Inaugural T10 League to get underway in December

The inaugural edition of the Lanka T10 League is scheduled to be held from 12 – 22 December, Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) announced on Monday (26 Feb.). The tournament, which was initially planned to be held in June 2023, was later shifted to December 2023, and now December 2024, as SLC deemed the ‘December window’ […]

SLC launches first-ever Women’s National Super League

Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC), for the first time, has launched a Women’s National Super League (WNSL). Accordingly, both the 50-over competition and the T20 Tournament of the first-ever Women’s National Super League will be held back to back during the month of February 2024. The 50-over tournament, which commenced today (Feb 06), is a major […]

Sanath Jayasuriya appointed as Cricket Consultant to SLC

Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) on Thursday appointed former captain Sanath Jayasuriya as a Cricket Consultant. Accordingly, the cricketing legend will oversee all teams that attend the SLC’s High Performance Centre. Jayasuriya, who was a member of the 1996 World Cup winning Sri Lanka team, is expected to fulfill his role as a consultant by providing […]

Sri Lanka dominates at World Youth Scrabble Championship 2023

Sri Lanka’s Youth Scrabble team has won the ‘Best Team’ title for the second consecutive year at the WESPA Youth Cup 2023, also known as the World Youth Scrabble Championship 2023, which was held in Thailand, while bagging the prizes for first, second and third places among 142 players from 17 nations. The 10-member Sri […]

ICC to deliberate on SLC’s suspension, hosting of U-19 World Cup today

The International Cricket Council (ICC) is slated to make a decision in respect of the temporary ban imposed on the national cricket governing body today (Nov.21). Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) was suspended by the ICC on November 10, on account of the failure to manage its affairs autonomously and ensure that there was no government […]

Sports Minister appoints Interim Committee for SLC

Sports Minister Roshan Ranasinghe has appointed a seven-member Interim Committee for Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC), chaired by World Cup-winning former Sri Lanka captain Arjuna Ranatunga. Accordingly, under the authority granted to him by the Sports Law No 25 of 1973, Sports Minister Roshan Ranasinghe has formed an interim committee for Sri Lanka Cricket consisting of the […]

Ballon d’Or: Lionel Messi beats Haaland and Mbappe to win record eighth award

Argentina and Inter Miami forward Lionel Messi has won the Men’s Ballon d’Or for an eighth time. The 36-year-old was recognised at the ceremony in Paris after helping his country win the World Cup in Qatar last year. England and Real Madrid midfielder Jude Bellingham won the Kopa Trophy for the world’s best player aged […]

Chamari Athapaththu named ICC Women’s Player of Month for Sept. 2023

Chamari Athapaththu has been crowned the ICC Women’s Player of the Month for September 2023 after inspiring Sri Lanka to a historic series triumph over England. Athapaththu beat out South Africa pair Laura Wolvaardt and Nadine de Klerk to earn the award after an outstanding month that included leading Sri Lanka to a stunning series […]

Tharushi Karunarathna wins Gold at 2023 Asian Games

Sri Lankan athlete Tharushi Karunarathna clinched the Gold medal in the Women’s 800m event at the 19th Asian Games Hangzhou, China. The 19-year-old clocked a time of 2.03.20 minutes to clinch the Gold medal in the women’s 800m event at the 2023 Asian Games. Accordingly, Karunarathna created history for Sri Lanka with the first athletics […]

2023 Asian Games: Sri Lanka Mixed 4x400m medley relay team disqualified in final

Delight turned into despair for the Sri Lanka Mixed 4x400m Relay team, touching home second in today’s final; only to learn soon after that they had been disqualified at the Asian Games 2023 being held in China. Despite finishing the event second in hopes of the Silver, the officials decided that the team was disqualified […]