Sri Lanka, one of the oldest netball playing countries in South Asia, will mark a century of years of playing the sport this year. Netball began i

Bangladesh on Tuesday recalled batsman Soumya Sarkar as a replacement for injured all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan for the second and the final Test against the West Indies. The second Test will start at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Dhaka tommo

A cautious England spared India the ignominy of a follow-on but set them a daunting 420-run victory target in the opening test at Chennai’s MA Chidambaram Stadium yesterday. England, who had pos

Fast bowler Hasan Ali took a maiden ten-wicket haul to help Pakistan win its first series against South Africa since 2003 with a 95-run victory in the second Test on the fifth and final day in Rawalpindi yesterday. Hasan finished

The World’s highest wicket-taking bowler in international cricket Muttiah Muralitharan is happy to be in the Sri Lanka’s cricket committee. Along with Muralitharan, the other members on the panel are Roshan Mahanama, Kumar Sangakkara and Aravinda

The third day’s proceedings of the 105th Colombo Tennis Championship played at the SLTA tennis courts in Greenpath yesterday, Colombo saw an upset when 16th seed Vibuda Wijebandara pulled off a stunning win over top seed Akila

An all-round performance by Chamath Wickramasinghe helped Team Triggs record a comfortable 19 - run win over Team Samuels in the final of the Richmond Champions League T20 cricket tournament played at the Galle International Sta

A trial meet to assess the performance of the national weightlifting pool will be held on March 11 and 12 at the Nation

England skipper Joe Root goes into his 100th Test today seeking a repeat of how he started his illustrious career -- with a rare series win on Indian soil. Root, 30, will lead England in the four Tests knowing that he needs a win to stand any chance

The Sri Lanka national cricket team who were training for the tour of West Indies and those who attended a wedding of another cricketer were asked to self-quarantine, the National Operations Centre

The election of Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) office bearers for 2021-2013 will be conducted on May 20. Nominatio

The Sri Lanka Weightlifting Federation (SLWF) is planning to send a six-member team for the Asian Weightlifting Championship. The Asian

New-look Pakistan will look to end a 17-year wait for a series win against South Africa and leapfrog the Proteas in the rankings in the second Test starting tomorrow. Pakistan, whose lone series win over South Africa was at home in 2003, start as fav

The National Olympic Committee of Sri Lanka (NOCSL) and Crysbro have extended their scholarship programme for promising athletes to 14. With the target of providing financial assistance to up to 20 international sports prospects, the NOC partnered wi

Sri Lankan cricketers are not on a priority list for the COVID-19 vaccination, according to the Health Ministry sources. “No, they are not prioritised,” a source, also attached with the Sports Ministry, said.

Lionel Messi scored his 650th goal for Barcelona while Antoine Griezmann struck the winner in a 2-1 home success over At

Muthumali Priyadarshani of Sri Lanka Navy won a thrilling women’s singles final 3-2 against Jithara Warnakulasooriya of Ladies College, Colombo to win the annual Maheepala Herath All Island Table Tennis Challenge Tro

AFP-Indian cricket great Sourav Ganguly was discharged from hospital Sunday after undergoing a second heart operation in a month, with doctors optimistic that he will make a full recovery. The 48-year-old,

Marcus Rashford was the latest player subjected to racial abuse, following similar treatment of team-mates Axel Tuanzebe and Anthony Martial.

The 142nd Battle of the Blues big match between Royal College, Colombo and S. Thomas’ College, Mt. Lavinia may be held sans spectators at a venue outside the Western Province contingen

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