Rising Sri Lankan athletics star Ayomal Akalanka has made history by shattering a 26-year-old Sri Lankan national track and field record during an athletics championship in China.

The stage is set for another memorable chapter in Sri Lanka's most celebrated schools rugby rivalry with Royal College Colombo hosting Trinity College Kandy in the first leg of the 80th Bradby Shield encounter at the Royal Complex this evening (11).

Substitute Mikel Merino snatched a late winner for Spain after Belgium ‌goalkeeper Senne Lammens failed to hold onto the ball as they claimed a 2-1 victory over their injury-hit opponents on Friday and set up a mouth-watering semi-final with France.

The opening match of next season's Big Bash League will take place in India on 12 December.

Kylian Mbappe and Ousmane Dembele were on target as France surged past Morocco 2-0 to book their place in the World Cup semi-finals on Thursday.

The West Indies have been fined 10 per cent of its match fee and docked two crucial ICC World Test Championship (WTC) points for maintaining a slow over-rate during the second Test against Sri Lanka.

Croatia’s most successful head coach, Zlatko Dalic, stepped down on Wednesday after nine years in charge, less than a week ​after his side’s exit from the 2026 World Cup following a loss ‌to Portugal in the round of 32.

The FIFA World Cup 2026 has reached the quarter-final stage with defending champions Argentina and favourites France among eight teams battling out for a place in the last four of the tournament.

Switzerland beat Colombia 4-3 on penalties after a goalless draw on Tuesday to set up a World Cup quarter-final with defending champions Argentina.

West Indies completed their first home Test series triumph for two years when the second and final match against Sri Lanka petered out into a tame, rain-affected draw on the last day at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium in Antigua on Tuesday.

Lionel Messi had a first-half penalty saved and then scored a late equaliser as title holders Argentina came roaring back from a two-goal deficit to defeat Egypt 3-2 at the Atlanta Stadium on Tuesday and continue their bid for back-to-back World Cup titles.

Russian athletes could be allowed to compete for their country at the 2028 Olympic Games in Los Angeles after the International Olympic Committee provisionally lifted their suspension.

Former Afghanistan cricketer Shapoor Zadran passed away on Tuesday after a prolonged illness. He was 38.

Following his side's exit in the FIFA World Cup round of 16, Portugal icon Cristiano Ronaldo expressed his sadness at leaving the tournament for the last time without the trophy, but said that he would not make "any rash decisions" regarding his future with the Portugal national men's side.

Victory means the Belgians face Spain in the quarter-finals, while the US follow co-hosts Canada and Mexico out of the tournament with elimination in the round of 16 after a thoroughly flat performance.

FIFA President Gianni Infantino defended world soccer’s disciplinary process on Monday amid mounting international criticism after U.S. President Donald Trump praised FIFA’s decision to suspend Folarin Balogun’s World Cupred-card ban.

Justin Greaves' dogged innings of 180 from 325 balls on the fourth day of the second Test against Sri Lanka has played West Indies into a strong position to claim their first Test series victory in four years.

Mikel Merino came off the bench to score in the ninth minute of injury time, sending Spain into the World Cup quarter-finals with a 1-0 victory over Portugal in Dallas on Monday.