Interim coach for Zimbabwe tour, until Head Coach selected
On the eve of 2022, Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) was busy interviewing candidates to replace former Head Coach Mickey Arthur, whose contract was not extended beyond the two years he was first hired for. The Mahela Jayawardena-led six-member selection panel interviewed six out of eight shortlisted candidates on Friday. The two remaining candidates will be [...]
All is not lost for Sri Lanka youth cricketers – Coach Gunawardene
Sri Lanka were beaten comprehensively by 9 wickets as India grabbed the Under-19 Asia Cup for the seventh occasion in Dubai on Friday, but Head Coach Avishka Gunawardene believes it’s not at all the end of the road for the Lankan youth side. After having won all games in the concluded regional cricket competition among [...]
Hasali wins U-16 Singles crown; Akeesha and Movindi bag U-14 Doubles title
Hasali Gajaba snatched the Under-16 Girls Singles title while Akeesha Silva and Movindi Fernando bagged the Under-14 Girls Doubles at the 106th National Tennis Championship, which is currently being worked off at the Sri Lanka Tennis Association (SLTA) courts in Green Path, Colombo. Gajaba came out victorious against Saajida Razick in the Under-16 Girls Singles, [...]
The story of South Asia’s fastest man – Yupun Abeykoon
For any athlete, his or her ultimate destination would be the pinnacle of sporting stage – The Olympics. For Mudiyansalage Yupun Abeykoon popularly known as – Yupun Abeykoon – it was no different. Having started schooling in Pannala National school, and later enrolled at St. Joseph’s Vaz, Wennappuwa, it is here, his association with athletics [...]
Thehan, Anjalika dominate at local championships
Since restrictions imposed due to COVID-19 pandemic were eased, the Sri Lanka Tennis Association (SLTA) has been busy from early November with two major tournaments conducted — the 106th Colombo Open Championship and the 106th National Championship, which is still in progress at the SLTA Courts in Greenpath, Colombo. But the tournament has not been [...]
Leading schools claim honours at Junior Nationals
The 32nd Junior Nationals Squash Championship saw popular private, state and international schools students finishing with awards at the most of the age categories that concluded last Thursday (30), at the Sinhalese Sports Club squash courts. The finals for the Under-19 category of both the genders will be played this evening at the same venue. [...]
Sport is bigger than anyone
Eager to continue his own ‘code of conduct’ where there are no special friends and all are treated in equal terms, when it comes to sports, Suresh Subramaniam succeeded another term in office as the President of the National Olympic Committee of Sri Lanka (NOC) with the majority backing his work ethics. With the NOC [...]
Thaha pockets Under-21 Nationals in a thriller
Mohamed Thaha of Moors Sports Club pocketed the Under-21 National Snooker Championship after he defeated his club mate M.F.M. Fahim by 5 frames to 3 in the 9-frame encounter played at the Moors SC Billiards Tables in Colombo. It was sweet revenge for Thaha, who was defeated last year by his same opponent in an [...]
Jolly Boys win Matale District Football title
Led by K. Udaya Kumar, Jolly Boys SC Matale posted a thrilling 1-0 win over Matale Youth SC in the final of Matale District Inter-Club Football Championship 2021 concluded at the Bernard Aluvihare Stadium on Wednesday. The closely contested game saw the two sides deadlocked without scoreless at the short whistle. The second half too [...]
Queen’s Baton arrives in Sri Lanka tomorrow
The countdown is on, as in just a day, the Birmingham 2022 Queen’s Baton Relay will arrive in Sri Lanka — the 25th destination out of the 72 Commonwealth nations and territories that it will be visiting. On January 3, 2022, the President of Commonwealth Games Association (CGA) in Sri Lanka, Suresh Subramaniam, and other [...]
Mithun, Vinoth lead the pack at Ranking Tournament
Sri Lanka Golf Union (SLGU) conducted its first Ranking Tournament to select the national and development squads at the Royal Colombo Golf Course from December 27 to 31 over four rounds, where 64 golfers teed off to take honours. Out of the lot, 40 made the cut after two rounds in this tournament where six [...]
Attygalle and Hettiarachchi represent Sri Lanka at FIA Assembly
Federation Internationale De L’Automobile (FIA), the largest motoring organisation in the world, held its Annual General Assembly followed with prize giving in Paris during mid-December. Dhammika Attygalle, the President, and Devapriya Hettiarachchi, the Secretary, of the Automobile Association of Ceylon (AAC) attended the Assembly representing Sri Lanka. At the Assembly, Mohammed Ben Sulayem of the [...]
St. Peter’s secure Cup title of Segment ‘A’
St. Peter’s College secured the Dialog School Rugby 7s Western Province ‘A’ segment crown with a thrilling 19-17 win against S. Thomas’ College at the Royal College Sports Complex last Sunday. The Cup winners were bolstered after three tries and two conversions proved to be sufficient against the three tries and two conversions recorded by [...]
Shenal Boteju — a player placing team over self
The opening batsman for St. Peter’s College, Bambalapitiya, Shenal Botejua, having won twin awards at their 87th Battle of the Saints, called on all schoolboys to play for the school and not to bank on individual goals. “Play for the school. Not for captaincy or vice captaincy, just play for school. If you play for [...]
Susal and Chanindi secure gold medals
Susal de Silva of Nalanda College bagged yet another championship to his title collection, when he won the Open segment of the Sri Lanka National ‘B’ Chess Championship 2021 convincingly scoring 7½ points out of 9 possible games with an unbeaten streak. Susal had no hesitation from the beginning and led the event from the [...]