LONDON, April 21 (Reuters) - With more and more part-timers finding they have less time for 18-hole golf lasting upwards of four hours, a shorter form of the sport could give the amateur game the shot in the arm it desperately needs.

MUMBAI, April 22 (Reuters) - Once a limited-overs giant, Yuvraj Singh has been in and out of the Indian team in recent years but the all-rounder believes he still has enough cricket in him to look forward to the 2019 World Cup in England and Wales.

LONDON, April 21 (Reuters) - Hampshire fast bowler Fidel Edwards fractured his ankle playing soccer in a warm-up session this week before an English county championship match against Yorkshire, his club said.

April 21 (Reuters) - Ben Stokes thrives on his battles with some of the sport's most competitive players as it tends to bring out the best in the feisty England all-rounder, who is hoping to recover quickly from his nightmare end to the World Twenty20 tournament.

HONG KONG, April 20 (Reuters) - Hong Kong all-rounder Irfan Ahmed has been banned for 2-1/2 years for failing to disclose approaches made to him to engage in corruption, the International Cricket Council (ICC) said on Wednesday.

MELBOURNE, April 20 (Reuters) - The reticence of South Africa's players to participate in a day-night test has resulted in Cricket Australia unable to confirm whether a pink-ball match would go ahead against the Proteas.

MELBOURNE, April 20 (Reuters) - Cricket Australia announced their programme of international matches for the 2016-17 season on Wednesday: