Madushka knocks on the door with epic double ton
Right-handed opener Nishan Madushka has continued his sublime form with the willow by crunching back-to-back centuries against the visiting England Lions, pushing himself towards a national call-up during the next month’s Test series against New Zealand. Madushka–a wicket-keeper batter who represents Ragama CC in the domestic circuit–hit an impressive 150 (retired out) for Sri Lanka [...]
Djokovic’s 10th AO title; Sabalenka’s first Grand Slam
The women’s title of the Australian Open (AO) 2023 went to the six-footer Ariyana Sabalenka, a Belarus [24], played Elena Rybakina a Kazakh Russian [23], another six-footer in the final. Their road to the final was tedious and both showed in the final. For the title, Sabalenka and Rybakina pitched against each other with what [...]
Wenfei and Alexey emerge Singles champs
The ITF Junior Tennis Week 1 Tournament came to an end with the two singles finals of girls’ and boy’s played at the SLTA tennis courts in Greenpath, Colombo yesterday morning. In the girls’ final, which went to the wire, Wenfei Yu of China overcame her compatriot Zi Ying Ryan in a home vs home [...]
Rumesh Ratnayake ready for the challenge in his debut with the women’s team
The newly-appointed women’s national head coach Rumesh Ratnayake sounded and appeared all systems ready for the challenge that lies in his debut coaching tenure with the women’s team, only days ahead of the Women’s T20 World Cup. A veteran of having coached the men’s team over several stints, and the last role an interim capacity [...]
Shirantha Peries elected to ISSF Sustainability Committee
The President of National Shooting Sport Federation of Sri Lanka (NSSF), Shirantha Peries, has been elected to the Sustainability Committee of the International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF), which has a representation of by 165 countries. This is the first time in the history of Sri Lanka’s Olympic shooting that a Sri Lankan was elected in [...]
University of Moratuwa win Inter University Chess Championships 2022
University of Moratuwa won both the Men’s and Women’s titles at the Inter University Chess Championships convincingly scoring full 10 points out of possible 10. The Moratuwa boys beat South Eastern, Ruhuna, Sri Jayewardenepura, Peradeniya and Jaffna Universities convincingly while the Moratuwa girls beat their counterparts from Jaffna, Sabaragamuwa, Rajarata, Colombo and Peradeniya without resistance. [...]
The 53rd Royal-Thomian Golf for charity
As recorded history has it the very first competition between the old boy’s golfers of the two schools was held in 1970. In line with this, The Fred de Saram Challenge Cup was donated to the Royal Colombo Golf Club. This was in his memory and the cup to be awarded to the winning team [...]
Ritzbury Super 16 Junior Rugby Carnival, a grand success
The 12th edition of the Ritzbury Super 16 Junior Rugby Carnival successfully concluded recently at the Royal College Sports Complex. The carnival was conducted by over four rounds. The 12th carnival was held after a lapse of two years due to the pandemic that affected all sporting events in the country during the last two [...]
Lithium, Ganuka claim U-14 Tennis Doubles Title
Lithium Jayabandu of Ananda College, Colombo and Ganuka Fernando of St. Peter’s College, Bambalapitiya clinched the Boys’ Under-14 Doubles title at the Sri Lanka National Tennis Championships held at the SLTA Courts in Green Path, Colombo. Jayabandu and Fernando rallied around magnificently and went on to beat the combination of Mayanka Perera of S. Thomas’ [...]
National netball skipper honoured by Girls’ High School
A tumultuous welcome was afforded by her alma mater to the captain of the Asian Netball Championship winning team, Gayanjali Amarawanse at Girls’ High School, Kandy. She was welcomed by the Principal Malkanthi Abeygunawrdene, Deputy Principal Champika Karunadasa, the staff members and the entire school, where she was welcomed by the school band. Gayanjali speaking [...]
Lyceum Wattala creates history in athletics
Winning a game can be surprising, but turning a game into a remarkable achievement glorifies the winners as it directs them and all those who aided and guided them towards fame. Lyceum International School, Wattala signifies another historic landmark in the field of athletics becoming the champions of All-Island Mixed and Boys categories and runners-up [...]