In a rematch of the final group stage game, Sri Lanka will face Pakistan in the semi-final of the Women’s Asia Cup 2022 today, with India taking on Thailand earlier in the day. After losing their first game of the tournament, Sri Lanka Women bounce

An all-round performance by Shashin Rashmitha helped Devapathiraja MMV Rathgama to record a well deserved two wicket win over fancied Mahinda College Galle in the Under 19 inter-school cricket tournament match played at Galle. In this high scoring ma

Batting in the subcontinent is an art, and those who have mastered it – such as Sachin Tendulkar, Kumar Sangakkara Rahul David, Mahela Jayawardena and Mohamed Yusuf – had a very solid

The Old Nalandians and Old Senanayakians scored impressive wins over Royal College Hockey Club and Old Bens SC respectively in the ongoing “Pioneer Cup” ‘A’ division, Colombo Hockey League 2022, continued at the Torrington Astro Turf. Old

Opener Kusal Mendis shone with a quick-fire 29-ball knock of 54 inclusive of six boundaries and three sixes in Sri Lanka’s first T20 World Cup warm-up match against Zimbabwe, played at Melbourne yesterday.

MTV Channel (Pvt) Ltd, the Network that owns and operates Sirasa TV, Shakthi TV, TV-1, News 1st and Stein Studios has been appointed as the official television rights holders in Sri Lanka for the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2022, to be held in Australi

Sadeepa Anusanka of Moratu MV and Peshalika Maduwanthi of Panthiya MV, Matugama won the Boys’ and Girls’ titles respectively at the National School Games Under-20 mini-marath

The 11-member Sri Lanka Junior Athletic Team left for Kuwait yesterday to participate in the 4th Asian Youth Athletic Championships, which will be held from October 13 to 16 in Kuwait City

The Inter-School Under 19 limited overs encounter between Trinity College and St. Benedict’s College Kotahena ended in an no decision due to evening rain in the Central Region. Trinity qu

Mahanama College Colombo recorded their sixth win of the ongoing Under 19 inter-school limited over cricket tournament with a thrilling one wicket win over Nalanda College in the match pla

Left-arm spinner Inoka Ranaweera’s impressive match figures of 4 for 2 in two overs paved the way for Sri Lanka Women to record a close three-run win on the DLS method in the match played at Sylhet, booking a berth to the semi-final of the Women As

The new club house of the Old Trinitians Sports Club (OTSC) was declared opened by President of Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) Shammi Silva recently. SLC Executi

St. Joseph’s College Colombo won the Boys’ overall championship title at the Junior National Swimming Championships, held at the Sugathadasa Swimming Pool Complex in Colombo. The Jos

Miyu Kageyama of Japan and Lorant Gyori of Hungary dominated proceedings at the recently concluded ITF Junior Tennis Week 1 Tennis Championship played at the SLTA tennis courts in Greenpath, Colombo. Kageyama and Gyo

R. M. D. Rukmal of Uva Province (UP) and Kalhari Madirika of Western Province (WP) won the Men’s and Women’s race-walking titles at the 47th National Sports Games, held in Gampaha.

Former Sri Lankan women’s captain Shashikala Siriwardene has “no regrets” about losing her record for the best bowling figures in an innings for Sri Lanka in a Women’s T20I. On Saturday, the 27-year-old Malsha Shehani achieved the bowling fig

Two days of action packed rugby is in store when the Sri Lanka Rugby 7s, conducted by Sri Lanka Rugby, kicks off at the Racecourese Ground in Reid Avenue on Saturday. 26 teams divided into four segments will be in action with the tournament, initiall

The Sports Ministry is considering a postponement of the 47th National Sports Games to January-March 2023 due to the current economic crisis in the country. The Games were not held for two years due to the Covid-19 pandemic since 2019 and the 2022

Maris Stella Negombo recorded their sixth win of the ongoing Under 19 inter-school limited over cricket tournament with a two-wicket win over Devapathiraja MMV Rathgama played at Negombo.

Sandeep Lamichhane is becoming the first Nepalese cricketer to spend at least three nights in police custody. The 22

The revamped club rugby 7s tournament will kick off this Saturday at the Race Course Grounds without powerhouse Kandy SC, with the remaining club teams joined by Western Babarians in Segment A of the renamed Sri Lanka Rugby 7s. In a bid to open

The All-Island Schools Mini Marathon will be held on October 8 in Gampaha as part of the All-Island Schools Games 2022. Organized by the Ministry of Education, this event will be sponsored by Nestlé Nestomalt in its journey of powering the progress

In a close game Maliyadeva College Kurunegala defeated St. Anthony’s College Katugastota by eight runs in their Sri Lanka Schools Cricket Association (SSCA) conducted Under 19 Inter-School cricket encounter concluded in Kurunegala yesterday. Mal

Up Country Planters will field a rugby outfit to participate at the Inter-Club Rugby Sevens 2022 which will take place on October 8 and 9 at the Race Course in Colombo. Former Ananda rugby player (1987/88), Old Anandian Sports Circle President and

Sports Minister Roshan Ranasinghe yesterday appointed Chief of Defence Staff and former Commander of the Sri Lanka Army, Shavendra Silva as the Chairman of the National Selection Committee (NS

A five-member Management Committee would be appointed by the Sports Minister Roshan Ranasinghe to conduct affairs of Football Sri Lanka (FSL) after a temporary solution was reached b

S. Thomas’ College batsman Romesh Mendis slammed the highest knock of the ongoing Under 19 inter-school limited over cricket tournament when he made a quick-fire 166 in only 139 balls inclusive of 12 boundaries and six sixes, paving the way for his

A very tall and a very skinny boy from Matale moved out to living in hostels at the Moors Sports Club in Colombo 2, nearly 12 years ago in an attempt to make it big in the domestic cricket. Perhaps the lanky leg spinner did not quite make it on the r

The participation of Kandy SC at this weekend’s club 7’s tournament hangs in the balance with Sri Lanka Rugby (SLR) making a u-turn on its written confirmation to provide accommodation to the champion club. Kandy SC, being the only outstation sid

Nalin Wickramasinghe from Mode Engineering was unanimously elected President of the Mercantile Cricket Association (MCA) for a second term 2022/23 at the 105th MCA Annual General Meeting, h