Record-breaker Root leaves Sri Lanka with huge task
Joe Root set an England record of 34 Test centuries as Sri Lanka were left with a mammoth chase to win the second Test at Lord’s on Saturday. Root’s 103, the star batsman’s second hundred of the match after he made 143 in the first innings, took England to a second-innings total of 251 all [...]
Root sets new England record
Joe Root set an England record of 34 Test centuries when, for the second time in the match, he reached three figures in the second Test against Sri Lanka at Lord’s. Root, who made 143 in the first innings to move level with the previous England record of 33 hundreds held by the retired Alastair [...]
SLC endure mixed fortunes in finances during 2023
Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) has long been the nation’s sporting pride, but its financial health tells a story of highs and lows, much like the fortunes of the teams it governs. The 2023 financial year was no exception, as the organisation recorded a whopping Rs 12.17 billion in revenue. However, this apparent success came with [...]
Springboks edge All Blacks in a thriller
Scrum-half Grant Williams scored a 75th-minute try to give South Africa a dramatic 31-27 comeback victory over New Zealand in a Rugby Championship thriller in Johannesburg on Saturday. The All Blacks had looked likelier winners for much of the match, but conceded two tries in the final 11 minutes after replacement prop Ofa Tu’ungafasi was [...]
Thomians scrape through to earn semi-final berth
S. Thomas’ College was made to fight hard before overcoming a gritty Zahira College side to pull off a close 27-20 win in the second quarter-final encounter of the Dialog Schools President’s Trophy Knockout Tournament played at Sugathadasa Stadium yesterday. The Thomians, having taken a comfortable 20-8 lead at the breather, accumulated their points through [...]
Cambrians stun Bens in Premier quarter-final
Prince of Wales College booked their berth to the semi-final of the Dialog Premier Trophy Knockout Tournament with a thrilling 13-12 win over St. Benedict’s College in the quarter-final encounter played at Sugathadasa Stadium yesterday. This match preceded the encounter between S. Thomas’ and Zahira. In a closely contested game, the Cambrians hanged on to [...]
Sri Lankan divers impress with 13 medals in Singapore
Sri Lanka’s diving team made an impressive mark at the 14th Singapore National Diving Championship, securing a total of 13 medals by the end of the second day of the three-day competition at the OCBC Aquatic Centre in Singapore yesterday. The island nation has won two gold medals, five silver medals, and six bronze medals [...]
Provincial Unions criticise Asia Rugby’s double standards amid SLR suspension
The Provincial Unions affiliated to Sri Lanka Rugby (SLR), now run under the Competent Authority appointed by the former Minister of Sports Harin Fernando since May 29, are questioning the contradictory standard applied by the Asian Rugby Football Union (ARFU). This questioning comes at a time SLR is yet to come out of the temporary [...]
Into US Open of 2024
This year’s US Open will be the 144th for the US title. First was in 1881, it is the second oldest tennis event in the world. Wimbledon popularised tennis in Europe, done by US Open in Americas. In the present calendar, it is a Grand Slam event. Prize money this year will be 65 million [...]
Saunders new President vows to bring back past glory
Saunders Sports Club, Sri Lanka’s oldest football club, marked its 106th anniversary with a significant milestone by electing a new set of office-bearers during the Annual General Meeting in Colombo last weekend. Thilanga Dacshitha Sumathipala, the President of the Anuradhapura Football League, was chosen as the new President of Saunders, with Sumith Walpola as the [...]
Lochana defend Men’s title; Varangana emerge Women’s champ
Lochana de Silva and Varangana Jayawardena bagged the Men’s and Women’s Singles titles of the NCPBA All-Island Open Badminton Championship that concluded at the Sports Department Indoor Stadium in Anuradhapura this weekend. Lochana went on to claim a double crown by also claiming the Mixed Doubles title at the seven-day tournament organised and conducted by [...]
Paralympian Dharmasena overcomes first hurdle
Sri Lanka’s directly qualified wheelchair tennis player, Suresh Dharmasena, made a strong start at the Paris 2024 Summer Paralympic Games, defeating Josef Riegler of Austria in the first round of the Wheelchair Men’s Singles match held at the iconic Roland Garros yesterday. Dharmasena, the only wheelchair tennis player representing Sri Lanka this year, won by [...]
All-round Asalanka leads Colombo
Captain Charith Asalanka smashed a quick-fire century–111 off 75 balls and took two wickets with his off-spins as Team Colombo registered a comfortable 45-run win over Team Dambulla in their National Super League Limited Over match played at the R. Premadasa Stadium yesterday. Asalanka’s ton, which included 11 boundaries and four sixes, powered Colombo to [...]
Between the sliver and the chasm: Sri Lanka’s battle with consistency against England
How big is the gap between Sri Lanka and England? The ICC puts it at four places, with England ranked third and Sri Lanka seventh. Ahead of the series – which will likely end up 3-0 – many pundits felt it was a chasm. Still, at times, it has looked more like a sliver. In [...]
32nd MSBA League set to begin from next week
The 32nd Mercantile League Basketball Tournament, organised annually by the Mercantile Services Basketball Association (MSBA), will get underway September 9 at the Royal College Indoor Sports Complex in Colombo. The annual basketball extravaganza, competed among top corporates of Sri Lanka, will continue until November 22, with 53 teams in fray under nine different divisions. According [...]
Sri Lankans enjoy decent run at IESF 16th WC Asian Online Regionals
The Sri Lankan teams that recently participated in the Asian Online Regional Qualifiers for the International Esports Federation’s (IESF) 16th World Esports Championship, enjoyed a decent run in their respective categories. This year’s Championship featured multiple game titles, including CS2 Open, CS2 Women, Mobile Legends Bang Bang (MLBB) Open, MLBB Women, PUBG MOBILE, eFootball and [...]
Indian national sentence over match-fixing: First of its kind in SL history
Kandy High Court judge Darshika Wimalasiri has ordered Indian national Akash Pachlodia to pay a fine of Rs. 11 million after he pleaded guilty to two counts of attempted match-fixing during the Legends Cricket Tournament held in Pallekele. Pachlodia, who served as the manager of Punjab Royals, one of the teams in the tournament, was [...]
Cycling election stayed until Oct 1
The Court of Appeal has ordered an extension of the stay order preventing the election of the Cycling Federation of Sri Lanka (CFSL) until October 1. This extension enforces the stay initially issued by Colombo District Judge Sahan Vithana. During the hearing, presided over by Judge M.T.M. Lafar at the Court of Appeal, Senior State [...]
Pesandu, Pranieth, Oshini, Dulinma take top honours
Pesandu Rashmitha Liyanage, Pranieth Chandrasekara, Devindya Oshini Gunawardena and Dulinma Rathnayake earned top honours at the Sri Lanka National Rapid and Blitz Chess Championships, which was held last weekend at the Shastrananda Navodya Vidyalaya in Dehiwala. With the participation of more than 1000 players, the tournament was held across both the Open and Women’s sections [...]
Royal Institute shines at Western Province Schools Swimming with 14 gold medals
Royal Institute International School (RI) outsmarted the rest by securing 23 medals at the Western Province Inter-School PCC Swimming Championships 2024, held in celebration of the 10th anniversary of the PCC Swimming Arena and organised by the Past Pupils Association of Central College, Piliyandala. RI’s swimmers captured a stunning total of 14 gold medals, seven [...]
Musaeus clinch WP chess titles
Musaeus College clinched the Western Province Under-20 and Under-17 titles of the National Schools Chess Championship 2024, organised by the Ministry of Education. Museaus was ranked top in the Under-20 segment, as they emerged champions ahead of Devi Balika Vidyalaya and Visakha Vidyalaya, who finished at second and third positions respectively. In the Under-17 segment, [...]
Al-Awwal School Sports Day 2024
Al-Awwal School, Rajagiriya held its annual Sports Day at the Janaka Ranawaka ground, where the students showcased their sports skills with many events taking place. The event showcased athletic and creative skills of the students of all grades and was attended by the principal, management, staff and parents of the school. Mrs. Rizni Firdous, the [...]
Sri Lanka overall third at Asian Indoor Rowing 2024
Sri Lanka was placed overall third at the Asian Rowing Indoor Championships 2024, which was held in Straits Quay, Penang, Malaysia recently. The Sri Lankan rowing team left a lasting impression, claiming a total of 25 medals – 10 gold, eight silver and seven bronze – to finish third behind Thailand and hosts Malaysia, who [...]
Al-Hamra MV emerge champions
One of the oldest Muslim schools in Sri Lanka, Al-Hamra Maha Vidyalaya in Dharga Town, Aluthgama, emerged the champions of the Inter-School Under-16 Football Knockout Tournament of Kalutara District. During the qualifying rounds, they beat Zahira College Dharga Town and Ilma International School to set up a semi-final clash against Holy Cross College, Kalutara, whom [...]