Dialog powers Royal-Thomian for 19th time

21 Feb 2024 - 0     - 233

Dialog Axiata PLC has extended corporate backing for the 19th year as official sponsor of the country’s blue ribbon cricket encounter, the 145th Battle of the Blues Big Match between the traditional


Security tightened after terrorist Pannun threatens to disrupt Ranchi test

21 Feb 2024 - 4     - 1098

Security has been tightened in the Jharkhand capital after US-based designated terrorist Gurpatwant Singh Pannun threatened to disrupt the fourth Test match between India and England in Ranchi, offici


Virat Kohli welcomes second child with Anushka Sharma

21 Feb 2024 - 0     - 381

Indian cricket superstar Virat Kohli and his wife, Bollywood actress Anushka Sharma, joyously welcomed their second child, a baby boy named Akaay, into the world.


Chamari Athapaththu eyes big team goal in 2024

20 Feb 2024 - 4     - 789

Sri Lankan superstar Chamari Athapaththu has set her eyes on the big prize at the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup later this year.


Antonians record crushing win over Nalanda

20 Feb 2024 - 0     - 240

St. Anthony’s College, Katugastota continued their match winning spree as they coasted to a comfortable 10-wicket win over Nalanda in their match ended at Campbell Place.


ILT20 slaps one-year ban on Noor Ahmad

20 Feb 2024 - 1     - 939

Afghanistan leg-spinner Noor Ahmad has been banned for 12 months by ILT20’s disciplinary committee for breach of contract with his franchise Sharjah Warriors. Noor becomes the second player after fe


Thomians regain Abeynaike Trophy

20 Feb 2024 - 1     - 1231

S. Thomas’ College trounced Trinity College by an innings and 114 runs in their Inter-Schools Under-19 cricket encounter, with more than a session to spare at Mount Lavinia.


Colombo Women clinch NSL T20 crown

20 Feb 2024 - 0     - 88

Colombo clinched the SLC inaugural Women’s T20 Cricket Tournament when they outplayed Dambulla by nine wickets in the final encounter played at the Colts CC Grounds in Colombo.


Oh how mighty Kandy have fallen?

20 Feb 2024 - 4     - 1883

CR and FC emerged champions of the Inter-Club League Rugby Tournament last Sunday when they defeated Kandy Sports Club in the last fixture, which was a potential title decider.


Wanindu Hasaranga joins elite T20I list

20 Feb 2024 - 0     - 100

Sri Lankan spin sensation Wanindu Hasaranga became just the second Sri Lankan to take 100 T20I wickets during the second match of the three-match series against Afghanistan at the Rangiri Dambulla Sta


Samarawickrama, Mathews guide Sri Lanka to take series lead

20 Feb 2024 - 1     - 113

Sadeera Samarawickrama and Angelo Mathews together laid the foundation for a resounding 72-run win for Sri Lanka against Afghanistan in the second T20 played at the Rangiri Dambulla Stadium yesterday


Sri Lanka set for all-format cricket tour of Bangladesh in March

20 Feb 2024 - 3     - 1298

Sri Lanka’s men’s cricket team will tour Bangladesh during March–April this year to take part in an all-format tour, Sri Lanka Cricket said.


Unbeaten CR & FC end 26-year league drought

19 Feb 2024 - 0     - 99

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


Sri Lanka unchanged for Afghan T20I opener

17 Feb 2024 - 2     - 1500

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 startin


Quetta Gladiators await NOC for Hasaranga for PSL 9

16 Feb 2024 - 1     - 1151

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

16 Feb 2024 - 0     - 152

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


Lanka Premier League 2024 set for July

16 Feb 2024 - 1     - 660

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

16 Feb 2024 - 0     - 91

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

16 Feb 2024 - 0     - 192

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

15 Feb 2024 - 0     - 96

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


Sri Lanka cruise into ITF junior semis

15 Feb 2024 - 0     - 101

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


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

15 Feb 2024 - 2     - 1126

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


Tickets for the first T20 game, 'Sold Out'

15 Feb 2024 - 2     - 1393

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

14 Feb 2024 - 5     - 1116

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 underd


Sri Lanka Junior Girls Boys Qualify to Quarter Finals

14 Feb 2024 - 0     - 134

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


Shah, Omarzai propel Afghanistan to 266

14 Feb 2024 - 0     - 501

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