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The nation whose attacking soccer has thrilled the world for generations was left heart-broken on Tuesday after Brazil’s humiliating 7-1 loss to Germany in the World Cup semi-finals. […]

A stunning free kick from Brazil’s David Luiz sealed a 2-1 win over Colombia in a bruising World Cup quarter-final on Friday but the hosts will next face Germany without their talisman Neymar. […]

BELO HORIZONTE, Brazil — With the pressure of an anxious nation bearing down on them with each passing minute, the Brazilian players teetered on the brink of a defeat that would have wounded a country’s soul. […]

Shane Warne has launched another stinging attack on Alastair Cook, whom he believes should either step down as England captain or take a break from cricket. The former record-breaking Australia spinner has been Cook’s most outspoken critic in the last 12 months, and has clearly got under the skin of the Essex left-hander, who stated […]

Sri Lanka beat England with just one ball to spare to win the second Test at Headingley by 100 runs and take the two-match series 1-0. There were more than 20 overs remaining when England No 11 James Anderson came into bat. […]

Leeds: Two captains will turn up at Headingley for the final rites to this Test but with two very different futures hanging on the result. For Sri Lanka’s Angelo Mathews, heroic status beckons win, lose or draw, after his 160 became one of the great Test innings seen at this ground. It was his career-best […]

Sri Lanka captain Angelo Mathews scored his highest test innings of 160 before the visitors were dismissed for 457 after tea on the fourth day, setting England a victory target of 350 in the second test at Headingley on Monday. […]

Sri Lankan spin king Muthiah Muralidaran has joined Australia’s coaching team to help the squad prepare for its Test series against Pakistan. […]

England captain Alastair Cook said he expected the controversial run out of Jos Buttler during the fifth one-day international against Sri Lanka to “spice up” the forthcoming Test series between the teams. […]

Sri Lanka won the final one-day international in Birmingham by six wickets on Tuesday, a game that will be remembered for the controversial run-out of England’s Jos Buttler, to triumph 3-2 in the five-match series. […]

Sri Lanka off-spinner Sachithra Senanayake has been reported for a suspect bowling action following his side’s win over England in the fourth one-day international at Lord’s on Saturday, the International Cricket Council said on Monday. […]

Sri Lanka held their nerve after a brilliant century by Jos Buttler to beat England by seven runs in the fourth one-day international at Lord’s on Saturday and level the series at 2-2. Kumar Sangakkara top-scored with 112 in a commanding Sri Lanka total of 300 for nine and England struggled in reply until the […]

Sri Lanka’s bowlers ripped through a fragile England batting line-up to win the second one-day international in Durham by 157 runs to level the five-match series 1-1. Tillakaratne Dilshan top-scored with 88 as Sri Lanka made a respectable total of 256 for eight from their 50 overs. […]

(Reuters) – World champions Sri Lanka held off an England fightback to win by nine runs in a Twenty20 international at the Oval on Tuesday helped by an explosive innings from Thisara Perera and superb bowling from Lasith Malinga. Perera’s quick-fire 49 runs from 20 balls, having survived a dropped catch by Michael Carberry, enabled […]

Chandika Hathurusginhe is to take over as head coach of the Bangladesh national side. Cricket NSW confirmed on Monday the Sri Lankan was leaving his role as coach of the Sydney Thunder Twenty20 team to replace Shane Jurgensen, who resigned last month. […]

FILE PHOTO – Sri Lanka’s Kumar Sangakkara scored 159 in 267 balls, inclusive of 18 fours and two sixes, for English county Durham yesterday. Durham played a four-dayer, which was to end yesterday, against Sussex in one of their Div. I matches of the ongoing County Championship, at Hove County Grounds. […]