A close tussle expected in Vidyartha – Dharmaraja

Giant killers Vidyartha College led by Arosh Ratnayake will be returning to the field after a fortnight when they play Dharmaraja College at Nittawela tomorrow in their Dialog schools rugby league Under 20 encounter.

Royal out to retain Michael Gunaratne Trophy

Royal College smarting from their defeat at the hands of Trinity last week will be all out to return to winning ways when they meet S. Thomas’ College Mount Lavinia for the Michael Gunaratne Trophy at the Royal Sports Complex tomorrow.

Wesley face Science test

Wesley College who beat Vidyartha convincingly and ended up losing to Isipathana in a scrappy affair will be keen to get their act together when they host Science College at Longdon Place tomorrow.

Centre stage for unbeaten Trinity and St. Joseph’s

Unbeaten Trinity College will hold a slight edge when they confront St. Joseph’s College at the Trinity Rugby Stadium in Pallekele tomorrow. This will be a much looked forward to encounter in the league as both outfits are so far unbeaten this season.

Credit to physios, trainers for Prabath’s debut, says his mother

Sri Lankan spinner Prabath Jayasuriya’s mother has given full credit to the physios and trainers, who worked really hard to help her son achieve ’’super fitness’’.

Full praise for Chandimal, Jayasuriya from captain Dimuth

Sri Lanka captain Dimuth Karunaratne was full of praise for Dinesh Chandimal and debutant Prabath Jayasuriya whose efforts with bat and ball respectively allowed Sri Lanka to make a sharp turnaround after the team’s sub-par performance in the first Test.

Incredibly Underrated Chandimal Rises for Occasion

Dinesh Chandimal has been one of Sri Lanka’s best batsmen since the golden era of Kumar Sangakkara, Mahela Jayawardene, TM Dilshan and Thilan Samaraweera.

Jaffna face Galle in LPL opener

In a rematch of last year’s final, the Jaffna Kings will take on the Galle Gladiators in the opening match of the third season of the Lanka Premier League on August 1 at R Premadasa.

Nalanda break 69-year drought with big win

Nalanda College broke a 69-year drought against traditional rivals Ananda College by winning the Battle of Maroons when they coasted to a convincing nine-wicket win in the 92nd encounter concluded at the SSC ground today.

Rampaging Sri Lanka dismantle Aussies

Prabath Jayasuriya and Dinesh Chandimal scripted an incrediblewin for Sri Lanka to draw the two-Test series against Australia in Galle today, exorcising the horrors of an embarrassing defeat in the first Test last week.

Husband and wife make cricket umpiring history by jointly officiating in the same match

History was created when the two umpires – Naeem Ashraf and Jasmine Naeem – became the first husband and wife couple to officiate a professional fixture in England together.

Djokovic wins seventh Wimbledon title and 21st Grand Slam

Novak Djokovic won a seventh Wimbledon title and 21st Grand Slam crown on Sunday with a four-set triumph over Nick Kyrgios, whose challenge unravelled in frustration after a blistering start.

Trinity pip Royal to post

Defending champions Royal met their waterloo as arch-rivals Trinity pulled off a thrilling victory by a single point with a score of 21-20 in the crucial Dialog Schools Rugby tournament encounter played at the Royal Complex ground on Friday.

Smith, Labuschagne centuries give Australia first day honours

Centuries from Steven Smith and Marnus Labuschagne ensured that the opening day of the second Test belonged to Australia, benefiting from Sri Lanka’s rejigged bowling attack failing to impose itself on the visitors.

Sri Lanka’s preparations for second Test hampered by Covid-19 outbreak

Sri Lanka will field a new-look bowling attack for the second Test against Australia, which begins in Galle tomorrow, but its final composition remains unclear after the home team was hit with a number of positive Covid-19 cases on Thursday.

Aravinda surprised by Sri Lanka’s first Test selections

Dimuth Karunaratne’s Sri Lanka are looking to level the Test series with spin reinforcements for the second match starting Friday against an upbeat Australia.

Brathwaite, Lewis among the overseas players selected in LPL draft

West Indians Carlos Brathwaite and Evin Lewis were among the overseas players who secured top dollar at the Player Draft for the third season of the Lanka Premier League (LPL) which starts later this month.

Trinity - Royal Dialog League encounter on Friday the 8th

The Dialog Inter-School rugby league 2022 encounter between Trinity College and Royal College has been brought forward by a day.

Sri Lanka add Theekshana, Wellalage and Manasinghe to Test squad, Mathews available for selection

Sri Lanka have bolstered their spin bowling options ahead of the second Test against Australia in Galle on Friday, calling up uncapped spinners Maheesh Theekshana, Dunith Wellalage and Lakshitha Manasinghe.

Player draft for third season of LPL today

A total of 353 have been included in the player draft for the third season of the Lanka Premier League that will be conducted virtually today (7).

Cricket World Welcomes Baz-Ball

Sarri-ball perhaps is quite a popular term in football, but the cricket world was taken by surprise with England’s stunning rise playing Baz-ball.

Vidyartha shock fancied St. Peter’s 11-07

Vidyartha College Kandy, a name strongly linked with inter-school rugby over the years dished out a giant killing performance at the Nittawela Stadium last evening to stun the much-fancied St. Peter’s College by 11 points (1 try, 2 penalties) to 7 points (1 try, 1 conversion) in their Dialog inter schools rugby league 2022 encounter.

Yupun first Sri Lankan to run 100m under 10 seconds

Olympic sprinter Yupun Abeykoon set a new Sri Lanka Men’s 100m record, with a time of 9.96secs at the Resisprint International competition held in Switzerland.

Spinners bowl Australia to win in first Test

It was a case of right approach but atrocious execution from Sri Lanka’s batters, succumbing to a spectacular collapse and a 10-wicket defeat to Australia in the first Test on Friday.

Brother of Shane Warne to visit Foundation of Goodness

The brother of the late Australian spinner Shane Warne, who arrived in Sri Lanka on Friday, will visit the Foundation of Goodness in Seenigama as part of his itinerary.

Australia take lead, spurred by Green, Khawaja half centuries

Sri Lanka lost ground in the first Test against Australia, as poor returns from their bowlers and seventies from Cameron Green and Usman Khawaja gave the visitors a 101-run first innings lead.

Five for Lyon, Australia hold edge

A five-wicket haul for Nathan Lyon was key to restricting Sri Lanka to 212 on the opening day of the first Test for the Warne-Muralitharan Trophy 2022 in Galle on Wednesday, before the Australians reduced that deficit to 114 by stumps.

Spotlight on spinners, as Sri Lanka honour spin legend Shane Warne

He may no longer have the luxury of calling on Rangana Herath to torment the Australians, the way the left-arm spinner did in 2016, but Sri Lanka’s captain believes the young spinners available to him can be just as effective when the two teams meet again in Galle on Wednesday.

Maxwell Overstay Bad News for SL

Although Maxwell has not played a Test match since 2017, one could make an educated guess on how is going to approach the rank turners down in Galle.

Chamari stars for Sri Lanka Women in win over India Women

Sri Lanka Women’s captain Chamari Athapaththu played the winning hand in her team’s seven wicket win over India Women in the third T20I played in Dambulla on Monday.