Category: SPORT

Teenager Anisimova stuns Halep to set up Barty semi-final

Teenager Anisimova stuns Halep to set up Barty semi-final

Jun 7, 2019

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - American teenager Amanda Anisimova stunned defending champion Simona Halep on Thursday to reach a French Open semi-final against ... Read More

Selectors right to reject De Villiers for World Cup – convenor

Selectors right to reject De Villiers for World Cup – convenor

Jun 7, 2019

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - South African selection convener Linda Zondi said Thursday he was “shocked” when told that batting star AB de ... Read More

Tailender Coulter-Nile sparks Australia revival win over West Indies

Tailender Coulter-Nile sparks Australia revival win over West Indies

Jun 7, 2019

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - Nathan Coulter-Nile’s record-breaking innings laid the platform for Australia’s 15-run victory over the West Indies on Thursday as ... Read More

Lanka lacks self confidence to be on par with other sides – Ashantha de Mel

Lanka lacks self confidence to be on par with other sides – Ashantha de Mel

Jun 7, 2019

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - Sri Lanka’s chairman of selectors Ashantha de Mel who is in England with the World Cup team in ... Read More

Sri Lanka hope to carry confidence of Afghan win

Sri Lanka hope to carry confidence of Afghan win

Jun 7, 2019

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - Sri Lanka and Pakistan, two teams that were down in confidence but having regained them with wins in ... Read More

India defeat South Africa by 6 wickets in Cricket World Cup

India defeat South Africa by 6 wickets in Cricket World Cup

Jun 6, 2019

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - Southampton, United Kingdom: Rohit Sharma hit an unbeaten century as India made a comfortable start to their World ... Read More

North Korea’s Mass Games paused after Kim criticism

North Korea’s Mass Games paused after Kim criticism

Jun 6, 2019

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - North Korea's most important propaganda event, the Mass Games, has been put on hold after criticism from the ... Read More

Federer to face Nadal in French Open Semi-Finals

Federer to face Nadal in French Open Semi-Finals

Jun 5, 2019

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - Roger Federer set up a French Open semi-final against defending champion Rafael Nadal by overcoming fellow Swiss Stan ... Read More

Khabib to face Poirier at UFC 242 in Abu Dhabi

Khabib to face Poirier at UFC 242 in Abu Dhabi

Jun 5, 2019

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - Khabib Nurmagomedov will fight for the first time since his clash with Conor McGregor when he faces Dustin ... Read More

Pakistan shock England in World Cup

Pakistan shock England in World Cup

Jun 4, 2019

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - England suffered a stunning upset at the hands of inspired Pakistan in their second World Cup match at ... Read More

Sri Lanka must toughen up against Afghanistan, says Malinga

Sri Lanka must toughen up against Afghanistan, says Malinga

Jun 4, 2019

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - Veteran paceman Lasith Malinga said Sri Lanka must be mentally tough against Afghanistan as they seek to get ... Read More

Sri Lanka must adapt to conditions better than at Cardiff – Thirimanne

Sri Lanka must adapt to conditions better than at Cardiff – Thirimanne

Jun 3, 2019

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - Lahiru Thirimanne said Sri Lanka are once bitten, twice shy when it comes to the challenges they’ll face ... Read More

Floyd Mayweather’s Advisor says Conor McGregor rematch could happen

Floyd Mayweather’s Advisor says Conor McGregor rematch could happen

Jun 3, 2019

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - Floyd Mayweather and Conor McGregor could be set for a huge rematch in the future, according to Leonard ... Read More

Bangladesh beat South Africa by 21 runs

Bangladesh beat South Africa by 21 runs

Jun 3, 2019

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - Bangladesh posted their highest ever One-Day International (ODI) score as they shocked South Africa, winning by 21 runs ... Read More

Chelsea celebrate before facing uncertain future without Hazard

Chelsea celebrate before facing uncertain future without Hazard

May 31, 2019

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) -  Eden Hazard helped make it a night to celebrate for Chelsea in Baku, but the Belgian’s confirmation that ... Read More