Sri Lanka out to extend West Indies winless record here
For West Indies, Sri Lanka is unclaimed territory. Ever since they first set foot in the island in 1993 for Test cricket, they have played 11 matches but not once broken the curse, not even when the great Brian Lara plundered 688 runs off three games in 2001 or when Chris Gayle lit up the [...]
Sri Lanka no match for newcomers UAE
Sri Lanka men’s team succumbed to the hosts United Arab Emirates (UAE) for a second time inside two days yesterday under lights at the Dubai Sports City Rugby Stadium. The final score line of 29-10 does not show the complete dominance of UAE on their way to a maiden silverware in the top division of [...]
Sahan, Ahan, Ashian steer NCC to massive win
Half tons by Sahan Arachchige and Ahan Wickremasinghe and a five-wicket haul by Ashian Daniel paved the way for defending champions NCC to record a massive 168-run win over Navy SC in the Major Club Limited Over Cricket Tournament encounter played at the NCC ground yesterday. Sahan cracked a quick-fire 62 in just 44 balls. [...]
Dimuth worried about team’s red-ball form
Sri Lanka captain Dimuth Karunaratne confessed playing only the fifth Test series since December, that too, after a lapse of six months after the last tour would be a daunting task for the entire team and not only for the four senior names returning to action today. Karunaratne, in his last appearance in the Test [...]
Board should take grip of LPL – Aravinda
The recent Lanka Premier League (LPL) player draft caused dismay with unscrupulous player managers manipulating the process with support from some franchise owners. Several top players, including eight that were in the United Arab Emirates for the T20 World Cup, were missing from the squads that were finalised in secret, igniting a social media backlash [...]
Sri Lanka finish runners-up in SABA Championship
The hard work that the national basketball team put in lead up to their major international challenge this year came in handy as they finished runners-up in the SABA Championship in Dhaka earlier this week. Sri Lanka lost just one game to regional powerhouse India in this campaign as performances of several young players stood [...]
Hat-trick of no-shows for schools 2-day tourney?
Sri Lanka Schools Cricket Association (SLSCA) will forego the Inter-School Under-19 2-Day Tournament for the second consecutive year, owing to reasons that are beyond their ‘control’ according to informed sources. The much followed schools’ first XI two-day tournament was last played in early 2020, completing the 2019/20 season, and due to restrictions caused by the [...]
Wushu Sanda Nationals next week
Sri Lanka Wushu Federation (SLWF) will conduct its 17th National Wushu Sanda (Duel Segment) Championship at the Indoor Stadium situated in New Town, Ratnapura. The competition will be held on November 25, 26 and 27 and will also serve as a selection trial for the upcoming Asian Games 2022 in wushu sanda for the weight [...]
Dr. Lalith Liyanage to represent Sri Lanka at ITTF
The Table Tennis Association of Sri Lanka (TTASL) has appointed Dr. Lalith Liyanage to represent the association at the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) Annual General Meeting to be held in Houston, USA during the World Table Tennis Championship from November 21 to 29. Dr. Liyanage is a Vice President of TTASL’s current administration and [...]
Officials’ tug-o-war sinking hopes of swimmers
The four Sri Lankan swimmers, supposed to represent the country in this year’s FINA World Championship, to be held in December, are yet to be cleared by the National Sports Selection Committee (NSSC). The team has received the approval of FINA, but not the local authorities. They still have a grace time until December 1. [...]
Mahela Jayawardena’s induction in to ICC Hall of Fame
It was indeed a proud moment for all of us, when Mahela Jayawardena became the third Sri Lankan to be inducted into the prestigious ICC Cricket Hall of Fame last Sunday, an honour bestowed upon by cricket’s governing body, on “only the very best players for their contribution to cricket”. Mahela, who showed signs of [...]
CICT to uplift Wheelchair Tennis after historic year
Colombo International Container Terminals (CICT), the longstanding sponsors since 2015 and China Merchants Foundation (CMF) handed over US$30,000 in the form of a donation for the future of wheelchair tennis during an event held at the Sri Lanka Tennis Association (SLTA). Wheelchair Tennis has been an evolving sport in Sri Lanka. Since its commencement in [...]
Zumri heads Colombo Hockey Association
Former Sri Lanka Schools and Isipathana College hockey player, Ahamed Zumri was elected the President of Colombo Hockey Association (CHA) at its 66th Annual General Meeting (AGM) which took place in Colombo. A unique feature in this committee was the appointment of a lady to the committee. Former Sri Lanka and Visakha College player, top [...]
Dambulla Giants aiming to lead the way on and off the pitch
Following the success of the first edition of the Lanka Premier League (LPL), it was expected that LPL 2 would draw even more interest with the potential growth of the franchise cricket league, something many an investor would have been eyeing attentively. So, for Q. Khan, CEO of London-based Hamro and an avid cricket fan, [...]
University of Moratuwa earn a double
University of Moratuwa dominated all the way to claim the Men’s and Women’s titles of the inaugural Virtual Inter-University Taekwondo Poomsae Championship 2021. The event was held through a virtual platform on November 12 and 13, with judges observing the proceedings at the gymnasium of University of Kelaniya. This is the third consecutive occasion that [...]
Royal beat hosts Jaffna Hindu in friendly encounter, coinciding opening of new ground
To coincide with the opening of their newly constructed cricket ground, Hindu College, Jaffna invited Royal College, Colombo to play a friendly encounter, which brought joy and unity among the counterparts of the two institutions from different parts of the country. The friendly match was played last weekend as a 30-over-per-side affair, in which Royal [...]
Sri Lankan Gamers chosen for Red Bull Mobile Esports Open Season 4 Asian showdown
Sri Lankan Gamers, who have qualified for the Red Bull Mobile Esports Open (MEO), Season 4 Asia Regional Final are revving up to fight for the Asian PUBG Mobile crown, set to take place on November 21. The four winning teams representing Sri Lanka are WG – NRC Esports, nA – FRag, nA – ERBIV [...]
SLC names all-schoolgirl Under-21 Women’s squad
Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) formed a 20-member Under-21 Women’s Development squad in a bid to strengthen the pool of talent for future international commitments. The 20-member squad, all schoolgirls from different parts of the country, was selected out of 120 players, screened via an island-wide talent hunt programme. The players who were subjected to screening [...]