It may only have been the opening game of the tournament, but the defending champions Jaffna Kings made their case as the team to beat in this year’s Lanka’s Premier League tournament with a 20-run win over the Colombo Strikers yesterday. While

Wesley College beat Kingswood College by 30 points (5 tries, 1 conversion, 1 penalty) to 15 points (2 tries, 1 conversion, 1 penalty) to win their 36th L.E. Blaze Trophy rugby encounter, which concluded at the Bogambara Stadium in Kandy yesterday. At

An impressive match figure of 6/12 by right-arm spinner Kaveen Nethmina paved the way for De Mazenod College, Kandana, to record a crushing seven-wicket win over Royal College, Colombo, in the pre-quarterfinal encounter of the Under-17 Division One i

Sri Lanka slumped to their worst ever Test defeat at home, losing to Pakistan by an innings and 222 at the Sinhalese Sports Club yesterday, as the home team’s batting folded to the guile of left-arm spinner Noman Ali and vicious swing of paceman Na

Sri Lanka Golf Union Ranking Tournament witnessed an action-packed day three of the competition heated up with remarkable performances and intense rivalries. K Prabagaran emerged as the standout player, leading the overall leaderboard with a total

Royal Colombo Golf Club (RCGC) beat Nuwara Eliya Golf Club (NEGC) in all three segments, Burdett Trophy, Puffin and Masters at the annual golf tournament which took place at the RCGC course in Borella recently. Burdett was the second oldest trophy ar

By M. Shamil Amit Royal College Colombo advance to the pre-quarter finals of the Under 17 Division One inter-schools limited over tournament with a comfortable 52 runs win over St. Anthony’s College Katugastota in the second round match played at

BCCI secretary Jay Shah has said that three member nations have written to the ICC for a change in their World Cup schedules. A day after multiple reports suggested that the marquee clash of the ICC World Cup 2023 between arch-rivals India and Pakist

Sri Lanka is scheduled to play home and away matches against Yemen on October 12 and 17 as part of FIFA World Cup 2026 and Asia Cup 2025 qualifying round stage one. For the first round of the tournament, 20 teams have been included and FIFA and AF

Sri Lanka crashed to their second successive defeat of the ongoing Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Group three tennis tournament when they were beaten by Vietnam by two sets to one in a Pool ‘A’ match played at the SLTA tennis courts in Greenpath, Colombo

Sri Lanka will play their opening preliminary round group C match of the Netball World Cup 2023 against Jamaica today (28) in Cape Town, South Africa. This tournament will be held until August 6. According to the Netball World Ranking, Jamaica is n

A masterful double century that put Abdullah Shafique in elite company and a rapid Agha Salman hundred drove Pakistan into an overwhelming position of strength in the second Test against Sri Lanka at the Sinhalese Sports Club grounds. As Sri Lanka’

Haroon Aslam jumped up in his ranking with a superb four under par round to end on number five position along with Chanaka Perera at the Sri Lanka Golf Ranking Tournament which was worked off for its second day at the Victoria Golf Resort (VGR)

Sri Lanka National Netball Team powered by Dialog is set to compete in the highly anticipated Netball World Cup 2023, in Cape Town, South Africa. Having emerged as Asian champions in the previous year, Sri Lanka is ready to showcase their skills on t

St. Joseph Vaz Wennappuwa along with St. Joseph’s Colombo, Mahanama College Panadura and Christ King College Ja-ela came out on top in their second round matches of the Under 15 Division One inter-schools cricket tournament and qualified to the pre

Kavija Gamage’s quick fire unbeaten knock of 117 in 90 balls including nine boundaries and an equal number of sixes guided Kingswood College to a convincing six-wicket win over Wesley College in the second round match of the Under 17 Division One l

Trinity College beat Bandaranayake College by a massive 193 runs in their Under 17 Inter- School cricket encounter concluded at Gampaha recently.

Sri Lanka Athletics (SLA) has made arrangements to start the 10,000m women’s final of the 101st Athletic Nationals (Senior) Championship 2023 tomorrow (28) at 7.30 a.m. at Sugathadasa Stadium in Colombo. The number of athletes who have entered f

The North Central Province Badminton Association (NCPBA) has called entries for the NCPBA All Island Open Badminton Championship 2023 which will be held next month. The Championship organized by the NCPBA under the auspices of the SLB (Sri Lanka B

Pole Vault women Sri Lanka record holder Sachini Kushalya Perera has left the country and is working as a domestic worker in the Middle East not because of any shortcoming or mistake from the athletics administration, said Sri Lanka Athletic (SLA) Ge

If Sri Lanka feared a long day out in the field with Pakistan piling on the runs, as is customary on the second day of a Test at the SSC grounds, they were spared of that with rain allowing just 10 overs of play yesterday. This does not bode well

The Sri Lanka Golf Union (SLGU) conducted ranking tournament commenced in picturesque surroundings with seasoned professionals and talented amateurs showcased their skills and setting the stage for an exhilarating competition at the Victoria Golf Res

Two relatives of Sports Minister Roshan Ranasinghe were also part of the non-Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) contingent that travelled to Australia for the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup last year with letters from SLC, sources claimed. A draft of the Auditor Gen

Sports Minister Roshan Ranasinghe has appointed a three-member Independent Committee to restore the administration of Football Sri Lanka (FSL), which has been banned by FIFA, with effect from July 24. FIFA authorities and a Sri Lankan delegation led

Half tons by Sevitha Dumal and Oshada Devinda paved the way for St. Aloysius’ College Galle to record an easy 93 run win over St. Sebastian’s College Katuneriya in the second round match of the Under 17 Division One inter-schools limited over tou

Sports Minister Roshan Ranasinghe yesterday approved to allow a total team of 153 including athletes, officials and coaches to participate in the Hangzhou Asian Games. The 2022 Asian Games, postponed due to Corona, are scheduled to be held in Hangzho

The Stabilization Committee appointed by the Sports Minister to carry out the temporary operational procedure relating to Sri Lanka Rugby (SLR) has filed an appeal before the Supreme Court challenging the legality of the interim order issued by the C

An innings of déjà vu, littered with moments of insanity ended with Sri Lanka bowled out for 166 and Pakistan taking early honours in the second Test at the SSC grounds on the back of half-centuries Abdullah Shafique and Shan Masood. By the end of

Kelani Cables PLC and Star Garments Group Katunayake entered the final in the 12th Stafford Motor Co. Ltd., sponsored, “Honda” Trophy – MCA “G” Division 25 Over League Tournament 2023.

The Davis Cup Asia Oceania Zone 3 tennis tournament conducted by ITA will get underway from tomorrow at the SLTA tennis courts in Greenpath, Colombo.