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The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) yesterday said that they will decide on their tour to Pakistan in the next 24-48 hours. England's Men and Women's teams are due to play in Rawalpindi next month and the England and the…

The Sri Lanka National Football Team will fly to Riyadh, Saudi Arabia for a two-week residential camp before the SAFF Gold Cup Tournament in the Maldives from October 1 to 16. This was following a request made by Jaswar Umar, President…

Four women boxers from the Sri Lanka Air Force will represent the country at the 58th World Military Boxing Championships, which began in Moscow, Russia yesterday. The four boxers were selected to compete in this event after…

Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) have decided to participate in next month’s ICC T20 World Cup with a squad of 35 players. After a discussion between the Cricket Selection Committee and SLC officials yesterday, it was decided to increase…

The New Zealand Men’s Cricket Team have abandoned their tour of Pakistan following a New Zealand Government ‘security alert’ yesterday. The Black Caps were due to play Pakistan in the first of three one-day internationals in…

Sportsmen and sportswomen from Kandy over the years have performed wonderfully in sports and they should be proud of their achievements. In cricket, schools are giving their best and the Kandy District Cricket Association has…

Twenty-year-old Akash Gardiyawasam is a fine all-round cricketer having represented Sri Rahula College, Katugastota with distinction. He is a right-arm leg-spinner and a right-arm batsman as well as a solid fielder at any…

Damian McKenzie will make his first Test start at fly half for three years against Argentina in Brisbane today after All Blacks Coach Ian Foster completely overhauled his team for their fourth Rugby Championship clash. The…

Banned athletics coach Alberto Salazar’s four-year suspension has been upheld by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS). The 63-year-old was banned two years ago for a series of doping violations by the US Anti-Doping Agency…

Sri Lanka will field more than 300 players for the Western Asian Online Youth Chess Championships from September 18 to 20. The event is conducted by the Asian Chess Federation and the Chess Federation of Sri Lanka (CFSL). Events…