Aaqil Jamaldeen who has been one of the promising young referees in Sri Lanka was certified as a level 3 match official recently and the former Royalist believes that his ‘hard work, commitment and dedication’ helped him become the only

Lanka Premier League (LPL) Franchises will be allowed to add two more players to their initial restriction of 20, as teams struggle to cope with further withdrawals. The decision was also taken in light of the difficulty to get foreign players

Winning an Olympic medal is the pinnacle of athletic achievement. Sri Lanka won its first Olympic medal in London in 1948 when Duncan White hurdled his way to a 400m Silver. It was 52 long years before Susanthika Jayasinghe, “The Dazzling Ga

Seven national sports associations are facing the threat of suspension by the Sports Ministry. They are t

The Lanka Premier League (LPL) could be minus one of its star international attractions with speculation that Chris Gayle woul

The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) announced a provisional home schedule for 2021 yesterday with a five-match Test series against India set to headline the English summer. Sri Lanka and P

The Sri Lanka Aquatic Sports Union (SLASU) has made a formal request to the Sports Ministry to obtain the services of four foreign coaches for swimming and a Director of Coaching from abroad for a period of two years, according t

The Lanka Premier League (LPL) has suffered another withdrawal, with former Pakistan Captain Sarfaraz Ahmed pulling out of the tournament. Ahmed was supposed to Captain the Galle Gladiators franchise but will now be unavailable beca

Fantasy sports platform My11Circle has secured the title sponsorship for the Lanka Premier League (LPL) in a ‘multi-crore’ deal.

Dominic Thiem held his nerve to claim an impressive 7-6 (9/7), 7-6 (7/4) win against Rafael Nadal at the ATP Finals as the Austrian moved to the brink of a place in the semi-finals yesterday. Thiem over-powere

The Lanka Premier League (LPL) has suffered another withdrawal, with former Pakistan captain Sarfraz Ahmed pulling out of the tournament.

The International Military Sports Council (IMSC) has decided to stage the third World Military Council (WMC) Beach Volley

Cricket World Cup winning captain Arjuna Ranatunga yesterday wrote to Sports Minister Namal Rajapaksa highlighting concerns ahead of the Lanka Premier League (LPL) later this month, reiterating the need for transparenc

David Wiese’s brilliant all-round performance lifted Lahore Qalandars into its first Pakistan Super League (PSL) final with a 25-run victory over Multan Sultans in Sunday’s eliminator played at the Karachi National Stadium. Wiese made a blis

Cricket South Africa (CSA) has agreed to accommodate a 32-member contingent from Sri Lanka for the forthcoming tour, it is learnt.

Olympic chief Thomas Bach said Monday he is “very, very confident” that spectators will be able to attend next year’s Tokyo Olympics, as he kicked off a Japan trip to boost momentum for the pandemic-postponed Games.

The International Military Sports Council (IMSC) has decided to stage the third World Military Council (WMC) Beach Volleyball Games from July 16 to 23 next year in Negombo.

Sri Lanka-born Australian coach Dav Whatmore is another high profile coach to pull out of the Lanka Premier League (LPL).

Argentina served up one of the biggest upsets in test rugby history when they stunned New Zealand 25-15 in the Tri-Nations on Saturday, beating the three-times world champions for the first time in 30 attempts going back 35 years.

Belarusian Aryna Sabalenka finished the 2020 WTA season in style, winning her third title of the year with a straight-sets victory over her doubles partner Elise Mertens in the Linz final yesterday. Top seed S

AFP- Teenager Jannik Sinner on Saturday became the youngest ATP champion in 12 years when he defeated Canada’s Va

The Sri Lanka Volleyball Federation (SLVB) has decided to reconvene the indoor and beach national pools which was disbande

Sri Lanka Rugby (SLR), following a meeting with the Minister of Sports Namal Rajapaksa, are considering the possibility of bringing in foreign players who are eligible to represent Sri Lanka. Daily Mi

The Football Federation of Sri Lanka (FFSL) is making all arrangements to conduct the first ever professional tournam

Barring Mahela Jayawardene all Sri Lankan players and support staff (men and women) who participated in Indian Premier Le

The experience of playing in pressure situations and interacting with overseas players and coaches are some of the benefits that Sri Lanka’s national head coach Mickey Arthur sees from the Lanka Premier League (LPL) which is schedule

Unlike the other Lanka Premier League (LPL) Teams, which have recruited foreign coaches and support staff, the Jaffna Stallion

The Sri Lanka Youth Netball Team (Under-21) will face a challenging year in 2021, according to Victoria Lakshmi, President of the Netball Federation of Sri Lanka (NFSL). The 12th A

Mumbai Indians (MI) clinched their fifth Indian Premier League (IPL) Twenty20 title when they defeated Delhi Capitals (DC) by five wickets in the final encounter worked off at the Dubai International Stadium in the United Arab Emirates yes

Sri Lanka’s newest fast bowler Dilshan Madushanka had not expected his inclusion in the training squad for the forthcoming