Victoria Golf Resort (VGR) hosted the Lectra Grand Prix Monthly Medal, a prestigious event that saw a display of exceptional talent from Ganeshan Sriharan, who ended as the overall winner.

Methwan Wijemanne came out victorious in the Boys’ Under 18 category when he defeated Ganuka Fernando by two sets to nil in the final played at the SLTA tennis courts in Greenpath, Colombo yesterday.

BCCI Secretary Jay Shah is set to become the youngest person to lead the International Cricket Council (ICC).

The funeral of late M. Jayasinghe - father of Sri Lanka Olympic Silver Medalist Susanthika Jayasinghe will be held in Athnawala today at 2.30 p.m.

Sri Lanka secured three medals at the fourth CISM Military World Cadet Games, held in Venezuela.

A knock of 112 by Ahan Wickramasinghe was in vain as Yasodha Lanka and Raveen de Silva cracked half tons to help Galle record a comfortable six wicket win over Kandy in the National Super League limited over encounter played at R. Premadasa Stadium.

An impressive bowling spell claiming 8 for 40 by skipper Wanuja Sahan helped Ace Capital CC to record an innings and 90 runs win over BRC in the Major Club Under 23 cricket tournament encounter played at Narahenpita.

The Sri Lanka Golf (SLG) National Ranking Tournament for August 2024 teed off yesterday with professional golfer N. Thangaraja taking the early lead at the Royal Colombo Golf Club (RCGC) Course at the end of day one.

Promising martial art exponent Lithum Lindula was appointed as the Captain of the St. Peter’s College Karate Team for 2024.

The Selection Committee for Sri Lanka Golf (SLG) have named Kaya Daluwatte and Reshan Algama to represent SLG at the APGC Junior Championships to be played in the Philippines from September 4 to 6.

Sri Lanka will be looking to produce their best performance when the 2024 Paris Paralympics Games gets underway at the Place De la Concorde Main Stadium in France tomorrow.

Former England Manager Sven-Goran Eriksson has died at the age of 76.

Pakistan and Bangladesh have suffered a blow to their chances of reaching the ICC World Test Championship (WTC) final after they were found guilty of a slow over-rate during the first Test in Rawalpindi.

The 109th National Tennis Championship which got underway at the SLTA tennis courts in Greenpath, Colombo after it was hampered by rain which delayed the start saw the conclusion of the Girls’ and Boys’ Under 18 age group.

The National Super League limited over tournament conducted by Sri Lanka Cricket with the participation of five teams namely Dambulla, Jaffna, Colombo, Kandy and Galle will get underway from today with two matches down for decision scheduled to be pl

he West Indies smashed 13 sixes in its innings to beat South Africa by 30 runs at the Brian Lara Cricket Academy and secured the Twenty20 international series with a game to spare. The West Indies scored 179 for six after being asked to bat first i

Kingswood College emerged champions at the Central Province School Games Under-20 Football Tournament when they beat St. Xavier’s College, Nuwara Eliya on a penalty shootout after the game ended in a 1-1 draw at the Digana Sports Complex in Kandy.

An unbeaten ton by Viran Chamuditha helped Galle Under 17 to record a five wicket win over Dambulla Under 17 in a high scoring match of the Sri Lanka Youth League limited over tournament encounter played at the Samadhi ground in Anuradhapura.

Visakha Vidyalaya, Colombo and Our Lady of Victories (OLV) Convent, Moratuwa won the Under-17 and Over-17 Schools Netball titles at the Western Province Netball Association (WPNA) League Netball Tournament, conducted by the Western Province Netball A

The 12-member Sri Lankan contingent is confident of putting up a good performance at the IAAF World Junior Under-20 Athletic Championships, which begins in Lima, Peru today. Over 897 athletes from 134 countries will be vying for honours at this me

Joe Root’s gritty unbeaten 62 guided England to a five-wicket win in the first Test against Sri Lanka at Old Trafford on Saturday.

Asian Para Games record-holder and Gold Medallist Nuwan Indika is determined to make a lasting impact at the 2024 Paris Paralympics Games from August 28 to September 8 in France.

A ton by Dulnith Sigera supported by half-tons from Denura Damsith and skipper Kithma Vidanapathirana helped Colombo North Under-17 to record a win by three wickets on the D/L method over Kandy Under-17 in a high-scoring match of the Sri Lanka Youth

Dharmaraja College, Kandy, have qualified to represent the Central Province at the National School Games (NSG) 2024 Inter-Schools Boys’ Under-16 and Boys’ Under-18 Badminton Tournament from September 28-30 at the Royal College and D. S. Senanayak

England fast bowler Mark Wood has been ruled out of the remainder of the Test series against Sri Lanka after scans confirmed a right thigh muscle strain, team management announced yesterday.

Spinners Mehidy Hasan Miraz and Shakib Al Hasan took seven wickets between them to secure Bangladesh’s maiden win over Pakistan in five-day cricket, a stunning 10-wicket victory in the first Test in Rawalpindi yesterday.

England will face India in the first ever Women’s Test match to be held at Lord’s in 2026.

England nudged ahead of a spirited Sri Lanka on a truncated second day of the first Test at Emirates Old Trafford.

After a gap of more than two decades, England will play a Men’s Test match against Zimbabwe next year, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) announced yesterday.

The Test debut performance of Milan Rathnayake has excited his family back home in Sri Lanka.