Club cricket in Sri Lanka has come to a make or break situation with the dawn of the internationally flavoured SLPL, administrators and coaches contend.

The eagerly anticipated Oman Air Golf Classic to be held for the third successive year has picked up in intensity and will attract amateur golfers from the Gulf, Middle East and Germany this year.

Sri Lanka will most probably meet Malaysia in the semi finals of the Asian Netball Championship tomorrow at the Sugathadasa Stadium Colombo.

Sri Lankaandrsquo;s march to the semifinals of the Asian Netball championship was made in style as they beat newcomer Japan (110-8) in their last group stage match yesterday at the Sugathadasa Stadium.

Former Youth World Cup cricketer Kithruwan Vithanage is one of the players in the Sri Lanka Premier League who believes he has graduated onto a more competitive level after interacting with international players most notably Pakistani bowlers Sohail Tanvir and Saeed Ajmal while playing for the Kandurata Warriors.

Anuradhapura Central College registered a massive 280 run win against Dharmaraja College, Kandy andlsquo;Bandrsquo; team in an U-15 division 11 second round match played recently in Anuradhapura.

Sri Lanka made history in style by recording the highest score of 127 to beat Nepal (3) in their third encounter of Asian Netball Championship worked off at the Sugathadasa Stadium yesterday.

Defending Bowl champions Sri Lanka is grouped with China and Chinese Taipei for the Asian Ranking Borneo Rugby Sevens which gets underway in Sabah, Malaysia on September 1 and 2.

A new digital scoring machine was declared insufficient with Sri Lanka scoring heavily at yesterdayandrsquo;s Asia Cup netball championship against Nepal as it was unable to display the scores beyond 100.

Well organized Wayamba United is tipped as favourites to win the inaugural SLPL championship as they became the first team to qualify to play in the semi finals which start today at the Premadasa stadium in Colombo.

Nagenahira Nagas left the door open for Ruhuna Royals - who play top-placed Wayamba United in a must-win match today - to usurp them in the top four, after succumbing to a 15-run defeat to Uthura Rudras in Colombo yesterday.

Henegama Central College beat Keppetipola MV, Miriswatta by 257 runs in their inter-school under 15 division three cricket match played at Henagama.

Sri Lanka recorded the highest score of the tournament to post a second consecutive win beating India (85-29) at the Asian Netball Championship worked off at the Sugathadasa indoor Stadium yesterday.

With no opposition and smooth sailing in the first two matches, Sri Lanka is facing a big problem of not being able to test its real strength ahead of the semi finals and final at the Asian Netball Championships.

Pakistan Twenty20 skipper Mohammad Hafeez feels playing in the Sri Lanka Premier League has given his teammates a fair idea of the conditions before the upcoming T20 World Cup, getting started next month.

The Sri Lanka Premier League has begun to show some character as far as on-field drama was concerned as players, umpires and spectators began to pick up some momentum in a championship which is yet to provide answers to keep up with the promise with which it was launched.

Sri Lanka consultant coach Australian Sue Gaudion said the team is in good shape and will be unmatched in the rest of the group after the first win of the home camp over Hong Kong yesterday.

It is unbelievable but true. Havelocks went to bed last season and dreamed they could win the League rugby title this year after three agonizing decades. They woke up into a blooming paradise and yesterday they carried away the coveted trophy for all to see.

Sri Lankaandrsquo;s new rugby Sevens captain Srinath Sooriyabandara is both shocked and worried at his latest challenge with his appointment made just a few days before a major tournament in Borneo next week.

The once elite CR and FC crashed to its eighth defeat which is unprecedented in its 100-year history when Air Force turned tables and won their inter-club league rugby match by 23 points to 13 yesterday.

Hong Kong was no match for Sri Lanka as the home team beat them 81-38 at the curtain-raiser match of the eighth Asian Netball Championship 2012 at the Sugathadasa Stadium yesterday.

Third seed Nethmi Waduge created a major upset when she defeated top seed Shankari Thayakaran in straight sets to enter the final in the womenandrsquo;s singles event at the 97th National Tennis Tournament conducted at the SLTA hard courts.

Sri Lankaandrsquo;s rugby players will have just three days to regroup and build up their spirits as new coach Englishman Ben Gollings takes over the squad for the Borneo Sevens on September 1 and 2 in Malaysia.

Army carried away the 71st Layton Cup Boxing championship title after winning five gold medals out of ten weight categories in their four day meet concluded at Sugathadasa Indoor Stadium on Tuesday.

Subharathi Mahamathya Maha Vidyalaya, Godagama advanced to second round in under 15 division 111 Inter Schools Cricket Tournament by remaining unbeaten . They played five matches and had won all their matches to remain champions in group E.

Schoolboy off-spinner Akila Dhananjaya who was overlooked for the U-19 World Cup has made a stunning entry to the 15-member Sri Lanka T20 squad while uncapped batsman Dilshan Munaweera gets a break for the World Cup starting in three weeks time.

The third leg of the first round of selections for the Airtel Rising Stars was held at the Prisonandrsquo;s Sports Club Anuradhapura with over 500 applications received from young footballers, all hoping for a dream-come-true opportunity to train at the legendary Manchester United soccer academy in the UK.

men’s and women’s squads for the ICC World Twenty20 coming up in September in Sri Lanka.

Children of the expatriate community domiciled in the UAE toured Sri Lanka for a series of cricket matches featuring under-11, 12, 13, 15 and 17 players at 35 matches in Colombo, Kandy and Galle.

Senior rugby referee Gamini Indrasena has been banned for the rest of the 2012 rugby season following a statement made against him by referee Irshand Carder who refereed the inter-school match between Royal and Trinity in Colombo last June.