Champion wrestler executed in Iran

The International Olympic Council (IOC) has expressed its sadness at the public hanging of Iranian wrestling champion Saleh Mohammadi one week after his 19th birthday while the international media also raised pertinent questions over his executive and Olympic sports followers were in shock.

Sri Lanka begin campaign on winning note

Mayooran Kubherane and Ashlin de Silva both students of St Peter’s College gave Sri Lanka a winning start on day one of the Junior Davis Cup Asia Oceania Pre-Qualifying tennis tournament by recording a comfortable 3-0 win over Macau juniors in a first round match played at the SLTA tennis courts at Greenpath, Colombo yesterday.

Jaffna’s St. Mary’s SC and Java Lane storm into semis

St. Mary’s SC Jaffna and Java Lane SC Colombo booked their places in the semi-finals of the FFSL Champions Cup 2025–26 knockout football tournament following their quarter-final victories at the Racecourse Ground in Colombo last Sunday.

Rwandan girl (15) youngest to smash T20 century

Rwanda’s Fanny Utagushimaninde says it was like “a dream” after becoming the youngest to make a Twenty20 international century at the age of 15 years and 223 days.

126th Battle of the Blues Ruhuna World Cup stars glitter as St. Servatius end 55-year wait

A seven wicket haul by Lasindu Ramanayake and batting knocks from Nethmal Bandara and Sri Lanka Under-19 caps Viran Chamuditha and Chamarindu Nethsara helped St Servatius College Matara turn the 126th Battle of the Blues against St. Thomas’ College on its head to register a long awaited win on Sunday.

Five Nations cricket in the offing

A cricket tournament for European nations could launch as early as 2027 after Cricket Ireland officials explained plans to develop the concept.

England’s Red Roses face Canada in rematch

England will face Canada in a rematch of the 2025 Women’s Rugby World Cup final as part of a trio of fixtures in the WXV Global Series in September. The Red Roses were crowned world champions for a third time when they beat Canada 33-13 in front of more than 80,000 people at Twickenham five months ago.

Champ Alcaraz knocked out

World number one Carlos Alcaraz was knocked out of the Miami Open in the third round after a surprise 6-3 5-7 6-4 defeat by Sebastian Korda.

Pakistan’s T20 cricket league cuts venues, crowds due to Gulf crisis

Pakistan’s Twenty20 league will be held on schedule from March 26 but without crowds and only at two venues to save resources due to the Gulf crisis, the country’s cricket chief announced Sunday.

Dialog Schools Rugby Knockout: Royal, Isipathana make it to semis

A second-half rally by Royal was too much for arch rivals S. Thomas’ as they cruised through to an easy 25 points to 5 win in the quarter-final encounter of the Dialog Schools President’s Trophy knockout tournament played at Javelock Park yesterday.

Kingswood end 68-year drought

Kingswood College ended a 68-year wait for victory as they defeated traditional rivals Dharmaraja College by 148 runs in the 119th Battle of the Maroons, which concluded at the Asgiriya International Stadium yesterday.

Second-half rally takes Trinity into last 4

Trinity College produced a strong second-half performance to defeat Zahira College by 32 points (5 tries, 2 conversions, 1 penalty) to 23 points (3 tries, 1 conversion, 2 penalties) and book their place in the semi-finals of the Schools Under-19 Knockout Rugby Tournament.

SLC makes fitness test mandatory for IPL 2026 NOCs

Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) has announced that players seeking to participate in the 2026 Indian Premier League (IPL) will only be granted No Objection Certificates (NOCs) upon successfully passing the board’s mandatory Physical Performance Test.

FIFA fines Israeli FA for anti-discrimination rules breaches

FIFA fined the Israeli Football Association (IFA) 150,000 Swiss francs ($190,700) on Thursday for ’’multiple breaches’’ of its anti-discrimination obligations.

92nd Battle of the Saints: Joes batters tantalise and fall

Yenula Dantanarayana and Senuja Wakunugoda both missed out on centuries for the taking as St. Joseph’s College batting first ended the first day on 281 for 5 against traditional rival St. Peter’s College in their 92nd Battle of the Saints match at the SSC ground in Colombo yesterday.

Mahavithana outshines all Trinitians

Dimantha Mahavithana carved his name in golden letters in Trinity College cricket history with a monumental unbeaten 300, the highest individual score recorded by a batsman from the school in a single innings which was achieved against Prince of Wales College at the Asgiriya International Stadium this week.

Matara’s World Cup maulers on show at 126th battle

With two Sri Lanka Under-19 players in the forefront, St Servatius College can fancy their chances when they meet St Thomas’ College in their 126th Battle of the Blues Ruhunu cricket encounter at the Uyanwatta Stadium in Matara today.

Venezuela stuns America to win World Baseball Classic

Venezuela has beaten Team USA to claim the World Baseball Classic (WBC) for the first time in a thrilling final.

Foul player transfers hand Chelsea record 10 million fine

Chelsea have been handed a Premier League record fine of £10.75m and a suspended transfer ban.

‘Saints’ given three days to convert draws

The past and present boys of St Joseph’s College and St Peter’s College will come together again at the SSC ground on March 19, 20 and 21 when the two traditional rivals clash in their annual Battle of the Saints match which is being played over three days for the first time.

HNB banking partner for Joe-Pete encounter

HNB PLC has come in as the official banking partner to boost the 92nd Battle of the Saints cricket encounter between St. Joseph’s College and St. Peter’s College which starts today at the SSC ground in Colombo.

Frenchman to coach Sri Lanka Sevens team

Sri Lanka Rugby will sign up with former France international and Sevens coach Thierry Janeczek on a six-month deal to prepare the national team for a medal at the upcoming Asian Games in Japan scheduled for October 2026.

Former Cricket Secretary rips open Ex-Minister’s conscience

Former Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) secretary Nishantha Ranatunga has conveyed to ex-Sports Minister Navin Dissanayake that what he (Minister) did in 2015 by preventing him (Ranatunga) from contesting an election of office bearers of SLC paved the way for the gradual demise of the national team on the international stage.

Pelicans swoop down to grab its kill

True to their image Pelicans Sports Club of Kurunegala ended as the undefeated champions of the FFSL Champions League Super Eight Round with a colourful and spectacular performance in the 2025-26 inter-club football season.

Six hitter Lakmal grabs 10 wickets to go with 214

Sri Lanka youth player Lahiru Lakmal wrecked Anuradhapura Central with a sterling all-round performance which helped Christ King College Ja-Ela to record an outright win by an innings and 38 runs in their Under 19 inter-school cricket encounter played at Anuradhapura.

Shooter Peiris to contest and eliminate Olympic officialdom

Shirantha Peiris, a veteran Sri Lankan rifle shooter and a former president of the National Shooting Sports Federation of Sri Lanka (NSSFSL), will contest the presidency of the National Olympic Committee of Sri Lanka (NOCSL) at its election and claimed he will not tolerate officialdom.

Kingswood favoured but Dharmaraja can upset

The 119th edition of the Battle of the Maroons Big Match between Dharmaraja College and Kingswood College will be played from March 20 to 22 at the Asgiriya Stadium in Kandy.

Was it the greatest in Six Nations history?

Debate over whether the 2026 Six Nations would go down as the greatest in the tournament’s history started before the final weekend.

Sinner on throne with Djokovic and Federer

Jannik Sinner said it “means a lot to me” after he became the youngest man to complete the set of hard-court trophies with victory over Daniil Medvedev in the Indian Wells final.

Teenager wins first Formula One race at China GP

Teenager Kimi Antonelli took his first Formula 1 victory as he led team-mate George Russell home in a Mercedes one-two at the Chinese Grand Prix.