Yadav powers India to T20 series win over Sri Lanka
RAJKOT, India, Jan 7, 2023 (AFP) – Suryakumar Yadav smashed a blazing century to help India extend their unbeaten streak of Twenty20 series wins at home to 12 with a 91-run thrashing of Sri Lanka on Saturday. The hosts rode on Suryakumar’s unbeaten 112 off 51 deliveries to post 228-5 after electing to bat first [...]
CR down traditional rival CH
CR&FC displayed a clinical performance to overcome their traditional rivals CH&FC 27-19 in a SLR Nippon Paint Club Rugby League 2023 match played at the Racecourse ground in Colombo yesterday. Leading the halftime by 20-9, CR scored from a tally of three converted tries and two penalties, while hosts CH managed to gather their points [...]
Anjala slams 187, Mahanama amass 547
Sri Lanka youth player Anjala Bandara slammed a career best unbeaten187 for Mahanama Colombo against Zahira in the drawn Under-19 inter-school cricket encounter concluded at Maradana yesterday. The match was called off early due to bad light when Zahira was on 189 for 9. Anjala who was unbeaten on 79 at the start of final [...]
First innings honours for Trinity
In a game that confined to only an inning each, hosts Trinity College took major honours against Maliyadeva College in a traditional Inter-School Under-19 cricket encounter, which ended in an obvious draw at the Asgiriya Stadium yesterday. Put into bat, Maliyadeva scored 173 before being bowled out, with Gayan Weerasinghe scoring a breezy 60. Trinity [...]
Badminton Nationals expect to draw bigger and brighter contest
The Sri Lanka National Badminton Championships 2022 will be held from January 16 to 22 at the Sugathadasa Indoor Stadium, and with the SLB and MBA courts in support to accommodate the large number of entries expected. As conducted in previous years too, the Badminton Nationals encompass the Senior and Junior Championships, with latest indications [...]
Havies vs Army game halted
The SLR Nippon Paint Club Rugby League 20223 match against hosts Army SC and Havelocks was halted at halftime at Panagoda, after a heavy downpour prevented further play. By the time the game was temporarily ceased, Havelocks were in the lead by 17-8, which was also the halftime score. After the stoppage, the match officials [...]
Former FFSL chief Anura lashes on ‘messy’ Umar
With just six days left for the football elections, former President of Football Federation of Sri Lanka (FFSL), Anura de Silva, lashed out at the immediate Past President Jaswar Umar, for ‘destroying the country’s image with sabotaging moves’. De Silva, the former head of FFSL prior to Umar’s tenure that started in June 2021, claims [...]
Sri Lanka lasses to commence ICC U-19 Women’s WC campaign against USA
Sri Lanka will commence their campaign against USA at the inaugural edition of the ICC Under-19 Women’s T20 World Cup that will be held in South Africa from January 14 to 29. Sri Lanka have been grouped alongside Australia, Bangladesh and USA in Group ‘A’. Vishmi Gunarathne, the 17-year-old opening batter from Rathnavali Girls School, [...]
‘Squash Akki’ – fan-base and fame at school for Chanithma
On Thursday this week, Sirimavo Bandaranaike Vidyalaya was celebrating their 50th anniversary. It was not only a consequential day for squash’s latest women’s champion, Chanithma Sinaly’s alma mater Sirimavo BV, but so was it for her. Nearly a week since winning the 42nd Squash Senior Nationals, as a champion for the first time, she is [...]
Badminton Nationals expect to draw bigger and brighter contest
The Sri Lanka National Badminton Championships 2022 will be held from January 16 to 22 at the Sugathadasa Indoor Stadium, and with the SLB and MBA courts in support to accommodate the large number of entries expected. As conducted in previous years too, the Badminton Nationals encompass the Senior and Junior Championships, with latest indications [...]
Kandamby: Jaffna’s ‘King’ coach
Thilina Kandamby, the former Sri Lanka international cricketer, now turned coach, outlines the importance of upholding discipline at all levels, mainly when cricket teams win major titles. This he said days after Jaffna Kings, where Kandamby heads the coaching staff, retained the Lanka Premier League (LPL) title for the second occasion, their successive third win [...]
Kandy out to continue winning streak; Ranjan returns after two years
Defending league champions, Kandy Sports Club will be all out to win their fourth encounter in tandem when they face Navy Sports Club in their last first round home game at Nittawela today. The kickoff is scheduled at 4.00pm. Kandy got the better of Army SC in their opening encounter then travelled to Longdon Place [...]
United Cup – new Hopman model
Competition propels sporting flair, interest, artistic creativity. World Cup in football immortalised Brazilian Pele. He made football look so good and drove millions to the football fields. His entertaining bicycle pedal kick filled the stadiums. Artistic skills are the spectator appeal base. In today’s context, tennis has fair share of players doing exactly what Brazilian [...]
Wesley’s historic U-14 rugby triumph
Wesley College of Colombo became the All-Island Under-14 Rugby Tournament Cup champions beating St. Anthony’s College, Katugastota 10-7 in the finals of the All-Island 10-a-side Rugby Championship held in Kurunegala on December 30, 2022. They beat Royal College, Colombo 7-0 and Dharmaraja 26-0 in the semi-finals and quarter-finals respectively. Wesley’s Shifaan Inthikab was selected as [...]
St. Peter’s receive Nabco boost
The St. Peter’s College first XV rugby outfit will don the ‘Nabco’ logo prominently on their playing jerseys, after the school that celebrated its centenary year was bolstered by the backing of Nabco UK as platinum sponsors. St. Peter’s College, one of the premier rugby playing schools that has produced top class players to the [...]
CCC School of Cricket Parent’s Day today
The CCC School of Cricket will hold its annual Parent’s Day, organised by the Executive Committee, headed by its head coach Nelson Mendis today at the CCC ground in Colombo. This has been a very exciting and looked forward event for the students and parents where they enjoy participating in lots of games and have [...]
Atheeq becomes the ‘Best Allround Student’ at Zahira for 2021
M.R. Atheeq Ur Rahman of Zahira College was awarded the ‘Best Allround Student 2021’ following his excellent performances in academics, sports and extracurricular activities at the school’s annual awards ceremony held at the Ghaffoor Hall. Atheeq passed his G.C.E. Ordinary Level and Advance Level examinations with fine colours. He obtained nine ‘A’ passes in the [...]
Gateway girls and boys claim badminton titles
The unmatchable Gateway College shuttlers dominated over Lyceum International School, Wattala to clinch the Inter-International Schools Under-18 Girls and Boys Badminton Championships 2022. The Gateway teams remained unbeaten throughout the tournaments, and their very own national player, Rashmi Mudalige, was adjudged Best Female Player of the Tournament. The Gateway boys beat Elizabeth Moir International School [...]
Visakha water polo team finishes 2022 with unbeaten record
The Visakha Vidyalaya water polo team created history when they achieved an unbeaten season of 2022, winning all encounters. The team won their annual encounter against Ladies’ College, Sri Lanka National Championship and the Sri Lanka Schools Water Polo Championship. The junior team won the Junior National Championship. All the hard work and efforts were [...]