Serena Williams getting back on the court at the U.S. Open after a four-year absence and Carlos Alcaraz returning to competitive tennis after being out the past four months with injury brought cheers and nostalgia to the Grand Slam tournament.

Spinner Prabath Jayasuriya has been officially reprimanded by the International Cricket Council (ICC) following an incident during the second Test against India at the SSC in Colombo.

Sonal Dinusha once again proved to be Sri Lanka’s standout performer, remaining unbeaten on 85 as Sri Lanka closed Day Three of the second and final Test against India at 265 for 8 at the SSC.

Uefa president Aleksander Ceferin has ruled himself out of the running to replace Gianni Infantino, but says he expects a candidate to challenge the Fifa president's leadership in March.

Sri Lanka ended the second day of the second Test against India in deep trouble, reaching 8 for 2 after three overs at the SSC in Colombo, still trailing India by 495 runs.

The football with which Diego Maradona scored his famous 'hand of God' goal at the 1986 World Cup has sold at auction for £2.5m.

India declared their first innings at 503 for nine in 138 overs against Sri Lanka on the second day of the second Test at the Sinhalese Sports Club (SSC) in Colombo.

Sri Lanka fast bowler Asitha Fernando and India batter Yashasvi Jaiswal have been fined 25 per cent of their match fees and handed one demerit point each following an on-field incident during the second ICC World Test Championship fixture at the SSC Grounds in Colombo.

The Asian Cricket Council (ACC) has approved the inclusion of the Afghanistan Cricket Board in the rotation of Full Member boards eligible to assume the ACC Presidency.

Devdutt Padikkal continued his outstanding form against Sri Lanka with another century as India reached 300 for 5 at stumps on the opening day of the second and final Test at the Sinhalese Sports Club (SSC) in Colombo.

India have won the toss and elected to bat first in the second and final Test against Sri Lanka in Colombo on Saturday.

Sri Lankan athlete Rumesh Tharanga has secured first place in the javelin throw event at the 2026 Diamond League meet in Lausanne, Switzerland, with an outstanding throw of 88.14 metres.

Sri Lanka Cricket today announced the appointment of former Sri Lanka captain Hashan Tillakaratne as the Batting Coach of the Senior Men’s Program.

IndyCar will race through the heart of the U.S. capital this weekend, bringing open-wheel cars to a temporary circuit around the National Mall in a first-of-its-kind event tied ​to America's 250th anniversary celebrations.

Sri Lanka Cricket has named a 14-member squad for the second Test match against India, which will be played at the SSC in Colombo from 23 to 27 August.

Four-time world champion Max Verstappen has signed a new contract at Red Bull until the end of 2030.

Key batter Kusal Mendis will not recover from his hamstring injury in time for the second test against India starting on Sunday, adding to the hosts' injury woes with fellow batter Dinesh Chandimal also out after suffering a concussion.

Sri Lanka head coach Gary Kirsten has urged his team to turn the progress they have made through more Test cricket into actual results after India handed them a 165-run defeat in the first Test in Galle.