Sri Lanka eye series win in their first WTC series
Nine years after, Sri Lanka clinched a series win over visiting Pakistan cricketers (2-0), Dimuth Karunaratne’s men will look to begin the new ICC World Test Championships (2023-25) in style when the first of the two-match Test series kicks off in Galle this morning. The Angelo Mathews-led Sri Lanka beat Pakistan 2-0 in the series [...]
Royal outclass Rajans ahead of Bradby
Royal College put on another powerful performance to beat Dharmaraja College 36-18 in their Dialog Schools Rugby League game played at Reid Avenue yesterday. Both teams were guilty of fundamental handling errors, especially the Royalists who looked susceptible under the high ball would have rung alarm bells for the Reid Avenue coaching staff, especially with [...]
St Peter’s record fourth win
St. Peter’s maintained their unbeaten run in the ongoing Dialog Schools Rugby League with a massive 56-7 win over Zahira at Maradana yesterday. The win also saw them chalking up the highest score of the tournament. The Peterites led 15-0 at the breather and then opened up in the second half adding further 41 points. [...]
Sri Lanka succumb against Afghans in ‘A’s game
Despite a brave century by Minod Bhanuka, Sri Lanka ‘A’ suffered a heart-wrenching 11-run defeat at the hands of Afghanistan ‘A’ in their second ACC Men’s Emerging Cup match played at CCC grounds yesterday. Chasing 253 to win, Sri Lanka were in deep trouble losing seven wickets for 102 runs at the end of the [...]
Pathana thwart Antonians
Despite being shackled during the opening phase and dying stages of the game, Isipathana College continued their brilliance on the field, as firm favourites to retain the Dialog Schools Rugby League 2023, savouring a 37-26 win against St. Anthony’s College at Longdon Place yesterday. The Green Machine were well thwarted by the Eagles, who would [...]
Trinity warm up for Bradby with thumping win
Trinity College pulled off a thumping 55-10 win over Science College, a week before their Bradby encounter, after leading 24-3 at halftime at Pallekelle yesterday. It was a perfect field day for the Trinity when they crossed the opponent’s line on eight occasions. From the kick off onwards they looked a yard faster, threatening and [...]
Sri Lanka bag Asian 400m Mixed Relay silver medal
Sri Lanka team clinched silver medal in the 4×400 Mixed Relay, clocking 3:15.41secs at the 25th Asian Athletics Championships being worked off in Bangkok, Thailand. Though Aruna Darshana was fourth to hand the baton to Tharushi Karunaratne, the 19-year-old completed an excellent run to finish the lap in the second spot. Kalinga Kumarage maintained the [...]
Karunaratne to continue as Test skipper through new WTC cycle
Dimuth Karunaratne will lead Sri Lanka during the current World Test Championships 2023-25 cycle after he reversed his decision to step down from the captaincy following a request from cricket selectors. After Sri Lanka were whitewashed in the recent two-match Test series in New Zealand, the southpaw announced his decision to step down at the [...]
Thomian grit prevail over Joes
The Lady Jayatileke Shield returned to Mt. Lavinia yesterday after a brilliant second half performance helped S. Thomas’ College snatch an unlikely 26-24 win against a fired-up St. Joseph’s College in a Dialog Schools Rugby League 2023 game played at their college ground. The Josephians were early to unleash their intention of retaining the coveted [...]
Sports Ministry barred from interfering into rugby administration by CoA
The Court of Appeal issued an Interim Order preventing Sports Authorities from interfering with the administration and affairs of Sri Lanka Rugby (SLR), effective until the final determination of the writ petition. It is unclear if the Interim Order allows the elected SLR administration to officially resume duties, replacing the Stabilisation Committee, headed by Chula [...]
Wimbledon 2023 — The Championship
The ‘Championship’, is the reference to the All England Lawn Tennis event for the English lawn tennis title. An event of well over 100 years and is the event that made tennis to be a global sport. The venue of All England Crochet and Lawn Tennis Club is Wimbledon, hence Wimbledon Championship. English spoken and [...]
Nanda Senanayake – a unique Royal captain
He was unique in the sense that he captained Royal College in three sports – tennis, hockey and cricket in 1961 when he led the Royal team in the big match and also won the Dornhorst prize for the school’s Best Allround Boy. Thereafter he secured entrance to the University of Colombo to read for [...]
Guidance International School – rising in the arena of cricket
Merely after a decade since its formation Guidance International School, situated in Kesbewa, has been able to prove their worth as an educational institute for many reasons. With nearly 900 students in both genders, boys and girls, the school not only provides guidance to all students in academic, but also in extra-curricular activities, mainly sports. [...]
Bluewave Swimming Academy – enhancing youngsters in all aspects
Bluewave Swimming Academy received a few prominent achievements and placings at the recently held Vidudaya-Ritzbury Swimming Meet meet held on May 26 and 27 at the Sri Jayawardenepura University Swimming Pool Complex. This meet was held for the third consecutive year, with over 1,000 swimmers from around 300 schools and clubs attending. “More attention must [...]
Mahanama beat St. Sylvester’s
Mahanama College recorded a 20-10 win against St. Sylvester’s College in their Dialog Schools Rugby League 2023 Division 1 Segment ‘B’ match played at the Bogambara Stadium in Kandy last week. Mahanama, vying to earn a position in the top segment of the competition, scored from four unconverted tries, against a converted try and a [...]