Mathews’ Test era ends as Bangladesh outplay Sri Lanka and settle in for a draw
As Angelo Mathews departed the field for the final time in Test cricket, Sri Lanka harboured hopes of bestowing upon their champion a victorious farewell. However, Bangladesh, through a commanding batting exhibition led by captain Najmul Hossain Shanto and Mushfiqur Rahim on an absolute belter of a wicket until the final session, ensured that the [...]
Stubborn Kingswood bounce back to stun Zahira
Kingswood College pulled off a sensational comeback to snatch victory from Zahira College with a thrilling 27-18 win in their Dialog Schools Rugby League 2025 third-week clash at Maradana yesterday. Kingswood piled up a total of 27 points through three converted tries and two penalties in a spirited performance, while Zahira managed 18 points with [...]
Double Blues tame Eagles at Nittawela
Wesley College continued their unbeaten run in the Dialog Schools Rugby League 2025 with a powerful 24-3 win over St. Anthony’s College, Katugastota in their Week 3 clash played at Nittawela yesterday. Wesley’s game plan was simple but effective — strong forwards, smart kicking, and clinical finishing. Their defence stood like a brick wall, while [...]
As sports embrace gender tests, Coventry and IOC may follow
Lausanne, Switzerland, AFP: As the gender furore that engulfed boxing at the 2024 Paris Olympics rumbles on, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) is weighing reintroducing testing, while several sports have already embraced testing for male chromosomes. Such testing has its critics and the Olympics have already tried it once only to abandon it in 1996. [...]
Seven-try S. Thomas’ hold resolute Mahanama
S. Thomas’ College lived up to the expectations of laying their hands on the Dialog Schools Rugby League 2025 title, with a superlative 50-35 win against high-riding Mahanama College in an error-marred game played at the Air Force ground in Ratmalana yesterday. The Thomians were shackled by Mahanama at every possible opportunity, in a fluctuating [...]
St. Peter’s prevail to record third win
Defending champions St. Peter’s College prevailed against lowly placed Science College with a close 29-23 win in the Dialog Schools Rugby League 2025 encounter played at Bambalapitiya yesterday to record their third successive win. St. Peter’s, having taken a comfortable 19-0 lead at the breather accumulated their points from five tries and two conversions to [...]
Sri Sumangala stun Vidyartha
Sri Sumangala College, Kandy made history with a stunning 24-12 win over the more fancied Vidyartha College Kandy in their Dialog Schools Rugby League 2025 clash at Pallekele yesterday. It was Sri Sumangala’s maiden win at this level — and they did it in style, scoring four well-crafted tries and sealing the game with grit [...]
Christina rule the pool with two meet records
Asian International School’s Christina Perumal stole the spotlight yesterday, breaking two meet records on the penultimate day of the 50th Milo All-Island Schools Aquatic Championship at the Sugathadasa Swimming Pool Complex in Colombo. Christine produced a superb swim in the Girl’s Under-20 200m Breaststroke final, clocking 2 minutes 48.94 seconds, smashing the previous record of [...]
Entries called for Western Shuttle Blitz 2025
Entries are now being accepted for the WPBA All-Island Open Badminton Championships 2025, popularly known as the ‘Western Shuttle Blitz 2025’, which is scheduled to be held from July 5 to 13 at few key venues in Colombo. Organised by the Western Province Badminton Association (WPBA) and sanctioned by Sri Lanka Badminton (SLB), the nine-day [...]
Sri Lanka spinners: Cobble out or be left out
When Prabath Jayasuriya walked off the field at Galle with figures of 0-154 from 48 overs at the end of Bangladesh’s first innings, it wasn’t just a bad day at the office—it was a damning symbol of Sri Lankan cricket’s deeper malaise. For a bowler who had previously claimed 80 wickets in just 10 matches [...]
Trinity beat Thomians to lead Lakshman Kadirgamar Trophy Golf series
Trinity College produced a commanding performance to defeat S. Thomas’ College by 28 points in the 2025 edition of the Lakshman Kadirgamar Trophy Golf Tournament, held at the Royal Colombo Golf Club. In wet and testing conditions that demanded precision, patience, and adaptability, Trinity’s golfers rose to the occasion, recording a total Stableford score of [...]
Asian 6 Red and Team Championship from today
All arrangements have been finalised by the Billiard and Snooker Association of Sri Lanka (BSASL) with the blessings of the Asian Confederations of Billiard Sports (ACBS) to conduct the Asian 6 Red and Team Snooker Championship 2025. The seven-day competition will be cued off at Moors Sports Club billiards table in Colombo from today. The [...]
Yevan heads to Hungary with 18-point lead
After three races of the ongoing Euroformula Open Championship 2025, Sri Lankan racing sensation Yevan Ranasinghe David leads the Drivers’ Championship standing with 163 points, a clear 18-point lead from South Korea and Team Motopark teammate Michael Shin, who sits at second with 145 points. After the season opener at the Algarve International Circuit in [...]
Royal thump Joes
Royal College produced a power-packed and clinical display to shatter the unbeaten run of St. Joseph’s College with a commanding 33-14 victory in their Dialog Schools Rugby League 2025 encounter played at the Royal College Sports Complex on Friday. Royal powered their way to a thumping victory, crossing the whitewash for five tries and four [...]
AG’s Dept. appeal against ‘inadequately lenient’ verdict on Indian T10 team owner
The Attorney General’s Department has filed an appeal against what it considers an inadequately lenient sentence imposed on an Indian businessman convicted of sports corruption during a Sri Lankan cricket tournament. Prem Mannesh Thakkar, a Gujarat-based investor involved in Sri Lanka Super T10 League, was sentenced to a Rs. 6 million fine by the High [...]
NOC come out with refined administrative structure
The President of the National Olympic Committee of Sri Lanka (NOC), Suresh Subramaniam, emphasised the importance of adopting and maintaining a comprehensive, ethical and transparent administrative structure, whilst vouching for his newly appointed team that replaced six vacated positions. Subramaniam also revealed that the NOC, which was placed under a temporary fund seizure by the [...]
When the brightest of them glittered in a sky full of stars
On June 6, the Cinnamon Life ballroom transformed into a celebration of cricketing excellence as the cricket fraternity gathered to honour both contemporary achievements and legendary contributions to the sport. While Chamari Athapaththu, the women’s team captain, stole the limelight collecting six of the seven awards, including the women’s cricketer of the year award, and [...]
Young Pavan Ratnayake on the cusp of achieving long awaited dream
As Sri Lanka steps into a new dawn in Test cricket following the retirement of Dimuth Karunaratne and the impending retirement of Angelo Mathews, focus shifts to the next generation of batsmen who are waiting in the wings after consistent performances in recent domestic competitions. Pavan Ratnayake is one such promising top-order batsman whose progress [...]
Sinner, Alcaraz, Gauff and Sabalenka at French Open
The best exponent of any game provide an artistic skill performance of appeal. They are frozen in time and never erased. Glimpses trickle down as nostalgic memory of an era. Sportsmen must achieve this in their prime. If not, they fall into another failed fray who never did good to sport but painted wagons with [...]
31st annual Joe-Pete encounter set to ignite centenary celebrations of Peterite football
The much-anticipated 31st Annual Josephian–Peterite football encounter will kick off this year with heightened excitement and emotion, as St. Peter’s College proudly celebrates 100 years of its rich footballing legacy, tracing back to the formation of its first team in 1925. This prestigious event, played for the Rev. Fr. Joe Wickremesinghe and Rev. Fr. Stanely [...]
Nestlé Milo fuels the 50th Sri Lanka Schools Aquatic Sports Championship 2025
Organised by the Sri Lanka Schools’ Aquatic Sports Association, the Sri Lanka Schools Aquatic Sports Championship 2025, sponsored by Nestlé Milo, will come to an end today at the Sugathadasa Swimming Complex in Colombo. The championship flagged off on June 17 with hundreds of schoolchildren taking part. Nestlé Milo stays true to its purpose of [...]