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Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) yesterday announced that 39 cricketers, who signed new annual contracts for the year 2021/2022, have been placed in a bio-bubble in two separate groups, in Dambulla and Colombo, as part of the preparation for…

British number two Cameron Norrie reached the Wimbledon third round for the first time with a stunning straight-set win against Australian wildcard Alex Bolt yesterday. Norrie, 25, has been one of the leading players on the ATP…

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.…

Former General Secretary Jaswar Umar emerged victorious by a narrow margin to be elected as the President of Football Sri Lanka (FSL) at the election held in three Districts yesterday. Umar polled 96 votes while his opponent Dr.…

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…