Category: SPORT

(COLOMBO, LANKAPUVATH) –It might have come as a shock for many fans of former Sri Lankan skipper and swashbuckling opener Sanath Jayasuriya on Monday (15), the International Cricket Council (ICC) charged him on two counts for breaching its anti-corruption code.

(COLOMBO, LANKAPUVATH) –The Closing Ceremony of the 44th National Sports Festival was held under the patronage of President Maithripala Sirisena at Polonnaruwa Mahaweli District Stadium on Sunday (14).

(COLOMBO, LANKAPUVATH) –With the 2019 World Cup nine months away, the Indian Team Management has drawn a rotation plan to keep the players fresh. Keeping in view the fitness and form of the players, Team India is keen to reduce their workload.

(COLOMBO, LANKAPUVATH) –Sri Lanka ended up runner-up to India in the ACC Under 19 Asia Cup cricket tournament when they lost the final played at Dhaka yesterday by 144 runs.

(COLOMBO, LANKAPUVATH) –Sri Lanka requires some serious work ahead of the 2019 World Cup in England and Wales, Pakistan great Wasim Akram said.

(COLOMBO, LANKAPUVATH) –Angelo Mathews, who had been removed as Sri Lanka’s limited-overs captain after they suffered an early exit in the Asia Cup, was omitted from the squad for the upcoming England ODIs altogether because of fitness issues.

(COLOMBO, LANKAPUVATH) –Luka Modric has been named the Fifa men’s footballer of the year at a ceremony in London, with Brazil’s Marta crowned the world’s best female player.

(COLOMBO, LANKAPUVATH) –Rashid Khan starred with both bat and ball on his birthday leading Afghanistan to a 136-run win over Bangladesh on Thursday in the Asia Cup.

(COLOMBO, LANKAPUVATH) – Sri Lanka cricket reached its nadir in the one-day format when they bowed out of the Asia Cup with a 91-run defeat against Afghanistan at the Sheikh.Zayed Cricket Stadium here on Monday.