Is LPL running in the right direction?
The Lanka Premier League (LPL) finds itself in unprecedented territory following the termination of franchise agreements with the Jaffna Kings and Colombo Strikers for “violating contractual obligations”. With these departures, Sri Lanka’s premier T20 cricket tournament now faces a startling reality: not a single owner from its original lineup remains in the competition after just [...]
Sri Lanka’s Dinara bags successive ITF Junior title
Sri Lanka’s Dinara de Silva, who bagged the ITF Junior Circuit J30 Week 1 Girl’s Singles title last week, kept up to her reputation when she succeeded to bag her second successive title when she came out victorious in the final of the Week 2 competition played at the SSC tennis courts in Colombo yesterday. [...]
Sir Geoffrey Boycott: After everything I’ve been through, I wouldn’t be against assisted dying
On a pristine spring day in Prestbury, a village beloved of Premier League footballers and The Real Housewives of Cheshire set, Sir Geoffrey Boycott is pulling a bottle of his favourite Californian chardonnay from the fridge. He has been waiting weeks for this moment, when his precarious health would finally permit him the odd indulgence [...]
Trinity overcome S. Thomas’ to reach Knockout semis
Trinity College, though coming out in their first encounter with tremendous success against hometown rivals St. Anthony’s College, was made to work hard for their win against S. Thomas’ College in the quarter-final clash of the Dialog Schools Knockout Rugby Championship 2025, as they held on to record a close 24-15 win at Havelock Park [...]
Disturbing pattern of ragging in schools must end
Disturbing traditions adopted at school level by certain individuals, particularly in team sports, are double-edged swords. When someone becomes a victim, the emotional damage can far exceed the physical. Yet when these same victims later participate in these distressing traditions, they perpetuate an almost indestructible cycle. Recent days have been difficult for many Sri Lankans [...]
Clinical Bangladesh thrash Sri Lanka by 146 runs in fourth Youth ODI
Bangladesh U-19s delivered a masterclass in batting prowess, securing a comprehensive 146-run victory over Sri Lanka U-19s in their fourth Youth ODI at the CCC ground yesterday. With this emphatic win, the visitors have established a commanding 3-1 lead in the six-match youth ODI series. Opting to bat first after winning the toss, Bangladesh constructed [...]
Petes defeat Joes to retain Rev. Fr. Peter A. Pillai Shield
Dilana Damsara’s brilliant half century laid the foundation for St. Peter’s College to record a comfortable 4-wicket win over traditional rivals St. Joseph’s College in the 51st Battle of the Saints Limited Over encounter played at the SSC ground yesterday. The win saw St. Peter’s retaining the Rev. Fr. Peter A. Pillai Memorial Shield for [...]
Christ King claim victory of inaugural Battle of the Crowns
Christ King College, Ja-ela recorded the first win of the Battle of the Crowns against traditional rivals Carey College by a convincing innings and 59-run in the inaugural big match encounter concluded at the P. Sara Oval yesterday. The foundation for the win was laid by Avishka Nirmal, who slammed a quickfire 178 in just [...]
Sri Lanka meet New Zealand as history made at Nittawela today
Sri Lanka will take the field today for a historic rugby clash against New Zealand’s Under-85kg team at Nittawela in Kandy. This highly anticipated match kicks off at 4:15pm, marking a special moment in Sri Lanka’s rugby history. It has been more than 70 years since a New Zealand rugby team, then called the New [...]
Appeal Court rejects Maxwell’s relief request
The Court of Appeal has dismissed an application for interim relief filed by Maxwell de Silva, the suspended Secretary General of the National Olympic Committee of Sri Lanka (NOCSL), who sought to continue in his position pending a full hearing of his case. In the order delivered on April 30, 2025, a two-judge bench comprising [...]
Entries called for Ceylon Masters International Badminton 2025
The Ceylon Masters International Badminton Championship 2025, a flagship international competition hosted annually by Ceylon Masters Badminton, will be held at two leading venues in Colombo from June 6 to 10. The five-day international tournament, is expected to attract players of the age category of 35 and above from many badminton-playing countries to Colombo, Sri [...]
Nalanda and Musaeus emerge overall Junior Lifesaving champs
Sri Lanka’s National Lifesaving Championship ended on a high note, with five new national records broken and two top schools – Nalanda College and Musaeus College – crowned as overall champions in the Boys’ and Girls’ categories. The Junior National Lifesaving Championship, organised by Sri Lanka Lifesaving, took place over two days. The event began [...]
Dhananjana makes Lyceum Wattala proud with Asian U18 Athletics silver medal
Dhananjana Sewmini Fernando of Lyceum International School, Wattala brought glory to Sri Lanka with a remarkable silver medal finish in the Women’s 100m final at the 6th Asian U-18 Athletics Championships 2025, held in Saudi Arabia. Clocking an impressive time of 11.92 seconds, Dhananjana finished second in a fiercely competitive final, just behind China’s Zhang [...]
Leopards win A.J. Medichem Royal Hockey League
Royal Leopards, led by experienced forward Hareendra Herath, won the A.J. Medichem Royal Hockey League 2025 by defeating Royal Cheetahs by 1-0 in the final concluded at Colombo International Astro Turf. The undefeated Leopards met Royal Cheetahs in the Cup finals after defeating Royal Bulls by 1-0 in the semi-finals. There was no breakthrough in [...]
Ritzbury Relay Carnival 2025 concludes on a high note
The Ritzbury Relay Carnival 2025 came to a thrilling conclusion at the Mahinda Rajapaksa Stadium in Diyagama, following three days of electrifying competition and record-breaking performances. With over 5,000 young athletes from nearly 250 schools across the country, the event provided a national stage for Sri Lanka’s next generation of sporting talent to display their [...]
CDB empowered Olcott Sports Foundation win annual Bandula Warnapura T20 encounter
The Colonel Henry Steel Olcott Memorial Sports Foundation (CHSOMSF) Legends emerged triumphant at the Bandula Warnapura Memorial Annual T20 Cricket encounter 2025, winning back the trophy from the Mercantile Cricket Association (MCA) Legends team. Played on the MCA grounds, the series stood 3 to 1 in favour of the CHSOMSF team which was skippered by [...]