Zimbabwe Tour of Sri Lanka 2024, Schedule, Squads

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 will serve as the venue for all six floodlit matches.

CR edge out CH to extend winning streak

CR and FC pulled off a hard-fought 28-23 victory over arch-rivals CH and FC in their Inter-Club League Rugby Tournament match played at Longden Place.

Lankan golf stars to compete in India and Malaysia

Sri Lanka will be represented by two exceptional talents, Reshan Algama and Chanaka Perera, at the 122nd Amateur Golf Championship of India, hosted at the Royal Calcutta Golf Club (RCGC) from December 10 to 17.

SLC ground staff awarded with cash rewards

Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) commenced the distribution of the US $50,000 award (RS. 16m) money promised during the Asia Cup to the ground staff of the RPICS, Colombo, and PICS, Kandy.

FLYHISPORTS to support Havelock SC for second successive year

Havelock Sports Club one of the top rugby playing sides in Sri Lanka with a history spanning108 years will no doubt be a side to be reckoned with this season and to make them achieve their feat FLYHISPORTS has come forward to sponsor the club for the second successive year .

Colombo South emerge undisputed champs

Colombo South emerged the undisputed champions of Under 15 Youth League limited over tournament when they recorded a crushing 86 run win over Colombo North in the final played at the MCA ground today.

Australia Celebrates their sixth men’s ODI World Cup win...!

Pat Cummins and Co are champions again in 2023. (Pix: ICC)

Awesome Australia beat India to win the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup

Victory for Australia is a crowning moment in what has been a phenomenal year for Pat Cummins’ side across formats, adding to their win over India in the World Test Championship final in June and their subsequent retention of the Ashes.

Australia restrict India to 240 in tense World Cup final

Australia’s bowlers produced a masterclass to bounce back from a powerplay blitz and tie India in knots, restricting the tournament hosts to 240 all out in the first innings of the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023 final.

David Beckham joins Sachin Tendulkar at the India-New Zealand semi-final showdown

Football legend David Beckham was seen with cricketing icon and fellow UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador Sachin Tendulkar during the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023 semi-final between India and New Zealand in Mumbai.

A celebration of greatness...!

Former Sri Lankan cricketer Aravinda de Silva, former Indian cricketer Virender Sehwag and former Indian women’s cricketer Diana Edulji inducted into the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame on Monday. The trio’s outstanding contributions to the sport will be celebrated with an on-field ceremony at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai during the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023 semi-final.

Sri Lanka Cricket holds post-World Cup briefing amidst ICC suspension

A post-World Cup media briefing, attended by members of Sri Lanka Cricket, was held by Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) in the wake of the suspension imposed on SLC by the ICC.

Percy Uncle bids final goodbye...!

The final rites of renowned cricket cheerleader Percy Abeysekera were held at the Borella Cemetery today.

India rout Sri Lanka by 302 runs to seal World Cup semi-final spot

Mohammed Shami took five wickets as India’s pacemen produced a devastating display to skittle out Sri Lanka for just 55 as the unbeaten tournament hosts secured a World Cup semi-final place with a colossal 302-run win in Mumbai on Thursday.

Red card will be with me forever, says All Blacks skipper Cane

Distraught New Zealand captain Sam Cane said he ’’would have to live forever’’ with the red card he received in the 12-11 defeat to South Africa in Saturday’s Rugby World Cup final.

Gallery: Sri Lanka team train ahead of Afghanistan World Cup clash

Sri Lanka team conducted a training session this afternoon at the Pune cricket stadium ahead of their World Cup group game against Afghanistan on Monday.

Riots, barbed wire: S.Africa’s stormy 1981 rugby tour of New Zealand

All Blacks fans will gather to watch the World Cup final against the Springboks on Saturday, but there was a time when their rugby team’s links to apartheid-era South Africa bitterly divided New Zealanders.

Ben Stokes seen using inhaler ahead of crucial WC clash

England’s Ben Stokes uses an inhaler during a practice session on the eve of their 2023 ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup one-day international (ODI) match against Sri Lanka at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru on October 25, 2023

When Ajay Jadeja Bashed Waqar Younis In 1996 To End Pakistan’s World Cup Dream

Afghanistan’s victory against Pakistan in the World Cup 2023 was not just a moral win, it was more than what words can express for a team that has seen so much in the past decade. The chief architect of that win was their mentor, Ajay Jadeja, who was hired right before the mega-event to provide crucial insights to the team.

Mathews set to play against England on Thursday

Injuries and a fragile middle-order have forced Angelo Mathews’ inclusion to Sri Lanka’s 15-man World Cup Squad competing at the 13th ICC Men’s World Cup 2023 in India.

Himalayan fog that stopped World Cup match ’wonderful thing’

New Zealand batsman Daryl Mitchell said the blanket of Himalayan fog which stopped play in Sunday’s Cricket World Cup match against India at Dharamsala was ’’a wonderful thing’’.

Shevon Daniel wins Schoolboy Cricketer Award

Sri Lanka Youth Captain and member of the Sri Lanka Emerging Squad Shevon Daniel of St. Joseph’s College, Colombo won the Schoolboy Cricketer of the Year for 2023 at the Sri Lanka Schools Cricket Association Under-19 Schools Cricket Awards held at the BMICH in Colombo.

Rohit’s record ton powers India to World Cup win over Afghanistan

Captain Rohit Sharma on Wednesday surpassed compatriot Sachin Tendulkar with a record seventh World Cup century to lead India to a crushing eight-wicket win over Afghanistan.

Argentina to play Wales in World Cup quarter-final after beating Japan

Mateo Carreras scored a hat-trick of tries as Argentina beat Japan 39-27 in a thriller in Nantes on Sunday to set up a World Cup quarter-final against Wales.

Trinity Juniors secure victory

Trinity College edged out D.S. Senanayake College 5-0 to win the All Island Under-16 ten-a-side rugby tournament played at their rugby stadium in Pallekelle today.

Thalawa MV’s Sumudunee bags School Women’s title

Nestomalt Cycle Challenge 2023

Gallery: Sri Lanka cricket team leaves for India

The Sri Lanka team for the Cricket World Cup 2023 left the island, under the captaincy of all-rounder Dasun Shanaka.

Bangladesh stun India for consolation Asia Cup win

Skipper Shakib Al Hasan’s 80 and inspired bowling led Bangladesh to a consolation six-run win over India in the final Super Four clash of the Asia Cup on Friday.

Sri Lanka make Asia Cup final in a thriller

Sri Lanka made it to the Asia Cup final with a thrilling last-ball win against Pakistan in their Super 4 match, which was a virtual semi-final, played at the R. Premadasa Stadium on Thursday.

Kohli, Rahul and Yadav star in India’s biggest ever win over Pakistan

There may be more crucial battles to come on the cricket field between India and Pakistan before this year is done, but the former will atleast hold a psychological edge in their fierce rivalry having recorded a massive 228-run win in their Asia Cup Super 4 match yesterday – a result set in motion by Virat Kohli and KL Rahul, who scored unbeaten centuries, and completed by Kuldeep Yadav, who claimed a five-wicket haul.