In an unprecedented development, Sports Minister Dayasiri Jayasekera last night ordered all nine players heading to India for the limited-over leg of the current series to turn back as they were leaving the country without his approva

India captain Virat Kohli smashed a career-best 243 on his home ground but it was Delhi's notorious smog which dominated discussion after Sunday's play in the third and final test against Sri Lanka.  

NEW DELHI, Dec 4 (Reuters) - Delhi’s notorious smog did not halt play as it did on Sunday but Sri Lanka batsman Angelo Mathews said the air remained as bad as his team battled for survival against India in the final test on Monday

Josh Hazlewood snuffed out England’s hopes of a remarkable second Ashes test triumph with two wickets in the first 16 balls of the final day as Australia wrapped up a 120-run victory in brilliant sunshine at Adelaide Oval on Wednesday.

 Dhananjaya de Silva’s heroic hundred and Roshen Silva’s gallant, unbeaten 74 helped secure Sri Lanka’s morale-boosting draw in  final  test against India, who won the three-match series 1-0 on Wednesday.

  Bowling all-rounder Thisara Perera was appointed the captain of the limited-overs side for the current series against India, replacing Upul Tharanga this evening.?

Veteran spinner Rangana Herath has been ruled out of the third and final Test starting in Delhi from December 2 after complaining of a sore back. He will be replaced by leg-spinner Jeffrey Vandersay after first choice replacement Malinda Pushpakumara

Nic Pothas was severe in his assessment of Sri Lanka's performance in the second Test against India in Nagpur. He questioned the approach of the batsmen and said the defeat by an innings and 239 runs was “hugely disappointing”. &nb

  As expected, the Senior National Selectors rested skipper Virat Kohli for the one-day international series against Sri Lanka and elevated his deputy in limited-overs cricket Rohit Sharma as the captain for the three-match rubber, beginning De

BRISBANE (Reuters) - Australia sealed a dominant 10-wicket victory before lunch on day five of the series-opening Ashes test on Monday, having chased 170 runs without loss in a blow to England’s pride  

Chamara Silva took innovation to an unprecedented level when he attempted to play one of the most bizarre shots ever seen in the game of cricket.

Usain Bolt, widely hailed as the fastest man who ever lived, has been working with the Australian cricket team ahead of their 2017-18 Ashes campaign. The eight-time Olympic gold medallist is trying to help players improve their speed off the mark, an

Sri Lanka all-rounder Angelo Mathews today rated India's pace attack comprising Mohammed Shami, Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Umesh Yadav as top class and said that the batsmen cannot afford to relax against them.

Sri Lanka Cricket today announced the fixtures of the Tri-nation T20 Series “Nidahas Trophy 2018”. The Nidahas Trophy 2018 - played in celebration of Sri Lanka’s 70th year of independence, coincidentally, Sri Lanka Cricket's 7

All-rounder Asela Gunaratne is expected to join the Test team currently touring India by November 20, Sri Lanka Cricket said on Saturday.

Opener  Hasitha Boyagoda (53) hit a fine half-century before left-arm spinner Praveen Jayawickrama finished with figures of 5 for 17 to lead Sri Lanka U-19 to a comfortable 61-run win over Afghanistan U-19 in their rain-affected (42 overs) Asi

India BPXI rode on captain Sanju Samson’s century on the second day of the warm-up game to end the match in a draw against Sri Lanka in Kolkata. The home side was losing wickets at regular intervals but Samson blocked one end and scored runs

There were no trophies presented for coaches at last week’s Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) Annual Awards Ceremony but you could not fault Sampath Perera if he still felt like a winner.

Former Sri Lanka Test cricketer Thilan Samaraweera has been appointed batting coach of the Sri Lanka national team until the 2019 World Cup.

 Against India at home, Mendis smashed a century (110) in the second Test.  The selectors have also retained Lakshan Sandakan in the side ahead of Malinda Pushpakumara—the left-arm  spinner who is in great form.  Pushpakumar