Royal Roar!!!
A resolute Royal College team, battered in the first session on day one, rebounded strongly to record a commanding 180-run win over S. Thomas’ College in their 144th Battle of the Blues encounter which ended just after tea at the SSC grounds yesterday. When Royal skipper Dasis Manchanayake held on to a brilliant catch diving [...]
Williamson, Nicholls batter Sri Lanka
WELLINGTON, March 18, 2023 (AFP): Aggressive double centuries for Kane Williamson and Henry Nicholls powered New Zealand’s dominance in the second Test against Sri Lanka in Wellington on Saturday. The Black Caps declared their first innings at an imposing 580-4 before reducing Sri Lanka to 26-2 at stumps on day two, leaving the tourists with [...]
Ranga and MoS left with no option, than to surrender
Sri Lankan sports authorities will have to rethink and revise their strategies in dealing with local sport governing bodies after FIFA confirmed the suspension imposed on Football Federation of Sri Lanka (FFSL) at this week’s FIFA congress with 197 members supporting the move. FIFA’s 73rd Congress was held on Thursday in Kigali, Rwanda where a [...]
Cartman Trophy match ends in draw
The 3rd Rev. James Cartman Trophy encounter between Wesley and St. Benedict’s played at the P. Sara Oval ended in a tame draw yesterday. Wesley, resuming from their overnight score of 112 for 3, despite a top score of 71 coming from Uvin Perera, was bowled out for 185 in their allotted 65 overs. This [...]
Mahinda dominate drawn Lovers’ Quarrel
Mahinda College dominated proceedings against traditional rivals Richmond College in the drawn 118th Lovers’ Quarrel Big Match concluded at Galle International Stadium yesterday. Richmond, resuming from their overnight score of 74 for 3, managed only 220 in their first innings in response to Mahinda’s first innings score of 316 for 8 declared. For Richmond, Sri [...]
‘Pasdun Korale’ big match ends in drab draw
Kovindu Wickramasinghe starred with a fine half knock of 87 in the drawn 50th Battle of Pasdun Korale between Ananda Sastralaya and St. Mary’s played at Matugama that ended yesterday. Ananda Sastralaya scored 164 runs and bowled the rivals St. Mary’s out for 159. The highlight of the match was an all-round performance by Wickramasinghe [...]
Chathurya Nilaweera — Young tennis sensation who turned failures into success
The phrase ‘failures are the pillars of success’, can be considered as the most appropriate to describe Chathurya Nilaweera’s journey as a professional tennis player. He is regarded as one of the future prospects, who is determined to break barriers and compete internationally and be one of the frontrunners to shine at global stage in [...]
Sri Lanka football; own goals keep the scoreboard ticking
Languishing at the bottom of the table in FIFA rankings, Sri Lanka appears to revel in shooting itself in the foot. This is a strange phenomenon for a once proud football nation. We were never top dogs at any level in World or Asian football, but held our own and conducted our forays with more [...]
RTC VisitSriLanka Horseracing third race today in Nuwara Eliya
The third raceday of the RTC VisitSriLanka Horseracing Season 2023 will take place today from 10.30a.m. at the Racecourse in Nuwara Eliya, with a fleet of four race events. After two successful raceday wins, all eyes will be on the blaze-runner Mauritania, owned by the Edwards Stables, who had won both main races with ease. [...]
ComBank comes onboard as Official Inbound Sponsor of Sri Lanka white-ball team in New Zealand
The Commercial Bank of Ceylon has stepped up to the crease to support Sri Lanka Cricket as the Official Inbound Sponsor for the ODI and T20 matches of Sri Lanka’s ongoing tour of New Zealand. “Cricket is the most followed sport in Sri Lanka and almost everyone in Sri Lanka is passionate about the national [...]
‘Education and Sports’ go hand-in-glove
Marking a significant milestone in its history, SLTC Research University has established a unique partnership with a rich tradition; and the world’s second oldest uninterrupted schoolboy cricket match; by becoming the official Higher Education Partner of the 144th Royal-Thomian Cricket Encounter played between Royal College and S. Thomas’ College for the prestigious D.S. Senanayake Memorial [...]
Young Reshan makes international debut at Bangladesh Amateur Golf Championship 2023
Young Reshan Algama earned a spot to represent Sri Lanka at the Orion Group 36th Bangladesh Amateur Golf Championship 2023, which got underway at the Kurmitola Golf Club Course in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Reshan, a 15-years-old student of Colombo International School, made his amateur international debut alongside two top senior golfers in Sri Lanka – Chalitha [...]
Viren Nettasinghe emerges Most Outstanding Shuttler of the Year at School Sports Awards
Sri Lanka’s highest ranked shuttler, Viren Nettasinghe was recognised as the Most Outstanding Badminton Player at the recently held SportUnleash School Sports Awards in Colombo. Nettasinghe was honoured at Sri Lanka’s first annual national schools sports award ceremony which recognised the outstanding performances of schoolboys and girls across all sports, and that was not a [...]
Sweet revenge for Thomians regain Fred De Saram Trophy
A keenly competed Golf Tournament was witnessed last Sunday between Royal Thomian Golfers’ Guild (RTGG) members of Royal and S. Thomas’ colleges at the Royal Colombo Golf Club. The Royalist held on to a slender lead of one point going into the last four-ball flight. However, the Thomian duo of Christopher Dias and Arjun Gunarathna, [...]
SLB partners with Mobil and 3M to form nationwide U-13 talent pools
Sri Lanka Badminton (SLB) has taken steps to develop Under-13 squads in all districts with the aim of grooming young shuttlers for future local and international events. The revolutionary programme is fully backed by Mobil Lubricants and 3M Lanka. The task of developing the squads has been handed over to the regional committees with the [...]
Wesley clinch U-16 Bowl title
Wesley College claimed the Bowl champions, when they overcame D.S. Senanayake College by 12-5 in the final of the Nippon Paint Invitational All-Island Under-16 Rugby Tournament played in Kandy. Despite losing only against Zahira College, by 10-0, D.S. Senanayake won their remaining games against Devapathiraja (32-0), Sri Sumangala (22-0), Mahanama (10-0) and eventually D.S. Senanayake [...]
114th Battle of the Maroons between Kingswood and Dharamaraja next weekend
The cynosure among Hill Capital’s school big matches and the much anticipated cricketing encounter — The Battle of the Maroons between Kingswood College and Dharamaraja College — will be played on March 24, 25 and 26 at the Pallekelle International Cricket Stadium. The annual encounter, played for the T.B. Tennakoon Challenge Trophy, this year will [...]
Seneviratne and Sanudula emerge ‘B’ chess champs
S.D.B.K. Seneviratne and Dahamdi Sanudula emerged winners at the Sri Lanka Open and Women’s National ‘B’ Chess Championships 2023 held at Sports Ministry Pavilion in Torrington Square. Seneviratne won the Open event, competing among 114 players, after scoring 9.5 points out of a possible 11. He was unbeaten throughout the event and only drew three [...]
Ritzbury-Thomians Schools Hockey 7s on April 9
The Ritzbury-Thomians Invitation Schools Hockey 7s Tournament 2023 for boys of Under-20, organised and conducted by Matale Old Thomians Hockey Association (MOTHA) with CBL Foods International as the main sponsors, will be held at the Peradeniya University grounds on April 9 for the fifth occasion. The Kandy branch of Matale Old Thomians Association will give [...]