Small Blacks crush Sri Lanka to win Sir Graham Henry Trophy
Embarking on their maiden international tour, the New Zealand Under-85kg team ran riot against Sri Lanka to win the second Test of the two-game series by 32-6 under scorching conditions at the Racecourse ground in Colombo last evening. The Tuskers had their moments, a few electrifying breakthroughs that went to waste, but they surely gained [...]
Chanul helps DSS recover in 19th Battle of the Golds
A top knock of 73, inclusive of nine boundaries and three sixes by Chanul Athale helped D.S. Senanayake College recover against traditional rivals Mahanama College on day two of the 19th Battle of the Golds big match at the SSC ground yesterday. DSS, in reply to Mahanama’s score of 235, resumed from their overnight score [...]
Isipathana, Royal lock horns for final slot
Defending champions Isipathana College will confront Royal Collegeg in the second semi-final of the Dialog Schools Knockout Rugby Championship, where they will lock horns for the second final slot, at the Sugathadasa Stadium today. The match will kick off at 4:15pm, after being shifted from Havelock Park. Isipathana will be spearheaded by lock Thinethra Dodangoda [...]
Apna clinch 110th Colombo Championship Men’s Open title
Apna Perera clinched the Men’s Open Singles title of the 110th Colombo Tennis Championship when he defeated Ashen Silva in straight sets in the final played at the SLTA tennis courts in Greenpath, Colombo yesterday. Apna was given a close battle in the first set by Ashen, who dragged the setter way beyond the eventual [...]
Maxwell banned from NOC for five years
Maxwell de Silva, former Secretary General of the National Olympic Committee of Sri Lanka (NOC), has been issued a five-year ban from any role within the organisation. This significant disciplinary measure follows a thorough ethics investigation that found de Silva violating multiple constitutional provisions of the Olympic body. The ruling, delivered through an official letter [...]
Labour Tribunal orders SLC to compensate former employee
The Colombo Labour Tribunal has ordered Sri Lanka Cricket to compensate a former employee who successfully challenged her unlawful dismissal as a confidential secretary of the country’s premier sports body in 2016. Gayathri Wickremasinghe, who was working as a Confidential Secretary to the Head of Marketing at the time of her termination in 2016, filed [...]
Entries called for PBDA Open Championship
Entries are now being accepted for the Puttalam District All-Island Open Badminton Championships 2025, which is scheduled to be held from May 26 to June 1 at the Sir Albert F. Peiris Indoor Sports Complex in Wennappuwa. Organised by the Puttalam District Badminton Association (PBDA), the seven-day championship is expected attract of over 5000 shuttlers, [...]
SLR legal issue drags further as Appeal Court urged to dismiss contempt motion
A legal battle surrounding the administration of Sri Lanka Rugby (SLR) took a dramatic turn this week as the Court of Appeal was urged to dismiss a contempt motion filed by officials of the Western Province Rugby Football Union. The case originates from alleged violations of a settlement reached in December 2024 concerning the conduct [...]
Sri Lanka Maroons win Cargills International Masters Cup
The Sri Lanka Masters Maroons hockey team, led by former national striker Nadith Kudagama, emerged unbeaten champions after defeating Dubai Hockey Club 4-0 in the inaugural Cargills International Masters Hockey Cup 2025, concluded at the Colombo Astro Turf. The Sri Lanka Maroons team launched an aggressive attack from the outset of the final match in [...]
Rugby fraternity wants SLR audited
A concerned group of stakeholders from the local rugby fraternity has approached the country’s Auditor General’s Department with serious and alarming charges that may further tarnish the already tainted image of Sri Lanka Rugby (SLR). Going through a serious administrative crisis since May of 2024, when the then Minister of Sport, Harin Fernando, dissolved SLR [...]
Thrilling clash expected in India vs Sri Lanka Tri-Nation final
Sri Lanka women and India women will face off in what promises to be an exciting ODI Tri-Series final today at the R. Premadasa Stadium in Colombo. The match is scheduled to begin at 10:00am. The final marks the third meeting between these sides in the tournament, with each team having secured a victory against [...]
Six senior school players summoned to courts
Six rugby players from St. Peter’s College, including the team captain, have been summoned before the Colombo Magistrate Courts on Thursday (15) after failing to provide statements to the National Child Protection Authority (NCPA) regarding allegations of sexual abuse against a fellow minor player. The NCPA’s Special Investigation Unit was forced to seek court intervention [...]
In comfort and peril playing the best; global player positions
From our doorstep events to Grand Slam of WTA and ATP events, the judgement of player maturity is to be effective to play the next point to win. It is that simple. There is nothing more important for a tennis player than this singularly in the next rally. What it entails is years of training, [...]
Waas win overall title, as Negombo RC rule Trap Open
Nivantha Waas of Negombo Rifle Club (NRC) bagged the overall title while his team mates Rishan Dias and Kaushan Samaranayake outsmarted the rest at the NSSF Trap Open Meet 2025, which concluded at the Clay Target Shooting Club of Colombo Range in Payagala. Waas accumulated 35 points in the finals while fellow NRC shooter Rishan [...]
Dharmaraja Cricket Foundation felicitate Big Match heroes
The Dharmaraja College Cricket Foundation felicitated their very own cricket heroes Lakvin Abeysinghe, Tharindu Warnakulage and Nisala Abeyrathne, who made immense contributions towards achieving the unthinkable in the 118th Battle of the Maroons of the Hill Capital, held at the Pallekele International Stadium between April 4 and 6. Lakvin Abeysinghe and Tharindu Warnakulage entirely dominated [...]
Sri Lanka U-19 cricket team welcomes Rasith Nimsara from Lyceum Wattala
Rasith Nimsara of Lyceum International School, Wattala, a dedicated and talented all-rounder, has been selected to represent Sri Lanka Under-19 team in the ongoing Youth ODI series against Bangladesh. His name was officially included in the 15-member squad released by Sri Lanka Cricket. Rasith was featured in the first two Youth ODIs of the six-match [...]
Hiruka and Vidara claim Summer Season Open Badminton 2025 titles
Hiruka Sahanmith and Vidara Vidanage clinched the Men’s and Women’s Open titles at the Summer Season All-Island Open Championships 2025, which concluded at the Municipal Council Indoor Stadium in Nuwara Eliya during April 21 and 27. Sahanmith got the better off Thenuka de Silva in straight sets to claim the Men’s Open Singles title, while [...]
MAS hands over kits to Sri Lanka National Athletes
Bodyline (Pvt.) Ltd, a division of MAS Holdings, officially handed over the 2025 Sri Lanka athletic kits to the national contingent, as part of Bodyline’s ongoing partnership with Sri Lanka Athletics (SLA). The handover ceremony, held on April 7, marks the continued partnership between Bodyline and SLA, which extends through to the Los Angeles Olympics [...]
Galle Fort Tennis 2025 for juniors from May 16
The annual Galle Fort Tennis Tournament 2025 will be held on May 16, 17 and 18 at the Galle Fort Tennis Courts, situated within the iconic Dutch Fort in Galle. The tournament, orgainsed and conducted by the Galle Services Club under the leadership of its President Kumar Chandrawanka, will be mainly for junior tennis players [...]
Velunachchiyar team wins the Vivekan’s Netball League 2025
Velunachchiyar, under the leadership of Savita Sasikumar, won the annual netball championship organised by the past students of Vivekananda College, Colombo. Velunachchiyar defeated Arya by 13-8 in the final as Nilambari secured third place beating Kalasthika.The prizes were given away by the Principal of Vivekananda College, M. Muventhan, President of the Past Students’ Association Meenachchi [...]