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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…

Sri Lanka and South Africa second T20 game will be held today at R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo at 7pm.

South Africa won the 2nd T20I against Sri Lanka by 9 wickets.

South Africa cruised to a series clinching victory as they defeated Sri Lanka by nine wickets in the second T20 International played at the R. Premadasa Stadium in Colombo yesterday. After bundling out the home side for a paltry…

Britain's Marc Scott won the 40th edition of the Great North Run in Newcastle, with Kenya's Hellen Obiri triumphing in the Women's event yesterday. Scott, 27, finished in one hour one minute 22 seconds as he took a title won by…

Sri Lanka Athletics (SLA) will conduct a zoom lecture for National Technical Officials (NTO) and other senior technical officials on September 18 commencing at 10.00 a.m. Chairman, Technical Officials and Media Committee G. L. S.…

The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) has officially written to the International Cricket Council (ICC) to decide the fate of the cancelled fifth Test against India at Old Trafford, indicating the two boards are far from reaching a…

New Zealand thrashed Argentina 39-0 in Gold Coast yesterday to secure their third bonus-point win in as many matches and stay top of the Rugby Championship table. The All Blacks, who were missing a number of key players, ran in…

Quade Cooper kicked a dramatic penalty after the hooter to help Australia beat world champions South Africa 28-26 in the Rugby Championship match at Gold Coast yesterday. Cooper, who played the last of his 70 Tests in 2017…