A half-century partnership between Dhananjaya de Silva and Dimuth Karunaratne nullified the advances Pakistan had made in taking five Sri Lankan wickets, putting the home team back in control of the second Test in Galle.

A breakthrough at the end of the second day’s play underscored Sri Lanka’s strong position in the second Test, as Pakistan were reduced to 191 for 7 at stumps, still 187 runs adrift for the hosts’ first innings score.

It may have been a day for Angelo Mathews to celebrate a rare milestone, but it was Dinesh Chandimal who starred for Sri Lanka in the second Test against Pakistan in Galle on Sunday.

A four-team invitational domestic T20 tournament will replace the postponed Lanka Premier League (LPL) as part of Sri Lanka’s preparation for the upcoming Asia Cup and T20 World Cup 2022.

Trinity College will be all out to end their first round on a winning note when they meet bottom of the group, Kingswood College at the Pallekele Rugby Stadium on Saturday (23).

Pakistan skipper Babar Azam on Wednesday said that Abdullah Shafique can become one of the world’s best Test openers after his epic century against Sri Lanka in Galle.

An unbeaten 62 from Uvindu Weerasekara had Royal College end the weather-affected second day of the 143rd Battle of the Blues on 136 for 4, in response to S. Thomas’ College’s first innings total of 242.

Wesley College is favoured to prevail against St. Peter’s College in the Dialog Schools Rugby tournament encounter which is scheduled to be played at Bambalapitiya on Saturday (23) with the kick-off set for 4.15 p.m.

Two matches of the Dialog Schools Rugby league tournament are down for decision in Colombo today with Isipathana and Science College hosting Dharmaraja and Vidyartha at Havelock Park and Mt. Lavinia respectively with the kick off set for 4.15 p.m.

A late burst by Royal College was too much for St. Joseph’s as back-to-back tries in ten minutes before the long whistle saw them seal the game by 17 points to 3 in the crucial Dialog Schools Rugby tournament encounter played at Havelock Park on Fr

Nippon Paint Lanka (Pvt) Limited are sponsors of the 143rd Royal-Thomian Cricket Encounter as the Official Paint Partner.

Nippon Paint Lanka (Pvt) Limited was appointed Associated Gold Sponsor of the Pakistan tour of Sri Lanka.

Unbeaten St. Joseph’s face an acid test confronting defending champs Royal College in a crucial encounter to be played at Havelock Park from 4.15 p.m. onwards today.

Fifties by Senesh Hettiarachchi and Charuka Peiris helped steer S. Thomas’ College out of troubled waters and finish the day on 207 for six wickets on day one of the 143rd Battle of theBlues at the SSC Grounds in Colombo on Thursday.

The stage is set once again for the world’s second-longest uninterrupted cricket series in the world, the Royal-Thomian Big Match, to get underway tomorrow at the SSC Grounds in Colombo.

A defiant innings from Abdullah Shafique carried Pakistan to a record-breaking win in the first Test against Sri Lanka in Galle today, the visitors taking a 1-0 lead in the two-Test series.

Abdullah Shafique’s unbeaten century ensured Pakistan stood firm in their pursuit of a record-breaking chase in Galle, although Sri Lanka gave themselves some hope of snatching victory in the first Test with the wicket of Babar Azam late on day fou

Shenal Boteju and Danal Hemananda shone for St. Peter’s College while skipper Shevon Daniel shone for St. Joseph’s College in their 88th Battle of the Saints annual big match played at the P Sara Stadium.

Sri Lanka exerted their dominance and extended the lead over Pakistan in the first Test in Galle, on the back of half-centuries from Dinesh Chandimal, Kusal Mendis and Oshada Fernando.

Prabath Jayasuriya’s impressive start to Test cricket continued with the left-arm spinner taking his third consecutive five-wicket haul, but a seventh Test century for Babar Azam denied Sri Lanka a significant lead in the first Test in Galle.

The third edition of the Lanka Premier League (LPL) has been postponed to December.

Dhananjaya de Silva will return to the Sri Lankan side while Pathum Nissanka has been ruled due to Covid-19 for the first Test against Pakistan starting in Galle on Saturday, with captain Dimuth Karunaratne believing that his team will face a tougher

Giant killers Vidyartha College led by Arosh Ratnayake will be returning to the field after a fortnight when they play Dharmaraja College at Nittawela tomorrow in their Dialog schools rugby league Under 20 encounter.

Royal College smarting from their defeat at the hands of Trinity last week will be all out to return to winning ways when they meet S. Thomas’ College Mount Lavinia for the Michael Gunaratne Trophy at the Royal Sports Complex tomorrow.

Wesley College who beat Vidyartha convincingly and ended up losing to Isipathana in a scrappy affair will be keen to get their act together when they host Science College at Longdon Place tomorrow.

Unbeaten Trinity College will hold a slight edge when they confront St. Joseph’s College at the Trinity Rugby Stadium in Pallekele tomorrow. This will be a much looked forward to encounter in the league as both outfits are so far unbeaten this seas

Sri Lankan spinner Prabath Jayasuriya’s mother has given full credit to the physios and trainers, who worked really hard to help her son achieve ’’super fitness’’.

Sri Lanka captain Dimuth Karunaratne was full of praise for Dinesh Chandimal and debutant Prabath Jayasuriya whose efforts with bat and ball respectively allowed Sri Lanka to make a sharp turnaround after the team’s sub-par performance in the first

Dinesh Chandimal has been one of Sri Lanka’s best batsmen since the golden era of Kumar Sangakkara, Mahela Jayawardene, TM Dilshan and Thilan Samaraweera.

In a rematch of last year’s final, the Jaffna Kings will take on the Galle Gladiators in the opening match of the third season of the Lanka Premier League on August 1 at R Premadasa.