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The President of Kyrgyzstan, Sadyr Japarov, attended a Sri Lanka vs Kyrgyzstan football match, which was part of the AFC U23 Asian Cup qualifying tournament. According to presidential press secretary Askat Alagozov, the president’s…

Construction work began on the Jaffna International Cricket Stadium with President Anura Kumara Dissanayake expressing confidence the first match at the new venue will be played by the end of this year. The President launched the…

Australia’s white-ball pace spearhead Mitchell Starc has retired from Twenty20 internationals six months out from the World Cup in India and Sri Lanka to focus on extending his career in test and one-day cricket. The 35-year-old left-armer…

Dilshan Madushanka took a hat-trick in the final over of the match to ensure Sri Lanka beat Zimbabwe by seven runs in the first one-day international in Harare. With the hosts needing 10 runs from their last six balls and the game in the…

Wanindu Hasaranga’s participation in next month’s Asia Cup is in doubt after the star all-rounder was left out of Sri Lanka’s T20I squad for the upcoming three-match T20I series against Zimbabwe. Hasaranga hurt his hamstring during a T20I…

Yevan David is set to become the first Sri Lankan driver to compete in FIA F3. David has become the first driver to be confirmed for the 2026 FIA Formula 3 season, with AIX Racing announcing his signing for next season. David is currently…

Former Sri Lankan domestic cricketer Saliya Saman has been handed a five-year ban from all forms of cricket after an ICC Anti-Corruption Tribunal found him guilty of violating the Emirates Cricket Board (ECB) Anti-Corruption Code. The…

South Asia’s biggest K-1 fight league, Karma Fight League, will host its fifth event on July 25 at Cinnamon Life, South Asia’s largest entertainment hub. The event will take place at the Lumina Ballroom, featuring fighters from Sri Lanka,…

Sri Lanka’s Pathum Nissanka has been shortlisted for the ICC Player of the Month alongside South Africans Aiden Markram and Kagiso Rabada. Pathum Nissanka kicked off the fourth ICC World Test Championship cycle in style with back-to-back…

Tanvir Islam’s maiden five-wicket haul and Parvez Hossain Emon’s maiden half-century have helped touring Bangladesh beat Sri Lanka by 16 runs in the second one-day international, levelling the series. Bangladesh were out for 248 in the 46th…