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.

Afghanistan have added experienced India Coach R. Sridhar to their coaching panel for their upcoming fixtures against New Zealand and South Africa.

With the Inter-Schools Under-19 League Rugby Tournament concluded and awaiting for the President’s Trophy Knock-Out Tournament to get going, some of the rugby playing schools are now engaged in fulfilling their traditional matches played for trophi

Dhananjaya de Silva and debutant fast bowler Milan Rathnayake both made fine fifties as Sri Lanka recovered from a dramatic top-order collapse on Wednesday’s opening day of the first Test against England at Old Trafford.

Trinbago Knight Riders have signed Sri Lanka’s top-order batter Harshitha Samarawickrama for the Women’s Caribbean Premier League (WCPL) 2024.

The Western Province annual League Netball Tournament 2024 conducted by the Western Province Netball Association (WPNA) will be held on August 25 at the National Youth Service Council Indoor Stadium in Maharagama commencing at 8.00 a.m.

Sri Lanka’s current administration crisis is certain to make a huge impact in the performance of the national team at the upcoming Asian Senior Netball Championships, former Sri Lanka Coach Tilaka Jinadasa revealed yesterday.

Asian Para Games Gold Medalist Pradeep Somasiri will be Sri Lanka’s clear medal prospect at the 2024 Paris Paralympics Games from August 28 to September 8 in France.

Denis Shapovalov was among a string of tennis players who called out what they said are double standards in the game after world number one Jannik Sinner was cleared of wrongdoing despite failing two drug tests this year.

Twelve Sri Lankan junior athletes are at risk of missing the 2024 World Junior Athletic Championships in Lima, Peru, due to the Sports Ministry’s last-minute withdrawal of financial support.

After six years of dedicated leadership, Rohan de Silva will step down as President of Sri Lanka Badminton (SLB), marking the end of the organisation’s trans-formative era.

Tokyo 2022 Paralympics Games Bronze Medallist and international Para Athlete Samitha Dulan will lead the six-member Sri Lankan contingent at the 2024 Paris Paralympics Games from August 28 to September 8 in France.