Australia clinched the final Ashes Test against England Thursday by five wickets to complete a dominant 4-1 victory after a gruelling series, sending the retiring Usman Khawaja out on a high.

Jacob Bethell was finally out for 154 as England were dismissed for 342 before lunch on Thursday, setting Australia 160 to win the fifth and final Ashes Test.

Pakistan underlined their credentials as serious contenders for the upcoming T20 World Cup with a commanding six-wicket win over Sri Lanka in the opening match of the three-game series in Dambulla on Wednesday.

The BCB issued a statement on Wednesday in which it claimed that the ICC was committed to “ensuring the full and uninterrupted participation of the Bangladesh team” in the T20 World Cup that gets underway on 7 February.

England’s horrific Ashes tour is lurching towards a final defeat after a remorseless Steve Smith century followed Travis Head’s spectacular 163 on the third day of the fifth Test.

Jonny Bairstow hit a blistering 85 not out from 45 balls, including 34 in a Keshav Maharaj over, as Sunrisers Eastern Cape thrashed Pretoria Capitals in the SA20.

The Australian Open will offer a record prize pot of £55m at this year’s tournament - but players are said to be “disappointed” it does not represent a greater share of the Grand Slam’s total revenue.

The Western Province Ranking Table Tennis Championship 2025 reached an exciting conclusion on Sunday evening at the Bandaragama Indoor Stadium as Kenura Silva and Senaya Hulangamuwa took the honours as standout

The MAS Athlete Training Academy (MATA) announced a significant step forward in strengthening holistic athlete development with the formalising of a landmark Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Sri Lanka Institute of

Former heavyweight world champion Tyson Fury has announced he will return to boxing in 2026, bringing an end to his latest spell of retirement.

Novak Djokovic says he has “stepped away completely” from the Professional Tennis Players Association (PTPA) he co-founded, citing concerns about “transparency and governance”.

Emerging football powerhouse New Star Sports Club of Panadura continued their impressive run in the FFSL Champions League 2025–26, recording their fourth consecutive unbeaten victory at the end of the fifth week of

Strasbourg manager Liam Rosenior says he has ’’agreed verbally’’ to take over at Chelsea.

Sri Lanka Cricket has announced an 18-member men’s squad for the upcoming T20 International series against Pakistan as part of the Pakistan tour of Sri Lanka 2026.

Former Australia batter Damien Martyn has woken up from an induced coma and is making a “miraculous” recovery after he was diagnosed with meningitis just over a week ago.

The Faldo Junior Series Sri Lanka powered by DFCC Bank returns for the second consecutive year, reinforcing its position as the country’s premier junior golf championship and a vital pathway for emerging talent from today until January 8 at the Roy

Australia opener Travis Head hit back at a majestic 160 from England’s Joe Root on the second day of the fifth Ashes Test in Sydney.

Manchester United have sacked manager Ruben Amorim, with Darren Fletcher set to take charge for Wednesday’s Premier League game against Burnley.

Mohamed Hakim was adjudged the winner of the 77th National Bodybuilding Championships crowed as the new Mr. Sri Lanka in Negombo but many eyebrows were raised in utter dismay as Sports Minister Sunil Kumara Gamage had refused to place his signature o

The Kandy Rugby Academy conducted its annual rugby tournament which took place at the Nittawela Rugby Stadium last weekend with the players showing plenty of promise for the future according to officials/

Dushanth Lewke has tendered his resignation as head coach of the Royal College rugby outfit but will continue as the school’s Rugby Director while indicating his plans to relocate later this year.

Wimbledon champion Iga Swiatek says tennis did not need the ‘Battle of the Sexes’ between Nick Kyrgios and Aryna Sabalenka as the women’s game “stands on its own”.

Sri Lanka Police Sports Club edged out Sri Lanka Navy Sports Club by a narrow 14 points (2 tries, 2 conversions) to 10 points (1 try, 1 penalty, 1 conversion) win in a tense Inter-Club Rugby League encounter played at Police Park yesterday, producing

The Football Federation of Sri Lanka (FFSL) has decided to field the Sri Lanka national football team in the Four-Nation Invitational International Football Tournament, scheduled to be held in June–July 2026 in the Maldives, in conjunction with the

Pelicans Sports Club of Kurunegala and Serandib Sports Club of Mawanella recorded hard-fought victories on Day One of the fifth week of the FFSL Champions League 2025–26, played at the Race Course Ground, Colombo, on Saturday.

Bangladesh will request their matches at next month’s T20 World Cup be played in Sri Lanka, after India forced a Bangladeshi player to quit the Indian Premier League.

CR & FC brought an end to Havelock SC’s unbeaten run with a 33-point (5 tries, 4 conversions) to 14-point (2 tries, 2 conversions) victory in their Inter Club Rugby League first-round encounter played under

Unbeaten CH and FC continued their impressive run in the inter club rugby league with a hard-earned 43 points (7 tries, 4 conversions) to 25 points (4 tries, 1 conversion, 1 penalty) victory over Army SC in their

A majority of National Sports Federations affiliated with the National Olympic Committee of Sri Lanka (NOCSL), led by Football Federation of Sri Lanka (FFSL) President Jaswar Umar, have formally requested

The Ceylon Boxing Federation (CBF) officially launched its website in a grand and dignified ceremony, marking a significant milestone in the history of Sri Lankan boxing.