The defending world champion Australians are closing in on a big win in Galle after enforcing the follow-on and reducing Sri Lanka to 75 for three at lunch on the fourth day of the first cricket test.

Nathan Lyon has 200 wickets to his name in 49 World Test Championship (WTC) matches played so far. He is the second bowler ...

Incessant afternoon rain forced an early end to day three on Friday, with Australia leading by 518 runs and former home ...

SBS Sinhala sports journalist Rangana Seneviratne delivers the latest updates on sports highlights in Australia and Sri Lanka.

Spinner Matthew Kuhnemann has praised Steve Smith for a "genius" move against Sri Lanka but brushed off suggestions the ...

Steve Smith has been labelled a tactical “genius” by Australian spinner Matt Kuhnemann after the stand-in skipper helped set up the wicket of Sri Lankan captain Dhananjaya de Silva on Friday.

In the past 15 years, Australia has only enforced the follow-on five times, with acting skipper Smith in command for one of those matches, a win over the West Indies in Hobart in 2015. But it may be ...

Mitchell Starc shows his difference as rain and Dinesh Chandimal save the Sri Lankan captain's blushes. Here are the quick hits from day three in Galle.

Dinesh Chandimal’s unbeaten half-century and persistent rain in Galle delayed Australia’s push for victory in the opening ...

A defiant Usman Khawaja could play on until 2027 despite calls for him to retire after a dismal summer against India ...

The Sri Lankans, who started the day at 5-136, lost 5-9 in an almighty collapse and were all out for 165, with Greg Blewett ...

Australia captain Michael Clarke has revealed that he is determined for his side to maintain its lead at the top of the ...