A Quick Recap: 16th November

IOC President confident that Olympics will have spectators and All Blacks slip down World Rankings

SLC to send 22 players, 10 support staff to SA

Cricket South Africa (CSA) has agreed to accommodate a 32-member contingent from Sri Lanka for the forthcoming tour, it is learnt.

Arjuna reiterates need for transparency with LPL

Cricket World Cup winning captain Arjuna Ranatunga today wrote to Sports Minister Namal Rajapaksa highlighting concerns ahead of the Lanka Premier League (LPL) later this month, reiterating the need for transparency in conducting the tournament.

IOC’s Bach ’very confident’ Tokyo Olympics will have fans

Olympic chief Thomas Bach said Monday he is “very, very confident” that spectators will be able to attend next year’s Tokyo Olympics, as he kicked off a Japan trip to boost momentum for the pandemic-postponed Games.

SL to host WMC Beach Volleyball Games

The International Military Sports Council (IMSC) has decided to stage the third World Military Council (WMC) Beach Volleyball Games from July 16 to 23 next year in Negombo.

A Quick Recap: 15th November

Lewis Hamilton strengthened his claim as the greatest ever and LPL franchises making coaching changes

​Dav Whatmore pulls out from LPL

Whatmore was earlier named as coach for the Colombo Kings team.

Hamilton wins record-equalling seventh F1 world title

After a momentous drive from sixth on the grid, the Briton matched Michael Schumacher’s haul of drivers’ crowns with three races of the season remaining.

Owais Shah replaces Jon Lewis as Dambulla coach

Lewis was even present at the player draft last month and made the selections for the Dambulla team -- then the Dambulla Hawks.

Watch: Argentina stun All Blacks for first ever win over New Zealand

Fly-half Nicolas Sanchez scored all the Pumas’ points to hand them their maiden victory over the rugby powerhouse in the 30 Tests they have played.

SLA to form International Athletics Pool

Sri Lanka Athletics (SLA) has decided to form a National Pool in January in preparation for international meets in the next two years.

David Saker to stay with Sri Lanka team?

Warwickshire had recently sacked their head coach Jim Troughton after a review into their disappointing season and earlier this month it was reported in the media that Saker, who lived near Birmingham when he was England’s bowling coach and had previously been linked with the role, had contact with the club in recent weeks.

Rohini Kosoglu, daughter of former Roy-Tho cricketer, now Kamala Harris’ Chief of Staff

Kosoglu’s parents, Dr. Wijeyadevendram Ravindran and Shobhana Ravindran, hail from Jaffna and emigrated to the United States soon after the 1980s riots begun in Sri Lanka.

Squad for South Africa tour not finalized, says SLC

As it stands, the national selectors are not allowed to officially name a squad as their tenure ended a couple of months ago and the SLC is still to get the approval for the new committee from the Sports Ministry which begs the question as to how these twenty-two players were selected.

Perry, Gauder for Sri Lanka?

Daily Mirror can confirm that the former CR and FC flanker Rowan Perry and CH and FC centre Adam Gauder are two names which have been already discussed.

Super League set for kick-off in February

The FFSL has got the blessings and patronage of the world governing body for football FIFA and the Asian body AFC to organise the first ever professional football league in the country.

Pressures and expectations of LPL will help players grow: Arthur

The experience of playing in pressure situations and interacting with overseas players and coaches are some of the benefits that Sri Lanka’s national head coach Mickey Arthur sees from the Lanka Premier League (LPL) which is scheduled to begin later this month.

Thilina Kandamby appointed Jaffna Stallions Head Coach

Unlike the other Lanka Premier League (LPL) Teams, which have recruited foreign coaches and support staff, the Jaffna Stallions Team has given more preference to the local talent.

Challenging year ahead for youth netball - NFSL President

The Sri Lanka Youth Netball Team (Under-21) will face a challenging year in 2021, according to Victoria Lakshmi, President of the Netball Federation of Sri Lanka (NFSL).

Trailblazers stifle Supernovas

Bangladesh’s Salma Khatun was the pick of the bowlers finishing with 3 for 17 in her four overs but it was not a solo effort that restricted the Supernovas, with Deepti Sharma and Sophie Ecclestone also among the wickets.

Revised LPL schedule announced: Colombo to meet Kandy in opener

The revised schedule for the inaugural edition of the Lanka Premier League (LPL) was released yesterday (8) with all matches slated to be held at the Mahinda Rajapaksa International Cricket Stadium (MRICS) in Hambantota.

FFSL to get US$500,000 grant to promote women’s football

Football’s world governing body FIFA is set to inject funds to the tune of US$ 500,000 for the promotion of women’s football in member countries including Sri Lanka under the FIFA Women’s Football Development programme.

President gives greenlight for Lanka Premier League

The Lanka Premier League (LPL) T20 Cricket Tournament received the approval of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa yesterday which will allow Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) to conduct the event this month - albeit a week or so later than scheduled.

Sri Lanka-born physio recommends use of testing app for head injury to the players

Sri Lanka-born Australian physio Dulan Kodikara was recently invited as a speaker to the 1st Virtual Symposium on Cricket & Sports Science, hosted by India’s eminent orthopaedic surgeon Dr. Mandeep Dhillon.

Air Marshal Sudarshana Pathirana a top class golfer

The newly-appointed Commander of the Sri Lanka Air Force Air Marshal Sudarshana Pathirana, a former student of Dharmaraja College, is an accomplish pilot and a top class golfer who is a member at Nuwara-Eliya Golf Club, Royal Colombo Golf Club and Eagle Golf Links.

UAE emerges as the optional venue for the LPL

If the Health Ministry in Sri Lanka does not relax the quarantine rules for foreign players Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) may consider moving the tournament to the UAE, it is reliably learnt.

Jayasuriya says two-year ICC suspension over

Jayasuriya was charged by the ICC in February 2019 with failing to cooperate with an investigation into corruption and concealing, tampering with or destroying evidence that could be used in an investigation.

SLC, Health Ministry to meet Wednesday on LPL

Discussions between Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) and officials of the Ministry of Health Wednesday will likely determine if the Lanka Premier League (LPL) can take place as scheduled or if it will face another postponement.

SL players agent at centre of Australian visa scam allegations

Kandage is accused of demanding thousands of dollars from Sri Lankan players to doctor their cricketing profiles to provide evidence to Cricket Australia (CA) that the players are of suitable pedigree to be eligible for a Sports Visa.

Nissanka Senadhipathi elected as Sri Lanka Baseball President

Nissanka Senadhipathi was elected as the new President, while Asanga Seneviratne was elected as the new Executive Vice-President of the Sri Lanka Amateur Baseball/Softball Association (SLABSA) at its Annual General Meeting which concluded online on October 31.