COLOMBO: Financial irregularities surrounding Sri Lankan cricket were far worse than feared, government-appointed administrators said Thursday, promising a full accounting and sweeping reforms. “We have already ordered a forensic audit of the accounts,” Eran Wickramaratne, interim president of Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC), told his first news conference since taking office last month. He said financial…
Kimi Antonelli leads George Russell by 20 points after four rounds of the 22-race championship. Photo: AFP/File LONDON: Italian teenager Kimi Antonelli seeks a sensational fourth consecutive victory to boost his F1 drivers’ title bid this weekend, but expects a robust response from Mercedes team-mate George Russell at the Canadian Grand Prix. The 19-year-old rising…
Scottie Scheffler’s life continues to evolve on and off the course the world No 1. Picture: AFP LONDON: As Scottie Scheffler’s life continues to evolve on and off the course the world primary was comfortable to be house this week to defend his title on the PGA Tour CJ Cup Byron Nelson in Mckinney, Texas….
Aston Villa midfielder Youri Tielemans celebrates after scoring within the Europa League closing. Photograph: AFP LONDON: Aston Villa ended their 30-year trophy drought in type as spectacular targets from Youri Tielemans and Emiliano Buendia impressed a 3-0 win towards Freiburg within the Europa League closing on Wednesday. Unai Emery’s aspect took the lead late within…
Morocco stunned Spain and Portugal en route to the FIFA World Cup 2022 semi-finals Morocco striker Brahim Diaz (L) heads the ball past Senegal captain Sadio Mane during the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations final in Rabat. Photo: AFP LONDON: Former Senegal star El Hadji Diouf shares the belief of CAF president Patrick Motsepe that…
SEOUL: Suwon FC Women’s coach has said his team felt “hurt” by a lack of home support after losing to the first North Korean sports team to visit the South in eight years. South Korea’s Suwon went down 2-1 to North rivals Naegohyang Women’s FC in Wednesday’s Asian Women’s Champions League semi-final, which was played…
Pakistani mountaineer Salman Ateeque poses for a photo. —reporter/File ISLAMABAD: Renowned climber Salman Ateeque on Thursday successfully scaled Mount Everest, becoming the 13th Pakistani to reach the world’s highest peak. Ateeque reached the 8,849-metre summit at approximately 11:39am during the ongoing 2026 Himalayan climbing season, which has drawn hundreds of climbers from across the world….
Luciano Spalletti was employed by Juventus in October to make sure Champions League qualification. Photograph: AFP/File MILAN: Juventus’ season is prone to turning right into a catastrophe forward of Sunday’s fraught Turin derby which might finish with their absence from subsequent season’s Champions League. In considered one of Europe’s most one-sided derbies Juve haven’t misplaced…
Bayern Munich’s Manuel Neuer reacts during Quarter Final of UEFA Champions League in Munich, Germany on April 15, 2026. — Reuters Veteran goalkeeper Manuel Neuer was handed a surprise recall to Germany’s 26-man World Cup squad on Thursday, coming out of international retirement to play in the tournament for a fifth time. The 40-year-old retired…
Pakistan’s Salman Ali Agha plays a shot during the fourth day of the second Test against Bangladesh at the Sylhet International Cricket Stadium in Sylhet, May 19, 2026. — AFP  Pakistan all-rounder Salman Ali Agha has been reprimanded after he was found guilty of breaching the International Cricket Council’s (ICC) Code of Conduct during…
