Rival batsmen may ought to be vigilant when they face up to Sri Lankaandrsquo;s new bowling weapon Thisara Perera who is practicing what he has learnt from the bush after he came across retired South African speedster Shuan Pollock.

Thisara Perera proved a saviour on yet another occasion when Sri Lanka looked for one with ball in hand as he steered the team taking the best three Indian wickets to pave the way for victory in the second ODI here at the Mahinda Rajapaksa stadium in Hambantota yesterday.

Sri Lankan captain Mahela Jayawardena admitted yesterday that he was confused how to bring things under control when Indian openers Virender Sehwag and Gautam Gambhir plundered 31 runs in the first three overs in the second ODI at Hambantota yesterday.

Two high Jumpers Manjula Kumara and Tharanga Vinodini were adjudged as best male and female athletes respectively at the Lanka Warriors Colombo District Athletic Championship concluded at the Sugathadasa Staduim on Sunday.

Athletes in Sri Lanka are in for a windfall with Bank of Ceylon (BOC) agreeing to purge out Rupees 23 million annually to support their needs for a five year term.

Struggling Sri Lankan paceman Lasith Malinga may have become a victim of his private flamboyance and may be paying the price for his over-indulgence on Indian pitches.

Sri Lanka could be deploying its gangly fast bowler Isuru Udana to tackle Indiaandrsquo;s two prolific batters Virender Sehwag and Virat Kohli in the second ODI here at the Mahinda Rajapaksa stadium in Hambantota today.

Losing nippy fast bowler Nuwan Kulasekera was the last thing that Sri Lanka would have wanted as the team prepares to settle scores with old neighbour India in the current five-match ODI series after being blown apart in the first match in Hambantota on Saturday.

Indiaandrsquo;s prolific batsman and Sri Lankaandrsquo;s bogeyman Virat Kohli believes he has found his feet once again after a demoralizing show in the Indian Premier League (IPL) and that it came against his favorite opponent was even more soothing.

India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni and the India team have been fined for maintaining a slow over-rate during its 21-run victory against Sri Lanka in the first One Day International held in Hambantota on Saturday (21 July).

Virat Kohli cracked his third consecutive century against Sri Lanka to lead India to a comfortable 21-run win in the first one-day international on Saturday.

When the badminton association announced that Thilini Jayasinghe had made it to the London Olympics, the badminton fraternity was up in arms as they cried foul over the circumstances which led Sri Lankaandrsquo;s number 11 ranked player to be selected ahead of a well deserving lot.

Lasith Malinga turned a dubious page in his now fluctuating career as he broke his own record for conceding the highest number of runs in an ODI against any country in Sri Lanka while India cashed in to bludgeon an imposing 314 for 6 and win the first match here at the Mahinda Rajapaksa Stadium in Hambantota yesterday.

So itandrsquo;s going to be exciting cricket! At least that is the promise of the two skippers Mahela Jayawardane and M.S.Dhoni. Itandrsquo;s the start of yet another series of cricket though this time itandrsquo;s with a different flavour!andnbsp;

The Sri Lanka A team suffered a humiliating defeat against Zimbabwe A in their Tri-Nations cricket encounter at the Harare Sports Club ground yesterday, a culmination of a disastrous tour of both South Africa and Zimbabwe.

At a Selection Committee meeting, the following squad of 30 players were …

The Indian cricket team arrived in Sri Lanka last night for a five-match ODI series and a T-20 game.

The Sri Lanka Rugby Football Union (SLRFU) has discovered strong evidence to make a case against controversial referee D. Nimal who officiated at last Saturdayandrsquo;s result-disputed inter-club rugby match between Army and Upcountry Lions which the latter won 23-20 at Nawalapitiya.

Veteran cricketers Mahela Jayawardena and Kumar Sangakkara yesterday warned organizers of the Sri Lankan Premier League (SLPL) of any undercover rip-off and their concept brought to zero if young players were not given due recognition in the championship that features international professionals in the name of seven local provinces.

Sri Lanka Schools won the inaugural all islandandnbsp; under -21 Schools andldquo;YESandrdquo; championship trophy beating Jaffna Union College by 40 points to 11 in the tournamentandrsquo;s final worked off at the newly built Nawalapitiya Sports complex last evening.

The controversial Rugby Referees Society will be coming face to face with reality after Army fired a hard-hitting letter of protest to the sportandrsquo;s keepers the Sri Lanka Rugby Football Union (SLRFU) following their league match against Upcountry Lions on Saturday which was marred by substandard refereeing.

Despite Sri Lankaandrsquo;s performance in the series the obvious expectation going in to the fifth day of the third and final test match between Sri Lanka and Pakistan at Pallekele was another win. However the events of day five turned out to be slightly different to what was expected and hence Sri Lanka were still the winners of the series though it was only a one nil margin.

A total of 25 athletes have achieved the qualifying standard for the London Paralympic Games 2012. But only five athlete (4 men and one woman) and two wheelchair tennis players will get priority to proceed to the Games as Sri Lanka has only received five slots for athletes and two slots for the wheelchair tennis players.

Over 100,000 tickets have been sold in the second phase of sales for the T-20 World Cup to be held in Sri Lanka in September, the International Cricket Council announced yesterday.

Sri Lankaandrsquo;s desperate bid to wrap up a convincing series against Pakistan ended in failure as the host teamandrsquo;s bowlers were stretched to the bone unable to stop their rivals from setting them an out-of-reach target of 270 in 71 overs on the last day of the final cricket Test here in Pallekele yesterday.

The Sri Lanka Netball Federation (SLNF) marked a turning point in netball history by signing an attractive Rs. 23 million sponsorship deal with People's Bank for one year with effect from May this year.

Dinesh Chandimal (65) and Kumar Sangakkara (74 not out) shared an 88-run second wicket partnership as Sri Lanka finished on 195-4 having been set a 270-run victory target earlier in the day by Pakistan, seeking a draw to level the three-match series.

The Junior Rugby Asiad 2012 Division II will take place in Colombo from September 11-16.

Sri Lanka went through some of the most nerve-wrecking moments and survived on mere luck on a day that should have belonged to Pakistanandrsquo;s fast bowlers as the third cricket Test showed signs of springing back to life here at the Pallekele International Stadium yesterday.

Kumar Sangakkara has reclaimed the number-one batting spot from West Indies' Shivnarine Chanderpaul in the Reliance ICC Player Rankings for Test batsmen after another big century against Pakistan in the second Test.