SL youth ready to qualify for Paris Olympics

18 Jan 2024 - 1     - 341

The Minister of Sports Harin Fernando has instructed the Director General of Sports to provide equal opportunities for Sri Lankan youth to attain qualifications for the Summer Olympic Games in Paris,


Rohit stars as India down Afghanistan in second Super Over

17 Jan 2024 - 3     - 1392

India edged Afghanistan in a dramatic second Super Over to sweep the Twenty20 series after the third match ended in a tie following Rohit Sharma’s record-setting century on Wednesday.


New York venue to host T20 World Cup matches unveiled

17 Jan 2024 - 3     - 1632

34,000-seat Nassau County International Cricket Stadium, set to host India-Pakistan clash among eight T20 World Cup matches, announced


Sri Lanka under pressure in must-win game

17 Jan 2024 - 8     - 965

Sri Lanka will be under pressure when they take on the underdogs Zimbabwe in the third and deciding Twenty20 International at the R. Premadasa Stadium in Colombo tomorrow.


Rohit Sharma smashes record 5th T20I century

17 Jan 2024 - 0     - 170

Rohit Sharma makes history: Clinches fifth men’s T20I century, a remarkable feat in Bengaluru’’


Praveen steers Lumbini MV to third successive win

17 Jan 2024 - 0     - 69

An allround performance by Praveen Maneesha helped Lumbini MV cruise through to their third successive outright win when they defeated Zahira College, Colomb by nine wickets in the Under 19 inter-scho


Novak Djokovic battles past Alexei Popyrin to reach third round

17 Jan 2024 - 0     - 53

Defending Australian Open champion Novak Djokovic held off Alexei Popyrin to avoid a shock second-round exit.


Antonians beat Ananda after 76 years

17 Jan 2024 - 6     - 1713

St. Anthony’s College, Katugastota beat Ananda College by 10 wickets in their Under-19 Inter-Schools cricket encounter, which concluded at Katugastota.


Theekshana makes top ten ODI bowling move as T20Is lead to host of changes

17 Jan 2024 - 2     - 945

While Wanindu Hasaranga’s seven-wicket haul led to a 28-place jump, it was compatriot Maheesh Theekshana to make a noteworthy move to equal-eighth on the MRF Tyres ICC ODI Bowling Rankings.


Watch: Debutant Shamar claims first-time opener Smith off his first ball in Test cricket

17 Jan 2024 - 0     - 167

Shamar Joseph had an incredible first day of Test cricket as Australia squandered a strong start to trail by 129 at stumps on day one


Allen’s record 137 gives New Zealand series-clinching Pakistan T20 win

17 Jan 2024 - 0     - 88

New Zealand sealed their T20 series against Pakistan with two games to spare Wednesday on the back of a record 137 off 62 balls by opener Finn Allen at University Oval in Dunedin.


Twenty matches scheduled to be played from January 18

17 Jan 2024 - 1     - 537

The four day National Super League cricket tournament which is scheduled to get underway from January 18 will see 20 matches being worked off starting from January 18 with the first two matches slotte


Zimbabwe’s last-over heroics level three-match T20 series, standing at 1-1

16 Jan 2024 - 18     - 1910

In a nail-biting showdown at R. Premadasa Stadium in Colombo on Tuesday, Zimbabwe’s Luke Jongwe and Clive Madande staged a sensational final-over performance against Angelo Mathews, clinching the se


Sri Lanka eyes U19 Men’s CWC trophy

16 Jan 2024 - 4     - 1069

Sri Lanka are yet to lift the U19 Men’s CWC trophy but have left their mark on the tournament over the years.


Roma sack former Manchester United and Chelsea boss and appoint Daniele de Rossi

16 Jan 2024 - 0     - 104

Jose Mourinho has been sacked as Roma manager and replaced by the club’s former captain Daniele de Rossi.


Dimath spins Maliyadeva to victory

16 Jan 2024 - 0     - 85

An impressive match bag figure of 9 for 65 by left arm spinner Dimath Abeysinghe helped Maliyadeva College, Kurunegala to record a comfortable eight wicket win over Mahinda College, Galle in a low sco


Inaugural FIFA ‘World Series’ in Sri Lanka

16 Jan 2024 - 1     - 1965

FIFA is planning to conduct the inaugural FIFA ‘World Series,’ a four-nation football tournament from March 18 to 26 in Colombo.


Bangladesh all-rounder banned from all cricket for Anti-Corruption Code breach

16 Jan 2024 - 4     - 823

32-year-old Nasir Hossain set to serve two-year ban, with six months suspended. Bangladesh all-rounder Nasir Hossain has been banned from all cricket after accepting charges of breaching the ICC Anti-


Cummins and Sharma claim December honours in ICC Player of the Month Awards

16 Jan 2024 - 0     - 135

The International Cricket Council (ICC) today revealed the ICC Men’s and Women’s Player of the Month award winners for December 2023 after shortlists were announced last week.


Hasaranga target T20 WC after win over Zimbabwe

15 Jan 2024 - 15     - 1296

After a thrilling victory in the first Twenty20 International of the three-match series against Zimbabwe, Sri Lanka Captain Wanindu Hasaranga expressed confidence that this initial triumph under his c


Mathews Key Man for T20 World Cup

15 Jan 2024 - 12     - 1433

Angelo Mathews was dead and buried at least as a limited over cricketer under the previous selection committee led by Promodaya Wickramasinghe. Despite Sri Lanka’s continuous struggle, and Mathews


Mathews slams former selectors after Zimbabwe victory

15 Jan 2024 - 23     - 6575

Sri Lanka’s veteran cricketer Angelo Mathews played a starring knock on his T20I comeback against Zimbabwe helping his side win the first T20I of the three-match series. He has now come down hard at


CH scrape through with 18-12 win

15 Jan 2024 - 0     - 120

CH & FC was made to work hard to stave off the stiff challenge put in by Police SC before scraping through to a close 18-12 win in the Nippon Paint Rugby League encounter played at the Racecourse Grou


Mathews, Shanaka guides Sri Lanka to thrilling win

15 Jan 2024 - 1     - 155

It was near but yet so far for Zimbabwe as an all-around performance by skipper Sikander Raza was in vain as the experienced Angelo Mathews and Dasun Shanaka aided by poor bowling denied the visitors


Roux becomes the first foreign cricket coach to be father in Sri Lanka

14 Jan 2024 - 0     - 953

Sri Lanka’s fielding coach, Anton Roux, is the first coach of the national cricket team, whose wife has given birth to a child in Sri Lanka.


Sri Lanka keen to host U-50 Cricket WC - Harin

13 Jan 2024 - 10     - 1470

Sports Minister Harin Fernando is confident that Sri Lanka could host the 14-team Under-50 Cricket World Cup later this year following a successful discussion with the Asian Cricket Council (ACC) Pres