Sri Lanka’s consultant coach Mahela Jayawardene will join the World Cup squad soon, it is learnt. According to sources in the Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC), the 46-year-old Mahela did not attend the religious ceremony on the day of team departure and d

Despite earlier indications that all-rounder Wanindu Hasaranga could be part of Sri Lanka’s Cricket World Cup squad, the ace-spinner was not included in the 15-member contingent that left for India yesterday. The spinner is still recovering from

Sri Lanka’s junior players Lisal Goonetilleke and Zaidh Zihar came out victorious on day one of the ITF Junior Circuit Week 1 tennis tournament when they defeated two Indian players Amav Bishoyi and Swastik Sharma by winning margins of two sets to

D. S. Senanayake College emerged as the All Island Rugby Sevens champions at the National Schools Sevens 2023 which took place in Kurunegala recently. This event was organized by the Ministry of Education, and in the final, they beat Zahira College,

An unbeaten knock of 73 in 53 balls inclusive of four boundaries and half a dozen sixes by skipper Mahith Perera and a four wicket haul by Ashen Perera paved the way for S. Thomas’ College to record a comfortable 77 runs win on the Parabola method

Fondre Fat Spread, marketed and distributed by Pyramid Wilmar (Pvt) Ltd., will be the main sponsor of the esteemed Dr. R. L. Hayman Trophy Royal-Thomian Water Polo Matches 2023 scheduled for 30 September (1st Leg)and 7 October (2nd Leg), at the Sugat

Davisamara MV, Seeduwa and Wicramashila NS, Ruwanwella won the under 19 Boys’ and Girls’ DSI SuperSports Schools Volleyball Championship held at Sugathadasa Indoor Stadium, Colombo. Davisamara MV beat Rajasingha CC, Ruwanwella 3-0 and Wicrama

The third of the seven Nestomalt Cycle Challenge events organized by the Cycling Federation of Sri Lanka with the blessings of the Ministry of Youth and Sports and sponsored by Nestle Lanka PLC under the brand Nestomalt held around the vicinity of Vi

The Royal Colombo Golf Club (RCGC) Ladies team were runners up at the Harare Golf Club (HGC) 125th anniversary Jacaranda Challenge Trophy which took place in Zimbabwe recently. The RCGC team comprised some top class golfers such as Niloo Jayathila

Nuwara Eliya Golf Club (NEGC) Club Championship will take place on September 29 and 30 while the Graeme Sinclair Cup 2023, Ogilvy Cup 2023 (making its debut in the Board event segment) and the Annual Gold Medal 2023, are scheduled for September 28 an

The Sri Lanka National rugby outfit, playing under the Olympic Committee of Asia (OCA) flag, ended their campaign at the 19th Asian Games in China yesterday, beating Nepal 68-00 before being edged out by Thailand 10-07. Though they did not win a meda

Vidyartha College beat Taxila College by 71 runs in their Under 19 Inter-Schools cricket encounter which concluded in Kurunegala recently. In a low scoring game Vidyartha were bowled out for 110 in reply the Horana School were shot out for a low

St. Anthony’s College scored their third win in the Under 19 inter-schools cricket encounter when they edged out Nalanda College by three wickets at Katugastota recently. Nalanda 115 in 41 overs (Manupa Manmitha 24; Kaveesh Piyumal 4 for 15, Bimash

Despite the best efforts of their middle-order batters, Sri Lanka Women had to settle for Silver after losing by 19 runs to India Women in the Asian Games Women’s cricket final at the Zhejiang University of Technology Cricket Field in Hangzhou yest

Trinity College beat De Mazenod College by six wickets in their Under 19 Division 1 Tier A encounter, which concluded at the Asgiriya Stadium in Kandy. Due to rain in the Central Region, the game was reduced to 39 overs per side. All Trinity’s win

Kandy Customs CC pulled off an outright win by 35 runs over Negombo CC in the Major Club three day cricket tournament played at the FTZ ground in Katunayake. In fact Kandy Customs CC came back after conceding a first innings lead to their opponent

The Sri Lankan rugby team, playing under the Olympic Committee of Asia (OCA) flag at the Asian Games, won both of their matches in China yesterday. They registered their first win in the Asian Games when they beat Afghanistan 36-10. Raveen de Silva

Sri Lanka’s Women’s cricket team qualified for the Gold medal match at the Asian Games, after beating Pakistan by six wickets in the semi-final yesterday at the Zhejiang University of Technology Cricket Field in Hangzhou, China. Sri Lanka, who wo

Air Marshal Udeni Rajapaksa, the Commander of the Air Force, in his capacity as the President of the Air Force Sports Council (AFSC), graced a special felicitation ceremony held on September 20 at Air Force Headquarters. The ceremony honoured sportsm

Sri Lanka’s premier spinner, Wanindu Hasaranga, is set to miss out on the Cricket World Cup 2023 following a grade three hamstring tear. The 26-year-old was unavailable for Sri Lanka’s Asia Cup campaign due to the same injury, but many expected h

A Sports Ministry Appeal Advisory Committee acquitted three junior national netball players of misbehaving during a recent tour to South Korea and advised the Netball Federation of Sri Lanka to reverse a one-year suspension handed to them. The Sri La

The National Rugby Sevens outfit playing under the Olympic Committee of Asia (OCA) flag lost both their group matches on the opening day of the Asian Games 2023 in China yesterday. OCA lost out to Taipei and South Korea, both by scores of 7-22 each.

Half tons by Supun Waduge and Janith Ravishka paved the way for Trinity to record a convincing 114-run win over St. Thomas Matara in the Under-19 inter-school limited-overs tournament encounter played at Matara. The match, reduced to 40 overs, saw Tr

The Rotary Club of Colombo Metropolitan (RCCM) will partner with Dialog Enterprise for the 7th edition of the Dialog Enterprise Rotary Metro Par 3 Golf Classic, which will take place on October 14 at the Royal Colombo Golf Club (RCGC). Some top-class

Sri Lanka’s national Esports team for PUBG MOBILE is set to compete in the 19th Asian Games, scheduled to take place in Hangzhou, China, from September 23 to October 8, 2023. Dialog Axiata is the proud sponsor of Sri Lanka’s National Esports tea

A special delegation from FIFA and the AFC (Asian Football Confederation) are scheduled to arrive in Sri Lanka on September 27. The purpose of th

C.W.W. Kannangara MMV Hunumulla and Vivekananda MV Colombo won the boys’ and girls’ Under 20 Physical Education Lesson Plan Competition (PELPC) Championship at the All Island School Games (AISG) 2023 held in Kandy. St. Xavier MMV, Marawila were

The temporarily-halted domestic club cricket tournaments will resume today, Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) said in a statement yesterday. The domestic Major Club 3-day tournament and the Tier B Club 3-day tournament were suspended earlier this month after

St. Anthony’s College scored their second win in a row when they beat St. Anne’s College by six wickets in their Under 19 Inter Schools limited overs encounter, which concluded at Katugastota yesterday.

Dharmaraja College beat St. Sylvester’s College by 16 runs in their Inter-School Under-19 cricket encounter, which concluded at the Lake View ground in Kandy. The highlight of the Ra