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No visas, Rugby players damned

Parliament questions lethargy of Sri Lanka Rugby and Sports Minister as team is held back from Korean contest

13 Jun 2026

Sri Lanka face must-win U19 World Cup Clash as Semi-Final Race Heats Up

29 Jan 2026

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Pakistan face Australia with T20 World Cup participation uncertain

28 Jan 2026

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Sri Lanka Announce T20I Squad: Shanaka Captain, Pavan Included

28 Jan 2026

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Bangladesh Slam ICC Over 'Unfair' U19 WC Scheduling After Exit

28 Jan 2026

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Sri Lanka T20 team owner sentenced over match-fixing

28 Jan 2026

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Sri Lanka T20 team owner sentenced over match-fixing

28 Jan 2026

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A Sri Lankan court handed the British owner of a Premier League team a four-year suspended sentence on Wednesday over match-fixing in the domestic T20 cricket tournament, a judicial official told AFP.

Brook blitz ends Sri Lanka’s unbeaten home run, England clinch series

27 Jan 2026

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Harry Brook’s blistering 57-ball hundred proved the difference as England romped to a famous 53-run victory over Sri Lanka on Tuesday to clinch the series and end the hosts’ five-year-long unbeaten ODI home run.

Bradman cap fetches record price at auction

27 Jan 2026

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A baggy green cap worn by Donald Bradman fetched A$460,000 (US$319,000) at public auction in Australia on Monday, a record price for a cap worn by the Australian cricket legend.

Sri Lanka announce six-game tour of the West Indies

27 Jan 2026

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Sri Lanka have announced a six-match tour of the West Indies with matches played across February and March 2026.

Sri Lanka and England clash in series decider

27 Jan 2026

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Sri Lanka and England sharing a win each in the three match ODI series will move onto the field with a mission of clinching the series in the third ODI scheduled to be played under floodlights at the R. Premadasa Stadium toda

Five Sri Lankans taste success

27 Jan 2026

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Five Sri Lankan players, three in the boys’ category and two girls, tasted success on day one in the first round matches of the ITF Junior Circuit J30 Week One tennis championship played at the SLTA tennis courts in Greenpath, Colombo to qualify for the second round.

Sri Lanka’s Crystal Palace and Police SC secure wins

27 Jan 2026

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Crystal Palace Football Club Gampola and Police Sports Club recorded victories in their respective FFSL Champions’ League Group ‘A’ and Group ‘B’ matches, which were played at the Race Course ground, Colombo.

Promising Sallay leads Thurstan

27 Jan 2026

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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

27 Jan 2026

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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

27 Jan 2026

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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

27 Jan 2026

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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

26 Jan 2026

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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

26 Jan 2026

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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

26 Jan 2026

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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

26 Jan 2026

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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

24 Jan 2026

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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

24 Jan 2026

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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

24 Jan 2026

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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

24 Jan 2026

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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

24 Jan 2026

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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

23 Jan 2026

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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

23 Jan 2026

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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

23 Jan 2026

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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

23 Jan 2026

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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

23 Jan 2026

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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

23 Jan 2026

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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.

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