June 3 ultimatum for Sri Lanka cricketers to sign contracts
Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) has set a June 3 deadline for its protesting players to sign annual contracts. The alternative is to play under tour contracts in future. The ultimatum comes after 24 players offered central contracts refused to sign after demanding clarity on the points system used to grade players on which basis their [...]
Revamped Sri Lanka set to take on Bangladesh in first ODI
Sri Lanka have made some changes to their squad, Kusal Perera will lead the side in his first stint as ODI captain. Kusal Mendis has been recalled and made the vice captain. Lot of senior players like Dimuth Karunaratne, Angelo Mathews, and Dinesh Chandimal are missing from the squad and the visitors have given a [...]
Dr. Fernando’s remedy for ailing football
Aiming extensively to revamp and develop the overall standards of football, Dr. Manil Fernando, who is in contention for the chief position in the Football Federation of Sri Lanka (FFSL), pointed out that the local governing body of the most followed global sport should come out of its traditional ethics if the sport is to [...]
Beware! Athletes burn out by overtraining
Former Sri Lanka sprinter Ineka Cooray warned that authorities must take measures to prevent talented young athletes from burning out because of overtraining or peaking too early in their careers to ensure longevity. A former Sri Lanka record holder in the Women’s 100metre and silver medallist at the Colombo SAF (South Asian Games) in 1991, [...]
Yupun Abeykoon records 10.09secs in Men’s 100m
Yupun Abeykoon clocked 10.09seconds in the Men’s 100m final at the Anhalt 2021 athletic meet, held in Dessau, Germany on Friday. The Italy-based Sri Lankan is the current Sri Lanka record holder of the Men’s 100m event when he achieved 10.15seconds at the Meeting di Savona held in Italy on May 13, a week prior [...]
SLB goes digital to keep shuttlers fit
Sri Lanka Badminton (SLB) launched an online fitness programme to help shuttlers keep their fitness routines intact during the pandemic. The programme, named ‘Keep Shuttle Fit’, is conducted by the national coaches, and sees 28 players in the national pool and as many players in the challenger pool, taking part in virtually conducted fitness sessions [...]
“NOC SL – Crysbro Next Champ” list of scholarships completed
The Crysbro-National Olympic Committee’s “Next Olympic Champ” programme is now complete and it could be described as one of the most unique and futuristic concepts that have been set on course in Sri Lanka so far in the sports realm. Initially, the selection committee selected twelve athletes and added the remaining eight just prior to [...]