Cricket

Afghanistan beat Pakistan by three wickets in a World Cup warm-up match at Bristol featuring an unbeaten 74 from Hashmatullah Shahidi.

A countdown of the 10 greatest matches in Cricket World Cup history - including Allan Donald's infamous run out and Ireland's sensational victory over England.

England captain Eoin Morgan will have a precautionary X-ray on a finger injury suffered less than a week before the start of the World Cup.

Wicketkeeper-batsman Michael Burgess joins Warwickshire from Sussex, initially on loan until the end of the season.

Leg-spinner Celeste Raack moves from Australia and puts her career as a physiotherapist on hold in order to play for Ireland.

If Saturday's One-Day Cup final between Somerset and holders Hampshire is the last at Lord's, it should be a showstopper.

Welsh batsman Aneurin Donald is targeting a Lord's cup final win with Hampshire this Saturday and a future England call-up.

Kent bat out the whole of the final day against defending champions Surrey to earn a draw at Beckenham.

Adam Rossington helps Northamptonshire bat out almost 90 overs on the final day to earn a draw with Sussex.

Hampshire take the final eight Notts wickets to complete a 244-run win on the Isle of Wight and go second in the Championship.

Ireland captain Laura Delany expects "an attacking and aggressive" approach from West Indies during the T20 series between the two sides.

Nottinghamshire announce India spinner Ravichandran Ashwin is to join as their overseas player for six County Championship games.

Centuries from Sam Northeast and Ajinkya Rahane help Hampshire build a big lead over Nottinghamshire on day three at Newport.

Sam Curran's innings of 80 helps put Surrey in a strong position on day three against Kent at Beckenham.

Phil Salt scores a quickfire century to press home Sussex's advantage over Northants on day three at Wantage Road.

Afghanistan bowler Hamid Hassan says cricket is the "only thing that will bring a smile" to his war-torn country.

Liam Plunkett says the England players "know that they can get better" heading into a home Cricket World Cup.

Former England director of cricket Andrew Strauss says it has been a "long five months" since his wife Ruth died from a rare lung cancer in December.

Lancashire hold their nerve to beat early promotion rivals Worcestershire by six wickets at Old Trafford.

Yorkshire's Tim Bresnan backs David Willey to "tear it up" for the county after being left out of England's World Cup squad.