Category: SPORT

Osaka returns to number one in WTA rankings

Osaka returns to number one in WTA rankings

Aug 13, 2019

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - US and Australian Open champion Naomi Osaka returned to the world number one spot in the WTA rankings ... Read More

St. Joseph’s and Thurstan record second wins

St. Joseph’s and Thurstan record second wins

Aug 13, 2019

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) -St. Joseph’s College Colombo and Thurstan College Colombo recorded their second wins in their second round of the ‘Singer ... Read More

Sri Lanka Emerging to tour Bangladesh

Sri Lanka Emerging to tour Bangladesh

Aug 13, 2019

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) -The Sri Lanka Emerging team will tour Bangladesh from 16 September to take part in a bilateral tour. During ... Read More

England pace star Archer throws down gauntlet to Aussie batsmen

England pace star Archer throws down gauntlet to Aussie batsmen

Aug 13, 2019

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) -England pace bowler Jofra Archer warned the Australian batsmen on Monday that he is not just a one-day cricketer ... Read More

Gayle passes Lara’s Windies run record in 300th ODI

Gayle passes Lara’s Windies run record in 300th ODI

Aug 13, 2019

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) -Chris Gayle on Sunday became the all-time highest West Indian run-scorer in one-day international cricket. Going into the second ... Read More

Microchipped cricket ball may soon hit cricket

Microchipped cricket ball may soon hit cricket

Aug 12, 2019

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - A cricket ball with an embedded microchip could be the latest innovation to hit Australia's Big Bash League ... Read More

Nadal beats Medvedev to retain Rogers Cup title

Nadal beats Medvedev to retain Rogers Cup title

Aug 12, 2019

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - Rafael Nadal retained his Rogers Cup title with a dominant victory over Russia's Daniil Medvedev. Spaniard Nadal, an ... Read More

Hashim Amla retires from international cricket

Hashim Amla retires from international cricket

Aug 9, 2019

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - South Africa batsman Hashim Amla has announced his retirement from international cricket at the age of 36. Amla ... Read More

Sri Lanka name Ratnayake Interim Coach, Hathurusingha’s future unclear

Sri Lanka name Ratnayake Interim Coach, Hathurusingha’s future unclear

Aug 9, 2019

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - Former fast bowler Rumesh Ratnayake has been appointed Sri Lanka’s interim coach ahead of their home Test series ... Read More

Sri Lankan delegation eyes potential Test series in Pakistan

Sri Lankan delegation eyes potential Test series in Pakistan

Aug 8, 2019

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - A high-powered four-member security delegation from Sri Lanka visited National Stadium in Karachi on Wednesday to assess the ... Read More

Rumesh Ratnayake named Sri Lanka’s Interim Coach for New Zealand series

Rumesh Ratnayake named Sri Lanka’s Interim Coach for New Zealand series

Aug 8, 2019

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - Former bowler Rumesh Ratnayake has been named Sri Lanka interim coach for their home Test series against New ... Read More

Pakistan not renewing Head Coach’s contract

Pakistan not renewing Head Coach’s contract

Aug 7, 2019

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - Pakistan are not renewing the contract of head coach Mickey Arthur, who is a potential replacement for England's ... Read More

Ryder Cup winner charged with sexual assault

Ryder Cup winner charged with sexual assault

Aug 7, 2019

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - Ryder Cup winner Thorbjorn Olesen will appear in court on 21 August after being charged with sexual assault, ... Read More

South Africa’s leading wicket-taker retires from Test cricket

South Africa’s leading wicket-taker retires from Test cricket

Aug 6, 2019

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - South Africa's leading wicket-taker Dale Steyn has retired from Test cricket to prolong his playing career. The 36-year-old ... Read More

Chandika Hathurusingha is drawing in a salary of USD 40,000

Chandika Hathurusingha is drawing in a salary of USD 40,000

Aug 6, 2019

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - Sports Minister Harin Fernando yesterday (05th) said that national cricket Head Coach Chandika Hathurusinghe would need to re-negotiate ... Read More