Rain meant there was no play possible on the fourth morning of the second Test between South Africa and West Indies at St George's Park on Monday with the prospect of a draw now ever more likely.
With the opening cricket Test delicately poised after two days of intense action, South Africa have suffered a big blow as pace spearhead Dale Steyn is unlikely to take field, on Saturday, due to a groin strain.
South Africa need seven wickets on the last day to secure victory in the first Test and go ahead in the two-match series as Bangladesh struggled on a rain-curtailed fourth day at Senwes Park on Sunday.
Debutant Aiden Markram suffered a horror run out just three runs shy of a century as South Africa amassed 298 for one on the first day of the first Test against Bangladesh on Thursday.
The 47-year-old Haroon Lorgat, whose appointment as chief executive of the International Cricket Council was confirmed on Friday, headed South Africa's selection panel from 2004 to 2007. He also served on the 2003 World Cup organising committee and was treasurer of Cricket South Africa.
With the world's top one-day batsman -- Graeme Smith -- leading them, the South Africans are all set to "thump" India in the upcoming three-match Test series, declared Cricket South Africa chief Gerald Majola. Lauding the in-form Smith for guiding the team to the top of the ICC ODI rankings, Majola said the South Africans will be a tough proposition for the home side.
David Miller and Faf du Plessis scored sparkling centuries in a partnership of 252 runs as South Africa beat Australia by 40 runs in a one-day international, in Hobart, on Sunday, to win the three-match series 2-1.
South Africa captain Graeme Smith and coach Mickey Arthur will keep their jobs despite the disappointing show at the World Cup.
AB de Villiers and Dale Steyn make their long-awaited return to the South Africa Test squad for the day-night four-day Test match against Zimbabwe to be played at St. George's Park, Port Elizabeth, from December 26 to 29.
South Africa has been asked to nominate the acting president of the International Cricket Council following the death of Percy Sonn last month.
Du Plessis had a tough time in 2015, scoring just 60 runs in seven innings.
The Indian subsidiary of the USA-based Computer Science Corporation will set up its first innovation centre outside America in Noida for creating frameworks and reference architectures to solve the needs of clients globally.
Seamers Kagiso Rabada and Wayne Parnell wreaked early havoc to set the platform for an easy South African victory in the third and final one-day International against England at Lords' on Monday.
The weight of the space station is likely to be 20 tonnes.
The veteran all-rounder will lead a 14-member squad to play against India and Ireland in place of Graeme Smith.
South Africa on Monday banned its national cricket and rugby federations from hosting or bidding for international tournaments for at least a year due to their failure to increase representation of black players.
South Africa will be hoping to ease new coach Ottis Gibson into his job in a two-Test series against Bangladesh where the home side defend a one-sided record against their opponents but are light on fast bowlers and still tinkering with their top order.
Allan Donald has withdrawn his application for the post of England bowling coach
Ashwell Prince, who is leading the team in the ongoing Test series against Sri Lanka, has been included in the ODI squad but is not a certainty to play.
Herschelle Gibbs has been dropped from the South African squad for the remaining two Tests against New Zealand
Deepak Chahar is the first Indian bowler ever to hold the record of best bowling figures in any format of international cricket (Test/ODI/T20I), points out Rajneesh Gupta.
India's Leander Paes and Rohan Bopanna crashed out of the Japan Open following a straight set defeat against Ivan Dodig and Marcelo Melo, in Tokyo on Thursday.
Cricket South Africa on Monday unveiled the Proteas T20 squad's theme song and campaign ahead of the 2016 ICC World Twenty20 tournament which takes place in India next month.
South Africa fought back in the afternoon session on the third day of the fourth Test on Sunday, reducing England to 138 for six in their second innings and restricting the hosts to a lead of 274.
The Star from Johannesburg said the decision to abort the Sri Lanka tour was 'a wrong move by CSA'.
Not just the 40 points, India will also be eyeing a 3-0 whitewash in the Gandhi-Mandela series.
Faf Du Plessis' injury prompted selectors to fast-track the 23 year old to the hot seat.
Graeme Smith, one of the most dogged batsmen of his generation, stunned South Africa on Monday by announcing he will retire from international cricket at the end of the ongoing third Test against Australia at Newlands.
The 33-year-old, who played five Tests and 61 One Day Internationals but has not played for more than a year
Morne Morkel makes a return to the limited-overs format after nearly 10 months, adding experience to the pace bowling group featuring Kagiso Rabada, Wayne Parnell, Chris Morris, Dwaine Pretorius and Andile Phehlukwayo.
Cricket will venture into new territory when South Africa tackle Zimbabwe in the first official four-day Test match to be played at St George's Park in Port Elizabeth starting on Tuesday.
'It's a massive loss obviously but it's a loss that we can cover. We have someone like Trent Boult, who is a world-class fast bowler. He had a terrific season for the Daredevils (erstwhile) last year. With him coming to the side now, we think we can cover for the loss of Rabada quite well'
FIFA secretary general Jerome Valcke has dismissed allegations of gender discrimination over the decision to play the women's World Cup on artificial turf, saying the surface could also be used for the men's tournament in the future.
The pitch and outfield of Queen's Park Oval in Port of Spain has been officially rated "poor" by the ICC following the recent Test between India and the West Indies, which saw more than four-and-a-half days' play being lost because of poor drainage facilities.
South Africa's talismanic captain AB de Villiers has recovered from injury and been included in the Proteas squad for the One-day series at home against Australia starting later this month.
A likely hosting of the lucrative Indian Premier League (IPL) for the second time in South Africa may reportedly be a surprise 'bargaining chip' for the country in their scheduling dispute with the Indian cricket authorities.
Pink-coloured cricket balls are ready to be used if the inaugural day-night Test match goes ahead in Australia in November, manufacturer Kookaburra said on Tuesday.
Once ISRO masters the technology to send humans into space, the next step will be experimenting with technologies allowing humans to live in space.
