The Past Pupil’s Association of Ananda Sastralaya, Kotte has organised a six-a-side cricket tournament on December 23 to raise funds to award scholarships to needy children of the school.

The third seed in the Asian Junior Squash Rankings and Sri Lanka’s Junior National champion for three successive years Nevidu Lakman was rewarded for his consistency with a sponsorship of Rs. 1.5m from Vidullanka PLC. Lakm

Referring to the appointment of a new Selection Committee to Sri Lanka cricket, veteran Sri Lankan umpire Kumar Dharmasena said a shift in individuals is not poised to yield any substantial changes. Speaking to reporters, the former all-rounder said

Sri Lankan senior badminton players showcased their prowess at the Badminton Asia Senior Open 2023, held at the Tien Son Sports Complex in Danang, Vietnam. Organised by the Badminton Asia Confederation, the tournament brought together experienced

Rahula College, Matara retained the Manimaran - Wijesiriwardena Trophy for the fifth successive year when they defeated Hartley College, Point Pedro by eight wickets in the annual Under-19 Battle of the Ends T20 cricket encounter played at the Uyanwa

A 79 ball knock of 100 inclusive of seven boundaries and six sixes by Avishka Fernando helped SSC to record a close 14 run win on D/L method over NCC in a high scoring Major Club limited over cricket tournament encounter played at the SSC ground. F

Lyceum International School Wattala and St. John’s College Panadura were declared joint champions of the Under 19 Division Two Tier ‘A’ limited over tournament when the final which was scheduled to be played at the Sooriyawewa Stadium was aband

Defending league champions Kandy SC prevailed in a tensed battle when they outplayed Police SC by 33 points (five tries, four conversions) to 19 points (three tries, two conversions) in their Nippon Paint Inter Club Major Rugby League 2023/24 encount

The 67th Eva All-Island Open Netball Tournament -- one of the oldest netball events in the country -- conducted by the Western Province Netball Association (WPNA) and sponsored by ICL Brands (Pvt) Limited for the 27th successive year, will be held on

The Under-14 Inter-Schools Boys’ and Girls’ Hockey Carnival, conducted by the Sri Lanka Schools Hockey Association (SLSHA), will be held from December 19–21 at the University Grounds in Peradeniya. The top 10 teams from e

The Minister of Sports and Youth Affairs, Harin Fernando, has succeeded in securing two Olympic-level Blue Polytan Astro hockey turfs for Sri Lanka through the Asian Hockey Federation (AHF). The D

Opener Ashiqur Rahman Shibli shone with a top-knock of 129 as Bangladesh U19 recorded a massive 195-run win over hosts UAE U19 in the Asian Cricket Council U19 Asia Cup final played at the ICC Academy ground yesterday. The final was expected to be a

Sri Lanka Under-20 boxers showed their class by winning one gold, two silver, and two bronze medals at the 34th South Asian/South East Asian Boxing Championship in Penang, Malaysia, recently.

By Susil Premalal The Sri Lanka Hockey Federation (SLHF) will receive a compensation of US $ 10,000 from the Asian Hockey Federation (AHF), SLHF President G. Vishvanathan told the Daily Mirror yesterday. The Sri Lanka Women

Rahula College, Matara will host Hartley College Point Pedro for the fifth edition of the ‘Battle of the Ends’ annual cricket encounter on Saturday at the Uyanwatta Stadium in Matara. The ‘Battle of t

Debutants, Sanasa Life Insurance made a memorable entrance to Mercantile Cricket with a resounding eight-wicket win over fancied MAS Silueta in the MCA ‘E’ Division 25-Over League Cricket Tournament 2024, which got underway last week. MAS Silueta

Chamod Sandaru and Raveen Yasas shone for Chilaw Marians CC in their close 20-run win on the D/L method against Kandy Customs CC in their SLC Major Club Limited Over Cricket Tournament encounter played at the Surrey Village Grounds in Maggona. Meanwh

A request by the Institute of Sports Medicine to send Asian Games Gold Medallist Tharushi Karunaratne to Ireland for medical treatment was turndown by the Sports Minister Harin Fernando. This w

Old Dharmapalians SC along with Kandy CC and Leo CC recorded their first wins of the ongoing Premier Tier ‘B’ T20 tournament. The Palians defeated Malay CC played at Katunayake while Kandy CC

Football Srilanka (FSL) is to build an International Level New Football Complex near Colombo. Two suitable lands have already been proposed and with the intervention of Minister of Sports Harin Fernando, the suitable land will be selected, says FS

The International Cricket Council (ICC) does not consider what is said in Parliament in relation to Sri Lanka’s cricket as they have a certain way of doing things, Minister of Sports Harin Fernando told Parliament yesterday. Minister Fernando was r

Kandy SC are set to dominate the domestic rugby scene once again as they are all out to retain the SLR Inter-Club ‘A’ Division League Title for another year. They have already got off to a flying start and have beaten the CH and FC 22-13 in thei

The League stage of the MCA ‘D’ Division 40-Over League Cricket Tournament 2024 concluded last week in Colombo. After 25 League round matches, with 11 teams pooled into two groups participating, the first four teams of each group advanced to t

Sri Lanka’s premier domestic limited over tournament , “Major Club Limited Over” will get underway today with the participation of the top notch 22 teams in the country. The 22 teams have been divided into two groups of 11 in each. Group

Sports Minister Harin Fernando yesterday rescinded the Gazette issued by former Minister Roshan Ranasinghe that appointed an Interim Committee for Sri Lanka Cricket, headed by Arjuna Ranat

LOLC Finance, Ceylinco General Insurance, Sri Lankan Airlines and Softlogic Holdings, advanced to the next round in the on going Mercantile Football Association (MFA) Knock-out Division II tournament 2023. First round match

Singha SC along with Lankan CC, Malay CC and United Southern SC got off to a winning start in the Premier Tier ‘B’ T20 tournament when they recorded wins over Navy SC, Saracens SC, Leo CC and Kalutara TC in the first round matches played at Welis

Sports Minister Harin Fernando appointed a five-member Selection Committee headed by former cricketer Upul Tharanga to serve as cricket selectors for Sri Lanka Cricket. The National Selection Committee has been finalized and the Sports Council has en

Tanish Suri cracked a match winning 88 ball knock of 75 inclusive of four boundaries and three sixes to guide UAE U19 pull off a stunning two wicket win over fancied Sri Lanka U19 in the Asian Cricket Council U19 Asia Cup encounter played at the ICC

Sri Lanka’s Chalitha Pushpika was in sensational form on the last day of the 119th Malaysian Amateur Open 2023 to end on number 11 out of the 41 golfers who teed off in the final two days after the cut-off at the Tiara Melaka Golf and Country Club