HFC Kurunegala wins overall title
Holy Family Convent Kurunegala won the overall championship for the tenth successive year at the 26th Milo All-Island Schools Netball Championship held at the Vincent Dias Stadium in Badulla recently. The Holy Family girls from Kurunegala won the Division ‘A’ Under-13 and Under-19 age groups and secured the third slot in the Under-17 age category [...]
St. Aloysius’ win Football title
St. Aloysius College Galle emerged Under-20 Boy’s Football champions at the Southern Province Schools Sports Festival 2017. St. Aloysius’ beat Malharuz Zulhiya National School in the final played at the Uyanwatte Stadium in Matara. The side was led by Mohamed Salman and coached by M.Z.M. Siraj. The winning team included Sanjana Meeduma, M. Inhaz, Kasun [...]
Ridma, the top athlete from South
K.K. Ridma Nishadi, a student of Dharmasoka College Ambalangoda, won the award for the Best Athlete at the Southern Province Schools Sports Festival 2017. Nishadi won the Long Jump and Triple Jump events in the Girls’ Under-20 age category. In the National Schools Games in 2016, Nishadi won the Girls’ Under-19 Long Jump event, renewing [...]
Nimesh, Imasha and Senura emerge top performers
Nimesh Ranchagoda, Imasha de Silva and Senura Silva impressed with top performances at the 13th Tibhar Junior Ranking Table Tennis Championship 2017, which was held at the S. Thomas’ College Indoor Stadium in Mt. Lavinia last weekend. Ananda College’s Senura, who won a double title, won the Most Promising Player of the Tournament award while [...]
Trinity down Kingswood in cliffhanger
Trinity College clinched the All-Island Schools Under-16, 10-a-side Rugby Championship after a cliffhanger against hometown rivals Kingswood College at the Digana ground in Kandy last weekend. The final was tied at 12-all at fulltime after both teams scored from two tries and a conversion each but Trinity added an unconverted try during extra time to [...]
Kensho Karatekas claim 121 medals
With an overwhelming tally of 121 medals, Kensho International Karate Club became the top performer at the All-Island Open Karate Championship 2017. The event was organised by the All-Island Karate Association and was held at the Vijitha Central College in Dickwella. Kensho International Karate athletes bagged 40 gold, 38 silver and 43 bronze medals which [...]
Tendulkar strikes at 19th Inter-House Championship of CCC School of Cricket
Tendulkar House with 36 points won the Overall Championship to clinch the 19th Inter-House Cricket Championship of the CCC School of Cricket played at the CCC Grounds recently. Tendulkar House was followed by Jayawardene House with 30 points occupied the second spot while Sobers and Bradman Houses finished 3rd and 4th with 19 and 17 points [...]
Palink SC recognise junior cricketers
The prize distribution of the 3rd Under-15 Boys Inter Academy Cricket Tournament 2017 conducted by the Palink School of Cricket in collaboration with Palink Sports Club was held at the Railway Grounds, Mount Mary last Sunday. SSC Blues emerged champions in this year’s tournament defeating NCC Blues in the finals. SSC Blues scored 160 for [...]