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Australia fast bowler James Pattinson has retired from international cricket after deciding he is not ready to push for Ashes selection. The 31-year-old took 81 wickets in 21 Tests but had his appearances limited by a series of…

Shevon Daniel struck an unbeaten 85 as Sri Lanka Under-19 scored a series clinching three-wicket victory over the touring Bangladesh Under-19 in the third Youth One Day International (ODI) played at the Dambulla Stadium yesterday.…

West Indies have suffered a blow ahead of their T20 World Cup title defence with Fabian Allen getting ruled out of the tournament due to an ankle injury. The T20 World Cup’s Event Technical Committee has approved left-arm spinner…

The Pakistan ‘A’ Cricket Team will arrive in Sri Lanka today for a bilateral series, which will include two 4-Day matches and three One Day Internationals (ODIs). The two 4-Day matches will be played at the Pallekele Stadium in…

Maiden half-centuries from Pathum Nissanka and Wanindu Hasaranga helped Sri Lanka pull off a massive 70-run victory over Ireland in their ICC Twenty20 Cricket World Cup first round Group ‘A’ match played in Abu Dhabi, United Arab…

Sri Lanka Golf Union (SLGU) is expected to send two players Chanaka Perera and Taniya Balasuriya to participate at the forthcoming Asia Pacific Golf Tournaments (APGT) for men and women, taking place in Dubai and Abu Dhabi…

There has been a positive early response for the 2020-21 season cricketers who seek public response to become the most popular schoolboy and schoolgirl cricketers. The most popular voting segment of the 43rd Observer-SLT…

The National Rugby selectors have picked a women’s pool of 32 players to participate at the forthcoming Asian Rugby Sevens Tournament to be held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates on November 19 and 20. At the outset the selectors…

Sri Lanka’s number one light fly weight (49kg) pugilist Sajeewa Nuwan Kumara of Army will be fighting for glory at the World Boxing Championships in Belgrade, Serbia. The 29-year-old L/Cpl in the Sri Lanka Armoured Corps is…

Bangladesh kept their chances alive of making it to the ICC Twenty20 Cricket World Cup Super 12 with a 26-run victory over Oman at Al Amerat in Muscat yesterday. After compiling a modest 153 in 20 overs, Bangladesh got their act…