Confident Sri Lanka eye first T20 series win in 30 months
Under the new leadership of the all-rounder Wanindu Hasaranga, Sri Lanka will aim for their first T20i bilateral series win against Zimbabwe in the first of the three-match T20i series at the R. Premadasa International Cricket Stadium in Colombo today. Sri Lanka last won a bilateral series in the shortest format against India in July [...]
Red Shirts prevail over Havies
After being forced to commit unforced errors and trail for most of the duration of the game, CR&FC regrouped to defeat Havelocks by 25-10 in their penultimate week’s game of the SLR Nippon Paint Club Rugby League played at Longdon Place yesterday. Unlike in their previous outings, the Red Shirts were made to defend by [...]
Sebastianites reach L/O final
Sebastianites Cricket and Athletics Club achieved a decisive 10-wicket victory over Baduraliya Sports Club, securing their spot in the finals of the Major Club Limited Over Tournament. The first semi-final match took place at NCC grounds yesterday, where Sebastianites bowled out Budraliya for a mere 108 runs. Subsequently, Sebastianites reached 112 for no loss, with [...]
Kandy thrash Sailors
Despite an early setback, reigning champions Kandy SC went on rampage after gradually accelerating the pace of the game to hand Navy SC a 48-7 defeat in the penultimate weekend of the first round of the SLR Nippon Paint Club Rugby League at Welisara yesterday. After leading 17-7 at halftime, Kandy completed the game with [...]
Lumbini tame Thurstan in their own den for second successive win
Following their stunning win over Ananda College last week, Lumbini MV secured another impressive victory, defeating Thurstan College by a convincing 77-run margin in the Under-19 Inter-School cricket encounter played at Thurstan ground. Right-arm spinner Praveen Maneesha played a pivotal role, claiming five wickets to restrict Thurstan to a mere 105 runs in response to [...]
Lehecka, Ostapenko win Adelaide titles ahead of Australian Open
Adelaide, AUS, AFP: Latvia’s Jelena Ostapenko and young Czech Jiri Lehecka completed the perfect build-up to the Australian Open on Saturday by claiming the Adelaide International titles. Big-hitting Lehecka bounced back from losing the first set to beat Briton Jack Draper and claim a maiden ATP Tour crown 4-6, 6-4, 6-3. Sixth seed Ostapenko surged [...]
Palestine’s Asian Cup team want to put ‘smile on people’s faces’
Doha, Qatar, AFP: The Palestinian team hope to reach the knockout stage of the Asian Cup for the first time to “put a smile on the faces of the Palestinian people”, one of its players said on Saturday. The tournament in Qatar is taking place against the backdrop of the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza, and [...]
‘Failures motivated us to do better’ – U-19 coach Jehan Mubarak
In a bid to leave an indelible mark on the upcoming ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup in South Africa, head coach Jehan Mubarak has been diligently steering the squad toward success. Despite an early exit from the Asia Cup, Mubarak remains confident in the potential of his youthful squad, emphasising the need to work on [...]
ICC considering lifting SLC suspension sooner than later
The International Cricket Council (ICC) will consider the possibility of lifting the suspension on Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) after its CEO Geoff Allardice engaged in crucial discussions with the country’s Sports Minister Harin Fernando and President Ranil Wickremasinghe this week. The suspension, which has been in place since last November, hasleft the cricketing fraternity in [...]
BWF Level 2 Badminton Coaches Training Programme concludes
With the higher intention of producing quality and well qualified coaches in Sri Lanka, the Coaching and Development Committee of Sri Lanka Badminton (SLB) successfully conducted a Badminton World Federation (BWF) Level 2 course recently. The core intention of this training programme was to impart comprehensive training procedures and modules to local badminton coaches, who [...]
SSC gets hydration partner for Tennis Tourney
SSC has teamed up with the island’s renowned isotonic energy drink manufacturer Yeti as their official isotonic hydration partner for the upcoming Open Ranking Tennis Tournament 2024. “We would like to share the Yeti isotonic portfolio of drinks with SSC to improve the performance and hydration needs of young players,” Director of Yeti Dr. Dilshan [...]
Battle of the Maroons to take special prominence this year
Ananda College and Nalanda College, two of the leading Buddhist schools in Sri Lanka, are finalising plans to conduct their annual Battle of the Maroons big match which was launched amidst distinguished guests at the SSC auditorium. The match, which is the 94th in the series, is scheduled to be played on March 2 and [...]
S. Thomas’ and Gateway to play their fifth annual football encounter
S.Thomas’ College, Mt Lavinia and Gateway College are all set for the 5th annual Football encounter, played for the ‘Neville de Alwis-Ralph Alles Challenge Trophy’ on January 18 at the Racecourse ground in Reid Avenue, Colombo. As in the past, the students from one of Sri Lanka’s elite private schools, will pit their skills against [...]
AO to attract over 900,000 spectators and massive profit state coffers
Australian Open (AO) is a Grand Slam tennis event played for the Australian and Australasian title. It is one of the two major sporting events held in the southern hemisphere since 1905 and one of the four Grand Slam events of global tennis since 1987 staged in Melbourne. Origin of the event dates back to [...]
Dialog Axiata powers SLC for 11th year running
Continuing its commitment in empowering the homegrown talent of sportspersons at national and international levels, Dialog Axiata PLC, Sri Lanka’s premier connectivity provider, will enhance its long-standing partnership with Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC). Dialog Axiata PLC will renew its commitment with SLC as the ‘Official National Team Sponsor of Sri Lanka Cricket’ for the year [...]
Southern Province gears up for All-Island Open Badminton Championship
The Southern Province Badminton Association, in collaboration with Sri Lanka Badminton, announced that it commenced calling of applications for the Southern Province Open All-Island Badminton Championship, which will take place during the last week of January. Scheduled to take place from January 28 to February 3, the championship promises a week filled with intense action [...]
St. Benedict’s Primary holds first-ever Relay Championship in Sri Lanka for juveniles
With a view to promote youngsters from ages as young as seven years to take a liking to athletics, St. Benedict’s Primary School held a Relay Carnival at the Sugathadasa Stadium recently with several invited schools, both boys and girls enthusiastically participating. It was a joy to watch the little ones exchanging batons in relays [...]
Renown ‘4v4 Goal Rush 2K23’, a great success
For the first time in Sri Lanka a 4-a-side tournament for kids under the theme ‘4v4 Goal Rush 2K23’ was held during December at Racecourse International Ground in Colombo. It was organised by Renown Football Academy, the leading football academy in Sri Lanka. They conducted the small sided games as it helps in the development [...]
CCC School of Cricket celebrates 25 years
The CCC School of Cricket, which was formed by Nelson Mendis after his retirement from Singer (Sri Lanka) PLC, on the invitation of Thilanga Sumathipala and Shammi Silva, two stalwarts of CCC Gymkhana Club, who also happened to be two cricketers from Nalanda College under the renowned coach, will celebrates its 25th anniversary this year. [...]
Lyceum Panadura host annual International Schools’ U-15 Cricket Tournament
Lyceum International School, Panadura is gearing up to host the seventh edition of the annual Inter-International Schools’ Under-15 Cricket Tournament, scheduled to take place at the Lyceum School grounds, the Keion Grounds, in Kiriberiya, Panadura from January 16. A total of 15 Fifteen schools affiliated with The International Schools of Sri Lanka (TISSL) will participate [...]