Hambantota, Sri Lanka: Sri Lankan captain Kumar Sangakkara won the toss and opted to bat in their Group A World Cup match against Canada at Mahinda Rajapakse stadium on Sunday.

Sri Lanka rested their

Hambantota, Sri Lanka: Kumar Sangakkara believes Sri Lanka will have too much firepower for minnows Canada as the 1996 champions launch their World Cup campaign at a new stadium on Sunday.

Hambantota, Sri Lanka: Kumar Sangakkara admitted his knowledge of Canada is confined to ace batsman John Davison, who once scored the fastest World Cup hundred, but that does not bother the Sri Lankan

United Nations: Rivals of the field, Indian cricket opener Virender Sehwag and Sri Lanka captain Kumar Sangakkara are batting together against a common enemy in a United Nations-backed campaign to fig

Jan. 6: Sri Lankan captain Kumar Sangakkara and Australian batsman Shaun Marsh have written to the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) about non-payment of dues from Kings XI Punjab (KXIP) —

Colombo, Nov. 24: Kumar Sangakkara hit an impressive 135 not out under pressure to boost Sri Lanka in the second Test against the West Indies on Wednesday.

The skipper hit one six and 16 fours in a 2

Dambulla, Aug. 27: Kumar Sangakkara has reasons to be optimistic ahead of the final. A set of hard working professionals had their priorities right before a single no-ball ruined it all. Except for th

Dambulla, Aug. 27: This tri-series, if anything, has proved to be a deviation from the norm. The sub-continent has been the base for tall scores with batsmen often reducing the bowlers to mere spectat

Aug. 22: Sri Lanka skipper Kumar Sangakkara was a picture of content. A resounding win and an excellent day behind the stumps capped off a fine outing for the skipper.

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Dambulla, Aug. 21: For Kumar Sangakkara, it has been a rough ride of late. If the no-ball incident against India took the sheen away from the tournament, his run-in with Nathan McCullum on Friday thre