Sri Lanka eye series win
Sri Lanka had an unblemished record against Zimbabwe at home. The visitors had never defeated the home team, let alone won a trophy, until their 2017 series. Even at their worst, Sri Lanka had thrashed the lower-ranked team, such was their dominance on home soil. But this changed for the first time when Zimbabwe registered [...]
Wesley claim Sathasivam Trophy with 10-wicket win over Thomians
Wesley College claimed the M. Sathasivam Challenge Trophy for the very first time since its inauguration in 1999, after handing S. Thomas’ College a 10-wicket defeat at Campbell Park, as the hosts also claimed a vital century old traditional first XI match after many moons against the opponent. Chasing a target of eight runs with [...]
Kohli gives up Test captaincy
Virat Kohli has stepped down as captain of the Indian Test side following their 2-1 series defeat by South Africa, the player said in a statement on Saturday. Kohli, who took over the reins in 2014, led India in 68 tests, winning 40 matches and losing 17. He first led the side in Test cricket [...]
Pakistani Gul to be Sri Lanka head coach
Sri Lanka Squash (SLS) is to be boosted by the signing of a former Pakistani national coach Rehman Gul, due to join and become country’s national coach with effect from next week, Vice President of SLS Eranda Geeganage told the Sunday Times exclusively yesterday. Gul, 49, armed with a wealth of coaching exposure, including having [...]
Battle of Golds ends in a tame draw
The 71st Battle of the Gold big match encounter between St. Sebastian’s College and Prince of Wales College, ended in a draw at the De Soysa Stadium yesterday. Resuming from their overnight total of 53-3, the Cambrians were restricted to 173 with Pasindu Pathum hitting 54 runs. Kalana Sandeep claimed four scalps, while Senith Fernando [...]
Trinity thrash Sumangala 46-14
Trinity College made a strong comeback in the later half to beat Sumangala College, Kandy by 46 points (8 tries, 3 conversions) to 14 points (2 converted tries) to win in a friendly Schools Under-19 rugby encounter played between the two schools at Pallekelle yesterday. With a stunning and superlative performance, minnows Sumangala led the [...]
Heads keep rolling for head coach’s position
Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) is likely to hire a foreigner to replace Mickey Arthur as head coach of the national team after a decision has been made to negotiate with Graham Ford and Paul Farbrace to join ranks. This was, after the committee appointed to select Arthur’s successor decided to hire a foreigner instead of [...]
I am back!!!
Bhanuka Rajapaksa probably lost a huge portion of his hard earned reputation when he reversed his decision of ‘resigning’ from Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) nine days after it was initially announced. The situation would have been entirely different, had the explosive southpaw heeded to the requests of former cricketers and the public outcry no sooner [...]
SLS to host PSA International during 2022 event calendar
The newly-dawned New Year will be of new experience for Sri Lanka Squash (SLS) as the body is set to host the International Professional Squash Association’s (PSA) tournament with the country set to stage for the first time. The tournament, to see a maximum of 32 of the world’s best players participating, is to be [...]
Where is Sri Lanka sports heading in 2022?
The National Olympic Committee of Sri Lanka (NOC) elections possibly heralded the general lay of the land in so far as sports in our island paradise is concerned. With the general public buffeted by a spate of economic woes, the impact on sports at large cannot be far away, that only the survival of the [...]
Commander’s Cup next weekend
Sri Lanka Air Force (SLAF) will herald its sports activities for the new year under the slogan ‘Sports Way Forward 2022′ with the Commander’s Cup Golf Tournament, a competition that has been held for eight consecutive years at China Bay, Trincomalee. With a lineup of at least 10 important sports events throughout the year, the [...]
Women Soldiers beat Ace Capital to clinch CDWCA 6s title
Sri Lanka Army ‘A’, led by Roshini Perera, beat Ace Capital by 6 runs to clinch the Women’s 6-a-side Championship, organised and conducted by the Colombo District Women’s Cricket Association (CDWCA) to celebrate its silver jubilee. The tournament was held at the Ace Capital Cricket Club ground in Narahenpita with the participation of 15 teams [...]
Half-marathon to celebrate centenary celebration of SLA
To mark its centenary year celebrations, Sri Lanka Athletics (SLA) will conduct a half-marathon with Nestles’ Nestomalt coming in as the main sponsor, on January 22. The 21kilometre half marathon will set off from Diyatha Uyana near Battaramulla and complete at the same vicinity after going through a course covering Etul Kotte, Pitakotte, Pagoda Road [...]
Dialog powers Sri Lanka Under-19 to WC 2022
Sri Lanka’s premier connectivity provider, Dialog Axiata PLC, has come forth as the official sponsor of the National Under-19 cricket team for the upcoming ICC U-19 Cricket World Cup to be held in the West Indies from January 14 to February 5 in the West Indies. Sri Lanka will be battling it out in ‘Group [...]
Third annual football encounter between S. Thomas’ and Gateway
The stage is set for the third annual football encounter between S. Thomas’ College and Gateway College, with both teams vying for the prestigious Neville de Alwis-Ralph Alles Challenge Trophy. Named after two renowned educators, this trophy is a reminder of everything they stood for — camaraderie, sportsmanship and equal opportunity. This third annual encounter [...]
Sri Lankan athletes compete among the best at Global Esports Games 2021
Sri Lankan Esports athletes raised the nation’s flag high at the inaugural Global Esports Games organised by the Global Esports Federation. The Games began with Regional Qualifier Tournaments, followed by the World Finals in Singapore from December 17 to 19, 2021. Sri Lanka Esports sent a national esports athlete squad of 13 players ensuring representation [...]
Sri Lanka Under-19 girls lose all four games, conceding 28 goals at SAF Championship
The Sri Lanka Under-19 girls’ football team lost all their matches, conceding 28 goals and not scoring any to their tally, at the South Asian Federation Under-19 Championship played in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Their biggest defeat came from the hands of hosts Bangladesh, who scored as much as 12 goals against the Lankan lasses in the [...]
Taniya wins third successive Ladies Open Amateur Stroke Play Golf Championship
Young golf sensation Taniya Minel Balasuriya won her third successive Sri Lanka Ladies Open Amateur Stroke Play Golf Championship, held over three days during early December at the Royal Colombo Golf Club (RCGC), Colombo. The Sri Lanka Ladies Open Amateur Stroke Play Golf Championship 2021 was sponsored by the Abhayaratne family, in memory of Malin [...]