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     - 143

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     - 999

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     - 1453

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


Australia Under-19s emulate their seniors by beating India in World Cup final

12 Feb 2024 - 2     - 926

Australian dominance of major cricket events continued on Sunday when they beat India by 79 runs in the Under-19 World Cup final at Willowmoore Park in South Africa.


Sri Lanka beat Afghanistan by 155 runs to seal ODI series

11 Feb 2024 - 4     - 1038

Sri Lanka secured a commanding victory over Afghanistan in the second One Day International (ODI), triumphing by 155 runs on Sunday, to take the series by 2-0.


Pathum Nissanka runs riot; becomes first Sri Lankan to slam ODI double ton

09 Feb 2024 - 7     - 2498

An inevitable win for Sri Lanka was only delayed by Afghanistan’s sixth wicket pair, Mohammad Nabi and Azmatullah Omarzi, who both cracked tons and shared a 242-run stand, as it turned out to be ins


India and Australia set to renew rivalry in U19 Men’s Cricket World Cup Final

09 Feb 2024 - 0     - 716

India and Australia overcome dramatic semi-finals to seal their spot in mouthwatering final


Nissanka punish Afghan bowlers with epic 210

09 Feb 2024 - 0     - 190

Pathum Nissanka created history on Friday, becoming the first Sri Lankan to score a double century in ODIs.


Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce: Jamaica sprint legend to retire after Paris 2024 Olympics

09 Feb 2024 - 0     - 540

Three-time Olympic champion Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce says she ’’owes’’ it to her family to retire after the 2024 Games.


Mendis confident as SL gears up for Afghan ODI Series

08 Feb 2024 - 5     - 745

Sri Lanka’s One Day International (ODI) Captain Kusal Mendis expressed confidence ahead of their clash against Afghanistan, starting at the Pallekele Stadium in Kandy tomorrow.


Sonal, Kamindu crack half tons for Dambulla

08 Feb 2024 - 0     - 107

Sonal Dinusha and Kamindu Mendis cracked half centuries for Dambulla against Kandy on day one of the four-day National Super League (NSL) cricket encounter played at the Rangiri Dambulla Stadium.


Rukshan spins Mahinda to massive win

08 Feb 2024 - 0     - 96

Right-arm spinner Kaveen Rukshan’s impressive match figure of 17 for 37 helped Mahinda College to record a massive 199-run win over St. Sylvester’s College, Kandy in their Under-19 Inter-Schools c


Dambulla Women cruise to easy win

08 Feb 2024 - 0     - 74

Two fine knocks by openers Sandali Weerasinghe (62) and Imalka Mendis (61) helped Dambulla beat Kandy by five wickets in their Women’s National Super League Limited Overs Cricket Tournament match pl


Paris Olympics medals to contain 'piece of Eiffel Tower'

08 Feb 2024 - 0     - 869

The medals awarded at this year’s Paris Olympics and Paralympics will feature a hexagon-shaped piece of iron taken from the original Eiffel Tower in their centre, organisers said as they unveiled th


Sports Minister greenlights Sri Lanka’s ODI squad for Afghanistan series

08 Feb 2024 - 6     - 1426

Minister of Sports and Youth Affairs Harin Fernando has approved the 16-member squad selected by the Sri Lanka Cricket Selection Committee to participate in the ODI series against Afghanistan.


St. Anthony’s down Bens to record fifth win

07 Feb 2024 - 0     - 162

St. Anthony’s College, Katugastota continued their winning streak when they recorded their fifth outright win by defeating St. Benedict’s College by an innings and five runs in the Under-19 Inter-


Kandy requests Nittawela for their games

07 Feb 2024 - 5     - 933

Defending League Champions and biggest crowd puller in local club rugby, Kandy Sports Club, has written to Sri Lanka Rugby (SLR) the governing body, requesting for Nittawela as their venue for Cliffor


New Zealand hammer South Africa by 281 runs in first Test

07 Feb 2024 - 0     - 141

Mount Maunganui, Feb. 7 (AFP) - Black Caps seamer Kyle Jamieson claimed four wickets on Wednesday to drive New Zealand to a 281-run win over South Africa with a day to spare in the first Test.


Record books re-written as Maphaka concludes Under 19 World Cup campaign

07 Feb 2024 - 0     - 204

The South Africa pacer claimed one tournament record as he finished the Under 19 World Cup with 21 wickets at an average of just 9.71.


Caretaker CM Punjab Mohsin Naqvi appointed Chairman PCB

06 Feb 2024 - 1     - 715

Mohsin Naqvi’s candidacy was put forward by the Patron PCB, caretaker Prime Minister Anwarul Haq Kakar, alongside Mustafa Ramdey


Kushan Peiris achieves rare feat at awards ceremony

06 Feb 2024 - 0     - 117

Kushan Peiris one of the leading young drivers in Sri Lanka motor racing circuit at present achieved a rare feat when he bagged three awards at the SLARDAR Sri Lanka Super Series 2023 Awards Ceremony