5 wickets in the tri-nation opener

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) Kusal Perera smashed 66 runs off 37 deliveries to guide Sri Lanka to a five-wicket win over India in the opening match of the Independence Cup three-nation Twenty20 tournament on Tuesday.

Sri Lanka beat India in T20

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) Scores in the opening match of the Independence Cup Twenty20 tournament between Sri Lanka and India at the Premadasa Stadium:

Sri Lanka opts to bowl in Independence Cup opener

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) Sri Lanka captain Dinesh Chandimal has won the toss and elected to field first against India in the opening match of the three-nation Independence Cup Twenty20 tournament on Tuesday.

Australia rounds off 118-run win over SAfrica in 1st test

DURBAN, South Africa (AP) Australia needed less than 20 minutes of the final day to take the one more wicket it needed to finish off a 118-run win in the series-opening test against South Africa.

Australia beats South Africa by 118 runs in 1st test

DURBAN, South Africa (AP) Australia beat South Africa by 118 runs in the first test at Kingsmead on Monday.

Confrontation in players' tunnel at SAfrica-Australia test

DURBAN, South Africa (AP) Video has emerged of a confrontation in the players’ tunnel involving Australia’s David Warner and South Africa’s Quinton de Kock during the first cricket test, indicating the on-field aggression between the teams has spilled over.

Australia powers toward victory as South Africa falls apart

DURBAN, South Africa (AP) Australia powered toward a big victory in the opening test as South Africa fell apart on the fourth day on Sunday in a collapse epitomized by the run out of AB de Villiers for a duck.

South Africa 63-4 in 1st test against Australia

DURBAN, South Africa (AP) South Africa was 63-4 in its second innings at lunch on Day 4 of the first test against Australia on Sunday, still needing 354 runs to win.

Australia extends lead to 301 over South Africa in 1st test

DURBAN, South Africa (AP) Australia hurried along at more than four runs an over to move to 112-3 in its second innings and increase its lead over South Africa to 301 runs in the first test on Saturday.

England beats NZ by 4 runs in thrilling 3rd ODI

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) England held on for a thrilling four-run win in the third one-day cricket international on Saturday, despite an unbeaten century by New Zealand captain Kane Williamson.

Bowlers confirm Australia in charge of 1st test in SAfrica

DURBAN, South Africa (AP) Spinner Nathan Lyon turned the first test Australia’s way and fast bowler Mitchell Starc rammed home the advantage to leave South Africa 162 all out and 189 runs behind at stumps on day two Friday.

Australia progresses to 300-8 in first test in South Africa

DURBAN, South Africa (AP) Australia progressed to 300-8 against South Africa in the first session on Day 2 of the opening test on Friday, losing Tim Paine and Pat Cummins to the second new ball, and then Mitchell Starc to the last delivery before lunch.

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