Flashback 2017 - May
May 5: 17 members of the Executive Committee of the Football Federation of Sri Lanka made a written request to its President and Secretary calling for a Executive Committee Meeting, with a copy attached to the Minister of Sports
May 6: Kandy SC scrumhalf, Roshan Weeraratne, was named as the captain of the Sri Lanka rugby team for the Asia Rugby Division I Championship, to be held in Ipoh, Malaysia
May 7: Anula Vidyalaya Nugegoda beat Ratnavali Girls' School Gampaha by 8 wickets in their inaugural 'Battle of the Queens' cricket encounter at the R. Premadasa Stadium
May 8: Minister Ranjith Siyambalapitiya was elected the President of Sri Lanka Volleyball Federation
May 9: Hiruni Wijayaratne, a Sri Lankan athlete based in the USA, qualified for the London World Athletic Championships, after clocking 2 hours 43.41 minutes in the Eugene Marathon
May 11: Sri Lanka was placed 10th among 11 countries at the Asian Men's Under-23 Volleyball Championship held in Iran
May 12: The Tug-O-War Federation of Sri Lanka made an appeal through the National Olympic Committee to include Tug-O-War at the South Asian Games in 2019
May 13: Thilini Hendahewa claimed a triple crown while Buwaneka Gunathilaka clinched a double at the annual Summer Season Badminton Championship 2017, held at the Nuwara Eliya Municipal Indoor Stadium
May 13: Sri Lanka crashed down to fourth place after Hong Kong beat them by 58-49 in the Third Place Playoff at the Asian Youth Netball Championship held in Gongju, South Korea
May 14: Sri Lanka beat Philippines by 24-13 in the first round match of the Asian Division I Rugby Championship at Ipoh, Malaysia
May 15: Ashan Silva and Shanuka Sandaruwan won the Best Driver and Best Rider awards respectively at the inaugural Colombo Supercross held at the Naval Base in Welisara
May 16: The Ministry of Sports made a decision to change the venue of 43rd National Sports Festival from Ratnapura to Matara due to technical issues
May 17: Sri Lanka beat the United Arab Emirates 33-17 in the second round match of the Asian Division I Rugby Championship at Ipoh, Malaysia
May 18: The Sri Lanka cricket team, led by Angelo Mathews, left for England to take part in the ICC Champions Trophy 2017
May 19: Sri Lanka Cricket announced that it had obtained a comprehensive worldwide insurance coverage for all its contracted national players
May 19: Swimmer Matthew Abeysinghe was crowned the Sports Star at the Presidential Sports Awards 2016 held at the BMICH
May 20: Malaysia beat Sri Lanka by 22-9 in the final round match of the Asian Division I Rugby Championship at Ipoh, Malaysia
May 20: Sri Lanka Army SC beat Java Lane by 5-1 to win the Cargills Food City FA Cup Football Championship at the Sugathadasa Stadium
May 20: Royal College beat Trinity College 22-17 in a double decider where the First Leg of the 73rd Bradby Shield encounter and also the virtual final to decide the Singer Schools Under-20 League Championship 2017. Royal lost only one match on their way to clinch the Schools League title
May 21: Scotland beat Sri Lanka by 7 wickets in the first of two practice matches ahead of the ICC Champions Trophy at Beckenham
May 23: Sri Lanka beat Scotland by 9 wickets in the second practice match ahead of the ICC Champions Trophy at Beckenham
May 24: A group of eight boys and girls left for Cyberjaya, Malaysia to represent Sri Lanka at the FIBA Under-18 3x3 Asia Cup Basketball Championship
May 25: Navy SC beat CR and FC 12-10 to win the Western Province Open Rugby 7s Championship at Havelock Park
May 26: Australia beat Sri Lanka by 2 wickets in a practice match ahead of the ICC Champions Trophy at The Oval
May 27: Kulna Titans, a franchise of Bangladesh Premier League, revealed that it had appointed Mahela Jayawardene as Head Coach, following his success with IPL's Mumbai Indians, who won the title in 2017
May 29: Dian Gomes was elected President of the Amateur Boxing Association of Sri Lanka
May 29: Experienced and champion rider Ananda Wedisinghe passed away after clashing during a race event held in Nuwara Eliya on April 23, from when he was admitted to the ICU of Kandy National Hospital. Since April 23, Wedisinghe was in a coma state and survived with the help of a Life Support Machine
May 30: New Zealand beat Sri Lanka by 6 wickets in a practice match ahead of the ICC Champions Trophy at Birmingham
May 30: Rtd Major General Palitha Fernando was elected the President of Athletic Association of Sri Lanka
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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