Allrounder Thisara Perera said Friday Sri Lanka would take years to get over the retirement of batting legends Kumar Sangakkara and Mahela Jayawardene while warning that paceman Lasith Malinga was irreplaceable.

With the conclusion of the first race conducted by the newly formed Royal Turf Club [ RTC ] , the stage is now being set for the next few races which will take place on the 10th, 16th, 23rd and 30th April .

Usain Bolt is favored to three-peat in the 100 and 200 meters at the upcoming 2016 Summer Olympics.

World number one Novak Djokovic said he never meant to cause controversy by saying male players deserve more prize money than women.

World number one Novak Djokovic has questioned equal prize money in tennis, suggesting men should get better awards as they have more spectators.

Samuel Badree sticks out in this West Indies team. He has a neat little side parting. He does not have rippling muscles. He celebrates a wicket almost out of courtesy. And all of his wickets tonight in Bangalore came as a result of his inviting the batsmen to make a mistake. Sri Lanka rsvp-ed like crazy. Badree's 3 for 12 laid the foundation to a comfortable victory over the defending champions.

Sri Lankan cricket legend - Mahela Jayawardena has taken to Twitter to squash rumours citing that he was going to be working with the Sri Lankan team during the World T20 tournament.