Galle Gallants were crowned champions of the Lanka Premier League (LPL) for the first time in their history after beating defending champions Jaffna Kings by five wickets in the LPL 2026 final on Saturday, August 8 at R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo.

Sai Sudharsan has been ruled out of India’s two-Test series against Sri Lanka after the medical staff at the BCCI Centre of Excellence (CoE) advised that the left-handed batter needs more time to recover from the injury sustained during the India A tour of the island nation last month.

The public will have the opportunity to witness the Lanka Premier League (LPL) 2026 final between the Galle Gallants and Jaffna Kings free of charge from the C and D stands of the stadium.

Gianni Infantino's alleged lover was given a severance payment over the affair by Uefa while he was its general secretary, according to a Daily Telegraph investigation, according to a Daily Telegraph investigation.

Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) has announced that public admission for the upcoming Test series between Sri Lanka and India will be free of charge, allowing cricket fans to witness the two-match series at no cost.

European teams could still boycott competitions including the World Cup as Uefa says Fifa's defence of its president Gianni Infantino "changes nothing".

Two Iranian female footballers who publicly defied their government have become Australian citizens.

Gianni Infantino has apologised for "errors" he made in controversial plans to sell off stakes in competitions to private investors, but will remain Fifa president after receiving the backing of senior executives in a meeting in Morocco.

Turkish club Trabzonspor are set to land Mohamed Salah on a free transfer.

Cape Verde ‌goalkeeper Vozinha says he always believed ⁠he belonged ⁠at a major club after his standout performances at the World Cup earned him a move ⁠to Chilean side Colo-Colo.

Anchor Sports AB, a Stockholm-based sports ownership group co-owned by former India fast bowler Zaheer Khan and businessman Nagendra Siddoutam, has acquired Lanka Premier League (LPL) franchise Jaffna Kings. The team will now be rebranded as Anchor Jaffna Kings.

Fifa's chief of global football development Arsene Wenger says scrapping the plan to have private investment in Fifa competitions was "absolutely necessary and beyond question".

The Indian Test cricket team arrived in the island today (04) to take on Sri Lanka in a two-match series under the 2025–2027 World Test Championship.

A group of Sri Lanka players have been rewarded for their T20I series triumph over Pakistan by reaching new career-best ratings on the latest ICC Women's T20I Batting Rankings.

Pakistan Women signed off from their Sri Lanka tour with a four-wicket victory in the third and final T20 International at the Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium on Tuesday, denying the hosts a clean sweep in the series.

Alexandra Eala became the first player from the Philippines to win a WTA Tour-level singles title and Taylor Fritz claimed his first trophy of the season after both rain-delayed ​Washington Open finals were completed on Monday.

USA offspinner B Akhilesh Reddy has been banned from all cricket for eight years after being found guilty of breaching three counts of the ICC's anti-corruption code.

Jammu and Kashmir fast bowler Auqib Nabi has received his maiden call-up to the senior national side after being named as Jasprit Bumrah’s replacement for the upcoming Test series against Sri Lanka.