Flashback 2017 - August
Aug 1: Sri Lanka Rugby named a strong Under-20 7s squad for the Asian 7s Series under the leadership of Naveen Henakankanamge
Aug 2: Tara Bolling, the legendary Sri Lankan swimmer and mother top swimmers Jeremy, David and Julian, passed away at the age of 76 in Colombo
Aug 5: Holy Family Convent Kurunegala won the 26th Milo All-Island Schools Netball Championship, their 10th consecutive win, in Badulla
Aug 5: Hong Kong beat Sri Lanka 36-0 to win the Asian Under-20 7s Rugby Series at Kings Park in Hong Kong
Aug 5: St. Joseph's College and Lyceum International School Wattala won the Boy's and Girls' titles at the annual Pentathlon Swimming Championship 2017, held at the Sugathadasa Pool
Aug 6: India beat Sri Lanka by an innings and 53 runs to win the second Test at the SSC
Aug 6: Kyle Abeysinghe became the first Sri Lankan to win a medal at any Commonwealth Games in swimming, when he bagged two silver medals at the 6th Commonwealth Youth Games in the Bahamas
Aug 7: Eshan Pieris recorded a podium finish, placing third at the X30 Challenge Japan Cup in Mizunami. He became the first Sri Lankan to achieve such a feat in the Asian Go Karting circuit
Aug 8: Sri Lanka Cricket announced the appointment of former national speedster Rumesh Ratnayake as Head of Fast Bowling in the Sri Lanka cricket coaching unit
Aug 9: Anika Seneviratne and Jithmi Jayawickrema beat top seed Medhira Samarasekara and Amritha Muttiah to win the Women's Open Doubles title at the 102nd National Tennis Championship
Aug 10: Sankha Athukorala and Yasitha de Silva won the Men's Open Doubles title, beating Inthujan Selvaratnaraja and Srinath Udayachandran at the 102nd National Tennis Championship
Aug 10: Medhira Samarasinghe beat Anika Seneviratne to clinched the Women's Open Singles title at the 102nd National Tennis Championship
Aug 12: Top seed Shamal Dissanayake beat Sankha Athukorala to win the Men's Open Singles title at the 102nd National Tennis Championship
Aug 13: MAS Silueta 'A' beat MAS Unichela 'A' to clinch the MCA Tier 'A' Cricket Sixes 2017
Aug 14: India beat Sri Lanka by an innings and 171 runs to win the third Test at Pallekele and won the series 3-0
Aug 14: Amal Suriyage, the President of Mountain Biking Association made a written protest to the Cycling Federation of Sri Lanka, protesting against the appointment of a three-member committee by the Ex-Co of CFSL to scrutinise eligible clubs and associations for its AGM
Aug 16: Heartbroken cricket fans held at candle light vigil and staged a demonstration at the Independence Square on the downfall of cricket in Sri Lanka
Aug 17: Major Dilhan Jayawardena was elected the President of Sri Lanka Automobile Sports
Aug 18: Maliban Biscuits beat Sri Lanka Telecom by 8 wickets to win the MCA Division 'G' Cricket Championship
Aug 19: Anika Seneviratne won the Girls' Under-16 Singles and Doubles titles at the Junior National Tennis Championship
Aug 19: Slovenia and Hungary emerged winners in the Men's and Women's segments of the Leg four of the International Basketball Federation 3x3 Basketball Nations League Tournament 2017 day at the Sir John Kotelawala Defence University Outdoor courts in Ratmalana. Sri Lanka fielded four teams with two each in both Men's and Women's events but managed to win only one game in the Women's segment preliminary round with a close 15-14 win over Jordan found a berth in the semi-finals
Aug 20: India beat Sri Lanka by 9 wickets to win the first ODI at Dambulla
Aug 20: A team of 67 Sri Lanka University Athletes led by Sumedha Ranasinghe left the country to participate in the 29th Summer Universidad Games in Chinese Taipei
Aug 20: Dinidu Saparamadu qualified to represent Sri Lanka at the World Boxing Championship to be held in Hamburg, Germany
Aug 21: University of Moratuwa won the 34th Inter-University Regatta by 36-6 against University of Colombo
Aug 21: Sri Lanka beat Pakistan to win the inaugural HSBC International Junior Golf Championship held at the Royal Colombo Golf Club
Aug 22: Lack of funds forced Sri Lanka to pull out of the Asian Rugby Under-17 Sevens Championship to be held in Chinese Taipei in September. This tournament also served as the qualifying platform of the Youth Olympic Games 2018 to be held in Buenos Aires, Argentina
Aug 22: The Procurement Appeal Board rejected an appeal by Sierra Constructions and awarded the relaying of synthetic tracks at the Sugathadasa Stadium to Access International and Conica-Veritas
Aug 23: Sudarshana Muthuthanthri was appointed the captain of the Sri Lanka 7s Rugby team for the Asian 7s Series to be played in Hong Kong, South Korea and Sri Lanka
Aug 24: India beat Sri Lanka by 3 wickets to win the second ODI at Pallekele
Aug 25: Sri Lankan allrounder Thisara Perera was named for the World XI team that will tour Pakistan for a three-match Twenty20 cricket series
Aug 26: K. Prabagaran won the Sri Lanka Open Golf Championship by seven strokes at the Nuwara Eliya Golf Course
Aug 27: India beat Sri Lanka by 6 wickets to win the third ODI at Pallekele
Aug 28: The Selection Committee of Sri Lanka Cricket, headed by Sanath Jayasuriya tendered its official resignation. The other members in the Selection Committee were Ranjith Madurasinghe, Romesh Kaluwitharana, Asanka Gurusinha and Eric Upashantha
Aug 31: India beat Sri Lanka by 168 runs to win the fourth ODI at R. Premadasa Stadium
The Judicial Service Commission (JSC) has interdicted Colombo Fort Magistrate Kosala Senadheera.
Mr. Ali Sabri Rahim, a Member of Parliament (MP) for Puttalam District whom an open warrant had been issued, attended a public ceremony at Al Aksha National School in Kalpitiya today (16) as the special guest of honor.
The Supreme Court today refused interim relief in an application filed by President’s Counsel Senaka Walgampaya seeking an Order from the Supreme Court compelling the President to appoint judges to fill the existing vacancies in the Court Of Appeal.
The deadline for online applications to the 2024 G.C.E. Advanced Level (A/L) Examination has been extended until July 12, the Department of Examinations said.
Gazette on new speed limit regulations to be issued within two weeks
Cabinet has approved a proposed amendment to the Constitution that a referendum would be required to extend the Presidential and Parliamentary term beyond five years.
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