Sports

Mystery spinner Mahesh Theekshana will hold the key for Sri Lanka when they begin a three-match Twenty20 International series against South Africa at the R. Premadasa Stadium in Colombo today. The 21 year old has already created a…

India cancelled yesterday's optional training session after another positive COVID-19 test result among their coaching staff. Players have been told to stay in their hotel rooms after having fresh tests last morning, with a…

A residential training camp for the 26-member Sri Lanka Under-19 Squad, selected in preparation for the upcoming inbound tours, Under-19 Asia Cup and the Under-19 World Cup, commenced in Colombo yesterday. The 22-day training…

President Gotabaya Rajapaksa today congratulated the Sri Lanka cricket team for its performance in the series against South Africa which was played in Colombo. “A victorious comeback of Sri Lanka’s cricket team, scoring a series…

Teenager Leylah Fernandez produced another fearless performance to beat Elina Svitolina on Tuesday and set up a US Open semi-final with Aryna Sabalenka. Canada’s Fernandez, who turned 19 on Monday, showed all of her devastating…

Sri Lanka Skipper Dasun Shanaka believes Mahesh Theekshana could turn into another mystery spinner after the 21-year-old guided Sri Lanka to a comprehensive 78-run win over South Africa in the third and final One Day International…

The upcoming Ashes series between England and Australia will ‘hopefully’ be played in front of full crowds despite a rise in COVID-19 cases, Cricket Australia (CA) said yesterday. Citing rising vaccination rates, Chief Executive…

Charith Asalanka made huge strides in the International Cricket Council (ICC) Player Rankings for batsmen following a tremendous One day International (ODI) series against South Africa, which concluded on Tuesday. The 24-year-old…

Sports Minister Namal Rajapaksa said Dinesh Herath and Samitha Dulan’s success at the Tokyo Para Games is a shining example to all other Sri Lankan athletes. The Minister made these observations during a felicitation ceremony…

Sri Lanka’s golden boy Dinesh Priyantha Herath said their strenuous training under difficult conditions paved the way to their success at the 16th Tokyo Paralympics in Japan. Herath won a Gold Medal with a record breaking effort of…