The medals awarded at this year’s Paris Olympics and Paralympics will feature a hexagon-shaped piece of iron taken from the original Eiffel Tower in their centre, organisers said as they unveiled the design on Thursday.

Minister of Sports and Youth Affairs Harin Fernando has approved the 16-member squad selected by the Sri Lanka Cricket Selection Committee to participate in the ODI series against Afghanistan.

St. Anthony’s College, Katugastota continued their winning streak when they recorded their fifth outright win by defeating St. Benedict’s College by an innings and five runs in the Under-19 Inter-Schools cricket encounter concluded at Kotahena.

Defending League Champions and biggest crowd puller in local club rugby, Kandy Sports Club, has written to Sri Lanka Rugby (SLR) the governing body, requesting for Nittawela as their venue for Clifford Cup Knock-Out games.

Mount Maunganui, Feb. 7 (AFP) - Black Caps seamer Kyle Jamieson claimed four wickets on Wednesday to drive New Zealand to a 281-run win over South Africa with a day to spare in the first Test.

The South Africa pacer claimed one tournament record as he finished the Under 19 World Cup with 21 wickets at an average of just 9.71.

Mohsin Naqvi’s candidacy was put forward by the Patron PCB, caretaker Prime Minister Anwarul Haq Kakar, alongside Mustafa Ramdey

Kushan Peiris one of the leading young drivers in Sri Lanka motor racing circuit at present achieved a rare feat when he bagged three awards at the SLARDAR Sri Lanka Super Series 2023 Awards Ceremony held at the Rock House Army Base in Colombo recent

Harshitha Samarawickrama‘s unbeaten knock of 130 in 133 balls inclusive of ten boundaries and three sixes paved the way for Dambulla Women to record a big win by 178 runs over Galle Women in the Women’s National Super League limited over tourname

French investigators have opened a legal probe into the salary of Tony Estanguet, the head of the Paris Olympics organising committee, a source lose to the case told AFP on Tuesday.

Australia needed just 6.5 overs to thrash a woeful West Indies by eight wickets in an embarrassing end to their one-day international series in Canberra on Tuesday, with Jake Fraser-McGurk slamming 41 off 18 balls.

The ODI series is scheduled to commence on February 9th in Pallekele.

With the top players currently involved in the ongoing BPL and the talented youngsters participating in the U19 World Cup, there’s a sense of waiting and wondering about the team’s next steps.

The Sri Lanka Cricket Selection Committee has selected a 16-member squad for the upcoming three-match One Day International (ODI) series against Afghanistan.

Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) for the first time will launch the Women’s National Super League (WNSL) Cricket Tournament.

Linal Subasinghe shone with an allround performance in Wesley’s outright win by three wickets against St. Servatius’ College, Matara played at the Uyanwatte Stadium in Matara.

Sri Lanka Cricket has appointed former Australian First Class Cricketer Craig Howard as the National Spin Bowling Coach.

England skipper Ben Stokes said his team remained ’’level-headed’’ on Monday despite losing to India in the second Test, but questioned the call of DRS technology on Zak Crawley’s key dismissal.

The cricket boards of Pakistan and Sri Lanka are locked in a financial dispute over who should bear the additional $3-4 million burden incurred due to the shifting of the Asia Cup to the island nation last year.

The International Cricket Council will today release its Invitation To Tender (ITT) for media rights in three territories, Bangladesh, Pakistan and Sri Lanka for 2024 to 2025.

Sri Lanka won by 10 wickets in their one-off Test against Afghanistan at SSC Stadium in Colombo today.

The New York bid held off a strong challenge from Dallas to secure the July 19 game, the culmination of the expanded 48-team tournament being co-hosted by the USA, Canada and Mexico.

Afghanistan have named a 15-member squad with four reserve players for the ODI leg of the Sri Lanka tour.

Fast bowling legend Makhaya Ntini was always in a ‘survival mode’ while ‘fighting for his life’ during his South Africa career, his son Thando has claimed.

Sri Lanka’s nine-member youth men and women diving teams will depart for New Delhi on February 5 to take part in the BIMSTEC Youth Aquatic Meet in India. The event is scheduled to be held from February 6–9.

The parents of Team India’s 22-yearold opener, Yashshvi Jaiswal, were glued in front of their TV set on Saturday morning. They didn’t want to miss a single ball on Saturday, when the second day’s play resumed.

With some sensational golf, Uchitha Ranasighe, son of former top-class golfer Anura Rohana, secured an overall 3rd place with a score of 293 while Shahab Uddin of Bangladesh claimed the first position, scoring a remarkable 288, while pushing Baker Si

The third day’s proceedings of the one-off Test between Sri Lanka and Afghanistan played at the SSC ground belonged to Afghanistan, with their bowlers dominating early in the day and then their batsmen having things under control for almost two and

A total of 14 Sri Lankan referees were promoted by Football Sri Lanka (FSL) to officiate in international football matches under the direction of FIFA.

Felitsata Dorofeevu-Rybas of Russia and Kevin Suresh of India emerged Girls’ and Boys’ champions respectively of the ITF Junior Circuit Week-2 Tennis Tournament continued at the SLTA Courts in Green Path, Colombo.