The resignation of National Selection Committee Chairman will not help to revive Sri Lanka cricket which had gone back to what it was before regaining Test status in 1982, former Sri Lanka

The coaching camp for Matara District novice volleyball coaches organised by the Sri Lanka Volleyball Federation (SLVBF) will be held on January 30 and 31 at Kotawila Sports Complex in Matara.

Some 150 national and international table tennis players will be taking part in the Maheepala Herath Challenge Trophy All Island Ranking Table Tennis Tournament 2020, according to Kegalle District Ta

Lahiru Thirimanne’s five slip catches in England’s first innings during the recently concluded second Test in Galle equalled a Test record, and was just the 13th such instance. Thirimanne w

UAE cricket stars Mohammed Naveed and Shaiman Anwar were each found guilty of two match-fixing offences following a independent anti-graft tribunal, the ICC said yesterday. Former UAE C

Four politicians are eyeing the post of President of the Sri Lanka Volleyball Federation (SLVBF) at the election of office-bearers sources told the ‘Daily Mirror’.The elections will take place on April 4.

Dom Sibley scored an unbeaten half-century as England chased down a target of 164 to secure a sweep of the series, beating Sri Lanka by six wickets in the second Test on a day of drama at the Galle International Stadium yesterday.

Sri Lanka will tour England for a three-match One Day International (ODI) series in addition to three Twenty20 Internationals in June/July, 2021. Sri Lanka will be

Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) yesterday, appointed Jerome Jayaratne as the National Team Manager for the team’s upcoming

Skipper Joe Root was run out shy of a second successive double century yesterday as England scored 339 for nine in reply

Sri Lanka’s stand-in Test captain Dinesh Chandimal implored his team to follow England’s lead as they look to square the two-Test series and end a peculiar losing streak at home against the English. The hosts have lost their last five home Tes

Sri Lankan fast bowler Lasith Malinga who announced his retirement from franchise cricket on Wednesday, is not on the Natio

Ninth seed Kiran Vairavanathan clinched the Boys’ Under-16 Singles title in the National Tennis Championships when he outclas

Two cricketers who were in the training pool for Sri Lanka’s tour of West Indies tested positive for COVID-19. Fast-bo

Joe Root’s England will look to sweep Sri Lanka in the second and final Test, starting Friday, as they prepare to face an India side buoyed by their sensational victory in Australia. England,

The Sri Lanka Volleyball Federation (SLVB) has decided to conduct the Under-25 Super League Tournament for Men and Women annuall

Five players released from team bio-bubble

The Football Federation of Sri Lanka (FFSL) is all set to launch Sri Lanka’s first ever professional football tournament the Lanka Super League on January 29. Ten leading

England won the first Test against Sri Lanka by seven wickets at the Galle International Stadium yesterday as Jonny Bairstow and debutant Dan Lawrence knocked off the 36 runs required on the last day. Bairstow was 35 not out and Lawren

The Ministry of Sports has decided to form 25 District level football pools. Sports Minister, Namal Rajapaksa has directed 25 outstanding players from each District to be selected for the training pool from competitions conducted by Distr

Left-arm spinner Jack Leach took five wickets as England edged towards victory over Sri Lanka in the first test in Galle, but they made a nervous start to their pursuit of a modest target of 74 and closed day four on 38 for three on Sunday.

Several concerns have been raised in the recent past on the fitness-for-purpose of Sri Lanka’s present club cricket system, with

Off-spinner Dom Bess claimed five wickets to help bowl out Sri Lanka for 135 and give England the advantage on day one of a Test that took 10 months to start yesterday. Bess, who returned figures of 5-30, combined with paceman Stuart Broad, who to

England begins a busy year of Test cricket with an expected trial by spin in Sri Lanka when the first Test in Galle gets underway tomorrow.

The name ‘Perumal’ strikes fondly on the mind of any rugby supporter from the Central Hills. For Trinitians, he is a household name, being a cheerleader for Trinity College sports since 1963 when he was only just 17 years old.

A battered and bruised India Team batted resiliently through the final day to snatch a remarkable draw in the third Test against Australia yesterday, leaving an engrossing series tied at 1-1 heading into the final match in Brisbane. A hobbling Hanuma

India were battling to avoid defeat against Australia after losing two wickets before the close of play yesterday in a third Test marred by allegations of racist abuse from the Sydney crowd. The hosts declared their second innings at tea on day four

The National Badminton Championship will be held from February 14 to 20, Sri Lanka Badminton (SLB) announced. Following the success of the Lanka Shuttle Challenge 2020 in December, the Badminton Nationals will be conducted at the SLB and MBA courts.

Jonny Bairstow is hopeful of an England recall for the first Test against Sri Lanka in Galle on January 14 and could reprise the number three batting role from which he scored the last of his six Test centuries in Colombo in 2018. Bairstow is als

Australian batsman Will Pucovski made an impressive debut (62) in the third Test against India at the Sydney Crick