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Rumesh Tharanga wins Doha Diamond League javelin, beats Chopra to fourth
Sri Lanka's Rumesh Tharanga threw 88.68m to win the men's javelin at the Doha Diamond League, leaving Olympic and world champion Neeraj Chopra in fourth.
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Sri Lanka's world No.1 U-11 paddler Taavi Samaraweera home after European medal sweep
Sri Lanka's 11-year-old world No.1 U-11 paddler Taavi Samaraweera returned home Thursday after a Kosovo–Norway tour that yielded gold, silver and bronze.
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Rumesh Tharanga wins Ostrava Golden Spike javelin with 86.57m
Sri Lanka's Rumesh Tharanga won javelin gold at the Ostrava Golden Spike with 86.57m, less than two weeks after his world-leading 92.62m in Rome.
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Rumesh Tharanga climbs to World No. 2 in javelin, Sri Lanka's highest-ever ranking
Rumesh Tharanga has risen to second in World Athletics javelin rankings with 1,333 points, the highest ranking ever achieved by a Sri Lankan athlete.
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West Indies name Test squad for Sri Lanka series, Chase to captain
Cricket West Indies named Roston Chase to captain a 15-member Test squad for the Sri Lanka series, with Jomel Warrican as vice-captain.
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Pathirana undergoes successful hamstring surgery in France
Sri Lanka fast bowler Matheesha Pathirana has had open surgery on his left hamstring in France and has begun rehabilitation, his manager confirmed.
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Sri Lanka stun defending champions New Zealand at Women's T20 World Cup
An unbeaten 54 from Nilakshika Silva carried Sri Lanka to a five-wicket Group 2 win over title-holders New Zealand at the Rose Bowl in Southampton.
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WT20WC: New Zealand bat first against Sri Lanka in Southampton must-win clash
New Zealand won the toss and chose to bat against Sri Lanka in Southampton; both teams enter the Group 2 game needing a win after losing their openers.
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Sri Lanka's first ODI captain meets teen prodigy Suryavanshi in Dambulla after Super Over thriller
Anura Tennekoon, who led Sri Lanka in its first ODI, told 15-year-old Vaibhav Suryavanshi to focus on his game and 'cut out the outside noise.'
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India A penalised 10 runs for protected-area infringement vs Sri Lanka A
India A were docked 10 runs at Dambulla on Monday after Vipraj Nigam twice ran on the protected pitch area; Sri Lanka A began their chase with 10 extras.
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Tharanga lines up for high-profile javelin clash at Ostrava Golden Spike
Sri Lanka's Rumesh Tharanga takes on Anderson Peters at the Ostrava Golden Spike on Monday, fresh from his world-leading 92.62m throw in Rome.
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West Indies clinch T20I series 2-1 with 5-wicket win in Kingston decider
West Indies chased down 170 with 5 wickets and 2 balls to spare to seal the T20I series 2-1; Shamar Joseph took 5/33 and was named Player of the Series.
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Sri Lanka beat West Indies by 37 runs in second T20I to level series in Kingston
Sri Lanka thrashed West Indies by 37 runs in second T20I at Kingston, with Shanaka 58* off 24 and Mishara 61, levelling the series 1-1.
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England crush Sri Lanka by 87 runs in Women's T20 World Cup opener at Edgbaston
Danni Wyatt-Hodge struck 105 not out off 62 balls as England posted 219/1 and bowled Sri Lanka out for 132 in the tournament opener.
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FIFA to fund new international football stadium in Negombo, Vijitha Herath says
The stadium will be built on Board of Investment land at Kadolkale, Negombo, with initial legal procedures already commenced, the foreign minister said.
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ICC partners with YouTube to expand Women's T20 World Cup access in emerging markets
ICC and YouTube partner to live-stream Women's T20 World Cup 2026 in emerging markets with local-language commentary in Japanese, Bahasa Indonesia and Thai.
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Kane Williamson retires from international cricket with immediate effect
New Zealand's all-time leading run scorer ends a 16-year career on 19,346 runs across 378 games, including the 2021 World Test Championship triumph.
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Sangakkara hosts Tekanda Foundation girls' cricket team at his England home
Sangakkara welcomed the touring Tekanda Foundation girls' cricket squad to his home in England, praising their talent and a recent winning streak.
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WT20WC: Sri Lanka win toss, choose to bowl first against England in opener
Chamari Athapaththu won the toss and elected to field first in Sri Lanka's Women's T20 World Cup opener against England, with Nat Sciver-Brunt tossing the.
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Sri Lanka Rugby handed 20-0 walkover to South Korea after visa failure cancels Incheon fixture
Asia Rugby awarded Korea a 20-0 walkover and four competition points after the Sri Lanka squad could not secure travel visas for the Incheon match in time.
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Shai Hope unbeaten 65 takes West Indies past Sri Lanka in 1st T20I at Kingston
Kamindu Mendis's half-century gave Sri Lanka 147 for 9, but Shai Hope's 65* off 54 led a comfortable 7-wicket chase in Kingston.
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FIFA World Cup 2026 opens with Mexico–South Africa, full schedule in Sri Lanka time
The 48-team tournament hosted by USA, Canada and Mexico kicks off at 12:30 AM Sri Lanka time Friday, with most fixtures in pre-dawn windows for local viewers.
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Sri Lanka names 15-member Women's U19 squad for India tour
Chamudi Praboda will captain Sri Lanka and Sanjana Kavindi will deputise as the side prepares for T20s in Chennai and ODIs in Pondicherry.
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Sri Lanka announce playing XI for 1st T20I against West Indies at Sabina Park
Kusal Mendis leads a side with Nissanka, Hasaranga and Chameera in Sri Lanka's first T20I against West Indies at Sabina Park, with first ball at 6 a.m. SL.