A frustrated David Warner on Monday said he was “not a criminal” and everyone should have the right to appeal as Cricket Australia paved the way for his lifetime leadership ban to be lifted. The dynamic opener and former Test vice-captain was

CCC, led by Ashan Priyanjan, put in a gallant fightback in a high-scoring Major Club Cricket final to record a first-inning win over Tamil Union concluded at the SSC ground yesterday to clinch the title. The title win saw

Fairfirst Insurance emerged Men’s ‘A’ Division champions in the 30th Mercantile Services Basketball League Championship for 2022, held at the Royal College Indoor Stadium in Colombo. Led by National player Shehan Udayanga, Fairfirst beat Comm

The 14th South Asian Games (SAG) have been put off until 2024, the South Asian Olympic Council (SAOC) and the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) announced. The

The All-Island Schools’ Under-20 Boys’ and Girls’ Hockey Tournament will continue after its brief stoppage for heavy rain in the Central Region. The girls’ event reached the semi-final stage with the games to be worked off in the morning sess

Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) officially launched the ‘Lanka T10’; a franchise league set to be contested in a 10 overs per side format, at a media briefing held in Colombo yesterday. The tournament is to be conducted in Partnership with TTen Global S

Holy Family Convent (HFC) Bambalapitiya won two age-group titles at the 2022 All-Island School Games Basketball Championships held in Colombo. HFC managed to secure the girls’ Under-20 and Under-17 titles at this tournament, which was conducted by

Isuru Udana cracked a quick-fire 72-ball knock of 88, inclusive of eight boundaries and three sixes, as he helped Tamil Union to a formidable score of 558 runs on day two of the Major Club cricket final played at the SSC ground. Apart from Udana’s

Tamil Union skipper Sadeera Samarawickrama shone with a fine knock of 188 in 243 balls which had 18 boundaries and six to help his side end day one with a formidable score of 356 for 5 in t

An unbeaten 110 in 126 inclusive of seven boundaries and two sixes by skipper Nilakshi de Silva helped Team Red record a comfortable 93 runs win over Team Green to begin the Women’s Super Four limited over tournament campaign on a winning note in t

The champion Under 15 team of Holy Family Convent Kurunegala posing for a picture after receiving the Milo trophy. Action in the

S. Thomas’ College Mount Lavinia recorded their second successive outright win in the ongoing Under 19 inter-school season when they outclassed Isipathana College by nine wickets in the match concluded at Mount Lavinia yesterday. The second day

The Major Club cricket tournament will conclude this weekend with defending champions CCC and Tamil Union scheduled to face each other in the final at the SSC Ground starting today. The final will be pla

The Champion Under 17 team of Holy Family Convent Kurunegala posing for a picture after receiving the Milo trophy. Action in the Milo

Football Sri Lanka (FSL) appointed a three-member Election Committee (EC) at a Special General Meeting held at the Sports Ministry in Colombo, ahead of the scheduled FSL Elections in January 2023. Retired High Court Judge U. L. Majeed was appointe

Ravindu Laksiri and Fathoum Issadeen clinched the Men’s and Women’s Open titles respectively at the Air Force Open Professional Squash Association Satellite Squash Championship 202

A top knock of 33 by Nisansala Perera and an unbeaten 22 by Manudi Nanayakkara helped Sri Lanka Women U19 to record a comfortable six wicket win over the West Indies Women U19 in the Quadrangular Women’s U19 T20 cricket tournament played at t

S. Thomas’ College’s left and right arm pace combination of Akash Fernando and Nathan Caldera shared nine wickets between them to send Isipathana College reeling to a low score on day one in the Under 19 inter-school cricket p

Ocean Lanka (Pvt) Limited Sports Club and Hirdaramani Company Sports Club won the Men’s Pro and Women’s Pro titles respectively at the 2022 Mercantile Volleyball Championships, held at the National Youth Services Council (N

Pakistan pace bowler Shaheen Shah Afridi is in doubt for next month’s three-match Test series against England after doctors ad

By Bipin Dani Danushka Gunathilaka’s bail application (no. 2022/00337563) will be heard by the Supreme Court on November (28), it is learnt

Sri Lanka’s men’s and women’s rugby sevens teams, who took part in the second leg of the Asian Rugby Sevens Series in South Korea, left for Sri Lanka at around 11.30 pm last night (14th) without the captain of the women’s team. The Sri L

Holy Family Convent Kurunegala emerged the Milo All Island Schools Netball champions for the 13th successive year when they bagged the overall champions’ title at the 29th Milo All Island Schools Netball Championship concluded at the Albert F. Peir

Andrey Rublev opened his ATP Finals campaign on Monday with a hard-fought 6-7 (7/9), 6-3, 7-6 (9/7) win over fellow Russian Daniil Medvedev in their opening group match. The floppy-haired Rublev, who is making his third straight appearance at the sea

Jos Buttler and co lifted the T20 World Cup on Sunday after beating Pakistan in the grand finale that came to an end at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in Australia. England was always seen as one of the favorites to win the tournament alongside a co

England beat Pakistan by five wickets in a pulsating final in Melbourne to win the Men’s T20 World Cup and become double world champions. Chasing 138 in front of a febrile Pakistan-supporting crowd, they fell to 45/3 and 84/4 amid electric fast bow

Attaab Manzil, a third-year player, rugby coloursman, Stubbs Shield boxer, and silver medalist with the national youth squad at the International King of the Ring boxing meet in Sweden, has been named Trinity College’s Under-20 rugby captain for th

Visakha Vidyalaya ‘A’ team emerged unbeaten winners at the All Island Inter School Tennis 10’s tournament in the Green Ball category. The tournament was held from November 4–7 at the Sri Lanka Tennis Association (SLTA).

Sri Lanka had to settle for fourth place in the second leg of the Asian Rugby Sevens Series 2022 after losing 24-07 to the Philippines in the match for third place. Sri Lanka got off to a bright start but suffered some setbacks in the last half of th

The captain of the Sri Lanka women’s rugby team, Dulani Pallekondage, who has come to South Korea to participate in the second leg of the Asia Rugby Sevens Series, has gone missing after the tournament.