Sri Lanka is set to begin their journey toward qualification for the 2027 Rugby World Cup with a crucial home fixture against South Korea today at the Racecourse ground in Colombo.

Seventeen-year-old Reshan Algama bounced back to number eight position out of 69 golfers on day two at the Ciputra Junior Masters Golf in Jakarta, Indonesia yesterday.

Science College, Mount Lavinia held its jersey presentation to the junior rugby players at the College Hall.

Ashen Madurasinghe will be taking part in the South Asian Bodybuilding and Physique Sports tournament which began yesterday in Bhutan’s capital Thimpu.

St. Anthony’s College beat Sylvester’s College by 175 runs in their Inter-School Under-17 cricket match at Katugastota.

Australia’s bowlers fought back after they were bowled out for a modest total by South Africa as 14 wickets fell on an engrossing first day of the World Test Championship final.

Nadeesha Gayanthi clinched four gold medals as Sri Lankan shuttlers bagged major honours at the Ceylon Masters International Badminton Championship 2025, concluded at the St. Joseph’s College Indoor Courts in Colombo.

Sri Lanka stands tall as the only South Asian nation to secure a victory in this international window, defeating Chinese Taipei 3-1 in their AFC Asian Qualifiers (2027 Saudi Arabia) Group ‘D’ encounter played at the Racecourse Grounds in Colombo.

Sri Lanka’s fresh-faced Under-16 basketball squads – both boys and girls – are all set to fly the nation’s flag high as they head to the Maldives to compete in the FIBA Under-16 Asia Cup SABA Qualifiers 2025.

Sri Lanka produced a splendid performance to beat Chinese Taipei 3-1 in their AFC Asian Cup Qualifier (Saudi Arabia 2027) at the Racecourse Grounds in Colombo yesterday.

Kamindu Mendis and Chamari Athapaththu took home the night’s biggest awards, being named the Men’s and Women’s Cricketers of the Year respectively, at the Home Lands Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) Awards 2024 on Monday.

Sri Lankan driver Yevan David claimed his fourth race victory of the season with a commanding performance in the final race of Round Three of the Euroformula Open Championship at Hockenheim.

Olympian Dilhani Lekamge won the Women’s javelin throw silver medal, while upcoming sprinter Chamod Yodhasinghe won the bronze medal in the Men’s 100m event at the 2025 Chinese Taipei Open Athletic Championships held in Taipei yesterday.

Isipathana showed their prowess as they struck back in the latter stages of the game, and the late burst proved to be too much for Mahanama as they chalked up a comfortable 34 points to 19 win, played at Havelock Park yesterday, to begin their Dialog

Two of Sri Lanka’s top-class junior golfers, Jevahn Sathasivam and Reshan Algama, will represent Sri Lanka at the Ciputra Golfpreneur Junior World Championship in Indonesia from June 10-12.

Kate Siyaguna and Shenalie Weerasekara stole the spotlight as they clinched the Women Doubles ‘A’ title at the Asia Securities Padel Classic held at the CR & FC Padel Classic Courts in Colombo.

Defending champion Carlos Alcaraz moved into his second successive French Open final after Lorenzo Musetti retired injured in the fourth set of their semi-final.

D.S. Senanayake College edged out St. Anthony’s College by 26 points (4 tries, 3 conversions) to 19 points (3 tries, 2 conversions) at the Nittawela Rugby Stadium last evening. At the short breather DS led 12/7. This encounter was

Zahira College began their Dialog Schools Rugby League tournament campaign in style with a convincing 54 points to 19 win over Dharmaraja in the match played at Zahira ground in Maradana yesterday.

World number one Aryna Sabalenka targets a French Open title that would ’’mean the world’’ in a tantalising final against second-ranked Coco Gauff at Roland Garros today.

Over 1,500 athletes have already submitted their applications for the junior national athletic championship 2025, which will be conducted by Sri Lanka Athletics (SLA).

Royal hit the daylights of the hapless Thurstan side as they drubbed them by a whopping 74 points to 15 in a one-sided match of the Dialog Schools Rugby League tournament played at the Royal Sports Complex ground in Reid

NCC scraped through as they were given a fright by Panadura SC before pulling off a thrilling one run in the Major Club Division One Tier ‘A’ T20 cricket tournament encounter played at CCC ground. In the process they chalked up

Trinity College produced a superb second-half rally to register a commanding win over Sri Sumangala College, Kandy by 49 points (8 tries, 3 conversions, 1 penalty) to 15 points (2 tries, 1 conversion, 1 penalty) in their schools rugby

The 13th Defence Services Wushu Championship 2024/2025 conducted successfully at the Sri Lanka Army Mahinda Rajapaksa Indoor Gymnasium in Ambepussa recently.

David Beckham is set to be awarded a knighthood in King Charles’ Birthday Honours.

Sri Lanka’s Reshan Algama delivered a landmark performance at the 11th Nepal Amateur Open, finishing in fourth place with a remarkable three-day total of 209 (−7) yesterday in Kathmandu.

It’s going to be a rugby fiesta from today when the battle for the Dialog Schools Rugby title between 18 schools gets underway with nine matches scheduled to be played over the next three days.

Three Sri Lanka senior elite athletes left the island yesterday to participate in the Taiwan Open Athletics Championships, a World Athletics Bronze category meet, to be held in Taipei City on June 7 and 8.