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Pakistan Women set for July white-ball tour of Sri Lanka after T20 World Cup
ICC confirmed three ODIs and three T20Is at Hambantota's Mahinda Rajapaksa Stadium from July 23, with the ODI leg counting toward the 2025–29 Championship.
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Roshan Mahanama returns as Dambulla Sixers mentor for LPL 2026
Roshan Mahanama, 1996 World Cup-winner and SLC Transformation Committee member, will return as Dambulla Sixers mentor for the 2026 Lanka Premier League.
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Rumesh Tharanga rises to world No. 3 and Asia No. 1 in javelin rankings
Sri Lanka's Rumesh Tharanga has climbed to world No. 3 in javelin with 1,324 points, overtaking Neeraj Chopra to become Asia's top-ranked thrower.
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Sri Lanka women go 2-for-2 in T20 World Cup warm-ups, beat Netherlands by 7 wickets
Karunaratne 54* and Samarawickrama 36* added an unbeaten 81-run stand to chase 144 as Harshitha captained in place of Chamari Athapaththu.
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Sri Lanka rise from 205th to 187th in FIFA rankings, Almutairi urges patience
Sri Lanka football head coach Abdulla Almutairi urged supporters to remain patient as the national side climbed to 187th in the FIFA rankings.
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West Indies name 15-man T20I squad for Sri Lanka series at Sabina Park
Cricket West Indies announced a 15-member squad for the three-match T20I series against Sri Lanka starting June 11 at Sabina Park in Jamaica.
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1,500 school athletes to receive Rs. 10,000 monthly nutrition allowance under Kreeda Shakthi
The Youth Affairs and Sports Ministry began distributing Rs. 10,000 monthly nutrition allowances to 1,500 selected school athletes from March through December.
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Maharaja Media Network secures FIFA World Cup 2026 broadcast rights for Sri Lanka
MMN will air 104 matches free-to-air on TV1, Sirasa TV and Shakthi TV from June 12 to July 20, with a PEO TV partnership for island-wide reach.
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Sri Lanka beat Bhutan 4-1 in international friendly in Bangkok
Wade Dekker, Bharath Suresh, Waseem Razeek and Rahul Suresh scored as Sri Lanka opened a Bangkok friendly tour with a dominant 4-1 win over Bhutan.
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Tamim Iqbal elected president of Bangladesh Cricket Board for four-year term
Former Bangladesh captain Tamim Iqbal, 37, was elected BCB president for a four-year term on Sunday, with Fahim Sinha as vice-president on a 25-member board.
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FFSL to set up permanent offices for all 61 member leagues under 'Next Chapter' reforms
President Jaswar Umar told the Annual Congress in Nuwara Eliya that regional leagues will get dedicated administrative centres replacing private homes.
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ICC Women's T20 World Cup launched with Captains' Carnival on London's Waterloo Bridge
Chamari Athapaththu joined 11 other captains on London's Waterloo Bridge for the ICC Women's T20 World Cup launch ahead of the June 12 Birmingham start.
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Sri Lanka's Jithma Wijethunga wins 400m silver at New Taipei City Athletics Open
Sri Lankan sprinter Jithma Wijethunga clocked 53.16 seconds in the women's 400m at the New Taipei City Athletics Open 2026 to claim a silver medal.
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Sri Lanka vs West Indies 2nd ODI abandoned without a ball bowled at rain-hit Sabina Park
The second ODI between Sri Lanka and West Indies at Sabina Park was abandoned without a ball bowled, leaving Sri Lanka 1-0 up in the three-match series.
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World Athletics VP hails Rumesh Tharanga's Rome heroics, urges measured expectations for Neeraj Chopra
World Athletics VP Adille Sumariwalla praised Rumesh Tharanga's 92.62m Rome throw and urged measured expectations for Indian javelin star Neeraj Chopra.
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Sri Lanka faces Asian Games squad dilemma as England tour clashes with Aichi-Nagoya cricket
India have named a near full-strength squad for the 2026 Asian Games while Sri Lanka's white-ball tour of England overlaps the same Sept 24–Oct 3 window.
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Sri Lanka fined 10% match fee for slow over-rate in 1st ODI vs West Indies
Match referee Richie Richardson sanctioned Kusal Mendis's side after they were ruled two overs short in the Sabina Park ODI win over West Indies on Wednesday.
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Nepal cricket board apologises after timed-out dismissal of Bhutan batter in Malaysia
Cricket Association of Nepal said the timed-out dismissal of Ritshi Choden in a Women's Premier Cup T20 fell short of the spirit of the game.
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Sangakkara joins Cricket Transformation Committee meeting with national women cricketers
Kumar Sangakkara joined SLC Transformation Committee meeting with women cricketers; Eran Wickramaratne pledged equal support after Asia Cup triumph.
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Sashini Gimhani ruled out of T20 World Cup with back injury, Vimukthi in
Sri Lanka Cricket has ruled Sashini Gimhani out of the ICC Women's T20 World Cup with a lower back injury and named Chethana Vimukthi as her replacement.
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Yevan David returns to FIA Formula 3 grid at Monaco after A-Level break
Sri Lankan teenager Yevan David lines up at Monaco this weekend in his second FIA F3 round, returning after his A-Level exams and a Red Bull Ring test.
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Rumesh Pathirage hurls 92.62m at Rome Diamond League, world-leading mark for 2026
Sri Lankan javelin thrower sets national record, becomes Asia all-time No.2 and world all-time No.8 with a second-attempt 92.62m at the Rome Diamond League.
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Rumesh Tharanga breaks into top five of world javelin rankings
Sri Lanka's javelin star has climbed two places to fifth in the men's world rankings with an Average Performance Score of 1,287 after his Rabat silver.
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Sri Lanka beat West Indies by 41 runs in first ODI under Mendis and Kirsten
Sri Lanka opened their tour of the West Indies with a 41-run win in the first ODI at Sabina Park, taking a 1-0 lead in the three-match series.