Hasaranga, Pathirana script thrilling win
Playing his second T20 international after 18 months, seamer Matheesha Pathirana along with his captain, Wanindu Hasaranga, orchestrated a thrilling 4-run victory over Afghanistan in the first of the three-match T20 series at the Dambulla International Stadium yesterday. In pursuit of 161 runs, Afghanistan found themselves on 156 for 9 as seamer Binura Fernando successfully [...]
CR and Kandy eye league title in a winner-take-it-all affair
With just four points separating them, both CR&FC and defending champions Kandy Sports Club are eager to secure victory in today’s virtual SLR Nippon Paint Club Rugby League 2023/24 finale. The last match of the 10-week club rugby league season which will kick off at Longdon Place at 4:00 p.m, decides the league winner. Though [...]
LiNing Sri Lanka Series finals today
The finalists of the LiNing Sri Lanka International Series 2024 were determined after the completion of semi-finals yesterday at the Dadella Indoor Stadium in Galle. Accordingly Xiaodong Sheng of Canada will take on Rahul Bharadwaj of India in the Men’s Singles final to be held today, while Siti Zulaikha of Malaysia will meet Ruzana Ruzana [...]
Havies finish third after crushing CH
Havelocks secured the third position of the Cup segment of the SLR Nippon Paint Club Rugby League, after handing CH&FC a 28-11 defeat in their final week game played at the Royal College Sports Complex yesterday. The first half was a closely contested battle with both teams adopting a fast-paced approach as Havelocks held on [...]
Ratnayake slams double ton as Dambulla amass 558/6
Pavan Ratnayake slammed a swashbuckling unbeaten knock of 224 runs, which had 20 boundaries and four sixes, to help Dambulla end the second day with a massive score of 558 for 6 against Jaffna in the four day National Super League tournament encounter played at the Sooriyawewa. Dambulla resumed from their overnight score of 280 [...]
Dilhari leads Kandy to second win
Kandy Women skipper Kaveesha Dilhari continued her batting form with a quick-fire 48-ball knock of 58, inclusive of nine boundaries, to help her side to record a thrilling 6-run win over Galle Women in the Women’s National Super League T20 tournament encounter played at the Colts ground yesterday. In fact this was her second successive [...]
Dimuth Karunaratne
In the world of cricket, few roles carry as much weight, responsibility or honour as that captain. It demands not just tactical astuteness but also unwavering determination, exceptional communication skills and the ability to inspire and unite a diverse group of individuals towards a common goal. This is why the position is so revered. For [...]
Abhishek spins Richmond to victory
A match bag of 10 for 79 by right-arm spinner Sharon Abhishek helped Richmond College coast to an easy innings and 10-run win over De Mazenod College in their Under-19 Inter-School cricket encounter concluded at Kandana yesterday. Royal College recorded an easy first innings win over Ananda College in their match ended at the SSC [...]
Indonesia, India claim ITF Junior Team titles
Junior players from Indonesia and India emerged champions in the Girls and Boys categories respectively of the ITF Asia/Oceania Under-14 Pre-Qualifying Junior Tennis Team Championships when they came out victorious in the two finals played at the SLTA tennis courts in Greenpath, Colombo yesterday. The Indonesian girls, spearheaded by Gwen Emily Kuruniavin, underwent some anxious [...]
Cops secure Plate title, despite losing to Airmen
Air Force recorded their fourth win of the season, as they recorded a runaway 26-5 win against Police in the final week game of the SLR Nippon Paint Club Rugby League played at Ratmalana yesterday. The win however, could not prevent Police from being crowned the Plate champions, despite suffering their fifth defeat of the [...]
St. Benedict’s vs Wesley annual cricket encounter next weekend
St. Benedict’s College and Wesley College announced their arrangements for their annual two-day cricket encounter played for the Cartman Cup, followed by the 50-over encounter played for the Luke Shield to be played between both schools. This year whilst both schools celebrate a great 128-year-old cricketing legacy since teams first met on a cricket pitch [...]
Jaiswal ton puts India’s lead over England past 300
Rajkot, India, AFP: Yashasvi Jaiswal retired hurt after hitting an attacking century to extend India’s lead over England to 322 after the tourists’ batting collapse in the third Test on Saturday. India reached 196-2 in their second innings at stumps on day three in Rajkot with Shubman Gill (65) and nightwatchman Kuldeep Yadav (three) batting [...]
NWPBA Badminton Open from February 26
The North Western Province Badminton Association (NWPBA), one of the regional affiliations of Sri Lanka Badminton (SLB), will conduct the North Western Open Badminton Championship 2024 from February 26 to March 3 at two venues. The All-Island Open Badminton Championship, rated as a National Ranking Level 1 competition, will be held at the Vijayabahu Infantry [...]
Finals of Dialog Junior National Championship today
In line with its continued commitment to empowering Sri Lankan sports and nurturing young talent, Dialog Axiata PLC, Sri Lanka’s premier connectivity provider, proudly announced its sponsorship of the third edition of the Dialog Junior National Netball Championship, which is currently underway. Building upon Sri Lanka’s recent triumphs in international netball arenas, this sponsorship underscores [...]
Standard Chartered Priority Golf Tournament 2024 tees off for top clients
Standard Chartered hosted its Priority Banking clients to the exclusive Standard Chartered Priority Golf Championship on the first week of February at the Royal Colombo Golf Club. The highly anticipated event brought together 72 golfers for a day of spirited competition and camaraderie, marking a successful return of the tournament, after a brief hiatus of [...]
Badminton ‘guru’, Darshana Fernando to coach his alma mater next weekend
Dharshana Fernando, former national badminton player, will be in Sri Lanka to conduct a Badminton coaching camp to the players at his alma mater, St. Thomas’ College, Bandarawela. The three-day coaching programme will take place during February 23 and 25 at the college’s S.L.A.Ratnayake Memorial Indoor Stadium in Bandarawela. “I am delighted to run this [...]
ISAC 2024, hosted by Gateway, next weekend
All arrangements have been made to conduct the 22nd Inter-International Schools’ Athletic Championships 2024 on February 24 and 25 at the Sugathadasa Stadium in Colombo. This was revealed at the official press conference held at the Sinhalese Sports Club (SSC) in Colombo, by this year’s hosts Gateway College, headed by Dr. Harsha Alles. The Inter-International [...]
Gateway retains U-18 International Schools’ football title
Gateway College, Colombo retained their Under-18 International Schools’ title with a dominant and commanding display of football during this year’s Under-18 international Schools’ Football Championship hosted by Royal Institute at the Moragusmulla grounds. Captained by Zaki Ashraff, Gateway’s team performance proved too powerful for its opponents with its strong attacking line up scoring 24 goals [...]