Following their confidence-boosting ODI series win against India in Colombo, the Sri Lanka national cricket team departed for England yesterday to play a three-match Test series.

China’s Li Wenwen eased to victory Sunday in the women’s heavyweight class to give her nation a fifth gold in the Olympic weightlifting competition in Paris -- hoisting her coach in the air to celebrate.

Sammu Ashan shone with an unbeaten knock of 97 as he guided Ace Capital CC to record a thrilling four wicket win with five balls to spare over CCC in the final of the Major Club limited over tournament played at the the SSC ground yesterday and, in t

Harshitha Samarawickrama’s unbeaten 86 helped Sri Lanka clinch a comfortable seven-wicket victory over Ireland in the Twenty20 series opener in Dublin.

Top-ranked Italy dominated the United States to win the Olympic women’s volleyball final yesterday, crushing the defending champions in straight sets to claim their first gold medal.

CCC and Ace Capital CC booked the two berths to the final of the SLC Major Club Limited Over Cricket Tournament when they recorded comfortable wins over the SSC and Moors SC in the two semi-final encounters played at the P. Sara Oval and SSC Grounds

Despite the 2-0 thrashing at the hands of Sri Lanka, there is no doubt that team India has been the most dominant force in world cricket in the last decade and they topped it off when they lifted the T20 World Cup held in the USA and the West Indies

The Sri Lanka Junior Match-Play Golf Championship 2024 reached its day three with the Gold Division producing some exciting encounters as Yannik Kumara and Manoj Sreeramappa (India) moved forward for the grand final at the Sri Lanka Junior Match-Play

DFCC Bank ‘A’ Team emerged champions of the Inter-Bank Cricket Sixers 2024 Tournament when they defeated Bank of Ceylon (BOC) ‘A’ Team in the final played at the NSCA Grounds in Ratmalana.

Sri Lankan left-arm spinner Praveen Jayawickrama has been charged by the International Cricket Council (ICC) with three breaches of the Anti-Corruption Code concerning alleged corrupt approaches in international matches and the Lanka Premier League (

Two quarter-finals of the Under-17 Division One Limited Over Cricket Tournament will be played today.

After enduring a 3-0 whitewash in the T20I series, Sri Lanka scripted a remarkable turnaround on Wednesday in the final ODI of the three-match series by defeating India by 110 runs, ending their 27-year drought for a bilateral series win against Indi

Sri Lanka’s Dilhani Lekamge finished 16th out of 16 competitors in the Women’s javelin throw Group ‘A’ Qualification round of the 2024 Paris Olympic Games in France yesterday.

The round robin matches of the 6 Reds National Snooker Championship which concluded at the Billiards and Snooker Association headquarters billiards table saw four more cueists P.M.T. Puwakgolla of Pyramid Snooker Parlour Kandy, M.S.M. Rasheed MICH, M

Sri Lanka have announced an 18-member squad, led by Dhananjaya de Silva, for the three-match Test series against England.

The International Cricket Council (ICC) has congratulated Sri Lanka’s Ranjan Madugalle on becoming the first Match Referee to officiate in 400 Men’s ODIs.

Sri Lanka, having tied the first One Day International (ODI) and secured a brilliant victory in the second, will aim for a historic series win when they face India in the third and final ODI at the R. Premadasa Stadium in Colombo today. A win would m

Sri Lanka’s Aruna Darshana ended his campaign at the 2024 Paris Olympic Games when he was disqualified for a lane infringement after finishing fifth in the Men’s 400m second semi-final in France yesterday.

S. Thomas’ College regained the E. F. C. Pereira Memorial Trophy after a lapse of seven years when they defeated the traditional rivals Royal College 3-1 in their 18th annual Inter-School Under-20 tennis encounter played at Mount Lavinia.

A record number of 68 teams will participate in the 19th edition of the Blue and Gold Hockey Sevens Tournament, which will be held on August 10 and 11 at the Royal College Sports Complex in Colombo.

Sri Lanka’s Dilhani Lekamge will participate in the Women’s javelin throw qualification round of the 2024 Paris Olympic Games in France today. 1.55pm.

The proceedings of day three saw Susantha Boteju of YMBA Colombo ending his round robin assignment of the ongoing 6 Reds National Snooker Championship with an unbeaten record by defeating A. Basith of PSP by three frames to nil in the five frame enco

The Ministry of Sports and Youth Affairs, alongside the Ministry of Tourism, will organise the Sri Lanka Sports Fiesta 2024, which will take place from August 16 to 18 in Colombo.

Royal College, Colombo and Dharmasoka College, Ambalangoda won the Boys’ and Girls’ titles respectively at the Under-18 ‘A’ Division All-Island Inter-Schools Table Tennis Team Championships 2024, held at the Indoor Stadium in Bandaragama.

The first day’s proceedings of the 6 Red Ball National Snooker Championship which got underway at the Billiards and Snooker Association headquarters billiards table in Torrington saw two cueists Susantha Boteju of YMBA Colombo and S.S. Dinuruwan of

Sri Lanka’s Aruna Darshana will participate in the Men’s 400m semi-finals of the 2024 Paris Olympic Games in France today.

Career-best bowling figures from spin bowler Jeffrey Vandersay and skipper Charith Asalanka’s brilliance with the ball led Sri Lanka to a 32-run victory over India in the second ODI. The win gives Sri Lanka a 1-0 lead in the 3-match series at R. Pr

St. Peter’s College demonstrated their superior class when they beat Vidyartha College, 42 points (6 tries, 6 conversions) to 3 points (1 penalty) in their Schools Under-19 Rugby League encounter, which concluded at the Nittawela Rugby Stadium last

Former Isipathana skipper, national player, and one of the leading referees produced by the country, Dilroy Fernando, has been appointed as the new Match Official Manager by Asia Rugby (AR).

DSS ended their Dialog Schools Rugby League tournament campaign with an easy 39 points to 12 win over Science College in the match played at Sugathadasa Stadium, which was their fifth win of the tournament.