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LIVE: Sri Lanka A vs India A, 1st Match at Dambulla

Sri Lanka’s chase of 278 got off to a positive start as openers Niroshan Dickwella and Avishka Fernando walked out to the middle.

09 Jun 2026

‘It’s an honour’ - Harden into NBA top 10 scorers

08 Dec 2025

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England and Scotland find out World Cup kick-off times

07 Dec 2025

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Kohli breaks Jayasuriya record, closes in on Sachin’s ODI milestone

06 Dec 2025

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Verstappen beats Norris and Piastri to pole

06 Dec 2025

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Pakistan legend Akram hails 'incredible' Starc after Ashes heroics

06 Dec 2025

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Pakistan legend Akram hails 'incredible' Starc after Ashes heroics

06 Dec 2025

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Legendary Pakistan pacer Wasim Akram believes even more is to come from Australia’s ’’incredible’’ veteran Ashes wrecking ball Mitchell Starc.

FIFA World Cup 2026 Draw - Groups, Teams, Format

06 Dec 2025

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Sri Lankan football fans have been following the global build up to the FIFA World Cup 2026 draw, and the long wait ended in Washington, DC where the tournament groups were officially revealed. After weeks of political attention surrounding the event and the presence of United States President Donald Trump, the focus finally returned to the sport.

Weekend Sports Guide: Premier League Action, The Ashes and a Title-Deciding F1 Finale

06 Dec 2025

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Sri Lankan sports fans have plenty to look forward to this weekend, with key Premier League fixtures, more play from The Ashes, and a Formula 1 finale that will crown this year’s world champion. Here’s a simple look at what’s coming up, with all times listed for Sri Lanka.

England start World Cup against Croatia, Scotland to face Brazil

06 Dec 2025

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England will begin their World Cup 2026 campaign against Croatia, while Scotland have been drawn alongside Brazil at next summer’s tournament.

Trump all smiles as he wins FIFA's new peace prize

06 Dec 2025

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United States President Donald Trump received the inaugural Fifa Peace Prize before the draw for the 2026 Fifa World Cup.

Ball rolled into pitch forces WBBL match to be called off

05 Dec 2025

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Bizarrre scenes in Adelaide during the innings break in the Strikers-Hurricanes clash saw the match abandoned, a result that keeps alive the Strikers’ finals hopes

Fakhar Zaman found guilty of breaching ICC Code of Conduct

05 Dec 2025

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Pakistan batter, Fakhar Zaman has been fined 10 per cent of his match fee after he was found guilty of breaching Level 1 of the ICC Code of Conduct during the Tri-Series final against Sri Lanka on 29 November.

The FIFA World Cup 2026 draw is here - this is how it will work

05 Dec 2025

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Pots, quadrants, confederation constraints, group position grids... the 2026 World Cup finals draw on Friday is not going to be a straightforward affair.

Nissanka powers Gulf Giants to winning start

05 Dec 2025

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Gulf Giants began their ILT20 campaign with a statement win over the MI Emirates in Dubai as they chased down the target of 164 in just 14.4 overs with six wickets to spare. Pathum Nissanka (81 off 42) led the charge while Azmatullah Omarzai (39* off 16) played a blinder of a cameo to comfortably seal the win for the Giants. Earlier, T20 veteran Kieron Pollard scored 50 off 33 deliveries to take MI Emirates to 163 for 6, which was eventually well

Holy Cross girls superior at all-island badminton

05 Dec 2025

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Holy Cross College, Gampaha won the all-island girls’ Division B Under-11 inter-school team badminton championship at the Sugathadasa Indoor Stadium in Colombo.

No room for politics at World Cup draw

05 Dec 2025

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A delegation from Iran will attend the 2026 World Cup draw in the US on Friday after threatening to boycott it over a visa row.

Root holds firm with first hundred in Australia

05 Dec 2025

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Veteran batter Joe Root hit his first Test century in Australia at his 30th appearance as England made 325 for 9 on the opening day of the second Ashes cricket Test in Brisbane yesterday.

Sri Lanka Cricket donates Rs. 300 million to ‘Rebuilding Sri Lanka’ Fund’

04 Dec 2025

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Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) has donated Rs. 300 million to the government’s ‘Rebuilding Sri Lanka’ Fund to aid ongoing relief and reconstruction efforts following Cyclone Ditwah.

Serena Williams says no comeback, despite filing paperwork

03 Dec 2025

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Serena Williams has filed the necessary paperwork for a return to tennis - but then said she is ’’not coming back’’ to the sport.

IOC president calls for end to 'finger-pointing' in doping fight

02 Dec 2025

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International Olympic Committee president Kirsty Coventry and her World Anti-Doping Agency counterpart on Tuesday called for unity in the fight against performance-enhancing drugs following a fracture with the United States.

Fifa set to use VAR for corners at World Cup

02 Dec 2025

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Fifa is set to press ahead with plans to have VAR checks on the awarding of corner kicks at the 2026 World Cup despite domestic leagues rejecting the idea for the wider game.

Ex-England player arrested on suspicion of attempted rape

02 Dec 2025

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A former England and Premier League footballer has been arrested on suspicion of attempted rape.

Salah a top professional after being dropped - Slot

02 Dec 2025

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Liverpool manager Arne Slot described forward Mohamed Salah as a ’’top professional’’ for his response to being dropped.

Former England batter Robin Smith dies aged 62

02 Dec 2025

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Nicknamed ’Judge’, Smith played 62 Tests between 1988 and 1996, scoring 4,236 runs at an average 43.67, including nine centuries.

Dambulla to Host Sri Lanka–Pakistan T20 Clash in January

02 Dec 2025

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Sri Lanka will host a three-match T20 series against Pakistan in January, the cricket board announced on Tuesday.

Rohit Sharma sets sixes record

02 Dec 2025

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Rohit Sharma broke the record for the most sixes hit in men’s one-day internationals as India edged South Africa by 17 runs in the opening game of their series in Ranchi.

Duplantis and McLaughlin crowed World Athletes of the Year

02 Dec 2025

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Armand Duplantis and Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone have been crowned world athletes of the year at the World Athletics Awards in Monaco.

Explosive start for Olympics as short bursts take centre stage

02 Dec 2025

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The Los Angeles 2028 Olympics will kick off “with a bang” with the women’s 100m final taking place on day one and the men’s 100m final on the second day, says World Athletics president Lord Coe.

Harry targets LPGA Tour after dream debut season

02 Dec 2025

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Darcey Harry says her biggest goal for 2026 will be to join the LPGA Tour.

Root questions logic of pink ball cricket

02 Dec 2025

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Joe Root has questioned whether the Ashes needs to include a pink-ball Test as England prepare to meet Australia in a day-nighter in Brisbane.

Tennis great dies age 92

02 Dec 2025

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Italian tennis great Nicola Pietrangeli, a two-time French Open champion, has died at the age of 92.

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