The Athletics Association of Sri Lanka (AASL) has decided to form a national pool in preparation for the 2021 Tokyo Summer Ol

The Athletic Association of Sri Lanka (AASL) is to make a formal request to World Athletics, formerly the IAAF (International Association of Athletics Federations), to award the bronze medal in the Women’s 800 metres to Sri Lanka’s Gayan

The Under-19 Inter-Schools Cricket Tournament (Division One, Division Two and Division Three) which came to a standstill due to the Coronavirus pandemic is set to recommence once the green light is given by the Ministry of Sports a

The beach volleyball National Pool is set to commence training from June 16 at the National Youth Services Centre (NYSC) Heiyanthuduwa Beach Volleyball Grounds, according to the Sri Lanka Volleyball Federation (SLVB). With prep

Legendary Pakistan paceman Wasim Akram warned Wednesday that bowlers would become “robots” after cricket officials temporarily banned shining the ball with saliva as a coronavirus precaution. Bowlers traditio

The President of the Cycling Federation of Sri Lanka (CFSL) N. Karunaratne has decided not to come forward for any key

The Ministry of Sports has granted the Netball Federation of Sri Lanka (NFSL) to conduct the scheduled Special General Meeting (SGM) tomorrow without making proposed Constitutional amendments before the impending Annual Ge

Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) yesterday awarded 20 National Women cricketers with six-month central contracts while 15 emerging Women cricketers have also been contracted. Out of the three pla

Kevin Pietersen does not think Ben Stokes should captain England if Joe Root is forced to miss a game against the West Indi

Michael Clarke has been honoured in the Queen’s Birthday list for Australia with the former cricket captain recognised for both his sporting career and community work.

Lisa Sthalekar, the former Australian captain, who has now been a successful female commentator has rubbished the claims o

A bold decision from the Ministry of Sports and Youth Affairs will see no Sports Association or Federation being able to change their respective constitutions until the end of their Annual General Meetings. This has co

The football community in the country mourned the passing of a veteran administrator G.A.K. Abeysekera, whose funeral rites to

Asian Sevens 2020 series which was to be hosted in China, South Korea and Sri Lanka was cancelled due to the Covid-19 pandemic. As per the original schedule, the three events were to take place in August/September 2020. Pertaining to the current s

National boxers are sometimes caught in the middle of conflicts between the governing body and clubs who are pulling in d

England skipper Joe Root believes Ben Stokes would make a “fantastic captain” if he has to hand over the reins when he becomes a father again. The England and Wale

Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton said he is “completely overcome with rage” about racial injustice in the wake of the death of George Floyd. It is the second time thi

The Minister of Sports Dullas Alahapperuma yesterday revealed that three National cricketers are currently under investigation by th

The National Olympic Committee of Sri Lanka (NOCSL) and the Ministry of Sports has decided to participate in netball

Australia star Steve Smith admitted Monday he has barely picked up a bat since cricket shut down, but said he was in his best physical shape in years. The 30-year-old

The National Men’s players will return to training on June 1, strictly adhering to the health regulations imposed by the Government in view of the Covid – 19 pandemic. Accord

The Asian Hockey Federation (AHF) has decided to conduct a Level 2 Online Coaching Course especially for Sri Lankan participants from June 15 to 17. The course

The Football Federation of Sri Lanka (FFSL) has decided to commence national pool training on June 22. Following the guidelines on the safe return to sports training formulated by the Health Ministry and Sports Ministry, this will

The Education Ministry is focusing on conducting Inter-Schools competitions in the age groups of Under-18 and Under-20 before t

REUTERS - Australia will host India at their Gabba stronghold in the four-Test series with Perth missing out on a match in the lucrative tour. Western Australia had hoped to host Virat Kohli’s India at the state’s Perth Stadium but were defeated

The current Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) administration could stand to make better use of their properties, its former Secretary Ni

Sri Lanka is planning to compete in eight disciplines at the sixth edition of the Asian Beach Games scheduled to be held in Sanya, China from November 28 to December 5, according to the National Olympic Committee of Sri Lanka (NOC

The Ministry of Sports is considering the prospect of conducting election of office-bearers for National Sports Associations (NSA) by electronic voting. Since health is

Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) yesterday suspended pace bowler Shehan Madushanka from all forms of the game, two days after he was arrested allegedly in possession of heroin. The right-arm bowler was stopped while driving with another person in a car on Sun

Judoka Chamara Nuwan Dharmawardena who won a historic gold in judo at the 13th South Asian Games (SAG) in Kathmandu having also represented Sri Lanka at the 2016 Rio Olympics is targeting a medal at the 2022 Asian Games in Gu