Easy for Southern Province

Chamarindu Nethsara and Puljith Wathsuka hit identical knocks of 73 in Southern Province’s 75 runs win over Uva Province in a high scoring match of the Under 19 Inter-Provincial limited overs cricket tournament encounter at

Soul of Devils turn Gaming darlings

A team calling itself by a fearsome entity as Soul of Devils became the darlings of the seventh edition of the Women’s Cyber Games (WCG) at the Havelock City Mall in Colombo while another team known LVG Esports ended as the

Shabeer Asgerally passes away

A onetime household name in domestic cricket, Shabeer Asgerally passed away yesterday and his funeral took place on the same day at the Kuppiyawatta burial ground.

National Sports Festival to mark 50 years

A budget of Rs. 300 million will be allocated by the Ministry of Sports to celebrate the Golden Jubilee of Sri Lanka’s premier national-level sporting event, the National Sports Festival (NSF), which will take place from June 6 to

World Cup feeder Devapathiraja bags another crown

For the eighth time, after bagging six in a row, the girls from Devapathiraja College in Ratgama, Galle became the undisputed champions of the Under-19 Division One limited overs cricket tournament with a resounding seven wicket win over Anula Vidyalaya Nugegoda in the final played at the Wickramashila NS ground at Giriulla.

Graduating Dinara bags two more titles

Sri Lanka’s Dinara de Silva contesting her last international junior tennis tournament ended her campaign in style as she succeeded in bagging two titles by coming out on top in the girls’ singles and doubles events of the SSC - ITF International Junior Week 1 Tennis tournament played at the SSC tennis courts.

Sooryavanshi: Most Valuable Player dwarfs the IPL giants

Teenage sensation Vaibhav Sooryavanshi has won a car for his performances in the Indian Premier League - but the 15-year-old will have to wait three years to drive it.

Sri Lanka name women’s World Cup squad

Sri Lanka picked a 15-member women’s cricket squad for this month’s T20 World Cup in England.

Sri Lanka end 13th from 16 teams

Sri Lanka won the Shield Championship at the Howard Hinton Rugby Sevens 2026 in France, defeating Seven Pyla Rugby 28-21 in a thrilling final played at Stade de la Vallée du Cher yesterday in France but ended in 13th position from among 16 teams.

Sweet success for Honey Badgers at International Schools Alumni

Honey Badgers Club won the inaugural Inter International Alumni Netball Tournament while Asian International School Alumni ended runners-up at the Air Force indoor basketball court at Bauddhaloka Mawatha in Colombo.

Sri Lankans contest Asian beach rowing

Sri Lanka’s Beach Sprint Rowing team left for Thailand last night to participate in the prestigious Asian Rowing Beach Sprint Championships 2026 and the Youth Athlete Development Training Camp, marking another important milestone in the country’s growing presence in international coastal rowing.

San Antonio Spurs are Western Conference Champions

After an intense series that extended to a Game 7, San Antonio Spurs overcame the defending NBA Champions, Oklahoma City Thunder, in the Western Conference Finals.

Boxing elects office bearers

Dr. Anuruddha Bandara and his team have been elected to lead the Boxing Association of Sri Lanka (BASL) for the 2026–2028 term at the association’s Annual General Meeting held in Colombo.

Pathana Golden CC beat Lawyers Veterans

A star studded knock by Nuwan Hettiarachchi who made a quick fire 64 runs including four sixes and six fours in 30 balls and a five wicket haul by Mohamed Minhaj steered Pathana Golden Cricket Club to victory over Lawyers Veterans in a Masters 30 overs cricket encounter played at the Army ground, Mattegoda.

Woods returns as Sri Lanka Sevens Head Coach

Sri Lanka Rugby (SLR) has appointed experienced New Zealand coach Peter Woods as the new Head Coach of the national sevens outfit for the upcoming Asian Sevens Series in Sri Lanka and China plus the much more important Asian Games in Japan later this year.

Sri Lanka finish sixth at CAVA Women’s Championship

Sri Lanka’s women’s volleyball team has returned home after finishing sixth among eight teams at the Central Asian Volleyball Association (CAVA) Women’s Championship 2026 following a disappointing campaign.

Final respects to former NOCSL Secretary General Commander H.U. Silva

The final rites of former National Olympic Committee of Sri Lanka (NOCSL) and Commonwealth Games Association of Sri Lanka (CGASL) Secretary General, Commander (Retired) H.U. Silva was conducted yesterday evening at the Borella Cemetery in Colombo with the participation of many prominent figures from Sri Lanka’s sporting community.

Thanga stamps his class

Veteran golfer N. Thangaraja produced a magnificent final round of 64 to clinch the Sri Lanka Open Championship 2026 title at the Royal Colombo Golf Club with an outstanding aggregate of 266.

Gateway duo selected to represent Sri Lanka at Asian Age Group Swimming C’ships

Two exceptional swimmers from Gateway College Colombo, Lithum De Silva and Hashel Senarath, have earned selection to represent Sri Lanka at the 12th Asian Age Group Swimming Championships, to be held in Bangkok, Thailand, from 17th to 21st July 2026.

Boy wonder breaks sixes record

Teenage sensation Vaibhav Sooryavanshi produced his latest extraordinary innings by hitting 97 from just 29 balls to set up Rajasthan Royals’ win over Sunrisers Hyderabad in the Indian Premier League eliminator on Wednesday night.

Thangaraja flips right, Mithun drops

Lloyd elected new Lanchashire’s president

Former West Indies captain Sir Clive Lloyd has been elected as Lancashire’s new president as part of a restructure of the club board.

England’s women batters causing headaches ahead of World Cup

Head coach Charlotte Edwards says that England’s batters are giving her “a few headaches” for T20 World Cup selection after their 2-1 series win over New Zealand.

Shock! Rybakina downed in biggest upset

World number two Elena Rybakina suffered a surprise second-round defeat by 55th-ranked Yuliia Starodubtseva in the biggest French Open upset so far. Despite winning the opening set, Rybakina looked far from her clinical best as Starodubtseva mounted an impressive comeback to win 3-6 6-1 7-6 (10-4).

Ecclestone targets World Cup after mental struggle

This year marks 10 years since spinner Sophie Ecclestone’s England debut, and yet she is only 27.

French Open player collapses in sweltering conditions

Jakub Mensik said his body “just turned off” as he collapsed on court following a gruelling second-round win in sweltering conditions at the French Open.

Heated exchange and no handshake in French Open row

Germany’s Tamara Korpatsch said it would be “embarrassing” if she had cheated against China’s Wang Xinyu following a heated exchange between the pair at the French Open.

Favourite Sinner starts off in style

Jannik Sinner underlined why he is the overwhelming favourite to win this year’s French Open with an efficient first-round win against French wildcard Clement Tabur.

Police order troublemakers out

Police say 60 Crystal Palace fans classified as “known troublemakers” were ordered to leave Leipzig city centre on Tuesday evening while two arrests were made following clashes between supporters of the Eagles and Rayo Vallecano.

Under 19 Inter-District Provincial Rachintha, Tharun steer Colombo North

Half tons by Rachintha de Silva and Tharun Perera helped Colombo North Zone 3 coast to an easy six wicket win over Colombo North Zone 2 in the Under 19 Inter-District Provincial limited overs encounter played at Darley Road.