After conceding their first two games, South Africa now run into a powerful, and fresh, Indian side which would open their ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 campaign in Southampton today. South Africa have had a tough initiation into this World Cup, sufferi

Having won their respective first matches rather impressively, both Bangladesh and New Zealand will want to stamp their authority when they lock horns in the ninth match of the ICC Cricket World Cup, at The Oval today.

Jason Roy and Jofra Archer have each been fined 15 percent of their match fees for incidents during England’s World Cup defeat by Pakistan at Trent Bridge. The International Cricket Council found opener Roy had breached level one of its code of c

Bangladesh pulled off a stunning 21-run victory over South Africa in their ICC Cricket World Cup fifth match played at The Oval in London yesterday. Bangladesh hammered a massive 330 for six from their 50 overs after they were put into bat and South

Opener Haider Ali and Skipper Rohail Nazir cracked match winning half centuries to guide the touring Pakistan Under-19 to a comfortable seven-wicket win over Sri Lanka Under-19 in the fourth Youth ODI played at the Mahinda Rajap

Sri Lanka’s Chief Selector and Manager Ashantha de Mel has blamed the pitch for his team’s loss against New Zealand in their ICC Cricket World Cup opening match played at Cardiff, Wales on Saturday.

After successfully officiating the first-leg of the 75th Bradby Shield encounter last Saturday, Aaqil Jamaldeen became the youngest ever Referee to have blown the whistle in the most prestigious annual rugby game in Sri Lanka.

Pakistan will be hoping to bounce back when they take on England in the sixth match of the ICC Cricket World Cup at Trent Bridge, Nottingham today. England made good on their tags as favourites with a crushing win against South Africa. In contrast,

England crushed South Africa by 104 runs to win the first match of the 2019 ICC Cricket World Cup at the Oval in London yesterday. The home side made 311 for eight in their 50 overs, with Ben Stokes top scoring with 89. In reply, South Africa we

Serena Williams cruised into the third-round of the French Open with a straight-set victory over Japanese qualifier Kurumi Nara yesterday. The 23-time Grand Slam champion beat 27-year-old Nara 6-3, 6-2 in one hour seven minutes. American 10th seed Wi

Anika Seneviratne retained the Women’s Open singles title at the Clay courts Tennis Nationals when she recorded a convincing 6-0, 6-3 win over Janali Manamperi in the final played at the SLTA Courts in Green Path yesterday. Anika also went on to ba

The two most unpredictable sides in the competition, Pakistan and the West Indies come face to face in their ICC Cricket World Cup fixture at Nottingham’s Trent Bridge today. The West Indies and Pakistan can be indifferent or spectacular. But on t

In a compelling match, the Philippines ran out eventual winners 39-22 against Sri Lankan in their Asia Rugby Championship Division One semi-final fixture worked off at the Taipei Municipal Stadium in Chinese Taipei yesterday.

Pradeep Dhammika Arunasiri, the Marathon Champion at the 45th National Sports Festival held in Anuradhapura last week, told the Daily Mirror that he has two targets. The first is winning the Gold Medal at the South Asian Games (SAG) to be held from

The Sri Lanka Team which represented at the International Savate Boxing Competition at Chandigarh, Inidia won eight golds and one silver for Sri Lanka.

Defending champion Anika Seneviratne and Janali Manamperi qualified for the Women’s Open final of the Clay court Tennis Nationals by winning their respective semi-final encounters played at the SLTA Courts in Green Path, Colombo yesterday.

The national body for Taekwondo is aiming to win four gold medals at the upcoming South Asian Games (SAG) to be held in Kathmandu December 1-10.

With scores below 300 becoming increasingly rare in modern one-day international cricket, a new fan of the sport could be forgiven for thinking that big-hitting batsmen were the nucleus around which the entire game evolved.

The countdown to the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2019 finally comes to an end, as England, the tournament hosts and number one ranked ODI side in the world, face off against third-ranked South Africa at The Oval today.

AFP - Rafael Nadal continued the strong start to his bid for a record-extending 12th French Open title yesterday with a comfortable victory over German qualifier Yannick Maden while Stefanos Tsitsipas had to dig deep to reach round three.

Lasith Malinga’s once-express pace has dropped as Father Time has caught up with the right-arm quick, but his guile should propel him to a few individual milestones at his fourth and final Cricket World Cup.

Centuries from K. L. Rahul and M. S. Dhoni helped India defeat Bangladesh by 95 runs in their ICC Cricket World Cup warm-up match played at Cardiff, Wales yesterday. Bangladesh, chasing India’s total of 359 for seven were bowled out for 264 runs in

After Sri Lanka’s defeat to Australia in their final ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2019 warm-up game, an unusual pair hung back to practise a few deliveries. Lasith Malinga, the Sri Lanka veteran pacer, was seen sharing tips with Australia all-roun

When Chelsea meet Arsenal in the Europa League final on the shores of the Caspian Sea today, it might be coach Maurizio Sarri’s last match in charge despite what appears as a solid first year at Stamford Bridge.

Tom Blundell hit a sparkling century for New Zealand but the West Indies cruised to a convincing 91-run win in their ICC Cricket World Cup warm-up match played at Bristol yesterday. Blundell hammered 106 from just 89 balls with the help of five sixes

Serena Williams survived a first-round scare at the French Open on Monday as she battled back from a set down to defeat Russian world number 83 Vitalia Diatchenko, while Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic both eased through.

Sri Lanka batsman Kusal Mendis admits that his team is playing catch-up ahead of the World Cup having lost both the warm-up games. The onus is on the batsmen to get used to the English conditions.

REUTERS - South Africa will be without experienced pace bowler Dale Steyn for Thursday’s Cricket World Cup opener against England at The Oval after failing to shake off a recurring shoulder problem. But they are hoping he will be fit to face India

AFP - Japan’s Naomi Osaka battled back from a set and a break down to reach the Roland Garros second-round yesterday while Grand Slam under-achiever Alexander Zverev needed four hours to get through his opener.