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Red Bull's Max Verstappen set the pace in yesterday’s first practice at the Austrian Grand Prix, with title rival Lewis Hamilton's Mercedes down in seventh. Verstappen was 0.266 seconds quicker than Ferrari's Charles Leclerc in a…

Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) yesterday announced that 39 cricketers, who signed new annual contracts for the year 2021/2022, have been placed in a bio-bubble in two separate groups, in Dambulla and Colombo, as part of the preparation for…

British number two Cameron Norrie reached the Wimbledon third round for the first time with a stunning straight-set win against Australian wildcard Alex Bolt yesterday. Norrie, 25, has been one of the leading players on the ATP…

Former Sri Lankan opening batsman Charith Senanayake was appointed Chairman of the Technical Committee for the second edition of the Lanka Premier League (LPL) franchise T20 Cricket Tournament, which is scheduled to be held from July…

United Arab Emirates (UAE) players Amir Hayat and Ashfaq Ahmed have been banned from all forms of cricket for eight years each after the ICC Anti-Corruption Tribunal found them guilty of breaching the ICC Anti-Corruption Code.…

An unbeaten fifty from Sophia Dunkley to complement a second ODI five-wicket haul for Kate Cross sealed a series victory for England against India at Taunton on Wednesday. Taking guard at 92 for four and with England's chase of…

CoinDCX, India's largest and safest cryptocurrency exchange platform is the official title sponsor of the T20I series between India and Sri Lanka, which begins on July 13 at the R. Premadasa Stadium in Colombo. The Indian Team…

The inaugural Online National Rapid Chess Championship conducted by the Chess Federation of Sri Lanka (CFSL) will commence on Saturday at the ches.com platform. This event consists of four stages and the tournament will start…

Dhananjaya de Silva hit a career-best 91 as Sri Lanka recovered from an early setback to reach a competitive 241 for nine in the second One Day International (ODI) against England at The Oval, yesterday. The 29-year-old…

Malik Samarawickrema has played a major role in promoting rugby in Kandy and Sri Lanka. He, was educated at Royal College where he played rugger as a scrum half and after leaving school played for CR & FC, Low Country in the…