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Sri Lanka confident of securing bid for 2018 Commonwealth Games

Sri Lanka confident of securing bid for 2018 Commonwealth GamesColombo, Oct 12 - With one month to go before the host city is selected, Sri Lanka Wednesday said it was confident of winning the bid to host the 2018 Commonwealth Games.  Read more »

India win gold in South Asian Beach Games

Colombo, Oct 10 - India won all six games in addition to grabbing a gold and a silver on the second day of the first South Asian Beach Games in the Hambantota southern coastal city of Sri Lanka.  Read more »

Sri Lanka seek Asian support for hosting Commonwealth Games

Sri Lanka seek Asian support for hosting Commonwealth GamesColombo, Oct 7 - Sri Lanka have sought support from Asian countries to secure the rights to host the 2018 Commonwealth Games.  Read more »

ICC warns Sri Lanka over 'poor' Galle pitch

ICC warns Sri Lanka over 'poor' Galle pitchColombo, Oct 7 - Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) has been officially warned by the International Cricket Council (ICC) for preparing a poor quality pitch for the first Test between Sri Lanka and Australia at Galle Aug 21-Sep 4.  Read more »

Geoff Marsh ends IPL stint to coach Sri Lanka

Geoff Marsh ends IPL stint to coach Sri LankaColombo, Sep 23 : Former Australia batsman Geoff Marsh has been named the new coach of the Sri Lankan cricket team for a two-year term beginning Tuesday.  Read more »

South Africa challenge will be ‘completely different’ from victorious Lanka one: Clarke

 South Africa challenge will be ‘completely different’ from victorious Lanka one: Clarke Colombo, Sep 21 : Fresh from winning the Test series in Sri Lanka, Australian captain Michael  Read more »

Ponting could move down order as Marsh keeps place for third Test against Lanka

 Ponting could move down order as Marsh keeps place for third Test against Lanka Colombo, Sep. 16  : Former Australian captain Ricky Ponting is likely to come down in the batting order in the third Test  Read more »

Australia will continue domination to win Lanka Test series: Harris

 Australia will continue domination to win Lanka Test series: HarrisColombo, Sep 15: Australian fast bowler Ryan Harris is confident that his team will beat Sri Lanka in the Colombo Test, which starts tomorrow, to win the three-match series.  Read more »

Khawaja dumped from Oz squad for Colombo Test against Lanka, Marsh retained

Khawaja dumped from Oz squad for Colombo Test against Lanka, Marsh retainedColombo, Sep 15: Left-handed Australian batsman Usman Khawaja will make way for Ricky Ponting for the third Test against Sri  Read more »

Watson to continue opening Oz batting despite demanding all-rounder role: Clarke

Watson to continue opening Oz batting despite demanding all-rounder role: ClarkeColombo, Sep 15: Australian captain Michael Clarke has said that Shane Watson will stay at the top of the batting order despite the all-rounder being used more as a bowler.  Read more »

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Hulk determined to win over Brazil fans

Hulk determined to win over Brazil fansFortaleza (Brazil), June 19 - Brazil forward Hulk insists he is unaffected by jeers from the stands and has vowed to win over the hearts and minds of Brazilian supporters during the Confederations Cup.  Read more »

Spain retains UEFA Under-21 crown

UEFA-U-21Jerusalem, June 19 : Spain retained the 2013 UEFA U-21 soccer championship beating Italy 4-2 here at the Teddy Stadium.

Spanish captain Thiago Alcantara hit a hat-trick in the first half  Read more »

Sri Lankans will target Indian bowling: Jayasuriya

Sanath-JayasuriyaCardiff, June 19 : Former captain Sanath Jayasuriya said Sri Lanka will target the Indian bowlers during the Champions Trophy semifinal slated for Thursday at the Sophia Gardens here.  Read more »

Champions Tropny semifinals: England put South Africa in to bat

england-vs-south-africaLondon, June 19 : England opted to field against South Africa in the first semifinal of the Champions Trophy at the Kennington Oval here Wednesday.  Read more »

Mahindra's Locatelli takes double win at Misano

Andrea-LocatelliMisano (Italy), June 17 : Both Mahindra Racing riders Andrea Locatelli and Michael Rinaldi performed well in Rounds 5 and 6 of the CIV Moto3 which concluded at the Misano World Circuit here.  Read more »

Gill leads APRC field by 12 minutes

Gaurav-GillNoumea (New Caledonia), June 15 : Gaurav Gill (co-driver Glenn Macneall) took a commanding 12-minute lead for the MRF Tyres Rally team after Day 1 of the Rally of New Caledonia, the second round of the  Read more »