We are confident – Dimuth
Playing at Lord’s in the World Test Championship final is at the back of their minds but Sri Lanka skipper Dimuth Karunaratne says he won’t let this add pressure to his charges as they head to New Zealand tonight for an all-important two-match Test series against the Kiwis. Anything below a 2-0 scoreline will put [...]
Galle, Dambulla assured of NSL final slots
The completion of the third day’s play of the 4-day National Super League semi-final encounters, played at R. Premadasa Stadium and P. Sara Oval, points to a clash in the final between Galle and Dambulla. Both teams have already taken comfortable first innings lead to gain entry to the final. Galle, having made a mammoth [...]
Thurstan-Isipathana big match end in a tame draw
The 60th Battle of the Brothers big match between traditional rivals Thurstan and Isipathana colleges concluded at the SSC ground yesterday, fizzling out to a tame draw. The highlight of the second day’s play was the half tons by Tharusha Ashel and Yesith Kalupahana. Tharusha made 72 with six boundaries and Yesith cracked 51, with [...]
Sri Lanka lasses emerge Billie Jean Cup champions
The Sri Lanka girls emerged champions of the Billie Jean King Cup International Tennis Tournament when they recorded a 2-1 win over Kyrgyzstan in the final played at the SLTA tennis courts in Greenpath, Colombo yesterday. Sri Lanka underwent an early setback when they lost the first singles match but bounced back after Dinara de [...]
St. Sebastian’s make bold reply in drawn game
St. Sebastian’s College, Moratuwa, helped by half tons from Mahen Silva, Sanesh Fernando, Ruwanneth Kumaradasa and Vimath Dinsara, made bold reply of 373 for 6, resuming from their overnight score of 27 for no loss against St. Peter’s score of 366 in the drawn Under-19 Inter-School cricket match concluded at Bambalapitiya yesterday. Chief Scores: At [...]
Knockouts of U-16 Invitational 10s today at Pallekele
Firm favourites Isipathana, St. Anthony’s, Vidyartha, Zahira, Trinity, S. Thomas’, Science and St. Joseph’s qualified to play in the Cup quarter-finals of the All-Island Schools Under-16 10s Invitational Rugby Tournament, which began at Pallekele Rugby ground yesterday. Mahanama, Prince of Wales, Sumangala Panadura, Wesley, D.S. Senanayake, Sumangala Kandy, Maliyadeva and Kingswood entered the quarter-finals of [...]
Sports in total disarray; Football in the doldrums
Recent media reports make painful reading. First, there was the draft of an amended Sports Law which is being presented for cabinet approval. None of the National Sports Associations (NSAs) were consulted, let alone the NOC. Next we had the appointment of a Select Committee to undertake drafting of a new constitution for Sri Lanka [...]
Sports Minister can regulate, but cannot manipulate – Keerthinanda
The appointment of an ‘Independent Panel of Governance Experts’ by Sports Minister Roshan Ranasingha this week to draft a new constitution for Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) has been labeled as direct political interference in the governance of the country’s richest sports body. These appointments come pursuant to a writ application (No. 460/2020) in the Court [...]
Two rookies, two veterans make it to white-ball squads against Kiwis
Uncapped batters Sahan Arachchige and Lasith Croospulle have been rewarded with white-ball call-ups as selectors finalised two 18-man squads for the three ODIs and as many T20Is against New Zealand next month. The limited-over series will begin with the first ODI on March 25 in Auckland. Arachchige, 26, has been named in the ODI squad [...]
Economic crisis forces SLS to forget national coaches
Sri Lanka Squash (SLS) will have to forget and forgo reinstating its terminated Pakistani national coach due to lack of funds, mainly due to the economic crisis and until it’s resolved, stated Amal Edirisooriya, Director General of the Sports Ministry. Edirisooriya, also sitting in the National Sports Council, with whom a request has been filed [...]
Gamer.LK to host thrilling Schools Esports Championship in March
Gamer.LK, Sri Lanka’s premier Games and Esports Organisation has opened registrations for the sixth edition of its Inter-School Esports Championship (ISEC) ‘22 powered by SLT-Mobitel. This championship brings the excitement and thrill of Esports to over 150 schools across Sri Lanka as the country’s largest school-level sporting event. The championship will be held online and [...]
Gateway continue to dominate International Schools Football
Following on from their recent Under-20 championship success, Gateway College Colombo also claimed the Under-18 International Schools’ Football Championship, defeating Elizabeth Moir School by 2-0 in the final played at the Moragusmulla grounds. The tournament, hosted by Royal Institute, saw Gateway top the group stages, defeating Colombo International School, Colombo 6-0, Elizabeth Moir 3-1 and [...]
Oshini Devindya claims 4th Sri Lanka Youth Chess Grand Prix 2023
Devindya Oshini Gunawardhana defeated Sanuk Nanayakkara to claim the championship of the 4th Sri Lanka Youth Chess Grand Prix 2023 which was held at the CFSL Headquarters at Independence Avenue in Colombo. After the initial group level, the top seven players from Group ‘A’, the top five players from Group ‘B’ and the top four [...]
93rd Battle of the Maroons next weekend
The 93rd edition of the annual cricket match between Sri Lanka’s premier Buddhist schools, Ananda College and Nalanda College, well known as ‘The Battle of the Maroons’, will take place on March 4 and 5 at Sinhalese Sports Club in Colombo. After a hiatus of two years, due to Covid-19 restrictions and other factors that [...]
International Schools’ Athletic Championship 2023 this weekend
The official media conference for Inter-International Schools’ Athletic Championships 2023 was held at Lyceum International School, Nugegoda last week. The Inter International Schools’ Athletic Championship (ISAC) is the most important co-curricular event in the school calendar of all international schools. Initiated in 2001, the event has now established itself as the flagship sporting event of [...]