Swashbuckling Thisara Perera continued his flamboyant show against Pakistan this time at his maiden Test on home soil as he obliged Sri Lanka with four vital wickets on an inviting pitch on the first day of the third and final cricket Test here at the Pallekele stadium yesterday.

St. Mathews Maha Vidyalaya, Deniyaya, a remote school from the district of Matara, emerged champions in two girls age categories at the DSI Supersports Schools Volleyball Tournament, Provincial level, held at the Galle Fort, recently.

In-form Sri Lanka batsman Tillekeratne Dilshan yesterday quit the third and deciding cricket Test against Pakistan to spend time with his sick child making way for Dinesh Chandimal to partner Tharanga Paranavithana.

Despite the interest and the euphoria of Test Cricket Sri Lanka is gearing herself up to the latest cricketing extravaganza which is the SLPL or better known as the Sri Lanka Premier League. As we are aware the SLPL should have happened last year though due to the BCCI pulling the rug under the feet of the SLC it had to be deferred.

Sri Lanka Cricket is pleased to announce the players drafted for the …

With a moral boosting 12-10 victory over debut-makers Upcountry Lions last week, Police will make their way to Longden Place today looking to settle an old score with CR and FC who have sounded a red alert this season after losing more than half their side to rival clubs.

On a day of lackluster performance, Sri Lankaandrsquo;s top-notch athletes failed to live up to expectation where only a single achievement of note was recorded in 15 final on day one of the second leg National Athletic League at the Sugathadasa Stadium yesterday.

Sri Lanka will host its first ever professional golf tournament with about 120 professional golfers from India and Sri Lanka to participate.

Sri Lanka skipper Mahela Jayawardene said that the place of Tharanga Paranavitana in the Test side is being challenged after the left handed opener struggled to find his from during the Pakistan series.

Kumar Sangakkara has reclaimed the number-one batting rank from West Indiesandrsquo; Shivnarine Chanderpaul in the Reliance ICC Player Rankings for Test batsmen after another big century against Pakistan in the second Test that ended in a draw at the SSC in Colombo on Wednesday.

Fearing a chronic exposure of a lopsided domestic T-20 championship and expected bickering among team owners, Sri Lanka Cricket yesterday conducted behind closed doors what they called a andldquo;player draftandrdquo; to make up teams that will take part in the Sri Lanka Premier League or SLPL.

Their history made them the most elite of all rugby playing clubs when vintage folks and high society patrons in their Sunday best made it an exclusive tradition where the culture of rugby was inseparable from their lives.

Sri Lanka A crashed to a humiliating innings defeat against South Africa A in their first of two unofficial Tests on Monday.

Kumar Sangakkara who made an unfinished 144 against Pakistan yesterday said that they were in a good position to avoid the follow on despite losing four wickets during the dayandrsquo;s final sessions.

The coaching fraternity of Sri Lanka Tennis Association (SLTA) has gone haywire with a spate of resignations.

The rain that swamped across Colombo and most parts of the island during the last 48 hours put paid to any hopes of a result in the second cricket Test between host Sri Lanka and Pakistan at the SSC ground yesterday.

7 Icon players appointed to each Provincial team

Kalutara Vidyalaya skipper Pathum Nissanka was at his brilliant best as he pummeled 221 runs off just 109 deliveries to steer his side to an easy win by 245 runs over Amarasuriya Vidyalaya, Meepawala in their U-15 division 1 cricket encounter played at the Kalutara Esplanade recently.

Sri Lanka were at the receiving end of brilliant batting and the fury of Mother Nature as Pakistanandnbsp; piled up runs with ease on a rain curtailed second dayandrsquo;s play of the second cricket Test here at the SSC ground yesterday.

Nadaraja Thangaraja emerged as the first winner of the inaugural Pin Fernando Grand Prix golf tournament at the end of participation for one year.

It was also the week where the well known former England skipper and current commentator Tony Greig made his Cowdrey lecture where he stressed on the importance of the spirit of cricket than the money the world could earn off it. He was also critical of the Indian attitude and one of the areas Greg hit out was Indiaandrsquo;s refusal to use the DRS in the cricket they play.

What a year for Trinity College. Early in the year the cricketers did proud their esteemed Institution when they bagged the Schools League Under-19, Knock out Trophy, Big Match win against St Anthonyandrsquo;s after 25 years and the T-20 championships.

Sri Lanka will press hard for an inaccessible 2-0 lead when they take on Pakistan in the second of the three match Test series starting today at the SSC ground.

After registering a morale-boosting victory over CH and FC 42-10 over the weekend, newcomers to the inter club andldquo;Aandrdquo; division league rugby tournament Upcountry Lions are looking forward to making a memorable debut.

The International Cricket Council (ICC) said yesterday that more than 100,000 tickets for the ICC World Twenty-20 to be staged between September 18 and October 7 in Sri Lanka have been sold with the majority grabbed by locals.

Three new meet records were established and two records were equalled at the end of first session on day three at Western Province Athletic Championship 2012 held at the Sugathadasa Stadium Colombo yesterday.

A third row forward, Tongan born New Zealander Palatasala Palupe has been enlisted by CR and FC ahead of their traditional match against Havelocks in the inter-club league rugby championships at Longden Place today.

His spirit was destroyed just as he reached double figures in age but the vast ocean that snuffed out the lives of his parents also brought him new life and hope.

Matches featuring Sri Lanka, semi-finals and final in big demand

Sri Lanka completed a comfortable 209 runs win with a day to go despite a resilient second innings fight back by the Pakistanis to take a 1-0 lead in the three-match Test series which would be best remembered for the atrocious umpiring as well as Kumar Sangakkaraandrsquo;s unbeaten 199 at the Galle International Stadium yesterday.andnbsp;