Five para-athletes have qualified to participate in the 2016 Paralympics in Rio, which will be held in September.

A calmly compiled 56-ball 83 from Tillakaratne Dilshan steered Sri Lanka to a heart-rate-steadying six-wicket win in their opening match of the World T20, but not before Afghanistan reminded them and the rest of Group 1 that they belonged in the Super 10s.

SINGER Sri Lanka PLC, the country’s leading consumer durable retailer, has continued its tradition of being in the forefront of Sri Lanka’s rugby by powering the 2016 SINGER Schools Rugby League organised by the Sri Lanka Schools Rugby Football Association (SLSRFA).

A Russian confectionary company is backing suspended tennis player Maria Sharapova by releasing a lollipop bearing her likeness.

Former Sri Lanka pacer Nuwan Zoysa is facing a strange predicament, and it has nothing to do with his on-field job.

Chaminda Vaas may have put on Irish colours in his role of a bowling consultant for the European team, but his heart still beats for Sri Lanka, which is going through a lean phase at the moment.