Sri Lanka’s standout wrestler Nipuni Wasana has set her sights on winning a medal at the upcoming Asian Games in Japan following her historic achievement last week at the Asian Beach Games in China where 32 officials set up base among 77 athletes.

After weeks of exciting action, the first Round of the NBA Playoffs concluded with several frontrunners and wildcards reaching the Conference Semifinals.

The rugby fraternity was in mourning yesterday after hearing the shock news of the death of a livewire in Hamza Hidayathulla who has been described as a ‘die-hard rugby personality’.

CCC School of Cricket, under the able leadership and guidance of legendary coach, Nelson Mendis, organised and conducted two junior tournaments successfully for under 10 and under 11 age groups.

Saracens SC and Lankan CC recorded their third successive wins of the ongoing Governors Trophy inter-club limited overs tournament in the matches played at the BRC ground and Maggona.

Dileep Sri Vinod and Sameera Dilshan sharing a 32 runs partnership for the seventh wicket guided Pathana Golden Oldies to victory against Valuants Cricket Club on the D/L method as the match had to be called off due to rain in the 26th over at a Mast

Isipathana prevailed with a comfortable 33-10 win over DS Senanayake in the Dialog Schools Rugby League tournament encounter played at the Royal Sports Complex ground in Reid Avenue yesterday, and in the process, they chalked up their second successi

Kobbie Mainoo celebrated his new contract by scoring the winner that swept Manchester United back into the Champions League as they clinched a five-goal thriller against Liverpool at Old Trafford.

Sri Lanka produced a spirited performance but were left to rue missed opportunities as they went down in a hard-fought encounter against New Zealand in their Under-85kg rugby clash by 25 points (3 tries, 2 conversions, 2 penalties) to 10 points (1 pe

Organisers of the prestigious Ceylon Masters International Badminton Championship are expecting an increased number of foreign participants at the sixth edition of the tournament, scheduled to be held from June 25 to 29 in

As many as 44 teams face the knockout stage of the MCA T20 ‘G’ Division tournament which commenced with the pre-quarter finals yesterday and the final on May 24.

Red Bull’s Max Verstappen says the changes to Formula 1’s rules amount to “a tickle” in terms of addressing his and other drivers’ concerns about the new style of racing.

Trinity College will hold the edge when they lock horns with traditional rival St. Anthony’s College in their inter school Under-19 rugby League encounter today at Pallekele with kick-off at 4 pm.

Traditional rivals Mahanama College Colombo and D.S. Senanayake College warmed up for their forthcoming match by recording easy first innings wins against De Mazenod and Dharmapala MV Pannipitiya in the Under 19 inter-

Sri Lanka will face the New Zealand Under-85kg rugby outfit in the second match at Nittawela on Sunday with kick-off at 4 pm in what promises to be a defining encounter in the race for the Sir Graham Henry Trophy and spectators will

Kenya’s Sabastian Sawe has returned home to joyous scenes after becoming the first man to run a marathon in under two hours in competitive race conditions.

Sri Sumangala College Kandy advanced to the final of Under 19 Division Three Tier A cricket tournament by recording a first innings win over St Mary’s College Kegalle in the semifinal encounter played at Bandaragama.

The Gujarat Titans (GT) executed a highly disciplined all-round performance to secure a comprehensive four-wicket victory over the defending champions, Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) in their IPL match in Ahmadabad on

The inter school league rugby championship enters its second week with eight matches down for decision today and four tomorrow.

More than 300 sanctions have been handed to Russian athletes following the seizure of Moscow laboratory data in 2019, the World Anti-Doping Agency (Wada) says.

Sri Lanka’s rising young wrestler Nipuni Wasana clinched the gold medal in the Women’s 50kg final at the sixth Asian Beach Games in Sanya, China 2026 yesterday.

Afghanistan women will become a “symbol of resilience” after Fifa approved their return to international competition, says former captain Khalida Popal.

World number one Jannik Sinner’s brilliant form continued as he reached the quarter-finals of the Madrid Open with a straight-set win over Britain’s Cameron Norrie.

St Joseph’s College resuming from their overnight score of 226 for 4 went on to pile up a mammoth score of 443 runs on day two against Royal College in the Under 19 Division One final at the P. Sara Stadium in Colombo yesterday.

Vidyartha College outclassed Sri Piyarathane College by 103 points (17 tries, 9 conversions) to nil in their under 19 inter school 1B rugby encounter worked off at the Nittawela Rugby Stadium.

In their last match against the Royal Challengers Bangalore, the Delhi Capitals suffered a heavy loss as they were bowled out for just 75 runs, marking the lowest score of this season’s IPL so far.

Padel House, the company that first brought padel to Sri Lanka and has since built the sport’s most established presence in Colombo, announced the entry of two new investors in Mahela Jayawardene, the former Sri Lanka cricket captain, and Trade Pro

Half tons by Tharusha Ranasinghe and skipper Sumudu Sameera and a five wicket haul by left arm spinner Sadil Dias helped Kalutara TC to record a big win by 110 runs against Singha SC Ambepussa in the Governor’s Trophy limited overs tournament encou

World number one Aryna Sabalenka came from a set and a break down to beat Japan’s Naomi Osaka in the fourth round of the Miami Open and progress to the quarter-finals.

Half tons by Harshitha Samarawickrama and Imesha Dulani paved the way for Sri Lanka to record a comfortable 25 runs win over Bangladesh in the first match of the women’s three T20 encounters played at Sylhet, Bangladesh