Denver Nuggets win NBA Finals for first title

The Denver Nuggets sealed their first title in franchise history on Monday, defeating the Miami Heat 94-89 to end a 47-season wait for a maiden NBA championship.

Mbappe future in doubt after refusal to extend PSG contract until 2025

Kylian Mbappe told Paris Saint-Germain on Monday that he would not be taking up an option to extend his contract until 2025, raising the spectre of him following Lionel Messi out of the club this summer.

Fresh faced Trinity out to end title drought

Trinity College’s rugby team for the 2023 season will be led by third year player and coloursman Attaab Manzil, a born leader who is also a national youth boxer.

Colombo Strikers will look to form strongest side at LPL auction, Pakistan captain Babar Azam says

Ahead of the Lanka Premier League (LPL) auction, Pakistan’s captain and star batter Babar Azam, who was a pre-auction direct signing by the Colombo Strikers franchise, said that he and his team are looking forward to developing the strongest side in the tournament.

Muthusamy takes seven, Sri Lanka ’A’ bowled out for 325 on day one of first unofficial Test

Lasith Croospulle and Ramesh Mendis missed out on centuries, as Sri Lanka ’A’ were bowled out for 325 at stumps on the first day of their first Unofficial Test against South Africa ’A’ in Pallekele.

Sri Lanka beat Brunei, set for ’’most challenging competition’’ tomorrow

Sri Lanka will face its most challenge competition in the preliminary round of the 12th Asian Youth Netball Championship when they take on Singapore tomorrow, having recorded another big win over Brunei today.

Two uncapped players in England’s Test squad for Women’s Ashes 2023

Western Storm players Lauren Filer and Danielle Gibson are the two uncapped faces to find a place in England Women’s 15-member Test squad for the upcoming home Ashes series.

Joe Marler, Danny Care & Ben Spencer in World Cup warm-up squad

Prop Joe Marler and scrum-half Danny Care have been included in the England squad for the first World Cup preparation camp. Marler has not played since the 2022 Six Nations, while Harlequins team-mate Care’s most recent cap was last summer.

19-year-old Thai spinner pips Chamari, Harshitha to ICC’s Women’s Player of the Month award

Thailand’s 19-year-old left-arm spinner Thipatcha Putthawong was named as the ICC’s Women’s Player of the Month, beating Sri Lankans Chamari Athapaththu and Harshitha Samarawickrama to the award.

India, Australia and star opener sanctioned by ICC after WTC Final

Australia and India have been hit with big fines for slow over rates during the ICC World Test Championship Final at The Oval.

Sunil Gavaskar not happy with Rahul Dravid’s explanation of India’s Loss

Following the defeat, India’s head coach, Rahul Dravid, faced criticism from former cricketers and his ex-teammates, Sourav Ganguly and Harbhajan Singh with the trio discussed various factors contributing to the loss. Ganguly highlighted the struggles of India’s batters in recent years, emphasizing their low batting averages were a concern.

Australia hailed for ’momentous’ WTC title but told: now win Ashes

Australia’s World Test Championship triumph was hailed on Monday as “momentous” -- but warned it will quickly be forgotten if they do not win the Ashes.

Long wait for Kingswood since 2008 for the League title

The school that introduced rugby football to Sri Lanka in 1906, Kingswood College, has probably had a long wait since 2008 for a League win.

’Just ridiculous’: Pundits slam Indian batting after WTC loss

Former cricketers including Sunil Gavaskar slammed India’s batting after a disappointing show in their loss to Australia in Sunday’s World Test Championship final.

Novak Djokovic wins record-breaking 23rd men’s Grand Slam title

Novak Djokovic created history on Sunday when he captured a record-breaking 23rd Grand Slam title with a third French Open triumph, reinforcing his case to be crowned the greatest player of all time.

Sri Lankan athlete goes missing in Switzerland

A leading Sri Lanka athlete Grashan Dhananjaya has gone missing while representing Sri Lanka at an invitational athletics meet in Geneva, Switzerland.

SLC plays down cricketers’ check-in delay in Zimbabwe

Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) clarified the delay faced by the national cricket team that travelled to Zimbabwe for the World Cup qualifiers, after several cricketers shared images on social media of them waiting to be checked-in into the hotel in Bulawayo.

Nipun Dhananjaya to captain Sri Lanka ‘A’ in four-day matches against South Africa ‘A’

Left-handed batsman Nipun Dhananjaya will captain the Sri Lanka ’A’ team for the two four-day games against South Africa ’A’ that start in Pallekele tomorrow.

Bagnaia wins Italian MotoGP, stretches championship lead

Francesco Bagnaia won the Italian MotoGP to extend his lead in the world championship and complete a perfect weekend at his Ducati team’s home track in Tuscany.

NCC, Colts share Club T20 title

Lahiru Samarakoon of Moors SC was adjudged the Player of the Tournament while Upul Tharanga of NCC was named Best Batsman of the Tournament.

Unpredictable Vidyartha pose serious threat

The Vidyartha College rugby outfit, better known as the Tigers, will be an unpredictable side this year, capable of punching above their weight and bringing down more established opponents.

Big win for Sri Lanka over South Korea in Asian Youth Netball C’ships

Sri Lanka trounced hosts South Korea 94-08 in their opening match of the 12th Asian Youth (Under 21) Netball Championship.

Suresh Raina to participate in LPL player auction at base price of $50,000

Former Indian cricketer Suresh Raina has signed up for the Lanka Premier League 2023 (LPL) player auction that will take place later this week, with his base price set at USD 50,000.

Champions League win was ’written in the stars’, says Guardiola

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola said his team’s maiden Champions League title was ’’written in the stars’’ after their final victory over Inter Milan on Saturday.

Manchester City beat Inter Milan in Champions League final

Manchester City tasted Champions League glory at last on Saturday as a second-half Rodri strike gave the favourites a 1-0 victory over Inter Milan in a tense final, allowing Pep Guardiola’s side to complete a remarkable treble.

Kohli holds firm against Australia in WTC final thriller

Virat Kohli defied Australia on Saturday to give India hope of an extraordinary win in what could be a grandstand finish to the World Test Championship final at The Oval.

Shanaka plays down pressure of World Cup qualifiers as team leaves for Zimbabwe

Sri Lanka’s One Day International captain Dasun Shanaka remained confident his team could make the Cricket World Cup in India this year, as they departed the island for Zimbabwe this morning, where they will play a qualifying tournament.

Sri Lanka youth netball coach confident of whipping South Korea

Sri Lanka’s youth netball head coach Amalka Gunathilake believes that her team can beat hosts South Korea in their first match of the 12th Asian Youth (Under 21) Netball Championships tomorrow.

Major Club T20 Semi Finals

In the first semi-final between NCC and Moors SC played in the morning session, which was curtailed to 13 overs due to rain, NCC coasted to a comfortable seven-wicket victory which came on the back of two blistering unbeaten knocks by Niroshan Dickwella and Sahan Arachchige.

Women’s Emerging Teams Asia Cup 2023

The Sri Lanka Cricket Selection Committee selected the following Sri Lanka Women’s ‘A’ squad to take part in the Women’s Emerging Teams Asia Cup 2023.