Three weightlifters for Asian Continental Meet

31 Jan 2024 - 0     - 300

Sri Lanka will field a three-member squad for the Asian Weightlifting Continental Championship, which will be held from February 3 to 10 at the Yunusabad Sports Complex in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.


PSL team owners to pay for production rights?

31 Jan 2024 - 1     - 634

Questions have been raised over the recent process followed by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) in awarding the TV production rights. Not only the rights were awarded to the company after significant


Methwan, Ivanka bow out of contention

31 Jan 2024 - 0     - 77

Sri Lanka’s Methwan Wijemanne and Ivanka Samarasinghe bowed out of contention of the ongoing ITF Junior Circuit Tennis Week 2 tournament when they were beaten in the quarter finals in the girls’ a


BCCI Secretary Jay Shah reappointed as ACC Chairman for third consecutive term

31 Jan 2024 - 5     - 734

Shah’s extension was proposed by Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) president Shammi Silva for the second time and the nomination was unanimously backed by all the members of the ACC.


Sri Lanka Cricket names squad for Test match against Afghanistan

31 Jan 2024 - 3     - 2336

The Sri Lanka Cricket Selection Committee has selected the 16-member squad, including three uncapped players, to take part in the Test match against Afghanistan.


Afghanistan cricket team arrives in Sri Lanka

31 Jan 2024 - 0     - 791

The Afghanistan cricket team has arrived in Sri Lanka last night for an all-format series.


Wedderburn shines in West Indies U19’s win

30 Jan 2024 - 2     - 1395

Steve Wedderburn shone in West Indies U19’s three-wicket win against the Sri Lanka U19 in the ICC U19 World Cup Super Sixes encounter played at the Diamond Oval ground in Kimberley, South Africa.


Are Hasaranga and Theekshana Sri Lanka’s Greatest Ever Spin Twins?

30 Jan 2024 - 14     - 2612

Muttiah Muralitharan has earned the right to be called the greatest spinner of all-times. Some Aussies might not agree with that statement, but statistically, no one even gets close to the magician sp


Ivanka, Methwan advance to quarter finals

30 Jan 2024 - 0     - 71

Two Sri Lanka junior players Ivanka Samarasinghe and Methwan Wijemanne advanced to the girls’ and boys’ categories quarter finals respectively of the ITF Tennis Circuit Week2 tournament when they


Recovering Rashid to miss Afghanistan’s first-ever Sri Lanka Test

30 Jan 2024 - 0     - 554

Ace spinner Rashid Khan will miss Afghanistan’s first-ever Test against Sri Lanka next month, selectors announced Monday, as he continues to recover from a back surgery.


West Indies sensation Shamar Joseph ruled out of ILT20

30 Jan 2024 - 2     - 211

Shamar Joseph scripted West Indies’ unbelievable win in the second Test of the two-match series against Australia. He is set to be in high demand in the T20 leagues worldwide and has also been picke


Methwan and Vichinthya clinch ITF Doubles

26 Jan 2024 - 0     - 114

The Sri Lankan pair of Methwan Wijemanne and Vichinthya Nilaweera clinched the Boys’ Doubles title at the ITF Junior Week-1 Tennis Tournament, continued at the SLTA Courts in Green Path, Colombo.


Reshan Most Outstanding Schools Golfer for 2023

26 Jan 2024 - 2     - 697

Fifteen-year-old schoolboy from Colombo International School, Reshan Algama was recognised as the Most Outstanding Schools Golfer of the Year 2023 at the second Sportunleash Schools Sports Awards 2024


BCB invites SLC to play an all-format series

26 Jan 2024 - 0     - 460

The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has invited the Sri Lanka Team to play an all-format cricket series in the country.


WPL 2024: UP Warriorz names Chamari as replacement for Lauren

26 Jan 2024 - 6     - 1362

English fast bowler Lauren Bell has opted out of the upcoming Women’s Premier League (WPL) season, prompting UP Warriorz to announce Sri Lanka’s Chamari Athapaththu as her replacement.


Sinner ends Djokovic Grand Slam history bid at Australian Open

26 Jan 2024 - 1     - 263

Jannik Sinner ended Novak Djokovic’s bid for a record 25th Grand Slam title on Friday, snapping the Serb’s astonishing 33-match winning run at Melbourne Park to reach his first major final.


Team Barishal, Shoaib Malik dismisses match-fixing rumors in BPL

26 Jan 2024 - 2     - 1009

It was circulating on social media that Malik’s contract has been terminated due to match-fixing suspicions


ICC Women’s ODI Cricketer of the Year announced

25 Jan 2024 - 10     - 2043

Sri Lanka star Chamari Athapaththu has won the ICC Women’s ODI Cricketer of the Year for 2023 after a stellar 12 months.


Sri Lanka defeated Namibia by 77 runs in Kimberley

24 Jan 2024 - 4     - 1328

In the 12th match of the ICC Under-19 World Cup at Diamond Oval in Kimberley, Sri Lanka secured a commanding 77-run victory over Namibia, showcasing a blend of robust batting and incisive bowling.


Sri Lankan trio book berths to semis

24 Jan 2024 - 0     - 150

Three Sri Lankans Dinara de Silva in the girls category along with Vichinthya Nilaweera and Methwan Wijemanne in the boy’s category made their way to book semi- final berths of the ongoing ITF Junio


Shoaib Bashir: England spinner granted visa to travel to India

24 Jan 2024 - 0     - 224

Spinner Shoaib Bashir has been granted an Indian visa and could be back with the England Test squad by the weekend.


Chamari to lead Women’s ODI and T20I Team of the year

24 Jan 2024 - 0     - 154

Sri Lanka’s leading female cricketer – Chamari Athapaththu has been named as the captain of the ICC’s Women’s ODI Team of the year.


Five Sri Lankans qualify to quarter finals

24 Jan 2024 - 0     - 92

Five Sri Lanka players three in the boys and two in the girls categories qualified to the quarter final of the ongoing ITF Junior Tennis tournament by winning the second round matches played at the SL


Rugby coach arrested in Kandy with heroin and narcotic pills

24 Jan 2024 - 1     - 3098

A 22-year-old external rugby coach of a prominent school in Kandy was arrested by the police for possession of heroin and 4,100 narcotic pills.


From basement boys to League leaders; How Lewke transformed CR & FC

23 Jan 2024 - 5     - 3614

It was not long ago CR and FC looked like a modern-day Manchester United with zero hopes of winning the league. In fact CR finished in the bottom of the league a couple of years ago with more than hal


Confident Sri Lanka aim to seal Super Six spot

23 Jan 2024 - 5     - 1088

Sri Lanka will look to produce another winning performance and seal their place in the Super Six stage when they take on Namibia in the 2024 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup Group ‘C’ fixture at the