Tiger Woods’ teenage son shows uncanny resemblance on course

Tiger Woods and his son Charlie have stolen the show again on the final day of an exhibition event in Orlando.

Olympic-level hockey turfs for Colombo and Matale

The Minister of Sports and Youth Affairs, Harin Fernando, has succeeded in securing two Olympic-level Blue Polytan Astro hockey turfs for Sri Lanka through the Asian Hockey Federation (AHF).

Kandy SC set to prevail against Police SC

The defending league champions, Kandy Sports Club will play their third game when they host Police Sports Club in their SLR Nippon Paint Inter-Club Rugby Tournament match at the Nittawela Stadium in Kandy on Sunday. The kick-off is scheduled for 3.45 p.m.

Hockey Nationals rescheduled for January

The 2023 Senior National Men’s and Women’s Hockey Tournament, which was postponed due to bad weather, will be worked off from January 25 to 28 at the Shalika Grounds in Narahenpita.

Venuki wins Bronze at Singapore Swimming Meet

The Sri Lankan Age Group Swimming Team bagged a Bronze Medal on the first day of the 17th Singapore Open Artistic Swimming Championships at the OCBC Aquatic Centre in Singapore.

CR and FC thrash Airmen 29-5

CR and FC cruised to a smashing 29-5 victory over Air Force SC in their SLR Nippon Paint Inter-Club League Rugby Tournament fixture played at Longden Place.

Hardik replaces Sharma as Mumbai Indians captain for IPL 2024

Mumbai Indians on Friday announced Hardik Pandya as the captain for the Indian Premier League 2024 season.

Aamer Jamal sparkles in Australia with a record six-wicket haul

Aamer Jamal’s 6/111 were the third-best bowling figures in an innings for a Pakistan pacer on debut.

BCCI Decides To Retire MS Dhoni’s No.7 Jersey

BCCI decides to retire MS Dhoni’s No.7 jersey to pay tribute for his numerous contributions to Indian cricket.

SL origin Nikith Perera represents NZ XI

Sri Lankan-born Nikith Perera, represented New Zealand XI in their one-day encounter against the visiting Bangladesh outfit under Liton Das.

AHF compensates SL Women’s Hockey Team

The Sri Lanka Hockey Federation (SLHF) will receive a compensation of US $ 10,000 from the Asian Hockey Federation (AHF), SLHF President G. Vishvanathan told the Daily Mirror.

SLC to hire new physio, trainer for national team

Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) is to hire a new physio and a new trainer for the national team, it is learnt.

Blockbuster European Summer of Cricket in 2024 confirmed

Next year will see three new countries given the opportunity to host an ICC event for the first time, with Italy, Germany and Denmark joining seasoned hosts Scotland and Guernsey in a packed summer of ICC pathway cricket in Europe in 2024.

Warner surpasses two Australia legends to enter elite list

In a stellar kick-off to his farewell tour, David Warner silenced all critics about his Test cricket form with a remarkable 164 off 211 balls on the opening day of the first Test against Pakistan.

Sanath Jayasuriya appointed as Cricket Consultant to SLC

Former captain Sanath Jayasuriya has been appointed as Cricket Consultant to Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC). Accordingly, the cricketing legend will oversee all teams that attend SLC’s High Performance Centre.

Australian cricketer Green reveals chronic kidney disease

Australian allrounder Cameron Green revealed Thursday he suffers from a chronic kidney disease and that he was not expected to live past the age of 12.

Tug-of-War Nationals on Dec. 16 in Galle

The Sri Lanka Tug-of-War Federation (SLTWF) will conduct the 19th National Tug-of-War Championship 2023 on December 16 at the Galle Football Grounds.

Old Dharmapalians SC, Kandy CC, Leo CC record first wins

Old Dharmapalians SC along with Kandy CC and Leo CC recorded their first wins of the ongoing Premier Tier ‘B’ T20 tournament. The Palians defeated Malay CC played at Katunayake while Kandy CC and Leo CC got the better of Saracens SC and Kalutara TC in the matches played at Welisara and Katunayake.

Thisen, Abheeth steer S. Thomas’ to second outright win

A knock of 106 in 109 balls inclusive of nine boundaries and five sixes by Thisen Eheliyagoda and a six wicket haul by left arm spinner Abheeth Paranavidana paved the way for S. Thomas’ to record an innings and 22 run win over Dharmapala MV Panniptiya in the Under 19 inter-school encounter concluded at Mt. Lavinia.

Bangladesh U19 prevail, Sri Lanka U19 knocked out

Bangladesh U19 prevailed against Sri Lanka U19 with a comfortable six wicket win in their final Group ‘B’ match of the Asian Cricket Council U19 Asia Cup encounter played at the ICC Academy ground today.

Harin rejects Tharushi’s Ireland visit

A request by the Institute of Sports Medicine to send Asian Games Gold Medallist Tharushi Karunaratne to Ireland for medical treatment was turndown by the Sports Minister Harin Fernando.

Debut challenge for new Cricket Selection Committee to select squad for Zimbabwe tour

The newly appointed Selection Committee of Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) will commence its official duties by selecting the national squad for the 2024 Zimbabwe tour of Sri Lanka, Sri Lanka Cricket said.

'It was not easy to move on' - Rohit Sharma opens up for the first time following World Cup final defeat

Rohit Sharma, India’s captain for the 2023 ODI World Cup, has opened up for the first time since the final loss to Australia, saying it was “not so easy to move on” from the defeat.

Kandy SC all out to continue winning streak

Kandy SC are set to dominate the domestic rugby scene once again as they are all out to retain the SLR Inter-Club ‘A’ Division League Title for another year.

ICC does not take SL Parliament seriously: Harin

The International Cricket Council (ICC) does not consider what is said in Parliament on Sri Lanka’s cricket as they have a certain way of doing things, Minister of Sports Harin Fernando told Parliament today.

Khawaja will not wear shoes with human rights message at Perth Test, Cummins says

Ahead of the first Test against Pakistan, Usman Khawaja wore shoes with ’Palestine conflict slogans’ on it, prompting a reminder of ICC rules from Cricket Australia.

Mahela meets SLC officials: No indication of resignation yet

Former Sri Lanka cricket captain Mahela Jayawardene, who has been working as a consultant for the teams, met Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) board officials on Tuesday, it is learnt.

An international football complex near Colombo proposed

Since Sri Lanka is billed to host the 2025 SAFF 15th Edition, FSL says they will go all out to build a new football complex.

Turkish FA halts league football after club president hits Super Lig official

Turkish football bosses suspended all leagues after a referee was punched to the ground by a club president following a top-flight game on Monday.

No plans of slowing down for Shakib with fresh challenges on the horizon

Bangladesh veteran Shakib Al Hasan is prepared to forgo opportunities in franchise cricket to prolong his international career in all three formats.