Promising Sallay leads Thurstan

Promising rugby player Abdul Sallay will lead the Thurstan College outfit for the 2026 season which will kick off in March. Amindu Rajapakse and Ruchara Hishan are the two deputies of the team both of whom add balance and depth to the leadership group.

Asela Gunaratne’s Army ties match in rare occurrence

In an extremely rare occurrence, a Premier inter-club cricket match ended in a tie over the weekend at a venue in Panagoda.

Gateway College expands fleet in rowing conquest

Gateway College’s rowing marked a historic milestone with the acquisition of two state-of-the-art Falcon Racing boats, a quad-four convertible Dreadnought and a single scull Gladiator.

South Korea’s traditional sport Jokgu introduced to Sri Lanka

As part of a national initiative to introduce and promote popular international sports in Sri Lanka, the official launch ceremony of Jokgu, a traditional and widely played sport in South Korea, was held recently at the Ministry of Sports.

Yeti SSC Open Tennis Championships: Yuhansa, Annaya, Mayooran, Rehan enter finals

The completion of the Yeti SSC Open Tennis Championships singles semi-finals of the U-18 girls’ and boys’ categories, which was played at the SSC tennis courts in Colombo yesterday, saw Yuhansa Peiris and Annaya Norbert in the girls, along with Mayooran Kubherane and Rehan Gunawardena in the boys, come out victorious to book the berths to the final.

Kaizer to lead Wesley at Rugby

Wesley College will head into the 2026 schools rugby season with renewed optimism and a strong leadership group, as fifth-year player and nippy scrum half Kaizer Lye takes over the captaincy of the Double Blues.

Navy SC edge past Sri Lions in tense thriller

Navy Sports Club produced a composed late surge to edge past Sri Lions by 25 points (3 tries, 2 conversions, 2 penalties) to 20 points (3 tries, 1 conversion, 1 penalty) in a tightly contested encounter at Longdon Place last evening. With this encounter, Navy SC ended Round 1 on a winning note, sealing their place in the Plate segment. In contrast, Sri Lions saw their league campaign come to an end, forced to sit out and watch the Super Round unf

FFSL Champions League 2025–26: Four matches end in draws

Out of the six matches played during the past weekend under the FFSL Champions League 2025–26 Tournament, four matches ended without a winner.

Brook criticises 'worst ever' pitch after ODI win

England captain Harry Brook criticised the pitch used for the second one-day international against Sri Lanka in Colombo, calling it ’’probably the worst’’ he had ever played on.

LIVE Updates: SL vs ENG 2nd ODI – Steady Root helps England level ODI series in Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka vs England 2nd ODI Highlights: Joe Root starred with bat and ball to help England beat Sri Lanka by five wickets and level their ODI series.

What Sri Lankans Can Watch This Weekend: Football, Cricket and Australian Open Action

Sri Lankan sports fans have another strong weekend of viewing ahead, with Premier League football under the lights, international cricket at home and abroad, and the Australian Open reaching its decisive rounds. From Saturday afternoon through Sunday night, there is no shortage of sport to follow.

England fans’ World Cup arrest record shows Infantino joke inaccurate

Maybe Fifa president Gianni Infantino just thought he was making a light-hearted quip. But it fell flat in England.

T20 cricket World Cup row overshadows India’s Olympic ambitions

India hopes next month’s T20 World Cup will bolster its credentials as a global sports host -- and the country’s Olympic ambitions -- but preparations have been rocked by a diplomatic row with Bangladesh and accusations of political interference.

U19 WC 2026: Comfortable Wins for Australia and Bangladesh

Australia bundled out Sri Lanka on 58 before cruising to a nine-wicket win. Bangladesh was set a target of 200 runs, which it shot down in the 42nd over with seven wickets to spare.

Sri Lanka – England 1st ODI: Spinners to the fore as Sri Lanka go one up

Kusal Mendis’s unbeaten knock of 93 that laid the foundation for Sri Lanka to post a score of 271 for 6 was taken over by Sri Lanka spinners who together combined to restrict England for a score of 252 in their run chase of 272 to record a win by 19 runs win in the first of the three match ODI series played at the R. Premadasa Stadium.

Yeti SSC Open Tennis Championship: Biyanka, Tuvini book berth to final

Biyanka Acquisapace and Tuvini de Alwis booked the berth to the women’s doubles final of the Yeti SSC Tennis Open Championship by recording a comfortable two sets to nil over the pair of Savini Jayasriya and Hasali Gajaba in one of the two semi final encounter played at the SSC tennis courts in Colombo yesterday.

Chunchi to lead Zahira at Rugby

Zahira College announced their 4th Year Coloursman, Hakeem Chunchi to lead their 1st XV Rugby Team for the 2026 season.

First Innings win for Antonians

St. Anthony’s College, Katugastota A team scored a first innings win over St. Benedict’s College A team in their Under 19 Inter School cricket encounter which concluded at Katugastota recently.

Gateway Girls Shine, Clinching Under 14 Football Championship

Following the recent success of the boys’ teams, Gateway Girls proved they were equal to the task as the Under 14 Girls emerged Champions of the Sri Lanka Schools Colombo District Under 14 Football Tournament, remaining unbeaten throughout the competition.

Park Club eye winning end to round 1

Havelock Sports Club will look to cap their Round One campaign In the Inter Club Rugby League 2025/2026 on a positive note when they take on Police Sports Club in their final group encounter at Police Park today (23 January).

Sri Lanka squad for ODI series finalised

Sri Lanka picked a 17-member squad for the three match ODI series against England starting today and scheduled to be played under floodlights at the R. Premadasa Stadium in Colombo.

Sahansa and Mayooran U-16 champions

Sahansa Damsiluni and Mayooran Kubheran ended as Under 16 Singles champions of the Yeti SSC Open Tennis Championship when they came out on top in the finals played at the SSC tennis courts in Colombo yesterday

Raducanu ousted from Aussie Open

Emma Raducanu looked below-par in an Australian Open second-round defeat by Austria’s Anastasia Potapova that denied the Briton a meeting with world number one Aryna Sabalenka yesterday.

Madushan and Anantharasa surfing champions

Lakshitha Madushan of the Weligama Sports Club and Anantharasa Ammu Jansee of the Arugam Bay Sports Club became the men’s and women’s champions respectively at the National Surfing Championship at the Hikkaduwa Main Point.

Gateway grabs basketball prize fifth time running

Gateway College once again stamped their dominance in the schools’ basketball arena by winning the International Schools Under-17 Basketball Tournament organised by Colombo International School.

Volleyball National Novices final round in Badulla

World Cup 2026 ticket holders can now access priority visa appointments for travel to the United States - but doubt remains whether fans from every country to have qualified will be able to enter.

Neesham & Binura Seal Rajshahi’s Spot in BPL Final

Rajshahi Warriors booked their place in the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) final with a thrilling 12-run win over Sylhet Titans in the Qualifier 2 at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur on Wednesday.

England re-hire 2005 Ashes pace coach Cooley

England have made a further addition to their backroom staff by re-hiring Troy Cooley as national pace-bowling lead.

ICC Board decides to uphold published match schedule for ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026

The International Cricket Council (ICC) today confirmed that the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup will proceed as scheduled with Bangladesh’s matches to be played in India.

McIlroy challenges Hatton and Rahm to pay Tour fines

Rory McIlroy has challenged Tyrrell Hatton and Jon Rahm to ’’prove’’ their commitment to Europe’s Ryder Cup team by settling their multi-million pound fines from the DP World Tour.