Sri Lanka – England 1st ODI: Spinners to the fore as Sri Lanka go one up

Kusal Mendis’s unbeaten knock of 93 that laid the foundation for Sri Lanka to post a score of 271 for 6 was taken over by Sri Lanka spinners who together combined to restrict England for a score of 252 in their run chase of 272 to record a win by 19 runs win in the first of the three match ODI series played at the R. Premadasa Stadium.

Yeti SSC Open Tennis Championship: Biyanka, Tuvini book berth to final

Biyanka Acquisapace and Tuvini de Alwis booked the berth to the women’s doubles final of the Yeti SSC Tennis Open Championship by recording a comfortable two sets to nil over the pair of Savini Jayasriya and Hasali Gajaba in one of the two semi final encounter played at the SSC tennis courts in Colombo yesterday.

Chunchi to lead Zahira at Rugby

Zahira College announced their 4th Year Coloursman, Hakeem Chunchi to lead their 1st XV Rugby Team for the 2026 season.

First Innings win for Antonians

St. Anthony’s College, Katugastota A team scored a first innings win over St. Benedict’s College A team in their Under 19 Inter School cricket encounter which concluded at Katugastota recently.

Gateway Girls Shine, Clinching Under 14 Football Championship

Following the recent success of the boys’ teams, Gateway Girls proved they were equal to the task as the Under 14 Girls emerged Champions of the Sri Lanka Schools Colombo District Under 14 Football Tournament, remaining unbeaten throughout the competition.

Park Club eye winning end to round 1

Havelock Sports Club will look to cap their Round One campaign In the Inter Club Rugby League 2025/2026 on a positive note when they take on Police Sports Club in their final group encounter at Police Park today (23 January).

Sri Lanka squad for ODI series finalised

Sri Lanka picked a 17-member squad for the three match ODI series against England starting today and scheduled to be played under floodlights at the R. Premadasa Stadium in Colombo.

Sahansa and Mayooran U-16 champions

Sahansa Damsiluni and Mayooran Kubheran ended as Under 16 Singles champions of the Yeti SSC Open Tennis Championship when they came out on top in the finals played at the SSC tennis courts in Colombo yesterday

Raducanu ousted from Aussie Open

Emma Raducanu looked below-par in an Australian Open second-round defeat by Austria’s Anastasia Potapova that denied the Briton a meeting with world number one Aryna Sabalenka yesterday.

Madushan and Anantharasa surfing champions

Lakshitha Madushan of the Weligama Sports Club and Anantharasa Ammu Jansee of the Arugam Bay Sports Club became the men’s and women’s champions respectively at the National Surfing Championship at the Hikkaduwa Main Point.

Gateway grabs basketball prize fifth time running

Gateway College once again stamped their dominance in the schools’ basketball arena by winning the International Schools Under-17 Basketball Tournament organised by Colombo International School.

Volleyball National Novices final round in Badulla

World Cup 2026 ticket holders can now access priority visa appointments for travel to the United States - but doubt remains whether fans from every country to have qualified will be able to enter.

Dhilvan and Yuhansa bag mixed doubles

Promising tennis players Dhilvan Herath and Yuhansa Peiris clinched the mixed doubles title of the Yeti SSC Open Tennis Championship when they defeated the pair of Sanka Athukorala and Dinara de Silva in the final played at the

Most accessible sporting event in Britain

Edinburgh and Leeds will host the opening stages of the men’s and women’s Tour de France in 2027, with the UK Government saying it will be “the most accessible major sporting spectacle ever held in Britain”.

Kent bags South African Muthusamy for T20 blast

Kent have signed South Africa all-rounder Senuran Muthusamy for part of the 2026 season.

Yorkshire sign up Afghanistan bowler Naveen Ul-Haq

Yorkshire have signed Afghanistan fast bowler Naveen Ul-Haq as an overseas player for the 2026 T20 Blast.

Senegal player jokes after Afcon towel scuffles

Senegal’s reserve goalkeeper Yehvann Diouf has joked about his unique role of protecting his team-mate’s towel in his side’s chaotic Afcon final victory on Sunday.

Damien Martyn confirms he had only a 50-50 chance

Former Australia batter Damien Martyn says he was given a 50/50 chance of surviving the meningitis that led to him being put in an induced coma last month.

Under 19 Cricket Kithma stars in Ananda’s outright win

An all-round performance from Kithma Vithanapathiarana supported by Sharada Jayaratne and Danidu Sellaperuma helped Ananda College to record an outright win by five wickets over De Mazenod College Kandana in their Under 19

Zumri to skipper Isipathana

Shakib Zumri has been appointed as the captain of Isipathana College rugby team this year.

Bangladesh fiasco drags Scotland into the picture

The International Cricket Council have not held any talks with Scotland about replacing Bangladesh at next month’s men’s T20 World Cup - but Scottish players would be ready if the call came.

Djokovic enters the 100th victory club

Novak Djokovic delivered a serving master class as he registered his 100th victory at the Australian Open with a straight-set win over Spain’s Pedro Martinez.

Saunders, New Star, Serendib, Pelicans, Solid and Police SC in Super Eight

The Football Federation of Sri Lanka (FFSL) Competition Committee has confirmed that Saunders SC, New Star SC Panadura and Serendib SC Mawanella from Group ‘A’ along with Pelicans SC Kurunegala, Solid SC Anuradhapura

Rush to contest first netball championship

The Western Province Netball Association (WPNA) has announced that entries for the Eva All-Island Open netball tournament will close at 5.00 pm on January 23, according to the WPNA Competition Committee.

Mother and daughter at loggerheads for netball election

It may not come as a surprise in the country, but a mother and daughter are set to contest the posts of president of the Netball Federation of Sri Lanka at its election scheduled for January 22.

Sri Lanka U-19 into Super 6s

Sri Lanka secured qualification to the Super 6s with a solid 106-run win over Ireland yesterday.

Easy for Saunders, tough for Police SC

Saunders Sports Club defeated Java Lane Sports Club 3–0 and Police Sports Club edged out a determined St. Mary’s Sports Club Jaffna 1–0 in the sixth week matches of the FFSL Champions League at the Race Course Ground in Colombo.

Cool Sabalenka savours her start

World number one Aryna Sabalenka overcame the “pressure” of being watched by tennis legends Roger Federer and Rod Laver to begin her Australian Open campaign with victory.

Kiwis down India on history-making day

New Zealand clinched their first one-day international series win in India with a 41-run victory in the deciding third match.

Sobbing Jones bows out of Aussie Open

An emotional Francesca Jones vowed to pick herself up after the British number three saw injury wreck her chances of a first main-draw win at the Australian Open.