Sri Lanka’s youth divers seek glory at BIMSTEC Water Sport Games in India

05 Feb 2024 - 0     - 774

Sri Lanka’s nine-member youth men and women diving teams will depart for New Delhi on February 5 to take part in the BIMSTEC Youth Aquatic Meet in India. The event is scheduled to be held from Febru


Yashasvi Jaiswal’s parents celebrate their son’s feat in UP

05 Feb 2024 - 0     - 168

The parents of Team India’s 22-yearold opener, Yashshvi Jaiswal, were glued in front of their TV set on Saturday morning. They didn’t want to miss a single ball on Saturday, when the second day’


Uchitha and Chalitha take Sri Lanka to number 3

05 Feb 2024 - 0     - 55

With some sensational golf, Uchitha Ranasighe, son of former top-class golfer Anura Rohana, secured an overall 3rd place with a score of 293 while Shahab Uddin of Bangladesh claimed the first position


FSL promote 14 officials as FIFA Referees

03 Feb 2024 - 0     - 386

A total of 14 Sri Lankan referees were promoted by Football Sri Lanka (FSL) to officiate in international football matches under the direction of FIFA.


Felitsata, Suresh emerge ITF Tennis champs

02 Feb 2024 - 0     - 75

Felitsata Dorofeevu-Rybas of Russia and Kevin Suresh of India emerged Girls’ and Boys’ champions respectively of the ITF Junior Circuit Week-2 Tennis Tournament continued at the SLTA Courts in Gre


Unbeaten CR edge out Havies in a thriller

02 Feb 2024 - 0     - 294

Unbeaten CR and FC pulled off a thrilling 12-9 victory over Havelock SC in their Inter-Club League Rugby Tournament Super Round fixture played at Havelock Park.


Vishwa, Prabath, Asitha wreck Afghanistan

02 Feb 2024 - 1     - 1030

Sri Lanka ended in a strong position at 80 for no loss with openers Nishan Madushka unbeaten on 36 and Dimuth Karunaratne on 42 on the opening day of the one-off Test match against Afghanistan at the


Nethmi, Dewmi steer SL Women to title win

02 Feb 2024 - 1     - 833

A quick-fire 57-ball knock of 66 inclusive of eight boundaries by Nethmi Senaratne and a fine all-round performance by Dewmi Wijeratne helped Sri Lanka beat Bangladesh by 36 runs in the Women’s Unde


Ticket sales for Men’s T20 World Cup 2024 open with a public ballot

02 Feb 2024 - 0     - 193

ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024 public ticket ballot is now open and will close on 7 February 2024.


Sri Lanka face Afghanistan in historic Test

01 Feb 2024 - 1     - 829

Sri Lanka will hope to revive their flagging Test fortunes when they take on Afghanistan in their historic one-off match starting at the SSC Grounds in Maitland Place Tomorrow.


Sri Lanka to host ICC annual general meeting in Colombo

01 Feb 2024 - 9     - 965

Sri Lanka is set to host the annual general meeting of the International Cricket Council (ICC) from July 19 to 22 this year in Colombo, Sports Minister Harin Fernando said.


U19 CWC 2024 State of Play - How your team reache the semi-final

01 Feb 2024 - 0     - 243

There’s still a chance Sri Lanka could sneak into the semi-finals, with the island nation requiring a healthy victory over hosts South Africa in their final Super Six fixture.


F1 rejects Andretti bid to join by 2026 but door left open for 2028

31 Jan 2024 - 0     - 106

Formula 1 has rejected the American Andretti team’s bid to enter the sport in the next two years - but left the door open for admission from 2028.


Pakistan host India Davis Cup tie for first time in 60 years

31 Jan 2024 - 0     - 91

Pakistan host arch-political foe India this weekend in their first Davis Cup tennis clash on home soil in six decades -- one of the few encounters in any sport between the two nations in years.


Three weightlifters for Asian Continental Meet

31 Jan 2024 - 0     - 301

Sri Lanka will field a three-member squad for the Asian Weightlifting Continental Championship, which will be held from February 3 to 10 at the Yunusabad Sports Complex in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.


PSL team owners to pay for production rights?

31 Jan 2024 - 1     - 636

Questions have been raised over the recent process followed by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) in awarding the TV production rights. Not only the rights were awarded to the company after significant


Methwan, Ivanka bow out of contention

31 Jan 2024 - 0     - 78

Sri Lanka’s Methwan Wijemanne and Ivanka Samarasinghe bowed out of contention of the ongoing ITF Junior Circuit Tennis Week 2 tournament when they were beaten in the quarter finals in the girls’ a


BCCI Secretary Jay Shah reappointed as ACC Chairman for third consecutive term

31 Jan 2024 - 5     - 735

Shah’s extension was proposed by Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) president Shammi Silva for the second time and the nomination was unanimously backed by all the members of the ACC.


Sri Lanka Cricket names squad for Test match against Afghanistan

31 Jan 2024 - 3     - 2337

The Sri Lanka Cricket Selection Committee has selected the 16-member squad, including three uncapped players, to take part in the Test match against Afghanistan.


Afghanistan cricket team arrives in Sri Lanka

31 Jan 2024 - 0     - 792

The Afghanistan cricket team has arrived in Sri Lanka last night for an all-format series.


Wedderburn shines in West Indies U19’s win

30 Jan 2024 - 2     - 1396

Steve Wedderburn shone in West Indies U19’s three-wicket win against the Sri Lanka U19 in the ICC U19 World Cup Super Sixes encounter played at the Diamond Oval ground in Kimberley, South Africa.


Are Hasaranga and Theekshana Sri Lanka’s Greatest Ever Spin Twins?

30 Jan 2024 - 14     - 2613

Muttiah Muralitharan has earned the right to be called the greatest spinner of all-times. Some Aussies might not agree with that statement, but statistically, no one even gets close to the magician sp


Ivanka, Methwan advance to quarter finals

30 Jan 2024 - 0     - 72

Two Sri Lanka junior players Ivanka Samarasinghe and Methwan Wijemanne advanced to the girls’ and boys’ categories quarter finals respectively of the ITF Tennis Circuit Week2 tournament when they


Recovering Rashid to miss Afghanistan’s first-ever Sri Lanka Test

30 Jan 2024 - 0     - 554

Ace spinner Rashid Khan will miss Afghanistan’s first-ever Test against Sri Lanka next month, selectors announced Monday, as he continues to recover from a back surgery.


West Indies sensation Shamar Joseph ruled out of ILT20

30 Jan 2024 - 2     - 212

Shamar Joseph scripted West Indies’ unbelievable win in the second Test of the two-match series against Australia. He is set to be in high demand in the T20 leagues worldwide and has also been picke


Methwan and Vichinthya clinch ITF Doubles

26 Jan 2024 - 0     - 115

The Sri Lankan pair of Methwan Wijemanne and Vichinthya Nilaweera clinched the Boys’ Doubles title at the ITF Junior Week-1 Tennis Tournament, continued at the SLTA Courts in Green Path, Colombo.