New Zealand skipper Kane Williamson will miss the opening match of the ODI World Cup next week to recover from a knee injury, the country’s cricket board said Friday.

Bangladesh cricket captain Shakib Al Hasan said teammate Tamim Iqbal’s ’’totally childish’’ behaviour prompted his exclusion from the World Cup squad, the latest sign of simmering frustrations with the star batsman.

The news around Tamim Iqbal’s participation in the upcoming ODI World Cup continues to do the rounds. With only a week left before the tournament kicks off, the Bangladeshi team management is still grappling with issues surrounding Tamim Iqbal’s

Shakib Al Hasan, Bangladesh’s most celebrated and arguably their greatest player has revealed his retirement plan ahead of World Cup 2023. Shakib is leading Bangladesh in World Cup and amidst the drama of Tamim Iqbal’s non-selection, Shakib has a

When Sri Lanka clinched a shock 1996 World Cup triumph, Dunith Wellalage and Matheesha Pathirana were not even born, but the rising stars head to India determined to repeat the victory.

Off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin replaced left-arm spinner Axar Patel on Thursday in India’s squad for the Cricket World Cup on home soil after he failed to recover from a thigh injury.

Japan survived a ferocious fightback by 14-man Samoa to win 28-22 in Toulouse on Thursday, tightening their grip on second place in World Cup Pool D and ensuring leaders England would reach the quarter-finals.

Saul ’’Canelo’’ Alvarez is out to prove he remains the king of middleweight boxing when he puts his titles on the line against Jermell Charlo on Saturday in a clash of undisputed world champions in Las Vegas.

The news on the recuperation of France captain Antoine Dupont is ’’reassuring’’, according to team doctor Bruno Boussagol, who said he hoped for a ’’quick return’’ to World Cup action for the talismanic scrum-half.

Sri Lankan athletes Kalinga Kumarage (400m men), Aruna Dharshana (400m men) and Nadeesha Ramanayake (400m women) are scheduled to compete today (September 29) in round one of the 19th Asian Games.

Marnus Labuschagne has been drafted into Australia’s Cricket World Cup squad with spinner Ashton Agar left out on Thursday after picking up a calf injury.

Surrey retained their English County Championship title on Thursday after Essex’s slim hopes ended due to a batting collapse against Northamptonshire.

Afghanistan’s mercurial fast bowler Naveen-ul-Haq has announced his retirement from one-day international cricket. The 24-year-old will hang up his ODI boots after the ICC World Cup 2023 in India.

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Pakistan’s top cricketers have agreed to new central contracts that will see some of them get 200 percent pay rises, the national board confirmed on Wednesday, just before the World Cup begins in India.

If the joint party including immediate past President Umar Jasver, former President Ranjith Rodrigo and former senior vice President Dr. Manil Fernando are given the power of football administration during Football Sri Lanka (FSL) elections for 2023-

Third-year player Anuhas Kodithuwakku, who plays at Centre, will lead Trinity College’s Under 19 1st XV outfit for the 2024 rugby season which will commence in early May.

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The much looked forward event between the four leading catholic schools in the island St. Benedict’s College, Kotahena, St Anthony’s College, Katugastota, St. Peter’s Bambalapitiya and St. Joseph’s Colombo conducted with camaraderie between t

Sri Lanka’s Dinara de Silva and Dinethya Dharmaratne began their campaign of ITF Junior Circuit Week 1 tennis tournament on a winning note when they recorded comfortable wins against Dya Vivekanandan of India and Leyala Knese of Germany in the firs

The Sri Lanka Netball Federation Selection Committee has picked veteran Dulangi Wannithilake to lead the national team at the 14th Singapore Nation Cup Invitation Netball Tournament 2023.

Italy are ready for New Zealand’s intimidation and bullying tactics, head coach Kieran Crowley said on Wednesday after naming his team to face the All Blacks.

Sri Lanka’s World Cup squad which reached Guwahati today (Wednesday) is without its ace-spinner Maheesh Theekshana.

The Sri Lanka team for the Cricket World Cup 2023 left the island, under the captaincy of all-rounder Dasun Shanaka.

Rohit Sharma’s India face “humongous” expectations from fans in their cricket-crazy nation to end a world title drought by winning the World Cup at home.

France forwards coach William Servat said on Tuesday he had “no doubt” that emblematic captain Antoine Dupont could return from injury in time for a potential Rugby World Cup quarter-final next month.

The squads are starting to roll in for this year’s ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup in India.

Table tennis legend Ma Long said he had almost certainly made his last Asian Games appearance after helping hosts China to men’s team gold in Hangzhou.

Nepal became the first men’s team in history to score more than 300 runs in T20 international cricket on Wednesday as they rewrote the record books against Mongolia at the Asian Games.