Wesley College will head into the 2026 schools rugby season with renewed optimism and a strong leadership group, as fifth-year player and nippy scrum half Kaizer Lye takes over the captaincy of the Double Blues.

Navy Sports Club produced a composed late surge to edge past Sri Lions by 25 points (3 tries, 2 conversions, 2 penalties) to 20 points (3 tries, 1 conversion, 1 penalty) in a tightly contested encounter at Longdon Place last evening. With this encoun

Out of the six matches played during the past weekend under the FFSL Champions League 2025–26 Tournament, four matches ended without a winner.

England captain Harry Brook criticised the pitch used for the second one-day international against Sri Lanka in Colombo, calling it ’’probably the worst’’ he had ever played on.

Sri Lanka vs England 2nd ODI Highlights: Joe Root starred with bat and ball to help England beat Sri Lanka by five wickets and level their ODI series.

Sri Lankan sports fans have another strong weekend of viewing ahead, with Premier League football under the lights, international cricket at home and abroad, and the Australian Open reaching its decisive rounds. From Saturday afternoon through Sunday

Maybe Fifa president Gianni Infantino just thought he was making a light-hearted quip. But it fell flat in England.

India hopes next month’s T20 World Cup will bolster its credentials as a global sports host -- and the country’s Olympic ambitions -- but preparations have been rocked by a diplomatic row with Bangladesh and accusations of political interference.

Australia bundled out Sri Lanka on 58 before cruising to a nine-wicket win. Bangladesh was set a target of 200 runs, which it shot down in the 42nd over with seven wickets to spare.

Kusal Mendis’s unbeaten knock of 93 that laid the foundation for Sri Lanka to post a score of 271 for 6 was taken over by Sri Lanka spinners who together combined to restrict England for a score of 252 in their run chase of 272 to record a win by 1

Biyanka Acquisapace and Tuvini de Alwis booked the berth to the women’s doubles final of the Yeti SSC Tennis Open Championship by recording a comfortable two sets to nil over the pair of Savini Jayasriya and Hasali Gajaba in one of the two semi fin

Zahira College announced their 4th Year Coloursman, Hakeem Chunchi to lead their 1st XV Rugby Team for the 2026 season.

St. Anthony’s College, Katugastota A team scored a first innings win over St. Benedict’s College A team in their Under 19 Inter School cricket encounter which concluded at Katugastota recently.

Following the recent success of the boys’ teams, Gateway Girls proved they were equal to the task as the Under 14 Girls emerged Champions of the Sri Lanka Schools Colombo District Under 14 Football Tournament, remaining unbeaten throughout the comp

Havelock Sports Club will look to cap their Round One campaign In the Inter Club Rugby League 2025/2026 on a positive note when they take on Police Sports Club in their final group encounter at Police Park today (23 January).

Sri Lanka picked a 17-member squad for the three match ODI series against England starting today and scheduled to be played under floodlights at the R. Premadasa Stadium in Colombo.

Sahansa Damsiluni and Mayooran Kubheran ended as Under 16 Singles champions of the Yeti SSC Open Tennis Championship when they came out on top in the finals played at the SSC tennis courts in Colombo yesterday

Emma Raducanu looked below-par in an Australian Open second-round defeat by Austria’s Anastasia Potapova that denied the Briton a meeting with world number one Aryna Sabalenka yesterday.

Lakshitha Madushan of the Weligama Sports Club and Anantharasa Ammu Jansee of the Arugam Bay Sports Club became the men’s and women’s champions respectively at the National Surfing Championship at the Hikkaduwa Main Point.

Gateway College once again stamped their dominance in the schools’ basketball arena by winning the International Schools Under-17 Basketball Tournament organised by Colombo International School.

World Cup 2026 ticket holders can now access priority visa appointments for travel to the United States - but doubt remains whether fans from every country to have qualified will be able to enter.

Rajshahi Warriors booked their place in the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) final with a thrilling 12-run win over Sylhet Titans in the Qualifier 2 at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur on Wednesday.

England have made a further addition to their backroom staff by re-hiring Troy Cooley as national pace-bowling lead.

The International Cricket Council (ICC) today confirmed that the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup will proceed as scheduled with Bangladesh’s matches to be played in India.

Rory McIlroy has challenged Tyrrell Hatton and Jon Rahm to ’’prove’’ their commitment to Europe’s Ryder Cup team by settling their multi-million pound fines from the DP World Tour.

Cricket’s governing body said Wednesday it had rejected Bangladesh’s request to shift their T20 World Cup matches out of India, casting doubt on the team’s participation in next month’s tournament.

England white-ball captain Harry Brook on Wednesday admitted it was ’’not the right thing to do’’ to get into an altercation with a nightclub bouncer in New Zealand, but insisted ’’I’ve learnt from my mistakes’’.

Hampshire’s Mayes, 18, hammered 191 - falling one short of the overall record tournament score of 192, set by Sri Lanka’s Viran Chamuditha against Japan four days ago.

The Sri Lanka Cricket Selection Panel has announced the squad for the upcoming three-match One Day International (ODI) series against England. The matches are scheduled to be played on January 22, 24, and 27, at the R. Premadasa International Cricket

Sri Lanka secured qualification to the Super 6s with a solid 106-run win over Ireland yesterday.