The Minister of Sports through the Attorney General today informed Court of Appeal that an Independent Panel of Governance Experts will be appointed in order to draft a new Constitution for the Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC). Additional Solicitor General

Kavishka Chathumal of St. Joseph Vaz College Wennappuwa and Chathuri Purnima of Tissapura MV Ampara won the Best Player Award in the Boys’ and Girls’ Tournaments respectively at the 2022 DSI Supersports Schools V

Top class golfer and consistent performer Kusal Johnpillai continued his dominance in the Hill Country when he accounted for the Nuwara Eliya Golf Club (NEGC) and Club Championship 2022 which took place over the weekend at their club course in Nuwara

Olivier Giroud became France’s all-time leading goalscorer as the World Cup holders coasted past Poland to reach the quarter-finals. The AC Milan striker scored his 52nd goal for France to claim the country’s outright record, surpassing the great

Veteran golfer Suresh Jayasekeran was in peak form recently, winning the Nuwara Eliya Golf Club (NEGC) Sinclair Cup 2022 at their club course under bright sunshine. Jayasekeran scored 37 with a handicap of 23, while former Thomian cricketer Ken de Al

Chamika Karunaratne has been the biggest talking point in the Sri Lankan cricket community in the last couple of weeks; interestingly, the all-rounder did not even feature for Sri Lanka in this particular period. Karunaratne was first handed a one-ye

Sir John Kotelawala National School (NS), Kurunegala, and A. Rathnayaka MMV, Walala, took the lead in the overall championship of the 2022 All-Island School Games Athletic Championships, which continued at the Sugathadasa Stadium in Colombo yesterday

The Sri Lankan sports minister, Roshan Ranasinghe, has decided to appoint a 6-member Fact Finding Committee to enquire not only about the players’ behaviour in the T-20 World Cup in Australia but also to ascertain whether the officials showed ‘re

Trinity College Kandy clinched the Under 19 Tier ‘A’ Division One limited over tournament title when they recorded a comfortable 41 runs on D/L method win over Richmond College in the final played at the Thurstan ground yester

Sri Lanka batsman Charith Asalanka foresees a bright future for young all-rounder Dunith Wellalage, stating the 19-year-old showed great maturity in their four-wicket win over Afghanistan on Wednesday.

Nippon Paint and SLT Mobitel have come on board as title sponsor and co-sponsor respectively to power ‘Nippon Paint Katukurunda Speed 2022’ organized and conducted by the Sri Lanka Automobile Sports (SLAS) the governing body for motorsports in Sr

All-rounder Chamika Karunaratne could face a fresh inquiry, this time from the Sports Minister Roshan Ranasinghe, after a letter written about the player’s behaviour while on tour with the n

Sri Lanka kept their hopes of securing direct qualification for the 2023 Cricket World Cup alive, when they beat Afghanistan by four wickets in a record run chase at the Pallekelle International Cricket Stadium in their third and final ODI yesterday.

Australia beat Denmark 1-0 on Wednesday to reach the last 16 of the World Cup for just the second time in their history while holders France won the group despite an upset defeat to Tunisia.

The much looked forward to Nuwara-Eliya Golf Clubs Gents Club Championship 2022 will take place on December 3 and 4 at their Club Course in Nuwara Eliya. Meanwhile the Graham Sinclair Cup 2022 and Annual Gold Medal events will take place on December

The 44th Annual Mercantile Hockey Association (MHA) Seven-A-Side Tournament will take place on Sunday at the P. Sara Oval in Colombo. The matches will commence at 8:00 a.m. with the semi-finals set to be held from 3:30 p.m. onwards. The final will

Sri Lanka’s symbol of pride in the United Arab Emirates, Sri Lions, are set to make another appearance in the prestigious Emirates Dubai 7’s Tournament set to be kicked off on December 1 in Dubai.

Sri Lanka will host Afghanistan in the third One Day International under lights at the Pallekele International Cricket Stadium with more than just a series-levelling win at stake. Sri Lanka are in the last stretch of their ICC Cricket World Cup Su

Cody Gakpo scored again as the Netherlands booked their place in the World Cup last 16 as group winners with a straightforward 2-0 victory over hosts Qatar yesterday. The Netherlands, needing just a point to be sure of progressing, put one foot in

Over 143 teams are set to participate in the Western Province Netball Association (WPNA) organised 66th Eva All-Island Open Netball Championship 2022, which will be held on December 3 and 4 at the Air Force Grounds in Rifle Green. This tournament

Holy Family Convent (HFC) Kurunegala clinched two titles at the 2022 All-Island School Games Netball Tournament held at the Maligapitiya Grounds in Kurunegala. HFC emerged champions in the Under-16 and in the Under-18 Tournaments, which was conduc

Trinity College Kandy and Richmond College Galle booked the final slots of the Under 19 Tier ‘A’ inter-school limited over cricket tournament with wins over St. Anthony’s College Katugastota and St. Benedict’s College Kotahena in the two semi

Vidyartha College and Ananda College were declared joint champions at the All Island Under 20 Boys Hockey Championship which was worked off at the Edward Park ground in Matale recently. Bot

Colombo South recorded their second successive win in the ongoing Sri Lanka Youth League Provincial limited over tournament w

The selection trials for the Central Asia Under-23 Men’s Volleyball Tournament, conducted by the Sri Lanka Volleyball Federation (SLVB) will be held on December 5 at the Sports Development Department Indoor Stadium of the

Sri Lankan pace bowler Kasun Rajitha has registered his name in the list of the cricketers, who have married in the middle of the bilateral series. Th

Cameroon kept their hopes of making the last 16 of the World Cup alive yesterday after fighting back from two goals down to draw a thrilling Group G encounter with Serbia 3-3. Rigobert S

The Government has allocated a sum of LKR 4.2 billion from the 2023 Budget for the development of sports in the country. This is a tremendous boost for the upliftment of sports in Sri Lanka despite the current financial crisis in the country, Sports

A rather tired looking Sri Lanka recorded a consolation 26-12 win over Malaysia in the 7th/8th play-off final in the eight nation men’s Asian Sevens Series 2022 – 3rd edition last evening at the Al Amblers R

Rain forced the second one-day international between hosts Sri Lanka and Afghanistan to be abandoned with the tourists leading the three-match series 1-0 yesterday. Afghanistan, who won the opener convincingly, failed to capitalise on a good start