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Sri Lanka celebrate 10-wicket win against Afghanistan
Sri Lanka wrapped up a comfortable 10-wicket win in the one-off Test match against Afghanistan in Colombo on Monday.
Afghanistan bowl out hosts Sri Lanka for 439
Sri Lanka collapsed from 427 for six to 439 all out on the third day of their one-off Test against Afghanistan on Sunday, with one of their batsmen forced off the field after being hit on the helmet.
Sri Lanka bat in Asia Cup final
Defending champions Sri Lanka won the toss and opted to bat first against India in the final of the Asia Cup in Colombo today.
‘I believed that I would bowl the perfect yorker’
Despite not being in the running for the final, Bangladesh ended their Asia Cup on a high by beating India in a tight Super Four game in Colombo’s R Premadasa Stadium on Friday.
India win toss, bat against Sri Lanka
India skipper Rohit Sharma won the toss and elected to bat against Sri Lanka in Colombo for Tuesday's Asia Cup Super Four clash.
Shakib rues lack of runs at the top
While skipper Shakib Al Hasan pointed to the inability of putting on a big opening stand as one of the reasons behind his team’s 21-run defeat against Sri Lanka in their crucial Super Four encounter, the performance in Saturday's match practically summed up Bangladesh’s inconsistent batting performance throughout the Asia Cup.
Captain Joty leads Bangladesh's thrilling win over Sri Lanka
Nigar Sultana Jyoti struck an unbeaten 51-ball 75 as Bangladesh women’s team beat their Sri Lankan counterparts by six wickets in the first T20I in Colombo on Tuesday.
Second match of BD-SL Women's series washed out too
The last match of the series against Sri Lanka is scheduled to be played in Colombo on Thursday.
Sri Lankan MP takes own life during clashes in Colombo
Two people including an MP from the ruling party died and at least 139 were injured on Monday in a day of violence in Sri Lanka, police and hospital officials said.
Sri Lanka commando commits suicide at PM’s residence
An elite police commando commits suicide by shooting himself at Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe’s official residence in Colombo.
A REPORTER'S JOURNEY THROUGH 100 TESTS
When I entered the world of Bangladesh sports, cricket started to gain serious traction with the team's unexpected success in the 1997 ICC Trophy changing the complexion of Bangladesh sport. However, cricket's complete monopoly was nowhere in sight at that time. No discussion, not even in a cricket stadium's press box, was complete without talk of domestic football, among other sports.
Bangladesh Cricket: Tigers depart for Sri Lanka
Bangladesh national cricket team left Dhaka for their month long tour of Sri Lanka today.
Lankans have pace, but need to swing: Akram
Legendary Pakistani paceman Wasim Akram said that Sri Lanka had a promising crop of fast bowlers despite their traditional reliance on spin after holding a coaching session with the islanders Thursday.
11 gunned down in Venezuela
Gunmen have killed 11 people, including three teenagers and a Colombian national, in Venezuela, officials say.
Garfield Sobers says T20 taking toll on Test cricket
West Indies legend Garfield Sobers accused cash-rich Twenty20 tournaments of destroying Test cricket by luring players away from the longest form of the sport with large amounts of cash.
When Lara tamed Murali
Highlights of Brian Lara's three hundreds in Sri Lanka are now available on YouTube. It was the way he tackled spin wizard Muttiah Muralitharan that stood out.
SL president's brother killed in axe attack
A brother of Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena dies in hospital after being attacked with an axe in his hometown north-east of Colombo.