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Oshini Gunawardena clinched the Girls’ Under-10 title at the 2021 Online FIDE World Youth Chess Championship, which concluded recently. The nine-year-old student of Ferguson High School, Ratnapura defeated Megan Paragua of the US…

Left-arm spinner Rangana Herath played all forms of the game and was a former Test Captain for Sri Lanka. Considered as one of the greatest spin bowlers of all time, Herath is the most successful left arm bowler with 433 wickets…

In the record books, Jasprit Bumrah’s figures of two for 27 at The Oval will look unremarkable. In reality, his performance was one of the most eye-catching of a series that has not been short of standout displays. On a pitch…

Sri Lanka Head Coach Mickey Arthur expressed his confidence that his young side would come out victorious in the third and final One Day International (ODI) against South Africa at the R. Premadasa Stadium in Colombo today. “We…

Sri Lanka’s Paralympic Gold Medallist Dinesh Priyantha Herath and Bronze Medallist Samitha Dulan along with the rest of the team members will receive a red carpet welcome when they arrive in the island today after competing in the 16th…

Canadian teenager Leylah Fernandez continued her remarkable US Open run as she beat 2016 champion Angelique Kerber to advance to the quarter-finals on Sunday. On the eve of her 19th birthday, Fernandez backed up her win over Naomi…

Gulam Shabbir, the UAE wicket-keeper-batsman, has been handed a four-year ban from all cricket after he admitted to breaching six counts of the ICC anti-corruption code. Shabbir has accepted the sanctions and his period of…

Pakistan Head Coach Misbah-ul-Haq and Bowling Coach Waqar Younis have stepped down from their roles. Former off-spinner Saqlain Mushtaq and all-rounder Abdul Razzaq have been appointed as Interim Coaches for the upcoming series…

India’s bowlers kept coming at England in the opening session of the final day of the fourth Test, chipping away with a pair of wickets to keep the pressure on their hosts in the run chase at The Oval yesterday. Left-handers Rory…

Football Sri Lanka (FSL) are planning to conduct a Four-Nation Invitational International Football Tournament from November 4 to 17 at the Racecourse Grounds in Reid Avenue. This is the first time a tournament of this nature will…