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South Africa made a clean sweep of the T20 series as they cruised to a comprehensive 10-wicket victory over Sri Lanka in the third and final encounter played at the R. Premadasa Stadium in Colombo yesterday. After having…

Russia's Daniil Medvedev won his first Grand Slam title by shattering Novak Djokovic's hopes of completing a calendar sweep of the majors in a one-sided US Open final on Sunday. Second seed Medvedev, 25, lost his two previous…

Ramiz Raja, the former Pakistan Captain, was elected unanimously and unopposed as the chairman of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), for a three-year-term, in a Special Meeting yesterday. The meeting was presided by the PCB…

Tim Paine, Australia's Test Captain, will undergo neck surgery today and aim to be fit in time for a long cricketing summer. A pinched nerve in his neck has been causing Paine discomfort for some time and has reduced his ability…

Olympic Games Silver Medallist Susanthika Jayasinghe has been tested positive for COVID-19 along with her two children, sources revealed yesterday. Susanthika won the third place in the 200m event at the 2000 Sydney Olympic Games…

The newly appointed National under 19 coach Avishka Gunawardena has started his duty with the 26 member National pool at the 22 day training camp which started from September 9 at the SSC grounds. Due to the present Global…

The Thirukkovil Football Club beat IRFC Football Club, Irakkamam 2:1 in a friendly soccer match and emerged champions which was held recently at the Irakkamam Riverbank Play Grounds. IRFC Football Club, Irakkamam organized a…

Maheesha Prathibhani Bandara with the Trophy she won.  Eighteen year old Maheesha Prathibhani Bandara, a Grade Thirteen student of Girls’ High School, Kandy in the Arts stream is an outstanding Netball player coached by…

Batting Coach Grant Flower emphasised the importance of playing the sweep shot and the reverse sweep if Sri Lanka are to make any headway during next month’s ICC T20 World Cup in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). “Quite a few guys…

Sri Lanka Skipper Dasun Shanaka urged his batsmen to change their mindset and the approach to the game, in an attempt to pull off a consolation win in the third and final T20 International against South Africa at the R. Premadasa…