LNP - Niluka Karunaratne becomes 6th Sri Lankan to qualify for Tokyo Olympics

2021-06-05   |   Sports

National badminton champion Niluka Karunaratne will be representing Sri Lanka in the Tokyo Olympics 2020. The two-time Olympic shuttler is the 6th Sri...

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LNP - Red alert for Sri Lankans travelling to UK, cricket team exempt

2021-06-05   |   Sports

The UK government has announced that passengers from Sri Lanka will be put on "red alert", that would require a quarantine period at a government appr...

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LNP - Jayasuriya to coach Aussie cricket club

2021-06-05   |   Sports

Former Sri Lanka captain and chief selector Sanath Jayasuriya was appointed head coach of a club in Australia on Friday, joining two fellow countrymen...

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LNP - Coaches, imports and sports in school

2021-05-25   |   Sports

By Harsha Amarasinghe Hundreds and thousands of schools in Sri Lanka have opted to hire private coaches for their respective sport teams, which has br...

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LNP - Tharushi Karunaratne qualifies for World Junior Athletics Championships

2021-05-22   |   Sports

17 year-old Tharushi Karunaratne of Walala A. Ratnayake MMV qualified for the World Junior Athletics Championships after she came second in the Womenâ...

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LNP - Kusal Janith to captain Sri Lanka’s ODI squad for Bangladesh tour

2021-05-13   |   Sports

Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) today announced the squad that has been chosen by the Cricket Selection Committee to take part in the upcoming ODI series agai...

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LNP - Bangladesh-Sri Lanka ODI series to be held in Dhaka

2021-05-06   |   Sports

The upcoming three-match ODI series between Bangladesh and Sri Lanka will be held at the Shere Bangla National Stadium in Dhaka, the BCB has announced...

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LNP - Thisara Perera retires from international cricket

2021-05-04   |   Sports

Sri Lanka all-rounder Thisara Perera today announced his retirement from all forms of international cricket. The 32-year-old said he has tendered his ...

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LNP - Praveen’s 11 wickets on debut seals victory for Sri Lanka

2021-05-04   |   Sports

Ramesh Mendis and Praveen Jayawickrama made light work of Bangladesh’s middle and lower-order as Sri Lanka won the second Test by 209 runs on the fi...

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LNP - SLC postpones charity cricket match

2021-05-03   |   Sports

Sri Lanka Cricket today announced that the ‘Charity Match’ scheduled to be played on the 04th May 2021 at the Pallekele International Cricket Stad...

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