Jayawickrama stunner seals St. Peter’s winning start
Centre Suresh Jayawickrama was the toast of St. Peter’s supporters as his last-minute try, having intercepted Royal, enabled his side to pull off a well deserving, yet close 11-5 win in their first game of the Dialog Under-19 Schools Rugby Tournament at Bambalapitiya yesterday. St. Peter’s, after holding on to a slender 3-0 lead at [...]
Thomians down Wesley in opener
Wesley College came close to recording a stunning win, yet hosts S. Thomas’ College held on to their nerves to record a deserving 19-13 win in their opening game of the Dialog School Rugby League 2023 played at Mt. Lavinia yesterday. In a game that marred with unforced errors and incomplete play, the Thomians prevailed [...]
Shaheen back for Pakistan for Sri Lanka Tests
KARACHI, AFP, June 17, 2023: Lanky pacer Shaheen Shah Afridi was named on Saturday in Pakistan’s 16-man squad to play two Tests in Sri Lanka next month — his first outing in the long form of the game in a year. The 23-year-old injured a knee in Sri Lanka last July and missed Pakistan’s home [...]
Historic first for Rajans over Trinity
Dharmaraja College clinched a historic first when they brought down a much fancied Trinity College side by 17-15 in the Dialog Schools Rugby League match played at Bogambara yesterday. At the short breather, the Rajans led 10-0. Rajans settled in early and played cohesive rugby. Their three quarters and forwards combined well. They kept on [...]
Stokes snares Smith after Broad’s double strike
BIRMINGHAM AFP June 17, 2023: England captain Ben Stokes captured the prize wicket of Australia star batsman Steve Smith after Stuart Broad stuck twice in two balls in the first Test at Edgbaston on Saturday. Australia were 78-3 at lunch on the second day, still a huge 315 runs behind England’s first-innings 393-8 declared, a [...]
Sri Lanka finish third, qualify for World Youth Netball C’ships
Sri Lanka beat Hong Kong 46-22 yesterday in South Korea to finish third in the Asian Youth Netball Championships and earn their qualification for the Youth Netball World Cup. Though Hong Kong took the early lead 11-10 at the end of the first half, Sri Lanka came back strongly to win the next three quarters [...]
Sri Lanka Badminton, preparing for a long rally
News reports of several events of in Sri Lanka Badminton is clearly indicative that the sport is finally finding its feet and taking shape for a long rally in the future. The recent elections that kept its President Rohan de Silva at the helm, together with a tried and tested team is noteworthy. Into the [...]
French Open 2023 – Paris
The eight men in the quarter-finals of French Open 2023 were 36-year-old Djokovic, Khachanov, Zevrev, Etcheverry of Argentina, Alcaraz, Tisitsipas, Rune and Ruud. They are from Europe, Scandinavia and South America. Where is USA and Australia? A provocative question; Coco Gauff of USA is the lonely warrior in women’s draw from USA. Tennis cannot afford [...]
NSSF to host 11th Asian Youth Training Camp
For the first time in the history of shooting sports in the country, Sri Lanka will host a regional level youth training camp and coaching course with the participation of 11 nations that are affiliated to the Asian Shooting Confederation (AFC). The Asian Shooting Confederation has vested upon the National Shooting Sport Federation of Sri [...]
The Player Auction that ignited the excitement of LPL
Wednesday’s player auction of the Lanka Premier League (LPL) was nothing short of a captivating blend of nervous tension, frantic bidding wars and emotional rollercoasters. It did not have the big money that the Indian Premier League (IPL) throws into stacking their teams with the world’s best talent, but the atmosphere was electric. Having selected [...]
Confident Sri Lanka take on Emirate challenge to kick off WC Qualifiers
In a territory they have not ventured into before, Sri Lanka will utilise their years of experience to try and win the Cricket World Cup Qualifier 2023 starting today in Zimbabwe. Soaring highs and plunging lows during the last four years have pushed Sri Lanka into playing the qualifiers to grab one of the two [...]
Darrell Lieversz, Double International in cricket and athletics, 80 not out!
Darrell Lieversz born on June 7, 1943 attended Royal College, Colombo, daring seam bowler, captained the cricket team in 1962. In 1961 he toured India with the Ceylon Schools Cricket team and same year he captained the Royal College athletic team. At the Public Schools Athletic meets 1960 and 1961 he won the finals of [...]
Ceylon Masters set for action- filled weekend
The highly anticipated Ceylon Masters Badminton Championships, organised by the Ceylon Masters Badminton Association, is poised to captivate sports enthusiasts as it makes its return on June 24. The two-day event which will be held at the New Saniro Airport Sports Complex, as the championship is set to unite accomplished masters players from all corners [...]
Top class rugby on the cards in Central Hills
Kingswood College will come out for the first time this season when they lock horns with the defending league champions Isipathana College in the last game of week 1 of the Dialog Schools League Under-20 rugby encounter at Bogambara today with the kickoff set for 4.00pm. Kingswood is led by Imanka Ishara with Inoon Ihshan [...]
Bangladesh’s record 546-run Test win
DHAKA, AFP June17, 2023: Bangladesh crushed Afghanistan by 546 runs on Saturday to secure the biggest Test victory margin by runs in nearly 90 years after Taskin Ahmed saw off the tourists with a career best 4-37. The Dhaka match ended in the extended opening session of the fourth day after a Taskin bouncer hit [...]
Royal kicks off 2023 rugby season
Royal College kicked off the Inter-Schools Rugby League Tournament to an exciting start with the first match on June 17. The much anticipated Inter-Schools’ Under-19 Rugby League Tournament is now in full swing all the schools are geared up to put on a gripping show for all fans and followers, both locally and internationally. For [...]
Samaposha powers school football for 12th consecutive year
CBL Samaposha announced its sponsorship of the country’s Under-14 Inter-School Football Tournament for the 12th consecutive year. Organised and conducted by the Sri Lanka Schools’ Football Association (SSFA), the CBL Samaposha Under-14 Inter-School Football Championship 2023 kicks off with a bang this month. An astounding 12,000 students will participate, showcasing the overwhelming response the event [...]
10th Dhamso International Chess Festival 2023
International Master Mohan Kushagra from India was crowned DICF Player of the Year while Arena FIDE Master R.M. Dulinma Hemalni Rathnayake emerged the Women’s champion at the Dhamso International Chess Festival 2023. The 10th Dhamso International Chess Festival 2023, organised by the Old Boys’ Chess Association of Dharmasoka College, Ambalangoda, was held from May 26 [...]
Gateway wins three Age Group Squash titles
Gateway College won the Under-19, Under-13 and Under-11 titles at the recently concluded Yeti Open Squash Tournament conducted by Sri Lanka Squash at the Air Force Squash Court. The 10-member Gateway squad performed exceptionally well, grabbing the highest number of championship awards. During the keenly contested competition, Ranuk Mendis won the Under-9 category, Manuth Dassanayake [...]
ComBank hosts well-contested Chess Championship in Vavuniya
More than 600 students came together in a remarkable display of strategic brilliance when the Commercial Bank of Ceylon sponsored Vavuniya District Inter-School Chess Championship 2023 was worked out over the course of two exhilarating days and seven rounds. Organised in collaboration with the Zonal Education Office of Vavuniya North and South and supported by [...]