Sri Lanka make four last-minute changes to final T20 squad
Sri Lanka will make four changes to their squad for the upcoming men’s T20 World Cup with Pathum Nissanka, Lahiru Kumar, Binura Fernando and Akila Dananjaya likely to be included in the 15-man squad, which needs to be finalised by today. Nissanka, Kumara and Fernando are certain of a place but the selectors are weighing [...]
Woes overshadow ‘will’
With several seniors missing from the Sri Lanka national team–having being dropped, retired, or making themselves unavailable–the selectors are hoping their young guns will grab the opportunities coming their way. Except for sporadic performances, however, there’s no great sign of a competitive team in the making–at least, for now. Many of the batters average in [...]
Swimmers in troubled waters as trials ruled out
Sri Lankan swimmers, after multiple stop-start training and a hiatus since 2020 in local events, are in for more suffocation as selections have been ruled out, but are forced to field a team, aiming at their only second international competition since the pandemic broke in 2020. President of the Sri Lanka Aquatic Sports Union (SLASU), [...]
The mighty Joe – Wellalage to lead Lankan Youth side
St. Joseph’s College, Maradana’s skipper and spinner, Dunith Wellalage’s fine run of form as a player and leader has gifted him leading his country’s Under-19 squad for their first assignment, starting later this week. Joining his 18-year-old U-19 captain, having returned to the squad in an unusual manner, are two of his fellow Joes making [...]
FSL keen to host 2023 SAFF Tourney
Football Sri Lanka (FSL) will present their initial bid to host the 2023 SAFF Football Championship at the SAFF Executive Committee Meeting on October 17 in the Maldives. Bangladesh and India are also set to present their proposals to host the 14th SAFF Championship but FSL President Umar Jaswar said he is confident of winning [...]
Roy-Tho fate this week, again!
The 142nd Battle of the Blues Big Match between Royal College and S. Thomas’ College, Mount Lavinia, is expecting a yet another reply from the education and health ministries for the third time, early next week. The Sunday Times reliably learnt from a top official privy to the matter, both the schools’ heads had written [...]
Covid positive Thilini Handehewa misses Europe series of tours
A highly motivated Sri Lanka badminton squad will embark on a month-long tour to Europe, from the island today with four members set to leave Colombo. The four members flying out today are Buwaneka Goonathilleka, Sachin Dias, Ranthushka Karunathilaka and Kavidi Sirimannage while the Karunaratne siblings — Niluka and Dinuka — are expected to join [...]
Packed scheduled for cricketers in 2022
Sri Lanka are set to host Zimbabwe, Pakistan and Australia in the year 2022 where the national cricket team will play at least 10 Test matches, 19 One Day Internationals and 13 T20 Internationals in a packed year. This include the ICC T20 World Cup that is scheduled to take place in Australia and the [...]
IPG’s status quo on ‘Stallions’ and ‘Supreme’ ahead of LPL 2021
The Innovative Production Group FZE (IPG) this week said that “the termination of the arrangement with Stallion Sports Limited–the owners of the champion Jaffna Stallion outfit was solely due to persistent breach of their obligations, non-compliance with ICC regulations and non-payment of financial dues as per the commitment”. A media release states that “these breaches [...]
A cry for a Sports Coalition; rhetoric or rectitude!
The plea comes from none other than the Secretary General of the National Olympic Committee of Sri Lanka (NOC) itself, someone who has a ringside view of what takes place in our national sports arena. Very often, these are grand statements befitting special occasions and no further. All well-meaning chants are made and quickly forgotten [...]
Yevin and Tiyara phenomenal golfing siblings ‘Down Under’
Teenage siblings Yevin and Tiyara Samararatna of Sri Lankan origin with innate talent are already versatile golf prodigies ‘Down Under’ having triumphed in many local competitions in Brisbane and other state golf tournaments in boys/girls categories. Tiyara has prolifically shadowed elder brother Yevin, just turned seventeen years. Both were advised by coaches to commence participating [...]
Gateway felicitates its coach for making Sri Lanka proud
Pradeep Nishantha, Assistant Head of Sports of Gateway College Colombo was felicitated by the Gateway Colleges for his remarkable contribution to the country in producing two medal winners at the recently held Paralympic Games in Japan. The Sri Lankan national song was played for the very first time at an Olympics when Dinesh Priyantha Herath, [...]
Youngsters shine at 25th Asian TT Championship
Muthumali Priyadarshani, a former student of Sri Devananda College, Ambalangoda, currently turning out for Sri Lanka Navy and youngsters Senura Silva and Bimandee Bandara, performed exceptionally well at the ongoing 25th Asian Table Tennis Championship taking place in Doha, Qatar. Muthumali created history by becoming the first Sri Lankan female table tennis player to reach [...]
Students deprived of important NSSF points for university entry
Students who earn points and certificates by taking part in the National Schools Sports Festival (NSSF) have been deprived of the facilities for the year 2020 and 2021 as organisers had to abandon the event on both years. The Ministry of Education, who conducts the annual event, are aware of the situation faced by school [...]
ASUS Republic of Gamers powers Esports in Sri Lanka
ASUS Republic of Gamers (RoG), an ASUS sub-brand dedicated to creating the world’s best gaming hardware and software, has been unveiled as the Official Gaming Laptop Partner of the National Esports team of Sri Lanka. Formed in 2006, RoG offers a complete line of innovative products known for performance and quality, including laptops, desktops, motherboards, [...]
Old Trinitians Rugby Scrummage AGM postponed indefinitely
The Annual General meeting (AGM) of the Old Trinitians Rugby Scrummage (OTRS), which was scheduled to take place on September 30, was postponed due to the current risk of the spread of COVID-19. The current general committee will continue till the AGM which will take place later this year. Currently, the 1989 Trinity second row [...]