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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.
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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.