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Samuel Maduwantha played school rugby as a fly half and full back for his alma mater St. Anthony’s College Kandy. He represented the Sri Lanka national under 19 team as well as the Sri Lanka national 7’s and 15’ a side team with…

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…

Pakistan have announced the inclusion of former Australian opener, Matthew Hayden and South African pacer, Vernon Philander as a part of the coaching staff ahead of the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2021. A head coach is likely to be…

Cameroon bowler Maeva Douma dismissed four Uganda batters as they backed up at the non-striker's end in a Women's T20 World Cup Africa Region qualifier in Botswana on Sunday. It is a record for an international match. Douma had…

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…