When the badminton association announced that Thilini Jayasinghe had made it to the London Olympics, the badminton fraternity was up in arms as they cried foul over the circumstances which led Sri Lankaandrsquo;s number 11 ranked player to be selected ahead of a well deserving lot.

Lasith Malinga turned a dubious page in his now fluctuating career as he broke his own record for conceding the highest number of runs in an ODI against any country in Sri Lanka while India cashed in to bludgeon an imposing 314 for 6 and win the first match here at the Mahinda Rajapaksa Stadium in Hambantota yesterday.

So itandrsquo;s going to be exciting cricket! At least that is the promise of the two skippers Mahela Jayawardane and M.S.Dhoni. Itandrsquo;s the start of yet another series of cricket though this time itandrsquo;s with a different flavour!andnbsp;

Two unbeaten sides in the andlsquo;Aandrsquo; division rugby league table leaders Navy and second placed Havelocks will battle it out in their first round fixture at Havelock Park today.

The Sri Lanka A team suffered a humiliating defeat against Zimbabwe A in their Tri-Nations cricket encounter at the Harare Sports Club ground yesterday, a culmination of a disastrous tour of both South Africa and Zimbabwe.

At a Selection Committee meeting, the following squad of 30 players were …

If the Olympics is only for the worldandrsquo;s best athletes, shooter Mangala Samarakoon doesnandrsquo;t stand a chance of competing at the London Games as his performance was below the qualifying standard. But being the best in the country and going by the Olympic Movementandrsquo;s policy on greater participation across the globe, Samarakoon and hundreds of others in the world have a chance to ...

The Indian cricket team arrived in Sri Lanka last night for a five-match ODI series and a T-20 game.

The Sri Lanka Rugby Football Union (SLRFU) has discovered strong evidence to make a case against controversial referee D. Nimal who officiated at last Saturdayandrsquo;s result-disputed inter-club rugby match between Army and Upcountry Lions which the latter won 23-20 at Nawalapitiya.

Army have threatened to pull out from the andldquo;Aandrsquo; division inter-club rugby league tournament following disputed rulings by referee D. Nimal during the match against Upcountry Lions played on Saturday.

Veteran cricketers Mahela Jayawardena and Kumar Sangakkara yesterday warned organizers of the Sri Lankan Premier League (SLPL) of any undercover rip-off and their concept brought to zero if young players were not given due recognition in the championship that features international professionals in the name of seven local provinces.

Police played a controlled game to defeat a disjointed CHandamp;FC by 25 points (2 goals, a try, 2 penalties) to 12 (4 penalties) in their inter-club A division rugby encounter played at Police Park yesterday.

Four national records were among the 28 meet records that were established at the 38th National Age group Swimming Championship 2012 concluded at the Ananda College swimming pool yesterday.

Sri Lanka Schools won the inaugural all islandandnbsp; under -21 Schools andldquo;YESandrdquo; championship trophy beating Jaffna Union College by 40 points to 11 in the tournamentandrsquo;s final worked off at the newly built Nawalapitiya Sports complex last evening.

The controversial Rugby Referees Society will be coming face to face with reality after Army fired a hard-hitting letter of protest to the sportandrsquo;s keepers the Sri Lanka Rugby Football Union (SLRFU) following their league match against Upcountry Lions on Saturday which was marred by substandard refereeing.

Despite Sri Lankaandrsquo;s performance in the series the obvious expectation going in to the fifth day of the third and final test match between Sri Lanka and Pakistan at Pallekele was another win. However the events of day five turned out to be slightly different to what was expected and hence Sri Lanka were still the winners of the series though it was only a one nil margin.

Junior High Jumper Milan Dissanayake has qualified for the final round in the High Jump event at IAAF World Junior Championship held in Barcelona, Spain on Wednesday (11th).

A total of 25 athletes have achieved the qualifying standard for the London Paralympic Games 2012. But only five athlete (4 men and one woman) and two wheelchair tennis players will get priority to proceed to the Games as Sri Lanka has only received five slots for athletes and two slots for the wheelchair tennis players.

Over 100,000 tickets have been sold in the second phase of sales for the T-20 World Cup to be held in Sri Lanka in September, the International Cricket Council announced yesterday.

Sri Lankaandrsquo;s desperate bid to wrap up a convincing series against Pakistan ended in failure as the host teamandrsquo;s bowlers were stretched to the bone unable to stop their rivals from setting them an out-of-reach target of 270 in 71 overs on the last day of the final cricket Test here in Pallekele yesterday.

The Sri Lanka Netball Federation (SLNF) marked a turning point in netball history by signing an attractive Rs. 23 million sponsorship deal with People's Bank for one year with effect from May this year.

The two most prolific wicket-takers in international cricket are expected to be part of a cross-town rivalry in Melbourne this season, after Muttiah Muralitharan confirmed he would play for the Renegades in the Big Bash League.

Dinesh Chandimal (65) and Kumar Sangakkara (74 not out) shared an 88-run second wicket partnership as Sri Lanka finished on 195-4 having been set a 270-run victory target earlier in the day by Pakistan, seeking a draw to level the three-match series.

Vastly improved Army, CR and FC and Police will have a close battle to qualify for the Cup segment of the andldquo;Aandrdquo; division inter-club league rugby tournament.

The Junior Rugby Asiad 2012 Division II will take place in Colombo from September 11-16.

Sri Lanka went through some of the most nerve-wrecking moments and survived on mere luck on a day that should have belonged to Pakistanandrsquo;s fast bowlers as the third cricket Test showed signs of springing back to life here at the Pallekele International Stadium yesterday.

Kumar Sangakkara has reclaimed the number-one batting spot from West Indies' Shivnarine Chanderpaul in the Reliance ICC Player Rankings for Test batsmen after another big century against Pakistan in the second Test.

Seven new meet records were established at the Lanka Lions Athletic Championship concluded on Sunday at Mahinda Rajapaksha Staduim, Diyagama. W.V. Rathnakumari and Milantha Dissanayake won the most outstanding women and menandrsquo;s trophies respectively.

The extent to which politics has played a part in the ruination of Sri Lanka cricket on the field could not have come into prominence the way it unfolded yesterday as the venue of Pallekele was caught up in a watery mess while another international ground just 60 kilometres away at Dambulla stood dry without a match for two years.

Kandy Sports Club who had no club games this week-end made maximum use by playing against the visiting Indian Rugby Football team at Nittawela Rugby Stadium yesterday. In the end the defending League and Knock out Champions got the better of the visiting team by 25 Points (1 Goal, 3 Tries, 1 Penalty) to 24 Points (2 Goals, 2 Tries)