Volleyball, the national sport of Sri Lanka, received a major fillip during this ongoing pandemic, when Munchee, the flagship brand of Ceylon Biscuits Limited (CBL), committed to sponsor the National Volleyball Championship for the 13th consecutive y

The Lanka Premier League (LPL) suffered a fresh postponement today as Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) said it would reschedule the T20 tournament to ensure players meet ‘quarantine requirements’.

Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) and the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) had been unable to reach a compromise on the period that the visiting Bangladesh team would need to be in isolation, with the COVID-19 Task Force insisting that a 14-day quarantine was ma

Dr. Jayamaha is attached to the Medical Research Institute in Colombo and his views were sought by authorities on how and when cricket could resume in Sri Lanka.

Hirdramani SC routed Rathanapala SC, Mahausweva 3-0 (25/14 25/22 25/16) in the women’s final and swept the awards with M.P.S.P. Wijesinghe being adjudged Best Setter, S.G. Dilukshi (Best Attacker) and H.P. Nimeshika Sewwandi (Best Player).

Sixteen-year-old Ranindu Liyange from Ananda College was crowned National Chess Champion while Nethmi Fernando of Girls’ High School won the Women’s National Championship.

The National Olympic Committee of Sri Lanka (NOCSL) yesterday signed a two-year agreement with Crysbro to launch the ‘NOCSL-Crsybro Next Champ’ Scholarship Programme to empower and support the aspirations of young athletes in rural Sri Lanka.

New proposals and guidelines have been sent to the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) on Thursday and their confirmation is awaited.

Army SC and CCC maintained their unbeaten record of the ongoing Under 23 inter-club cricket tournament by recording their fourth successive wins. Army SC coasted to a comfortable 62 runs win on the D/L method against Navy SC in the match played at We

Bangladesh cricket team, will not arrive on September 27, as earlier planned.

Udani Edirisinghe became the first ever female manager in the history of Sri Lanka club rugby as she was put in charge of the CH and FC team for the upcoming season, taking the reins from Dhammika Medagedara.

The Bangladesh players and the support staff have been asked to continue with their preparations, according to reliable sources.

The Health Ministry’s insistence of a 14-day quarantine period for those participating in the Lanka Premier League (LPL) in November could result in several top international players opting out, Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) Vice-President and LPL Tourna

Sri Lanka’s Australian fielding coach Shane McDermott’s two quarantine periods of 28-days (one each of 14 days in Kandy and Colombo) ended on Saturday and he will join the players’ training camp on Monday (21).

SSC thanks to a top knock of 108 by Nuwanindu Fernando coasted to a massive 199-run win on the D/L method while Tamil Union overcame CCC by three wickets and Army SC defeated Police SC by 60 runs on the D/L method.

The meeting, which took place at the Brain Centre on Friday was attended by the two Health Ministry doctors, SLC officials and other medical staff members and coaches.

The discussions between the Health Ministry officials and experts from the National Operation Centre for Prevention of COVID-19 took place on Thursday, where it is decided not to relax the quarantine period for the visiting team, or to any overseas v

Yupun Abeykoon who was crowned the fastest man in South Asia recently added another feather to his cap by winning a bronze medal at an international meeting in Switzerland.

Chilaw Marians CC last years runner up too began their campaign on a winning note with a convincing six wickets against Panadura SC in the match played at the FTZ ground in Katunayake.

Dhoni, who has led the Chennai Super Kings to three titles and five runner-up finishes in the IPL’s 12 editions, will feature in the opening match on Saturday against the Mumbai Indians, the defending champions.

It was reported on Monday that BCB officials had rejected the terms and conditions presented by SLC for the tour scheduled for October, particularly the 14 days of quarantine that would be required for the touring party.

PSG’s Brazilian star appeared to accuse Alvaro Gonzalez of calling him a “monkey” in a series of furious tweets after he was sent off in injury time for slapping the Marseille defender on the back of the head.

The second seeded Austrian beat the fifth seed 2-6, 4-6, 6-4, 6-3, 7-6 (8/6) in 4hr 2min inside a near-empty Arthur Ashe Stadium.

Osaka, the fourth seed, overcame her unseeded opponent 1-6, 6-3, 6-3 inside a near-empty Arthur Ashe Stadium at Flushing Meadows.

Each franchise will be permitted a 19-member squad of which up to six could be international players.

SLR have planned to organize four club level 7’s tournaments which is expected to provide an opportunity for number of local players to showcase their talent in the shortest format while Illyas also revealed the plans to take the game down south a

Former Sri Lanka Captain Mahela Jayawardene, now with the Mumbai Indians Team in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), yesterday participated in a meeting on Skype, arranged by Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) to discuss the development of school cricket in Sri Lan

Spending huge amounts of money in the transfer market, like Chelsea have done this summer, does not guarantee success as clubs must do the hard work on the training ground to integrate new signings, Liverpool manager Juergen Klopp has said.

Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) on Tuesday interviewed three top candidates for the post of High Performance Analyst (HPA) for its Brain Centre, reliable sources told the Daily Mirror today.

Sri Lanka’s rising sprint star Yupun Abeykoon crowned himself as the fastest in South Asia when he clocked 10.16 seconds in the 100 metres at an International Athletic meeting in Germany on Tuesday.