Fast bowler Kasun Rajitha earned a place in Sri Lanka’s team that will start the second Test against Bangladesh in Mirpur on Monday, on the back of his impressive figures in the first Test.

Sri Lanka Olympian Yupun Abeykoon set a new Sri Lanka and South Asian record in the 200 metres in an international athletic meet in Italy on Sunday (22).

Batsman Bhanuka Rajapaksa could be in line for a return to the national team, following his inclusion in the ODI and T20I provisional training squads for the home series against Australia next month.

Football Sri Lanka (FSL) will launch a three-year national team development plan in association with Qatar Football Association (QFA) and the Aspire Academy of Qatar.

Bangladesh and Sri Lanka drew the first Test in Chittagong on Thursday after Dinesh Chandimal and Niroshan Dickwella hung on for the visitors in a vital seventh-wicket stand.

Sri Lankan sprinter Yupun Abeykoon ran a personal best of 10.04 secs in the Men’s 100m at the City of Savona International Meeting on Wednesday, although an over-the-limit tailwind meant it did not count as a new South Asian record.

Veteran seamers James Anderson and Stuart Broad returned to the England Test squad today for the first two Tests against New Zealand next month.

Mushfiqur Rahim struck his eighth Test century and became the first Bangladeshi to pass 5,000 runs as the hosts took the upper hand in the first Test against Sri Lanka in Chittagong on today.

Pathirana first came to the limelight when he appeared to have bowled a delivery at 175kmph during one of the junior matches, which was then considered a technical fault. Since then the right-arm fast-bowler, who has a slingy bowling action, has been

Mushfiqur Rahim and Liton Das struck fifties after Tamim Iqbal made a hundred to put Bangladesh in pole position in the first Test against Sri Lanka in Chittagong on Tuesday.

Andrew Morrison and Keith Stevens, the two foreign coaches appointed by Sri Lanka Football for the national football team arrived in Sri Lanka on Sunday (15).

Angelo Mathews missed out on his second double hundred by one run as Bangladesh bowled out Sri Lanka for 397 runs in the first Test in Chittagong on Monday (16).

Former captain Angelo Mathews hit an unbeaten 114 to help Sri Lanka finish strongly on the opening day of the first Test against Bangladesh on Sunday.

Neutral match officials have been assigned for the two Test matches between Bangladesh and Sri Lanka.

Sri Lanka’s national men’s team and emerging players have already reached Bangladesh and England respectively, however, the fate of the national women’s team tour of Pakistan hangs in balance.

While the brave citizens of Sri Lanka are kicking the backside of the Rajapaksas, one man who has been shutting down the trash talkers on the pitch is none other than Sri Lanka’s spin wizard Wanindu Hasaranga.

Recently appointed Head Coach of the Sri Lanka cricket team Chris Silverwood is excited by what he sees in Sri Lanka cricket and believes he can make a difference through his involvement in the set-up.

The 18-member Sri Lanka cricket team led by Dimuth Karunaratne will take wing to Bangladesh for two Test matches in Chittagong and Mirpur.

Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake in a staggering media briefing on Tuesday (3) accused former Sports Minister Namal Rajapaksa of stealing money through a company under the name ‘CWG Hambantota’.

Opener Marcus Harris has been left out of the Australia squad for the two-Test tour of Sri Lanka in June and July, although he will have a chance to press for a return as part of the “A” team also touring.

England unveiled Ben Stokes as their test captain on Thursday, hoping for a swift turnaround under the talismanic all-rounder after a tame end to Joe Root’s five years in charge of the team earlier this month.

Rebellious resilience seems to be the norm for Rajapaksas at present, but in the case of Bhanuka Rajapaksa, the rebellious resilience has come in a very positive manner.

Banning Russian and Belarusian players from this year’s Wimbledon championships was the only viable option under the guidance provided by the British government, the organisers of the grass court Grand Slam said on Tuesday.

Sri Lankan Olympic sprinter Yupun Abeykoon made a record-breaking start to his 2022 season, setting a new Asian record in the Men’s 150m event at the Perseo Trophy 2022 Championships in Italy.

Kandy SC scrum-half Srinath Sooriyabandara has been named as captain of Sri Lanka 7’s rugby team ahead of the Commonwealth Games and Asia Games later this year. The form

Former Sri Lanka captain Mahela Jayawardene has declined an offer to coach England’s Men’s team, it is learnt.

Chennai Super Kings on Thursday named young Sri Lankan pacer Matheesha Pathirana as replacement for injured Adam Milne in the ongoing Indian Premier League.

The Tamil Nadu wicketkeeper batsman’s greatest ever moment in cricket was his majestic knock in the Nidahas Trophy final in 2018 held in Sri Lanka which has been viewed over 129 million times all over the world via YouTube. This was also a memorabl

Former Sri Lanka national men’s football head coach and Technical Director of Football Sri Lanka (FSL) Amir Alagic will be leaving his role in June.

All Sri Lankan players touring Bangladesh next month will undergo proper fitness tests on April 25, it is learnt.