Wasim Cader became the overall winner at the Visa Monthly Medal Championship at the Royal Colombo Golf Club (RCGC) with a remarkable score of 62 Nett.

G.H. Thissaarachchi of the Western Province and S. Jasmitha of the Northern Province were adjudged as the Best Male and Best Female Boxers at the 49th National Sports Festival (NSF) Inter-Province Boxing Meet 2025 held in Matara.

Sri Lanka will open its three-match T20 cricket series against underdog Zimbabwe with the first match starting today in Harare with play scheduled to start at 5 pm Sri Lanka time.

CCC School of Cricket “Maroons” clinched the under-12 Championship beating Millennium CA, Kelaniya by 53 runs in the final organised and conducted by the CCC School of Cricket at the Ananda Sasthralaya ground, Kotte.

Nethmi Wickramasinghe claimed the girls’ title in the Under-19 segment after a gripping five-set battle (3–2) while Matheesha Wijesekara swept to victory in the boys’ final with a dominant 3–0 performance at the Ritzbury-

Western Province men’s and women’s basketball teams emerged champions at the 49th National Sports Festival (NSF) Inter-Province Basketball Championship 2025 at the Kotavila Indoor Stadium in Matara.

Maris Cricket Legends (MCL) beat the much fancied Old Mazenodians Kandana by seven wickets in their Inaugural Triangular Over-40 segment of the T10 cricket tournament which concluded in Negombo recently.

The foundation stone for what would become the latest international cricket venue, the Jaffna International Cricket Stadium (JICS) was laid yesterday by President Anura Kumara Dissanayake in Mandaitivu.

The Western Province team secured the inter-provincial women’s football championship at the 49th National Sports Festival (NSF) at the Matara Uyanwatta Football Stadium finishing as the best from nine women’s teams representing all provinces acro

Liverpool have agreed a British transfer record fee of £125m to sign striker Alexander Isak from Newcastle United.

Pathum Nissanka stood tall in Harare yesterday, crafting a calm yet commanding innings that carried Sri Lanka to a thrilling five-wicket win over Zimbabwe. His brilliant 122 became the spine of the chase, guiding the visitors to a 2–0 series win in

President’s College, Embilipitiya, newcomers to the school cricket circuit, emerged champions of the Under-15 Division Two inter-schools cricket tournament when they recorded a first-inning win over Royal Colombo ‘B’ in the final played at Band

400m female national champion Nadeesha Ramanayake has been selected to represent Sri Lanka at the IAAF World Athletics Championships to be held in Tokyo, Japan, from September 13–21.

The finals of the 53rd AVI Junior National Badminton Championship 2025 will commence on September 5-9 at four venues across Colombo and its suburbs.

Pasindu Malshan (Western Province) and Sayuri Mendis (Western Province) won the awards for the Best Male and Best Female Athletes at the track and field events of the 49th National Sports Festival (NSF) yesterday.

Sri Lanka fast bowler Dilshan Madushanka took a last-over hat-trick to steer the tourists to a dramatic seven-run victory over Zimbabwe in their first One-Day International at the Harare Sports Club yesterday.

Colombo North emerged champions of the U-17 Sri Lanka Youth League limited overs tournament by recording a 33 runs win on the DLS method over Colombo in the low scoring final played at the Galle Stadium yesterday.

Rasara Wijesuriya of the Eastern Province won the first gold medal in athletics at the 49th National Sports Festival (NSF) track and field events yesterday.

Schoolboys Vishenka Silva and Janith Marasinghe have been drawn into a 25-member pool in preparation for the two legs of the Asian Rugby Sevens scheduled to be played in China and Sri Lanka.

Moors SC coasted to an easy outright win by seven wickets over NCC in the ongoing Under 23 Emerging Club two day cricket tournament encounter at Braybrooke Place yesterday.

The lethargy at what is being called the Sri Lanka Schools Rugby Football Association (SSRFA) has hit schools below the belt or more likely high-tackled to the ground in the form of the Under-18 inter school Sevens to be played today

Sri Lankan basketball siblings Methika and Binuthi Jayasinghe have been selected for the Prestigious NBA Basketball School Camp in Lebanon from September 1 to 5 highlighting two of the country’s brightest young prospects and the

Sri Lankans are in for a sporting bonanza this weekend, with action spanning Europe, Africa and the United States. From high-octane Formula One to decisive cricket, a Premier League showdown and Grand Slam tennis drama, fans

P.N. Balawardhana of Sabaragamuwa Province and G.H.S. Sandamali of Western Province won the Most Outstanding Athlete Awards in Wushu (Sanda event) at the 49th National Sports Festival (NSF), held at the

Presentation of sportswear kits were made to the players of Henagama Central College under 18 girls’ volleyball team in the Mahara Education Division who won the volleyball championship in the 2025 Western Province Schools

Panchali Adhikari claimed a double crown as major upsets occurred at the North Central Province Badminton Association (NCPBA) All-Island Open Badminton Championships 2025, which concluded at the Sports Department

Flying Birds Sports Club, Colombo, became A division champions at the Western Province Open (League) Netball Tournament 2025 held at Henry Pediris Park in Colombo.

Old Rathiyanz SC beat Old Antonians SC in their Kandy District Cricket Association Division III cricket encounter at the Pallekele Prison ground.

Batsmen Dinesh Chandimal and Avishka Fernando have been axed from the Sri Lanka T20 squad ahead of the three-match series against Zimbabwe which starts in Harare on September 3.

Centuries by Sharujan Shanmuganatham for Tamil Union and Wanuja Sahan for Ace Capital and two fine bowling performances by Vathila Udara of Kurunegala YCC and Lahiru Amarasekera of Moors SC were the highlights of the