10 teams for Mercantile hockey knock-outs

The 74th Mercantile Hockey Knockout Tournament, organized by the Mercantile Hockey Association of Sri Lanka, will commence on Saturday at the Astro Turf in Colombo bringing together leading corporate hockey teams in Sri Lanka for another exciting season of competition.The tournament will continue on Sunday with the finals scheduled to be played on June 20.

Sri Lanka pick revamped squad for South Korea match

Sri Lanka Rugby has announced a largely revamped squad for the final match of the Asia Rugby Top Three Mens Championship 2026 against South Korea on Saturday.

Trump booed at NBA Finals

Despite becoming the first sitting U.S. head of state to attend an NBA Finals game, President Donald Trump was met with loud jeers during the national anthem before the tipoff of Game 3 of the NBA Finals at Madison Square Garden in New York between New York Knicks and San Anthonio Spurs.

Sri Lanka blow hot, blow cold

A captain’s knock of 74 in 72 balls inclusive of six boundaries and two sixes was all in vain as it could not prevent India A from pulling off an eight-run win in the first match of Tri-Nation series featuring India A, Afghanistan A and host Sri Lanka A played at the Rangiri Dambulla Stadium yesterday.

At World Cup: Iran’s team or Islamic Rebublic’s team?

“The Iranian team is not playing. The Islamic Republic’s team is.”

Wesley-Zahira standoff averted, match postponed

An off-field standoff between Wesley College and Zahira College was averted resulting in their inter school Cup rugby fixture postponed for Sunday.

Nalanda record big win

Nalanda College recorded a big 181 runs win on the Parabola method over De La Salle College Mutwal in a rain hampered Under 15 inter-school limited overs tournament match played at Campbell Place.

Sri Lanka and Windies Emerging teams equally poised

Anjala Bandara who was unbeaten on 126 on day one went on to add a further 37 runs to make a top score of 163 and with Nisala Abeyratne put on a 142 runs stand for the ninth wicket to help the Sri Lanka Emerging XI end with a score of 356 runs on day two of the first unofficial Test at Sooriyawewa yesterday.

Thomians prevail with two wicket win

S. Thomas’ College prevailed with a two wicket win over St Peter’s College in their Under 18 inter-school limited overs tournament encounter played at Bambaplapiriya.

Tickets for Iran fans revoked

Iran’s allocation of fan tickets for the group stage of the World Cup has been revoked just days before the start of the tournament, says the country’s football federation.

Raducanu makes winning start

Emma Raducanu began her Wimbledon preparations with a promising straight-set victory over Anna Blinkova in a rain-disrupted match at Queen’s.

Sri Lankan football followers to double at World Cup

Maharajah Media Network has secured the licensed broadcasting rights for Sri Lanka to telecast the FIFA World Cup 2026, from the opening match between Mexico and South Africa on June 12 through to the final scheduled for July 19.

New York Knicks lead NBA Finals 2-1

Extending their historic playoff winning streak to 13 consecutive games, the New York Knicks comfortably secured the first two games of the NBA Finals against the San Antonio Spurs before suffering their first post-season defeat in Game 3 yesterday at home.

Stokes and Atkinson probed over nightclub incident

An incident at a nightclub involving England cricket captain Ben Stokes, pace bowler Gus Atkinson and a Saracens academy rugby union player is being investigated by the England and Wales Cricket Board and the Prem Rugby club.

Hong Kong retain Asian Sevens trophy

Hong Kong underlined their dominance in Asian rugby by securing the Asia Rugby Sevens Trophy for a record seventh consecutive time after an emphatic 45-9 victory over South Korea at the Hong Kong Football Club grounds in Causeway Bay.

FFSL claims to grant Rs. 60 million to Leagues

The Football Federation of Sri Lanka (FFSL) claims it will allocate Rs. 60 million with immediate effect to support domestic tournaments this year across its 60 affiliated football leagues.

12 teams for over 40s T/20 cricket 

Twelve teams will vie for the over 40s (T/20) cricket championship tournament 2026, organised and conducted by an entity calling itself the Uncrowned Gentlemen’s Cricket Association (UGCA) to commence from the June 14.

Anjala Bandara rescues Sri Lanka rookies

Anjala Bandara rescued Sri Lanka’s next generation cricketers branded as the rookies or Emerging players with an unbeaten knock of 126 on day one of the first unofficial Test match against the visiting West Indies Emerging XI at the Sooriyawewa Stadium yesterday.

Sri Lanka A Triangular commences

India A captain Tilak Varma, Sri Lanka captain Sahan Arachchige and Afghanistan captain Imran Mir pose with the trophy they will play for when their Triangular cricket series gets underway today in Dambulla. Sri Lanka A and India A will raise the curtain in the opening match (SLC)

Antonelli wins Monaco from Hamilton after dramatic ending

Kimi Antonelli took a dominant victory in the Monaco Grand Prix ahead of the Ferrari of Lewis Hamilton after a chaotic ending that featured two safety cars and a red flag.

Sri Lanka Crush Bhutan 4–1 in FIFA International Friendly Ahead of SAFF Championship

Sri Lanka recorded a comfortable 4–1 victory over Bhutan in a FIFA International Friendly 2026 March Series match played yesterday at the NT Ground in Bangkok, Thailand.

Central boy, Eastern girl best at cross country

Emerging long-distance runners Vicknaraj Vakshan of the Central Province and Rasara Wijesooriya of the Eastern Province claimed the men’s and women’s gold medals respectively at the Golden Jubilee National Sports Festival (NSF) 2026 Cross Country Championship held at the Racecourse ground in Nuwara Eliya.

New breed conquers the court

Alexander Zverev finally landed the Grand Slam title that threatened to elude him by overcoming Flavio Cobolli and his own nerves to win a tense French Open final in five sets.

Crusaders suffer record 134-0 defeat

North Wales Crusaders suffered the biggest defeat of any side in the top two divisions in the 131-year history of rugby league.

Joes record easy win

An unbeaten half ton by Kevin Jayasundara enabled St Joseph’s College to coast to a comfortable eight wicket win over Dharnapala MV Panniptiya in their Under 15 inter-school limited overs tournament match at Darley Road. Kevin’s knock helped St Joseph’s chasing 160 runs for victory to race to the target in the 25th over.

Strength-lifting Nationals on June 14

The Nationals of the Hack Lift and Two Hand curl championship conducted by the Sri Lanka Strength-lifting Federation will be held on June 14 in Chilaw.

Vihanga shines in Mahanama’s win

Vihanga Perera shone with an all-round performance to help Mahanama Colombo coast to a comfortable 130 runs win over Holy Cross Kalutara in the Under 17 inter-schools limited overs tournament encounter played at the Army ground in Dombagoda.

Lushan, Damesh, Sonal guide NWP

North Western Province 239 for 9 in 50 overs (Kushan Subasinghe 82, Damesh Mathishan 65, Dinuga Mathviru 30, Dominic Fernando 26: Sahas Abrew 2/26, Thejan Bandara 2/45, Maleesha Gunasekera 2/64)

ITF Junior Tennis Week 2 Sri Lanka’s Dinara and Aahil emerge champions

Sri Lanka’s Dinara de Silva and Aahil Kaleel emerged as junior girls’ and boys’ singles champions of the SSC - ITF International Junior Week 2 tennis tournament by coming out on top in the two finals played at the SSC tennis courts in Colombo yesterday. In fact, it was Dinara’s second successive singles title, as she succeeded in defending the title she had won in the Week 1 tournament last week. Dinara clinched the title by coasting to an easy t

National Water Polo Coach Resigns Over Selection Dispute

Sri Lanka National Water Polo Coach Thanura Abeywardena has resigned from his position, alleging political interference, disrespect towards the coaching staff, and a flawed player selection process ahead of the 2026 Asian Aquatics Championship. In his resignation, Abeywardena claimed that the original national squad was selected following official trials conducted from May 15-17, with the top 18 players being named on May 20 without any objection