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Court rejects bid to compel DNA sample from cricketer Chamika Karunaratne
The Colombo District Court refused an order requiring the all-rounder to give a blood sample in a paternity case, and fixed the matter for October 9.
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Athapaththu hits career-best sixth as Sri Lanka's women climb ICC rankings
Athapaththu climbs to career-best 6th in T20I rankings after Pakistan series sweep.
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India's Test squad lands in Colombo for two-match World Test Championship series
India arrived on Tuesday for two Tests against Sri Lanka, opening at Galle on August 15 and closing at the SSC in Colombo from August 23.
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Rumesh Tharanga and Palitha Bandara return home to airport welcome
Sri Lanka's Commonwealth Games javelin gold medallist and para discus silver medallist landed at BIA on Tuesday afternoon to a reception at the VIP terminal.
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Sri Lanka names 17-member team for World Athletics U20 Championships
Sri Lanka fields 17 athletes at the World U20 Championships in Eugene, Oregon, from August 5 to 9, across sprints, relays, hurdles, jumps and throws.
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Zaheer Khan becomes co-owner as Anchor Sports takes over Jaffna Kings
Anchor Sports acquires Jaffna Kings franchise; former India pacer Zaheer Khan joins as co-owner.
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Bumrah ruled out of Sri Lanka Tests with knee injury
Jasprit Bumrah ruled out of Sri Lanka Test series from August 15 due to left knee problem.
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Teenage debutant Sanjana Kavindi seals T20I series for Sri Lanka Women
Sri Lanka Women beat Pakistan by six wickets in Dambulla to take an unassailable 2-0 lead, with 17-year-old debutant Sanjana Kavindi top-scoring on 46.
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India to arrive August 4; warm-up cut to three days ahead of Galle and SSC Tests
India's Test squad lands in Sri Lanka on August 4. The Colombo warm-up is cut to three days, with Tests at Galle from August 15 and the SSC from August 23.
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FFSL chief Jaswar Umar elected vice president of the South Asian Football Federation
Sri Lanka's football president was elected SAFF vice president unopposed in Thimphu, with all seven member associations backing him.
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Sri Lanka Weightlifting Federation president Sanka Ratnayake elected to Commonwealth board
Sanka Ratnayake was elected one of eight executive board members of the Commonwealth Weightlifting Federation at its congress in Glasgow.
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Imesha Dulani's unbeaten 101 carries Sri Lanka Women past Pakistan in Dambulla
Imesha Dulani's unbeaten 101 guides SL Women to T20I victory over Pakistan at Dambulla.
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Jaffna Kings post 221 to beat Kandy Royals and go top of the LPL table
Chamindu Wickramasinghe's 43 off 15 balls and a three-wicket burst from Dunith Wellalage sealed a 21-run win, the Kings' third in succession.
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Rumesh Tharanga wins Sri Lanka's first Commonwealth Games athletics gold
Rumesh Tharanga Pathirage threw 89.75m at Scotstoun Stadium to beat Neeraj Chopra and claim Sri Lanka's first athletics gold at a Commonwealth Games.
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ICC names 12 host cities for 2027 Cricket World Cup as tournament returns to Africa
The ICC unveiled 12 venues across South Africa, Zimbabwe and Namibia for the 2027 Men's Cricket World Cup, the event's first return to Africa in 24 years.
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Sikandar Raza joins Dambulla as LPL franchises make late squad changes
Zimbabwe's Sikandar Raza has joined Dambulla Sixers as an injury replacement, among a wave of late LPL 2026 squad changes as the playoff race tightens.
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Palitha Bandara wins Sri Lanka's first medal of 2026 Commonwealth Games
Para athlete Palitha Bandara threw 46.84m for silver in the men's F42-44/F61-64 discus at Glasgow, Sri Lanka's first medal of the 2026 Commonwealth Games.
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Rumesh Tharanga tops Commonwealth Games javelin qualifying ahead of Chopra and Nadeem
Sri Lanka's Rumesh Tharanga threw 82.84m to lead all qualifiers into the Commonwealth Games javelin final, finishing ahead of Neeraj Chopra and Arshad Nadeem.
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Lahiru Udara's unbeaten 132 sinks LPL leaders as Kandy Royals chase down 209
The wicketkeeper struck his maiden T20 hundred off 54 balls at Pallekele, carrying Kandy Royals to a six-wicket win over table-topping Galle Gallants.
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SLC draft constitution proposes cutting board to 14 and voting clubs to 39
Sri Lanka Cricket's Transformation Committee has handed the Sports Minister a draft constitution reducing the board to 14 members and voting clubs to 39.
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Sri Lanka Women seal ODI series against Pakistan with eight-wicket win in decider
Chethana Vimukthi reduced Pakistan to 10 for 3 and Harshitha Samarawickrama finished 71 not out as Sri Lanka took the Hambantota decider and the series 2-1.
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Sri Lanka's Athletics Selection Committee resigns
Members of Sri Lanka's Athletics Selection Committee handed a collective resignation letter to the Sports Ministry Secretary on Monday.
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President meets SLC Transformation Committee on cricket development
Anura Kumara Dissanayake met the Sri Lanka Cricket Transformation Committee to discuss challenges in developing the game and government support.
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India to name Test squad for Sri Lanka tour next week amid Bumrah fitness doubt
India's selectors will pick the Test squad for the Sri Lanka tour next week, with Jasprit Bumrah's fitness in doubt and Ravindra Jadeja set to return.