Sports

Sri Lanka Athletics (SLA) will conduct a zoom lecture for National Technical Officials (NTO) and other senior technical officials on September 18 commencing at 10.00 a.m. Chairman, Technical Officials and Media Committee G. L. S.…

The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) has officially written to the International Cricket Council (ICC) to decide the fate of the cancelled fifth Test against India at Old Trafford, indicating the two boards are far from reaching a…

New Zealand thrashed Argentina 39-0 in Gold Coast yesterday to secure their third bonus-point win in as many matches and stay top of the Rugby Championship table. The All Blacks, who were missing a number of key players, ran in…

Quade Cooper kicked a dramatic penalty after the hooter to help Australia beat world champions South Africa 28-26 in the Rugby Championship match at Gold Coast yesterday. Cooper, who played the last of his 70 Tests in 2017…

The Chess Federation of Sri Lanka (CFSL) will conduct the Online Youth Chess Championship for Under-8 Boys’ and Girls’ on September 14 and 15. All players born after January 1, 2013 are eligible to participate in this event,…

Sri Lanka yesterday named four spinners in their 15-member squad for the upcoming ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2021. The squad will be led by Dasun Shanaka as the team begin their campaign on October 18 against Namibia in Abu Dhabi in…

Emma Raducanu says she does not want to let go of the US Open trophy after her fairytale in New York culminated in the ultimate happy ending. The 18-year-old is the first British woman in 44 years to win a Grand Slam singles title and…

Eighteen year old, Maleesha Shehani Ratnayake, a Grade Twelve student in the arts stream of Nugawela National School is a fine cricketer who played in the School Cricket team as a right hand batswoman and a right arm off spin bowler.…

The Sports Ministry is planning to handover some of their sports complex owned by the Sports Development Department to the National Sports Associations (NSA) to conduct their regular sports activities. Accordingly, the Matara…

Canadian teenager Leylah Fernandez shocked another high-ranked opponent on Thursday in second seed Aryna Sabalenka to reach the US Open final - where she will face 18-year-old Briton Emma Raducanu. Unseeded Fernandez, who turned…