Matches of the ongoing 2025 Women’s One Day Cricket World Cup began in Sri Lanka yesterday (2). The Women’s World Cup got underway in Guwahati, India on Tuesday (30 Sept.) while the first match to be held in Sri Lanka took place yesterday at the R. Premadasa Stadium in Colombo, between the Pakistan and Bangladesh […]
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Youth Affairs and Sports Minister Sunil Kumara Gamage says that identifying individuals based on their physical deformities is an injustice and hence he urged the media to replace the term ‘disabled’ with an alternative name. He made this request while addressing a media briefing held at Taj Samudra Hotel in Colombo on Wednesday (1) to
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The 2025 ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup continues today (2) with the third match between Pakistan Women and Bangladesh Women at the R. Premadasa International Cricket Stadium in Colombo. This marks the first World Cup match hosted in Sri Lanka during the tournament. Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) has announced free entry for spectators to promote
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Pakistan set up another politically charged showdown with arch-rivals India at the Asia Cup after defeating the United Arab Emirates by 41 runs in Dubai on Wednesday (17). The match began an hour late as the fallout rumbled on from a handshake row with India. The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) was considering pulling out from
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Sports Ministry Director General (DG) of Sports Shemal Fernando, who also functions as the Competent Authority (CA) for Sri Lanka Rugby (SLR), says that the ball is currently in the court of the provincial unions in reference to a much-sought-after resolution to the escalating local rugby crisis. He was firmly of the opinion that it
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Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) Member of Parliament (MP) Dayasiri Jayasekara says the Ministry of Sports should tread subtly when dealing with any allegations into acts of irregularities connected to incumbent Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) office bearers. If not, he said that the International Cricket Council (ICC) could consider such interferences as politically motivated, with the
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England fast bowling great James Anderson has been awarded a knighthood in former Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s resignation honours list. Anderson, who retired from international cricket with a record 704 Test wickets, remains active in domestic cricket with Lancashire. He is the only sportsperson featured on the list and was praised for his remarkable contributions
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The British School in Colombo edged out their rivals Colombo International School (CIS) by one run in their annual cricket encounter played at the Sri Lanka Land Development Corporation Grounds in Colombo. The British School in Colombo scored 183 for three from their allotted 25 overs and restricted their opponents to 182 for four
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Sri Lankan powerlifter Ransilu Jayathilake secured the gold medal in the 120 kg weight class at the 2025 Asia Pacific Powerlifting Championships held in Australia on Saturday (29). Athletes from countries including Australia, Tonga, and Samoa also participated in the competition. With this victory, Ransilu Jayathilake has now won three gold medals at the World
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Sri Lanka produced a stirring performance but came up short as they lost 1-0 to Thailand in their hard-fought but controversy-laden first leg AFC Asian Cup Qualifier (Saudi Arabia 2027) final round Group ‘D’ match, at the Rajamangala National Stadium in Thailand on Tuesday (25). Despite coming into the game with momentum, following their recent
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