Unbeaten CR & FC end 26-year league drought

CR & FC ended a 26-year league drought when they claimed the Inter Club Rugby League 2023/24, going unbeaten the whole season, as an inspired second-half performance saw them beat defending champions Kandy SC 33-25 at Longdon Place in front of a packed house.

Sri Lanka unchanged for Afghan T20I opener

Riding a wave of confidence after their convincing One Day International (ODI) series win in Kandy, Sri Lanka gears up to face Afghanistan in a three-match Twenty20 International (T20I) series starting at the Rangiri Dambulla International Cricket Stadium today.

Quetta Gladiators await NOC for Hasaranga for PSL 9

Quetta Gladiators issued an update regarding the status of their foreign players ahead of the ninth season of the PSL

Sri Lanka reach ITF Boys’ junior final

The Sri Lanka Boys’ Team cruised to the final of the ITF Asia/Oceania Under-14 Pre-Qualifying Junior Tennis Team Championship when they defeated Kyrgyzstan 2-0 in the semi-final encounter played at the SLTA Courts in Green Path, Colombo.

Lanka Premier League 2024 set for July

The 5th edition of the Lanka Premier League 2024 will be held from July 1st to 21st this year, the Sri Lanka Cricket said.

Klinsmann sacked as South Korea coach after less than a year

Jurgen Klinsmann was sacked as South Korea coach Friday following defeat to Jordan in the semi-finals of the Asian Cup and revelations about a bust-up between star players.

Williamson century guides New Zealand to crucial World Test Championship victory

The Kiwi veteran batted the entire fourth day to score yet another Test century that ensured his side cruised home against South Africa.

Chanaka secures SLG National Ranking Title

Chanaka Perera of the Royal Colombo Golf Club (RCGC) continued his form in tandem to secure the first Sri Lanka Golf (SLG) National Ranking Championships 2024, in a thrilling culmination for this four-day event, which concluded at the Nuwara Eliya Golf Club.

Sri Lanka cruise into ITF junior semis

The Sri Lanka Girls’ and Boys’ Team qualified to play in the semi-finals of the ITF Asia/Oceania Under-14 Pre-Qualifying Junior Tennis Tournament Team Championship when they came out victorious in their respective quarter-final matches played at the SLTA Courts in Green Path, Colombo.

UK based cricketer handed 17 ½ year ban over match-fixing

UK based club cricketer Rizwan Javed has been banned from all cricket for 17 ½ years after he was found guilty of five different breaches of the Emirates Cricket Board (ECB) Anti-Corruption Code for Participants (the ‘Code’).

Tickets for the first T20 game, 'Sold Out'

Tickets for the first T20I match to be played at Rangiri Dambulla International Cricket Stadium on Saturday (17) have been sold out.

Key Battles ahead of CR-Kandy Blockbuster

Kandy Sports Club are heading into another final day of a league tournament knowing that a victory would ensure them yet another title, but unlike any other occasion, they are going in as clear underdogs this time around.

Sri Lanka Junior Girls Boys Qualify to Quarter Finals

The Sri Lanka junior girls’ and boys’ team qualified to the quarter finals of the ITF Asia/Oceania U14 Pre-Qualifying Junior Tennis Team Championship when they came out victorious in their matches played at the SLTA tennis courts in Greenpath, Colombo.

Shah, Omarzai propel Afghanistan to 266

Rahmat Shah and Azmatullah Omarzai scored half-centuries before Afghanistan were bowled out for 266 in the third ODI against Sri Lanka at Pallekele.

Nabi dethrones Shakib to become top All-Rounder in ICC Men’s ODI Rankings

Afghanistan player Mohammad Nabi has ended Shakib Al Hasan’s long tenure as the number one all-rounder in the ICC Men’s ODI Player Rankings after smashing a fine century in the first ODI against Sri Lanka in Pallekele.

Former SLC VP Rajaratnam passes away

Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) today released a condolence message on the passing away of Trevor Rajaratnam, who was the former Vice-President (VP) of SLC, Patron and Life Member of Colombo Colts Cricket Club.

Vishwa, Tharindu steer St. Joseph Vaz to victory

Vishwa Rajapakse and Tharindu Eshan shared 14 wickets between them to help St. Joseph Vaz Wennappuwa record an easy 81 runs win over Dharmasoka MV Ambalangoda in the Under 19 inter-school cricket encounter concluded at Ambalangoda.

Scotland seek admission of officials’ error from World Rugby

Scottish Rugby has called on the sport’s governing body to publicly acknowledge that a game-defining mistake was made in the last seconds of Scotland’s Six Nations loss to France.

Sri Lanka eye clean sweep against Afghanistan

Sri Lanka will host Afghanistan for the final and inconsequential One Day International (ODI) match in the three-match series at the Pallekele Stadium in Kandy tomorrow.

Sri Lanka Girls Record Second Win

Sri Lanka junior girls recorded their second successive win of the ongoing ITF Asia/Ocean U14 Pre-Qualifying Junior Tennis Team Championship when they came out victorious against the Lebanon junior girls in the match played at at the SLTA tennis courts in Greenpath.

Record-setting West Indies beat Australia in 3rd T20

Andre Russell and Sherfane Rutherford put on the biggest sixth-wicket partnership in a Twenty20 international to steer the West Indies past Australia by 37 runs in their third and final clash on Tuesday.

Bangladesh recall Mahmudullah, Taijul for Sri Lanka T20Is

Bangladesh on Tuesday recalled batsman Mahmudullah Riyad and Taijul Islam to their Twenty20 international squad for the three-match series against Sri Lanka in March.

Gaekwad, India’s longest-living Test player passes away at 95

Datta Gaekwad had an eye for talent and scouted numerous cricketers who went on to play for Baroda. He played a total of 11 Test matches for the country.

Mujeeb to miss T20I series against Sri Lanka, Rashid Khan still not fit

Afghanistan will be led by Ibrahim Zadran in the T20Is against Sri Lanka with Rashid Khan still recovering from a back surgery.

Complaint over suspected umpire exam paper leak

A complaint has been lodged with the Sri Lanka Human Rights Commission (SLHRC) alleging that the Sri Lanka Cricket Umpires’ Committee had leaked papers from last year’s umpires’ exam.

Sri Lanka T20I squad announced ahead of Afghanistan series

In preparation for the upcoming T20I series against Afghanistan, the Sri Lanka Cricket Selection Committee has announced the 16-member squad.

Footballer dies after being hit by lightning during a match in Indonesia

In a video that has gone viral on social, footballer can be seen casually walking on the field, waiting for the ball to pass to him until out of nowhere, lightning struck at him and the player collapsed on the field. Other players on the field were in absolute state of shock.

Australia Under-19s emulate their seniors by beating India in World Cup final

Australian dominance of major cricket events continued on Sunday when they beat India by 79 runs in the Under-19 World Cup final at Willowmoore Park in South Africa.

Sri Lanka beat Afghanistan by 155 runs to seal ODI series

Sri Lanka secured a commanding victory over Afghanistan in the second One Day International (ODI), triumphing by 155 runs on Sunday, to take the series by 2-0.

Pathum Nissanka runs riot; becomes first Sri Lankan to slam ODI double ton

An inevitable win for Sri Lanka was only delayed by Afghanistan’s sixth wicket pair, Mohammad Nabi and Azmatullah Omarzi, who both cracked tons and shared a 242-run stand, as it turned out to be insufficient and too late.