Wesley College and Vidyartha College will clash in the President’s Trophy Inter-Schools Under-19 Knock-Out Rugby Tournament first semi-final encounter at the Royal College Sports Complex in Reid Avenue today.

“We are taking part in the INF World Netball Championships as a strong team from Asia. We are hoping to make a big difference, especially in World Netball Rankings,’’ said Sri Lanka Netball Captain Chathurangi Jayasooriya.

Kavindu Perera who captained CR and FC last season came back to haunt his former side with Sri Lanka club rugby powerhouse Kandy Sports Club who claimed the Inter-Club Sevens rugby title beating the Red Shirts by 24 points (four tries and two convers

The Sri Lanka Youth Netball team took wing to Japan yesterday (26) to take part in the 11th Asian Youth Asian Netball Championships from June 29 to July 7 in Kashima, Japan. The tournament is being conducted by the Asian Netball Association. Eleven c

India became the first country to win the Cricket World Cup on home soil when they defeated Sri Lanka by six wickets in the 2011 final played at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai.

Australia retained the ICC Cricket World Cup in 2007 when they defeated Sri Lanka by 53 runs on the Duckworth and Lewis scoring method in the final. Australia compiled 281 for four from 38 overs and Sri Lanka managed to score only 215 for eight from

Science College, Mount Lavinia pulled off a stunning 26 points to 21 points win over Wesley College in their Under-19 Inter-Schools League Rugby Tournament second-round match played at the Air Force Grounds in Ratmalana yesterday (23).

Lifting the World Cup for the third time, Australia claimed the outright lead for most World Cup titles. The tournament was played for the first time in the African continent, and in a one-sided final, Ricky Ponting team was asked to bat first by Ind

Co-hosted by four countries - England, Scotland, Ireland and Netherlands - the 1999 Cricket World Cup saw Australia’s golden generation win the first of three consecutive World Cups - the Aussies second title overall.

The year 1996 was when Sri Lanka officially announced themselves on the international cricket stage, with possibly the greatest underdog story in the history of the sport, beating Australia in the final of the World Cup.

S. Thomas’ College demolished their home town rivals Science College by 37 points to nine points in their Under-19 Inter-Schools League Rugby Tournament second-round encounter played at Mount Lavinia yesterday (17).

Home town rivals S. Thomas’ College and Science College, who are yet to see the winning post in the second-round will clash in their Under-19 League Rugby Tournament match at Mount Lavinia today.

Wesley College brought an end to St. Joseph’s unbeaten record when they pulled off a stunning 15-13 victory in their Under-19 Inter-Schools League Rugby Tournament second-round match played at Longden Place today (14).

An exciting contest is on the cards when the high-riding St. Joseph’s College take on Wesley College in their Under-19 Inter-Schools League Rugby Tournament second-round fixture at Longden Place today (14). The kick-off is at 4.00 p.m.

The National Olympic Committee of Sri Lanka (NOCSL) will conduct their Annual Olympic Day Run to mark the International Olympic Day on June 25 in Matara.

Anura De Silva, (President) and Jaswar Umar, (Secretary) of the Football Federation of Sri Lanka (FFSL) say that with the South Asian Games (SAG) as the target, national pools of both men and women have begun training for the Kathmandu competition 20

The 1992 Cricket World Cup is the perfect example of the old adage that ’’it’s not how you start, but how you finish’’.

The Football Federation of Sri Lanka (FFSL) is awaiting the final verdict from the AFC for their FIFA World Cup Qualifier second-leg between Sri Lanka and Macau scheduled for tomorrow (11) at the Sugathadasa Stadium in Colombo.

Sri Lanka’s top Women’s tennis player could be a glaring omission from the National Team for the upcoming Fed Cup Tournament, after the selectors were asked to make a ‘compromise’ to the national selection criteria.

They didn’t know it at the time, but the Australian team at the 1987 World Cup laid the foundation for the dynasty-like dominance the country has had over cricket’s most coveted prize.

The 1983 Cricket World Cup was perhaps the beginning of the end of the mighty West Indian team of the ’90s as their bid for a hat-trick of trophies ended with a shock defeat to the Kapil Dev led Indians. Sri Lanka had an uneventful tournament, fini

The 1979 World Cup, played in England again, saw one of the turning points of Sri Lankan cricket history as they recorded their first ever win in a World Cup.

The first ever World Cup, the 1975 tournament featured the six full members of the then International Cricket Conference and two invitees – East Africa and Sri Lanka.

After successfully officiating the first-leg of the 75th Bradby Shield encounter last Saturday, Aaqil Jamaldeen became the youngest ever Referee to have blown the whistle in the most prestigious annual rugby game in Sri Lanka.

Sri Lanka centre Theekshana Dassanayake has been sent home after he was allegedly caughtpocketing a watch belong to a female room cleaner of the hotel the National Rugby Team stays during the ongoing Asia Rugby Championship in Chinese Taipei.

Pradeep Dhammika Arunasiri is the Marathon Champion at the 45th National Sports Festival held in Anuradhapura last week told the Daily Mirror that he has two targets. The first is winning the Gold Medal at the South Asian Games (SAG) to be held from

Defending champion Anika Seneviratne and Janali Manamperi qualified for the Women’s Open final of the Clay court Tennis Nationals by winning their respective semi-final encounters played at the SLTA Courts in Green Path, Colombo today (29).

In a compelling match, the Philippines ran out eventual winners 39-22 against Sri Lankan in their Asia Rugby Championship Division One semi-final fixture worked off at the Taipei Municipal Stadium in Chinese Taipei today (29).

The Sri Lanka Society of Rugby Football Referees has named Aaqil Jamaldeen as the Referee for the first-leg of the 75th annual Bradby Shield game between Royal College and Trinity College which is scheduled for June 1 at the Pallekele Stadium in Kand

The second-round matches of the Inter-Schools Under-19 League Rugby Tournament which was postponed due to unavoidable circumstances will recommence from May 31.