A Virat Kohli-inspired India beat rivals Pakistan in an extraordinary finish to a Men’s T20 World Cup classic at the Melbourne Cricket Ground yesterday. In a finale fitting the o

The official sponsor of the National Cricket Team, Dialog Axiata PLC, launched a wishing sticker campaign in support of the National T20 Cricket Team who qualified for the Super 12 Round of the World Cup currently being played in Australia. After th

Opener Kusal Mendis slammed a 44-ball 79 as Asian champions Sri Lanka beat the Netherlands by 16 runs to sweep into the Super 12 stage of the Twenty20 World Cup yesterday. The

At a time when the school celebrates its 25th anniversary, Gateway College has made a significant contribution to the development of sports in Sri Lanka by having twelve of their young students represent the country in 2022.

A total of 255 pugilists will participate in the 37th All-Island School Games Boxing Championships conducted by the Ministry of Education and to be held from October 21 to 23 at the Royal College Boxing Arena in Colombo. A total of 214 boys

The Director General of Sports Amal Edirisuriya yesterday (20) informed the Court of Appeal that elections for the Football Sri Lanka (FSL) would be held within 69 days. The undertaking was given when a case filed by President FSL Jaswar Umar and FSL

Fast bowler Dushmantha Chameera will likely miss up to three months of cricket, with the player expected to now undergo a pre-planned ankle surgery, after being ruled out of the ICC Men’s

Bimsara Rathnayake of Maliyadeva College Kurunegala and Samindi Weerasooriya of Good Shepherd Convert Kandy won the Men’s and Women’s Novices Singles title at the All-Island Intermediate Novices Age Group Table Tennis Championships 2022 organised

Sri Lanka were dealt injury blows on Tuesday, with fast bowler Dushmantha Chameera ruled out from the World Cup and Pramod Madushan doubtful for Sri Lanka’s winner-takes-all clash against the Netherlands in the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2022. Chame

Karthik Meiyappan lit up the Twenty20 World Cup with a hat-trick yesterday but it was in vain as Sri Lanka dismissed the United Arab Emirates for just 73 to get their campaign back on track.

The Sri Lanka Junior Track and Field Team, which had a successful campaign at the 4th Asian Under-18 Athletic Championships in Kuwait City, Kuwait returned home last evening to a rousing welco

The All Island Under 20 Hockey reached its knock out stages but unfortunately could not see the final winners in both Girls and Boys events as heavy rain in tandem disrupted the tournament in Matale last weekend. Girls en

The Netball World Championship for 2023, conducted by the International Netball Federation (INF) will be held from July 28 to August 8 in Cape Town, South Africa. The INF finalised the dates of the tournament last week, although the venue had been

The eight teams to qualify to the quarter-finals of the Under 19 Division One Tier ‘A’ segment inter-schools cricket tournament were found after the completion of the first round matches. Richmon

Professional footballers are frequent targets for blackmailers, says Paul Pogba’s agent with the France star embroiled in

Ruwantha Kellepotha who was in the headlines recently having bagged a sensational deal at the Australian Big Bash League (BBL) through which joining an elite bunch of Sri Lankan players including Kumar Sangakkara, Mahela Ja

The national level matches of the DSI Supersports Schools Volleyball Tournament, conducted by the Sri Lanka Volleyball Association and the Sri Lanka Schools Volleyball Association will be held on October 26, 27, 28, Nove

George Munsey’s unbeaten half-century and some inspired bowling helped Scotland thrash two-time Twenty20 World Cup champions West Indies by 42 runs in another big upset yesterday. Munsey’s 53-ball

With their chances of qualifying for the Super 12 round of the ICC T20 World Cup 2022 hanging in the balance, Sri Lanka face the United Arab Emirates (UAE) at the Kardinia Park, Geelong today.

Jan Frylinck smashed 44 runs and took two wickets as Namibia hammered Asia Cup champions Sri Lanka by 55 runs to cause a major upset in the Twenty20 World Cup opener yesterday. The left-handed Frylinck and JJ Smit (31 not out) lifted Namibia to 163/7

The Sri Lanka Junior Badminton Team left the island last night to take part in the 22nd World Junior Badminton Championships, which will be held in Spain, starting today till October 30. The team, which will begin its campaign in Group G, consists o

The Captain of the Sri Lanka Rebel Tour to South Africa was himself a Rebel. He fought for his people and for the cause. He was political in his conduct, yet once again for the betterment of all. He would fight the establishment, however strong they

Royal College and Bishop’s College took major honours at the 46th National Age Group Diving Championships, which concluded at the Sugathadasa Stadium Swimming Pool Complex in Co

The official sponsor of the National Cricket Team, Dialog Axiata PLC, launched a wish campaign in collaboration with Sri Lanka Cricket in support of the National T20 Cricket Team, who are eyeing the T20 world crown to be played from 16th October to 1

Sri Lanka won two silver medals and one bronze at the end of the third day of the 4th Asian Youth Under-18 Athletic Championships, which concluded in Kuwait City, Kuwait yesterday. Sri Lank

Sri Lanka pulled off a stunning one-run win over Pakistan in the semi-final of the Women’s Asia Cup in Sylhet yesterday, booking a place in the title-decider for the first time since the tournament sh

Sri Lanka’s right-arm slow medium pacer Achini Kulasuriya didn’t do what India’s Deepti Sharma did a few weeks ago. On Thursday, the 32-year old Kulasuriya had a chance to run out the non-striker Aliya Riaz, who had left the crease even before

Chenuka Dodangoda shone with an impressive all-round performance in Ananda Sastralaya Kotte’s easy first innings win over St. Anthony’s College Wattala in the Under 13 inter-school cricket encounter played at

Sri Lanka’s second and final T20 World Cup warm up match, against Ireland, at the Junction Oval in Melbourne yesterday was washed out yesterday without a ball being bowled. Sri Lanka won their first warm-up match on Tuesday against Zimbabwe, and wi

Sri Lanka will take on Ireland in their final warm-up match in Melbourne today, ahead of the campaign opening game of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2022 on Sunday against Namibia. A stunnin