Temba Bavuma has recovered from an elbow injury and been included in the squad to play two Tests against Sri Lanka as South Africa look to nail down a place in next year’s WTC final.  Bavuma, South Africa’s captain, hasn’t played since October 4, when he hurt himself diving to make  his ground during an ODI against Ireland in Abu ...

The world’s best women’s cricket players are coming to Drummoyne Oval on November 17 as the headline act in a Cricket & Culture Festival hosted by Western Sydney’s favourite sporting club, Sydney Thunder. Thunder stars Chamari Athapaththu and Phoebe Litchfield will square off against Sydney Sixers legends Ellyse Perry and Alyssa Healy in the Sydney Smash – the second match ...

CMEV notes with concern that the number of serious election-related violations has more than doubled from the presidential election (125) to the parliamentary election (290). This is despite the campaign period being of slightly shorter duration, as well as inspite of the election process generating significantly less momentum at all levels, including by voters, candidates and their supporters. In ...

Galle Marvels has swiftly become a powerhouse in Sri Lankan franchise cricket. Representing the historic city of Galle and owned by Cricket Marvels LLC, USA, the team is dedicated to creating a cricket legacy that  combines local talent  with  international  standards. After achieving the runner-up position in the LPL 2024, Galle Marvels are now set to compete in the upcoming Lanka T10 Super League, making them the first franchise team in Sri Lanka to participate in both franchise leagues hosted in the count

Four games in the U19 Division I Schools Cricket Tournament 2024/25 began today (11th November) featuring some intense battles between bat and ball. After scoring 255 in their 1st innings, Mahinda College took the upper hand in their Tier B match bowling out Tissa Central College for 74. >>Shehan Kumara leads the charge for St. Anne’s on day one In another ...

Hon. Sunil Kumara Gamage has been appointed as the Minister of Sports & Youth Affairs in the newly formed National People’s Power (NPP) Cabinet of Ministers. Following the landslide victory in the Parliamentary Elections held on the 14th of November, Gamage was sworn-in before the President Anura Kumara Dissanayake on 18th November morning at the President’s Secretariat in Colombo.   A ...

Photo courtesy of Minority Rights Group Tamil politics in Sri Lanka has entered uncharted territory. The cracks in Tamil politics had been evident for some time but with the September 21 presidential elections, it has broken into fragments. President Anura Kumara Dissanayake received little support from the Tamil electorate but so did the candidate endorsed by the Tamil Nationalist Alliance’s ...

Former Kingswood Player and Head Coach of Kingswood and Sri Sumangala, Dinesh Gamage has been entrusted with the top job at Dharmaraja College for the 2025 Season. Former Kingswood College player and former Head Coach of both Kingswood and Sri Sumangala, Kandy, Dinesh Gamage has joined Dharmaraja College as Head Coach for the 2025 Inter-Schools rugby season. Coaches on the ...

Lockie Ferguson has been ruled out of the forthcoming ODI series against Sri Lanka with a calf injury. Adam Milne has been called up to replace Ferguson in the squad. Ferguson sustained the injury while orchestrating New Zealand’s victory in the second T20I of the just-concluded series that ended 1-1. The 33-year-old had to hobble off the field in discomfort ...

Sri Lanka National Cricket Selection Committee has selected a 17-member squad to take part in the two-match Test series against South Africa.  Dhananjaya de Silva will lead the Sri Lankan contingent as usual and heads a strong batting unit that includes the likes of experienced trio – Dimuth Karunaratne, Angelo Mathews, Dinesh Chandimal and Kusal Mendis, Pathum Nissanka, Kamindu Mendis.  ...

Three standout performers from the Sri Lanka ‘A’ side—keeper-batter Lahiru Udara, Nuwanidu Fernando, and pacer Eshan Malinga—have been added into Sri Lanka’s squad for the third and final ODI against New Zealand, scheduled for 19th November in Pallekele. The hosts, having taken an unassailable 2-0 lead, have chosen to rest four key players ahead of their crucial two-Test series in ...

This year has been nothing short of a phoenix-like rise for Sri Lankan cricket. A team that was floundering in 2023 – finishing a dismal ninth in the World Cup and missing out on the Champions Trophy – has now soared above expectations, punching well above their weight and achieving remarkable feats across all formats. Their rise has been meteoric, ...

Sri Lanka Cricket appointed former South African batsman Neil McKenzie as the National Team’s Consultant Coach for a short stint.  Accordingly, he will work with a group of Sri Lankan players who departed for South Africa last night to participate in a pre-series camp ahead of the upcoming two-match Test series against South Africa.  “McKenzie will bring in vital, in-depth ...

Isipathana College scored twice in the first half; as they managed to hold off a Thurstan outfit that kick-started their challenge belatedly, as the lads in Green managed to secure the Annual Football Encounter for the second year in a row as the scores read 1-3 at Racecourse today (9th November). Isipathana College settled in after the early teething problems, as ...

The second day of the first unofficial Test between Sri Lanka ‘A’ and Pakistan ‘A’ worked off today (12th November) at Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium.   The hosts resumed their first innings on Day 2 at 66/2 and went onto post 258 runs before the Tea break. Hussain Talat (56) and Rohail Nazir (55) struck fine half-centuries for Pakistan ‘A’.  The left-arm ...

Sri Lanka’s middle-order batter Kamindu Mendis has jumped into the Top 10 in the latest ICC Test Batting Rankings.  Mendis has moved up to the 10th place in the rankings with 716 rating points.   The 26-year old southpaw has been in terrific form ever since his debut in Test cricket.   He has amassed 1004 runs in 8 matches with a ...

Shai Hope won the toss and elected to bowl first in the third and final ODI against Sri Lanka at Pallekele International Cricket Stadium on Saturday afternoon. Sri Lanka has already sealed the series 2-0.  The West Indies made three changes, handing an ODI debut to 17-year-old keeper batter Jewel Andrew and including Evin Lewis and Matthew Forde. As a ...

Sri Lanka secured a historic 1-0 victory against the 154th-ranked Yemen football team at the Al-Khor Stadium in Doha, Qatar, thanks to Jack Hingert’s header in the 89th minute.  The Golden Army started the proceedings on a positive note, winning all the early challenges. Sri Lanka showed real urgency going forward, testing the Yemeni goalkeeper Mohammed Aman multiple times in ...

Every time you declare that Kusal Mendis has turned a corner, the cricketing gods seem to conspire to prove you wrong. For years, the prolific batter has been an enigma—a player brimming with potential but plagued by inconsistency. However, this year, he has been nothing short of sensational. Sri Lanka’s fans aren’t just breathing a sigh of relief; they’re raising ...

The highly anticipated TATA Indian Premier League (IPL) Player Auction List is out with a total of 574 players set to be featured in the Mega Auction in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia on 24th and 25th November, 2024. Out of the 574 Players, 366 are Indian and 208 are overseas, including 3 players from associate nations. The Auction will include 318 ...