BCB appoint Australia’s performance psychologist ahead of Asia Cup, World Cup

The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has hired the services of an Australian psychologist, it is learned. Dr. Phil Jauncey is a performance psychologist, who arrived in Bangladesh last Thursday.

Wahab Riaz announces retirement from international cricket

Veteran Pakistan pacer Wahab Riaz has announced his retirement from international cricket in order to focus more on franchise-based tournaments. Notably, the 38-year-old represented the national team in 27 Test matches, 91 ODIs and 36 T20Is and has picked up a total of 237 wickets in international cricket.

Titans beat Strikers, oust Kandy for second place

Galle Titans recorded a convincing eight-wicket win over Colombo Strikers in the final match of the group stage of the Lanka Premier League at the R. Premadasa Stadium today, which secured them second spot in the points table.

Hasaranga to retire from Test cricket

All-rounder Wanindu Hasaranga has retired from Test cricket with the view of prolonging his international career in the shorter forms of the game, it was reported on Tuesday.

Man Utd punish wasteful Wolves for winning Premier League start

Manchester United survived an onslaught from Wolves and huge claims for a late penalty to start the Premier League season with a 1-0 win thanks to Raphael Varane’s header on Monday.

Chelsea sign Caicedo for reported British record £115 million fee

Chelsea completed the signing of Ecuador midfielder Moises Caicedo on Monday for a reported Premier League record fee of up to £115 million ($146 million).

Nominations called for elections to football body

Football Sri Lanka (FSL), which is serving a FIFA ban, has called for nominations for election of office-bearers for the period 2023-2027 from August 14 till August 19, at a Special General Meeting (SGM) of Football League representatives.

Funds not granted by Ministry of Sports yet for Asian Games Rugby

Sri Lankan Sevens Rugby players are caught in the dark as the Asian Games Sevens tournament outfit tour to China is in major doubt as no funds being released to date for the tour from the Ministry of Sports which is estimated over 20M rupees.

Titans sign Zadran, Das to replace departing Kiwis

The Galle Titans have signed Najibullah Zadran and Liton Das as replacement overseas players after their New Zealand duo of Tim Seifert and Chad Bowes left the squad today.

Chelsea, Liverpool stalemate shows need for Caicedo, Spurs held by Brentford

Chelsea and Liverpool had to settle for a 1-1 draw to start their Premier League season on Sunday as Tottenham also drew 2-2 at Brentford as they began life without Harry Kane.

Majestic King leads West Indies to T20 series win over India

Brandon King’s superb unbeaten 85 led West Indies to an eight-wicket win over India on Sunday to secure a 3-2 victory in their T20 series.

Matheesha’s strikes at the end keep Colombo LPL hopes alive

The Colombo Strikers kept their hopes of reaching the Lanka Premier League play-offs alive with a nine-run win over B-Love Kandy on Sunday, in a match that came down to the wire before fast-bowler Matheesha Pathirana delivered the killer blows.

Jaffna lie in wait after big defeat to Titans

The winningest franchise in the Lanka Premier League (LPL) find themselves in a position they have not been in before, after a seven-wicket defeat to the Galle Titans left the defending champions Jaffna Kings waiting till the final day of the group stage to find out if they would progress to the play-offs.

Unbeaten Isipathana confront Royal in crucial match

Defending champions Isipathana College Colombo, one of the two unbeaten teams left in the ongoing Dialog Schools Rugby league tournament, will enter the crucial phase of their title defence when they take on Royal College in the Super Round encounter scheduled to be kicked off from 4:15 p.m. onwards at the Royal Sports Complex.

De Bruyne injury sours winning Premier League start for Man City

Manchester City could be without Kevin De Bruyne for a number of weeks after he suffered the recurrence of a hamstring injury as the defending champions opened the Premier League season with a 3-0 win at Burnley on Friday.

Sarfaraz Khan weds Kashmir girl

Sarfaraz Khan may have been overlooked by the selectors when forming cricket teams to represent India time and again, despite being in sublime touch, but he’s a winner on another front – the cricketer from Mumbai recently got married to Romana, a girl from Jammu & Kashmir.

No points deducted from Trinity

There will be no points deducted from Trinity College in pulling out from their encounter against Zahira College in their Dialog Schools Under 19 Rugby League encounter citing medical issues for 7 of their players while in Colombo.

India’s Shaw slams sixth-highest one-day score of 244

India’s Prithvi Shaw struck the sixth-highest individual one-day score on Wednesday when he blasted an extraordinary 244 for Northamptonshire in their English county One-Day Cup match at home to Somerset.

India v Pakistan clash among nine World Cup fixtures rescheduled

The eagerly-awaited contest between India and Pakistan at this year’s ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup has been rescheduled to a different day, while details of eight other matches have also been changed.

Akalanka qualifies to 400m Boys Hurdles Final at Commonwealth Youth Games

Asian youth athletic Championship 2023 Bronze Medalist and Upcoming young Sri Lanka athlete Ayomal Akalanka of Ambagamuwa MMV qualified for the 400m Hurdle Boys finals at the 7th Commonwealth Youth Games today.

Women’s Cricket team to play ODI and T20I series in England

The Sri Lanka National Women’s Team is set to tour England this month for an ODI and T20I series.

Hardik Pandya expresses displeasure with facilities during Windies tour

Indian cricket team’s T20I captain, Hardik Pandya, has found himself in the spotlight for two reasons - his alleged poor captaincy and his recent complaints about the facilities provided during the West Indies tour.

Madushka, Gurbaz shine in Jaffna Kings win

Openers Nishan Madushka and Rahmanullah Gurbaz shone for Jaffna Kings in the comfortable six-win over Colombo Strikers in the 13th match of the Lanka Premier League T20 tournament played under floodlights at the Pallekele International Stadium today.

Bahamontes, first Spanish winner of the Tour de France, dies: official

Federico Bahamontes, who in 1959 became the first Spanish cyclist to win the Tour de France, has died aged 95, the mayor of Toledo announced on Tuesday.

Skipper Hasaranga guides B-Love Kandy to easy win

An all round performance by skipper Wanindu Hasaranga led the way for B-Love Kandy to coast to an easy 89 runs win over Galle Titans in the 12th match of the Lanka Premier League T20 tournament encounter played at the Pallekele International Stadium today.

Dambulla Aura inflict third defeat on Jaffna KIngs

Dambulla Aura inflicted the third defeat of defending and three times champions Jaffna Kings with a nine runs win in the 11th match of the Lanka Premier League played under floodlights at the Pallekele International Stadium on Monday.

Kusal, Chamika among four players fined for breach of LPL Code of Conduct

Kusal Mendis and Chamika Karunaratne were among four players who were fined for a breach of the Lanka Premier League (LPL) Code of Conduct.

Cricket legend Sachin in SL

Indian cricket icon Sachin Tendulkar visited Sri Lanka today as a UNICEF ambassador for global humanitarian efforts.

Azam, Nissanka steer Colombo Strikers to thrilling win

Babar Azam scored the first century of this season’s Lanka Premier League (LPL), striking a swashbuckling 59-ball knock of 104, inclusive of eight boundaries and five sixes, to lay the foundation for Colombo Strikers to record a thrilling seven-wicket win over the Galle Titans, in their LPL match played at the Pallekele International Stadium.

‘Slight advantage for India… ‘: Ex-Sri Lanka pacer on upcoming world cup

In an exclusive chat, former Sri Lanka pacer Chaminda Vaas explains why India have a slight edge in World Cup this year, what Sri Lanka need to return to dominating ways, and more.