‘Play straight’ — Chief Selector lashes NSC head
Chairman of Cricket Selectors, Pramodya Wickremasinghe, lashed out at his former skipper, Arjuna Ranatunga—the current head of the National Sports Council (NSC)—and the Minister of Sports Roshan Ranasinghe for playing spoilsport. Ranatunga has repeatedly called for the heads of the selectors after Sri Lanka’s T20 side failed to earn a semi-final spot at the recent [...]
Romesh, Charuka guide S. Thomas’
Romesh Mendis cracked a ton while right-arm spinner Charuka Peiris ended with a match bag of 10 wickets as S. Thomas’ recorded a convincing victory by an innings and 14-run win against Mahinda College Galle in the Under-19 Inter-School cricket encounter concluded at Mt. Lavinia yesterday. Mendis laid the foundation for the win with a [...]
Sports Ministry assures raise in grants, but NAs say otherwise
The Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports will adopt new policies to its spendings on affiliated national sports associations and federations, clearly focusing on merits according to its Secretary, Dr. Amal Harsha de Silva. Refuting assumptions and reports on a certain possibility of cutting down on grants made to National Associations (NAs), Dr. de Silva [...]
Sri Lanka in a must win situation
Following their 60-run loss in the opening ODI on Friday, Sri Lanka will look to bounce back in the second ODI against Afghanistan today to keep the three-match series alive. Barring Pathum Nissanka’s 85 and Wanindu Hasaranga’s breezy 66 off 46-balls, none of the Sri Lankan batters could make significant contribution as Sri Lanka were [...]
Triple disaster for Sri Lanka in Al Ain
A glimpse of hope for Sri Lanka culminated with an inevitable 33-17 defeat at the hands of a superior Hong Kong side under lights in the UAE leg of the Asian 7s Series at the Al Ambler RFC grounds in Al Ain, United Arab Emirates last evening. Sri Lanka having good ball control sprung into [...]
Lochana and Gayathri win triple crowns at Uva Badminton Open
Lochana de Silva and Nadeesha Gayathri clinched triple crowns at the Uva Provincial Open All-Island Badminton Championship conducted by the Uva Provincial Badminton Association under the auspices of the Sri Lanka Badminton. Held at the S. Thomas’ College Indoor Sports Complex in Bandarawela, Gayathri beat Anjalee Jayasundara in the Women’s Open final 2-0 (21-12, 21-12) [...]
Colombo boys’ boss men’s; Madras claim women’s in 81st Regatta
Colombo Rowing Club’s (CRC) men’s won the male’s tally reading 48-2, and the Women’s of Madras Boat Club (MBC) won theirs 15-10, at the – 81st Madras-Colombo Regatta – last evening at the CRC by the Beira Lake. The series, resumed after a three-year hiatus, and returned to Colombo, since it was the capitals’ turn [...]
Air Badminton reaches Sri Lankan shores
In an effort to make the most popular leisure more reachable to the general public, Sri Lanka Badminton (SLB) introduced Air Badminton, a new version of the racket sport at a national launching ceremony held in Pelawatte recently. Simultaneously the launch took place at five bases around the country at centres located in St. Thomas’ [...]
Spain’s Alcaraz is No.1; Djokovic wins $ 4.7 million
Turin, Italy was the venue for the ATP’s 51st yearend final last week. With youngest world’s number one ever, Carlos Alcaraz unable to compete due to injury, the next top eight of the ATP ranking played the final. Total prize money was 14.7 million dollars. The 35-year-old Novak Djokovic performing at a super human level [...]
Sri Lanka contingent leaves for Badminton Asia Junior Championships
A 57-member Sri Lanka contingent left the country early morning today to take part in the Toyota Gazoo Racing Badminton Asia Under-17 and Under-15 Junior Championships, which will take place at the Central Changwattana Mall in Nonthaburi in the Thailand capital. The tournament will see the Sri Lankan juniors in contest against shuttlers from 15 [...]
Three to represent Sri Lanka at Asian Rowing Championship
Sri Lanka will be represented by three young and aspiring athletes at the Junior Asian Rowing Championship, which will begin today at Ban Chang Rayong in Thailand. The meet will run along for over 10 days and the three youngsters representing Sri Lanka. Shaylon Gunaratna and Cheyanka Epasinghe, who will compete in the Men’s Double [...]
Briton Toby Read and French Fabric Linon ace Race The Pearl
The cyclists from United Kingdom and France ride 600 kilometres from Point Pedro to Dondra Head in 24 hours Toby Read from the United Kingdom and Fabrice Linon from France aced the fifth edition of the 24-hour epic endurance cycling race ‘Race the Pearl’, riding 600 kilometres from Point Pedro, the northernmost point of Sri [...]
Passion for tennis re-ignites at Royal
Royal College received a state-of-the-art tennis complex on November 11, the first of its kind here in Sri Lanka. Equipped with a Laykold cushion court, the all-weather hard-court top surface built to the same standards as the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Centre, the home of the US Open. The BayLed purpose designed flood [...]
Lyceum Wattala dominate International Schools Swimming 2022
Lyceum International School, Wattala won the highest number of medals, a total of 76, at the Inter-International School Swimming Championship 2022 which concluded at the Sugathadasa Swimming Pool Complex last weekend. Lyceum Wattala claimed 29 gold, 23 silver and 24 bronze medals in the two-day event organised by Asian International School this year. This event [...]
Gateway College win Under-16 International Schools TT title
Gateway College emerged Boys champions and claimed the runners-up title in the Girls category at the Inter-International School Under-16 Table Tennis Championship held at the S. Thomas’ College Sports Complex in Mt. Lavinia. The boys team led by Rahul Perera, who also won the ‘Player of the Tournament’ award, included Joshua Dharmadasa, Sandain Usgodaarachchi, Tharul [...]
Prima join hands with SLC to uplift junior cricketing talent in Sri Lanka
Prima has come forward as the sole sponsor for the Under-15 Sri Lanka Youth League (SLYL) Inter-District and Inter-Provincial Tournament organised and structured by the Sri Lanka Cricket National Talent Pathway Programme with the objective of identifying youth cricketers with potential at an early age. The Prima Under-15 SLYL 2022 Tournament’s provincial level 50-over match [...]
Benedictine Colour’s Night
St. Benedict’s College sportsmen who did themselves and their school proud by their achievements in different disciplines in the years of 2019 and 2020, displaying highest standards of dedication and commitment, endless hours of training and mental preparation, always sticking to clean and ethical conduct in true spirit of sportsmanship, were rewarded and felicitated on [...]
Nestlé Milo supports Sri Lanka’s promising netball stars
Nestlé Milo joined forces with Sri Lanka Schools Netball Association (SLSNA) for the 29th year running, to conduct the much-anticipated final rounds of the Sri Lanka Schools Netball Championship 2022. Widely considered the most noteworthy tournament in the school netball calendar, the championship was organised under the guidance of the Ministry of Education, paving the [...]