Sri Lankan seamers cut through the Bangladesh top order in the second innings after centuries from Angelo Mathews and Dinesh Chandimal gave the visitors a commanding lead in the second Test in Dhaka on Thursday.

Olympian Yupun Abeykoon renewed the Sri Lanka 100 metre record at an international athletic meeting in Dassau, Germany on Wednesday, the first athlete from South Asia to clock under 10.10 seconds.

Angelo Mathews and Dhananjaya de Silva each hit a fifty and put on a 102-run partnership to keep Sri Lanka going strong in the rain-hit second Test against Bangladesh on Wednesday (25).

The day-night matches in Sri Lanka’s limited over series against Australia next month will go ahead as scheduled, a Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) official said today, refuting reports in foreign media that all matches had been shifted to day games.

Pakistan Women scored a comfortable six-wicket win with 1.4 overs to spare over Sri Lanka Women in their first T20I played at the Southend Club Cricket Stadium in Karachi on Tuesday.

Despite the immense talent, Mishara has always had disciplinary issues as he was banned for one-year by the SLC in 2019. His latest antics in Bangladesh remind everyone of another immensely talented left hander from Royal College – Kithuruwan Vitha

Openers Dimuth Karunaratne and Oshada Fernando each hit a fifty as Sri Lanka gave Bangladesh a fitting reply in the second Test in Dhaka on Tuesday.

Sri Lankan cricketer Kamil Mishara has been recalled from Bangladesh, where he is part of Sri Lanka’s Test squad, following a breach of tour rules.

Sri Lankan batter Kusal Mendis has recovered from his brief illness and will be able to participate in the ongoing second Test match against Bangladesh underway at the Mirpur Stadium.

Mushfiqur Rahim and Litton Das hit centuries and shared a record stand to turn the tide for Bangladesh in the second Test against Sri Lanka in Dhaka on Monday (25) after a disastrous start.

Fast bowler Kasun Rajitha earned a place in Sri Lanka’s team that will start the second Test against Bangladesh in Mirpur on Monday, on the back of his impressive figures in the first Test.

Sri Lanka Olympian Yupun Abeykoon set a new Sri Lanka and South Asian record in the 200 metres in an international athletic meet in Italy on Sunday (22).

Batsman Bhanuka Rajapaksa could be in line for a return to the national team, following his inclusion in the ODI and T20I provisional training squads for the home series against Australia next month.

Football Sri Lanka (FSL) will launch a three-year national team development plan in association with Qatar Football Association (QFA) and the Aspire Academy of Qatar.

Bangladesh and Sri Lanka drew the first Test in Chittagong on Thursday after Dinesh Chandimal and Niroshan Dickwella hung on for the visitors in a vital seventh-wicket stand.

Sri Lankan sprinter Yupun Abeykoon ran a personal best of 10.04 secs in the Men’s 100m at the City of Savona International Meeting on Wednesday, although an over-the-limit tailwind meant it did not count as a new South Asian record.

Veteran seamers James Anderson and Stuart Broad returned to the England Test squad today for the first two Tests against New Zealand next month.

Mushfiqur Rahim struck his eighth Test century and became the first Bangladeshi to pass 5,000 runs as the hosts took the upper hand in the first Test against Sri Lanka in Chittagong on today.

Pathirana first came to the limelight when he appeared to have bowled a delivery at 175kmph during one of the junior matches, which was then considered a technical fault. Since then the right-arm fast-bowler, who has a slingy bowling action, has been

Mushfiqur Rahim and Liton Das struck fifties after Tamim Iqbal made a hundred to put Bangladesh in pole position in the first Test against Sri Lanka in Chittagong on Tuesday.

Andrew Morrison and Keith Stevens, the two foreign coaches appointed by Sri Lanka Football for the national football team arrived in Sri Lanka on Sunday (15).

Angelo Mathews missed out on his second double hundred by one run as Bangladesh bowled out Sri Lanka for 397 runs in the first Test in Chittagong on Monday (16).

Former captain Angelo Mathews hit an unbeaten 114 to help Sri Lanka finish strongly on the opening day of the first Test against Bangladesh on Sunday.

Neutral match officials have been assigned for the two Test matches between Bangladesh and Sri Lanka.

Sri Lanka’s national men’s team and emerging players have already reached Bangladesh and England respectively, however, the fate of the national women’s team tour of Pakistan hangs in balance.

While the brave citizens of Sri Lanka are kicking the backside of the Rajapaksas, one man who has been shutting down the trash talkers on the pitch is none other than Sri Lanka’s spin wizard Wanindu Hasaranga.

Recently appointed Head Coach of the Sri Lanka cricket team Chris Silverwood is excited by what he sees in Sri Lanka cricket and believes he can make a difference through his involvement in the set-up.

The 18-member Sri Lanka cricket team led by Dimuth Karunaratne will take wing to Bangladesh for two Test matches in Chittagong and Mirpur.

Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake in a staggering media briefing on Tuesday (3) accused former Sports Minister Namal Rajapaksa of stealing money through a company under the name ‘CWG Hambantota’.

Opener Marcus Harris has been left out of the Australia squad for the two-Test tour of Sri Lanka in June and July, although he will have a chance to press for a return as part of the “A” team also touring.