Australia may well have traded short-term gain for long-term pain with Sam Konstas – to win a Test that doesn’t need to be won.

Rex Clementine in Galle Only 27 overs of the scheduled 98 were possible on the third day of the first Test in Galle on Friday, but Australia tightened their grip on the contest, reducing Sri Lanka to ...

First Innings Australia Score - 654/6 in 154.0 overs Australia batting performance Usman Khawaja 232(352) Steven Smith ...

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 ...

Marsh was in line to captain Australia for the Champions Trophy tournament in Pakistan if regular skipper Pat Cummins fails ...

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 ...

Sri Lanka at 136/5 after 42 overs, Dinesh Chandimal at 63 runs and Kusal Mendis at 10 runs ...