Category: SPORT

IPL set to start on September 19 in UAE

IPL set to start on September 19 in UAE

Jul 24, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Indian Premier League (IPL) will start on September 19 in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) with ... Read More

SA schools’ first black rugby captain Ntunja dies aged 38

SA schools’ first black rugby captain Ntunja dies aged 38

Jul 23, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Tributes were paid by numerous current and former Springboks on Tuesday after South Africa Schools' first ... Read More

Japan must tackle sports abuse before Olympics: activists

Japan must tackle sports abuse before Olympics: activists

Jul 23, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Japan must act to tackle "rampant" abuse of youth athletes by sports coaches before it hosts ... Read More

Euro T20 Slam postponed again over virus

Euro T20 Slam postponed again over virus

Jul 23, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The Euro T20 Slam cricket tournament has been postponed for the second year running due to ... Read More

Sripali Weerakkody retires from int’l cricket

Sripali Weerakkody retires from int’l cricket

Jul 23, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Sri Lanka woman cricketer Sripali Weerakkody has decided to retire from international cricket with immediate effect. ... Read More

LPL likely to start from August 28 – Ashley de Silva

LPL likely to start from August 28 – Ashley de Silva

Jul 23, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) is going to play Lankan Premier League (LPL) T-20 cricket tournament and ... Read More

Archer could miss third Test after revealing racist abuse

Archer could miss third Test after revealing racist abuse

Jul 23, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - England's Jofra Archer says he was racially abused after his breach of coronavirus protocols and is ... Read More

New South Wales appoints Hathurusingha as batting coach

New South Wales appoints Hathurusingha as batting coach

Jul 19, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - New South Wales appoints Chandika Hathurusingha as batting coach Sydney July 19 (ANI): Former Sri Lanka ... Read More

England captain Root returns as West Indies eye series win

England captain Root returns as West Indies eye series win

Jul 16, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - England will hope the return of captain Joe Root proves inspirational in the second Test against ... Read More

Mahela appointed to key role at SSC

Mahela appointed to key role at SSC

Jul 16, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Former Sri Lankan cricketer Mahela Jayawardena has been elected cricket committee Chairman at the Sinhalese Sports ... Read More

SLC receives foreign players list for LPL enrolment

SLC receives foreign players list for LPL enrolment

Jul 16, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Sri Lanka Cricket has received the list of foreign players up for auction in the Lanka ... Read More

Wrestling National Pool training commences on July 20

Wrestling National Pool training commences on July 20

Jul 16, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The Wrestling Federation of Sri Lanka (WFSL) is hoping to conduct three National-level tournaments before the ... Read More

Asian Tour restart blow as Taiwan Masters golf cancelled

Asian Tour restart blow as Taiwan Masters golf cancelled

Jul 16, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Hong Kong, Wednesday: Golf's Taiwan Masters was cancelled Wednesday because of the coronavirus pandemic, casting doubt ... Read More

Tokyo governor says Olympics to go ahead next year

Tokyo governor says Olympics to go ahead next year

Jul 13, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Tokyo's governor, Yuriko Koike, on Monday said that the Olympics must happen next year as a ... Read More

UFC 251 Fight Island: Kamaru Usman retains Welterweight Champion title

UFC 251 Fight Island: Kamaru Usman retains Welterweight Champion title

Jul 12, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - UFC Welterweight champion Kamaru Usman on Sunday retained his title after he defeated Jorge Masvidal via ... Read More