Karthik Meiyappan lit up the Twenty20 World Cup with a hat-trick yesterday but it was in vain as Sri Lanka dismissed the United Arab Emirates for just 73 to get their campaign back on track.

The Sri Lanka Junior Track and Field Team, which had a successful campaign at the 4th Asian Under-18 Athletic Championships in Kuwait City, Kuwait returned home last evening to a rousing welco

The All Island Under 20 Hockey reached its knock out stages but unfortunately could not see the final winners in both Girls and Boys events as heavy rain in tandem disrupted the tournament in Matale last weekend. Girls en

The Netball World Championship for 2023, conducted by the International Netball Federation (INF) will be held from July 28 to August 8 in Cape Town, South Africa. The INF finalised the dates of the tournament last week, although the venue had been

The eight teams to qualify to the quarter-finals of the Under 19 Division One Tier ‘A’ segment inter-schools cricket tournament were found after the completion of the first round matches. Richmon

Professional footballers are frequent targets for blackmailers, says Paul Pogba’s agent with the France star embroiled in

Ruwantha Kellepotha who was in the headlines recently having bagged a sensational deal at the Australian Big Bash League (BBL) through which joining an elite bunch of Sri Lankan players including Kumar Sangakkara, Mahela Ja

The national level matches of the DSI Supersports Schools Volleyball Tournament, conducted by the Sri Lanka Volleyball Association and the Sri Lanka Schools Volleyball Association will be held on October 26, 27, 28, Nove

George Munsey’s unbeaten half-century and some inspired bowling helped Scotland thrash two-time Twenty20 World Cup champions West Indies by 42 runs in another big upset yesterday. Munsey’s 53-ball

With their chances of qualifying for the Super 12 round of the ICC T20 World Cup 2022 hanging in the balance, Sri Lanka face the United Arab Emirates (UAE) at the Kardinia Park, Geelong today.

Jan Frylinck smashed 44 runs and took two wickets as Namibia hammered Asia Cup champions Sri Lanka by 55 runs to cause a major upset in the Twenty20 World Cup opener yesterday. The left-handed Frylinck and JJ Smit (31 not out) lifted Namibia to 163/7

The Sri Lanka Junior Badminton Team left the island last night to take part in the 22nd World Junior Badminton Championships, which will be held in Spain, starting today till October 30. The team, which will begin its campaign in Group G, consists o

The Captain of the Sri Lanka Rebel Tour to South Africa was himself a Rebel. He fought for his people and for the cause. He was political in his conduct, yet once again for the betterment of all. He would fight the establishment, however strong they

Royal College and Bishop’s College took major honours at the 46th National Age Group Diving Championships, which concluded at the Sugathadasa Stadium Swimming Pool Complex in Co

The official sponsor of the National Cricket Team, Dialog Axiata PLC, launched a wish campaign in collaboration with Sri Lanka Cricket in support of the National T20 Cricket Team, who are eyeing the T20 world crown to be played from 16th October to 1

Sri Lanka won two silver medals and one bronze at the end of the third day of the 4th Asian Youth Under-18 Athletic Championships, which concluded in Kuwait City, Kuwait yesterday. Sri Lank

Sri Lanka pulled off a stunning one-run win over Pakistan in the semi-final of the Women’s Asia Cup in Sylhet yesterday, booking a place in the title-decider for the first time since the tournament sh

Sri Lanka’s right-arm slow medium pacer Achini Kulasuriya didn’t do what India’s Deepti Sharma did a few weeks ago. On Thursday, the 32-year old Kulasuriya had a chance to run out the non-striker Aliya Riaz, who had left the crease even before

Chenuka Dodangoda shone with an impressive all-round performance in Ananda Sastralaya Kotte’s easy first innings win over St. Anthony’s College Wattala in the Under 13 inter-school cricket encounter played at

Sri Lanka’s second and final T20 World Cup warm up match, against Ireland, at the Junction Oval in Melbourne yesterday was washed out yesterday without a ball being bowled. Sri Lanka won their first warm-up match on Tuesday against Zimbabwe, and wi

Sri Lanka will take on Ireland in their final warm-up match in Melbourne today, ahead of the campaign opening game of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2022 on Sunday against Namibia. A stunnin

In a rematch of the final group stage game, Sri Lanka will face Pakistan in the semi-final of the Women’s Asia Cup 2022 today, with India taking on Thailand earlier in the day. After losing their first game of the tournament, Sri Lanka Women bounce

An all-round performance by Shashin Rashmitha helped Devapathiraja MMV Rathgama to record a well deserved two wicket win over fancied Mahinda College Galle in the Under 19 inter-school cricket tournament match played at Galle. In this high scoring ma

Batting in the subcontinent is an art, and those who have mastered it – such as Sachin Tendulkar, Kumar Sangakkara Rahul David, Mahela Jayawardena and Mohamed Yusuf – had a very solid

The Old Nalandians and Old Senanayakians scored impressive wins over Royal College Hockey Club and Old Bens SC respectively in the ongoing “Pioneer Cup” ‘A’ division, Colombo Hockey League 2022, continued at the Torrington Astro Turf. Old

Opener Kusal Mendis shone with a quick-fire 29-ball knock of 54 inclusive of six boundaries and three sixes in Sri Lanka’s first T20 World Cup warm-up match against Zimbabwe, played at Melbourne yesterday.

MTV Channel (Pvt) Ltd, the Network that owns and operates Sirasa TV, Shakthi TV, TV-1, News 1st and Stein Studios has been appointed as the official television rights holders in Sri Lanka for the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2022, to be held in Australi

Sadeepa Anusanka of Moratu MV and Peshalika Maduwanthi of Panthiya MV, Matugama won the Boys’ and Girls’ titles respectively at the National School Games Under-20 mini-marath

The 11-member Sri Lanka Junior Athletic Team left for Kuwait yesterday to participate in the 4th Asian Youth Athletic Championships, which will be held from October 13 to 16 in Kuwait City

The Inter-School Under 19 limited overs encounter between Trinity College and St. Benedict’s College Kotahena ended in an no decision due to evening rain in the Central Region. Trinity qu