Sri Lankan domestic T20 champions Wayamba Elevens scored a thrilling five-wicket victory over 2010 Big Bash runners-up South Australian Redbacks in a Champions League practice game at the SuperSport Park in Centurion....

The Managing Director of Indian company Kunnath Pharmaceuticals which sponsors Sri Lanka’s Wayamba team in the Champions League under their product Musli Power, has said that he is ready to bet one billion indian rupees....

The three Pakistan cricketers at the centre of a betting scandal have been released from the squad for the remainder of the tour of England, team manager Yawar Saeed said Thursday. Speaking to reporters ahead of....

Mohammad Asif may be dropped from an Indian film in which he was supposed to play a cricket coach after it emerged he was one of the three Pakistani players embroiled in a spot-fixing scandal. The 27-year-old pace...

Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) said in a statement yesterday that the sex enhancer endorsed by its cricketers has been listed as a “health product” and in no way comes into conflict with a sportsman’s conduct. “Sri Lanka Cricket has...

Dharga United Sports Club Dharga Town was leading points table of the Beruwala Football League organized “Super League Soccer Tournament”. They completed six matches with 11 points. Match Results: Zavia SC beat...

Kandy Sports Club and Sri Lanka ruggerite Anuranga Walpola has admitted taking a banned substance – Tetra Hydro Canabinol Carboxylic Acid (Cannabis) a few days before the Clifford Cup semi-final against Air Force at...

The sluice gates of the Laxapana and Canyon reservoirs have been opened as a result of heavy rains, the spokesman of the Disaster Management Center, Pradeep Kodippily told Daily Mirror online. He said the three sluice...

Unbeaten Police SC registered their fourth consecutive win in the Champions League soccer tournament beating Renown SC by 1 goal to nil in a match played on Wednesday at Police Park. Police SC won the match after striker....

In an amazing game of tennis that went on for over two hours at the SLTA courts yesterday, Amresh Jayawickrama beat top seed Shehan Gomesz 6-3 7-6. Shehan gave up in the last five minutes of the game making three...

A magnificent knock of 99 runs under pressure by Virender Sehvag powered India for their first win in the Micromax Cup tri-nation cricket tournament, defeating the hosts Sri Lanka by six wickets in the third match played at the...

All rounder Kaushalya Weeraratne will captain the team in a warm up one day match against the touring South Africa ‘A’ team on August 22 at the Colts CC ground in Havelock Park. The rest of the members in the team are...

ROWING: Royal College oarsmen raced through the waters in perfect style displaying their prowers to win the second S. Thomas' College Sprint Championship - T 500 Sprint Championships held at the Colombo Rowing...

Sri Lankan cricketers are not yet fully aware of the new rule proposed by the Indian Premier League (IPL) Governing Council that ten percent of the IPL salaries of players should go the respective boards. Sri Lanka Cricketers....

Ceat awards can be recognized on par with the most prestigious award ceremonies in the world said Sri Lankan Captain Kumar Sangakkara at the official press conference ....

The corruption scandal that exploded this week is the latest damaging blow to Pakistan cricket and former players fear it could be the one that finally crushes the credibility of the sport in the South Asian nation. Over the last...

Rugby World Cup organisers are hoping Australians will have their eyes on the ball to fire more interest in tickets for next year’s tournament. Tourism New Zealand’s giant rugby ball, which has been used to promote the tournament...

With preparations for next year’s ICC Cricket World Cup in full flow, Sri Lanka has moved up three places on the Reliance Mobile ICC ODI Championship table following its successful hosting of the tri-series involving India and New...

Britain’s Mark Cavendish retained the leader’s red jersey after the second stage of the Tour of Spain despite being pipped in a sprint finish by Yauheni Hutarovich of Belarus here on Sunday. Hutarovich, of the Francaise des...

The match fixing scandal involving Pakistani cricketers has begun to reveal more details with the main suspect saying even the Asia cup match between Pakistan and Sri Lanka in June this year was fixed. The News of the World,....

That cricket has a language all of its own is something that has long been acknowledged. But now a survey has concluded that 'Doosra' is the single most untranslatable term in cricket, after topping the poll of more than 300...

Thisara Perera took a career best 5 wickets for 28 and helped Sri Lankan batsmen to chase an easy target of 103 to secure their place in the final of the Micromax Tri Nation Tournament after winning by eight wickets against...

Three sparkling half centuries from dashing opener Dilshan Munaweera, Bhanuka Rajapaksa and Ashan Priyanjana spearheaded Sri Lanka Cricket Development XI to a smashing five wicket victory over the touring South...

St. Joseph’s College Colombo and St. Peters College, Colombo emerged joint champions after a grand battle in the final of the under 16 12-a-side tournament which was held at the Royal College Sports Complex on August...

Sports Minister C. B. Ratnayake believes that the new National Institute of Sports Science of the Sports Ministry will be a tremendous boost for the promising athletes who thrive for success in the upcoming international...

England named the same XI on Sunday that had put them 2-0 up in their four-match series against Pakistan for the third Test starting at The Oval on Wednesday. Tim Bresnan, left out from a 12-man squad in the sides that...

OLYMPICS: SINGAPORE, Aug 14 (AFP) - International Olympic Committee president Jacques Rogge said Saturday he felt like an expectant father waiting for his baby to be born as the Belgian's Youth Olympic Games dream...

Sri Lanka skipper Kumar Sangakkara praised the Man of the Match, Upul Tharanga for his 70-run match performance that kept Sri Lanka alive, for a victory against the New Zealand team in the second match of the Micromax...