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UPDATE: IPL teams splash the cash for Mahela and Murali

The Delhi Daredevils bought Sri Lankan captain Mahela Jayawardena for US $1.4million in the Indian Premier League player auction while spin legend Muttiah Muralitharan was bought for US $220,000 by the Royal Challengers Bangalore. MORE..

| February 4, 2012 01:09 pm

Terry stripped of England Captaincy

The Football Association have confirmed that John Terry has been stripped of the England captaincy until after his racism court trial. MORE..

| February 4, 2012 09:46 am

Sri Lanka vs Prime Minister’s XI washed out

Sri Lanka’s warmup match ahead of its tri-series limited-overs tournament with Australia and India has been rained out. MORE..

| February 3, 2012 11:49 am

SL to bid for 2017 Asian Youth Games

Sri Lanka will bid to host the 2017 Asian Youth Games while the President has directed the Chairman of the National Olympic Committee to prepare for the bid. No other country has yet to bid for the games while Sri Lanka may win the bid uncontested.

| February 2, 2012 05:14 pm

Amir released after serving time

Pakistan cricketer Mohammad Amir has been released from jail after serving half of a six-month sentence for his part in a fixing scam. MORE..

| February 2, 2012 10:38 am

VIDEO: Over 70 football fans killed in riot in Egypt

At least 73 people have died during rioting after Al-Masry’s 3-1 home victory against Al-Ahly in the Egyptian Premier League, according to the country’s health ministry. MORE..

| February 2, 2012 10:02 am

Marsh still in the dark about sacking

After a hectic month in which his younger son Mitchell blitzed the Big Bash, elder son Shaun was dumped from the Australian one-day squad and, he was sacked, the former Test selector and coach says he was still in the dark about his personal situation. MORE...

| February 1, 2012 01:07 pm

Kochi players top list for IPL auctions

VVS Laxman, Brendon McCullum, Muttiah Muralitharan and Mahela Jayawardena are some of the big names included in the Indian Premier League auctions with reserve prices of 400,000 and 200,000 US dollars respectively. They are a part of a list of 144 players going under the hammer to find a team, on February 4. MORE..

| January 31, 2012 11:25 am

Marsh dropped from tri-nations squad

Shaun Marsh has been dropped from Australia’s squad for the first three matches of the tri-nations one-day international series against India and Sri Lanka. MORE..

| January 30, 2012 03:23 pm

Corruption scandal spurred Pakistan team says Misbah

Pakistan captain Misbah-ul-Haq has attributed his team’s current success to his players’ determination to restore pride in their country after the 2010 corruption scandal. MORE..

| January 30, 2012 12:16 pm

Djokovic wins Australian Open

Novak Djokovic picked up his third Australian Open title after beating Rafael Nadal 5-7,6-4,6-2,6-7,6-4 in the men’s single final held at the Rod Laver arena in Melbourne. This is Djokovic’s fifth career Grand Slam win. MORE..

| January 29, 2012 08:15 pm

Azarenka claims first Grand Slam win

Victoria Azarenka has claimed her maiden grand slam title at the Australian Open to leap to the top of the world rankings. Azarenka was too strong for Maria Sharapova in Melbourne, thrashing the 2008 champion 6-3 6-0 in just one hour and 22 minutes. MORE..

| January 29, 2012 09:55 am

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Captaincy, a burden?

A Press Conference and special Q&A session with new cricket captain Mahela Jayawardene and T.M. Dilshan, who resigned from captaincy last week, was held on Thursday (January 26) at Sri Lanka Cricket headquarters. Rejecting the sports minister’s allegations that politics and infighting within players has caused the team’s recent slump, Jayawardene said “as a team we have no politics or infighting. We did not play well, I admit that”. (Pic by Sanjeewa Lasantha)

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Blessings for success…

Sri Lankan captain Tillakaratne Dilshan and teammates watch as Buddhist clergy chant prayers for their success during a ceremony at the SLC office in Colombo on December 5, 2011, prior to the team’s departure for a tour of South Africa. (Pic by Sanjeewa Lasantha)

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