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Former Isipathana College, CR and FC, Kandy SC, and Sri Lanka ruggerite Sheham Siddik passed away yesterday, at the age of 57 years due to COVID-19. Siddik represented Isipathana from 1977 until 1982 and toured with the Sri Lanka…

Two spectacular half-centuries from Dasun Shanaka and Kamindu Mendis highlighted the opening match of the SLC Invitational T20 League Cricket Tournament, which began at the Pallekele Stadium in Kandy yesterday. However, Shanaka…

Sri Lanka will compete in the rowing events for the first time when Mahesh Jayakody makes his entry at the Tokyo Paralympics in Japan from next week. Jayakody, who represented the Army Special Force Sports Club, won a Gold Medal…

CH and FC survived a late rally from Air Force SC to pull off a close 23 points (2 tries, 2 conversions, 3 penalties) to 21 points (2 tries, 1 conversion, 3 penalties) win in the first leg of the Commander’s Cup rugby encounter played…

Fourth year player left hand top order wicket keeper batsman and an all rounder and first eleven player and athlete Kulukulusuriya Savalkarge Dilip Niroshan Femando has brought honour and immense glory for his alma mater St. Anthony’s…

Cricket South Africa (CSA) yesterday announced the One Day International (ODI) and T20 International Squads for their tour of Sri Lanka that is set to commence on September 2 in Colombo. Temba Bavuma will lead South Africa in the…

In tough conditions, under overcast skies, Rohit Sharma (35 not out) and K. L. Rahul (10 not out) walked off unbeaten with India on 46 for no loss at lunch on the opening day of the second Test against England at Lord’s yesterday.…

Sri Lanka Athletics have named two coaches Umanga Surendra and Dhanushka Munasinghe to accompany the Sri Lanka Team for the World Junior Athletic Championship from August 17 to 22 at the Nyayo Sports Complex in Nairobi, Kenya.…

The third phase of the inaugural Super League semi-professional football tournament conducted by Football Sri Lanka (FSL) and scheduled to start on August 17 is set to be postponed to November due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The…

The inaugural Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) Invitational Twenty20 League Cricket Tournament got off to an inauspicious start as both opening matches had to be postponed due to inclement weather at the Pallekele Stadium in Kandy yesterday.…