Champions League Super Eight matches start today

The Football Federation of Sri Lanka (FFSL) has decided to stage the Super Eight Round matches of the FFSL Champions League 2025–26 tournament from January 28 to March 30.

Scotland pick Afghanistan boy for T20 World Cup

Scotland have handed a first call-up to seamer Zainullah Ihsan for the upcoming T20 World Cup in India.

Indoor rowing Nationals on January 30-31

The Indoor National Rowing Championships will be held on January 30 and 31 at the Diyawanna Rowing Centre, bringing together the country’s top indoor rowing talent.

Air Force women win archery championship

The Air Force women’s archery team delivered an exceptional performance at the ninth Wayamba All Island Archery Championship 2026 held at the Samodaya ground, Kurunegala.

Royal announce return of water polo and swimming

The Royal College Union Aquatics Club (RCUAC) announced the return of the RCUAC Challenge Shield set for February 7 and 8 at the Royal College Swimming Pool.

Under 19 Cricket (Day One) Shanaal, Janindu crack half tons for DSS

Shanaal Binushka and Janindu Ranasinghe cracked half tons to help DSS taking first lease of the wicket to make a score of 256 for 8 declared against Royal Colombo, who ended day one on 36 for 0 in the Under

Legends of Richmond win first match

All-round performances by Chanaka Vithanage with a quick-fire 70 in 57 balls and capturing a wicket, Chamil Perera with an elegant 41 not out and two wickets steered Legends of Richmond to a comfortable

Sri Lanka and England clash in series decider

Sri Lanka and England sharing a win each in the three match ODI series will move onto the field with a mission of clinching the series in the third ODI scheduled to be played under floodlights at the R. Premadasa Stadium toda

Five Sri Lankans taste success

Five Sri Lankan players, three in the boys’ category and two girls, tasted success on day one in the first round matches of the ITF Junior Circuit J30 Week One tennis championship played at the SLTA tennis courts in Greenpath, Colombo to qualify for the second round.

Sri Lanka’s Crystal Palace and Police SC secure wins

Crystal Palace Football Club Gampola and Police Sports Club recorded victories in their respective FFSL Champions’ League Group ‘A’ and Group ‘B’ matches, which were played at the Race Course ground, Colombo.

Promising Sallay leads Thurstan

Promising rugby player Abdul Sallay will lead the Thurstan College outfit for the 2026 season which will kick off in March. Amindu Rajapakse and Ruchara Hishan are the two deputies of the team both of whom add balance and depth to the leadership group.

Asela Gunaratne’s Army ties match in rare occurrence

In an extremely rare occurrence, a Premier inter-club cricket match ended in a tie over the weekend at a venue in Panagoda.

Gateway College expands fleet in rowing conquest

Gateway College’s rowing marked a historic milestone with the acquisition of two state-of-the-art Falcon Racing boats, a quad-four convertible Dreadnought and a single scull Gladiator.

South Korea’s traditional sport Jokgu introduced to Sri Lanka

As part of a national initiative to introduce and promote popular international sports in Sri Lanka, the official launch ceremony of Jokgu, a traditional and widely played sport in South Korea, was held recently at the Ministry of Sports.

SSC coast to seventh outright win

Demoted SSC coasted to their seventh outright win of the three day Major Club Tier ‘B’ cricket tournament with a three wicket win against United Southern SC in their match at Narahenpita.

St Sebastian’s coast to six wicket win

St Sebastian’s College Moratuwa coasted to an outright win by six wickets over Richmond College in their Under 19 inter-school cricket encounter at the Army ground in Ambepussa.

Sri Lanka withdraws from inaugural Asian men’s netball

Sri Lanka will not field a team for the upcoming Inaugural Asian Men’s Netball Championship, the Sri Lanka Netball Federation (SLNF) has confirmed.

Air Force wrestlers dominate National wrestling

Air Force wrestlers emerged as the overall champions in both the men’s and women’s categories at the 83rd National Wrestling Championships.

Isipathana Golden Oldies beat Old Sylvestrians  

An entertaining fifth wicket partnership of 175 runs between Amal Wanigasekera (78) and Damith Dushantha (74) both unbeaten steered Isipathana Golden Oldies to beat Old Sylvestrians Cricket Club by 59 runs in a thrilling Masters 25 overs cricket encounter played for the Saliya and Rangana Fernando Memorial Trophy at the Army ground Mattegoda last Sunday.

Nervy top Arsenal has pressure to overcome

Arsenal are still four points clear at the top of the Premier League - but are things just starting to get a bit nervy for the Gunners?

Yeti SSC Open Tennis Championships: Yuhansa, Annaya, Mayooran, Rehan enter finals

The completion of the Yeti SSC Open Tennis Championships singles semi-finals of the U-18 girls’ and boys’ categories, which was played at the SSC tennis courts in Colombo yesterday, saw Yuhansa Peiris and Annaya Norbert in the girls, along with Mayooran Kubherane and Rehan Gunawardena in the boys, come out victorious to book the berths to the final.

Kaizer to lead Wesley at Rugby

Wesley College will head into the 2026 schools rugby season with renewed optimism and a strong leadership group, as fifth-year player and nippy scrum half Kaizer Lye takes over the captaincy of the Double Blues.

Navy SC edge past Sri Lions in tense thriller

Navy Sports Club produced a composed late surge to edge past Sri Lions by 25 points (3 tries, 2 conversions, 2 penalties) to 20 points (3 tries, 1 conversion, 1 penalty) in a tightly contested encounter at Longdon Place last evening. With this encounter, Navy SC ended Round 1 on a winning note, sealing their place in the Plate segment. In contrast, Sri Lions saw their league campaign come to an end, forced to sit out and watch the Super Round unf

FFSL Champions League 2025–26: Four matches end in draws

Out of the six matches played during the past weekend under the FFSL Champions League 2025–26 Tournament, four matches ended without a winner.

Australia skittle Sri Lanka for record-low 58 in U19 World Cup

Australia’s Under-19 pace attack delivered a ruthless performance to dismiss Sri Lanka for just 58 runs in their ICC U19 World Cup group match in Namibia, sealing a dominant nine-wicket victory.

Havies grind past gallant Police to clinch Cup segment berth

Havelock Sports Club pulled off a hard-fought 29 points (5 tries, 2 conversions) to 17 points (2 tries, 2 conversions, 1 penalty) victory over Police Sports Club in their Inter-Club Rugby League first-round encounter concluded at Police

Kandy look to regain winning momentum as CH eye home win

Defending League champions Kandy Sports Club will face a demanding challenge this weekend when they travel to Panagoda to take on Army Sports Club today (24), beginning one of their four long journeys into the humid Colombo

Vajira Netthikumara elected new Netball President

Vajira Netthikumara, a long-serving netball administrator from the Kalutara District Netball Association, was elected as the new president of the Sri Lanka Netball Federation (SLNF) yesterday with a clear majority of votes. Damayanthi

Marathon weekend of sport awaits Sri Lankan viewers

Sri Lankan sports fans have another strong weekend of viewing ahead, with Premier League football under the lights, international cricket at home and abroad, and the Australian Open reaching its decisive rounds. From Saturday

IRONMAN 70.3 Colombo partners with Port City Colombo and Shangri-La Colombo

Sri Lanka is set to strengthen its presence on the global sports tourism map with the hosting of IRONMAN 70.3 Colombo on 22 February 2026, marking a six-year hiatus since the last event. This international franchise endurance