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United States (US) batsman Jaskaran Malhotra has become the ninth man to hit six sixes in an over in top-level cricket. The 31-year-old hit the runs off Papua New Guinea pace bowler Gaudi Toka in a One Day International in Oman…

Mercedes' Lewis Hamilton was fastest in first practice for the Italian Grand Prix ahead of title rival Max Verstappen of Red Bull in Monza yesterday. Hamilton, running medium tyres, was 0.452 seconds ahead of Verstappen on the…

England's fifth Test against India at Emirates Old Trafford was cancelled after some of the tourists' backroom staff tested positive for COVID-19. India said they were unable to field a team because they fear further cases…

Lionel Messi has overtaken Pele as the leading South American Men's goal scorer in international matches with a hat-trick in Argentina's World Cup Qualifier win against Bolivia on Thursday. Scoring all the goals in the 3-0 win in…

Dinesh Chandimal hit a fighting unbeaten half-century but could not prevent Sri Lanka from going down to South Africa by 28 runs in the first T20 International at the R. Premadasa Stadium in Colombo yesterday. The elegant opener…

Wariyapola Sri Sumangala College, Kandy has produced some of the best sportsmen in different fields over the years. This school was formerly known as St. Paul’s College and has a long history of over 140 years. The school…

Eighteen-year-old Sithumi Samali Rajanayake is a promising athlete having represented Mahamaya Girls’ School, Kandy with distinction. She started athletics from Grade-3 and won 50m and 75m races at the Primary Sports Meet in 2012…

Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) Media Assistant Chanaka Silva passed away at the age of 40 following a sudden illness on Thursday. The former schoolboy of Dharmapala MV, Kalutara was a livewire in the Media Unit of SLC, playing a key…

The Sports Ministry is planning to handover some of their sports complex owned by the Sports Development Department to the National Sports Associations (NSA) to conduct their regular sports activities. Accordingly, the Matara…

Canadian teenager Leylah Fernandez shocked another high-ranked opponent on Thursday in second seed Aryna Sabalenka to reach the US Open final - where she will face 18-year-old Briton Emma Raducanu. Unseeded Fernandez, who turned…