Royal defence silence Trinity roar
Despite playing much of the game with only 14 men, Royal College fought tooth and nail to clinch a 15-5 victory in the first leg of the 79th Bradby Shield against traditional rivals Trinity College at Pallekele yesterday. In a low-scoring and highly physical clash, Royal completely dismantled Trinity, the reigning Dialog Schools Rugby League [...]
Shakthi shines for NCC with 11 scalps
Shakthi Udara shone with a match bag of 11 wickets in NCC’s first inning win over Navy SC in the SLC Under-23 Emerging Club 2-Day cricket tournament concluded at the NCC ground yesterday. On the second day’s play Navy SC, in reply to NCC’s score of 263, resumed from their overnight score of 84-4 and [...]
Aahil, Mayooran, Ashlin win U-16 titles
Aahil Kaleel secured the Singles title while the pairing of Mayooram Kugbheran and Ashlin de Silva culminated with an easy Doubles title in the Boys’ Under-16 category at the two finals of 111th National Tennis Championship worked off at the Sri Lanka Tennis Association courts yesterday. The two finals, the Boys Under-16 Singles and Doubles [...]
Stevon, Matheesha guide Colombo South to second win
Stevon Peiris and Matheesha Aponso came to the rescue of Colombo South to guide them to a thrilling 1-wicket win with three balls to spare over Kandy in the SLC U-17 Youth League Limited Overs encounter played at the Galle International Stadium yesterday. Colombo South U17s, chasing a modest target of 198 runs, fell into [...]
Lankan swimmers record better timings in Romania
Sri Lanka’s emerging star M.F. Muhammad produced the swim of his career in the Men’s 50m breaststroke at the World Aquatics Junior Swimming Championship held in Otopeni, Romania yesterday. The 17-year-old clocked a stunning 29.59 seconds, his personal best, narrowly missing the national record of 29.48 seconds held by Kiran Jayasinghe by just 0.11 seconds. [...]
Pillars of SLC: Fresh restart or old wine in new bottle?
Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) has proposed a special resolution to amend its constitution, an attempt, at least on paper, to modernise structures, improve efficiency, and provide a clearer line of responsibility. But as with any reform in the corridors of Maitland Place, the devil lies in the detail. The amendments revolve around two major proposals [...]
Speculation mounts over rugby nominations
Ambiguity continues to be the keyword in the affairs of Sri Lanka Rugby (SLR), as the much-anticipated Annual General Meeting (AGM) and elections scheduled for September 9, appear to be heading towards uncertainty, according to informed sources. The Election Committee (EC), appointed to administer the long-overdue election process of SLR, has yet to make an [...]
Youth footballers in Kyrgyzstan on crucial mission
Football Federation of Sri Lanka (FFSL) has named a 26-member Under-23 squad, coached by Qatari tactician Ahmed Rashid Al-Mannai, to take part in two major international competitions as part of its long-term plan to strengthen the game in the country. The team is set to travel to Kyrgyzstan for the AFC U-23 Asian Cup Qualifiers [...]
Saliya Saman’s ban depicts Sri Lanka’s continuing struggle with corruption
Corruption in cricket continues to haunt Sri Lanka after the International Cricket Council (ICC), acting on behalf of the Emirates Cricket Board (ECB), declared veteran domestic player Saliya Saman guilty of attempting to lure a fellow cricketer into corrupt conduct during the Abu Dhabi T10 League. A three-member Anti-Corruption Tribunal, headed by Harish Salve KC [...]
WADA ban could make Sri Lanka sporting outlaws
Sri Lanka is scrambling to regain its full membership with the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA), after the Cabinet approved long-awaited amendments to the Anti-Doping Act that will now be placed before Parliament. The move comes in the wake of WADA declaring the Sri Lanka Anti-Doping Agency (SLADA) non-compliant with its global code, a sanction that [...]
Youth side in the Caribbean, looking to perfect rhythm ahead of World Cup
The Sri Lanka Under-19 cricket team will leave for the West Indies today for a seven-match One-Day International series that is seen as vital preparation for next year’s ICC Under-19 World Cup. The series, which begins on August 30 and runs until September 15, will be staged in Antigua and North Sound. For Sri Lanka, [...]
Sri Lanka’s first-ever franchise-based Ceylon Golf League launched
Sri Lanka’s fairways are about to come alive like never before with the launch of the Ceylon Golf League (CGL), the country’s first-ever franchise-format golf tournament. Slotted to take place from December 5 to 7, the historic Royal Colombo Golf Club (RCGC) will host eight city-based teams in a high-energy, three-day battle for national glory [...]
Speed and speed – where’s tennis and spectator interest?
The North American hard court series is the prelude to the US Open, it is on now. The event organisers rely lot on TV for their promotion. It is also is the base for so many other appealing attractions such as cinema and realty shows. In USA, what more would be attractive is US talent. [...]
Legendary Tony Amit felicitated
Reputed rugby coach and referee Tony Amit was felicitated by at a special function held at Gihan’s Beach Resort in Dehiwala amidst his family, friends and contemporaries from school and club sports teams. Amit, a former national rugby player and coach, was a respected referee not only in Sri Lanka, also in the Asian region. [...]
Royal College to celebrate 50th anniversary of Golden Year
Royal College, one of Sri Lanka’s leading educational institutions, is set to mark a significant milestone in its sporting history. On September 1, the school will host a special commemorative event to celebrate the 50th anniversary of its Golden Year of Sports-1975, a year remembered for outstanding performances across multiple sporting disciplines. The year 1975 [...]
Sri Lanka claim 17 golds at Asian Regional Badminton Tourney
Sri Lankan shuttlers entirely dominated the Badminton Asia Regional Championship 2025, which concluded in Thimphu, Bhutan on Friday, with an impressive haul of 24 medals. The tally included 17 gold medals, out of an impressive 15 finals appearances and the three from Team Events, six silver medals, following five all-Sri Lankan finals, and four bronze [...]
Stars shine bright at 32nd Milo Sri Lanka Schools Netball Championship
The 32nd Sri Lanka Schools Netball Championship concluded last weekend at the Kurunegala Maligapitiya grounds with hometown favourites Maliyadeva Girls’ School emerging as overall champions. Sujatha Balika Vidyalaya, Matale clinched the overall championship of Division ‘B’ in the three-day competition, where Maliyadeva Girls’ School dominated by reaching three finals and winning two of them in [...]
Towering feat for DSS swimmers
With just six swimmers in their squad, D.S. Senanayake College’s junior team produced a remarkable performance to claim the second runners-up title at the 49th Sri Lanka Junior and Senior National Swimming Championships 2025 held at the Sugathadasa Swimming Pool Complex recently. This is the school’s best result in the Junior Men’s category since they [...]
Benedictines’ triumph at Western Province Schools Athletics C’ship
St. Benedict’s College athletes covered themselves in glory winning the overall championship at the highly competitive Western Province Schools Athletics Championship, where all the leading schools in the Colombo, Gampaha and Kalutara districts took part at the Diyagama Stadium from August 11 to 14. The Benedictines who started the year winning the prestigious Ritzbury All-Island [...]