Cricket

GALLE, Sri Lanka (AP) — Bangladesh won the toss Tuesday and opted to bat in the first cricket test against Sri Lanka, expecting spin to play a major part as the game progresses. The tourists had to leave out Mehidy Hasan Miraz because of a fever.

KING CITY — Kanwarpal Tathgur scored 53 not out as Canada defeated the Cayman Islands by 59 runs Monday for its second win in as many matches at the Americas Qualifier for the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026.

BREADY, Northern Ireland (AP) — West Indies piled up its second-highest Twenty20 internatinoal innings and beat Ireland by 62 runs Sunday to clinch a rain-marred three game series 1-0.

KING CITY — Opener Yuvraj Samra scored 65 runs to help Canada defeat Bermuda by 110 runs in its opening match Sunday at the Americas Qualifier for the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026.

LONDON (AP) — Star batter Steve Smith and his dislocated finger are going with Australia to the Caribbean.

LONDON (AP) — Aiden Markram and Temba Bavuma didn't have the pleasure of finishing off what they started. No problem. South Africa won the World Test Championship and that's all that mattered to them.

LONDON (AP) — Chokers no more. The South Africans consigned the label to history when they ripped the World Test Championship mace from Australia's callused grip inside four days of a riveting final at Lord's.

KING CITY — Pargat Singh scored 89 runs and fellow opener Yuvraj Samra added 61 as Canada defeated the Cayman Islands by 126 runs in the NoFrills Quadrangular T20I Cricket Series.

LONDON (AP) — Aiden Markram has been dropped twice by South Africa in his test career. It's his own fault.

LONDON (AP) — Hobbling captain Temba Bavuma and hundred-hitter Aiden Markram pushed South Africa to the brink of a sensational victory over Australia in a gripping World Test Championship final at Lord's on Friday.