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Lasith Malinga, who announced his retirement from all formats of cricket last week, is also the most successful Sri Lankan player in the Indian Premier League (IPL) history. The 38-year-old right-arm paceman is a former Purple…

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) have invited Sri Lanka to play two Tests and a three-match T20 series in February-March next year. The first Test is to be played from February 25 in Bangalore and the second Test…

Milton Shumba's stunning 66 from 29 balls propelled Zimbabwe to a thrilling six-wicket victory against Scotland in their Twenty20 series decider in Edinburgh on Sunday. Shumba hit Alasdair Evans for three consecutive sixes in a…

Virat Kohli has announced he will stand down as Captain of the Indian Premier League (IPL) side Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB), days after confirming he will stop being India T20 Skipper. Kohli, 32, will step back from his RCB…

The Indian Premier League (IPL) returned in dramatic fashion as the Chennai Super Kings (CSK) staged a superb fightback to defeat the defending champions Mumbai Indians (MI) in Dubai on Sunday. Chennai were reduced to 24 for…

Sri Lankan will field a three-member team for the World Archery Championships in Yankton, South Dakota, USA from October 21 to 26. Twenty-nine-year old Sajeev de Silva from the Racecourse Archery Club is the only male archer in…

Chennai Super Kings (CSK) won the match against Mumbai Indians by 20 runs in the first match of the second phase of the Indian Premier League (IPL), on Sunday

Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Chairman Ramiz Raja has urged the players to channel their frustration into performances after the One Day International (ODI) and T20I series against New Zealand was called off due to security concerns.…

New Zealand reclaimed the top spot in the World Rankings after beating Argentina 36-13 in their Rugby Championship fixture in Brisbane on Saturday. The All Blacks are now 10 points clear in the Rugby Championship table having won…

New Zealand Cricket (NZC) yesterday said they were warned of a ‘specific and credible threat’ against them before abandoning the Pakistan tour. The Black Caps pulled out of the one-day and Twenty20 series before the scheduled…