Sri Lanka unchanged for Afghan T20I opener

17 Feb 2024 - 2     - 1498

Riding a wave of confidence after their convincing One Day International (ODI) series win in Kandy, Sri Lanka gears up to face Afghanistan in a three-match Twenty20 International (T20I) series startin


Quetta Gladiators await NOC for Hasaranga for PSL 9

16 Feb 2024 - 1     - 1147

Quetta Gladiators issued an update regarding the status of their foreign players ahead of the ninth season of the PSL


Sri Lanka reach ITF Boys’ junior final

16 Feb 2024 - 0     - 147

The Sri Lanka Boys’ Team cruised to the final of the ITF Asia/Oceania Under-14 Pre-Qualifying Junior Tennis Team Championship when they defeated Kyrgyzstan 2-0 in the semi-final encounter played at


Lanka Premier League 2024 set for July

16 Feb 2024 - 1     - 656

The 5th edition of the Lanka Premier League 2024 will be held from July 1st to 21st this year, the Sri Lanka Cricket said.


Klinsmann sacked as South Korea coach after less than a year

16 Feb 2024 - 0     - 91

Jurgen Klinsmann was sacked as South Korea coach Friday following defeat to Jordan in the semi-finals of the Asian Cup and revelations about a bust-up between star players.


Williamson century guides New Zealand to crucial World Test Championship victory

16 Feb 2024 - 0     - 189

The Kiwi veteran batted the entire fourth day to score yet another Test century that ensured his side cruised home against South Africa.


Chanaka secures SLG National Ranking Title

15 Feb 2024 - 0     - 93

Chanaka Perera of the Royal Colombo Golf Club (RCGC) continued his form in tandem to secure the first Sri Lanka Golf (SLG) National Ranking Championships 2024, in a thrilling culmination for this four


Sri Lanka cruise into ITF junior semis

15 Feb 2024 - 0     - 99

The Sri Lanka Girls’ and Boys’ Team qualified to play in the semi-finals of the ITF Asia/Oceania Under-14 Pre-Qualifying Junior Tennis Tournament Team Championship when they came out victorious in


UK based cricketer handed 17 ½ year ban over match-fixing

15 Feb 2024 - 2     - 1123

UK based club cricketer Rizwan Javed has been banned from all cricket for 17 ½ years after he was found guilty of five different breaches of the Emirates Cricket Board (ECB) Anti-Corruption Code for


Tickets for the first T20 game, 'Sold Out'

15 Feb 2024 - 2     - 1388

Tickets for the first T20I match to be played at Rangiri Dambulla International Cricket Stadium on Saturday (17) have been sold out.


Key Battles ahead of CR-Kandy Blockbuster

14 Feb 2024 - 5     - 1114

Kandy Sports Club are heading into another final day of a league tournament knowing that a victory would ensure them yet another title, but unlike any other occasion, they are going in as clear underd


Sri Lanka Junior Girls Boys Qualify to Quarter Finals

14 Feb 2024 - 0     - 132

The Sri Lanka junior girls’ and boys’ team qualified to the quarter finals of the ITF Asia/Oceania U14 Pre-Qualifying Junior Tennis Team Championship when they came out victorious in their matches


Shah, Omarzai propel Afghanistan to 266

14 Feb 2024 - 0     - 498

Rahmat Shah and Azmatullah Omarzai scored half-centuries before Afghanistan were bowled out for 266 in the third ODI against Sri Lanka at Pallekele.


Nabi dethrones Shakib to become top All-Rounder in ICC Men’s ODI Rankings

14 Feb 2024 - 0     - 176

Afghanistan player Mohammad Nabi has ended Shakib Al Hasan’s long tenure as the number one all-rounder in the ICC Men’s ODI Player Rankings after smashing a fine century in the first ODI against S


Former SLC VP Rajaratnam passes away

14 Feb 2024 - 0     - 770

Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) today released a condolence message on the passing away of Trevor Rajaratnam, who was the former Vice-President (VP) of SLC, Patron and Life Member of Colombo Colts Cricket Clu


Vishwa, Tharindu steer St. Joseph Vaz to victory

13 Feb 2024 - 0     - 121

Vishwa Rajapakse and Tharindu Eshan shared 14 wickets between them to help St. Joseph Vaz Wennappuwa record an easy 81 runs win over Dharmasoka MV Ambalangoda in the Under 19 inter-school cricket enco


Scotland seek admission of officials’ error from World Rugby

13 Feb 2024 - 1     - 128

Scottish Rugby has called on the sport’s governing body to publicly acknowledge that a game-defining mistake was made in the last seconds of Scotland’s Six Nations loss to France.


Sri Lanka eye clean sweep against Afghanistan

13 Feb 2024 - 0     - 645

Sri Lanka will host Afghanistan for the final and inconsequential One Day International (ODI) match in the three-match series at the Pallekele Stadium in Kandy tomorrow.


Sri Lanka Girls Record Second Win

13 Feb 2024 - 0     - 129

Sri Lanka junior girls recorded their second successive win of the ongoing ITF Asia/Ocean U14 Pre-Qualifying Junior Tennis Team Championship when they came out victorious against the Lebanon junior gi


Record-setting West Indies beat Australia in 3rd T20

13 Feb 2024 - 0     - 127

Andre Russell and Sherfane Rutherford put on the biggest sixth-wicket partnership in a Twenty20 international to steer the West Indies past Australia by 37 runs in their third and final clash on Tuesd


Bangladesh recall Mahmudullah, Taijul for Sri Lanka T20Is

13 Feb 2024 - 1     - 531

Bangladesh on Tuesday recalled batsman Mahmudullah Riyad and Taijul Islam to their Twenty20 international squad for the three-match series against Sri Lanka in March.


Gaekwad, India’s longest-living Test player passes away at 95

13 Feb 2024 - 0     - 144

Datta Gaekwad had an eye for talent and scouted numerous cricketers who went on to play for Baroda. He played a total of 11 Test matches for the country.


Mujeeb to miss T20I series against Sri Lanka, Rashid Khan still not fit

12 Feb 2024 - 2     - 1001

Afghanistan will be led by Ibrahim Zadran in the T20Is against Sri Lanka with Rashid Khan still recovering from a back surgery.


Complaint over suspected umpire exam paper leak

12 Feb 2024 - 6     - 1454

A complaint has been lodged with the Sri Lanka Human Rights Commission (SLHRC) alleging that the Sri Lanka Cricket Umpires’ Committee had leaked papers from last year’s umpires’ exam.


Sri Lanka T20I squad announced ahead of Afghanistan series

12 Feb 2024 - 3     - 3896

In preparation for the upcoming T20I series against Afghanistan, the Sri Lanka Cricket Selection Committee has announced the 16-member squad.


Footballer dies after being hit by lightning during a match in Indonesia

12 Feb 2024 - 1     - 3764

In a video that has gone viral on social, footballer can be seen casually walking on the field, waiting for the ball to pass to him until out of nowhere, lightning struck at him and the player collaps