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Sports Sri Lanka crush WI to clinch ODI series
Two magnificent hundreds from Avishka Fernando and Kusal Mendis helped Sri Lanka beat the West Indies by 161 runs in the second One Day International (ODI)…
Sports Sri Lanka crush WI to clinch ODI series
Two magnificent hundreds from Avishka Fernando and Kusal Mendis helped Sri Lanka beat the West Indies by 161 runs in the second One Day International (ODI)…
Sports Sri Lanka target batting improvement in bid to clinch series
Sri Lanka are focused on improving their batting effort, as they take on West Indies in the second ODI of the three-match series in Hambantota this afternoon.…
Sports South Africa beat England by 107 runs to win first test
PRETORIA (Reuters) - South Africa swept to a 107-run victory over England on the fourth day of the first test at Centurion Park on Sunday after taking seven…
Sports Prez underscores need to form a centralised data platform
President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has paid attention to see the possibility of collecting personal data such as national identity cards, driving licences,…
Sports Australia rout New Zealand by 247 runs, seal series
Spinner Nathan Lyon grabbed four wickets as Australia completed a crushing 247-run victory on day four of the Boxing Day test against New Zealand on Sunday to…
Sports Australia beat Sri Lanka by seven wickets in 3rd T20
Australia cruised past Sri Lanka to clean-sweep their three-match Twenty20 series Friday, with David Warner grinding out a third successive half-century in the…
Sports Japan beat Scotland to reach first World Cup quarter-final
Japan's “Ferraris” hit top gear Sunday as the hosts beat Scotland 28-21 in a barnstorming Rugby World Cup clash to create history by reaching the…
Sports Hasaranga, Fernando star as Sri Lanka whitewash number one Pakistan in T20 series
Inexperienced Sri Lanka completed a 3-0 clean-sweep in their Twenty20 series with world number one Pakistan on Wednesday with a 13-run victory in Lahore.…
Sports Steve Smith, David Warner in Australia T20 squad for Sri Lanka, Pakistan series
Steve Smith and David Warner will spearhead Australia’s preparations for a maiden T20 World Cup title as selectors seek rare continuity in the 20-over format.…
Sports France qualify for quarter-finals in World Cup cliffhanger
France qualified for the Rugby World Cup quarter-finals today (6) with a nailbiting 23-21 win against Tonga that sets up a winner-takes-all clash with England…
Sports Pakistan beat Sri Lanka by 67 runs in second ODI in Karachi
Pakistan beat Sri Lanka by 67 runs in the second day-night international on Monday as Karachi staged its first ODI for 10 years. Pakistan hit 305-7 in their 50…
Sports Jones hails Ford’s leadership as England thrash USA at Rugby World Cup
England coach Eddie Jones hailed George Ford after the fly-half guided the side to a 45-7 rout of the United States at the Rugby World Cup in Kobe on Thursday.…
Sports Ten senior cricketers pull out of Pakistan series: Thirimanne and Shanka to lead
Lahiru Thirimanne and Dasun Shanaka will lead ODI and T20 teams to Pakistan after several senior players including ODI skipper Dimuth Karunaratne and T20…
Sports Picking up the right team essential to speed up development: Gota
Development and investment can be fast-tracked by picking the right team to deliver the promises of a new government, Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP)…
Sports Misbah named Pakistan head coach, Waqar new bowling coach
captain Misbah-ul-Haq was named Pakistan’s head coach on a three-year contract on Wednesday with pace great Waqar Younis joining him as the team’s new bowling…
Sports Tim Southee to lead New Zealand in T20Is against Sri Lanka
Kane Williamson and Trent Boult are out of New Zealand's 14-member squad for the three-match Twenty20 International series against Sri Lanka, which starts on 1…
Sports Karunaratne century gives Sri Lanka 1-0 lead
Dimuth Karunaratne’s ninth Test century set Sri Lanka on their way to a record-breaking six-wicket win against New Zealand at the Galle Stadium on Sunday,…
Sports Karunaratne leads by example in Sri Lanka’s Galle win
(Reuters) - Skipper Dimuth Karunaratne led by example, hitting a sparkling 122 to help secure Sri Lanka’s six-wicket victory over New Zealand in the opening…
Sports National Athletics Meet from tomorrow
The 97th National Athletics Championships conducted by the Athletics Association of Sri Lanka (AASL) is scheduled to be held from August 16 to 18 at the…
Sports In-form Sri Lanka eye rare series sweep
Sri Lanka kicked off the post-Lasith Malinga era with a resounding seven-wicket victory in the second one-day international, and are now in line to seal their…
Sports All Island Schools Games from October 10 to 21 in Kurunegala and Kandy
The Ministry of Education has decided that the 34th All Island School Games will take place from October 10 to 21 in Kurunegala and Kandy. This is the first…
Sports Right process followed: ICC backs Kumar Dharmasena’s overthrows decision in World Cup 2019 final
The ICC has thrown its weight behind umpire Kumar Dharmasena for the 1st time since the latter awarded eventual champions England 6 crucial overthrows in the…
Sports End of an era: Malinga to bow out from ODI cricket on July 26
Veteran seamer Lasith Malinga will end his ODI career on July 26 when Sri Lanka play Bangladesh in the first game of a three-match series. He will continue to…