Record breaking Sarangi could create history at Asian Games
Sri Lanka has never won a long jump medal at the Asian Games but if Sarangi Silva can replicate her yesterday’s performance of 6.65m, Sri Lanka could create history at this year’s Asian Games in Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China. At the 2018 Asian Games held in Jakarta, Bui Thi Thu Thao of Vietnam clinched the gold [...]
Havies hold their nerves to snatch close win over CH
Havelocks maintained their unbeaten run in the SLR Inter-Club League 2022, claiming the fourth win, by 20-17 against CH&FC at Havelock Park yesterday. CH, a team of star-studded players, on the other hand, continues their inability link as a team for yet another season, while suffering their third defeat. Yet they nearly claimed a win [...]
SIU alert over match-fixing approach
The Police Special Investigation Unit, set up under the Prevention of Offences Related to Sports Act, has recorded statements from four persons, including the cricketer who reported the Rs 10 million corrupt approach by a son of a gem businessman from Beruwela. The said person had made the approach before the start of the second [...]
Sri Lanka resolute to win 150th T20i today
As a team Sri Lanka may have not liked how it all ended in their 20-run loss against Australia in the first T20 international on Friday at Sydney, but going into their 150th game today at the same venue, the visitors would hope for a different outcome. Sri Lanka sniffed at an early win on [...]
Tame draw at Katugastota
The traditional Under-19 Inter-School cricket encounter between St. Anthony’s College and Isipathana College ended in a tame draw at Katugastota yesterday. The Antonians declared after piling up 381 for 4 in their first innings with the help of a fine unbeaten century by skipper Chamindu Wickremasinghe (117) and half centuries by Mohamed Aaqil (86), Asitha [...]
Anjalika, Thehan continue title winning spree
Anjalika Kurera and Thehan Wijemanne continued their title winning spree when they emerged champions in the Women’s and Men’s Open Singles respectively at the SSC Open Tennis Championship worked off at the SSC courts in Maitland Place. Kurera easily overcame Janali Manamperi in straight sets to claim the Women’s title, while Wijemanne also enjoyed an [...]
Cops down Airmen
Police SC registered their first win in the SLR Inter-Club League Championship 2022, overcoming Air Force SC by 11-3 in a low-scoring game played at the Police Park yesterday. Leading the halftime by 8-0, the Cops raked up their points from an unconverted try and two penalties. The Airmen, who came up with stupendous performances [...]
Match fizzles out to a draw
The Under-19 Inter-School cricket encounter between Ananda College and St. Peter’s College, played at Bambapatiya, fizzled out to a tame draw. St. Peter’s in reply to Ananda’s score of 257, made 297 runs after resuming from their overnight score of 145 for 3. Nimuthu Gunawardena made an unbeaten 66. Ananda batting the second time ended [...]
Akram shines for Trinity
Akram Muthalib scored a blistering captain’s knock of 162, but it still failed to help Trinity College register a win against Prince of Wales College in their Under-19 Inter-School cricket encounter which concluded in a draw at the Asgiriya Stadium in Kandy yesterday. The game was hampered by rain on the first day. Trinity declared [...]
Chamika Gunasekara — a star in the making
Over the years Sri Lanka is known for producing quality spin bowlers, and they always tend to dominate proceedings, especially on home soil. But in the recent years there have been a significant increase in the production of fast-bowlers with the commencement of Sri Lanka Cricket’s High Performance Centre located at the R. Premadasa Stadium [...]
New water sports centre at Ports City
A multifaceted Water Sports Centre was launched at the Port City premises in Colombo amidst an exclusive gathering on Friday by Lanka Sportreizen (LSR), Sri Lanka’s only travel and tourism agency related to sports tourism. The Water Sports Centre, Colombo’s first-of-its-kind, opened to the public from this week, will be offering dozens of water-based recreational [...]
Madushan and Nikita rule the waves at Hikkaduwa
The wonderboy of local surfing, Lakshitha Madushan, was crowned the ‘King of the Wave’ while Nikita Rob, a prominent name in surfing, defended her title for the third consecutive year as ‘Queen of the Wave’ at the Red Bull Ride My Wave 2022, which concluded at the main surfing point in Hikkaduwa. Lakshitha Madushan, popularly [...]
Minod stars for Achievers with an unbeaten 50
Minod Gamage smashed a brisk unbeaten 50 as Achievers CC beat Alubomulla CC by 43 runs to win the Kalutara District Jayasiri de Silva Memorial Trophy T20 title at the Kalutara Town Club played recently. The 20-year-old Minod reached his half ton in just 23 deliveries hitting eight boundaries and a six to help Achievers [...]
Shuttler Oshadie loses battle against cancer aged 27
Former national badminton player Oshadie Kuruppu lost her battle against blood cancer this week. The 27-year-old South Asian Games medalist was diagnosed with leukemia in 2020, few months after graduating with honours in sports science and management from the University of Sabaragamuwa. Since then, she has been through treatment and underwent a bone marrow transplant [...]
Open selections for Masters Hockey World Cup 2022 in England and South Africa
Sri Lanka Masters National Hockey Association (SLMNHA) will conduct open trials with intentions of picking teams for the upcoming Masters World Cup, which will be held this year. Sri Lanka will send two teams for the Masters Hockey World Cups, which will be held in different age groups at two venues – England and South [...]
All-local coaching staff for national set-up?
Naveed Nawaz, Avishka Gunawardena and Jehan Mubarak have been recommended for top coaching positions within the national cricket set-up but it remains to be seen whether the Executive Committee of Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) will approve them. The Board appointed Rumesh Ratnayake as Interim Head Coach of the national team following Mickey Arthur’s exit in [...]
SLR resolute to see the winning post, despite commercial setbacks
The usual Inter-Club Rugby League Championship, which runs with a sponsor’s tag in front, this year however, is running after the last minute reversal of Sri Lanka Rugby’s (SLR) commercial partner. The SLR administration, according to insiders, have been intact with the potential sponsor for nearly 10 months, while making necessary arrangements to dish out [...]
‘What the hell’: Cricket world stunned by ‘extraordinary’ scenes
Wanindu Hasaranga left the cricket world perplexed on Friday night with an extraordinary new delivery dubbed the ‘undertaker’ by Shane Warne. Australia began life without departed head coach Justin Langer by claiming a 20-run (Duckworth/Lewis method) win over Sri Lanka in the opening T20 at the SCG. New opener Ben McDermott hit his first half-century [...]
NSL reaches climax as top three battle for final berth
The third week of the National Super League (NSL) gradually reaching the climax saw centurions making their presence felt. The twin ton came off from Nuwanidu Fernando, who scored back-to-back centuries. Though each of them were on winning and losing causes, Fernando of Colombo did send out a message to the selectors for his debut [...]
Gateway claims fifth consecutive Esports title
Gamer.LK’s Inter-School Esports Championship, powered by Samsung Sri Lanka, came to an exciting end with Gateway College, Colombo defending the title for the fifth consecutive year. The championship which is organised by Gamer.LK, the leader in Esports in Sri Lanka, saw students from across the country battling it out across 20 popular gaming titles and [...]
Sethika and Oneli emerge winners
SM Sethika Hansira Samaraweera and Oneli Wilvalaarachchi won the Under-10 and Under-16 titles of the Golden Jubilee International Youth Chess Championship 2022, conducted in connection with the golden jubilee of the Chess Federation of Sri Lanka (CFSL). Sethika won the Under-10 Open Championship of the championship scoring 8½ points out of possible 9 games convincingly. [...]
20th DSI Supersport Schools Volleyball Championship from March 26
DSI announced the launch of its 20th DSI Supersport Schools Volleyball Championship last week at a press conference held at Hotel Nippon in Colombo. The number one footwear manufacturer in the country has come forward, together with the support of the Sri Lanka Volleyball Federation (SLVF) and the School Volleyball Association (SVA) of the Ministry [...]
Asmeetha and Yu Tian win CFSL Golden Jubilee International Online Chess titles
T.M. Asmeetha Semi of Sri Lanka won the CFSL Golden Jubilee Under-8 Chess Championship 2022 convincingly scoring full seven points out of possible seven games. Asmeetha played very well from the beginning, beat Sanulya Guruge, Chanumi Janulya, Kamandi Hirimuthugoda, Sasvindi Godakandage, B. Pradekshs, Lohasna Jayaweera from Sri lanka and Indian Tvesha Jain of India to [...]