A second individual, identified as Insham Inoon, was taken into custody for assaulting St. Joseph’s College rugby coach Nilfer Ibrahim after their match against Kingswood College in Kandy.

New Zealand coach Jitka Klimkova described seeing her team claim the country’s historic first World Cup win - men or women - as “an incredible feeling” on Thursday.

Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) issued an apology for an embarrassing mistake during the presentation ceremony at the conclusion of the first Test between Sri Lanka and Pakistan in Galle.

Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) is all set to host Afghanistan’s one-day bilateral home series against Pakistan here next month, it is learned.

The International Cricket Council (ICC) and The Board of Control for Cricket (BCCI) have joined forces to unveil a new campaign ahead of the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup in India later this year.

Just hours before Auckland was due to host the opening match of the Women’s World Cup, the city woke up to news of a deadly shooting which has cast a shadow over what was supposed to be a day of celebration.

Imam-ul-Haq finished unbeaten on 50 as he marshalled Pakistan to a four-wicket win over Sri Lanka, and a 1-0 series lead.

England’s Stuart Broad became just the fifth bowler to take 600 Test wickets as Australia ended Wednesday’s opening day of the fourth Test at Old Trafford on 299-8.

The Old Trinitians won the G. C. Wickramasinghe Bradby Golf Trophy which concluded at the Victoria Golf Resort (VGR) in Digana last weekend in front of an appreciative crowd. This was a Board event at the VGR located in the Central Hills.

The Asian Cricket Council confirmed the schedule for the Asia Cup on Wednesday, with Sri Lanka hosting a majority of its games at the R Premadasa.

The men’s and women’s volleyball teams of Seychelles arrived in Sri Lanka today (19). This is the first time that two national volleyball teams from Seychelles, an East African country, will participate in a tour of Sri Lanka.

Sri Lanka took three second innings wickets to keep their hopes alive in the first Test against Pakistan in Galle, though the hosts ended the fourth day needing just 83 more runs for victory.

Inspector General of Police C.D. Wickramaratne has been appointed as a member of the National Sports Council by Sports Minister Roshan Ranasinghe.

The much-anticipated clash between Pakistan and India in the 2023 Asia Cup is scheduled to take place on September 2 in Kandy. The tournament itself is set to commence on August 30, a day earlier than initially planned by the Asian Cricket Council (A

Women’s hurdles world record-holder Tobi Amusan said Wednesday she has been charged with an alleged anti-doping rule violation, casting doubt on her participation in next month’s world championships.

Five medals can be expected in the upcoming Hangzhou Asian Games going by Sri Lanka’s performance at the 25th Asian Athletic Championship 2023 where decades old records were broken Sri Lanka Athletic (SLA) General Secretary Saman Kumara Gunawardena

The chief organiser of the Paris Olympics Tony Estanguet admitted on Tuesday that the 12 months until the opening ceremony would be “difficult”.

Pasindu Sooriyabandara top scored for Sri Lanka ’A’ in their emphatic 217-run win over Oman ’A’ in the ACC Men’s Emerging Cup match played at the R. Premadasa Stadium on Tuesday.

David Warner has kept his place in Australia’s XI for the fourth Ashes Test at Old Trafford despite the opener’s ongoing struggles against England paceman Stuart Broad.

Pakistan’s Saud Shakeel scored a marathon double century and made Sri Lanka’s bowlers toil on the third day of the first Test in Galle.

The Galle Titans, formerly known as Galle Gladiators, the T20 franchise cricket team featuring in the Lanka Premier League (LPL), is looking to participate in several other leagues overseas with the Galle Titans brand, its owner Nayana Wasalathilake

James Anderson returns on his Old Trafford home ground to lead an ageing England attack in a must-win fourth Ashes Test.

The International Boxing Association (IBA) has decided to donate US$ 50,000 as a first step to develop boxing in Sri Lanka.

Dhananjaya de Silva shone on day two completing a tenth Test ton before Pakistan recovered from an early setback, having lost their top five batsmen with 105 on the board, on day two of the first Test against Sri Lanka in Galle.

The Sri Lankan Amateur Golf Ranking Tournament is set to tee off from July 24 to July 27 at the Victoria Golf Resort (VGR) in Rajawella, Digana. This will be a 72-hole stroke-play event over four days and the highest aggregate will win the event.

Colombo Masters beat Australia Canberra Ceylonese Cricket Club by five wickets in the 40 over cricket match played at the Royal College Ground Colombo.

GSTC Tennis, the dedicated tennis club, successfully conducted the first ever open day tennis camp on Saturday the 15th of July 2023. It was well attended and was conducted by six professional coaches.

Sri Lanka Paralympian Dinesh Priyantha won a bronze medal in the F46 Javelin Throw at the World Para Athletic Championship in Paris, France yesterday. He threw a distance of 65.38 metres to be placed third. India’s Ajeet Singh (65.41) and Rinku (65

The completion of the fifth week matches of the Dialog Schools Rugby Under 19 league tournament saw most of fancied teams winning their games with two teams, St. Peter’s College and Trinity College, crossing the 50-point mark. The Peterites, who sc

Australia retained the Women’s Ashes with a thrilling three-run win over England in the second one-day international at Southampton despite an unbeaten hundred from home batter Nat Sciver-Brunt. England, set 283 to win, finished agonisingly shor