The Sri Lanka Rugby Football Union (SLRFU) and national team sponsors, Dialog, hosted a felicitation ceremony for the national rugby team for their excellent performance recently in the Philippines.

A day after Kevin Pietersen rampaged to a triple-century for his county side Surrey, England's new director of cricket Andrew Strauss said Pietersen couldn't be recalled due to a "lack of trust". If that wasn't enough to rile up Twitter, Strauss also said that Pietersen had been offered an advisory role in limited-overs cricket, which Pietersen had declined.

Andy Murray claimed his first victory over Rafael Nadal on clay to win the Madrid Masters on Sunday evening.

Floyd Mayweather described Manny Pacquiao as a "sore loser" and "coward," and said he has no interest in a rematch.

England batsman Jonathan Trott has announced retirement from international cricket.

Not even Usain Bolt could overcome a big American lead as the US men sprinted to a convincing victory over Jamaica in the 4x100 metres relay at the IAAF World Relays in the Bahamas.