Police stun SSC in last-ball thriller
Police Sports Club stunned the more fancied Sinhalese Sports Club, notching a 3-wicket win in their Major Club T20 cricket match played at the Colts ground yesterday. After restricting SSC for 122 runs, Police pulled off a thrilling win in the last ball of the match. Needing seven runs off the last over, they achieved [...]
Renown sees Red Stars
After taking a 1-all break at halftime, Red Star FC scored the solitary goal in the second half to overcome Renown SC 2-1 in a pre-season match of the FFSL Super League played at the Sugathadasa Stadium yesterday. Mohamed Farhan struck first for Red Star in the 40th minute but Aman Faizer equalized shortly before [...]
Methwan and Tharuk to battle in Under-14 final
Methwan Wijemanne and Tharuk Marasinghe, both students of Royal College, Colombo, qualified for the Boys Under-14 Singles final of the SSC Open Tennis Championship yesterday. They recorded comfortable wins over Sandas Uggodaarachchi and Lisal Goonetileke respectively in the semi-final encounters played at the SSC tennis courts in Maitland Place. Meanwhile in the Men’s Open Doubles, [...]
Professionals Cricket League T20 begins today
The Professionals Cricket League 2021 T20 cricket tournament will be held for the sixth year with the participation of six teams commencing today at Thurstan College grounds. The tournament organized by the Professionals Cricket Association will continue until March 28 with matches being played in the morning and evening at Thurstan and Bloomfield grounds. The [...]
Spinners lead Sri Lanka to series-levelling win over Windies
ST. JOHN’S AFP March 6, 2021: Sri Lanka’s spinners bamboozled world champions West Indies to claim a 43-run win in the second Twenty20 International at Coolidge Cricket Ground on Friday. Having lost by four wickets in the opening game on Wednesday, in a game where West Indies skipper Kieron Pollard launched six sixes in an [...]
AG’s advice sought after Colts challenge legality of SLC
The Sports Ministry has sought legal advice from the Attorney General’s Department after Colts Cricket Club challenged the legality of the current Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) Executive Committee headed by Shammi Silva. As the two year-term of the current committee ended on February 20, 2021, petitioners Club President Nishantha Ranatunga and Secretary Maj. Gen. Shiran [...]
Rare collector’s item to mark silver jubilee of World Cup win
As the silver jubilee celebrations of Sri Lanka’s World Cup win nears, cricket fans have an opportunity to own a rare collector’s item. This collection recognises all 17 members of the playing, coaching and medical staff from the 1996 World Cup winning side; each beautifully presented on a 50mm Antique Silver Medallion. The medallion collection [...]
SIU asks Sachithra to provide income statements
Former Sri Lanka spinner Sachithra Senanayake has been asked to provide his income statements within 14 days by the Special Investigation Unit (SIU), probing an alleged attempt to fix matches during the recent Lanka Premier League (LPL). Senanayake has been accused of attempting to lure a young player to fix matches at the LPL through [...]
Nissanka gets call for Windies Test series
Pathum Nissanka who has the world’s fourth best first class average has received his maiden call up to the national team to face West Indies in the two-match Test series to be played at the end of the ongoing limited over series. He has a first class average of 67.54 only behind Don Bradman (95.15), [...]
Rowing Nationals on March 12 and 13 at Diyawanna
The Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports and the State Ministry of Primary Health Care, Epidemics and Covid Disease Control, affiliated to the Ministry of Health have granted permission to conduct the Rowing Nationals, according to Sri Lanka Amateur Rowing Association (SLARA). The Senior and International Rowing Nationals 2021 will be held on March 12 [...]
Cherished milestones during 70 years of Sri Lanka Air Force in sports
During the 70 years of existence, the Sri Lanka Air Force (SLAF) has produced some outstanding sportsmen and women who have brought immense glory to the motherland. The notable feature of most these great men and women is that they have rendered their service not only in the field of sports yet have also excelled [...]
NSC unveils plans to make Sri Lanka ‘Sport-ainment’ hub
With a comprehensive and long-term plan to develop the background of Sri Lanka’s sports structure, the Mahela Jayawardene-led National Sports Council (NSC) unveiled its plans on Wednesday at the Ministry of Sports auditorium in Colombo. Among the top priorities of the agenda were the national sports strategy, infrastructure development projects, national high performance strategy, development [...]
RTC conducts Mock Race ahead of April season
Royal Turf Club (RTC) launched their upcoming Horse Racing Festival 2021 with the Mock Race at the Racecourse in Nuwara Eliya, where the Fearless Stables and Stud Farm made an impressive warm-up during the three-race event. Fearless Stables and Stud Farm runners Honourius and Spirited Touch, both ridden by jockey K. Sanjeewan, were placed first [...]
Dian elected Vice Chairman of the AIBA Marketing Commission
Dian Gomes, who is an executive committee member of the world boxing governing body AIBA, was appointed as the vice chairman of the AIBA Marketing Commission out of 33 candidates. Out of the five members elected by the 200-member federation of AIBA, Gomes was chosen as the deputy to Cezary Jedlinski of Poland. A former [...]
Izadeen emerges worthy champion in a 5-4 thriller
The final of the Nuwara Eliya District Snooker Tournament which is one of the four district qualifying tournaments played at the Thawalama Snooker and Pool Parlour(Thawalama SPP) billiards table saw S.M. Izadeen of Thawalama SPP coming out victorious against his club mate Mohamed Umar by five frames four in the nine frames encounter. Earlier in [...]
2nd Sri Lanka National Under-14 Chess GP begins on March 11
The Chess Federation of Sri Lanka (CFSL) has decided to hold the 2nd Sri Lanka National Under-14 Chess Grand Prix from March 11 to 21 at their headquarters in Nugegoda. This is one of the leading chess events in Sri Lanka for youth chess players in the country where only 12 top players can participate [...]
JAT Holdings ‘official overseas team sponsor’ of Sri Lanka cricket
JAT Holdings, a homegrown wood-coating industry, came on board to become Sri Lanka cricket team’s ‘official overseas team sponsor’ until May 2021. JAT Holdings’ sponsorship continues with Sri Lanka’s ongoing tour to West Indies and have already sponsored the recently ended tour to South Africa and the home series against England earlier this year. JAT [...]
Empowering women today to win the world tomorrow
Celebrating International Women’s Day, Sri Lanka’s premier connectivity provider, Dialog Axiata PLC in partnership with the Netball Federation of Sri Lanka (NFSL) and the Department of Sports Development are conducting a provincial netball tourney to identify and develop new talent to be international champions of tomorrow. It will take place on March 7 and 8 [...]
Sri Lanka Badminton coaching workshop
A preliminary coaching workshop is being organised at the National Institute of Sports Science (NISS) Auditorium on Sunday, 14, March 2021 from 9.00am to 4.00pm. All provincial and sectoral associations affiliated to Sri Lanka Badminton are invited to submit applications along with CVs of suitable candidates who hold BWF/SLB Level 01 Qualification or are former [...]
Polonnaruwa football girls receive timely support
The 60 plus students of Polonnaruwa Girls’ Football Academy were given a boost for their untiring efforts in fighting the odds to reach limelight when counterparts from Renown Football Academy, the training arm of Renown Sports Club. After following the progress and interest shown by the Polonnaruwa Girls’ Football Academy, inspired by its Head Coach [...]
Ananda’s table tennis prodigy Senura Silva destined to bring glory to Sri Lanka
Ananda College, Colombo student Senura Silva is a table tennis prodigy who oozes confidence and is hungry to bring glory to Sri Lanka in the international arena. The 15-year-old is ranked third in the Men’s Open category and the top ranked junior table tennis star in the country. Junior National champion in 2018 and 2019, [...]