Category: Sports News

Pele, the Brazilian king of soccer died on Thursday at the age of 82.

Argentina won the World Cup on Sunday after beating defending champions France 4-2 on penalties, following a dramatic 3-3 draw after extra time.

Sri Lankan cricketer Danushka Gunathilaka will settle into life in Sydney after being accused of sexually assaulting a woman multiple times, a court has heard.

Dominik Livakovic saved Rodrygo’s first penalty and Marquinhos hit the post to give Croatia a 4-2 shootout win over Brazil on Friday after their World Cup quarter-final finished level at 1-1.

Chamika Karunaratne of the Kandy Falcons has lost four teeth following an injury during the match against the Galle Gladiators yesterday (December 07).

Wanindu Hasaranga took the first hat-trick in Lanka Premier League (LPL) history, dismissing three of the Colombo Stars’ batsmen on the opening day of the third season of the LPL on Tuesday (December 06).

Sri Lanka completed its highest successful run chase ever at home to square the three-match ODI series against Afghanistan on Wednesday (November 30) at the Pallekele International Stadium.

Three Sri Lankan cricketers who represent the Sri Lanka National Cricket team got married today (November 28) in three separate ceremonies held in Colombo.

Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) on Wednesday handed bowling all-rounder Chamika Karunaratne a suspended one-year ban from all forms of cricket following a disciplinary inquiry into violations committed at the Twenty20 World Cup in Australia.

Sri Lankan cricketer Danushka Gunathilaka accused of raping a Sydney woman he met on a dating app has been pictured for the first time since leaving custody on bail.

Sri Lankan international cricketer Danushka Gunathilaka has been granted bail on sexual assault charges after a court heard he had the support of the Sri Lankan cricket association and government, and sureties totalling $200,000 were accepted.

Sri Lankan cricketer Danushka Gunathilaka has returned to court a day before he asks it to review his bail conditions.

A New South Wales Supreme Court hearing will be held in December after Sri Lankan international Danushka Gunathilaka launched a second bail bid following his arrest and charges of four counts of sexual intercourse without consent.

England are T20 World Champions for the second time after Ben Stokes steered them to a six-wicket victory over Pakistan in the final at the MCG.

Lawyer Ananda Amaranath, who was handling Dhanushka Gunathilaka’s case in court on Monday (November 07), has withdrawn from the case.

Rashid Khan’s reign at the top of the MRF ICC Men’s T20I Bowling Rankings has been short-lived, with the Afghanistan spinner usurped in top spot by Sri Lanka’s Wanindu Hasaranga.