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Brendan Taylor to join Kandy Tuskers as 6th Overseas player.
SPORTS

Brendan Taylor to join Kandy Tuskers as 6th Overseas player.

The Kandy Tuskers franchise has announced that Zimbabwe Wicket Keeper and Batsman Brendan Taylor has signed the contract as the…

byAyman Ameer21/11/202021/11/2020
LPL : Pakistan Cricketer Sohail Tanvir tests positive for Covid
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LPL : Pakistan Cricketer Sohail Tanvir tests positive for Covid

Pakistan cricketer Sohail Tanveer who is a part of the Kandy Tuskers franchise in the Lanka Premier League (LPL) has…

byAyman Ameer20/11/202021/11/2020
Australia’s rugby league football to kick off as COVID-19 cases slow
SPORTSWORLD

Australia’s rugby league football to kick off as COVID-19 cases slow

Australia’s National Rugby League football competition, a bruising body contact sport, will on Thursday resume after a two-month hiatus as…

byP C James28/05/2020
Wimbledon 2020 cancelled in response to coronavirus pandemic
Main StorySPORTSWORLD

Wimbledon 2020 cancelled in response to coronavirus pandemic

Wimbledon, one of the center pieces of the British summer sporting calendar, has been cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic,…

byP C James02/04/202002/04/2020
2020 Tokyo Olympics postponed due to the global pandemic
Main StorySPORTSWORLD

2020 Tokyo Olympics postponed due to the global pandemic

The Tokyo Olympics, which were postponed due to the global coronavirus pandemic, will be held from July 23 to Aug.…

byP C James31/03/2020
KARLSSON QUALIFIES FOR 2020 OLYMPICS
Main StorySPORTS

KARLSSON QUALIFIES FOR 2020 OLYMPICS

Mathilda Karlsson a Sri Lankan show jumper has qualified to represent her country at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. For Sri…

byFaraz Shauketaly07/01/202007/01/2020
A year to remember as Sri Lanka achieve the impossible
SPORTS

A year to remember as Sri Lanka achieve the impossible

Three wins in eight Tests, seven wins in 21 ODIs and four wins out of 13 T-20s would suggest that…

byFaraz Shauketaly04/01/202004/01/2020
Women’s football: Why a scoreboard in Brazil read 0.8 after a goal
SPORTS

Women’s football: Why a scoreboard in Brazil read 0.8 after a goal

For long, equal pay has been a point of discussion in women’s sport, including football. From Megan Rapinoe talking about…

byFaraz Shauketaly02/12/201902/12/2019
Malinga shelves retirement plan, to continue for 2 years
SPORTS

Malinga shelves retirement plan, to continue for 2 years

Sri Lanka captain and veteran pacer Lasith Malinga has had a rethink on his decision to retire after next year’s…

byFaraz Shauketaly02/12/201902/12/2019
Sri Lanka Test squad named for Pakistan tour
SPORTS

Sri Lanka Test squad named for Pakistan tour

Former captains Angelo Mathews and Dinesh Chandimal have been named in the 16-man Test squad announced by Sri Lanka Cricket…

byFaraz Shauketaly02/12/201902/12/2019

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