St. Sebastian’s College Moratuwa will meet St. Peter’s College Bambalapitiya in the quarter-final of the Under 17 Division One inter schools limited over cricket tournament conducted by Sri Lanka Schools Cricket Association and sponsored by Sri L

Half tons by Mahendra Baratha and Dinal Fernando paved the way for Trinity to record a comfortable 61 run win over Rahula Matara in the quarter final encounter of the Under 17 Division One inter-schools limited over cricket tournament played at De Ma

St. Aloysius’ College Ratnapura advanced to the semi-final of the Under 15 Division Two inter-school cricket tournament when they got the better of St. Thomas’ College Bandarawela by bonus points in the quarter- final encounter played at Balangod

The Sri Lanka Commonwealth Association has arranged for three sports teams from Sri Lanka to participate in the Commonwealth Youth Games (CYG) 2023. The three Sri Lanka teams are scheduled to leave on August 5. The 7th Youth Commonwealth Games cond

Former Indian cricketer Mohammed Azharuddin is not in favour of scrapping bilateral One Day International cricket, and the potential further ‘shortening’ of the game. Azharuddin, who was in the island on the invitation of the owner of the B-Love

England coach Brendon McCullum said the team’s fightback to draw a “heavyweight” Ashes series against Australia justified their attacking approach and provided them with a template to regain the urn in 2025/26. McCullum’s men were in a dir

Kadidiatou Diani scored a hat-trick as France marched into the last 16 of the Women’s World Cup on Wednesday in a 6-3 thriller against Panama. Les Bleues finished top of Group F ahead of Jamaica, who held Brazil to a goalless draw, denying talisma

The Hirdaramani Group and Sri Lanka Netball announce their official partnership for the provision of clothing to the National and Junior teams. The announcement comes as the Sri Lanka National Team heads out to participate in the Netball World Cup

The Kandy Schools ‘Blue’ team won the 56th Inter-District Combined Schools Under-20 Girls’ Hockey Tournament. Ten girls teams participated in this tournament which was held at Edward Park Stadium in Matale conducted by the Sri Lanka Schools

Joint defending champions Trinity College will meet Rahula College Matara in the quarter-final of the Under 17 Division One inter schools cricket tournament conducted by Sri Lanka Schools Cricket Association and sponsored by Sri Lanka Cricket at De M

Skipper Kavith de Silva and Meyon Rodrigo shone for Maris Stella College Negombo against Royal College Polonnaruwa in the pre-quarter final encounter of the Under 15 Division One cricket tournament played at Negombo. De Silva cracked a quick fire

Cycling Federation of Sri Lanka (CFSL) President and international cycling referee N. Karunarathna left for Glasgow, Scotland yesterday (August 2) to participate in the 192nd UCI (Union of Cycling International) World Congress 2023. The UCI Congr

Zahira College has been awarded the points of their Under 19 inter-school match against Trinity College which did not take place as scheduled on July 29, after the Trinitians said they were unable to take the field due to medical reasons concerning t

Sylvestrians CC beat Old Rathiyanz CC in their Kandy District Cricket Association conducted Division III cricket encounter which concluded at the Prisons ground in Pallekele recently. Sylvestrians CC 315 for 7 in 43 overs (Naveen Amarasinghe 117,

Kandy Zeylanikans CC beat Southerland SC by 91 runs in their Kandy Dustrict Cricket Association conducted division 3 cricket encounter which concluded at the Prison ground in Pallekelle recently. Kandy Zeylanikans CC 308 for 9 in 42 overs Udara Ja

Reshan Algama was in prime form at the Nuwara Eliya Regional Junior Open 2023 golf event which took place at the Nuwara Eliya Golf Club (NEGC) course last weekend. Prima Sunrise Bread sponsored the event. Featuring boys between the ages of 15 to 1

An excellent team effort with the ball and a stunning half-century from their ace batsman Avishka Fernando, gave the Dambulla Aura a comprehensive eight-wicket win over the Jaffna Kings in the Lanka Premier League yesterday. It was Dambulla’s fi

Prince of Wales along with St. Servatius’ College Matara and St. Peter’s College Colombo advanced to the quarter-finals of the Under 17 Division One inter-schools limited over tournament when they came out on top against St. Benedict’s Colle

Former Trinity College cricketer and Nuwara Eliya District Coach Kavinda Jayasuriya will be the Head Coach of St. Anthony’s College, Katugastota, with effect from today. Kavinda, who played for Trinity as an all-rounder, is a level 2 qualified coac

Trinity College beat Kingswood College in their inter-school under-17 cricket encounter, which concluded in Kurunegala recently. Two fine centuries were recorded in the fixture: Kavija Gamage (114) of Kingswood and Trinitian Chaniru Senarathne (111).

It’s still early days in this season’s Lanka Premier League but B-Love Kandy may already be sweating about their chances in the tournament after a second successive defeat exposed their brittle batting, in a 83-run loss to the Galle Titans at the

Secretary General of Sri Lanka’s National Olympic Committee (NOCSL), Maxwell de Silva, has come under intense scrutiny of the International Olympic Committee’s (IOC) Ethics Committee after allegedly meeting a banned IOC official, Sheikh Ahmad Al-

Secretary General of Sri Lanka’s National Olympic Committee (NOCSL), Maxwell de Silva, has come under intense scrutiny of the International Olympic Committee’s (IOC) Ethics Committee after allegedly meeting a banned IOC official, Sheikh Ahmad Al-

Babar Azam scored a half-century before the Colombo Strikers’ bowlers rallied to restrict B-Love Kandy’s batsmen in a 27-run win at the R. Premadasa Stadium yesterday, bouncing back from their defeat on the opening day of the Lanka Premier League

England beat Australia by 49 runs to win the fifth Test at The Oval on Monday and end the Ashes series all square at 2-2 after the tourists suffered a dramatic collapse. Australia, chasing a mammoth 384 to win, collapsed from 264-3 to 334 all out, wi

International level athletes Kalinga Kumara from Army and Gayanthika Abeyratne of Navy were adjudged best athletes at the 101st National Athletic Championships. The meet organised by Sri Lanka Athletics (SLA) was held with the participation of athl

The curtains of the Dialog Schools Under 19 Rugby league tournament which came down last week with the ending of the sixth week of matches saw St. Anthony’s College coming out victorious in the three-way battle for the fourth Super Round slot which

Galle Titans prevailed over Dambulla Aura after their match ended in a high scoring thrilling tie the second match of the Lanka Premier League tournament played at the R. Premadasa Stadium yesterday. Dambulla Aura in pursuit of 181 runs for victory

All parties have decided to unite to re-establish the football administration in Sri Lanka that has been banned by FIFA and to rebuild the sport in the country, which has been inactive for almost a year. This is the first time in the history of Sri L