Kirsty Coventry was elected president of the International Olympic Committee on Thursday and became the first woman and first African to get perhaps the biggest job in world sports. “It is a signal that we are truly global,” the Zimbabwe sports minister and two-time Olympic swimming gold medalist said. Hers was a stunning first-round win in the seven-candidate contest after …
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Bangladesh U19 Team will tour Sri Lanka during the months of April-May for a Youth ODI series. All matches will be played at the MRICS, Hambantota. Schedule DATE MATCH 24th April Warm Up 26th April First Youth ODI 28th April Second Youth ODI 1st May Third Youth ODI 3rd May Fourth Youth ODI 6th May Fifth Youth ODI 8th May Sixth Youth ODI
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I wanted to bring all 5ft 2in of him to mind. Aravinda de Silva, emerging out of the Lahore stadium’s pavilion, his mongoose eyes dancing on the night of March 17, 1996. It was my first time at the scene of Sri Lanka’s finest national moments, not just one of Sri Lanka’s great cricketing moments. This one cuts across genre, race, class, caste, recency …
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Sri Lanka 281 for 4 (Kusal 101, Asalanka 78*, Madushka 51, Abbott 1-41) beat Australia 107 (Smith 29, Wellalage 4-35, Hasaranga 3-23, Asitha 3-23) by 174 runs A shorthanded Australia will enter the Champions Trophy bereft of confidence and desperate for answers after a hefty 2-0 ODI series defeat to Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka’s massive 174-run victory in the second ODI in Colombo …
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Australia 414 (Carey 156, Smith 131, Jayasuriya 5-151) and 75 for 1 (Khawaja 27*, Labuschagne 26*) beat Sri Lanka 257 (Kusal 85, Chandimal 74, Starc 3-37) & 231 (Mathews 76, Kusal 50, Kuhnemann 4-63, Lyon 4-84) by 9 wickets Steven Smith completed an outstanding series at the helm with his 200th Test catch, but he wasn’t needed with the bat as Australia clinically sealed …
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The International Cricket Council on Sunday lavished praise on former Sri Lankan captain and prolific opener Dimuth Karunaratne, who brought the curtains down on his glittering international career along with his 100th Test against Australia in Galle. Karunaratne scored 36 and 14 in his farewell Test as Australia won the match by nine wickets to make a clean sweep of …
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Australia recorded their biggest win over Sri Lanka by an innings and 242 runs in also beating a highly forecast rain to bowling out the host team for 165 and 247 in claiming 15 wickets on the penultimate fourth day of the Murali-Warne first test match to go 1-up at the Galle International Cricket Stadium on Saturday. Sri Lanka’s last …
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The International Cricket Council (ICC) has officially announced its 2024 ODI Team of the Year, and Sri Lanka has emerged as a dominant force, with four players making the prestigious list. Charith Asalanka, the Sri Lankan captain, has been appointed as the leader of the squad. Asalanka, who has been in exceptional form, will captain a team that also includes …
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Chasing an imposingly tall 187 target, Sri Lanka Lanka did well to get to 71 for 2 after 9.1 overs and 97 for 3 after 11.4 overs before losing their way and the decisive second T20 by 45 runs and the series following an imposing 186 by New Zealand who were put in to bat for the second time as …
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Sanoj Darshika struck a brilliant 145 to lead Colts Cricket Club to a crushing innings and 92-run win over Negombo Cricket Club in the first week’s Sri Lanka Cricket Major Club 3-Day Tournament 2024/25. Another outstanding performance came from Ace Capital’s Udayawansha Parakrama who scored a fine 113 in their match against Badureliya Sports Club on the final day. Kandy …
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