Team India’s fast bowler, Jasprit Bumrah, has a unique bowling action. While releasing the ball, his hand moves right to left without bending, and then the finger flicks the ball as well. So the ball comes diagonally at a higher pace. That’s too

Indian quick bowler Arshdeep Singh is stronger, fitter and riding high after answering his critics with a match-winning attack on South Africa’s top order ahead of next month’s T20 World Cup.

The Ritzbury Sir John Tarbat Junior Athletic Championship for 2022, conducted by the Sri Lanka Schools Athletic Association (SLSAA) will be held from December 13 to 15 at the Sugathadasa Sta

The Inaugural Monsoon Cup Golf event which is sponsored by Huawei Technologies received a record 95 entries will be tee off on October 1 at the Sri Lanka Air Force Golf course in China Bay at 7 a.m.

The Sri Lanka Schools Rugby Football Association (SLSRFA) conducted Under-20 seven-a-side rugby tournament 2022 will be worked off at the Nittawela Rugby Stadium on October 1 and 2 with the participation of 24 leading schools. Day two will see the kn

Fast bowlers Arshdeep Singh and Deepak Chahar wreaked havoc with the new ball to set up a convincing eight-wicket win for India in the first Twenty20 international against South Africa on Wednesday.

Mosaddek Hossain played a key role with both bat and ball as Bangladesh beat United Arab Emirates by 32 runs in Dubai on Tuesday to sweep the two-match T20 series. Bangladesh made 169-5 af

The Sri Lanka Schools Hockey Association (SLSHA) has called for entries for the All-Island Inter-Schools Under-20 Hockey Tournament scheduled to be worked-off from October 12-15 at the Edward

St. Anthony’s College, Katugastota scored a three wicket win over St. Sebastian’s College Moratuwa in their Under-19 Inter-School cricket encounter concluded at Katugastota yesterday. Visito

Hindu College Matale put up an outstanding performance as they clinched the Boys’ overall title at Matale Zonal Athletic Meet 2022 concluded recently at Hindu College ground in Matale. They collected 174 points while pushing defending champions S

Romesh Abeyrathne was in spectacular form winning the Mark Bostock Memorial Trophy Golf which took place at the beautifully laid Victoria Golf and Country Resort (VGCR) in Rajawella recently.

Organisers of the 2024 Paris Olympics intend to press ahead with an ambitious opening ceremony on the river Seine despite security concerns, a senior official said Wednesday. “All the lights are green to organise this ceremony in good security c

Football Sri Lanka (FSL) President Jaswar Umar yesterday warned that there is a great danger of the world football governing body – FIFA banning Sri Lanka in the coming days. According to reports, Sports Minister Roshan Ranasinghe had instructed au

Exhibiting their superiority on the courts St. Joseph’s College Colombo emerged undisputed Champions in the Western Province National Schools Basketball Tournament, scoring an empirica

Former Kingswood College, Army SC, Havelock SC, Kandy Youth player and referees Mahesh Senanayake was elected President of the Kingswood Rugby Union (KRU) at their Annual General Meeting (AGM) which took place in Kandy recently. President - M

St. Anthony’s Katugastota scored a six wicket win over Gurukula Kelaniya in their Inter-School Under 19 cricket encounter which was played at Katugastota recently. Ant

Justifying mankading in cricket has been a very difficult task for years, but since we now live in a world where people like Mahindananda Aluthgamage claim that those who chased away former Pr

The 16thedition of the Ladies College vs. Bishop’s College Under-17 and Under-19 Hockey Encounters 2022, revived after two years, will take place on Saturday (01) at Torrington Astro Turf, comme

The Executive Committee of the Sri Lanka Hockey Federation (SLHF) will field a Men’s and Women’s Team for the four-Nation Hockey Tournament to be hosted by the Singapore Hockey Federation (SHF) from December 14 to 18.

Holy Family Convent, Bambalapitiya emerged undefeated champions in the Western Province Schools Basketball Tournament, advancing through to the All-Island School Basketball Games. The Western Province School Games basketball tournaments took place

India all-rounder Deepti Sharma’s running out of Englishwoman Charlie Dean during their ODI at Lord’s on Saturday has drawn criticism and former Sri Lanka spinner Muttiah Muralitharan has added to it, stating the non-strik

The Ceylonese Rugby and Football Club (CR&FC) kicked off its Centenary Year Celebrations at a press briefing held yesterday at the Club’s Old Pavilion. The Centenary

New Zealand routed Australia to close out the defence of their Rugby Championship crown and extend the Wallabies’ miserable Eden Park record. A burst from w

Deepal V. Perera was re-elected as the President of the Kalutara Town Club at their 134th AGM of Kalutara Town Club held at their club house last weekend.

Sri Lanka Badminton (SLB) will inaugurate the newest version of the Badminton World Federation (BWF) - air badminton - at a soft launch on Wednesday (September 28) at the Decathlon Arena

Defence Service HA clinched the 59th Senior National Men’s Hockey Championship when they defeated Mercantile HA 4-0 in the final encounter played at the Astro Turf in Colombo yesterday. A total of 17 t

The Colombo Hockey Association (CHA) Mens & Womens “Pioneer Cup” Hockey League 2022 continued at the Torrington Astro Turf last week.

John Keells Blues defeated 3DH International 10-7 through a last-gasp try by Avishka Lee to claim the Cup trophy in the 50th Mercantile Rugby Sevens 2022, carried out at the CR & FC grounds yesterday.

The entries for the Mercantile Volleyball Championship 2022 will close on October 1, the Mercantile Volleyball Association (MVA) announced yesterday. The tournamen

The new Constitution for Football Sri Lanka (FSL) was passed with more than a two-thirds vote at a Special Annual General Meeti