Spinners Lakshitha Manasinghe and Lasith Embuldeniya, and left-arm fast bowler Dilshan Madushanka combined to bowl out the visiting South Africa ‘A’ team for 131 on the second day of the 1st unofficial Test match at the Pallekele International St

’’An intense contact sport, rugby players can be susceptible to injuries. Here are some of those most common injuries that are picked up playing the sport.’’

Bangladesh will see how opening batsman Tamim Iqbal gets on during practice before deciding if he is fit to play in the one-off Test against Afghanistan in Dhaka starting Wednesday.

The Lanka Premier League 2023 will reach new heights when it holds its first ever player auction tomorrow (June 14) at the Shangri La Hotel, Colombo.

Australian spinner Nathan Lyon heads into another Ashes campaign on the cusp of joining an elite group of players with 500 Test wickets -- and warning he can still get better.

The Denver Nuggets sealed their first title in franchise history on Monday, defeating the Miami Heat 94-89 to end a 47-season wait for a maiden NBA championship.

Kylian Mbappe told Paris Saint-Germain on Monday that he would not be taking up an option to extend his contract until 2025, raising the spectre of him following Lionel Messi out of the club this summer.

Trinity College’s rugby team for the 2023 season will be led by third year player and coloursman Attaab Manzil, a born leader who is also a national youth boxer.

Ahead of the Lanka Premier League (LPL) auction, Pakistan’s captain and star batter Babar Azam, who was a pre-auction direct signing by the Colombo Strikers franchise, said that he and his team are looking forward to developing the strongest side i

Lasith Croospulle and Ramesh Mendis missed out on centuries, as Sri Lanka ’A’ were bowled out for 325 at stumps on the first day of their first Unofficial Test against South Africa ’A’ in Pallekele.

Sri Lanka will face its most challenge competition in the preliminary round of the 12th Asian Youth Netball Championship when they take on Singapore tomorrow, having recorded another big win over Brunei today.

Western Storm players Lauren Filer and Danielle Gibson are the two uncapped faces to find a place in England Women’s 15-member Test squad for the upcoming home Ashes series.

Prop Joe Marler and scrum-half Danny Care have been included in the England squad for the first World Cup preparation camp. Marler has not played since the 2022 Six Nations, while Harlequins team-mate Care’s most recent cap was last summer.

Thailand’s 19-year-old left-arm spinner Thipatcha Putthawong was named as the ICC’s Women’s Player of the Month, beating Sri Lankans Chamari Athapaththu and Harshitha Samarawickrama to the award.

Australia and India have been hit with big fines for slow over rates during the ICC World Test Championship Final at The Oval.

Following the defeat, India’s head coach, Rahul Dravid, faced criticism from former cricketers and his ex-teammates, Sourav Ganguly and Harbhajan Singh with the trio discussed various factors contributing to the loss. Ganguly highlighted the strugg

Australia’s World Test Championship triumph was hailed on Monday as “momentous” -- but warned it will quickly be forgotten if they do not win the Ashes.

The school that introduced rugby football to Sri Lanka in 1906, Kingswood College, has probably had a long wait since 2008 for a League win.

Former cricketers including Sunil Gavaskar slammed India’s batting after a disappointing show in their loss to Australia in Sunday’s World Test Championship final.

Novak Djokovic created history on Sunday when he captured a record-breaking 23rd Grand Slam title with a third French Open triumph, reinforcing his case to be crowned the greatest player of all time.

A leading Sri Lanka athlete Grashan Dhananjaya has gone missing while representing Sri Lanka at an invitational athletics meet in Geneva, Switzerland.

Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) clarified the delay faced by the national cricket team that travelled to Zimbabwe for the World Cup qualifiers, after several cricketers shared images on social media of them waiting to be checked-in into the hotel in Bulawayo

Left-handed batsman Nipun Dhananjaya will captain the Sri Lanka ’A’ team for the two four-day games against South Africa ’A’ that start in Pallekele tomorrow.

Francesco Bagnaia won the Italian MotoGP to extend his lead in the world championship and complete a perfect weekend at his Ducati team’s home track in Tuscany.

Lahiru Samarakoon of Moors SC was adjudged the Player of the Tournament while Upul Tharanga of NCC was named Best Batsman of the Tournament.

The Vidyartha College rugby outfit, better known as the Tigers, will be an unpredictable side this year, capable of punching above their weight and bringing down more established opponents.

Sri Lanka trounced hosts South Korea 94-08 in their opening match of the 12th Asian Youth (Under 21) Netball Championship.

Former Indian cricketer Suresh Raina has signed up for the Lanka Premier League 2023 (LPL) player auction that will take place later this week, with his base price set at USD 50,000.

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola said his team’s maiden Champions League title was ’’written in the stars’’ after their final victory over Inter Milan on Saturday.

Manchester City tasted Champions League glory at last on Saturday as a second-half Rodri strike gave the favourites a 1-0 victory over Inter Milan in a tense final, allowing Pep Guardiola’s side to complete a remarkable treble.