Heavyweight boxer Joshu survives, team-mates killed

British heavyweight boxer Anthony Joshua was injured in a car crash in Nigeria, which killed two members of his team.

Saunders win, Moragasmulla hand Police SC first defeat

Sri Lanka’s oldest football club, Saunders Sports Club, produced the standout performance of the FFSL Champions League 2025–26 fourth week with a commanding 5–0 victory over the Sri Lanka Transport

Manitha spins Mahinda to first outright win

Right arm spinner Manitha Rajapakse’s match bag of 11 for 89 runs paved the way for Mahinda College to record a comfortable innings and 25 runs win over Lumbini MV in their Under 19 inter-school cricket

Thurstan and Cambrians trade even exchanges

Exchanges were even on the first day in the two matches of the Under 19 inter-school cricket encounters between Thurstan and Prince of Wales and Maris Stella Negombo against Trinity played at

England name squads For Sri Lanka and World Cup

Jofra Archer has been named in England’s squad for the T20 World Cup despite missing the last two Ashes Tests.

Cage Rage showcases international and local MMA fighters

Cage Rage, the biggest MMA event and organisation in Sri Lanka, brought the year 2025 to a close with another adrenaline-charged night of Cage Rage powered by Birds Resort Hambantota at the Royal-MAS

Nottingham Forest calls for referees’ probe after Manchester City wins

Nottingham Forest have asked for the VAR audio as they consider making a formal complaint following the defeat by Manchester City.

Kyrgios to return at Brisbane Tour

Nick Kyrgios is in line to play his first ATP Tour match in 10 months after being given a wildcard entry for next month’s Brisbane International.

Sri Lanka women face whitewash

Sri Lanka’s women cricketers are facing a whitewash in the five-match T20 series against India having lost four matches and play their last match today.

Melbourne pitch damned after two-day Test

The pitch from the two-day Ashes Test in Melbourne has been rated as “unsatisfactory” by the International Cricket Council (ICC).

Battle of the Sexes! Fallacy or farce?

When murmurs began about Aryna Sabalenka facing Nick Kyrgios in an exhibition match billed as the new ‘Battle of the Sexes’, many wondered what it was setting out to achieve.

England lose third pace bowler

Gus Atkinson has become the third England pace bowler to be ruled out of the Ashes series after confirmation he will miss the final Test against Australia in Sydney.

Welsh rugby at the threshold of collapse

The curtain is about to fall on another shocking year of failure in Welsh rugby.

No retreat, no surrender: Ronaldo wants 1000 goals

Portugal captain Cristiano Ronaldo says he will not end his playing career until he scores his 1,000th career goal.

Bhutan bowler takes 8 for 7 in T20 record

A bowler from Bhutan has become the first cricketer to take eight wickets in a T20 international.

CR & FC overcome Police fightback to secure 46-22 win

CR & FC endured a stern second-half challenge but held their nerve to record a 46-22 bonus-point victory over Sri Lanka Police Sports Club in their Inter-Club League rugby encounter played at Police Park last evening. CR scored through 7 tries, 4 conversions, and 1 penalty to Police’s 2 tries, 1 penalty try, 1 conversion, and 1 penalty.

All our home matches will be played only at Nittawela: Mahesh Weerasinghe

Kandy Sports Club has issued a firm and detailed response to the recent Sri Lanka Rugby (SLR) press release concerning the controversial Kandy SC vs CH & FC Inter-Club League fixture, strongly rejecting allegations of misconduct by its supporters and reaffirming its commitment to player and official safety. The letter has been sent by President, Kandy SC, Mahesh Weerasinghe, as below.

IOC guidance awaited as NOCSL administration continues beyond term

The current administration of the National Olympic Committee of Sri Lanka (NOCSL) will continue to function until further instructions are received from the International Olympic Committee (IOC), NOCSL President Suresh Subramaniam told the ‘Daily Mirror’ yesterday.

FFSL Champions League 2025–26: Defending champions Matara City suffer second straight defeat

Defending champions Matara City Sports Club suffered their second consecutive defeat in the FFSL Champions League 2025–26 as St. Mary’s Sports Club of Jaffna recorded a comfortable 2–0 victory in a Group ‘B’ fourth-week encounter played at the Race Course Ground, Colombo.

Eagles’ Monsoon Cup 2025 set to tee off at China Bay

The Eagles’ Monsoon Cup Golf Tournament 2025 is set to return as a premier fixture on Sri Lanka’s golfing calendar, with the event to tee off on 11 January 2026 at the scenic Eagles’ Golf Links, China Bay, overlooking the Trincomalee Harbour.

Viren, Ranithma retain singles titles at Badminton Nationals

Sri Lankan Olympian Viren Nettasinghe and Ranithma Liyanage successfully defended their Open Men’s and Open Women’s Singles titles at the 73rd Sri Lanka National Badminton Championships, organised by Sri Lanka Badminton (SLB) and held at the S. Thomas’ Indoor Sports Complex, Mount Lavinia.

G.M.A. Cricket Club Moratuwa hosts 7th annual awards ceremony

Golden Memorable Athletic Cricket Club of Moratuwa is a registered cricket club under the Colombo District Cricket Association (CDCA) and has been active for the past 18 years. The ceremony was held to appreciate players who have excelled and displayed exceptional talent for the club.

England to probe Ashes drinking

England will investigate reports of players drinking excessively during a break from the Ashes series in the beach town of Noosa.

New technology to test ball-out

Fifa is testing new technology which can determine if the ball went out of play before a goal was scored.

Eshan, Yashen shine for Mahanama

Eshan Withanage and Yashen Gunatileke shone with half tons for Mahanama College Colombo on day one against Mahinda College in their Under 19 inter-school cricket encounter played at Mattegoda.

Expolanka Holdings and John Keells win football finals

The Mercantile Football Association (MFA) knock-out tournament came to a conclusion on Monday with the Division One and Division Two finals played at the City League ground, Colombo 2 with Expolanka Holdings and John Keells

New Star, Serendib and Police lead football’s Champions League

New Star Sports Club of Colombo, Serendib Sports Club of Mawanella and Police Sports Club emerged as the early front-runners of the FFSL Champions League football tournament remaining unbeaten with six points each at the end

Savi, Jason, Asadisi steer Peterites

Savi Fernando, Jason Fernando and Asadisi de Silva shone with half tons as St Peter’s College posted a comfortable first inning win over DS Senanayake in their Under 19 inter-school encounter concluded at Bambalapitiya yesterday.

TVS Lanka win MCA maiden title in smooth run

A quick-fire half century from Nadeesh Yasiru (58 runs in 35) and an impressive spell of fast bowling by Ruchira Koshitha (3 for 17) steered TVS Lanka to their maiden MCA cricket title when they comprehensively beat John Keells

Refereeing howlers: Smoking gun tells it all

Even technology and television replays that come along with the vast strides rugby has made, don’t seem to have created space for justice in Sri Lanka’s domestic first class inter club Premier League where players have become either semi-professional if not professional with some of them straight from leaving their school books.