Uncapped spinners Ashian and Vandersay get Test call-up
Sri Lanka has named uncapped off-spinner Ashian Daniel and leg-spinner Jeffrey Vandersay in a 19-man squad for their two-match Test tour of India early next month. The series, which includes a day-night Test, will begin on March 4 in Mohali before the teams head to Bengaluru for the second Test, a day-night game starting on [...]
Injured Avishka, Ramesh, Nuwan out of India T20s
Batter Avishka Fernando, all-rounder Ramesh Mendis and seamer Nuwan Thushara will miss the three-match T20 series against India starting February 24 in Lucknow due to injuries. Fernando who was dropped for the third and fourth matches of the current Australian series due to bad form has reportedly injured his knee during training and is likely [...]
Ravindu, Pawantha slam double tons
An unbeaten double ton by Ravindu Rashantha and big hundred by Avishka Perera put Colts CC in the box seat against Kalutara TC on day two of the Major Club Emerging Tournament cricket encounter played at the Surrey Village ground in Maggona. Responding to Kalutara TC’s first innings total of 125, Colts declared on 445 [...]
Can Sri Lanka avoid a series whitewash?
Going into the last game of the five-match series which the hosts comfortably leads 4-0, Sri Lanka will hope their misfiring batters live up to their billings to avoid a whitewash when the two teams meet up for one final time in the series this afternoon. Barring Pathum Nissanka, the man on a purple patch [...]
Airmen scrape through Soldiers in scrappy game
Air Force recorded their second win of the SLR Club Rugby League Championship, overcoming an injury-hit Army unit by 12-5, maintaining their reputation as the dark horse of the competition, at Ratmalana yesterday. Taking total control of the game from the start, the Airmen led 12-0 at halftime and scored from two tries and a [...]
Akila, Venkat shine on Day 2
Akila Induwara and Venkat Rajendran hit half centuries for Zahira Colombo in their drawn Schools Under-19 cricket game against St. Benedict’s College at Kotahena yesterday. Zahira scored 250-9 in reply to St. Benedict’s score of 270. St Benedict’s 270 all out (76.3) (Dilan Thabrew 96, Shanujan Shanmuganathan 57, Sachin Senanayake 25, Chamath Chathurya 24, Koijtha [...]
Havies record fifth straight win to remain unbeaten
Table leaders Havelocks SC almost had their unblemished record ended, but a late burst ensured they complete their fifth win, triumphing over Police SC by 21-14 in a fifth week game of the SLR Club League Championship played at Police Park yesterday. Leading the halftime 14-7, the Havies pulled off their win with a tally [...]
Mahela urges and encourages for records to be renewed
An icon of Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) and ex-captain Mahela Jayawardena moments after being hailed and honoured by his club, the Sinhalese Sports Club (SSC), for the ICC Hall of Fame feat urged on the current and next crop cricketers to better and beat the records set by past cricketers. Mahela, only the third Sri [...]
Kandy meet traditional nemesis CR today
On paper today’s SLR League Championship game is just another day in office for title holders Kandy Sports Club. But let’s not forget that whenever they take on CR&FC, the game is bound to have surprises. Though CR&FC have failed to jeopardise Kandy’s stronghold in the recent years, be it home or away, the game [...]
Dialog Schools Development 7s today at Ruwanwella
Sri Lanka Schools Rugby Football Association (SLSRFA) in collaboration with Dialog Axiata, will hold the first-ever Schools Under-14 Development 7s at the Kelani Valley ground in Ruwanwella today. The two-legged competition will then move to Pallekele Rugby ground on March 12. The Under-14 school teams that have confirmed their participation for the tournament today from [...]
NSL four-dayer from February 24
The National Super League’s 4-day tournament will get underway come Thursday following the completion of the Limited Over leg, concluding yesterday. This too, exactly as the white-ball format, will function as the selection stage for the national side. Accordingly, the competition starting next week, will see two games being played on a match day, which [...]
Player’s survival
The origin of sporting event happened 3000 years ago – the first Olympics. It was an era, when a reason was necessary for an event. Olympics is the festival in honour of Greek god Zeus. Ancient games did not survive. In 1896, Olympics revived 1503 years later. Why its revival? The answer will shed some [...]
Sports charlatans have a field day!
It seems that we cannot back an honest determination in most activities that we undertake; a national trait that pervades our society and diminishes the value of our accomplishments. So much so, that the Ministry of Sports (MoS) has called on Sports Law expert Panduka Keerthinanda to draft regulations for player agents, requiring all National [...]
Sri Lanka Athletics hopeful of winning Asian and Commonwealth Games gold medals
Sri Lanka Athletics (SLA) will provide its athletes continuous opportunities to perform, showcase their capabilities and to gain access to important international events that are on the cards in 2022. Major General (retired) Palitha Fernando, the President of SLA, giving his feedbacks on the first three-day athletic trial meet held last week at the Sugathadasa [...]
Deepal and Dihan to witness 150th Open Championship in Scotland
HSBC successfully concluded two back-to-back golf tournaments at the Royal Colombo Golf Club (RCGC) recently which brought together golfers of RCGC and HSBC Premier sector who competed for a shot at winning a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to witness the 150th Open Championship at St. Andrews in Scotland. This year over 180 golfers demonstrated their skills at [...]
Premaratne’s hurricane 121 gives Siam City Cement huge win
A whirlwind knock of 121-runs in 57 balls, inclusive of 10 sixes and 10 fours by Sameera Premaratne, propelled Siam City Cement to a huge 117-run win over VS Information Systems in the ongoing Mercantile Cricket Association ( MCA) ‘F’ Division 25-over League Tournament 2022. The fourth edition, sponsored by Fairfirst Insurance is being played [...]
Lanerolle steamrolls to win India Cup
One of the top class golfers now based in Australia, Manjula Lanerolle, was in top form at the India Cup Golf 2022 as he claimed the win of the main event at the Royal Colombo Golf Course (RCGC). Lanerolle was on a short holiday in Sri Lanka, yet showed great form at this event which [...]
Kushal wins NEGC Club title
Consistent golfer, Kushal Johnpillai, won the Club Championship 2021 which concluded at the Nuwara Eliya Golf Club (NEGC) course. Another national pool player and 17-year-old Trinitian, Haroon Aslam ended up as the runner-up in the annual event which saw more than 60 golfers teeing off. Kushal also won the Nearest to the Pin which was [...]
Resolute Vivash wins convincingly
Vivash Samarakoon of Royal College, won the 3rd Sri Lanka Youth Chess Grand Prix 2022, beating schoolmate Thisarindu Induwara by 1½-½ convincingly. Vivash started the first game with black pieces and the opening was a scotch game, where he slightly complicated by opening the ‘D’ file early. In couple of moves he claimed a Bishop [...]
‘Get Into Rugby’ programme reaches Galle
Sri Lanka Rugby (SLR), along with the Ruhunu Province Rugby Football Union, conducted a ‘Get Into Rugby (GIR) programme at the St. Aloysius’ College ground in Galle last week, bringing the community together through the introduction of rugby. Get Into Rugby is World Rugby’s global programme for growing game participation through working with member unions and regional associations. The main highlight [...]
SLC donates cricket equipment to schools in Kandy District
Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) with the partnership of the Ministry of Sports continued its newly initiated programme of distributing of cricket equipments in the Kandy District with SLC Executive Committee member Janaka Pathirana heading the proceedings of the event. The event took place at the Pallekelle International Cricket Stadium and saw 32 schools from the [...]
Abyewickrama to head Schools Netball
Mrs. Nirodha Abeywickrama was appointed the new President of Sri Lanka Schools Netball Association, at its Annual General Meeting held last Friday. Mrs. Abeywickrama is the current Principal of Maliyadeva Girls’ School, Kurunegela as she readies to lead schools netball to new heights, with a well experienced set of office bearers under her administration. The [...]
Young Dhanushan and veteran Niloo win Donald Steel Golf 2022
K. Danushan, a young and aspiring golfer, stole the limelight when he became one of top youngsters to shine among veteran competitors at the Donald Steel Golf Championship 2022 which took place at the Victoria Golf and Country Resort in Digana recently. Veteran lady golfer, Niloo Jayathilake continued her winning this time, becoming the Ladies [...]