Unbeaten Isipathana confront Royal in crucial match

Defending champions Isipathana College Colombo, one of the two unbeaten teams left in the ongoing Dialog Schools Rugby league tournament, will enter the crucial phase of their title defence when they take on Royal College in the Super Round encounter scheduled to be kicked off from 4:15 p.m. onwards at the Royal Sports Complex.

De Bruyne injury sours winning Premier League start for Man City

Manchester City could be without Kevin De Bruyne for a number of weeks after he suffered the recurrence of a hamstring injury as the defending champions opened the Premier League season with a 3-0 win at Burnley on Friday.

Sarfaraz Khan weds Kashmir girl

Sarfaraz Khan may have been overlooked by the selectors when forming cricket teams to represent India time and again, despite being in sublime touch, but he’s a winner on another front – the cricketer from Mumbai recently got married to Romana, a girl from Jammu & Kashmir.

No points deducted from Trinity

There will be no points deducted from Trinity College in pulling out from their encounter against Zahira College in their Dialog Schools Under 19 Rugby League encounter citing medical issues for 7 of their players while in Colombo.

India’s Shaw slams sixth-highest one-day score of 244

India’s Prithvi Shaw struck the sixth-highest individual one-day score on Wednesday when he blasted an extraordinary 244 for Northamptonshire in their English county One-Day Cup match at home to Somerset.

India v Pakistan clash among nine World Cup fixtures rescheduled

The eagerly-awaited contest between India and Pakistan at this year’s ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup has been rescheduled to a different day, while details of eight other matches have also been changed.

Akalanka qualifies to 400m Boys Hurdles Final at Commonwealth Youth Games

Asian youth athletic Championship 2023 Bronze Medalist and Upcoming young Sri Lanka athlete Ayomal Akalanka of Ambagamuwa MMV qualified for the 400m Hurdle Boys finals at the 7th Commonwealth Youth Games today.

Women’s Cricket team to play ODI and T20I series in England

The Sri Lanka National Women’s Team is set to tour England this month for an ODI and T20I series.

Hardik Pandya expresses displeasure with facilities during Windies tour

Indian cricket team’s T20I captain, Hardik Pandya, has found himself in the spotlight for two reasons - his alleged poor captaincy and his recent complaints about the facilities provided during the West Indies tour.

Madushka, Gurbaz shine in Jaffna Kings win

Openers Nishan Madushka and Rahmanullah Gurbaz shone for Jaffna Kings in the comfortable six-win over Colombo Strikers in the 13th match of the Lanka Premier League T20 tournament played under floodlights at the Pallekele International Stadium today.

Bahamontes, first Spanish winner of the Tour de France, dies: official

Federico Bahamontes, who in 1959 became the first Spanish cyclist to win the Tour de France, has died aged 95, the mayor of Toledo announced on Tuesday.

Skipper Hasaranga guides B-Love Kandy to easy win

An all round performance by skipper Wanindu Hasaranga led the way for B-Love Kandy to coast to an easy 89 runs win over Galle Titans in the 12th match of the Lanka Premier League T20 tournament encounter played at the Pallekele International Stadium today.

Dambulla Aura inflict third defeat on Jaffna KIngs

Dambulla Aura inflicted the third defeat of defending and three times champions Jaffna Kings with a nine runs win in the 11th match of the Lanka Premier League played under floodlights at the Pallekele International Stadium on Monday.

Kusal, Chamika among four players fined for breach of LPL Code of Conduct

Kusal Mendis and Chamika Karunaratne were among four players who were fined for a breach of the Lanka Premier League (LPL) Code of Conduct.

Cricket legend Sachin in SL

Indian cricket icon Sachin Tendulkar visited Sri Lanka today as a UNICEF ambassador for global humanitarian efforts.

Azam, Nissanka steer Colombo Strikers to thrilling win

Babar Azam scored the first century of this season’s Lanka Premier League (LPL), striking a swashbuckling 59-ball knock of 104, inclusive of eight boundaries and five sixes, to lay the foundation for Colombo Strikers to record a thrilling seven-wicket win over the Galle Titans, in their LPL match played at the Pallekele International Stadium.

‘Slight advantage for India… ‘: Ex-Sri Lanka pacer on upcoming world cup

In an exclusive chat, former Sri Lanka pacer Chaminda Vaas explains why India have a slight edge in World Cup this year, what Sri Lanka need to return to dominating ways, and more.

Pakistan govt. allows cricket team to travel for World Cup in India but expresses security concern

Pakistan cricket team will be travelling to India later this year to compete in the ICC World Cup later this year after the Pakistan Ministry of Foreign Affairs gave them permission to play in the showpiece tournament.

Netball coach Jinadasa says players responsible for losses to Singapore at World Cup

Head coach of Sri Lanka’s netball team Thilaka Jinadasa has said the players cannot escape responsibility for losing to Singapore twice at the Netball World Cup in South Africa, which led to their last-place finish in the tournament.

77th Bradby Shield Encounter: Royal win second leg, retain Shield

Royal College retained the Bradby Shield after recording a 27-17 over Trinity College in the second leg of the 77th encounter at Reid Avenue.

Rugby League World Cup shifted to 2026 after France withdrawal

The next Rugby League World Cup will take place in the southern hemisphere in 2026, it was announced Thursday. France pulled out of hosting the event, originally scheduled for 2025, in May, saying that the tournament carried unacceptable financial risk.

Azharuddin against ‘shortening’ of cricket, wants ODIs to remain

Former Indian cricketer Mohammed Azharuddin is not in favour of scrapping bilateral One Day International cricket, and the potential further ‘shortening’ of the game.

Ashes: Usman Khawaja slams ICC after docking Australia’s points for slow over-rate

A couple of days after the Ashes series ended, Australia and England were in for a rude shock as the International Cricket Council (ICC) on Wednesday said it docked points and fined both the teams for maintaining slow over-rate.

Bilawal Bhutto-led Committee to decide on Pakistan’s 2023 WC participation in India

The Bilawal Bhutto-headed committee, formulated by Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, will gather on Thursday to decide on the nation’s 2023 World Cup participation. According to media reports, the panel hasn’t taken a stance against participation, but could ask for a security check before giving their countrymen the green light for the tournament.

Kavinda to Coach Antonians at cricket

Former Trinity College cricketer and Nuwara Eliya District Coach Kavinda Jayasuriya will be the Head Coach of St. Anthony’s College, Katugastota, with effect from today.

Brittle B-Love batting bowled over

It’s still early days in this season’s Lanka Premier League but B-Love Kandy may already be sweating about their chances in the tournament after a second successive defeat exposed their brittle batting, in a 83-run loss to the Galle Titans at the R. Premadasa Stadium on Tuesday.

IOC Ethics Committee probing top Sri Lanka NOC official over role in OCA Elections

Secretary General of Sri Lanka’s National Olympic Committee (NOCSL), Maxwell de Silva, has come under intense scrutiny of the International Olympic Committee’s (IOC) Ethics Committee after allegedly meeting a banned IOC official, Sheikh Ahmad Al-Fahad Al-Sabah of Kuwait, at a hotel in Bangkok, Thailand.

Colombo bounce back for first win, beat Kandy by 27 runs

Babar Azam scored a half-century before the Colombo Strikers’ bowlers rallied to restrict B-Love Kandy’s batsmen in a 27-run win at the R. Premadasa Stadium today, bouncing back from their defeat on the opening day of the Lanka Premier League.

England spark Australia collapse to end Ashes all square

England beat Australia by 49 runs to win the fifth Test at The Oval on Monday and end the Ashes series all square at 2-2 after the tourists suffered a dramatic collapse.

Galle Titans prevails in Super Over after thrilling tie

Galle Titans prevailed over Dambulla Aura after their match ended in a high scoring thrilling tie the second match of the Lanka Premier League tournament played at the R. Premadasa Stadium today.