France, Belgium and Portugal all blinked with a Euro 2024 place in their grasps but clung on for one-goal victories on Friday night which made them the first sides to qualify for next year’s tournament.

Kane Williamson marked his return to the World Cup with an undefeated 78 as New Zealand cruised past Bangladesh by eight wickets on Friday but the captain was forced to retire hurt with a thumb injury.

Opening batter Dimuth Karunaratne and seamer Lahiru Kumara are being considered for Sri Lanka’s World Cup game against Australia on Monday, as they look to bounce back after two demoralising defeats.

Quinton de Kock hit his second successive century at the World Cup on Thursday as South Africa sent five-time champions Australia crashing to a 134-run defeat.

South Africa opening batsman Quinton de Kock made his second successive century at the World Cup on Thursday in the group game against five-time champions Australia.

Australia captain Pat Cummins won the toss and chose to bowl first in their World Cup clash against South Africa at the Ekana Stadium in Lucknow on Thursday.

The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has made arrangements for the first leg of the FIFA World Cup 2026 and the AFC Asia Cup 2027 Qualifying Round One match between Sri Lanka and Yemen at the Abha Stadium in Saudi Arabia, today.

A half ton by Ayesh Shashimal and a four wicket haul by Minaga Perera paved the way for Ananda College to record a convincing 131 run win over St. Sylvester’s College in the Under 19 inter-schools limited over tournament encounter played at Ananda

This clash looms as a crucial battle for both teams, with the race for a semi-final berth at the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup already looking like it will go right down to the wire.

Sri Lanka play Australia in their next first-round match on October 16 in Lucknow and Theekshana said they need to work hard to get accustomed to these wickets where batsmen can easily score 350-360 runs.

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.

India’s Rohit Sharma hit his 554th career six during the World Cup match against Afghanistan on Wednesday, surpassing the mark of West Indies star Chris Gayle.

St. Peter’s College Bambalapitiya one of the leading catholic schools in Sri Lanka in preparation of the centenary celebrations has finalized arrangements to conduct an International Under 20 Schools Rugby 7’s tournament on October 14 and 15 to b

Skipper Hashmatullah Shahidi and Azmatullah Omarzai hit half-centuries as Afghanistan reached 272-8 against hosts India in their World Cup clash on Wednesday.

WBBL side Sydney Thunder recently came forward to announce the signing of Sri Lanka women’s skipper Chamari Athapaththu ahead of the WBBL 2023–24 season. Notably, Athapaththu was recently snubbed from the overseas draft of the same tournament.

The Talent Gymnastics Club of Batuwandara, Madapatha emerged as the national champions beating 24 teams in the mixed category at the inaugural Gym for Life Challenge Contest organised by the National Gymnastics Association and held at the Sugathadasa

Bangladesh have been fined five percent of their match fee for maintaining a slow over-rate against England during their clash in the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023.

Mohammad Rizwan and Abdullah Shafique clubbed centuries as Pakistan chased down the highest target in World Cup history to beat Sri Lanka by six wickets in Hyderabad on Tuesday.

Sri Lanka’s star all-rounder, Wanindu Hasaranga, has successfully undergone surgery to repair a defect in his hamstring.

Dawid Malan bludgeoned 140 before Reece Topley destroyed the Bangladesh top order on Tuesday as England bounced back from their mauling by New Zealand in their World Cup opener.

Kusal Mendis was taken to the hospital after the player suffered cramps upon returning from the field after his brilliant knock of 122 runs from 77 balls in the ongoing game vs. Pakistan.

Swashbuckling Kusal Mendis smashed the fastest century for Sri Lanka in a World Cup match on Tuesday, guiding his team to an imposing 344-9 against Pakistan in Hyderabad.

South Africa said on Tuesday it had filed a court appeal against a World Anti-Doping Agency decision that risks seeing the country’s rugby team barred from flying their flag in the World Cup quarter-final against France.

Kusal Mendis hit the fastest century by a Sri Lanka batter in men’s ODI World Cup on Tuesday against Pakistan at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad.

Apair of stars from South Africa and an experienced Sri Lankan batter are in the running for the ICC Women’s Player of the Month Award for September 2023.

The organisers of the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics on Monday formally recommended that cricket be included in its programme.

England captain Jos Buttler has his “fingers crossed” that players avoid serious injury in their World Cup clash against Bangladesh on a Dharamsala surface he described as “poor”.

Sri Lanka beat Saudi Arabia 3-0 in the Central Asian Mens Challenge Cup Volleyball 2023 tournament at Sugathadasa Indoor Stadium yesterday.

Two Sri Lankan junior players Vichinthya Nilaweera and Dinara de Silva tasted success in the boys and girls categories of the ITF Junior Circuit Week 2 tennis tournament played at the SLTA tennis courts in Greenpath, Colombo.

Sri Lanka was handed an embarrassing defeat by South Africa in their World Cup opener in Delhi on Saturday.