Vidyaloka MV, Galle and Nalanda Boys’ School, Minuwangoda came out victorious in their respective pre quarter-finals of the Under-19 Division Three Inter-Schools Cricket Tournament which concluded yesterday. Vidyaloka MV outcla

Real Madrid’s players and staff went into quarantine on Thursday, Spain’s La Liga paused its season and the NBA halted games indefinitely as the coronavirus pandemic rocked world sport. La Liga authorities took the

HNB Finance defeated Sri Lanka Telecom (SLT) by 91 runs in the NDB Challenge Trophy MCA ‘C’ Division 50-Over League Cricket Tournament final played at the MCA Grounds. HNB Finance put into bat finished with a challenging total of 263 for nine fro

The Indian Premier League could be played behind closed doors because of the new coronavirus, an official told AFP yesterday, as calls grew to cancel or delay the world’s richest tournament.

An impressive bowling return of 8 for 18 by left arm spinner Sineth Dissanayake who ended with a match bag of 11 wickets paved the way for St. Thomas’ College Matara to record a massive 170-run outr

Sri Lanka captain Dimuth Karunaratne yesterday said his Test team are in a good mental space following the series win in Zimbabwe last year, but were wary of the threat that the visiting English team posed. A two-Test series will b

Mahinda College Skipper Navod Paranavithana created a new Under-19 Inter-Schools batting record when he slammed a swashbuckling 409 runs in their drawn fixture against Dharmasoka MV, Ambalangoda which concluded at Galle yesterday. Navod’s knock ecl

S. Thomas’ College regained the Lady Jayatileke Shield when they edged-out St. Joseph’s College 24-22 in a thrilling Dialog Inter-Schools Under-19 Rugby Tournament fixture worked off at Longden Place yesterd

The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has postponed the two international T20 matches between Asia XI and World XI in light of the current COVID-19 outbreak. The games wer

St. Thomas’ College, Matara were in a strong position at the end of the first day’s play in their Under-19 Inter-Schools Cricket Tournament encounter against St. Mary’s College, Kegalle which began at the Uyanwatte Stadium in Matara yesterday.

Sri Lanka would look to bounce back in their attempt to level the series when they take on the West Indies in the second and final T20I at the Pallekele Stadium in Kandy today. After having lost the first T20I by 25

Kingswood College got their Dialog Inter-Schools League Rugby Tournament campaign off to a fine start as they brought down St. Joseph’s College 24-17 in their encounter played at Havelock Park yesterday.

Navy Sports Club and Army Sports Club are set for another blockbuster when they clash in their Dialog Inter-Club League Rugby Tournament second-round encounter at the Racecourse Grounds in Reid Avenue today. The first-round fixture between the t

West Indian right-arm pacie Oshane Thomas wreaked the Sri Lankan top order in their run chase of 197, ending with impressive figures of 5 for 28 and laying the foundation for a 25-run win for the visitors in th

India’s 16-year-old women’s cricket sensation Shafali Verma shot to the top of the ICC’s T20 batting rankings yesterday after several match winning performances at the T20 World Cup in Australia. Verma, who has only pla

Wing three quarter Ishan Fernando bagged a cracking hat-trick as St. Peter’s College thrashed Dharmaraja College 50-14 in their opening match of the Inter-School League Rugby Tournament at Bambala

St. Benedict’s College and Thurstan College advanced to the pre-quarter finals of the Under 19 inter-school limited over cricket tournament. St. Benedict’s recor

An all-round performance by Rahul Gunasekera supported by four wicket hauls by Denuwan Mendis and Thenuka Perera helped Wesley College outclass Kingswood College by an innings and 141 runs in the Under 19 inter-school cricket encounter concluded at C

An unbeaten knockoff 168 inclusive of 18 boundaries by Pavan Ratnayake was the highlight of the first day’s play of the Under 19 inter-school cricket encounter between Mahanama Colombo and Prince of Wales played at the CCC ground. The matches will

A publication would be available this month in time for the Royal-Thomian match this year which covers the 140 encounters. The publication is compiled by Shantilal Wijesundere, an old Thomian, who did a similar publication covering the Mustangs Troph

West Indies may have posed a good challenge to Sri Lanka in two of the three recently-concluded One-Day Internationals. However, the hosts turned out to be quite feisty in conditions they call home and managed to whitewash the visitors 3-0 to finish

England players will not shake hands during the upcoming tour of Sri Lanka because of the coronavirus outbreak, according to Captain Joe Root. Root’s side suffered gastroenteritis and flu problems during their recent tour of South Africa and will i

Japan’s Olympic Minister yesterday said the Tokyo 2020 Games could be postponed from the summer until later in the year amid fears over the coronavirus outbreak. In a response to a question in Japan’s parliament, Seiko Hashimoto said Tokyo’s co

Vidyaloka MV, Galle and Loyola College, Negombo qualified for the pre quarter-finals by recording outright wins against Nugawela Central and Gamini NS, Bentota respectively in their Under-19 Divis

St. Peter’s College will look for a winning start when they confront Dharmaraja College in their Under-19 Inter-Schools Rugby Tournament opening fixture at Bambalapitiya today. The kick-off is scheduled for 4.00 pm. Last year, St. Peter’s

Trinity College beat Dharmapala Pannipitya by 91 runs in their Singer Cup Under-19 pre-quarter final playoff cricket encounter which concluded at the Asgirya Stadium in Kandy yesterday. Trinity 275 for 7 in 50 overs (Thevin Amarasinghe 7

Piliyandala Central qualified for the quarter-finals of the Under-19 Division Two Inter-Schools Limited Over Cricket Tournament with a comfortable four-wicket win over Siri Piyarathana MMV, Padukka in t

An unbeaten 161 by Rahul Gunasekera and a four-wicket haul by Thenuka Perera helped Wesley College to end day one in a commanding position in their Under-19 Inter-Schools Cricket Tournament encounter against Kingswood College which began at Campbell

Resandu Tilekeratna and Sadisha Rajapaksa struck half centuries as Royal College defeated Devapathiraja MMV, Rathgama by 79 runs in their Under-19 Division One Limited Over Cricket Tournament encounter played at Reid Avenue yesterday. Royal taking f

Angelo Mathews with a four-wicket haul helped Sri Lanka record a six-run win over the West Indies in the third and final ODI played at the Pallekele Stadium in Kandy yesterday. Sri Lanka also made a clean-sweep by coming out victorious in all three m