Sri Lanka’s middle order batsmen would need to take more responsibility if their World Cup hopes were to be kept alive, Captain Dimuth Karunaratne said yesterday, ahead of their key match against the hosts England in Headi

Sri Lankan swimmer Akalanka Peiris won a Silver Medal on the second day of the NEO GARDEN 15th Singapore National Swimming Championships which continued in Singapore yesterday.

Skipper Kane Williamson struck and unbeaten century as New Zealand edged-out South Africa by four wickets in their ICC Cricket World Cup fixture played at Edgbaston, Birmingham yesterday.

Ranjan Ranatunga of Mawanella Recreation Club emerged champion of the Kandy District Billiards Tournament when he coasted to an easy win over his club mate M. M. M. Ramzi in the final worked off at the Mawanella Recreation Club Billiards Table yester

REUTERS - Shikhar Dhawan’s World Cup was prematurely ended after the India opener was ruled out of the remainder of the tournament with a fractured thumb, the Indian Cricket Board said yesterday.

England Captain Eoin Morgan set a new world record for most sixes in a one-day international innings as the World Cup hosts trounced Afghanistan by 150 runs in their ICC Cricket World Cup match played at Manchester yesterday.

South African fast bowler Lungi Ngidi is expected to return for today’s must-win Cricket World Cup game against New Zealand at Edgbaston after passing a fitness test. The 23-year-old limped off with a hamstring injury as South

The Sri Lanka Karting Circuit (SLKC) is ready to mark yet another red-letter day in the country’s motor sport history as it prepares to hold the first ever, eight-hour Endurance Karting Challenge on July 13 at Bandaragama.

Spinner Dunith Wellalage returned impressive figures of six for eight runs as St. Joseph’s College crushed Piliyandala Central by 10 wickets in their Under-17 Inter-Schools Cricket Tournament encounter played at Darley Road yesterday.

Former Uefa president Michel Platini has been detained and questioned by French police over the awarding of the 2022 World Cup to Qatar, according to news agency Reuters. Prosecutors are investigating suspected co

The Sri Lankan Cricket Team will face an internal inquiry by the International Cricket Council (ICC) for not sending any player for the media conference after their World Cup match against Australia played at The Oval in London on Saturday.

AFP- India pulled off a convincing 89-run win on the Duckworth and Lewis scoring method over arch rivals Pakistan in their ICC Cricket World Cup match played at Old Trafford, Manchester yesterday.

Home town rivals S. Thomas’ College and Science College, who are yet to see the winning post in the second-round will clash in their Under-19 League Rugby Tournament match at Mount Lavinia today.

Inclement English weather claimed yet another World Cup match after India’s group game against 2015 finalists New Zealand was called off without a ball being bowled at Trent Bridge yesterday.

India Captain Virat Kohli’s focus turned to Pakistan immediately after his side’s World Cup match against New Zealand was abandoned without a ball being bowled yesterday. India face Pakistan at Old Trafford on Sunday in a match which is likely to

An exciting contest is on the cards when the high-riding St. Joseph’s College take on Wesley College in their Under-19 Inter-Schools League Rugby Tournament second-round fixture at Longden Place today. The ki

The National Olympic Committee of Sri Lanka (NOCSL) will conduct their Annual Olympic Day Run to mark the International Olympic Day on June 25 in Matara. The event will be worked off from Polhena to the Uyanwatta, Stadium in Matara, covering a distan

The fourth unofficial ODI between India ‘A’ and the touring Sri Lanka ‘A’ Team ended in a no-result due to bad weather at Hubli, India yesterday. The match was abandoned after 23.5 overs. India ‘A’ taking first lease of the wicket made a

West Indies and India will kick off the new World Test Championship with two five-day matches in the Caribbean in late August and early September, Cricket West Indies announced on Wednesday.

A fine six-wicket haul by Sandesh Charuka laid the foundation for Gurukula MV, Kelaniya to record a comfortable first innings win over Kirindiwela Central in their Under-15 Inter-Schools Cricket Tournament encounter played at Kirindiwela yesterday. M

Defending champions Australia cruised to a convincing 41-run victory over Pakistan in their ICC Cricket World Cup fixture worked off at the County Ground in Taunton yesterday.

Sri Lanka’s World Cup match against Bangladesh was abandoned without a ball being bowled due to rain in Bristol yesterday. The Umpires’ decision left tournament organisers with the unwanted record for the most number of abandoned games at a World

Former Richmond College Skipper Charith Asalanka has been selected to lead the Sri Lanka Emerging Team for the tour of South Africa which is scheduled to get underway from June 29. Asalanka will lead bot

AFP - Bangladesh Coach Steve Rhodes said that if men could land on the moon, the World Cup could include reserve days for group matches after the Tigers’ fixture against Sri Lanka in Bristol was washed out completely yesterd

Pawan Sandesh of Devapathiraja MMV, Rathgama had the honour of making the first century of the Under-17 Inter-School Cricket Tournament when he slammed an unbeaten 120-ball 152 inclusive of si

India’s Shikhar Dhawan is set to discover the extent of a thumb injury that threatens the opening batsman’s ongoing participation at the World Cup. Dhawan led India to their se

The two abandoned World Cup matches in Bristol could have cost Gloucestershire in the region of 10 to 20 thousand pounds, according to the county’s Chief Executive Will Brown. He described the two washouts as ‘massively gutting.’ The matches

Dinura Kalupahana’s unbeaten century for Mahinda College was in vain as their Under-15 Inter-Schools Cricket Tournament encounter against St. Servatius’ College, Matara fizzled out to a tame draw at Matara yesterday.

Sri Lanka pace bowler Nuwan Pradeep has been ruled out of the Bangladesh match on Tuesday after dislocating the little finger on his bowling hand. The 32-year-old is likely to regain fitness in a week’s time, according to ICC. Pradeep injured him

India pulled off a magnificent 36-run victory over Australia in a high-scoring ICC Cricket World Cup fixture worked off at The Oval in London yesterday. The defending champions chasing a formidable 352 for victory made a splendid effort before they w