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Former Sri Lankan opening batsman Charith Senanayake was appointed Chairman of the Technical Committee for the second edition of the Lanka Premier League (LPL) franchise T20 Cricket Tournament, which is scheduled to be held from July…

United Arab Emirates (UAE) players Amir Hayat and Ashfaq Ahmed have been banned from all forms of cricket for eight years each after the ICC Anti-Corruption Tribunal found them guilty of breaching the ICC Anti-Corruption Code.…

An unbeaten fifty from Sophia Dunkley to complement a second ODI five-wicket haul for Kate Cross sealed a series victory for England against India at Taunton on Wednesday. Taking guard at 92 for four and with England's chase of…

Two champion swimmers Matthew Abeysinghe and Aniqah Gaffoor will represent Sri Lanka at the Tokyo Olympics this month after they were allocated Universality Places. Their participation at the Olympics is set to be officially…

Frouse Saheed created history when he became the first President of the Asian and the International Billiards and Snooker Federation (IBSF) from Sri Lanka. As a player and as a sports administrator Saheed brought credit and honour…

The Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the Matale Old Thomians Cricket Union (MOTCU) was held recently. This MOTCU was established with the main objective of promoting cricket among junior students of the school. The Union has now…

Talented weightlifting and powerlifting coach S. A. Wijewickrema (junior), was the National Weightlifting Coach for over three decades, at the Ministry of Sports. He was promoted to Director of Sports in the 1980s and he was…

Junior National Volleyball Poolist and athlete Kavishan Nirmal has brought honour and glory to his school Vijayaba National School, Hungama. He was born on February 8, 2002 and initially he was admitted to Wadiyagoda Junior…

The Sri Lankan Athletics Team produced a fine performance to win one Gold Medal, four Silver Medals and four Bronze Medals at the 60th Inter-State Athletics Championships, which concluded at Patiala, India on Tuesday. The best…

The National Olympic Committee of Sri Lanka (NOCSL) has agreed to provide US $50,000 for the development of Sri Lanka’s beach volleyball for the next two years (2022-2024). In addition, the NOCSL has agreed to provide the maximum…