Sports Minister Namal Rajapaksa has proposed a charity cricket match be played between a team of former national players against the current players.

SLR was to organize the tournament under the title ‘Commander’s Cup’ in collaboration with Sri Lanka Air Force (SLAF). However, since SLAF opted to postpone the particular tournament on Monday (15), SLR had to send a revised budget for a new in

Sri Lanka have been fined 40 per cent of their match fees for maintaining a slow over-rate against the West Indies in the third ODI in Antigua on Sunday, the ICC said.

SLAF in an astonishing press release yesterday announced that the Commander’s Cup has been postponed due to the challenges connected to the Covid-19 pandemic.

Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) and Sri Lanka Army emerged men’s and women’s champions respectively at the Munchee National Super League Volleyball Championship held at the NYSC Indoor Stadium on Saturday.

Blazing through the playing field like a fire brand, was none other than OmalkaGunaratne who won the admiration of many rugby aficionados since his glory days at Isipathana College.

The Court of Appeal today postponed further hearing of the petition on changing Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) constitution till June 08 and ordered the respondents to file objections on the same day.

Sri Lanka U19 player and Wesley College opener Sahil Dias cracked a knock of 142 to help his side end day one with a formidable score of 317 runs against S. Thomas’ College in their Under 19 inter-school cricket encounter played at Mt Lavinia.

Former Sri Lanka captain Angelo Mathews, who is currently with the national team in the West Indies will return to the island, Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) said today.

Shai Hope’s tenth ODI century enabled the West Indies to record a clinical eight-wicket win against Sri Lanka in Antigua early this morning, and give the hosts a 1-0 lead in the three-match series.

Sri Lanka batsman Danushka Gunathilaka was given out in the most unusual fashion during the 1st ODI vs West Indies today after Kieron Pollard appealed for his wicket after his foot — seemingly unintentionally — pushed the ball away from the bowle

NCC continued their winning spree when they outclassed Air Force SC by 80- runs to record their fourth successive win of the ongoing Major Club T20 cricket tournament.

The National Olympic Committee of Sri Lanka (NOCSL) on the direction the IOC (International Olympic Committee) launched the Lankan leg of the ‘2021 Women and Sport Award’ programme in its goal to work on gender quality in the globe.

Chasing a modest target of just 132, the two-time world champions struggled in the run chase as their star trio of Chris Gayle, skipper Kieron Pollard and Dwayne Bravo all flopped.

Sri Lanka’s spinners bamboozled world champions West Indies to claim a 43-run win in the second T20 International at the Coolidge Cricket Ground on Friday.

NCC and Ragama CC recorded their second successive wins of the Major Club T20 cricket tournament when both teams coasted to convincing eight-wicket wins over SLPA CC and Sebastianites CC in the matches played at the CCC ground and P. Sara Stadium res

Sri Lanka’s 29-year-old all rounder Dasun Shanaka is all set to leave for Antigua to join the rest of Sri Lanka squad on Sunday.

The SIU, which has been set up in accordance with the Prevention of Offences Related to Sports Act No. 24 of 2019, had also questioned Senanayake for eight hours on Wednesday.

Wickramasinghe’s marathon knock which came off 223 balls comprised 17 boundaries and two sixes while Rajapakse’s 258-ball knock had ten boundaries as the pair associated in a massive unbroken stand of 362 runs for the third wicket.

At present, apart from the Treasurer, only those who have played at the national level could hold key positions in the national sports bodies, according to the Sports Law.

West Indies captain Kieron Pollard on Wednesday became only the third man to hit six sixes in an international over in his team’s four-wicket Twenty20 victory over Sri Lanka

A majority of the big matches could not be held last year with the outbreak of COVID-19.

Among the players who did not travel to the West Indies are openers Kusal Janith Perera and Avishka Fernando, who failed fitness tests, and all-rounders Dhanajaya de Silva and Isuru Udana, who are out with injuries.

In a letter addressed to Minister of Youth and Sports Namal Rajapaksa, the club voiced their concerns that SLC “may not be able to lawfully function as the term of the Office Bearers are ended and the next election would not take place until May 20

The Colombo Chief Magistrate’s Court today rejected the anticipatory bail application filed by former national cricketer Sachithra Senanayake preventing his arrest over allegations relating to match-fixing in the Lanka Premier League last year.

On the eve of his birthday, which falls on March 1, he tweeted the following message: ’’Thank you very much for all the lovely birthday wishes - 44 today! My family and my fans are my biggest assets. Really enjoying my stint with Multan and hope

West Indies go into the three-match T20I series with the experience of Chris Gayle in tow. The 41-year-old has been drafted into the national side on the basis of returns in the second half of IPL 2020, as he scored 288 runs in 7 games at an average

Trinity College under Abishek Anandakumar continued their good form this season when they beat Mahanama College by three wickets in their Inter School Under-19 limited over cricket encounter which concluded at the Asgiriya Stadium in Kandy on Sunday.

Australian Tom Moody has been appointed as the Director of Cricket, Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC), announced today.

Badureliya CC takking first lease of the wicket succumbed to the bowling of Dilum Tilekeratne who ended with impressive figures of 5 for 27 and was bundled out for a meager 93 runs.