Champs after four decades!!!
A 38-year wait ended in dramatic fashion as Trinity College mounted a stunning second-half comeback to edge out Wesley College 23-21, clinching the Dialog Schools Rugby League 2025, in a Cup Segment clash at Pallekele yesterday. Trailing 5-7 at half-time, Trinity’s golden boy Shan Althaf emerged as the game-changer, putting his team on his back [...]
Zahira clinch first Plate win in high scoring thriller
Zahira College prevailed to secure their first win, edging out Ananda College 43-39 in the Plate Segment game of the Dialog Schools Rugby League 2025, played at Rajagiriya yesterday. In a high-scoring clash featuring 12 tries, Zahira accounted for seven of them, converting four while Ananda racked up their points through five tries, four conversions, [...]
Chamod and Amasha fastest at 103rd Athletic Nationals
Chamod Yodhasinghe and Amasha de Silva of Sri Lanka Army sprinted their way into the spotlight as the fastest male and female athletes at the 103rd National Athletics Championship, which kicked off yesterday at Diyagama, Homagama. Yodhasinghe blazed through the Men’s 100m final with a stunning time of 10.4 seconds, leaving his Army teammate D.S. [...]
Mahanama stun Vidyartha 17-12 in Bowl Segment battle
Mahanama College pulled off a thrilling 17-12 win over Vidyartha College in their Dialog Schools Rugby League 2025 Bowl Segment clash played at Nittawela yesterday. The Colombo boys led 14-5 at halftime and held their nerves in the second half to edge out the home side in a close contest. Mahanama’s points came through two [...]
Ledecky reigns over McIntosh as record-breaking US hit back
Singapore, Singapore, AFP: Katie Ledecky beat Summer McIntosh to win a classic 800m freestyle final at the world championships on Saturday as the record-breaking United States hit back at their critics. On a Super Saturday for the embattled Americans, who have been struggling with illness in Singapore, Ledecky won her seventh career world gold in [...]
Last minute glory for Royalists
A match for the ages happened yesterday at Mount Lavinia as Royal College secured their seventh consecutive Michael Gunaratne Trophy in an exciting encounter, edging out arch rivals S. Thomas’ College by a razor-thin 30-29 margin. In a thrilling Cup Segment clash of the Dialog Schools League Rugby 2025, Royal led 18-8 at the break, [...]
SLC seeks foreign coaches to bridge “knowledge gap”
Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) is once again turning to foreign expertise in an attempt to “raise” the standards of the national team. Following a disappointing 2-1 T20I series defeat to Bangladesh, the board has advertised for new batting, fielding, and spin bowling coaches, effectively replacing Thilina Kandamby, Upul Chandana, and Piyal Wijetunga, all former Sri [...]
Peterites edge past Isipathana in tight contest
St. Peter’s College held their nerve to register a hard-fought 14-7 victory over Isipathana College in a Cup Segment encounter of the Dialog Schools Rugby League 2025 played at Bambalapitiya yesterday. In a game that never really rose to great heights, both teams struggled to find rhythm, with defences dominating much of the play. However, [...]
Skipper Dilruwan pilots Science to commanding win
Skipper and flyhalf Dilruwan Perera piloted Science College record a demolishing 43-12 win against Dharmaraja College in a Bowl Segment game of the Dialog Schools League Rugby 2025 played at Mt. Lavinia yesterday. In an attempt to make a statement, Science dominated the entire first half to lead the halftime by 26-nil, and scored from [...]
SLSBA raises concerns over SLB’s handling of overseas tours involving schoolchildren
The Sri Lanka Schools Badminton Association (SLSBA) has expressed serious concern over the conduct of its parent body, Sri Lanka Badminton (SLB), particularly in relation to the preparation and selection of players and officials for overseas assignments. In a letter addressed to the Director of Education in charge of Sports and Physical Education at the [...]
No.4: Sri Lanka ODI’s Achilles’ heel?
Chief Selector Upul Tharanga has identified the No.4 batting slot as the weakest link in an otherwise settled ODI side, as Sri Lanka gears up for its upcoming white-ball tour of Zimbabwe. In a recent interview with a national daily, the former Sri Lanka opener acknowledged that while most positions in the side have now [...]
Legends Tour to hit Sri Lankan shores
The Legends Tour announced the launch of the inaugural Sri Lanka Legends Golf Tournament presented by Intervest, to be held in January 2026 at the Royal Colombo Golf Club (RCGC). This marks the first-ever Legends Tour event in Sri Lanka and is set to bring some of the world’s most celebrated senior golfers to Colombo. [...]
Dialog supports National Volleyball teams in 2025
Dialog Axiata, Sri Lanka’s premier connectivity provider, has reaffirmed the commitment to the nation’s sporting legacy by extending its sponsorship of Sri Lanka’s national volleyball teams through 2025. Under this partnership, the senior men’s and women’s national teams, as well as the junior men’s and women’s teams, will once again benefit from Dialog’s steadfast support. [...]
McLarens Group powered Sri Lanka Junior Internationals
Sri Lanka Badminton (SLB) will host the Sri Lanka Junior International Series 2025, which will be held between August 5 and 8 at the New Saniro Sports Complex in Naiwala, Gampaha. The four-day grand international competition, is expected to draw a large number young and aspiring shuttlers from all parts of the world to Sri [...]
Tennis and changes; Sinner’s responsibility
Tennis stroke-making style, rackets, playing surface, scoring and tactics all of these and few more have changed. It has to, what was effective yesterday loses impact tomorrow. “The art of attractive and effective tennis is surging”. It has to keep pace with challenges from other sports for global popularity. Tennis played on variety of surfaces. [...]
Hansie Cronje, match-fixing and plane crash that left a complex legacy
Inside a wood-panelled annex of an Edwardian building in Cape Town the stricken figure of Hansie Cronje lay crumpled on the floor. Away from the flashbulbs, and the media feeding frenzy, in the bowels of the Centre of the Book in the city’s legal district, the exhausted former South Africa cricket captain, clad in a [...]
Matale’s Battle of Brothers resumes after a decade
After a lapse of 10 years, the ninth annual limited overs cricket encounter of the ‘Battle of Brothers’, the big match between the two of the oldest institutions in the Matale city — Christ Church College and Vijaya College — will be played on Thursday, August 7, at the Bernard Aluvihare Stadium in Matale. Out [...]
Entries called for NCPBA Open
The North Central Province Badminton Association (NCPBA) are now accepting entries for the NCPBA All-Island Open Badminton Championships 2025, scheduled to be held from August 18 to 24 at the Sports Department Indoor Stadium and Mike Cooke Indoor Stadium in Anuradhapura. Organised by the Northern Central Province Badminton Association, the seven-day event is a National [...]
Remembering M.T. Thambapillai – A pillar of Royal rugby
As Royal College and S. Thomas’ College met once again yesterday to contest the Michael Gunaratne Trophy, the spotlight also shines on the next generation as the Under-16 teams (earlier 2nd XV, then Under 18) compete for the M.T. Thambapillai Trophy. This would be an ideal moment to remember and honour the legacy of the [...]
Visakha Vidyalaya create history with double crown at 40th Rowing Nationals
Visakha Vidyalaya and Asian International School (AIS) were the top-performing schools at the 40th National Rowing Championship, concluded at the Diyawanna Rowing Centre last weekend. The event was organised by the Amateur Rowing Association of Sri Lanka (ARASL) and saw over 500 rowers from 14 schools compete alongside universities, the armed forces, and rowing clubs. [...]
Gateway’s Jaanya honoured as Best Junior Girl’s Sculler at Rowing Nationals
Gateway College’s Jaanya Kumarawadu was honoured as the Best Junior Girls Sculler in the school category at the 40th National Rowing Championship held last weekend at the Diyawanna Rowing Centre. This year’s championship marked a historic milestone in the annals of national rowing, drawing the finest talent from across the country. A highlight of the [...]
Tarek, the Sri Lankan born swimmer, impresses in UK
Tarek Bluck, a Sri Lankan-born dual citizen, recently bagged gold medal in the 100m Freestyle long course event at the Aquatic GB Next Gen Swimming Championships 2025 held at the Ponds Forge International Sports Centre in Sheffield, United Kingdom. The 15-year old swimmer has been named as one of the ‘stars of the future’ by [...]
Ovini, a future TT star from Lyceum Gampaha
Ovini Ratnapala, a 10-year-old promising table tennis player from Lyceum International Schoo, Gampaha, is making strides as a future star. She emerged as the runner-up in the Under-11 Girl’s category at the All-Island Novices Table Tennis Chapionship held at the Municipal Council Indoor Stadium in Kegalle. Young Ovini impressed with her fine style of play [...]
Royal-Thomian rugby encounter for Michael Gunaratne Trophy sponsored by Yardley
UTN Trading Company (Pvt) Ltd, under their brand name, Yardley perfumes, was appointed as the official gold sponsor for the prestigious and historic rugby encounter between S. Thomas’ College, Mt. Lavinia, and Royal College, Colombo, played for the Michael Gunaratne Trophy yesterday. This sponsorship reflects Yardley’s unwavering commitment to empowering youth, promoting sportsmanship, and celebrating [...]