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The third and final T20I on Tuesday at the R. Premadasa Stadium was an encore Sri Lanka least hoped for. After their one-sided loss in the second game, it was a similar story for the hosts in the third as South Africa went on to…

Quinton de Kock was the chief architect with the bat in South Africa's 3-0 whitewash over Sri Lanka, finishing as the top scorer in the recently concluded series. The wicket-keeper-batter accumulated 153 runs at an average of 153…

Lasith Malinga on Tuesday announced his retirement from all forms of cricket, prompting the cricketing world to look back to his wonderful career. One of the greatest death bowlers the sport has ever seen decided to ‘hang his…

Burundi's Francine Niyonsaba set a new 2,000m world record at the Continental Tour Gold meeting in Zagreb on Tuesday. Her time of five minutes 21.56s was two seconds faster than the record set by Genzebe Dibaba indoors in 2017.…

The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) is to review whether cannabis should remain a banned substance. The move follows American sprinter Sha'Carri Richardson missing the Tokyo Olympics after testing positive for the substance in…

Volumes of accolades have been written about Lasith Malinga who retired from the game of cricket on Tuesday. I wish to recall one episode to record Malinga’s popularity at the highest level of the governments. On the eve of…

Sri Lanka’s Paralympics Gold Medallist Dinesh Priyantha Herath said at one time he almost gave up sports but was encouraged by the governing body to continue with his training. The Sri Lankan hero at the Tokyo Paralympics made…

A six-member Sri Lanka Team will take part in the 17th World Wrestling Championships from October 2 to 10 in Oslo, Norway. The Sri Lanka Team will leave for Norway on September 29. The Sri Lanka Team will be led by 28-year-old…

A supreme defensive effort and a late try from 19-year-old debutant Lea Ducher helped Spain clinch a nail-biting 8-7 win over Ireland in their Rugby World Cup (RWC) Qualifier in Parma, Italy on Monday. Both sides struggled to…

Italy defeated Scotland 38-13 in their opening Rugby World Cup (WC) Qualifier in Parma, Italy on Monday. Tries by Giada Franco, Captain Manuela Furlan, Sara Barattin and Ilaria Arrighetti helped the Italians into a 26-6 half time…