The first day’s play of the three day 142nd Battle of the Blues saw rain ruining proceedings after two inspections after rain play w

Rashid Khan has pleaded with Afghanistan and Pakistan fans to behave when the two neighbours meet in the T20 World Cup on Friday after a match in England two years ago was scarred by fighting and a pitch invasion. Afghanistan’s st

Chris Jordan yesterday hailed the “tremendous” efforts of England’s improvised bowling attack following dominant victories in their first two T20 World Cup matches. England s

A fine knock of 55 by Maduranga Zoysa paved the way for Police SC to record a stunning 15-run win on the D/L method in the Major Club Limited Over cricket tournament match played at the NCC ground yesterday. SSC, taking first lease o

Charith Asalanka had scores of 44, 6, 14 and 6 in his first four T20 internationals. And even during the two practice games in the lead up to the World Cup, he returned scores of 5 and 8 against Oman a

Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) has not changed its position regarding its players ‘taking a knee’ and expects them to not participate in the gesture during the T20 World Cup, in keeping with a previously issued directive. The gesture, in support of th

Sri Lanka will be up against Qatar in their AFC Under-23 Asia Cup Qualifying Round Group ‘A’ second match in Doha, Qatar today. The kick-off is at 8:00 p.m. (Sri Lanka time). Sri Lanka lost

Ruben Trumpelmann led a lethal bowling show to set up Namibia’s stunning four-wicket win over Scotland in their first ever Super 12 clash of the Twenty20 World Cup yesterday. Chasing a tri

Pakistan underlined their credentials as early Twenty20 World Cup favourites when they held their nerve to beat New Zealand by five wickets in Sharjah yesterday and secure a second straight victory in the tournament.

Sri Lanka Army defeated their Indian counterparts 3-0 in an exhibition volleyball encounter played at the Army Indoor Stadium in Colombo recently. The match was organised as part of the Sri Lanka Army and Indian Army Sports Exchange Programme with th

The Muay Thai Association of Sri Lanka have named a five-member team to represent the country at the 2021 Open World Amateur Muay Thai Championships from December 4 to 12 in Bangkok, Thailand. Nearly 600 competitors from over 100 countries are set to

Walter Smith, the former Scotland, Rangers and Everton manager, has died at the age of 73. Rangers, wit

A major warm-up tournament for the Australian Open was cancelled yesterday, with organisers blaming uncertainty over Covid-19 rules players will face in Melbourne. It is the second year the Kooyong Classic, normally played in the weeks leading up to

Asia Rugby (AR) President Qais Al Dhalai on Tuesday (26) announced a staggering deal with Dialog who are set sponsor the Asia Rugby 7’s Series scheduled to be worked off in Dubai on November 19

Former English rugby star Ben Gollings made a sensational return to the Sri Lanka rugby circuit on Monday (25) when he was appointed as Rugby Director to oversee both men’s and women’s sides in the shorter format with the Asia Rugby 7

Sri Lanka Rugby (SLR) on Monday (25) unveiled Moose Clothing as its new official sponsor ahead of the Asia Rugby 7’s Series in Dubai. “We have spoken to Moose Clothing on short term plans and we also have had discussion about long te

Captain Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan smashed unbeaten half-centuries as Pakistan crushed India by 10 wickets to register their first win over their arch-rivals in a Twenty20 World Cup yesterday. Chasing 152 for victor

Former Sri Lanka national rugby captain and prominent sports personality Chandrishan Perera passed away at a private hospital yesterday. Chandrishan was born in 1961 and schooled at St. Peter’s College Bambalapitya up to Grade 5 before leaving for

Despite the postponement of Sri Lanka’s blue ribbon cricket encounter due to the COVID-19 pandemic, premier boys schools Royal College, Colombo and S. Thomas’ College, Mt. Lavinia will battle it out once again for the 142nd uninterrupted occasion

A total of LKR 500,000 will be on offer for the winners of the Li - Ning Western Province Badminton Association (WPBA) Open Cha

Mahela Jayawardena’s contribution to cricket is immense. He has managed to best his excellent international playing career with an equally impressive coaching stint in post-retirement, leading Mumbai Indians to three titles in five attempts

The 21-year-old mystery spinner Maheesh Theekshana is making headlines here at the World Cup after he completed his second three-wicket haul in successive matches to help Sri Lanka secure a place in the Super 12. Against Namibia, the roo

Pakistan A led by Saud Shakeel arrived in Sri Lanka last evening (October 21) to play two four-day matches at the Pallekelle International Stadium.

The 142nd Battle of the Blues between Royal College, Colombo and S. Thomas’ College, Mt. Lavinia is set to be played at the SSC Grounds in Colombo from October 28 to 30. The Royal-Tho

The Sri Lanka Weightlifting Federation (SLWF) has decided to conduct a selection trial on December 17 and 18 in Polonnaruwa targeting a series of international events in 2022. SLWF Secretar

Sri Lanka Rugby (SLR) announced its tournament calendar for the year 2022 on Thursday (21). The season will be kicked off with Inter Club Rugby 7’s, Men’s & Women’s, on January 15 & 16 The Club

The South Asian Cross Country Championship 2022, conducted by the South Asian Athletic Federation (SAAF), will be held

Had anyone expected Sri Lanka to make such a strong comeback after being reduced to 3 for 8 inside the second over against Ireland last night? The answer was a resounding “no” with three of the best batters of the Sri Lankan camp back in the pavi

Shevon Daniel partnered Wanuja Sahan in an unbroken 66 run stand for the eighth wicket to see Sri Lanka U19 record a thr

The SAFF Under-19 Girls’ Football Championship will be held in December in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Football Sri Lanka (FSL) President Umar Jaswar told the Daily Mirror yesterday. India, Nepal,