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

24 Jan 2024 - 0     - 157

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     - 94

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     - 3106

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     - 3618

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     - 1091

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     - 415

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     - 4612

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     - 2197

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     - 139

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     - 75

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     - 1098

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     - 129

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     - 2879

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     - 149

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     - 138

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


CR end 27-year wait with scintillating win

21 Jan 2024 - 4     - 2170

CR & FC ended their 27-year wait to beat Kandy Sports Club in a league encounter as they recorded a 38-point (6 tries, 4 conversions) to 26-point (4 tries, 3 conversions) win in their crucial Inter Cl


FIFA’s Infantino Condemns ‘Abhorrent’ Racism during Games in Italy, England

21 Jan 2024 - 0     - 117

FIFA president Gianni Infantino called for worldwide stadium bans for fans and “automatic forfeits” for teams whose supporters hurl “abhorrent” abuse following racist incidents in Italy and En


India’s Tata awarded IPL title rights for record $300mn

21 Jan 2024 - 0     - 222

Corporate behemoth Tata Group has again been awarded title sponsorship rights of the Indian Premier League for five years, for a record sum of $300 million, the national cricket board said Saturday.


Sri Lanka outclass Zimbabwe to clinch series

18 Jan 2024 - 6     - 1844

Wanindu Hasaranga’s bottom-order demolition eased Sri Lanka to a 2-1 series win against Zimbabwe Thursday after the tourists were bowled out in Colombo for 82, their worst-ever T20 total.


Sri Lanka to host Afghanistan after wrapping up Zimbabwe series

18 Jan 2024 - 1     - 1475

Following the conclusion of the ODI and T20I series against Zimbabwe, Sri Lanka is gearing up to face Afghanistan in an all-format series starting from February 2.


Former Pakistan coaches resign from NCA positions

18 Jan 2024 - 1     - 1306

Mickey Arthur, Grant Bradburn and Andrew Puttick leave roles at the National Cricket Academy (NCA) in Pakistan


Ton-up Lahiru propel Kandy in NSL

18 Jan 2024 - 0     - 242

A fine century by Lahiru Udara helped Kandy make a formidable 339 for six against Galle on day one of the National Super League (NSL) four-day encounter played at the Mahinda Rajapaksa Stadium in Hamb


Kaveesha, Sadew steer Royal, Panadura to big win

18 Jan 2024 - 0     - 63

Kaveesha Perera and Sadew Wijeratne shone for Royal, Panadura in their innings and 77-run win against Jaffna Central in their Under-19 Inter-Schools cricket encounter played at Jaffna.


Havies should have it easy over Navy

18 Jan 2024 - 0     - 68

Havelock SC will start favourites when they take on Navy SC in their SLR Inter-Club League Rugby Tournament encounter at Havelock Park tomorrow. The kick-off is at 6.30 p.m.