Sunday, 10 Sep 2023
- Follow Us:
Sports
Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) has been further rocked this time from the inside, as a sacked official alleged that his bosses by halting the domestic game are attempting to hoodwink the International Cricket Council (ICC) that a government plot is in the making to destabilize the sport in the country.
Anura Weerasinghe who was the main coordinator of SLC’s National Development...
Sri Lanka beat Bangladesh by 21 runs in their Super Four match of the Asia Cup at the Premadasa stadium in Colombo yesterday.
Defending 257 Sri Lanka bowled out Bangladesh for 236 as skipper Dasun Shanaka led from the front capturing three wickets followed by Maheesh Theekshana claiming three wickets.
Earlier Sri Lanka put into bat reached 257 for 9 with top scorer...
Sri Lanka’s Athletic Secretary Saman Kumara has voiced concerns over player management ahead of the 19th Asian Games, emphasizing the need for special attention to medal prospects.
Kumara particularly highlighted the case of Tharushi Karunaratne, a gold medal hopeful in the Women’s 800m event.
Karunaratne’s participation in the Central Province School Meet in heavy rain...
Sri Lanka’s girls tennis team of 12 years and under have qualified to play in the finals of the ITF Asia 12 and under team competition in Kazakastan from September 11 to 16.
Sri Lanka team qualified after winning this ITF Pre qualifying tournament held in Bangladesh recently.
The teams that have qualified for the finals are Iran, Oman, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, India, Sri...
A nation will be holding its breath on the edge of the seat as gymnast Nadila Nethviru goes for the Asian Games to do what none has ever done:
Nadila Nethviru, the reigning national gymnastics champion of Sri Lanka, is on the brink of making history as he prepares to become the first gymnast to represent the island nation at the Asian Games in nearly a decade.
His quest...
Sports
France made the perfect start on their quest for a first Rugby World Cup title as they beat three-time champions New Zealand 27-...
Defending unbeaten schools league rugby champions St. Peter’s College will go out all guns blazing to win the 2023 Under-19 Knock...
As many as16 combined teams of past students from both boys and girls schools will come together on September 16 at Longden Place...
Sri Lankans will be having a bumper sports extravaganza over the next two and a half months starting with the Rugby World Cup...
Sri Lanka’s athletics team is preparing for the 19th Asian Games with hopes of ending an 18-year medal drought since their...
Lochana de Silva and Ranitma Liyanage became Singles champions at the North Central Province Open Badminton Championship held in...
Sri Sumangala triumphSri Sumangala beat Poramadualla Central Wariyapola by four wickets in their inter school under 19...
A new football faction headed by Dacshitha Sumathipala expressed confidence that his team will win the election of office bearers...
Three cricketers from Jaffna, Vikneshwaran Akash (Hartley College Point Pedro), JR Newton (Jaffna Central) and Jeyachandran...
Joseph Vaz College in Wennappuwa won the North Western Provincial Championship at the Provincial School Games held at the Albert...
Sri Lanka’s women’s T20 squad comprising Chamari Atapattu (captain), Nilakshi de Silva, Vishmi Gunaratne, Harshitha...
Former St Mary’s College, Dehiwela and Navy boxer Bandula Ratnapala stressed that respect and discipline were the two...
Neymar has surpassed Pele as Brazil’s male all-time top scorer with two goals in a 5-1 win over Bolivia.The forward, 31, who went...
Former Commonwealth Games bronze medallist in weight lifting Sudesh Peiris announced his retirement from the sport at a media...
Red Bull’s Max Verstappen broke a Formula 1 record with his 10th consecutive win as he overcame Ferrari’s valiant challenge at...
Spain’s men’s players have condemned the “unacceptable behaviour” of federation president Luis Rubiales.sRubiales, 46, has been...
A player in Panama’s football team has been shot dead in the city of Colón.Gunmen opened fire on a group of people, among them 26...
Heath Streak, who has died aged 49, will be remembered as Zimbabwe’s best bowler of all time, and a key player during their most...
The 2003 ICC Cricket World Cup was the eighth in its history organised by the International Cricket Council (ICC). It was co-...
Sri Lanka women crashSri Lanka women cricketers displayed poor batting and were all out for 106 runs in their first ODI against...
Two motorcycle racers, Nipun Dilanka and Sabir Mimshad are currently representing Sri Lanka at the Asia Cup road racing series in...
Intermittent rain in Colombo has left tennis administrators and players frustrated as they are unable to complete their ATF Under...
India (48.5 ov) 266Hardik Pandya 87 (90), Ishan Kishan 82 (81)Shaheen Shah Afridi 4/ 35, Naseem Shah 3/ 36, Haris Rauf 3/58
Devapathiraja College Ratgama, last year’s runner up beat defending champion Ratnawali Balika Vidyalaya Gampaha by 64 runs in...
Royal College, Lyceum International School Wattala and Sri Chandananda Buddhist College Kandy advanced to the semi-finals of the...
The first batch of nine athletes took wing to China last night to join a training camp for three weeks before joining the Sri...
Fourteen year old shines in snookerFourteen year old Khalid Gazali from Kandy is showing great talent in snooker and recently...
Namadagaswewa Maha Vidyalaya and St. Thomas’ College Bandarawela advanced to the semi finals of the Under 17 Division Three inter...
Yasarohana de SilvaFormer vice president, assistant secretary and senior coach of Sri Lanka Athletics, Yasarohana de Silva passed...
Over 500 school girls from the age groups of under 13,15,17 and 19 are participating at the 30th Milo schools netball tournament...
Liverpool have rejected a £150m offer for Mohamed Salah from Saudi Pro League club Al-Ittihad.The bid for the 31-year-old forward...
Canada’s Danielle McGahey is set to become the first transgender cricketer to play in an official international match.McGahey has...
Novak Djokovic avoided a huge shock as he recovered from a two-set deficit to beat fellow Serb Laslo Djere and reach the US Open...
Beeshma Manodhya Jayasekera commenced his rugby career at the age of eight and represented St. Joseph’s College in all age groups...
Sixteen leading football playing schools in the country have been invited to participate in the Zahira Super 16 soccer Sevens...
Supuna Warusawithana representing 99x emerged the winner in the Men’s Open Singles Champion at the 67th Mercantile Open table...
Red Bull’s Max Verstappen survived losing the lead in early rain and a red flag for a late torrential downpour to win a chaotic...
Sri Lanka is listed to send a large contingent of 94 athletes plus 47 officials to participate at the 19th Asian Games to be held...
The Colombo Football League has organized an under-19 football tournament which will be held in the first week of September at...
The Mercantile Cricket Association (MCA) Cricket Academy, formed in 2002, embarked on its very first overseas tour to participate...
England “aren’t playing to their potential” but “are capable of delivering” at the 2023 World Cup, says former international Ugo...
Another record-breaking transfer window closed on Friday after a busy summer in which Premier League clubs spent £2.36bn on new...
Fidhyan Muhammad, the accomplished swimmer from Zahira College, continued his sensational run by clinching his second record-...
Western Province men’s team emerged on top of the medals tally with eight gold, five silver and three bronze medals while the...
The inter-school knock-out rugby championship for the President’s trophy showcased a gloomy side as St. Joseph’s College cut down...
In a move towards nurturing young talent, Sri Lanka Badminton (SLB) is ready to unveil a squad of 100 players under the age of 13...
The Appeal Court comprising of Justice N Bandula Karunaratne and Justice MAR Marikar issued an order to cancel the Extra Ordinary...
Trinity-Peterite rematchThe rugby teams of Trinity and St. Peter’s will come out today for a re-match in the quarter finals of...
New Zealand lock Scott Barrett was sent off as the All Blacks suffered the heaviest defeat in their history, 35-7.Barrett...