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Colombo: Former Sri Lanka cricketer Sachithra Senanayake was arrested Wednesday over match-fixing charges after he appeared before the Special Investigation Unit (SIU) of the Sports Ministry. He will be produced before a court later in the day. Last month, the Colombo Magistrate issued an order...

New York: Novak Djokovic overcame the heat and engineered a lopsided victory over top-ranked American Taylor Fritz to remain undefeated in the US Open quarterfinals. Competing in the 34-degree heat on Arthur Ashe Stadium Tuesday night, the 36-year-old was in no mood to relinquish his...

Melbourne: Australia have named the 15-player provisional squad for the ICC 2023 World Cup with Pat Cummins leading the side and Sean Abbott earning the maiden call-up for the marquee event in India, starting from October 5. Australia had named a preliminary squad of 18...

Lahore: Mohammad Nabi hammered the fastest ODI half-century for Afghanistan but they lost their way in the run chase as Sri Lanka won by two runs and made it to the Super Fours stage in the Asia Cup cricket tournament at the Gaddafi Stadium here...

Lahore: Sri Lanka made 291 for eight against Afghanistan in the Asia Cup here Tuesday. Opting to bat, Kusal Mendis hit 92 off 84 balls, while openers Pathum Nissanka (41) and Dimuth Karunaratne (32) gave a good start to Sri Lanka's innings. Charith Asalanka contributed...

New Delhi: Star India sprinter Hima Das has been provisionally suspended by the National Anti-Doping Agency (NADA) for three whereabout failures in 12 months, according to sources. The 23-year-old Assam runner has not been named in the Hangzhou Asian Games team due to an injury...

Bloemfontein (SA): South Africa white-ball head coach Rob Walter Tuesday announced a 15-player squad for the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023, slated to take place in India from October 5 to November 19. Temba Bavuma will lead the side in his first 50-over World...

Pallekele (Sri Lanka): KL Rahul's presence gives India's World Cup squad "the best balance" as he has met all the fitness parameters, chief selector Ajit Agarkar said Tuesday, clearing the air of uncertainty surrounding the wicketkeeper-batter. Rahul last played for India in an ODI against...

Lahore: Sri Lanka captain Dasun Shanaka won the toss and opted to bat first against Afghanistan in the Asia Cup, here Tuesday. Both Sri Lanka and Afghanistan have retained the same teams. Teams: Afghanistan: Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk), Ibrahim Zadran, Rahmat Shah, Hashmatullah Shahidi (capt), Najibullah...

Changzhou (China): World Championship bronze medallist HS Prannoy made a shock opening-round exit from the China Open Super 1000 badminton tournament after going down in three games to Malaysia's Ng Tze Yong here Tuesday. The world number six Indian toiled hard for one hour six...