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Athlete and Volleyball player Weerappullige Kavindu Deshan has brought honour and fame to his alma mater Vijayaba National School Hungama with his deeds on the volleyball court. He was born on 11th October 2002 and he was initially…

‘Getting a chance to officiate two Olympic boxing finals is a great achievement but I had that rare chance during the Tokyo Olympics and also created a new chapter in Sri Lankan Boxing history becoming the first women’s Sri Lanka…

Cricket South Africa (CSA) yesterday announced the One Day International (ODI) and T20 International Squads for their tour of Sri Lanka that is set to commence on September 2 in Colombo. Temba Bavuma will lead South Africa in the…

In tough conditions, under overcast skies, Rohit Sharma (35 not out) and K. L. Rahul (10 not out) walked off unbeaten with India on 46 for no loss at lunch on the opening day of the second Test against England at Lord’s yesterday.…

Sri Lanka Athletics have named two coaches Umanga Surendra and Dhanushka Munasinghe to accompany the Sri Lanka Team for the World Junior Athletic Championship from August 17 to 22 at the Nyayo Sports Complex in Nairobi, Kenya.…

London Spirit won their first match of the Men's Hundred by beating Manchester Originals in an entertaining tie at a packed Old Trafford on Tuesday. Spirit - who were already out of the competition - posted 142 for six with Adam…

World number four Rafael Nadal yesterday said he had withdrawn from the Masters 1000 hard court event underway in Toronto due to persistent pain in his injured left foot. The injury kept the 20-time Grand Slam champion out of…

England and India have been docked World Test Championship (WTC) points for slow over rates in last week's opening Test. The International Cricket Council (ICC) said both teams were penalised two points from their 2021-23 tally…

Lionel Messi has signed a two-year contract with Paris St-Germain (PSG) after leaving Barcelona. The 34-year-old's deal also has the option of a third year. Messi left Barca - the only club he has played for - as they were unable…

Stuart Broad will miss England's second Test against India, which starts today, with James Anderson a doubt. Broad, 35, has a calf problem, with fears he will not only miss the Lord's Test but further matches after that.…