Afghanistan cricket team arrives in Sri Lanka

31 Jan 2024 - 0     - 798

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     - 1401

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     - 2619

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     - 556

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     - 215

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     - 118

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.


Reshan Most Outstanding Schools Golfer for 2023

26 Jan 2024 - 2     - 705

Fifteen-year-old schoolboy from Colombo International School, Reshan Algama was recognised as the Most Outstanding Schools Golfer of the Year 2023 at the second Sportunleash Schools Sports Awards 2024


BCB invites SLC to play an all-format series

26 Jan 2024 - 0     - 464

The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has invited the Sri Lanka Team to play an all-format cricket series in the country.


WPL 2024: UP Warriorz names Chamari as replacement for Lauren

26 Jan 2024 - 6     - 1369

English fast bowler Lauren Bell has opted out of the upcoming Women’s Premier League (WPL) season, prompting UP Warriorz to announce Sri Lanka’s Chamari Athapaththu as her replacement.


Sinner ends Djokovic Grand Slam history bid at Australian Open

26 Jan 2024 - 1     - 267

Jannik Sinner ended Novak Djokovic’s bid for a record 25th Grand Slam title on Friday, snapping the Serb’s astonishing 33-match winning run at Melbourne Park to reach his first major final.


Team Barishal, Shoaib Malik dismisses match-fixing rumors in BPL

26 Jan 2024 - 2     - 1016

It was circulating on social media that Malik’s contract has been terminated due to match-fixing suspicions


ICC Women’s ODI Cricketer of the Year announced

25 Jan 2024 - 10     - 2052

Sri Lanka star Chamari Athapaththu has won the ICC Women’s ODI Cricketer of the Year for 2023 after a stellar 12 months.


Sri Lanka defeated Namibia by 77 runs in Kimberley

24 Jan 2024 - 4     - 1334

In the 12th match of the ICC Under-19 World Cup at Diamond Oval in Kimberley, Sri Lanka secured a commanding 77-run victory over Namibia, showcasing a blend of robust batting and incisive bowling.


Sri Lankan trio book berths to semis

24 Jan 2024 - 0     - 153

Three Sri Lankans Dinara de Silva in the girls category along with Vichinthya Nilaweera and Methwan Wijemanne in the boy’s category made their way to book semi- final berths of the ongoing ITF Junio


Shoaib Bashir: England spinner granted visa to travel to India

24 Jan 2024 - 0     - 227

Spinner Shoaib Bashir has been granted an Indian visa and could be back with the England Test squad by the weekend.


Chamari to lead Women’s ODI and T20I Team of the year

24 Jan 2024 - 0     - 161

Sri Lanka’s leading female cricketer – Chamari Athapaththu has been named as the captain of the ICC’s Women’s ODI Team of the year.


Five Sri Lankans qualify to quarter finals

24 Jan 2024 - 0     - 97

Five Sri Lanka players three in the boys and two in the girls categories qualified to the quarter final of the ongoing ITF Junior Tennis tournament by winning the second round matches played at the SL


Rugby coach arrested in Kandy with heroin and narcotic pills

24 Jan 2024 - 1     - 3112

A 22-year-old external rugby coach of a prominent school in Kandy was arrested by the police for possession of heroin and 4,100 narcotic pills.


From basement boys to League leaders; How Lewke transformed CR & FC

23 Jan 2024 - 5     - 3622

It was not long ago CR and FC looked like a modern-day Manchester United with zero hopes of winning the league. In fact CR finished in the bottom of the league a couple of years ago with more than hal


Confident Sri Lanka aim to seal Super Six spot

23 Jan 2024 - 5     - 1093

Sri Lanka will look to produce another winning performance and seal their place in the Super Six stage when they take on Namibia in the 2024 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup Group ‘C’ fixture at the


Luigi Riva: Italy’s record goalscorer dies aged 79

23 Jan 2024 - 1     - 421

Italy’s record goalscorer and former Cagliari forward Luigi Riva has died at the age of 79. Riva had been in hospital in Sardinia’s capital after reportedly suffering a heart attack over the weeke


Maxwell under investigation by Cricket Australia

23 Jan 2024 - 4     - 4615

Glenn Maxwell is being investigated by Cricket Australia, a spokesperson said Tuesday, after the star allrounder was reportedly hospitalised following a night out.


Dhaka send concussion sub outside of players’ list, stir fresh controversy in BPL

22 Jan 2024 - 2     - 2199

Durdanto Dhaka’s Sri Lankan opener Danushka Gunathilaka left the field retired hurt after getting struck on the with the ball early on in the innings in their ongoing Bangladesh Premier League match


Reshan secures top WAGR in Sri Lanka

22 Jan 2024 - 0     - 139

Fifteen-year-old Reshan Algama clinched the top spot amongst the Sri Lankans on the World Amateur Golf Ranking (WAGR) leaderboard for 2023.


Apna, Dinara clinch Open single titles

22 Jan 2024 - 0     - 76

Apna Perera and Dinara de Silva clinched the Men’s and Women’s Open singles titles at the SSC Open Tennis Championship with wins over Saajida Razick and Kiran Vairavanathan in the two finals playe