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Opener Paul Stirling has been named in Ireland's 15-man squad for their one-off Test against England at Lord's, to happen from June 1-4. Stirling had returned to red-ball cricket during Ireland's second Test match against Sri Lanka and scored ...

Craig Young and Conor Olphert have been added to the Ireland squad that toured Sri Lanka last month

Ireland battle back from the first Test hammering by Sri Lanka to reach 319-4 on day one of the second Test in Galle.

Ireland spin bowling coach Nathan Hauritz is backing his slow bowlers to produce an improved performance during the second Test against Sri Lanka in Galle.

For Sri Lanka, this may be their last Test under the leadership of Karunaratne

Veteran shuttler Chandrika de Silva won two gold medals and a silver at the 105th All England Senior (Masters) Badminton Championships 2023, held from April 14 to 16 in Hertfordshire Sports Village, England.She clinched the gold medal in the Over 45 Singles beating Zoe Weller in the finals. De Silva dominated the finals winning the […]

Rex Clementine in Galle A seven-year drought without a hundred by a Sri Lankan wicketkeeper finally ended yesterday as Sadeera Samarawickrama posted three figures in his comeback game as Sri Lanka took a firm grip in the first Test against Ireland here in Galle. Since Kusal Perera made a hundred against Zimbabwe in Harare in […]

The Nuwara Eliya Summer Season Open Badminton Championships 2023 will be held from April 22 to 30 at the Municipal Council Indoor Stadium, Nuwara Eliya. The organisers, Central Province Badminton Association have received over 1000 entries for this year’s tournament, including more than 70 entries for open events. A number of prominent shuttlers in the […]

Ireland’s collapse rolled into day three in Galle, as Sri Lanka’s spinners scythed through them twice, to secure an innings-and-280 run victory with Prabath Jayasuriya claiming a 10-wicket haul. Ireland were always likely to struggle here. They had never played in Sri Lanka before, and were thrust into unforgiving April heat, without so much as […]

Sadeera Samarawickrama and Dinesh Chandimal hit unbeaten centuries before Prabath Jayasuriya claimed a five-for as Sri Lanka put visitors Ireland to the sword on the second day of the first Test in Galle…