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Former Sri Lankan ‘A’ leg spinner Suranjith Silva now based in Melbourne has been appointed new junior cricket development Manager of Berwick Springs Cricket Club (BSCC) in Melbourne . The 46 year old qualified level two coach…

Reliable sources have informed Daily News that seven players have failed their fitness test which was held at the Sugathadasa Stadium in Colombo. Also three players in Nimesh Vimukthi, Sachindu Colombage and Mohamed Shiraz had tested…

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World number four Rafael Nadal yesterday said he had withdrawn from the Masters 1000 hard court event underway in Toronto due to persistent pain in his injured left foot.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.…

Former New Zealand all-rounder Chris Cairns is in an intensive care unit at a Sydney hospital after suffering a ‘major medical event’ in Canberra, Australia. Cairns, 51, was on life support after having cardiovascular surgery in…

Mohan de Silva, Secretary, SLC and Harsha Samaranayake, Senior General Manager, Brand and Media – Group Marketing, Dialog Axiata PLC exchanged the agreement. Also in the picture are Upul Nawaratne Bandara (left), Head of Marketing, SLC…

Former Sri Lankan batsman Thilan Samaraweera has been named in the New Zealand coaching staff for their T20I and One Day International (ODI) series in Bangladesh and Pakistan. In an attempt to manage the workloads of players and…