Sri Lanka begin Asia Cup Super 4 with solid win
Sri Lanka got off to a winning start in the Super 4 stage of the Asia Cup, and earned some redemption after their defeat to Afghanistan earlier in the tournament. The victory was set up by an all-round batting show that helped them chase down 175 with five balls to spare. With a highest individual [...]
Trinity win second leg, but Royal retain the Shield
Coming out as a totally rebounded side from who they were a fortnight ago, Trinity College stunned their traditional rivals Royal College to record a close 26-21 win at the second leg of the 76th Bradby Shield encounter at Pallekele yesterday. Trinity had Royal in a completely different position from the kickoff itself, despite conceding [...]
Sri Lanka deliver drubbing beating India 102-14
Sri Lankan women netballers started their Asia Netball Championships title defence in style by beating India heavily to 102-14 last evening at Singapore. Led by Gayanjali Amarawansa, the defending champions dominated the match throughout and earned the best possible start. In each of the four quarters, the Lankan lasses managed to score head and shoulders [...]
Star-studded SL Legends leave for Road Safety World Series tomorrow
The treat of retired greats of the game returning to action at the Road Safety World Series (RSWS) will start next Saturday (10) with a power packed team of veterans to legends skippered by Tillakaratne Dilshan leaving tomorrow for another bid at the clash of the retired stars. For former captain Dilshan, turning 46 next [...]
Moors, Galle eye outright wins
Moors SC and BRC were closing on to record outright victories in the Major Club 3-day cricket tournament in their respective matches against Kandy Customs CC and Galle CC. At Thurstan ground Moors were in a strong position to record their third outright win as Kandy Custom CC were trailed by 165 runs with only [...]
NSSF inaugurate new shooting range with Youth and Junior Nationals
The National Shooting Sport Federation of Sri Lanka (NSSF) will inaugurate its latest fully-fledged 10 lane electronic target shooting range in Kohuwela, with the upcoming NSSF Youth and Junior Air Rifle and Air Pistol Championship 2022. The amalgamated dual contest will begin on September 9 and will go on until September 13 with well over [...]
Sri Lanka Football – caught on the wrong foot!
News is raging in media circles about the impending AGM of the Football Federation of Sri Lanka (FFSL), subsequent to the visit by FIFA officials early next week to confer with the President and ExCo, as well as with the Sports Ministry officials, as to the next steps in the saga that is unfolding by [...]
What a feeling!!!
When Yupun Abeykoon and Palitha Bandara embraced each other after the Men’s 100m final, it was a moment to savour for all Sri Lankans as Yupun went on to clinch a well-deserved bronze medal at the concluded Commonwealth Games 2022 in Birmingham. A few moments later, the final standings of the Men’s F42-44/61-64 discus throw [...]
Not just a stroke of luck; 5th Club Championship win for Amrith de Soysa!
Amrith de Soysa made a sensational return at the 101st Royal Colombo Golf Club (RCGC) Club Championship by clinching the title yet again, after a 4-year hiatus from competitive golf. Considered the “Jewel in the Crown” of all board events of the club, Amrith has won this prestigious tournament in 2001, 2013, 2014, 2015 and [...]
St. Joseph’s and Wesley in crucial clash for final slot
St. Joseph’s College and Wesley College will confront each other for the second time in two weeks this season having earlier clashed in the Dialog Schools Rugby League second round encounter where the Josephians came out victorious by 26 points to 11 that ensured the second spot in the league championship. The two teams will [...]
CCCLine Bikeathon 2022 from September 4
CCCLine – 1333 – the toll free phone support service, is a project of the CCC Foundation which has been functional since 2009, supported by the annual Bikeathon, to create awareness on the availability of the service for all Sri Lankans and to raise funds to operate the CCC Line. The Bikeathon is traditionally a [...]
Benedictines victorious at Colombo Zonal Athletic Championship 2022
The track and field athletes of St. Benedict’s College, Colombo put up a glorious all-round performance to bag the Colombo Zonal Athletic Championship with a lead of 36 points over St. Peter’s College. St. Benedict’s also won the overall Relay Championship and the Benedictine high jumper, Pasan Dilhara was awarded the Champion Athlete of the [...]
SLR joins hands with Nippon Paints to conduct girls rugby competitions
Nippon Paint Lanka officially came forward as sponsors for the upcoming provincial rugby tournaments conducted by Sri Lanka Rugby, which includes an Inter-School Junior Tournament and a Tag Rugby Tournament for Universities, both for girls. Accordingly, the event calendar kicks off today with the Southern Province Inter-Club Women’s Rugby 7s Tournament, which will be played [...]
Haroon and Kaya win Junior Match Play 2022 titles as Reshan bag Silver Division
Haroon Aslam continued his accurate and good golf to defeat the technically correct, pleasant K. Danushan 2 and 1 in a tense final of the Gold Division Boys, to claim the title of Junior Boys Champion 2022. Haroon was 3 up playing the 16th hole, but Danushan fought back to win the 16th with a [...]
Ritzbury powers Sir John Tarbat Schools Athletic Championship for 10th season
Ritzbury, Sri Lanka’s No.1 chocolate brand of CBL Foods International, announced its commitment for the 10th year, coming forward as the sponsor of the 90th Sir John Tarbat School Athletic Championship, with the aim of uplifting standards of sports in Sri Lanka whilst supporting budding athletes. Standing as the oldest junior and senior athletics meets [...]
Kaya and Nirekh represent Sri Lanka Junior Golf at R&A Junior Open Championship in Scotland
Junior Golf in Sri Lanka has been nurtured with dedication and commitment over the past 10 years and two talented juniors have been selected to represent Sri Lanka Golf at the prestigious R&A Junior Open 2022, which coincides with the 150th British Open Championship, which took place from July 10 to 17 at St. Andrews. [...]
Insee Cement felicitates Sri Lanka’s youngest Commonwealth medalist
Insee Cement awarded aspiring wrestler Nethmi Ahimsa, who won a bronze medal for Sri Lanka at the recently concluded Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, One Million rupees as cash reward, to support her to pursue her passion. Suranga Kumara, her coach, also received a cash reward of Rs. 250,000, in appreciation of his contribution towards Nethmi’s [...]