Kusal Mendis to marry on February 12

Sri Lanka’s top order batsman Kusal Mendis, who turned 26 on Tuesday will tie knot on 12th February.

Wickramaratna beats ’Olympic hope’ Senura to clinch men’s singles title

Wickramaratna won a keenly contested final 12/10, 11/6, 6/11, 11/9 against Silva, a recipient of a sponsorship by Crysbro under the ‘Next Olympic Hope’ programme initiated by the National Olympic Committee of Sri Lanka.

Laksiri and Fathoum crowned national squash champions

Ravindu Laksiri and Fathoum Issadeen were crowned champions at the 40th National Squash Championships conducted by Sri Lanka Squash.

Navy’s Priyadarshani clinches women’s singles title as table tennis returns

MuthumaliPriyadarshani of Sri Lanka Navy won a thrilling women’s singles final 3-2 against JitharaWarnakulasooriya of Ladies College, Colombo to win the annual MaheepalaHerath All Island Table Tennis Challenge Trophy Tournament held at the Kegalle Municipal Council Indoor Stadium on Saturday.

Namal gives SLC a month to implement changes

The Minister met officials of SLC on Wednesday, where several suggestions were agreed upon, with the Minister giving SLC a March 1 deadline by which to implement these changes.

Nauman Ali’s late Test debut is because of healthy competition in Pakistan cricket, says his father

At the age of 34 years and 114 days he is the oldest to take five wickets in an innings on Test debut since Fen Creswell (34 yrs and 146 days) played for New Zealand against England at The Oval in 1949.

China cancels Asian Athletics Championship

The 24th Senior Asian Athletic Championship has been cancelled by the Chinese Athletic Association since there is no improvement in the containment of the coronavirus outbreak.

Resignation of Chief Selector not enough, SLC administrators also must resign - Arjuna

Ranatunga said that the current Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) administration should resign from their posts.

Lokuhettige found guilty of violating ICC Anti-Corruption Code

The Tribunal has found Lokuhettige guilty on all charges and he remains suspended, with sanctions to follow in due course, an ICC media release said.

Roy-Tho in Hambantota?

Organising committee members from both schools, when contacted by the DailyMirror, were non-committal with regard to revealing proposed dates or venues but shared that a decision on the matter is likely to be made public next week.

Namal proposes 20 per cent hike in sports budget allocation

While lauding Sri Lanka’s efforts of reaping a harvest of 262 medals at the 2019 South Asian Games (SAG), the minister said it is no big deal to win medals at the regional event. He said Sri Lanka’s focus should not be the SAG but winning laurels at Asian Games, Asian Para Games, Commonwealth Games, Olympic Games and Paralympic Games.

Ashantha de Mel resigns

De Mel, who last week stepped down as Team Manager citing the same reason, confirmed his resignation to the Daily Mirror on Wednesday.

Thirimanne’s attitude and effort impress fielding coach

Lahiru Thirimanne’s five slip catches in England’s first innings during the recently concluded second Test in Galle equalled a Test record, and was just the 13th such instance.

Arthur says batsmen didn’t stick to plan

It was almost embarrassing to watch England’s batsmen show more proficiency and technique in playing in tough, spinning conditions, showing the caution that Sri Lanka threw to the wind yesterday – ostensibly what the home team’s batsmen considered their best approach of setting a match winning target. However, it was not the plan discussed in the dressing room, Head Coach Mickey Arthur said yesterday after the defeat.

Sibley shines as England win second test by six wickets

England scored 164-4, with Sibley 56 not out and Jos Buttler unbeaten on 46 as they overcame jittery moments to complete a 2-0 series triumph.

Jerome Jayaratne to be manager for West Indies tour

The current team manager and the chief selector de Mel who was a stop-gap arrangement has decided to seek a break. He will, however, continue to be the chairman of the selection committee.

Not the end of the world for Ramesh Mendis, says Hashan Tillakaratne

’’Obviously, I am disappointed but hope he will do well,” his mentor and childhood coach Isuru Anushka, who now resides in Australia, said.

Cricket is my second religion, says Sri Lankan fan Sunil Govinna

Rob Lewis, the sole member of the Barmy Army who chose to stay back in Sri Lanka for ten months in anticipation of England returning to tour Sri Lanka, was present during the first Test as well.

Mathews ton lifts Sri Lanka to 229-4

Angelo Mathews scored a stubborn century to take Sri Lanka to 229-4 on the first day of the second Test against England on Friday after early strikes by James Anderson made the home side look vulnerable.

Chandimal calls for clinical execution in second Test against England

The hosts have lost their last five home Tests against England and defeat in the second Test, which starts at the Galle International Stadium today, will see Sri Lanka lose consecutive Tests in Galle for the first time.

Binura Fernando, Chamika Karunaratne test positive for COVID-19

Fast-bowlers Binura Fernando and Chamika Karunaratne are said to have returned positive tests, but reportedly have not come in contact with other national players.

Chathurya, Thehan clinch Men’s Doubles title

Bottom seeds Chathurya Nilaweera and Thehan Wijemanne pulled off a stunning win over the top seeds Sankha Athukorala and Yasitha de Silva to clinch the Men’s Doubles title at the 105th National Tennis Championships played at the SLTA Courts in Green Path yesterday.

Kusal Mendis left out for second Test

Following a discussion this morning, the team management decided to also release Minod Bhanuka, Lahiru Kumara and Nuwan Pradeep.

Karunaratne to miss second Test

According to highly placed sources, the 32-year-old is not yet fully recovered from a thumb injury and will leave the bio-bubble and head home tomorrow.

England’s Bairstow, Lawrence seal seven-wicket win over Sri Lanka

After losing three quick wickets before the overnight close, Bairstow and Lawrence steadied the innings and scored the required 36 runs in less than 10 overs on the final day.

Professional full-time administrators, way forward for Cricket in Sri Lanka, says former SLC Sec. Skandakumar

Sri Lanka was awarded Test status back in 1981 and played their first Test match in 1982 at a time when there were eight clubs in the top division. Performing notably enough to ascend to ICC Full-Membership spoke volumes for the talent produced from the leading clubs at the time.

Yasitha de Silva and Anika Seneviratne win Open singles titles

Second seeded Yasitha de Silva and top seeded Anika Seneviratne clinched the Men’s and Women’s Open singles title of the 105th National Tennis Championships by coming out victorious in the final played at the SLTA tennis courts in Greenpath, Colombo today.

Moeen Ali tests negative, joins team bio-bubble

Prof. Arjuna de Silva, the Chairman of the medical panel of Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC), told the Daily Mirror: ’’Moeen Ali is now COVID-19 negative and has joined the team bio-bubble in the hotel’’.

Mendis okay to bat, close to dubious record

Kusal Mendis, who was twice hit by Joe Root while fielding at short leg, is okay and will bat, according to team sources. It is to be seen whether the team management would want him to bat at number five instead of at three.

Bowlers failed to put pressure on Root, Lawrence – SL bowling coach Saker

Sri Lanka’s bowling coach David Saker admitted that the home side had not been good enough to combat an authoritative Joe Root and failed to put pressure on debutant Dan Lawrence early in his innings, as England piled on a 180-run first innings lead to take command of the first Test by the end of the second day in Galle today.