48th Milo Schools Swimming and Diving Championship from August 23

The 48th All Island Milo Schools Swimming and Diving Championship conducted by the Sri Lanka Schools Aquatic Association and sponsored by Nestle Lanka Ltd for the 29th year is scheduled to be held from August 23 to 28 at the Sugathadasa Indoor Stadium swimming pool.

Mitchell Marsh to captain Australia for white-ball tour of South Africa

Mitchell Marsh will take over Australia’s captaincy for the white-ball tour of South Africa after Steve Smith and Mitchell Starc were ruled out with injuries.

India vs Pakistan match at Pallekele: VIP tickets sell out within minutes

Tickets for the much anticipated India-Pakistan Asia Cup match at the Pallekele International Stadium on September 2 have virtually sold out, with organisers charging Rs. 9600 for entry into the two grass embarkment.

New Zealand to tour Bangladesh after a 10-year hiatus

Along-awaited return to Bangladesh for the Blackcaps, who are set to tour the country for a split ODI and Test series, marking the first such encounter since 2013.

West Indies’ Samuels found guilty of anti-corruption code breach

Former West Indies player Marlon Samuels has been found guilty of four breaches of the Emirates Cricket Board’s (ECB) Anti-Corruption Code, the sport’s governing body (ICC) said on Wednesday.

Ruthless England beat Australia to set up World Cup final with Spain

Lauren Hemp and Alessia Russo did the damage late on in Sydney as England shattered Australian dreams Wednesday with a clinical 3-1 win to set up a Women’s World Cup final against Spain.

BCB appoint Australia’s performance psychologist ahead of Asia Cup, World Cup

The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has hired the services of an Australian psychologist, it is learned. Dr. Phil Jauncey is a performance psychologist, who arrived in Bangladesh last Thursday.

Wahab Riaz announces retirement from international cricket

Veteran Pakistan pacer Wahab Riaz has announced his retirement from international cricket in order to focus more on franchise-based tournaments. Notably, the 38-year-old represented the national team in 27 Test matches, 91 ODIs and 36 T20Is and has picked up a total of 237 wickets in international cricket.

Titans beat Strikers, oust Kandy for second place

Galle Titans recorded a convincing eight-wicket win over Colombo Strikers in the final match of the group stage of the Lanka Premier League at the R. Premadasa Stadium today, which secured them second spot in the points table.

Hasaranga to retire from Test cricket

All-rounder Wanindu Hasaranga has retired from Test cricket with the view of prolonging his international career in the shorter forms of the game, it was reported on Tuesday.

Man Utd punish wasteful Wolves for winning Premier League start

Manchester United survived an onslaught from Wolves and huge claims for a late penalty to start the Premier League season with a 1-0 win thanks to Raphael Varane’s header on Monday.

Chelsea sign Caicedo for reported British record £115 million fee

Chelsea completed the signing of Ecuador midfielder Moises Caicedo on Monday for a reported Premier League record fee of up to £115 million ($146 million).

Dhananjaya takes four to steer Dambulla to sixth win

An impressive match haul of 4 for 6 in two overs by stand-in skipper Dhananjaya de Silva paved the way for Dambulla Aura to record a comfortable 20-run win over B-Love Kandy in their Lanka Premier League T20 encounter played at the R. Premadasa Stadium on Monday.

Nominations called for elections to football body

Football Sri Lanka (FSL), which is serving a FIFA ban, has called for nominations for election of office-bearers for the period 2023-2027 from August 14 till August 19, at a Special General Meeting (SGM) of Football League representatives.

Bamba Brigade too good for Eagles

St. Peter’s were too good for St. Anthony’s, as they coasted to a convincing 39-nil win in the Super Round encounter of the Dialog Schools Rugby League tournament played at St. Peter’s ground in Bambalapitiya Friday (11).

Rugby World Cup 2023 schedule announced

The 2023 Rugby World Cup gets under way on 8 September with France taking on New Zealand in a mouth-watering curtain-raiser in Paris.

Funds not granted by Ministry of Sports yet for Asian Games Rugby

Sri Lankan Sevens Rugby players are caught in the dark as the Asian Games Sevens tournament outfit tour to China is in major doubt as no funds being released to date for the tour from the Ministry of Sports which is estimated over 20M rupees.

Titans sign Zadran, Das to replace departing Kiwis

The Galle Titans have signed Najibullah Zadran and Liton Das as replacement overseas players after their New Zealand duo of Tim Seifert and Chad Bowes left the squad today.

Chelsea, Liverpool stalemate shows need for Caicedo, Spurs held by Brentford

Chelsea and Liverpool had to settle for a 1-1 draw to start their Premier League season on Sunday as Tottenham also drew 2-2 at Brentford as they began life without Harry Kane.

Majestic King leads West Indies to T20 series win over India

Brandon King’s superb unbeaten 85 led West Indies to an eight-wicket win over India on Sunday to secure a 3-2 victory in their T20 series.

Matheesha’s strikes at the end keep Colombo LPL hopes alive

The Colombo Strikers kept their hopes of reaching the Lanka Premier League play-offs alive with a nine-run win over B-Love Kandy on Sunday, in a match that came down to the wire before fast-bowler Matheesha Pathirana delivered the killer blows.

Jaffna lie in wait after big defeat to Titans

The winningest franchise in the Lanka Premier League (LPL) find themselves in a position they have not been in before, after a seven-wicket defeat to the Galle Titans left the defending champions Jaffna Kings waiting till the final day of the group stage to find out if they would progress to the play-offs.

Unbeaten Isipathana confront Royal in crucial match

Defending champions Isipathana College Colombo, one of the two unbeaten teams left in the ongoing Dialog Schools Rugby league tournament, will enter the crucial phase of their title defence when they take on Royal College in the Super Round encounter scheduled to be kicked off from 4:15 p.m. onwards at the Royal Sports Complex.

De Bruyne injury sours winning Premier League start for Man City

Manchester City could be without Kevin De Bruyne for a number of weeks after he suffered the recurrence of a hamstring injury as the defending champions opened the Premier League season with a 3-0 win at Burnley on Friday.

Avishka paces Dambulla to seven-wicket win

While the Galle Titans continue to freefall, Dambulla Aura pressed on for a third consecutive victory in the Lanka Premier League (LPL) to take over top spot in the points table, for the time being at least, with a seven-wicket win over Galle on Friday.

Sarfaraz Khan weds Kashmir girl

Sarfaraz Khan may have been overlooked by the selectors when forming cricket teams to represent India time and again, despite being in sublime touch, but he’s a winner on another front – the cricketer from Mumbai recently got married to Romana, a girl from Jammu & Kashmir.

No points deducted from Trinity

There will be no points deducted from Trinity College in pulling out from their encounter against Zahira College in their Dialog Schools Under 19 Rugby League encounter citing medical issues for 7 of their players while in Colombo.

Ayomal wins Silver for Sri Lanka in Boy’s 400m hurdles at Commonwealth Youth Games

Sri Lanka’s Ayomal Akalanka won Silver in the Boy’s 400m hurdles and Nilupul Pehesara won bronze in the Boys’ High Jump at the 2023 Commonwealth Games in Trinidad and Tobago.

India’s Shaw slams sixth-highest one-day score of 244

India’s Prithvi Shaw struck the sixth-highest individual one-day score on Wednesday when he blasted an extraordinary 244 for Northamptonshire in their English county One-Day Cup match at home to Somerset.

India v Pakistan clash among nine World Cup fixtures rescheduled

The eagerly-awaited contest between India and Pakistan at this year’s ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup has been rescheduled to a different day, while details of eight other matches have also been changed.