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Australia’s men’s cricketers have donated their prizemoney from the recent tour of Sri Lanka to support children and families impacted by the nation’s worst economic crisis in decades. Led by captains Pat Cummins, who is a UNICEF Australia ambassador, and...

Mr. Arjuna Ranatunga stated that sports associations that deal with bribes should be cautious going forward. He said this after being named chairman of the National Sports Council.

Serena Williams acknowledged for the first time Tuesday that she was retiring from tennis, saying in a poignant as-told-to cover story in Vogue that she had made the difficult decision to give her family her full attention. “Believe me, I...

International cricket umpire, Rudi Koertzen, and three other people were killed in a head-on collision near Riversdale, South Africa on Tuesday morning. The 73-year-old Koertzen was on his way back home from Cape Town after a golf weekend. His son,...

Sports Minister Roshan Ranasinghe has approached former Sri Lanka cricket captain Arjuna Ranatunga about becoming Chairman of the National Sports Council. Arjuna Ranatunga, the 1996 World Cup captain, confirmed to the media that the minister asked him to head the...

Nethmi Ahimsa Poruthota arrived on the island early this morning after winning a bronze medal in the 57 kg women's wrestling event at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England. A welcome ceremony was held at the airport's special guest...

Ten members of Sri Lanka's Commonwealth Games contingent in Birmingham have gone missing in an apparent attempt to remain in the country, a top sports official from the island nation told AFP on Sunday. The nine athletes and a manager...

Sunil Gavaskar advised England and Australia to 'look after their interest' and told them not to 'interfere' with the proceedings in Indian cricket. Legendary India cricketer Sunil Gavaskar launched a scathing attack on ‘old powers’ England and Australia for blaming...

Dilanka Isura Kumara of Sri Lanka has won the bronze medal in the 55 kg weight class at the Commonwealth Games 2022. This is Sri Lanka's first medal at the Commonwealth Games 2022 in Birmingham.

Sri Lanka beat Pakistan by 246 runs in the second Test at Galle today leveling the two match series 1-1. Chasing the target of 508 runs, Pakistan were all out in their second innings at 261 runs. Babar Azam scored...