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India have been bolstered by the return of KL Rahul and Shreyas Iyer in the squad announced for the Asia Cup on Monday, 21 August. Both the middle-order batters were rehabilitating from their respective injuries at the National Cricket…

Afghanistan are all set to lock horns with Pakistan in the first ODI of the three-match series. The battle is scheduled to take place at the Mahinda Rajapaksa International Stadium in Hambantota today (22 Aug). The Afghans will be led…

B-Love Kandy beat Dambulla Aura by 5 wickets in the final of Lanka Premier League 2023 played at R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo on Sunday. Kandy have become only the second team to win the Lanka Premier League (LPL) title, as Jaffna won…

England reached the Women’s World Cup final for the first time with a 3-1 win over Australia on Wednesday, breaking the hearts of the host nation and setting up an all-European title decider against Spain. Ella Toone drove England’s…

Sri Lanka’s Wanindu Hasaranga, one of the finest wrist spinners in the world, has announced his retirement from international Test cricket. In a letter reportedly addressed to Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC), Hasaranga cited his desire to focus…

The Attorney General’s Department has instructed the Special Investigations Unit of the Ministry of Sports and Youth Affairs to file criminal charges against former Sri Lankan cricket Sachithra Senanayake, for match-fixing. Accordingly,…

Top-ranked Carlos Alcaraz won in his first match since his Wimbledon victory, beating Ben Shelton 6-3, 7-6 (3) in the National Bank Open on Wednesday night. Preparing for his U.S. Open title defense, the 20-year-old Alcaraz ran his match…

Sri Lanka’s Ayomal Akalanka has won the Silver medal in the final of the Men’s 400m Hurdles at the 7th Commonwealth Youth Games in Trinidad and Tobago. Meanwhile Nilupul Pehesara has won the Bronze medal in the Men’s High Jump event with…

Pakistan has decided to send its cricket team to India to participate in this year’s 50-over World Cup, the foreign office said on Sunday. The neighbouring countries, who share fraught relations, have played each other only in multi-team…

Sri Lanka were still in search of their first victory of the Netball World Cup 2023 when they took on Barbados in the final match on Wednesday. History was not on their side with Barbados having claimed both of their previous…