Oscar Pistorius: Olympian hero turned disgraced killer

05 Jan 2024 - 2     - 2270

At the 2012 London Olympics, before 80,000 roaring fans and a constellation of camera flashes, it took Oscar Pistorius 45.44 seconds to become a global icon. A year later, he shot his girlfriend Reeva


Probable draw for 2024 T20 World Cup unveiled

05 Jan 2024 - 3     - 1745

The first two teams from each group will qualify for the Super Eights, in which their starting position has already been arranged


Warner ’Pleased And Relieved’ After Missing Test Caps Found

05 Jan 2024 - 0     - 219

David Warner was reunited on Friday with his missing ’’baggy green’’ Test caps after the veteran Australian cricketer issued a public plea.


Ayesha and Charani to create rugby history

04 Jan 2024 - 3     - 1179

Two national rugby players, Charani Liyanage and Ayesha Perera will create history in Sri Lanka Rugby history when they officiate as female match officials and assistant referees for the first time at


Dialog Axiata powers SLC as official team sponsor

04 Jan 2024 - 0     - 201

Dialog Axiata PLC has extended its partnership with Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) as the official sponsor of the Sri Lankan National Cricket Team.


Army SC has the edge over Police SC

04 Jan 2024 - 0     - 104

Army SC and Police SC with two wins each will clash in their Inter-Club League Rugby Tournament encounter at the Police Park tomorrow. The kick-off is at 3.45 p.m.


Sineth Jayawardena to lead SL at U-19 WC

04 Jan 2024 - 5     - 1364

The national selectors of Sri Lanka Cricket have picked Sineth Jayawardena of Royal College, Colombo to lead the 15-member Sri Lanka Under-19 Team for the ICC Men’s Under-19 World Cup from January 1


SSC, Colts claim top spot in L/O Cricket Tourney

04 Jan 2024 - 0     - 102

SSC and Colts CC recorded victories to take the top spot in their respective groups in the SLC Major Club Limited Overs Cricket Tournament.


Judo Nationals on January 12, 13

04 Jan 2024 - 0     - 236

The 60th National Judo Championships, conducted by the Sri Lanka Judo Federation (SLJF) will be held on January 12 and 13 at the Sugathadasa Indoor Stadium, Colombo.


SSC cruise through to their sixth win

03 Jan 2024 - 0     - 254

SSC cruised through to their sixth win of the ongoing Major Club limited over cricket tournament with a convincing 97 run win over Chilaw Marians CC in the match played at SSC ground.


Atapattu nominated for Women’s T20I Cricketer of the Year

03 Jan 2024 - 5     - 1665

Three all-rounders and the top-ranked women’s T20I bowler have been shortlisted for the ICC Women’s T20I Cricketer of the Year 2023 Award.


All Eyes on Captain Hasaranga

03 Jan 2024 - 9     - 2127

Sri Lanka taking on Zimbabwe in the first T20 International on January 15 will see the dawn of a new era. Arguably the only world class cricketer Sri Lanka has in the shortest format - Wanindu Hasaran


Madushanka nominated for top ICC Award

03 Jan 2024 - 1     - 1629

Sri Lanka’s ace left-arm seamer Dilshan Madushanka was today nominated for the ICC Men’s Emerging Cricketer of the Year 2023.


Dhananjaya appointed Test captain replacing Dimuth

03 Jan 2024 - 6     - 1536

Dhananjaya de Silva has been appointed as the captain of the Sri Lanka Test team replacing Dimuth Karunaratne.


South Africa left reeling after Siraj barrage

03 Jan 2024 - 5     - 1226

Indian bowler Mohammed Siraj engineered an extraordinary South African batting collapse as the hosts were bowled out for 55 before lunch on the first day of the second Test at Newlands on Wednesday.


National Super League tournament from January 18

03 Jan 2024 - 2     - 785

Sri Lanka Cricket will conduct the National Super League (NSL) four day tournament which is scheduled to get underway from January 18 and slotted to come to an end on May 3.


Sri Lanka will aim to win three in a row: Prasadi

02 Jan 2024 - 2     - 654

The newly appointed national netball coach P. D. N. Prasadi today said that she is determined to help Sri Lanka complete a hat-trick of victories at the 2024 Asian Netball Championships.


Zimbabwe Tour of Sri Lanka 2024, Schedule, Squads

02 Jan 2024 - 0     - 412

In January 2024, Zimbabwe is scheduled to embark on a tour of Sri Lanka, featuring three One Day Internationals (ODIs) and three Twenty20 Internationals (T20Is). The R. Premadasa Stadium in Colombo wi


Bangladesh’s Shakib bats for ruling party in elections

02 Jan 2024 - 2     - 1179

Turning his star sports power to politics, colourful Bangladeshi cricketer Shakib Al Hasan is all but guaranteed to become a ruling party lawmaker with general elections on Sunday boycotted by the opp


President receives cricket report from Cabinet sub-committee

01 Jan 2024 - 15     - 1662

The Ministerial Sub-Committee for Cricket, led by Foreign Minister Ali Sabry, handed over its report to President Ranil Wickremesinghe at the Presidential Secretariat today.


Warner confirms ODI retirement to add to Test farewell

01 Jan 2024 - 4     - 1235

Following his decision to retire from Test cricket, David Warner has announced he will also step away from ODI cricket.


Substandard SAG faces axe after 40 years

31 Dec 2023 - 5     - 995

The popular South Asian Games (SAG) are most likely to be banished from the regional calendar after the scheduled event in 2024 was further put off for 2025 by the authorities.


Warner set for hero’s farewell in Sydney as Aussies reveal squad for final Pakistan Test

31 Dec 2023 - 1     - 311

David Warner is set to enjoy his dream Test farewell as Australia named an unchanged squad for the New Year’s Test.


2023 in numbers: Top performers in Men’s Tests

31 Dec 2023 - 4     - 1924

The champions of the ICC World Test Championship 2021-23 cycle dominated the charts this year with some stellar individual performances.


New Zealand win third T20 to square series with Bangladesh

31 Dec 2023 - 1     - 160

New Zealand captain Mitchell Santner took four wickets as they beat Bangladesh by 17 runs in a rain-affected third and final Twenty20 international on Sunday to draw the series 1-1.


SL announces ODI, T20 squads; Mathews, Bhanuka included

30 Dec 2023 - 24     - 3732

Sri Lanka Cricket announced its final squads for both the ODI and T20I for the upcoming ODI and T20 series against Zimbabwe.