Afghanistan's Nawroz Mangal retires

IMAGE: Nawroz Mangal of Afghanistan bats during the warm-up match against India. Photograph: Daniel Kalisz/Getty Images. Former Afghanistan skipper Nawroz Mangal, under whose leadership his side......

Defending champs England to take on lion-hearted Afghans

It will be a David versus Goliath battle at the R Premadasa Stadium on Friday when defending champions England launch their World Twenty20 campaign against Afghanistan, who displayed enough......

Vettori passes 300 as New Zealand ease to win over Afghanistan

Martin Guptill and Ross Taylor got some valuable time at the wicket as New Zealand did what they needed to looking ahead to the World Cup quarter-finals with a six-wicket victory over Afghanistan......

Australia fear nothing, even defeat, says Finch

Australia are not sweating on Sunday's crunch Pool A match against Sri Lanka, even if defeat at the Sydney Cricket Ground would make their path to the final more difficult, opener Aaron Finch said......

PHOTOS: Warner, Maxwell star as Australia thump Afghanistan

Shahpur Zadran of Afghanistan shakes hands with Mitchell Marsh of Australia after their World Cup match in Perth. Photograph: Paul Kane/Getty Images Australia thrashed Afghanistan by 275 runs......