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Bhanuka Rajapaksa believes the impressive work of Sri Lanka’s front-line bowlers made life easy for their batters in the convincing opening win over Namibia on Monday in Abu Dhabi but still wants to see improvements from the team.…

Thirteen year old, Sandali Pehasara Liyanage, a Grade eight student of Girls’ High School, Kandy is a talented Athlete, Swimmer and a Table Tennis player. She did Athletics under the coaching of Chandana Abeyratne and she was a member…

Sri Lanka under 19 team showed good fighting spirit during first two one day games against Bangladesh under 19 side and two sides will meet in their third game of the five match series today at Dambulla International Cricket Stadium.…

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…

Sri Lanka opened their campaign for the ICC Men’s Twenty20 Cricket World Cup with a smashing seven wicket victory over Namibia in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates yesterday. Sri Lanka’s victory was fashioned by their bowlers…

Oman and Bangladesh will play in the sixth match of ICC T20 Cricket World Cup at the Al Amerat Cricket Ground in Muscat today. So far, both teams have played one match against each other in which Bangladesh beat Oman by 54 runs.…

Skipper Dunith Wellalage and paceman Matheesha Pathirana captured three wickets each as Sri Lanka Under-19 recorded a thrilling one-run victory with three balls to spare against Bangladesh Under-19 in their second Youth One Day…

Bandula Warnapura, who led Sri Lanka in their maiden Test, passed away yesterday while receiving treatment in a private hospital. The 68-year-old played four Tests and 12 One Day Internationals (ODIs) for his country. Warnapura…