Team Preview: Can spin heavy India live up to their promise?

India has been among the tournament favourites in ICC events for the last decade but are without any silverware since the Champions Trophy in 2013. Captain Virat Kohli has indicated his intention of resigning from T20I captaincy following the tournament and with him doing the same for the Royal Challenger Bangalore franchise in the IPL, it will be his final chance to claim a T20 trophy under his captaincy.

Team Preview: Can Shanaka’s men rise to the occasion in the Super 12?

Sri Lanka head into this month’s T20 World Cup with plenty to prove, having sunk to tenth position in the ICC T20I Rankings and being required to fight it out in the Opening Round of the tournament in order to qualify for the Super 12 stage.

Team Preview: Power-packed West Indies primed for title defence

Five years have lapsed since Carlos Brathwaite thundered Ben Stokes for four consecutive sixes into the Kolkata sky to take the West Indies to their second T20 World Cup title. So long has the gap between tournaments been, that Brathwaite has since gone on to captain the West Indies T20 side and thereafter suffer a fall from grace to leave him well out of the picture by the time the squad for this year’s tournament was named.

Team Preview: England - batting powerhouse with question marks over bowling

ODI World Champions England with much of the same batting line-up that has terrorized white-ball bowlers over the last five years. They are missing the services of talismanic all-rounder and hero of the 2019 World Cup Final Ben Stokes, but Liam Livingstone’s emergence over the English summer could mean that Stokes’ absence is not felt too strongly.

Team Preview: Proteas must hit the ground running in challenging group

Temba Bavuma’s South Africa will have a point to prove as they kickstart their T20 World Cup campaign on October 23 versus Australia. With only two teams per group advancing to the knock-out phase of the tournament, South Africa will need to be on the ball right from the start as they face another challenging game against the West Indies three days later.

Team Preview: Australia hope returning stars can reverse T20 woes

Thing were looking all rosy for Australia in early 2020. They were perched on top of the ICC T20I Rankings, gearing up for a home T20 World Cup and riding a wave of four consecutive T20I series victories.

Sri Lanka blow Netherlands away for 44, register massive eight-wicket win

Bowlers Wanindu Hasaranga and Lahiru Kumara set up a crushing eight-wicket win for Sri Lanka in the final round-one match of the Twenty20 World Cup after they skittled out Netherlands for 44 on Friday

’Completely overwhelming’ as Namibia make history at T20 World Cup

World number 19 Namibia, the lowest-ranked side in the tournament, chased down their modest target of 126 with skipper Gerhard Erasmus making an unbeaten 53.

Sri Lanka thump Ireland to reach Super 12s, Namibia claim maiden win

The Netherlands, who won the global qualifying tournament in 2019, were red-hot favourites to win after posting a formidable 164 for four.

Bangladesh bowled out for 153 in must-win T20 World Cup match

Mohammad Naeem hit 64 off 50 deliveries but Bangladesh slipped to 153 all out in their must-win match of the Twenty20 World Cup against hosts Oman on Tuesday.

Double standards in selection of Men’s and Women’s rugby squads

Sri Lanka Rugby (SLR) have once more come under fire following blatant double standards in team selection criteria for Sri Lanka men’s and women’s teams for the upcoming Asia Rugby 7’s Series.

Theekshana, Hasaranga help Sri Lanka beat Namibia by 7 wickets

Spinners Maheesh Theekshana and Wanindu Hasaranga set up a comprehensive seven-wicket win for Sri Lanka against debutants Namibia in round one of the T20 World Cup on Monday.

LIVE BLOG: Sri Lanka open World Cup campaign against Namibia

Sri Lanka take on Namibia in their first game of the First Round of the T20 World Cup 2021.

Scotland in shock win over Bangladesh

Scotland sprung a shock six-run win over Bangladesh in their ICC Men’s T20 World Cup First Round match to set up an intriguing race for the two Super 12 slots from Group B.

Kandy Players Seek Fair Chance

A section of Kandy Sports Club players were stunned last Thursday when they learnt through media that their chances of representing Sri Lanka in the upcoming Asia Sevens Rugby Series had been shattered following a protest from a few clubs, which left Sri Lanka Rugby (SLR) and Ministry of Sports with no choice but to turn their backs on Kandy stars.

Du Plessis to make first appearance in LPL

Former South African captain Faf du Plessis will make his first appearance in the Lanka Premier League when the second edition starts later this year, it is confirmed.

Oman trounce Papua New Guinea in T20 World Cup opener

Co-hosts Oman rolled over Papua New Guinea by ten wickets in the opening match of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup First Round at the Al Amerat Cricket Ground in Oman.

Ireland, Namibia and the Netherlands stand in the way of SL and Super 12

With the T20 World Cup set to commence this weekend, Sri Lanka, by virtue of its T20I Ranking, will batte it out in the First Round of the tournament and will need to finish among the top two sides from their group -- comprising Ireland, the Netherlands and Namibia -- if they are to qualify for the Super 12 stage.

I’m not here to entertain anyone’s personal satisfaction or arrogance – Namal Rajapaksa

Sports Minister Namal Rajapaksa claimed that he would not be bullied into selecting players to fulfil personal satisfactions and arrogance following the Daily Mirror article on Friday (15) titled ‘SLR Made to look like Puppets.’

Sports Ministry’s Self-Serving Manual of Rugby - SLR Made to look like Puppets!

Sri Lanka Rugby (SLR) on Wednesday made a haughty announcement that Kandy players would be included in the final pool subject to the condition test supervised by K. Kumara, based on which the Kandy players including Danush Dayan continued to work hard not knowing they are about to be stabbed in the back once more by SLR and the Ministry of Sports.

Kandy players to be given 7s chance

Ministry of Sports and Sri Lanka Rugby (SLR) have agreed to provide an opportunity for players from Kandy SC and CR & FC to be considered for national selection despite earlier informing them that they could not participate in the Club 7’s organized by Police Sports Club at the end of this month.

Rohitha says no intention of getting involved with cricket administration

Former club rugby player Rohitha Rajapaksa yesterday denied that he wanted to play at the upcoming Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) Major League 50-over tournament, also shooting down media reports that he was bidding to feature in the Lanka Premier League (LPL) in December or potentially run for cricket administration.

‘E-sport Driver and Athlete Training Programme’ - A Session on Mentorship and Sportsmanship By Mandarin Reid eSports

Globally eGaming is considered a whopping $2.4 billion USD industry. In Sri Lanka, eSports are now taking centre stage, with the country being estimated to have approximately 3.2 million gamers; true numbers, however, extend far beyond that. Meanwhile, enriching and uplifting the gaming community has only just begun.

Mendis, Gunathilaka and Dickwella allowed to play club cricket

Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) has rescinded the domestic cricket ban handed to Kusal Mendis, Danushka Gunathilaka and Niroshan Dickwella, subject to the players paying their respective fines.

Missing SL wrestling manager suspended

The Executive Committee of the Sri Lanka Wrestling Federation (SWF) yesterday unanimously suspended Team Manager Donald Indrawansha after he disappeared before the start of the 17th Senior Wrestling Championships in Oslo, Norway.

SLC to consider ending domestic cricket ban for bubble breachers

A partial reduction of the blanket ban handed to Kusal Mendis, Niroshan Dickwella and Danushka Gunathilaka, for breaching the bio-secure bubble during the tour of England in July this year, will be determined on by the Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) Management Committee today.

Sri Lanka make four changes to T20 World Cup squad

Fast bowlers Lahiru Kumara and Binura Fernando were included in Sri Lanka’s final 15-member squad for the T20 World Cup this month, with Akila Dananjaya and Pathum Nissanka also making the final cut.

Kandy Stars Thrown Under the Bus

Arguably the best rugby players of the country are set to be overlooked for national selection due to incompetent administration.

Jaffna Stallions ownership group hit back after removal

The ownership group of the Jaffna Stallions franchise that won last year’s Lanka Premier League claim they were verbally offered the rights to another team despite being deemed ineligible to retain ownership of the Jaffna franchise.

Gavaskar bats for Rohit Sharma for India captaincy

All’s not well in the Indian cricket team it would seem, with reports coming from the UAE, where the IPL is taking place, that not only R. Ashwin but two more senior players are reported to have reservations over Virat Kohli’s captaincy.