Skipper Ahan, Navod, Mohamed, Ashian steer Sri Lanka Emerging XI

A quick fire 53 ball unbeaten knock of 68 inclusive of six boundaries and a six by skipper Ahan Wickramasinghe, supported by half tons from Navod Paranavithana and Mohamed Shamaaz and a four wicket haul by Ashian Daniel paved the way for Sri Lanka Emerging XI to record a convincing 99 run win on D/L method over Bangladesh Emerging XI in the first of the three match ODI series played at the Rangiri Dambulla Stadium today.

Chamari Athapaththu to use Lasith Malinga’s jersey number 99 in BBL

Sri Lanka’s women’s team captain Chamari Athapaththu will wear Lasith Malinga’s jersey number 99 in the BBL (Big Bash League) tournament in Australia.

Madushanka has all that it takes to be a star - Vaas

A maiden and two wickets is a dream for any bowler - and Dilshan Madushanka had Australia’s destructive opener David Warner and Mr. Dependable Steven Smith trapped leg-before in his second over of the match to put them under early pressure chasing a below-par total of 210 to win their ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup match at Lucknow on Monday.

Edwards, Van der Merwe take Dutch to 245 against South Africa

Captain Scott Edwards smashed an undefeated 78 while Roelof van der Merwe returned to stun his homeland with a late cameo as the Netherlands made a fighting 245-8 against South Africa in the World Cup on Tuesday.

Croatia sentences football fans to jail over pro-Nazi songs

A Croatian court said Tuesday it had sentenced eight football fans to jail terms of up to two months for glorifying the country’s World War II pro-Nazi regime at a Euro 2024 qualifier.

Sri Lanka holds Yemen to a thrilling draw

Sri Lanka produced an improved performance to force a thrilling 1-1 draw to their FIFA World Cup 2026 and AFC Asia Cup 2027 preliminary round one, second leg encounter against Yemen played at the Racecourse Grounds in Colombo today.

Afghanistan opener reprimanded for Code of Conduct breach

Afghanistan’s famous upset victory over England at the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup has been soured with news that opener Rahmanullah Gurbaz has been reprimanded for breaching Level 1 of the ICC Code of Conduct during the match.

Sweden facing unprecedented security threat, says PM

Sweden has never in modern times faced a bigger security threat, Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson said Tuesday, calling a shooting in Brussels that killed two Swedes a ’’terror attack’’ against his country.

Ahan Wickramasinghe to lead SL Emerging XI

Former Royal College captain and NCC player Ahan Wickramasinghe has been selected to lead a 15 member Sri Lanka Emerging XI squad for the forthcoming one day series against the visiting Bangladesh Emerging XI.

Visakha Vidyalaya clinch U17 and U20 titles

Visakha Vidyalaya Colombo clinched two tennis titles at the recently concluded National Schools Games tennis championships when they succeeded to bag the Girls Under 17 and 20 titles played at the SLTA tennis courts in Greenpath, Colombo.

UTS Australia overcome host St. Peter’s to emerge champions

The UTA Australia rugby team came out victorious with ease in the final of the St. Peter’s Invitational Under 20 Rugby 7’s when they outclassed host St. Peter’s by 40 points to 5 in the final played at the St. Peter’s Sports Complex in Bambalapitiya to emerge champions.

MAS wins Mercantile Swimming Championship for 10th successive year

With a grand total of 728 points, the MAS holdings team, emerged winners of the 2023 Mercantile Swimming Championship, after action concluded yesterday(15th) at the Thurstan Swimming Complex.

Nissanka says Sri Lanka in good mental shape to win rest of matches

Sri Lanka’s Pathum Nissanka on Monday said the team will learn from their mistakes after going down to Australia in the World Cup and strive to win the remaining matches.

South Africa edge France in thriller to reach World Cup last four

Defending champions South Africa edged hosts France 29-28 in a thrilling seven-try encounter on Sunday to reach next weekend’s Rugby World Cup semi-finals.

Farrell sends England into World Cup semi-finals with Fiji win

Owen Farrell scored a late drop goal and penalty on Sunday to send England into the Rugby World Cup semi-finals with a tense and nervy 30-24 victory over Fiji.

New captain Mendis says Sri Lanka have edge over Australia

Kusal Mendis, who had captaincy added to his workload on Friday after injured skipper Dasun Shanaka was ruled out of the Cricket World Cup 2023, believes Sri Lanka has the momentum against Australia, who they face on Monday at the Ekana Stadium in Lucknow.

Afghanistan shock defending champions England at World Cup

Afghanistan pulled off one of the greatest World Cup shocks on Sunday when they defeated defending champions England by 69 runs in New Delhi.

Afridi flayed for comment on Indian bowlers

Former captain of the Pakistan cricket team, Shahid Afridi’s comment ascribing India’s success in cricket to a meat diet has drawn a lot of flak. ’’India has a huge 1.4 billion population, and the quality of cricket has changed over the years. Back then, we used to say that they were producing great batters while Pakistan was creating good bowlers.

Rohit hits 86 as India hand Pakistan seven-wicket World Cup rout

Skipper Rohit Sharma’s 86 and an inspired bowling display helped India hammer Pakistan by seven wickets in their high-profile World Cup clash at the 132,000-capacity Ahmedabad stadium on Saturday.

Team doesn’t lack skill, just experience - Mahela

On the sidelines of the Cricket World Cup, Sri Lanka’s consultant coach Mahela Jayawardena spoke to journalists, about the preparations that went into the tournament, and what Sri Lanka needs to do to keep their semi-final hopes alive.

Shanaka ruled out for Australia World Cup clash

There were multiple injury concerns for Sri Lanka ahead of Monday’s clash against Australia as captain Dasun Shanaka has joined the list of players who will be unavailable.

Jonathan Trott, Afghanistan coach ready for friends reunited

Afghanistan coach Jonathan Trott will try to plot the downfall of England when his current side meets his former team in a World Cup match in New Delhi on Sunday.

Pakistan look to end World Cup jinx against India in front of 120,000 fans

Babar Azam’s Pakistan look for their first ever World Cup win over India on Saturday in front of a record crowd expected to number around 120,000 fans who will overwhelmingly be backing Rohit Sharma’s home side.

France, Belgium, Portugal survive late scares to reach Euro 2024

France, Belgium and Portugal all blinked with a Euro 2024 place in their grasps but clung on for one-goal victories on Friday night which made them the first sides to qualify for next year’s tournament.

Williamson leads New Zealand to victory, suffers new injury worry

Kane Williamson marked his return to the World Cup with an undefeated 78 as New Zealand cruised past Bangladesh by eight wickets on Friday but the captain was forced to retire hurt with a thumb injury.

Dimuth and Lahiru Kumara for Monday's Aussie game

Opening batter Dimuth Karunaratne and seamer Lahiru Kumara are being considered for Sri Lanka’s World Cup game against Australia on Monday, as they look to bounce back after two demoralising defeats.

De Kock stars as South Africa crush go-slow Australia in World Cup

Quinton de Kock hit his second successive century at the World Cup on Thursday as South Africa sent five-time champions Australia crashing to a 134-run defeat.

De Kock hits back-to-back hundreds at World Cup

South Africa opening batsman Quinton de Kock made his second successive century at the World Cup on Thursday in the group game against five-time champions Australia.

Australia win toss, bowl against South Africa

Australia captain Pat Cummins won the toss and chose to bowl first in their World Cup clash against South Africa at the Ekana Stadium in Lucknow on Thursday.

SL to play first International football match since FIFA ban

The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has made arrangements for the first leg of the FIFA World Cup 2026 and the AFC Asia Cup 2027 Qualifying Round One match between Sri Lanka and Yemen at the Abha Stadium in Saudi Arabia, today.