Australia beat New Zealand by 89 runs to kickstart their Women’s Cricket World Cup campaign on Wednesday in a one-sided affair between the two rivals.

After two years of silence, the Football Federation of Sri Lanka (FFSL) officially announced that the longawaited Champions League will commence on November 7.

Sri Lanka Rugby has now entered a phase where it will definitely be banned come October 19 if no election of office bearers takes place and the sport’s affairs not governed under a new Constitution in keeping with World Rugby requirements.

Former Bangladesh skipper Tamim Iqbal has withdrawn his candidature from the upcoming Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) election, scheduled for October 6.

The draw for an expanded 2027 Rugby World Cup will take place on December 3, organisers said Wednesday, with hosts Australia confirmed as kicking off the tournament at Perth Stadium.

A splendid all-round display saw India launch their ICC Women’s World Cup campaign on the front foot, brushing aside Sri Lanka by 59 runs in the curtain-raiser in Guwahati on Tuesday.

The immediate hours and days following England’s Women’s Rugby World Cup triumph have been choreographed closely.

Rory McIlroy has hit out at the “unacceptable and abusive behaviour” at the Ryder Cup after his wife Erica was hit by a drink thrown by an American fan in New York.

The Ministry of Sports has taken steps to provide special financial assistance and infrastructure facilities to sportsmen and women they claim are ‘elite athletes and coaches’ identified under the ‘Mission Olympic 2028 – Journey to the Rings

One of Sri Lanka’s top amateur golfers, Chanaka Perera, won the men’s segment at the 134th Sri Lanka Amateur Golf Championship 2025 when he got the better of Saad Habib Malik of Pakistan after 36 holes at the Royal Colombo Golf Club last weekend.

Vidusha Sansitha Hettiarachchi of Royal College and Nikesala Sandeepani of Koraboruwana MV, Kamburupitiya, were adjudged the most scientific boxers at the 106th edition of the Stubbs Shield, held as part of the National School Games.

West Indies suffered a new low as they were bowled out for just 83 to lose their T20 series with minnows Nepal in the United Arab Emirates.

As the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup 2025 approaches, attention turns to those likely to be in contention for the top run scorer prize.

Sri Lanka captain Chamari Athapaththu is confident about her side’s chances against India, ahead of their much-anticipated clash in Guwahati.

Paceman Chris Woakes on Monday announced his retirement from international cricket after England indicated he was no longer in their plans.

Tilak Varma hit an unbeaten 69 as India defeated Pakistan by five wickets for a record-extending ninth Asia Cup title with no handshakes between the sides again on Sunday.

Former domestic player and administrator Mithun Manhas was unanimously elected on Sunday as president of India’s cricket board, the sport’s most powerful national body.

Sri Lanka’s T20 Asia Cup defence came to a premature ending as the island nation failed to even make the finals this time around. In fact, the team led by Charith Asalanka was beaten in all three games of the ‘Super 4’ stage. Having started off

Sports fans in Sri Lanka are set for a gripping weekend, with English Premier League action on Saturday followed by the grand finale of the Asia Cup 2025 T20 between India and Pakistan on Sunday night in Dubai.

Defending champions India survived a scintillating century by Pathum Nissanka to edge out Sri Lanka in a Super Over after their Asia Cup match ended in a tie on Friday.

The skippers of all teams participating in the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup 2025 spoke at a special Captains’ Day event which was held simultaneously in Bengaluru and Colombo, expressing their eagerness and confidence with just four days to go b

Wounded by their lacklustre showing in the second round that condemned them to an early exit, Sri Lanka will walk out in Dubai tonight with little but pride at stake as they face India in the last Super Four encounter of the Asia Cup.

Dharmaraja College became champions of the All-Island Under-16 Schools Badminton Championship when they defeated St. Sebastian’s College, Moratuwa, in the final.

India and Bangladesh qualified for the final of the South Asian Football Federation (SAFF) Under 17 Boys’ Championship 2025 after recording victories in their respective semi-final encounters played yesterday (25) at the Racecourse Ground in Colomb

The Stubbs Shield, once the blue riband of schoolboy boxing in Sri Lanka, has been reduced to a footnote in the very competition it gave birth to more than a century ago.

All arrangements have been finalized by the World Indoor Cricket Federation (WICF) and the Ceylon Indoor Cricket Association (CICA) to conduct the 12th Indoor Cricket World Cup scheduled to get underway from today at two venues in Sri Lanka, the Aust

Sri Lanka’s Chanaka Perera and Sachin de Silva were victorious, clinching the prestigious Zia Ul Haq Trophy at the 134th Sri Lanka Amateur Golf Championship at the Royal Colombo Golf Club beating both Pakistan and Bangladesh.

Sri Lanka batting coach Thilina Kandamby says his batters will need to play with a positive mindset to tackle the spin threat from India in their inconsequential Asia Cup match here on Friday.

Unleash Global, with its “UNLEASH” brand, South Asia’s emerging combat sports promotion, is set for another electrifying event: Road to Unleash 2 (The Reckoning) at Royal MAS Arena on September 27, 2025.

Pakistan head coach Mike Hesson called on his players to focus on cricket when they face India in the Asia Cup final on Sunday, after the previous two meetings between the sides caused tensions to run high.