Exchanges were even at the end of the first day’s play in the Under-19 Inter-Schools Cricket Tournament encounter between Kingswood College and St. Peter’s College, Negombo which began at Gampola y

Sri Lanka Sevens rugby outfit led by former Antonian and Kandy SC player, Danushka Dayan departed for South Korea yesterday morning as they vie for qualification for next year’s Summer Olympic Games in Tokyo, Japan. Several seniors such as Danu

Former Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) President Jayantha Dharmadasa may soon get involved in SLC Board administration, according to reliable sources. He is likely to replace the imm

New Zealand and England will take their cricketing rivalry into the Test arena on Thursday after finding themselves evenly matched in recent limited-overs thrillers. England have bragging rights after winning a rollercoaster World Cup final in Jul

AFP - The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) yesterday banned former National Team fast bowler Shahadat Hossain for five years, two of them suspended, after he assaulted a teammate during a match. The temperamental Shahadat wa

He is only 16 and reeling from his mother’s death last week, but Pakistan believe express bowling sensation Naseem Shah can be a match-winner in the opening Test against Australia. The exciting teenager is on the cusp of selection for the game at t

Towhid Hridoy continued his batting prowess with his third century in the series as Bangladesh Under-19 recorded a comfortable 50-run win against Sri Lanka Under-19 in the fifth Youth ODI played at Chattogram yesterday. Bangladesh Under-19 also made

Kandy Sports Club Centre Dhanushka Ranjan will very likely be out of the upcoming club rugby league tournament as he is nursing a knee (ACL) injury. He was not part of the Asian Series 2019 and will also miss the Olympic Qualifiers in South Korea wh

Spinners Dilmin Ratnayake and Randiv Goonesekera shared 15 wickets between them to spearhead S. Thomas’ College, Mount Lavinia to a convincing innings and 55-run win over Dharmapala MV, Pannipi

An impressive bowling spell by right-arm spinner Sandun Madusanka helped St. Aloysius’ College, Galle bundle out St. Thomas’ College, Matara for just 76 runs in their first innings on the opening day of their Under-19 Inter-Schools Cricket Tourna

Rain ruined proceedings on day one of the three-day SLC Emerging Trophy Inter-Club Cricket Tournament semi-finals which began at the FTZ Grounds in Katunayake and at the P. Sara Oval in Colombo yesterday. SSC were bowled out fo

Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) National Selectors yesterday picked a squad of 16-players for the two Test matches against Pakistan next month. The team was scheduled to be selected today (14) however, owing to some reasons the meeting with the captain and

The final decision on a Sports Ministry (SM) delegation to the South Asian Games (SAG) in December has yet to be made, the Daily Mirror learns. Sports Minister Harin Fernando was expected to make a decision on Monday regarding the request made by Di

Henegama Central recorded a convincing 10-wicket win over Asoka MV, Colombo in their Under-19 Inter-Schools Cricket Tournament encounter which concluded at Kirindiwela yesterday.

Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) Chief Selector, Ashantha de Mel is scheduled to announce the 16-member Test Squad for next month’s Pakistan tour on Thursday (14). This time, the Inte

Deepak Chahar, two days after taking a T20I hat-trick against Bangladesh in Nagpur on Sunday, has claimed another in the ongoing Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy Tournament. Turning out for Rajasthan, Chahar achieved this feat against Vidarbha at the Greenfie

Dominic Sibley and Zak Crawley boosted their England Test hopes as they made centuries on the first day of a tour match against a New Zealand XI at the Cobham Oval in Whangarei yesterday. Uncapped Sibley, who op

REUTERS - Roger Federer got back on track at the ATP Finals with a 7-6 (2), 6-3 defeat of Italian Matteo Berrettini at the O2 Arena in London, England yesterday. Defeat by Dominic Thiem in his opening round-robin match on Sunday has left the six-time

A fine century by Lasith Croospulle helped Chilaw Marians CC end day one in a strong position in their SLC Emerging Trophy Cricket Tournament quarter-final match against the NCC which began at

Virat Kohli’s India will be aiming to strengthen their number one position in the world Test championship when they start a two-match series against Bangladesh on Thursday. India start as favourites to pick up 120 points from the two games agains

A fine all-round performance by Samith Wijenayake helped Henegama Central to come on top against Asoka MV, Colombo in their Under-19 Inter-Schools Cricket Tournament encounter which began at Kirindiwela yesterday. Henegama Central b

Kieron Pollard got his tenure as the West Indies ODI Captain off to a winning start as his side inflicted a 10th successive defeat in the format on Afghanistan with a seven-wicket victory in Lucknow, India yesterday. Afghanistan lost each

Sri Lanka led by Dinesh Herath will field a nine-member strong contingent for the World Para Athletics Championship 2019, which will be held from November 7 to 15 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE). The Paralympic track and field event, organised b

Nipunaka Fonseka shone with a superb knock of 69 as St. Peter’s College recorded a comfortable first innings win against Nalanda College in their Under-19 Inter-Schools Cricket Tournament encounter which concluded at Campbell Place yesterday. Mean

A dramatic England collapse which saw five wickets fall for only 10-runs allowed New Zealand to snatch a 14-run victory in their Twenty20 international in Nelson yesterday. It also put New Zealand 2-1 ahead in the series with two games to play. En

The Sri Lanka Women’s Sevens Rugby Squad will leave the Island today to participate in the Olympic Games Women’s Asia Rugby Qualifying Tournament which will take place on November 9 and 10 in Gua

Secretary of the Sri Lanka Basketball Federation (SLBF), Dr. Chula Senaratne has been appointed to the Medical Commission of the FIBA International for the term of 2019-2023. He is scheduled to attend the first Medical Commission of FIBA Internationa

Stubborn batting from Skipper Nipun Dananjaya, Lakshan Gamage and Dunith Wellalage helped Sri Lanka Under-19 draw their second 4-Day Youth Test match against Bangladesh Under-19 which concluded at the Khulna Stadium in Dhaka yesterday. In fact Dananj

After Mumbai Indian (MI) seamer Lasith Malinga’s no-ball against Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) last season created a stir, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has decided to introduce a

De Mazenod College dominated proceedings against St. Joseph Vaz College, Wennappuwa in their Under-19 Inter-Schools Cricket Tournament match which concluded at Kandana yesterday. Meanwhile, Kara