Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) will take every possible measure to reduce the impending four-year-ban on Sri Lankan opener Kusal Janith Perera, says Sports Minister Dayasiri Jayasekera.

One of the most intimidating batsmen in his heydays, former Australia wicketkeeper Adam Gilchrist says he himself feared only Sri Lankan spin wizard Muttiah Muralitharan and Indian tweaker Harbhajan Singh during his international career.

The suspense over Lasith Malinga’s availability for the Indian Premier League’s ninth edition continued as the pace spearhead remained the only player to have not joined the Mumbai Indians preparatory camp ahead of its tournament opener on Saturday.

Pakistan whitewashed Sri Lanka on Tuesday in the Interloop Twenty20 Blind Cricket series played at the Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad.

Sri Lanka has won the title of First South Asian Women Basketball Tournament when the host country Nepal finished a first runner-up in the final match held at Tripureshwor-based National Sports Council's covered hall today.

West Indies is the only team that has won the World T20 tournament twice. They defeated England in the final which was played at Eden Gardens in Kolkata.