The Sri Lanka youth netball team left for South Korea today (June 6) to participate in the 12th Asian Youth (U-21) Netball Championship 2023.

Sri Lanka’s Women’s team captain Chamari Athapaththu and Harshitha Samarawickrama have been nominated for the Women’s International Cricket Council (ICC) Player of the Month Award for May.

Opener Nishan Madushka scored an unbeaten century after left-arm fast bowler Dilshan Madushanka ripped through the South Africa A top order as Sri Lanka A recorded a comfortable seven-wicket win in the second unofficial ODI in Pallekele.

Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) has appointed a four-member technical committee for the Lanka Premier League (LPL) 2023.

Left-arm fast bowler Dilshan Madushanka, who was overlooked for the ODI series against Afghanistan, took four wickets as Sri Lanka ’A’ bowled out South Africa ’A’ for 175 runs in the second unofficial ODI in Pallekele.

Left with no option after Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Afghanistan backed out of their proposed ’Hybrid Model’, hosts Pakistan may pull out of the Asia Cup in September.

The World Test Championship final between Australia and India at the Oval starts Wednesday against a backdrop of fears for the long format given the growth of Twenty20 franchise leagues.

The T20 World Cup 2024 scheduled to be held in the West Indies and USA could well be shifted to a new venue due to the under-preparedness in the latter country. The current infrastructure in the USA which is not yet ready for the marquee event is for

Even if Afghanistan’s Rashid Khan is passed fit to play the third ODI against Sri Lanka tomorrow, he will still be suffering from mental fatigue, cricket commentator Najeebullah Shinwari claims.

Sri Lanka claimed a second gold on the second day of the 20th Asian Junior Athletics Championships in South Korea, winning the 4x400m Mixed Relay event.

Sri Lanka’s won its first gold at the 20th Asian Junior Athletics Championships in Yecheon South Korea, with Tharushi Dissanayaka winning gold in the girls’ 800m in 2 minutes and 05.634 seconds.

AC Milan’s Zlatan Ibrahimovic has retired from football at the age of 41, bringing to an end one of the modern era’s most glittering careers.

The International Cricket Council (ICC) has fined Afghanistan 20 percent of their match fee for failing to maintain an acceptable over-rate during their first ODI against Sri Lanka in Hambantota.

Novak Djokovic swept into the French Open quarter-finals for the 14th straight year on Sunday as world number one Carlos Alcaraz prepared for a tricky test against Italy’s Lorenzo Musetti.

England’s Ashes preparations were dealt a blow on Sunday as frontline spinner Jack Leach was ruled out of the series due to a lower back stress fracture.

Defending double world champion Max Verstappen extended his lead in this year’s title race to 53points today when he completed a hat-trick by driving his Red Bull to a masterful victory in the Spanish Grand Prix.

The ongoing three-match bilateral ODI series between Sri Lanka and Afghanistan in Sri Lanka has an India connection too. One of the five TV commentators is India’s renowned Devender Kumar. There have been no visiting commentators from Afghanistan,

Former Kingswood, CH & FC, Kandy SC, and national player Achala Perera was appointed as the forwards coach of the Dharmaraja College Under-19 rugby outfit for the 2023–24 rugby season.

Sri Lanka won two medals on the opening day of the 20th Asian Junior Athletics Championships today, with Tharushi Dissanayake and Jayeshi Hewage winning silver and bronze respectively in the girls 400m.

Sri Lanka bounced back to square the three-match one-day international series against Afghanistan on Sunday, with a comprehensive 132-run win at Hambantota.

Strong top order contributions and cameos from Dhananjaya de Silva, Dasun Shanaka and Wanindu Hasaranga at the end propelled Sri Lanka to 323 for 6 in their 50 overs in the second ODI against Afghanistan in Hambantota a short while ago.

Indian golfer Dwivedi Samarath shot a final day score of 69 on the way to winning the Dialog Sri Lanka Open Golf Championship 2023 at the Royal Colombo Golf Course (RCGC) today.

Right-handers Ibrahim Zadran and Rahmat Shah cracked half-centuries laying the foundation for Afghanistan to ease to a six-wicket win over Sri Lanka in the first ODI played at the Sooriyawewa Stadium today.

Afghanistan’s 24-year-old bowling all-rounder Rashid Khan has travelled to India to receive treatment for his lower back injury, it is learnt.

M.S. Dhoni is doing well after knee surgery, IPL champions Chennai Super Kings said Friday, as the skipper weighs up whether to play on.

Charith Asalanka narrowly missed out on a second career ODI century with Sri Lanka bowled out for 268 in the first ODI against Afghanistan in Hambantota a short while ago.

Sri Lanka vs Afghanistan Live Score: Afghanistan won the toss and opted to bowl first

Leg spinner Dushan Hemantha and sling-armed fast bowler Matheesha Pathirana are in line for One Day International debuts when Sri Lanka take on Afghanistan in the first ODI in Hambantota tomorrow.

Fernando Alonso returns to the scene of the last of his 32 Formula One victories this weekend hoping that a bumper crowd and an unexpected slice of luck will help deliver his 33rd.

Twelve years ago, Manchester City triggered a seismic shift in English football by beating treble-chasing Manchester United at Wembley. Now City’s own treble bid will come under threat from resurgent United in Saturday’s FA Cup final.