The Court of Appeal yesterday issued an interim order preventing the Sports Minister from proceedings with a draft constitution for Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC). The Court of Appeal made this order pursuant to a writ petition filed by Sri Lanka Cricket

Sri Lanka will be hosting 7th Central Asia Men’s Challenge Cup 2023 Volleyball Tournament for which a squad of 18 senior players has now started training, according to the Sri Lanka Volleyball Federation (SLVB). Central Asian Volleyball Associat

Sri Lanka may have put together the second longest win streak in ODI cricket, but they will face their most formidable opponent since beginning their run of 13 successive victories, when they face India in their Asia Cup Super 4 match at the R. Prema

Sri Lanka has decided to participate in the Singapore Nation Cup Invitation International Netball tournament after ten years. One of the main invitation netball tournaments held in the Asian region, it will be held at OCBA Arena Sports Hub Singapo

A judge at Spain’s top criminal court opened an investigation into former Spanish football federation president Luis Rubiales on Monday, following a lawsuit filed over his forcible kiss on Jenni Hermoso’s lips after the Women’s World Cup final.

St. John’s College Jaffna coasted to their third win in the ongoing Under 19 inter-schools limited over tournament with a comfortable 68-run win over St. Peter’s College Negombo in the match played at Jaffna.

Lochana de Silva and Ranitma Liyanage emerged singles champions in the open men’s and women’s divisions respectively at the North Central Province Open Badminton Championship, held in Anuradhapura. At the event organised by the North Central P

St. Peter’s kept up their reputation as reigning schools league champions as they pulled off a 25-16 win over Isipathana in the Schools President’s Trophy knockout final played at the Sugathadasa Stadium ye

Heavy rain ensured that the ad hoc allocation of a reserve day for the Asia Cup Super 4 match between India and Pakistan turned out to be more than just a contingency plan. It took two spells of rain – the first shortly before 5 pm, which was har

Dasun Shanaka’s 32nd birthday proved lucky for him. The captain, who turned 32 on Saturday, had a good Asia Cup game against Bangladesh. He showed the value he can bring to the side by simply showing intent with 24 runs and taking three wickets (in

Sri Lanka rugby stars are set to take part in the Asian Games Rugby 7s under the flag of the Olympic Council of Asia after Sri Lanka Rugby (SLR) failed to register the team for the initial draw.

The national football pool will commence training on September 13, the three-member football administration committee has decided. Training is in preparation for the FIFA World Cup 2026 and AFC Asia Cup 2027 qualifying first-round matches. Following

Former Trinity College Hockey Lion and cricketer, Deva Ellepola, has been appointed President of the Trinity Hockey Foundation once again during their recent Annual General Meeting (AGM) at the Old Trinitians Sports Club (O

St. Sylvester’s College Kandy became champions at the Inter-Schools Boxing Championship played for T. B. Jayah Boxing event, which took place in Akurana at the Azhar College recently. St. Sylvester’s won three Golds, one Silver and one Bronze in

Anuradhapura Football League president Dacshitha Sumathipala says that the decision taken by the Election Committee and Appeals Committee to reject the nomination of four people including himself for the Football Sri Lanka (FSL) elections is unaccept

In a bid to promote and develop women’s rugby in Sri Lanka, the Sri Lankan Consul General Office in Melbourne has joined hands with the Sri Lanka Tourism Promotion Bureau to organize a mini rugby tournament. Sandith Samarasinghe, Sri Lanka Consu

Former spin bowler Sachithra Senanayake was on Wednesday arrested on allegations of match-fixing under a Sri Lankan law aimed at stamping out corruption in cricket in the country. The 38-year-old was taken into

Reshan Algama fought back boldly from his number two position on day one to win the Gold Segment for Boys at the Prima Sunrise sponsored Kandy Regional Junior Open Golf Championship which took place at Rajawella. This exciting tournament not only sho

Pawendra Ramesh of Colombo and Nimesha Dharshani of Moneragala won the mens and womens marathon championship at the 34th National Youth Games (NYG) held in Maharagama. Conducted by the National Youth Service Council (NYSC) as the first event of the 2

The Sri Lanka Schools Rugby Football Association (SLSRFA) recently announced the appointment of Retired Senior Deputy Inspector General (DIG) M. R. Latiff as the Security Consultant for the upcoming Schools Rugby Knockouts tournament. He served as C

St. Joseph Vaz College Wennappuwa and Holy Family Convent Wennappuwa won the inaugural Under 20 Boys’ and Girls’ Hockey Championship 2023 held at the National School Ground, Sandalan

Reigning Schools Rugby League champions St. Peter’s College prevailed thanks to a last-minute unconverted try by scrum half Praneeth de Silva in a thrilling semi-final encounter of the Schools President’s Trophy Knockout tournament by 16 points t

Nine athletes of the Sri Lankan contingent left for the 19th Asian Games Athletics in Nanjing, China, yesterday (3) to participate in a three-week pre-training session before the tournament. This is the first team to leave Sri Lanka for the Hangzhou

The Super 4 stage matches of the Asia Cup, which are scheduled to be played in Colombo from September 9, could be moved to a different venue, with Pallekele and Hambantota the likely alternatives.

Bangladesh secured a convincing victory, significantly enhancing their chances of advancing to the Super Fours. Despite a prior defeat to Sri Lanka, Bangladesh displayed remarkable form right from the outset. The opening partnership set a brisk pace,

Gamer.LK, the premier Esports organisation in Sri Lanka, recently joined forces with hSenid Business Solutions PLC to curate an exhilarating Esports series exclusively for the company’s workforce. Underscoring its commitment to taking the thrill of

Fast bowler Matheesha Pathirana returned impressive figures of 4-32 to help Sri Lanka to a comprehensive five-wicket win over Bangladesh in the Asia Cup match yesterday. Spinner Maheesh Theekshana struck early before Pathirana joined forces to dism

Sri Lanka junior players tasted success in the ongoing ATF Under 14 Week 1 Tennis Tournament which is in progress now at the SLTA tennis courts in Greenpath, Colombo. Three players in the boys’ category Chamath Minsilu, Buvindu Jayawardena and Sase

Trinity College and S. Thomas’ College Mount Lavinia will play in their 17th Annual Hockey encounter on September 2 at the Asgiriya International Cricket Stadium. The series between the two schools started in 2003 with Tivanka Wijerathna leading

World number one batsman Babar Azam and Iftikhar Ahmed scored punishing hundreds as Pakistan thrashed Nepal by 238 runs in the opening game of the Asia Cup in Multan on Wednesday. Skipper Azam smashed a 131-ball 151 for his 19th ODI hundred while Ahm