Be ruthless in the basics, Arthur implores

After a close 14-run win in the series-opener last Thurday, Sri Lanka were comfortably beaten in the rain-shortened second ODI on Sunday, losing by 67 runs on the Duckworth/Lewis method.

Karunaratne deserves opportunities to emulate Stokes

Chamika Karunaratne has the opportunity to become Sri Lanka’s first ever genuine all-rounder after Sanath Jayasuriya, only if the management around him gives him the opportunity to showcase his talent or else he could easily be another Asela Gunaratne.

Team SRL with mandarin Ried creates history at Daytona 24 hr

In an enthralling final to the world championship of the 2020/21 I-Racing season that ended at Daytona on the 5th of September, Mandarin Reid eSport sponsored Sri Lankan team SRL made history with a top ten placement beating much fancied opponents.

All Blacks go for triple Barrett assault on Australia

Beauden, as expected, has replaced Richie Mo’unga at flyhalf, with Scott replacing lock and captain Sam Whitelock. Jordie has been promoted in place of Damian McKenzie at fullback in the Ardie Savea-captained side for the match at Perth Stadium.

Injured Bavuma to miss remaining ODIs, T20Is series

Cricket South Africa said Keshav Maharaj will be captain for the remaining two ODIs, while the captain for the T20I series will be announced later.

PPP – to run or ruin sports in Sri Lanka?

The Public-Private Partnership (PPP), a proposal put forward by the Minister of Youth & Sports Namal Rajapaksa, has received cabinet sanction. It allows the private sector companies to manage the high-profile public grounds as well as sports complexes such as the Sugathadasa Stadium and the R. Premadasa International Stadium.

A e-race to remember with nail biting moments at the Second Leg of Sri Lanka’s first ever SIM Formula One Championships

The previous week saw Fawzul Aleem lead the pack at Nürburgring Germany with a commanding drive that left everyone a great distance behind. The power of his performance was such that most would have drawn the conclusion the championship was his and he would remain unchallenged.

Mandarin Reid eSports welcomes Sim Racing Lanka under its expanding wings

Attesting to this, Moremada, Captain of Team SRL, remarked, “We are thrilled to partner with Mandarin Reid eSports and benefits from their expertise and clout. Prashanth Supramaniam, Managing Director of Mandarin Reid Group highlighted “We must give wings to new heroes that can inspire a generation. These boys have heart and the hunger to place Sri Lanka on the global field in gaming.’’

Kusal Perera yet to join SL squad, to miss ODI series

’’He has been cleared by Prof. Arjuna de Silva, the Chairman of the Medical Panel of the Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) and therefore was included in the squads but as he has not been training. He is ’’most likely’’ to be out of the ODI matches and will be considered to play the T-20Is’’, a source said.

Dulan wins Bronze in javelin throw F64 event

Sri Lanka’s Samitha Dulan Kodithuwakku won the Bronze Medal with a personal best of 65.61m while competing in the F64 javelin throw event at the 16th Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan today.

Sri Lanka’s national physio Brett Harrop in quarantine, could return for T20 series

’’He did not join the bio-bubble and has not been with the squad’’, a source said this morning.

Dinesh Priyantha Herath wins gold at Paralympics with new World Record

Herath recorded a throw of 67.79 metres in the third round, with Indians Devendra Jhajharia and Sundar Singh Gurjar taking silver and bronze respectively.

Sri Lanka’s Paralympians to begin campaign tomorrow

Dharmasena will compete in the wheelchair tennis tournament Men’s Singles first-round, while Jayakody will also be in action in the rowing PR1 Men’s Singles sculls heat and in the Men’s Singles sculls repechage one.

Ryde Gold Medal for Abhishek

Abishek Anandakumar, one of the best all-rounders in the Under 19 inter-schools cricket season for the last couple of seasons, started his cricket career at Under 13 in 2012 and went on to lead the first XI outfit in his last year.

A tribute to ‘Killi’ Rajamahendran

His enthusiasm was infectious and more mercantile establishments took the cue in stages. ‘Killi’s successful ventures reached the ears of Minister Gamini Dissanayake who was heading the Cricket Board and aspiring to gain full ICC Membership.

Lahiru Milantha leaves for the USA

One more Sri Lankan cricketer has migrated to the USA. The 28-year-old wicket-keeper batsman Lahiru Milantha, who has played 66 First Class matches, reached North Carolina with his wife on Tuesday early morning.

Sri Lanka’s first Formula One tournament launches with a roaring audience and following

The tournament had a complete grid of 21 participants and it was regretted more could not be accommodated by the Grid as there was considerable interest.

Private entities will only develop infrastructure under PPP agreement, says Sports Minister

A Sports Ministry proposal titled “Streamlining of management, maintenance and development of sports complexes and grounds built at provincial and district level” was part of the Cabinet proposals made on August 9 and was subsequently approved.

18 players sign contracts till end of 2021

According to a media release by SLC, the players signed the contracts without any deviation from the contracts offered previously, which was formulated by SLC along with the Technical Advisory Committee.

Watch: ’’My dream is to see a Sri Lankan Equestrian team’’

Earlier this month Karlsson was the first Sri Lankan to take part in an Equestrian event at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, though an early automatic elimination, as a result of her horse Chopin VA refusing to twice jump obstacles on the course, meant that she could not achieve her goal of making the final round of the competition.

SLC Greys remain unbeaten, edge SLC Greens

Skipper Dasun Shanaka continued his good batting form in the ongoing SLC Invitational T20 cricket tournament when he slammed an unbeaten 55 runs in just 22 balls which, along with a useful contribution from Kamil Mishara, helped the SLC Greys record a four-run win on Duckworth/Lewis over the SLC Greens at the Pallekele International Stadium yesterday.

Sri Lanka’s first ever Formula One e-Racing Championship to kickoff

Similar to the real F1 circuit, points on the leader board would be tallied at the end of the tournament to unveil Sri Lanka’s first-ever Formula One Assettocorsa Campion. A grand prize pool of SLR 50,000 is on offer by Mandarin Reid eSports for participants who grind their metal and race with guts of glory.

Is SLC properly managed?

However, apart from pointing the finger at the current domestic structure which as many say decide who is taking office, Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) has come under very little criticism given how things stood perhaps ten years ago. So, has cricket in Sri Lanka been managed well?

Sri Lanka-manufactured Olympic baseballs knock it out of the park

A close examination of the baseballs used at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics will reveal four words that would likely draw a smile from any Sri Lankan.

Team USA finishes top of the medal table for third consecutive time

Three golds on the final day of the games pushed the United States to the top of the medals table, overtaking China who had led going into today’s schedule of events, the third successive Olympics that the Americans finished on top.

World Champion Gardiner wins Olympic gold in 400m

Steven Gardiner added Olympic gold to his 400m World Championship title with a steaming run down the home stretch that gave Bahamas their first medal at Tokyo 2020 yesterday.

Karlsson eyes medal return at Asian Games

Having had her first taste of an Equestrian Jumping championship at Tokyo 2020 on Tuesday, Sri Lankan-born Swede Mathilda Karlsson is hungry for more, even if that first bite left a bitter-sweet aftertaste.

De Grasse finally strikes gold on the big stage

Canada’s Andre de Grasse set a new National Record claiming victory in the Men’s 200m at the Olympic Stadium in Tokyo, today, claiming the first major world title of his career.

Fine margins cost Karlsson on Olympic debut

For Sri Lanka’s Mathilda Karlsson it was fine margins of the biggest stage that led to her elimination from the Equestrian Jumping Individual competition at the Equestrian Park in Tokyo yesterday.

Karlsson to run the course as Sri Lanka’s first Olympic Equestrian

Sri Lankan-born Swede Mathilda Karlsson will take part in the Equestrian Jumping Individual Qualifier tomorrow, the first athlete representing the country in the sport at an Olympic Games.