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Sunrisers Hyderabad paceman Thangarasu Natarajan was tested positive for COVID-19 ahead of their Indian Premier League (IPL) match against Delhi Capitals in Dubai yesterday. Six close contacts of his have been placed in…

Former West Indies all-rounder Marlon Samuels, who played international cricket between 2000 and 2018, was yesterday charged under the ICC anti-corruption code. Samuels was charged by the ICC on behalf of the Emirates Cricket…

The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) faces back-to-back setbacks, with New Zealand and England pulling out from their respective tours to the Asian country. Both teams cited security concerns. In an attempt to bring cricket back on…

Head Coach Mickey Arthur said that the Sri Lankan players have shown a lot of commitment in the past and are determined to perform well in the ICC T20 World Cup in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The former South Africa and…

Chameera Ginige and Ishara Madurangi will lead the Sri Lankan Men’s and Women’s Team for the 25th Asian Table Tennis Championship from September 28 to October 5 in Doha, Qatar. The Sri Lanka Table Tennis Team comprising five Men…

Security has been boosted around New Zealand’s Women’s Cricket Team after a ‘threatening email’ relating to the team was sent to the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB). The White Ferns played England in their third One Day…

Zimbabwe beat Namibia by 13 runs in the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup Qualifier in Botswana on Monday. Posting 133 for four, thanks largely to a 76-run stand between openers Modester Mupachikwa and Chiedza Dhururu, Zimbabwe could…

Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Chairman Ramiz Raja has accused the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) of ‘making excuses’ after their decision to withdraw both the England men’s and women’s teams from their tours to Pakistan next…

Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) put in a complete performance to thrash Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) by nine wickets in the second fixture of the rescheduled IPL in Abu Dhabi on Monday. KKR bowled their opposition out for just…

Sri Lanka’s Harshana Thilakarathne and Oshini Gunawardena won Gold Medals in the Under-18 Open and Under-10 events respectively at the Western Asian Online Youth Chess Championships, concluded yesterday. Thilakarathne beat…