Nine athletes of the Sri Lankan contingent left for the 19th Asian Games Athletics in Nanjing, China, yesterday (3) to participate in a three-week pre-training session before the tournament. This is the first team to leave Sri Lanka for the Hangzhou

The Super 4 stage matches of the Asia Cup, which are scheduled to be played in Colombo from September 9, could be moved to a different venue, with Pallekele and Hambantota the likely alternatives.

Bangladesh secured a convincing victory, significantly enhancing their chances of advancing to the Super Fours. Despite a prior defeat to Sri Lanka, Bangladesh displayed remarkable form right from the outset. The opening partnership set a brisk pace,

Gamer.LK, the premier Esports organisation in Sri Lanka, recently joined forces with hSenid Business Solutions PLC to curate an exhilarating Esports series exclusively for the company’s workforce. Underscoring its commitment to taking the thrill of

Fast bowler Matheesha Pathirana returned impressive figures of 4-32 to help Sri Lanka to a comprehensive five-wicket win over Bangladesh in the Asia Cup match yesterday. Spinner Maheesh Theekshana struck early before Pathirana joined forces to dism

Sri Lanka junior players tasted success in the ongoing ATF Under 14 Week 1 Tennis Tournament which is in progress now at the SLTA tennis courts in Greenpath, Colombo. Three players in the boys’ category Chamath Minsilu, Buvindu Jayawardena and Sase

Trinity College and S. Thomas’ College Mount Lavinia will play in their 17th Annual Hockey encounter on September 2 at the Asgiriya International Cricket Stadium. The series between the two schools started in 2003 with Tivanka Wijerathna leading

World number one batsman Babar Azam and Iftikhar Ahmed scored punishing hundreds as Pakistan thrashed Nepal by 238 runs in the opening game of the Asia Cup in Multan on Wednesday. Skipper Azam smashed a 131-ball 151 for his 19th ODI hundred while Ahm

Trinity College Cricket Lion and National Youth cricketer Manula Kularatne will lead his College Under 19 cricket outfit for 2023/2024 season. Kularatne represented Sri Lanka Under 19 national team on the Tour of UAE Tri-series in 2023, and also repr

Indian cricket team led by Rohith Sharma arrived in Sri Lanka to take part in the 16th Asian Cricket Championship. India will play against Pakistan in Pallekele on Saturday Sept. 2 .This year’s t

Sri Lanka captain Dasun Shanaka said that the experienced hands in his side will make up for the players lost due to injury, ahead of their opening match of the Asia Cup 2023 against Bangladesh in Pallekele today. Defending the title t

Colombo North emerged champions of the Sri Lanka Under 17 Youth League limited over tournament when they recorded a 13-run win on the D/L method in the rain effected final played at the NCC ground.

The 48th Milo Schools Swimming and Aquatic Championships concluded at the Sugathadasa Indoor Stadium swimming pool yesterday saw defending champions in the boys and girls categories St. J

Max Verstappen won a chaotic, deluge-hit and red-flagged Dutch Grand Prix yesterday to match Sebastian Vettel’s record run of nine consecutive victories. Fernando Alonso for Aston Martin took second with Alpine’s Pierre Gasly completing the podiu

Youngsters K. Danushan stamped his class in the Gold Segment final when he got the better of Jevahn Sathasivam 3-2 while Kaya Daluwatte was stretched to the maximum by Sherin Balasuriya in the Girls Gold section where the game went in to the 21st ho

The Dialog President’s Trophy schools rugby knockout tournament will get underway today with the clash between Zahira College and D.S. Senanayake College scheduled to be played from 4:15 p.m. at Havelock Park. The tournament for the top division

The second day’s proceedings of the 48th Milo Schools Swimming Diving Championships held at the Sugathadasa Stadium swimming pool saw defending champions in the three categories of Boys, Girls and Mixed Schools taking the lead. In the boys catego

The Secretary General of the National Olympic Committee of Sri Lanka (NOCSL) Maxwell de Silva says that a conspiracy is being hatched against him locally and internationally. He ch

The Junior Match Play Championship 2023 progressed to its final stages, showcasing the exceptional skills of young junior golfers, with both Jevahn Sathasivam and K Danushan progressing towards the final stages of the Boys’ Gold Division, which wil

All arrangements have been finalized to conduct the finale of the 47th National Sports Games (NSG) athletics from August 24 to 26 at the Sugathadasa Stadium in Colombo. The Ministry of Sports has taken steps to name the previously held National Sp

Former Zimbabwe fast bowler Henry Olonga was believed to be the first person to have unintentionally spread the false news of Heath Streak’s death. However, the 48-year-old has denied being the source of the news. Olonga also shared the screens

Sineth Jayawardene of Royal College Colombo has been selected to lead the Sri Lanka Under 19 for the forthcoming Test and ODI matches against the visiting West Indies U19 who have already arrived in the island. The Sri Lanka Under 19 squad compris

Colombo North recorded back to back wins in the ongoing Sri Lanka Under 17 Youth League limited over tournament. They first overcame Colombo South by eight wickets and then defeated Kandy by 17 runs. Kandy in their first match recorded a big 103 r

Ajmeer National School Ukuwela in Matale emerged boys Under 16 football champions as they outplayed fancied Zahira College Matale by one goal to nil (1-0) in the final of the Matale District inter- School Football Tournament 2023 for boys Under 16 co

Top class Golf was witnessed at Royal Colombo Golf Club (RCGC) with exceptional talent as the Junior Match Play Championship 2023 for the coveted Rukmini Kodagoda Trophy progresses to the semi-final stage. In a demonstration of remarkable skill, K.

Dilhani Lekamge is scheduled to participate in the Javelin throw (women’s) heat ‘B’ today (August 23) at 11:30 a.m. Sri Lanka time at the IAAF 19th World Athletic Championship (WAC) 2023.

Sri Lanka was kicked out of Asia Games Rugby 7s as the official tournament draw was announced yesterday with Nepal taking the Tuskers spot despite a failed attempt from National Olympic Committee (NOC) at the eleventh hour.

An unbeaten 70 inclusive of four boundaries and two sixes by Oveen Salgado paved the way for St. Peter’s College to record an easy six-wicket win over St. Joseph Vaz College Wennappuwa in the Under 19 inter-school limited overs cricket tournament m

Sri Lanka Rugby (SLR) President Rizly Illyas has confirmed stepping down from the post after what proved to be a highly controversial tenure which saw him in battles all the time for all the wrong reasons.

De Mazeond College Kandana bagged their maiden major cricket title when they emerged the Under 17 Division One inter-schools limited over tournament champions when they defeated Prince of Wales College in a low scoring final by 51 runs played at the