Zimbabwe’s star player Sikandar Raza has become the top-ranked all-rounder in the ICC Men’s ODI Player Rankings for the first time in his career after a fine show in the two-match series against Sri Lanka in Harare.

G.H. Thissaarachchi of the Western Province and S. Jasmitha of the Northern Province were adjudged as the Best Male and Best Female Boxers at the 49th National Sports Festival (NSF) Inter-Province Boxing Meet 2025 held in Matara.

Sri Lanka will open its three-match T20 cricket series against underdog Zimbabwe with the first match starting today in Harare with play scheduled to start at 5 pm Sri Lanka time.

CCC School of Cricket “Maroons” clinched the under-12 Championship beating Millennium CA, Kelaniya by 53 runs in the final organised and conducted by the CCC School of Cricket at the Ananda Sasthralaya ground, Kotte.

Nethmi Wickramasinghe claimed the girls’ title in the Under-19 segment after a gripping five-set battle (3–2) while Matheesha Wijesekara swept to victory in the boys’ final with a dominant 3–0 performance at the Ritzbury-

Western Province men’s and women’s basketball teams emerged champions at the 49th National Sports Festival (NSF) Inter-Province Basketball Championship 2025 at the Kotavila Indoor Stadium in Matara.

Maris Cricket Legends (MCL) beat the much fancied Old Mazenodians Kandana by seven wickets in their Inaugural Triangular Over-40 segment of the T10 cricket tournament which concluded in Negombo recently.

Prolific Australian fast bowler Mitchell Starc announced his immediate retirement from T20 international cricket on Tuesday, saying he wanted to focus on his Test and ODI career.

Sri Lanka have been fined five per cent of their match fee for maintaining a slow over-rate in the second ODI against Zimbabwe in Harare on Sunday.

With less than a month until the start of the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup 2025, the International Cricket Council have announced a staggering increase in the prize money for the tournament set to be staged in India and Sri Lanka.

Wesley College was in supreme form, defeating D.S. Senanayake College 19-12 in the Cup final at the All Island Under-18 Elite Rugby Sevens 2025, which concluded at Bogambara Stadium in Kandy.

Sports fans in Sri Lanka are set for a thrilling weekend of non-stop action across football, cricket, Formula One and tennis. From the Premier League’s biggest fixtures to Sri Lanka’s ODI in Zimbabwe, the Dutch Grand Prix, and late-night US Open

The International Cricket Council will yesterday release an Invitation to Tender (ITT) for media rights in the territories of Bangladesh, Pakistan and Sri Lanka from 2026 to 2028.

In a thrilling first ODI of the three-match series, Sri Lanka defeated Zimbabwe by seven runs in the final over, thanks to a stunning maiden hat-trick by Dilshan Madushanka.

Hockey fans are in for a treat as Trinity College and S. Thomas’ College face off in their much looked forward to annual hockey encounters which will take place on Saturday at the Asgiriya Cricket Stadium.

The Ladies’ College Old Girls’ Association (LC OGA) will host their inaugural FAST5 Netball Challenge on August 31 at the indoor stadium of St. Joseph’s College marking the first exclusive event of its kind in Sri Lanka according to the organis

Batsmen Dinesh Chandimal and Avishka Fernando have been axed from the Sri Lanka T20 squad ahead of the three-match series against Zimbabwe which starts in Harare on September 3. Both Chandimal and Fernando were members of the Sri Lanka team that last

The Sri Lanka Cricket Selection Panel has announced the 16-member national squad for the upcoming ACC Men’s T20 Asia Cup 2025, which will be played in the United Arab Emirates from September 9 to 28.

Sri Lanka Cricket has announced a 17-member squad for the upcoming T20 International (T20I) series against Zimbabwe. The squad was approved by the national selection panel and will be led by Charith Asalanka, who takes on the captaincy role for the s

The administration of rugby hit further turmoil yesterday when an election of office=bearers to run its affairs was postponed.

Minus technical expertise and fanfare, a new breed of cricketers from a village school is turning heads.

Brendan Taylor is all set to make a comeback in the 50-over format after September 2021.

United States president Donald Trump says he will attend the 2025 Ryder Cup next month - and wants Keegan Bradley to be the USA’s first playing captain since 1963.

The 37-year-old played 103 Tests but has not featured for his nation since the 2023 World Test Championship final.

Sports fans in Sri Lanka have a blockbuster weekend ahead, with Premier League 2025 fixtures, the U.S. Open tennis tournament in New York, and the Australia vs South Africa 3rd ODI live from Queensland all taking place between August 23–25.

The Sri Lanka Cricket Selection Panel has named the following squad for the ODI series against Zimbabwe.

Sara Errani and Andrea Vavassori retained their US Open mixed doubles title on Wednesday, beating Iga Swiatek and Casper Ruud to claim the $1 million top prize in the new-look competition that kicked off action at the last Grand Slam of the year.

The SpeedStar Championship 2025 came to a thrilling close at SpeedBay in Port City Colombo, marking the end of a dynamic three-round karting series that welcomed complete newcomers to the sport.

Algerian boxer and Olympic champion Imane Khelif on Wednesday denied claims made by her former manager that she was putting her career on hold.

S. Thomas’ College, the victorious big match winners of the 146th Battle of the Blues cricket encounter against traditional rivals Royal College, left the island on a tour of England where they will play seven matches starting tomorrow.