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Sport in Sri Lanka is a significant part of Sri Lankan culture. [ 1] Although the Sports Ministry named volleyball the national sport, [ 2][ 3] the most popular sport is Cricket. Rugby union is also popular. Other popular sports are water sports, badminton, athletics, football, basketball and tennis.
2009 England. Runner-up. 2012 Sri Lanka. Source: ESPNcricinfo, 5 April 2024. Angelo Davis Mathews ( Sinhala: ඇන්ජලෝ මැතිව්ස්; Tamil: அஞ்செலோ மத்தியூஸ் (lit: Our Boy Mathew); born 2 June 1987) is a professional Sri Lankan cricketer and a former captain of the national cricket team in ...
The R. Premadasa Stadium was also one of the three grounds in Sri Lanka that hosted matches for the 1996 Cricket World Cup. The other two were the Asgiriya Stadium and the Sinhalese Sports Club Ground. [6] The R. Premadasa Stadium was the venue for the match in 1997 where Sri Lanka scored a record 952 runs for 6 wickets against India. [7]
Current channels. AFN Sports (United States) Apple TV. beIN Sports (USA) beIN Sports. beIN Sports Xtra. BYU TV (otherwise Brigham Young University -owned family and faith network features coverage of BYU Cougars sporting events) Comcast / NBCUniversal (United States) NBC Sports.
Susanthika Jayasinghe. Deshabandu Kameradin Susanthika Jayasinghe[ 2] ( Sinhala: සුසන්තිකා ජයසිංහ; Tamil: சுசந்திகா ஜயசிங்ஹ, born December 17, 1975) is a Sri Lankan retired sprinter, who specialised in the 100 and 200 metres. [ 3][ 4] She won the Olympic silver medal for the 200m ...
PTV Sports HD. PTV Sports HD is a 24-hour state-owned sports channel operated by the Pakistan Television Corporation (PTV). [ 1][ 2][ 3] PTV Sports was founded as a sports division of the PTV in the 1970s. It was licensed as a stand-alone sports channel in January 2012. [ 4] It broadcasts cricket, football, hockey, snooker, and tennis events in ...
Football in Sri Lanka. Football in Sri Lanka is mainly played at a semi-professional and recreational level. Despite not being as well-regarded as the country's cricket team, football is the third biggest sport in Sri Lanka (after cricket and rugby union ). The Sri Lanka national football team uses the 25,000-capacity Sugathadasa Stadium for ...
This category has the following 25 subcategories, out of 25 total. Sport in Sri Lanka by populated place (10 C) Sport in Sri Lanka by province (2 C) Sport in Sri Lanka by sport (24 C, 1 P)