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

Richmond College, after being bowled out for just 111 runs, fought back well to have their opponents Zahira College struggling at 78 for six in their first innings on the opening day of their Under-19 Inter-Schools Cricket Tournament encounter which

Dilshan Sanjeewa and Lasith Croospulle shone with centuries in Chilaw Marians CC’s convincing first innings win over Bloomfield in their SLC Emerging Trophy Inter-Club Cricket Tournament encounter which concluded at Katunayake yesterday. Meanwhile

Maris Stella College, Thimbirigaskatuwa advanced to the final of the Under-17 Division Three Inter-Schools Cricket Tournament with a two-wicket win over Siddhartha MV, Balapitiya in the semi-final encounter played at Giriulla yesterday. Maris Stella

The fixture and match-ups for the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2020 in Australia have been finalised following the completion of the Qualifier event in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Ireland, Namibia, T

Half centuries by Prantik Nabil, Alvi Haque and Shahadat Hossain helped Bangladesh Under-19 to reach 321 for eight in reply to Sri Lanka Under-19’s first innings score of 184 runs on day two of their second Youth Test match which continued at the K

Rain ruined the opening day’s play in the SLC Emerging Trophy Inter-Club Cricket Tournament match between BRC and Galle CC played at the BRC Grounds yesterday. Galle CC taking first lease of the wicket were able to face only 35 overs and reached 1

David Warner and Steve Smith each smashed half-centuries as Australia hammered Sri Lanka by nine wickets to win the second Twenty20 in Brisbane yesterday and wrap up the series. It was another massive wake-up call for the Sri Lankans, who arrived in

Sri Lanka would look for a quick turnaround in their attempt to keep the series alive when they take on Australia in the second Twenty20 International in Brisbane today. Australia gave further evidence of their dominance at home, outclassing Sri La

David Warner emphatically bounced back to form with a first-ever Twenty20 century as Australia crushed Sri Lanka by 134 runs in their opening match of the three-game series in Adelaide yesterday. Birthday boy Warner clubbed an unbeaten 100 as he powe

Harry Nielsen guided the Prime Minister’s (PM) XI to a narrow one-wicket T20 victory against Sri Lanka in their warm-up match played at Canberra yesterday. The hard-hitting wicket-keeper

Kumar Sangakkara, one of the six Sri Lankan players who were injured in a terror attack on the Sri Lankan bus in 2009, said he is willing to tour Pakistan once again. Cricket returned to Pakistan recently, but not in the manner the Pakistan Cricket B

Rohit Sharma struck his maiden double Test century yesterday to put India on top of the third match against South Africa after the hosts declared on 497 for nine. Sharma made 212 and was involved in a 267-run fourth wicket partnership with Ajinkya Ra

Minister of Sports Harin Fernando yesterday approved the 16-member squad led by Lasith Malinga for Sri Lanka’s forthcoming three-match T20I series against Australia. Along with Malin

S. Thomas’ College, Mount Lavinia retained the All-Island National School Games Under-20 Twenty20 Cricket title when they defeated Trinity College by eight runs in the final played at Randles Hill Grounds in Kandy yesterday. However, due to the inc

The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) is not willing to bear the expenses of hosting another home series in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and wants Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) to share the financial burden if it decides not to tour Pakistan for the two-Test

Lebanon defeated Sri Lanka 3-0 in their FIFA World Cup Qualifier worked off at the Racecourse Grounds in Reid Avenue yesterday. The visitors dominated the first half and build up a commanding 2-0 lead at half time after Sri Lanka conceded two early p

Japan’s “Ferraris” hit top gear Sunday as the hosts beat Scotland 28-21 in a barnstorming Rugby World Cup clash to create history by reaching the quarter-finals. Rampaging wingers Kotaro Matsushima and Kenki Fukuoka did the damage for Japan,

Sri Lanka defeated Pakistan by 13 runs to win the third and final Twenty20 International at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore yesterday, routing the world number one team 3-0 in the series. Sri Lanka scored 147 for seven with debutant Oshada Fernando sco

Sri Lankan Cricket Selectors are scheduled to meet on Friday to pick the squad for the forthcoming tour of Australia with Lasith Malinga set to be reappointed as Captain of the team. “We are reappointing Lasith Malinga to lead the side against Aust

Sri Lanka would look to complete a rare series whitewash when they take on Pakistan in the third and final Twenty20 International at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore today. Sri Lanka without 10 first-choice players and without their ace fast bowler Lasi

Sri Lanka will look to complete a rare series triumph when they confront Pakistan in the second Twenty20 International at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore today. Sri Lanka posted a thumping 64-run win in a relatively low-scoring opening game of the th

Ireland returned to winning ways at the Rugby World Cup but were far from impressive in a 35-0 victory over Russia in Kobe yesterday. For all Ireland, the victims of a shock 19-12 defeat by hosts Japan last weekend, had made 11 changes, the fact it

The Sri Lanka Body Building and Fitness Federation (SLBBFF) will conduct selection trials to pick the competitors for the upcoming World Bodybuilding Championships 2019 which will take place in Dubai, U