The national selectors chose a 13-member squad filled with experience and youth and led by Kandy SC wing Kavindu Perera, to contest the final leg (Round 2) of the Men’s Asia Rugby Emirates Sevens Series, yesterday (15), to be played at Racecourse Grounds, Colombo over the weekend. From the 13-member squad which competed in the […]
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In ICC Women’s ODI World Cup Cricket, rain has disrupted the match between Sri Lanka and New Zealand at the R. Premadasa Stadium in Colombo. Earlier, in the 15th match of the event, Sri Lankan team set a target of 259 runs before New Zealand. Electing to bat first, Sri Lanka scored 258 for six
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India wrapped up a commanding seven-wicket victory over the West Indies in the 2nd Test, sealing the series in emphatic fashion. After enforcing the follow-on, India chased down a modest target to finish at 124 for 3, following their massive first-innings total of 518 for 5 declared. The West Indies, who were bowled out for
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Skipper Nat Sciver-Brunt produced a captain’s knock of run-a-ball 117 while leg spinner Sophie Ecclestone impressed with the ball, taking 4 for 17 as England gained an easy 89 run win over Sri Lanka in their Women’s World Cup cricket fixture played at R. Premadasa Stadium on Saturday. It was a superb all-round performance by
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Prolific Sri Lanka left-arm spinner Prabath Jayasuriya was named the CEAT Men’s Test Bowler of the Year at the CEAT Cricket Awards held in Mumbai on Tuesday (7). According to the organisers of the event Jayasuriya’s precision, patience, and game-changing spells during the last 12-month period had earned him the prestigious honour. The 33-year-old slow
India’s flamboyant opener Abhishek Sharma has set a new rating points record for batters in the ICC Men’s T20I Player Rankings after his Player of the Series effort in the Asia Cup held in the United Arab Emirates. The 25-year-old left-hander reached 931 ratings points, which is 12 more than the previous best rating of
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Matches of the ongoing 2025 Women’s One Day Cricket World Cup began in Sri Lanka yesterday (2). The Women’s World Cup got underway in Guwahati, India on Tuesday (30 Sept.) while the first match to be held in Sri Lanka took place yesterday at the R. Premadasa Stadium in Colombo, between the Pakistan and Bangladesh
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Youth Affairs and Sports Minister Sunil Kumara Gamage says that identifying individuals based on their physical deformities is an injustice and hence he urged the media to replace the term ‘disabled’ with an alternative name. He made this request while addressing a media briefing held at Taj Samudra Hotel in Colombo on Wednesday (1) to
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The 2025 ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup continues today (2) with the third match between Pakistan Women and Bangladesh Women at the R. Premadasa International Cricket Stadium in Colombo. This marks the first World Cup match hosted in Sri Lanka during the tournament. Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) has announced free entry for spectators to promote
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India staged a brilliant comeback after a middle-order collapse to beat Sri Lanka by 59 runs in a rain-affected opening match of the Women’s World Cup in Guwahati. The hosts lost four wickets for four runs in the space of 11 balls, including three in the 26th over for spinner Inoka Ranaweera, which saw them
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