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Australia punished late French errors to snatch a 23-21 victory at the death with Noah Lolesio kicking the match-winning penalty in Brisbane yesterday. Les Bleus led by 15 points in the first half after two Gabin Villiere tries…

Italy beat Spain 4-2 on penalties to reach the Euro 2020 final after an enthralling semi-final at a noisy Wembley Stadium on Tuesday. After Alvaro Morata’s penalty was saved, Jorginho strolled up to score and set up a final with…

The second edition of the Lanka Premier League (LPL) franchise based Twenty20 Cricket Tournament is to be postponed indefinitely, due to the non-availability of overseas players. “Due to player commitments - mainly from…

Sri Lanka Captain Kusal Janith Perera, Dhananjaya de Silva and Wanindu Hasaranga made steady progress in the International Cricket Council (ICC) Player Rankings after the One Day International (ODI) series against England, which…

India batsman Suryakumar Yadav shrugged off complaints that only a weakened side had been sent to Sri Lanka for a limited overs tour. Former Sri Lanka Captain Arjuna Ranatunga slammed the island’s sports leaders for agreeing to…

Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) is set to earn US $12 million directly from the upcoming ODI and T20I cricket series between Sri Lanka and India, which will commence in Colombo on July 13. This was revealed by Shammi Silva, President of SLC.…

Minister of Sports Namal Rajapaksa yesterday, warned that the behaviour of national players and their discipline will be considered seriously hereafter, when selecting teams to represent the country at international events. “We…

Angelo Mathews will miss the white-ball series against India after requesting Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) to relieve him from national duties until further notice amid the contractual dispute. SLC yesterday announced that 29 of the…

Sri Lanka Squash (SLS) has teamed up with Islands renowned isotonic sports drink manufacturer Yeti as their official isotonic sports drink partner. “In our quest to support the sportsmen and women to optimise their talent we are…

Lasantha Wijesuriya was one of the top back division rugby players to emerge from Kandy and who played as a centre three quarter while maintaining good discipline. He is the current Rugby Chairman of Kandy SC and has been…