Sports

Leading Woman competitor Tehani Egodawela, serving in the Sri Lanka Navy, has qualified for Tokyo Olympics 2020 in the women’s 10m air rifle 0.177 event, bringing a lot of credit to the Sri Lanka Navy and the country. In appreciation…

The Ministry of Sports has arranged a special meeting with past cricket captains and past officials of Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) today. The meeting will be chaired by Sports Minister Namal Rajapaksa. Among those who are invited…

The Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games organisers further strengthened their safety controls by adding a new regulation of a three-day bio-bubble from the date athletes arrive in Japan. Chef-de-Mission of the Sri Lanka contingent Gamini…

West Indies batsman Evin Lewis blasted 79 runs off 34 balls as the Twenty20 World champions defeated Australia by 16 runs in the fifth game in St. Lucia on Saturday to win the series 4-1. Chasing 200 to win, Australia made a…

Shakib Al Hasan’s unbeaten 96 helped Bangladesh recover from precarious positions, twice, to eke out a narrow three-wicket win over Zimbabwe in a last-over thriller at Harare as the visitors clinched the ODI series 2-0 with a game to…

When the Olympic Games come to Asia, most countries in the continent make high medal hopes. Filipino hopes are high that the Tokyo Olympics will break new ground for Pinoy athletes. Top of the list of potential podium-toppers…

Former Sri Lankan all-rounder Farveez Maharoof has been invited as an expert commentator for the upcoming series between Australia and Bangladesh, beginning next month. Australia are scheduled to play five T20Is against…

India produced a powerful batting display to outplay Sri Lanka by seven wickets in the first One Day International (ODI) at the R. Premadasa Stadium in Colombo yesterday. After restricting the home side to 262 for nine in 50 overs,…

The dream of every athlete is to represent the country at the Olympics. Nimali Liyanarachchi from Sooriyawewa, Hambantota eventually fulfilled her dream when she received a Universality place to compete at the Tokyo Games. “Until…

The Tokyo Olympics has registered its first COVID-19 case in the Olympic Village six days before the Games open, the organisers have said. Tokyo 2020 CEO Toshiro Muto confirmed on Saturday that a visitor from abroad who is…