19-year-old Thai spinner pips Chamari, Harshitha to ICC’s Women’s Player of the Month award

Thailand’s 19-year-old left-arm spinner Thipatcha Putthawong was named as the ICC’s Women’s Player of the Month, beating Sri Lankans Chamari Athapaththu and Harshitha Samarawickrama to the award.

India, Australia and star opener sanctioned by ICC after WTC Final

Australia and India have been hit with big fines for slow over rates during the ICC World Test Championship Final at The Oval.

Sunil Gavaskar not happy with Rahul Dravid’s explanation of India’s Loss

Following the defeat, India’s head coach, Rahul Dravid, faced criticism from former cricketers and his ex-teammates, Sourav Ganguly and Harbhajan Singh with the trio discussed various factors contributing to the loss. Ganguly highlighted the struggles of India’s batters in recent years, emphasizing their low batting averages were a concern.

Australia hailed for ’momentous’ WTC title but told: now win Ashes

Australia’s World Test Championship triumph was hailed on Monday as “momentous” -- but warned it will quickly be forgotten if they do not win the Ashes.

Long wait for Kingswood since 2008 for the League title

The school that introduced rugby football to Sri Lanka in 1906, Kingswood College, has probably had a long wait since 2008 for a League win.

’Just ridiculous’: Pundits slam Indian batting after WTC loss

Former cricketers including Sunil Gavaskar slammed India’s batting after a disappointing show in their loss to Australia in Sunday’s World Test Championship final.

Novak Djokovic wins record-breaking 23rd men’s Grand Slam title

Novak Djokovic created history on Sunday when he captured a record-breaking 23rd Grand Slam title with a third French Open triumph, reinforcing his case to be crowned the greatest player of all time.

Sri Lankan athlete goes missing in Switzerland

A leading Sri Lanka athlete Grashan Dhananjaya has gone missing while representing Sri Lanka at an invitational athletics meet in Geneva, Switzerland.

SLC plays down cricketers’ check-in delay in Zimbabwe

Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) clarified the delay faced by the national cricket team that travelled to Zimbabwe for the World Cup qualifiers, after several cricketers shared images on social media of them waiting to be checked-in into the hotel in Bulawayo.

Nipun Dhananjaya to captain Sri Lanka ‘A’ in four-day matches against South Africa ‘A’

Left-handed batsman Nipun Dhananjaya will captain the Sri Lanka ’A’ team for the two four-day games against South Africa ’A’ that start in Pallekele tomorrow.

Bagnaia wins Italian MotoGP, stretches championship lead

Francesco Bagnaia won the Italian MotoGP to extend his lead in the world championship and complete a perfect weekend at his Ducati team’s home track in Tuscany.

NCC, Colts share Club T20 title

Lahiru Samarakoon of Moors SC was adjudged the Player of the Tournament while Upul Tharanga of NCC was named Best Batsman of the Tournament.

Unpredictable Vidyartha pose serious threat

The Vidyartha College rugby outfit, better known as the Tigers, will be an unpredictable side this year, capable of punching above their weight and bringing down more established opponents.

Big win for Sri Lanka over South Korea in Asian Youth Netball C’ships

Sri Lanka trounced hosts South Korea 94-08 in their opening match of the 12th Asian Youth (Under 21) Netball Championship.

Suresh Raina to participate in LPL player auction at base price of $50,000

Former Indian cricketer Suresh Raina has signed up for the Lanka Premier League 2023 (LPL) player auction that will take place later this week, with his base price set at USD 50,000.

Champions League win was ’written in the stars’, says Guardiola

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola said his team’s maiden Champions League title was ’’written in the stars’’ after their final victory over Inter Milan on Saturday.

Manchester City beat Inter Milan in Champions League final

Manchester City tasted Champions League glory at last on Saturday as a second-half Rodri strike gave the favourites a 1-0 victory over Inter Milan in a tense final, allowing Pep Guardiola’s side to complete a remarkable treble.

Kohli holds firm against Australia in WTC final thriller

Virat Kohli defied Australia on Saturday to give India hope of an extraordinary win in what could be a grandstand finish to the World Test Championship final at The Oval.

Shanaka plays down pressure of World Cup qualifiers as team leaves for Zimbabwe

Sri Lanka’s One Day International captain Dasun Shanaka remained confident his team could make the Cricket World Cup in India this year, as they departed the island for Zimbabwe this morning, where they will play a qualifying tournament.

Sri Lanka youth netball coach confident of whipping South Korea

Sri Lanka’s youth netball head coach Amalka Gunathilake believes that her team can beat hosts South Korea in their first match of the 12th Asian Youth (Under 21) Netball Championships tomorrow.

Major Club T20 Semi Finals

In the first semi-final between NCC and Moors SC played in the morning session, which was curtailed to 13 overs due to rain, NCC coasted to a comfortable seven-wicket victory which came on the back of two blistering unbeaten knocks by Niroshan Dickwella and Sahan Arachchige.

Women’s Emerging Teams Asia Cup 2023

The Sri Lanka Cricket Selection Committee selected the following Sri Lanka Women’s ‘A’ squad to take part in the Women’s Emerging Teams Asia Cup 2023.

Indian commentator Charu Sharma invited for LPL auction

India’s renowned commentator, compere and quizmaster, Charu Sharma will be an auctioneer for the LPL (Lanka Premier League) next week. This was revealed by Tournament Director Samantha Dodanwela.

Sahan leads Antonians, looking to end more than two decade long wait

Crack fly-half Sahan Keerthisiri will lead the St. Anthony’s College Under 19 rugby outfit for the 2023 rugby season.

Cummins sparks India collapse in WTC final

Australia captain Cummins, in his 50th Test, removed key batsman Rohit Sharma as the fast bowler sparked India’s second-day slump at The Oval.

Coetzee, Stubbs, Muthusamy steer South Africa ‘A’ to series win

Right-arm fast bowler Gerald Coetzee took a five-wicket haul while Tristan Stubbs and Senuran Muthusamy made valuable knocks to pave the way for South Africa ‘A’ to record a comfortable five-wicket win over Sri Lanka ‘A’ at Pallekele to take the three match series 2-1

India fight back after Smith century in WTC final

Australia star Steve Smith wasted little time in reaching his hundred on the second day of the World Test Championship final against India at the Oval on Thursday.

Players guaranteed to earn at least $30,000 at Women’s World Cup

Every player at next month’s Women’s World Cup is guaranteed to earn at least $30,000, FIFA says, with the winners taking home $270,000.

Mahela Jayawardene to travel to Zimbabwe for ICC Cricket World Cup qualifiers

Former Sri Lanka captain Mahela Jayawardene, who is a Consultant Coach for the national cricket team, will travel with the team to Zimbabwe where Sri Lanka is set to play its Cricket World Cup qualifying matches.

Trent Boult commits to New Zealand after contract compromise

Milne’s selection is a nod to the quick’s white ball exploits, with focus turning to both the Cricket World Cup 2023 and ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024, and coach Gary Stead feels the contract is a just reward for the 31-year-old’s toil.