CRICKET
Mathews, Lakmal fit for Windies tour
By Madushka Balasuriya Sri Lanka have been given an injury boost ahead of their tour to the West Indies with Angelo Mathews and Suranga Lakmal both declared fit to play in the first Test. Both […]
INTERNATIONAL
INTERNATIONAL
SLRFU wanted its rugby team to underperform at Games: Minister informed
Sri Lanka wanted its rugby team out of the Commonwealth Games, but for reasons known only to a Committee that was empowered to submit recommendations, the players were sent to compete at the event in […]
CRICKET
Australia to play Sri Lanka one-off pink ball test after India’s refusal
A day after the BCCI poured cold water on their tradition of hosting a day/night Test at Adelaide, Cricket Australia on Tuesday (8 May) confirmed playing Sri Lanka in a pink ball match at the […]
HOCKEY
Lanka Women master stickers to make World Cup debut
For the first time a Sri Lanka Masters women national hockey team will be competing in the Master’s World Cup to be held in Barcelona, Spain from 27 July to 5 August. Officials from Sri […]
ATHLETICS
Sri Lankans do well but Indian wins Junior Athletics Asiad
Indian athletes dominated the medals tally by winning 20 golds with host Sri Lanka securing second place with 12 at the third South Asian Junior Athletics Championships that concluded at the Sugathadasa Stadium yesterday. In […]
INDOOR
Sri Lanka concedes walk-over to Sweden at World TT championship
Due to non-availability of a substitute/replacement, the Sri Lanka (SL) Women’s Table Tennis (TT) team had to concede a walkover to host Sweden at the World Table Tennis Championship (WTTC), as the team comprised of […]
ATHLETICS
Record breaking Sri Lankan athletes start well on day 1 at Junior Asiad
Sri Lanka excelled in the men’s 400m final to pocket all three medals (gold, silver and bronze) while establishing a new meet record on the opening day of the South Asian Junior Athletics Championship at […]
CYCLING
Japan’s Nakajima wins Sri Lanka T-Cup 2018
The second annual T-Cup, Sri Lanka’s first UCI-sanctioned cross country cycling event, successfully concluded on Sunday (6 May) with Yasuharu Nakajima of Japan’s KINAN Cycling (KIN) emerging victorious after three rigorous days of racing. The […]
INTERNATIONAL
Rugby referee Aaqil Jamaldeen to officiate at Asian Games
Former Royal College ruggerite M Aaqil Jamaldeen has been selected by the Asian Rugby Football Union as an Assistant Referee for the Asian Games to be held in Indonesia in August. He has also been […]
ATHLETICS
ICC hopeful to play cricket at 2028 Olympics in Los Angeles
KOLKATA: Cricket may finally return to the Olympics in Los Angeles 2028 after the ICC has expressed its strong desire to pitch for the sport’s inclusion in the quadrennial Summer Games on the final day […]