Zimbabwe stunned the newly-crowned T20 World Champions in the opening T20I of the five-match series in Harare. This was Zimbabwe’s third T20I win over India. The Men in Blue have hit a record low after their 13-run loss to the Chevrons.
The introduction of VAR in football has led to a pandemic of premature celebrations and cricketers seem to be catching onto the fad as well. The Colombo Strikers pulled out all the stops to celebrate Chamika Karunaratne’s sensational grab in Dambulla, only for the catch to be ruled out upon review.
Three more suspects have been arrested by the Mount Lavinia Police today in connection with the assault on three referees during the rugby match between Science College and S. Thomas’ College at the Air Force ground in Ratmalana on Sunday (June 30).
Kusal Janith Perera, who was shockingly axed from the Sri Lankan T20 World Cup Squad last month made a mockery of the omission when he hammered a stunning century for Dambulla Sixers in their Lanka Premier League (LPL) game against Jaffna Kings on Wednesday.
Half tons by skipper Niroshan Dickwella and Isuru Udana laid the foundation for Galle Marvels to record a seven-run win over Colombo Strikers in the fifth match of the Lanka Premier League tournament played under floodlights at the Pallekele Stadium yesterday.
A maiden ton by Kusal Perera for Dambulla Sixers was in vain as swashbuckling knocks by Avishka Fernando and skipper Charith Asalanka brought back Jaffna Kings from a nowhere position to guide the side to a thrilling last ball win by four wickets in the fourth match of the Lanka Premier League tournament encounter played at the Pallekele Stadium.
The body of South African high jump superstar Jacques Freitag was found this week riddled with bullets near a cemetery in his home country, bringing a weeks-long saga to a conclusion following his June 17 disappearance.
Hangzhou Asian Games Gold Medallist Tharushi Karunarathna (Women’s 800m) and Asian Games Bronze Medallist Dilhani Lekamge (Women’s javelin throw) have qualified to participate at the 2024 Paris Olympics Games, the IAAF officially announced today.
Three experienced players and former Sri Lanka national captains Dinesh Chandimal, Angelo Mathews and Dasun Shanaka combined to guide Kandy Falcons to record a comfortable six-wicket victory over Dambulla Sixers in the first match of the Lanka Premier League 2024 played at the Pallekele Stadium yesterday (1).
The five-member Election Committee has suspended the voting rights of 13 affiliated members out of the 32-strong District Associations membership ahead of the Netball Federation of Sri Lanka (NFSL) 2024-2026 elections on July 25 in Colombo.
Sprinter Yupun Abeykoon’s hopes of obtaining direct qualification for the 2024 Paris Olympic Games were shattered when he pulled out of the Sri Lanka Athletic (SLA) Special Selection Trials held at the Mahinda Rajapaksa Sports Complex in Diyagama.
MAS Holdings, Sri Lanka’s leading apparel-tech conglomerate, has received Cabinet approval to establish the MAS Athlete Training Academy, the nation’s first and largest Public-Private Partnership (PPP) aimed at fostering next-generation Olympians.
In today heated rugby match between Science College and S. Thomas’ College, a controversial call led to post-match mayhem. Towards the end of play, a Science player appeared to have scored a try, but the main referee, uncertain of the play, sought the line referee’s opinion, and ruled it out.
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