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

Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) yesterday, appointed a three-member Election Committee (EC), following an Extraordinary General Meeting

Former Sri Lanka national table tennis champion Lalith Priyantha, who is now a coach, is exhausted thinking of ways to survive during the present pandemic. Priyantha, spe

Sri Lanka Rugby (SLR) in collaboration with Sri Lanka Air Force is set to introduce an inter-club 7’s rugby tournament which has been named as the ‘Commander’s Cup.’ Although the exact d

Former Police Sports Club rugby player, Asoka Jayasena has been appointed Chairman of Sri Lanka Rugby (SLR) Selection Committee. Jayasena one of the finest forwards produced by Sri Lanka having started off his career at Police SC, moved to Kandy SC

Over Rs. 40 million has been spend by Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) for accommodation and food for its officials, drivers and for teams for the recently completed Lanka Premier League (LPL) T20 Cricket

The Kegalle District Table Tennis Association (KDTTA) has decided to conduct the Maheepala Herath Challenge Trophy All-Island Table Tennis Tournament on January 30 and 31. No ta

South Africa completed a sweep of their two match series against Sri Lanka as they strolled to a 10-wicket win on the third day of the second Test yesterday.

The Netball Federation of Sri Lanka (NFSL) has decided to commence National Pool training from January 7. Out of the 52 members who underwent medical tests in December conducted by the Institute of Sports Medicine (ISM), 40

Vishwa Fernando took his first five-wicket haul in Tests as Sri Lanka fought back on the second day of the second and final Test against South Africa at The Wanderers Stadium in Johannesburg yesterday. But the tourist

South African seamer Anrich Nortje claimed a career-best sixwicket haul and opener Dean Elgar backed it up with an unbeaten 92 runs as the home team forged an early advantage over Sri Lanka on the opening day of the second test.