Bangladesh must defy injuries to win decisive Sri Lanka Test
Hosts Bangladesh hope that team spirit will propel them to victory in the series-deciding second Test against Sri Lanka from Monday with their four frontline bowlers all out injured. Bowlers from both teams struggled to make an impact on all five days of the drawn first Test in Chittagong. But the wicket at Dhaka’s Sher-e-Bangla [...]
‘Baby Malinga’ gets maiden national call-up
Sri Lanka this week named teenage fast bowler Matheesha Pathirana in the provisional T20 squad for the three-match home series against Australia, following youngster’s dream debut at the Indian Premier League (IPL). The 19-year-old playing for Chennai Super Kings became the cynosure of all eyes due to his unusual bowling action similar to that of [...]
Skipper Dananjaya dashes 150 not out; Surrey start solid
Surrey was off to a solid start courtesy to an opening wicket century stand and finishing the day on “196 for no loss” at the end of day-02 against the Sri Lankan Emerging in their four-day match at Guildford, yesterday. When it came to Surrey’s turn, in a tit-for-tat for Nipun Dananjaya’s 150, it was [...]
Sadisha stars in drawn game
Royalist Sadisha Rajapaksa put on an impressive all-round effort, claiming a match bag of 11 wickets and a half ton in their drawn U-19 match against St. Anthony’s College at Katugastota yesterday. St Anthony’s College 170 and 142 (38.4) (Chamidu Wickramasinghe 74, Chandimal Herath 34; Gishan Balasooriya 3/61, Sadisha Rajapaksa 6/55) Royal College 132 (36.1) [...]
Australia tour key to retain Asia Cup hosting rights
As the country plunges into unprecedented economic collapse, political crisis and street protests against soaring costs of everything from food to fuel, Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) is banking on the Australian series to convince their South Asian counterparts to let them retain hosting rights to the Asia Cup. Recent events in Sri Lanka have threatened [...]
Sri Lanka begins campaign against Uzbekistan
Sri Lanka will play hosts Uzbekistan in their Group C opening match of the AFC Asian Cup qualification on June 8. The third round of the AFC Asian Cup qualification will take place from June 8 to 14 in six centralised venues. A total of 24 teams will participate in this round to battle it [...]
‘‘Selectors need to be at matches’’- coach Randeniya
Ex-Sri Lankan basketball captain Roshan Randeniya wants the national selectors to be present and tap talent when national level prospects are in action. He said those responsible in filtering the cream of the crop, definitely need to come for the matches and take a look at the next generation. “When a U-20 school’s final is [...]
Down the memory lane
Marking a milestone of 100-years of Sri Lankan athleticism, Sri Lanka Athletics (SLA) released a heavy volume of precious recollection of book titled – 100-years of Sri Lanka Athletics. The book, touching from then to now, features the most extraordinary feats to the most recent victories. Starting from the first-ever medal won by Sri Lankan, [...]
How will the Galle Face protest philosophy influence our sports?
Truth is an uncomfortable nexus. A bunch of kids who have created an institution called ‘GotaGoGama’ (GGG) at Sri Lanka’s famous landscape, has heightened the mental state of a moribund populace, the tenet that the truth shall ultimately prevail. It has all but accounted for a surreal king who thought that a war victory afforded [...]
Pathana B Div basketball runners-up
Isipathana College put up an impressive show in the All Island under-20 basketball championship that concluded at Sugathadasa Stadium in Colombo this week. With a recently assembled team they did well to reach the finals of ‘B’ Division where they went down to OKI, Wattala. The picture shows Abdulla Adham of Isipatana receiving his medal [...]
A.C.M. Lafir no more
Former Ceylon cricketer and old Antonian Cricket Legend A.C.M. Lafir is no more. Late Lafir still holds the record for the first wicket with Ronnie Stephens in the Trinity- St Anthony’s big match played in 1954. Whilst still a schoolboy from St. Anthony’s, he got selected to play for Ceylon against late Sir Leonard Hutton’s [...]
Hansadi and Hansana emerge victorious
Hansadi Aradhya Akuratiya of Ferguson High School, Ratnapura and Haritha Hansana of Rahula College, Matara claimed the Under-10 Girls’ and Under-12 Open titles of the Sri Lanka National Youth Chess Championship 2022. Hansadi won the Under-10 Girls’ event after scoring 6½ points out of possible 7 game points, maintaining an unbeaten record throughout. Hansadi beat [...]
Gateway quartet to represent Sri Lanka in Chess, Squash and Rowing
At a time when Gateway College is on a drive to catch up on missed time and opportunities due to the pandemic, four of its students have brought honour to school and the country by performing exceptionally well in their respective sports to represent the country. Chess: Nabil Nazar Mohamed Following the Sri Lanka National [...]
Lyceum Panadura turns 22
The aurora of a new hope, the birth of a prospective legend dawned to Panadura territory on May 3 of 2000 as Lyceum International School; the second branch of the Lyceum Group, that initiated its triumphant journey under the guidance of founder Dr. Mohan Lal Grero and Coordinating Principal Dr Mrs. Kumari Grero. Modestly established [...]
Ilma enters finals
The Inter-International Schools Under 20 Netball tournament, hosted by Ilma International Girls’ School (IIGS) for the 11th consecutive year, was held on the 1st of April 2022 at the Sugathadasa Indoor Stadium. The event was open to all International schools that come under the International Schools of Sri Lanka (TISSL) umbrella. This year, saw the [...]