According to highly placed sources in Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC), the 40-year-old McDermott had applied for a short break a few days ago and he did not join the hotel bio-bubble and has not been coaching the players.

The online petition titled ’’Cancel the Tokyo Olympics to protect our lives’’ was launched earlier this month by Kenji Utsunomiya, a lawyer and former candidate for Tokyo governor.

Abeykoon surged into the national limelight when he smashed Himasha Eshan’s record of 10.24s when he clocked 10.16s at a competition in Germany earlier this year.

’’A few senior players attended the meeting and the others joined via zoom,’’ the source, familiar to the development, said.

An independent Anti-Corruption Tribunal has unanimously cleared former Sri Lanka player Avishka Gunawardene of two charges against him under the Emirates Cricket Board’s Anti-Corruption Code, allowing him to resume participation in cricket with imm

According to well-placed sources in Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC), the procedure of vaccination was performed at Narahenpita in Colombo.

According to highly placed sources in SLC board office, the selectors have decided to explain to them the reasons for dropping or resting them.

Balasingham although not a renowned rugby figure while at his time Trinity, has gone to become a successful business advisor and had lent a helping hand to the development of Trinity rugby when he organized a tour game for the Trinity first XV team w

The Indian Premier League Twenty20 cricket tournament has been indefinitely suspended due to the COVID-19 crisis in the country, IPL chairman Brijesh Patel told Reuters on Tuesday.

The first was to his mother Nimali Pieris and the second was to his mentor Chamila Gamage, without whom Jayawickrama may not have even been in Sri Lanka to represent his country.

Former Sri Lanka skipper Thisara Perera announced his retirement from international cricket on Monday, ahead of a white-ball tournament against Bangladesh.

Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) has been receiving heavy criticism for having too many clubs in the top flight which understandably weakens the competitiveness of the leading domestic tournaments, yet the teams mainly regarded as minnows have occasionally pr

In the ongoing Test between Sri Lanka and Bangladesh, the 22-year-old Jayawickrama became the first Sri Lankan bowler to grab six wickets on debut Test.

Former Sri Lanka captain Sanath Jayasuriya will lead the Greats XI in the exhibition match against Team Sri Lanka.

St. Joseph’s College and Royal College Colombo advanced to the final of the Under 19 Division One Tier A inter-school limited over cricket tournament when they recorded easy wins over Trinity College and Mahanama Colombo respectively on Wednesday (

The world’s highest wicket-taker Muttiah Muralitharan has reached Delhi and has rejoined the Sunrisers Hyderabad IPL team, his wife Madhi confirmed.

Unlike Dilhara Lokuhettige, who has challenged the ICC tribunal’s verdict on corruption charges and knocked the doors of the CAS (Court of Arbitration for Sports), Nuwan Zoysa will not move the court for his suspension.

Two Australian cricketers became the latest to pull out of the IPL today as India’s devastating coronavirus surge increases jitters around the glitzy tournament.

The 142nd Royal-Thomian encounter is likely to be postponed after four Thomian cricketers tested positive for COVID-19, the Daily Mirror learns.

Alcazaba, the Queen of Little England, proved her worth as she, together with Jockey J. Chinoy, claimed the RTC Magic Million Cup, the headliner of the day, at the RTC Magic Million Cup Raceday 2021 worked off at the Nuwara Eliya racecourse on Saturd

Not only Lahiru Kumara but another fast bowler Dilshan Madhushanka is also out of the second Test to begin at the Pallekele International Cricket Stadium in Kandy on Thursday.

The 24- year old Kumara was not on the field on the third day today due to the hamstring injury.

Sri Lanka’s longest rivalry in schools cricket comes alive this May as Royal College Colombo and S. Thomas’ College Mt. Lavinia battle it out once again for the 142nd uninterrupted blue ribbon cricket encounter, the “Battle of the Blues” play

A dominant batting display from Bangladesh gave them early honours in the first Test against Sri Lanka in Pallekele, as they ended the first day on 302 for 2.

According to highly placed sources, the 40-year-old former all-rounder is being banned for eight years after being charged with three breaches of the ICC’s anti-corruption code.

Wickramasinghe said, ’’It is all rubbish. None of us in the selection committee had ever received a call from Mahela. This I confirm after checking with my fellow selectors’’.

The league matches of the Under 19 inter-schools limited over tournament has come to an end and now the focus will be on the knockout stage with the quarter-finals of the Division One and Two scheduled to be conducted from Sunday.

Western Wind ridden by Jockey Vivek claimed a resounding victory in the EFL Governor’s Cup for Class 1 & 2 at the Royal Turf Club (RTC) organised RTC Governor’s Cup 2021 carried out at the picturesque Nuwara Eliya racecourse yesterday.

’’Tom Moody, who has recently been appointed as Sri Lanka’s director of cricket was invited in the meeting on Monday. He was more as an observer,” a source said.

The second day’s play saw S. Thomas’ resuming from their overnight score of 344 for 9 going on to add a further six runs after Rodrigo reached his ton with the score on 350 for 9.