Sri Lanka will look to produce another winning performance and seal their place in the Super Six stage when they take on Namibia in the 2024 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup Group ‘C’ fixture at the Diamond Oval in Kimberley, South Africa tomorrow.

Italy’s record goalscorer and former Cagliari forward Luigi Riva has died at the age of 79. Riva had been in hospital in Sardinia’s capital after reportedly suffering a heart attack over the weekend.

Glenn Maxwell is being investigated by Cricket Australia, a spokesperson said Tuesday, after the star allrounder was reportedly hospitalised following a night out.

Durdanto Dhaka’s Sri Lankan opener Danushka Gunathilaka left the field retired hurt after getting struck on the with the ball early on in the innings in their ongoing Bangladesh Premier League match against the Chattogram Challengers at the Sher-e-

Fifteen-year-old Reshan Algama clinched the top spot amongst the Sri Lankans on the World Amateur Golf Ranking (WAGR) leaderboard for 2023.

Apna Perera and Dinara de Silva clinched the Men’s and Women’s Open singles titles at the SSC Open Tennis Championship with wins over Saajida Razick and Kiran Vairavanathan in the two finals played at the SCC tennis courts.

Kaveesha Induwara shone with a match bag of ten wickets in Richmond’s outright win by four wickets against Maliyadeva in the Under 19 inter-school cricket encounter played at Kurunegala.

Suryakumar Yadav is among the 4 Indians in the ICC T20I of 2023 and has been appointed captain.

The ICC Team of the Year recognises 11 outstanding individuals who have impressed throughout 2023, be it with the bat, the ball or their all-round exploits.

Two leading Buddhist schools in Sri Lanka, Ananda and Nalanda, have finalised plans to conduct their annual Battle of the Maroons big match, which was launched amidst distinguished guests at the SSC auditorium.

Nuwan Thushara, bowling with a super-slingy action, claimed two wickets in two balls to kick off an electric death spell on SA20 debut.

Sri Lanka fought back to win after a stuttering start, while New Zealand came out comfortable winners against Nepal

The star-studded Hatton National Bank (HNB) team retained the 2024 Dialog Netball Nationals for the sixth successive year when they edged out Air Force SC 40-39 in the final played at the Albert F. Peiris Stadium in Wennappuwa.

CR & FC ended their 27-year wait to beat Kandy Sports Club in a league encounter as they recorded a 38-point (6 tries, 4 conversions) to 26-point (4 tries, 3 conversions) win in their crucial Inter Club Rugby encounter, which concluded at the Nittawe

FIFA president Gianni Infantino called for worldwide stadium bans for fans and “automatic forfeits” for teams whose supporters hurl “abhorrent” abuse following racist incidents in Italy and England on Saturday.

Corporate behemoth Tata Group has again been awarded title sponsorship rights of the Indian Premier League for five years, for a record sum of $300 million, the national cricket board said Saturday.

Wanindu Hasaranga’s bottom-order demolition eased Sri Lanka to a 2-1 series win against Zimbabwe Thursday after the tourists were bowled out in Colombo for 82, their worst-ever T20 total.

Following the conclusion of the ODI and T20I series against Zimbabwe, Sri Lanka is gearing up to face Afghanistan in an all-format series starting from February 2.

Mickey Arthur, Grant Bradburn and Andrew Puttick leave roles at the National Cricket Academy (NCA) in Pakistan

A fine century by Lahiru Udara helped Kandy make a formidable 339 for six against Galle on day one of the National Super League (NSL) four-day encounter played at the Mahinda Rajapaksa Stadium in Hambantota.

Kaveesha Perera and Sadew Wijeratne shone for Royal, Panadura in their innings and 77-run win against Jaffna Central in their Under-19 Inter-Schools cricket encounter played at Jaffna.

Havelock SC will start favourites when they take on Navy SC in their SLR Inter-Club League Rugby Tournament encounter at Havelock Park tomorrow. The kick-off is at 6.30 p.m.

Trinity College were in a strong position in their Inter-Schools Under-19 cricket encounter against St. Thomas’ College, Matara which commenced at the Asgiriya Stadium in Kandy.

Sri Lanka Cricket decided to obtain the services of some of the best-known talents in international cricket to provide advanced training for local coaches, trainers, and physiotherapists to enhance their skills and competencies by conducting periodic

The Minister of Sports Harin Fernando has instructed the Director General of Sports to provide equal opportunities for Sri Lankan youth to attain qualifications for the Summer Olympic Games in Paris, France, starting on July 26.

India edged Afghanistan in a dramatic second Super Over to sweep the Twenty20 series after the third match ended in a tie following Rohit Sharma’s record-setting century on Wednesday.

34,000-seat Nassau County International Cricket Stadium, set to host India-Pakistan clash among eight T20 World Cup matches, announced

Sri Lanka will be under pressure when they take on the underdogs Zimbabwe in the third and deciding Twenty20 International at the R. Premadasa Stadium in Colombo tomorrow.

Rohit Sharma makes history: Clinches fifth men’s T20I century, a remarkable feat in Bengaluru’’

An allround performance by Praveen Maneesha helped Lumbini MV cruise through to their third successive outright win when they defeated Zahira College, Colomb by nine wickets in the Under 19 inter-school cricket encounter concluded at the BRC ground.