Mathews and Lahiru to return from West Indies

Malinga returns to Sri Lanka in coaching capacity

Lasith Malinga, the former Sri Lanka captain and legendary pacer, has been appointed the side?s Bowling Strategy Coach for the white-ball leg of their home series against Australia next week. Malinga?s remit is to provide ?tactical insight and technical expertise to help the on-field execution of strategic plans.? It?s a role Malinga has occupied previously when Sri Lanka visited Australia in February for a T20I series. Sri Lanka suffered a 4-1 loss in that five-match series, although their bo

03 Jun, 2022

Rafael Nadal beats Casper Ruud for 14th Roland Garros title

Rafael Nadal reclaimed his crown as the king of the French Open, winning a record-extending 14th title by beating Norway’s Casper Ruud in straight sets. Spain’s Nadal, 36, won 6-3 6-3 6-0 against eighth seed Ruud to also extend his record number of Grand Slam men’s singles titles to 22. He moves two ahead of his great rivals Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic. Nadal, who lost to Djokovic in the semi-finals last year, has won 112 of his 115 matches on the Paris clay. After also winning the Aust

06 Jun, 2022

Australia cruise to 10-wicket win over Sri Lanka in opening T20 international

Australia sealed a 10-wicket victory against Sri Lanka in the first Twenty20 international in Colombo on Tuesday. Sent in to bat, Sri Lanka looked to be in control at 100 for one in the 12th over but they were bundled out for 128 as Josh Hazlewood took three wickets in an over to finish with four for 16, while Mitchell Starc took three for 26. Aaron Finch (61no) and David Warner (70no) struck an unbeaten opening partnership of 134 as Australia, the T20 world champions, wrapped up the match wit

08 Jun, 2022