Reshan Most Outstanding Schools Golfer for 2023

26 Jan 2024 - 2     - 699

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     - 1363

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     - 264

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     - 2044

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     - 1329

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     - 151

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     - 155

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     - 3099

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     - 3615

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


Luigi Riva: Italy’s record goalscorer dies aged 79

23 Jan 2024 - 1     - 410

Italy’s record goalscorer and former Cagliari forward Luigi Riva has died at the age of 79. Riva had been in hospital in Sardinia’s capital after reportedly suffering a heart attack over the weeke


Maxwell under investigation by Cricket Australia

23 Jan 2024 - 4     - 4608

Glenn Maxwell is being investigated by Cricket Australia, a spokesperson said Tuesday, after the star allrounder was reportedly hospitalised following a night out.


Dhaka send concussion sub outside of players’ list, stir fresh controversy in BPL

22 Jan 2024 - 2     - 2195

Durdanto Dhaka’s Sri Lankan opener Danushka Gunathilaka left the field retired hurt after getting struck on the with the ball early on in the innings in their ongoing Bangladesh Premier League match


Reshan secures top WAGR in Sri Lanka

22 Jan 2024 - 0     - 137

Fifteen-year-old Reshan Algama clinched the top spot amongst the Sri Lankans on the World Amateur Golf Ranking (WAGR) leaderboard for 2023.


Apna, Dinara clinch Open single titles

22 Jan 2024 - 0     - 74

Apna Perera and Dinara de Silva clinched the Men’s and Women’s Open singles titles at the SSC Open Tennis Championship with wins over Saajida Razick and Kiran Vairavanathan in the two finals playe


Kaveesha shines in Richmond’s four wicket win

22 Jan 2024 - 0     - 95

Kaveesha Induwara shone with a match bag of ten wickets in Richmond’s outright win by four wickets against Maliyadeva in the Under 19 inter-school cricket encounter played at Kurunegala.


Suryakumar to lead ICC Men’s T20I team of the year, 4 Indians Included

22 Jan 2024 - 0     - 227

Suryakumar Yadav is among the 4 Indians in the ICC T20I of 2023 and has been appointed captain.


World Cup stars dominate ICC Women’s T20I Team of the Year for 2023

22 Jan 2024 - 5     - 1095

The ICC Team of the Year recognises 11 outstanding individuals who have impressed throughout 2023, be it with the bat, the ball or their all-round exploits.


94th Battle of the Maroons on March 2–3

22 Jan 2024 - 0     - 125

Two leading Buddhist schools in Sri Lanka, Ananda and Nalanda, have finalised plans to conduct their annual Battle of the Maroons big match, which was launched amidst distinguished guests at the SSC a


Watch: Super-slingy Thushara sends Jos Buttler’s off-stump flying, takes two in two on SA20 debut

22 Jan 2024 - 1     - 2877

Nuwan Thushara, bowling with a super-slingy action, claimed two wickets in two balls to kick off an electric death spell on SA20 debut.


Sri Lanka, New Zealand open account with convincing wins

22 Jan 2024 - 0     - 147

Sri Lanka fought back to win after a stuttering start, while New Zealand came out comfortable winners against Nepal


HNB retains Netball Nationals for sixth year

21 Jan 2024 - 0     - 135

The star-studded Hatton National Bank (HNB) team retained the 2024 Dialog Netball Nationals for the sixth successive year when they edged out Air Force SC 40-39 in the final played at the Albert F. Pe