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Andy Murray won his first singles match since pulling out of the individual event at the Olympics as he beat France's Richard Gasquet in Cincinnati Masters on Monday. Murray, a two-time winner of the Cincinnati Masters, won 6-4,…

Sri Lanka’s promising sprinter Medhani Jayamanne and Isuru Abeywardena will compete in their respective heats on the opening day of the World Junior Athletic Championships, which begins in Nairobi, Kenya today. Jayamanne will…

Sri Lanka Captain Dasun Shanaka said that he is excited to play in the ICC T20 World Cup and is looking forward to the mega event, which begins on October 18 in Abu Dhabi, UAE. “A T20 World Cup is always exciting for the players,…

SLC Blues will face SLC Reds in a crucial fixture of the SLC Invitational T20 League Cricket Tournament at the Pallekele Stadium in Kandy today. Both teams are in contention for a final spot with SLC Blues having a slight…

A fighting, counter-attacking half-century stand by Mohammed Shami and Jasprit Bumrah for the ninth wicket helped India seize momentum against England in the morning session of Day 5 of the Lord’s Test, yesterday. The duo, with…

Sri Lanka’s wicket-keeper-batsman Kusal Janith Perera has tested positive for the novel Coronavirus ahead of the team’s limited-overs series against South Africa at home next month, the country’s cricket board said yesterday.…

Three Sri Lankan badminton umpires will officiate at the Tokyo Paralympics Games from August 27 to September 5. Lakpriya Edirisinghe has been appointed as Chief Umpire while Samantha Nawaratne and Chandana Nilantha have been…

Kosala Sandeepa Amaratunga won the third rapid cup chess competition convincingly scoring a grand slam of 8 points out of 8 games in their third Super Fighters Online Rapid Cup Chess Championship. H A Menula Weheragoda finished with…

Left hand middle order bat, left arm leg spinner, cricket captain, coach and administrator Sanjeewa Ruwakantha Mendis has brought honour and immense fame for his Alma Mater St. Anthony’s College Wattala and the motherland He was born…

The Sri Lanka Squash Federation (SLSF) and the Sri Lanka Rowing Association (SLRA) received financial assistance from the Ministry of Sports during a ceremony held in Colombo recently. The SLRA received a sum of Rs 42,143,249.00…