The Harare hara-kiri
Sri Lanka’s batting imploded in Harare as Zimbabwe registered a ruthless 5-wicket victory to level the three-match T20I series 1-1, ahead of the decider at the same ground today. Batting first, Charith Asalanka’s men were reduced to a sorry total of just 80 in 17.4 overs, marking their second-lowest score in T20 internationals. The modest [...]
Maldivian hoodoo continues to haunt Sri Lanka, as hosts suffer yet another shock defeat
Maldives once again showed their dominance over Sri Lanka as they cruised to a comfortable 3-0 victory in the opening match of the South Asian Super Cup, played at the Racecourse Stadium yesterday. The visitors led 2-0 at half-time before sealing the win with a late strike. Maldives, known as the ‘Red Snappers’, struck the [...]
Trinity win second leg, but Royal retain the Shield on aggregate
Royal College weathered a storm and clung on to the Bradby Shield, sealing the 79th edition of the two-leg contest on an aggregate of 18-13, despite losing the second leg 8-3 to Trinity College at the Royal College Sports Complex in Reid Avenue yesterday. The match was a real arm-wrestle. Trinity drew first blood, hit [...]
Leo defeat Panadura to record first win
Leo CC recorded their first outright win of the ongoing SLC Under-23 Emerging Club 2-Day Tournament when they trounced Panadura SC by 6 wickets in the match concluded at the Air Force ground in Katunayake yesterday. Resuming from their overnight score of 162-1 on the second day, Panadura SC made a sporty declaration at 325-9, [...]
Asia’s grandest cricketing show set to test nextgen leaders
The much-anticipated ACC T20 Asia Cup 2025 gets underway on Tuesday, bringing together the continent’s best cricketing nations for a fierce battle of supremacy. After a two-year break, the stage is set for fireworks, fresh leadership, and the emergence of new stars in Asia’s premier cricket competition. World T20 champions and defending Asia Cup holders [...]
Beyond Politics: Can cricket unite the North?
For Jaffna, a region long scarred by war and neglect, the promise of a state-of-the-art cricket ground feels like long overdue recognition. But beneath the ground-breaking ceremony and soaring rhetoric lies a familiar question–can Sri Lanka afford another expensive ‘white elephant’, or is this truly an investment into healing and development? Cricket in Sri Lanka [...]
Mindika Jayasinghe at the helm of Mercantile Rugby FA
Mindika Jayasinghe will take over the leadership role of the Mercantile Rugby Football Association (MRFA) for the term of 2025/26, with Clifford Surendran being elected as the Secretary. One of the strongest sport bodies among the local corporates, the MRFA will have its leadership bolstered by the presence of Sumal Perera of Access Group as [...]
Ranithma and Viren hit career-best in BWF Rankings
Sri Lanka’s badminton celebrated a landmark day as two of its brightest stars – Ranithma Liyanage and Viren Nettasinghe – achieved career-best postings in the latest update of the Badminton World Federation (BWF) world rankings. Sri Lanka’s top Women’s Singles shuttler, Ranithma Liyanage, climbed 10 places to reach World No. 101, her highest-ever position in [...]
Talent and impact tennis; US Open, scales players
In Men’s tennis, read and heard names in the coming year will be Jannick Sinner, Carlos Alcaraz, Felix Aliassime and Alex de Minaur. They are the US Open semi-finalists. The US Open, the final Grand Slam of the year, is the reflection of the global professional tennis. ATP took up their own affairs in the [...]
Former NOC Secretary withdraws case challenging his ban
Former Secretary General of the National Olympic Committee of Sri Lanka (NOCSL) Maxwell de Silva, who was banned for five years from holding any office at the NOCSL, has withdrawn his case before the Court of Appeal challenging his initial suspension from office. De Silva was suspended on January 10, 2025 by the Ministry of [...]
MTV Channel acquires Broadcasting Rights for all ACC events until 2027
The Asian Cricket Council (ACC) has officially granted exclusive broadcasting rights of its tournaments to MTV Channel until 2027. Under the agreement, MTV Channel secured the broadcasting rights for all Asian tournaments scheduled to be played in both T20 and One Day formats. The first tournament under these rights will be the Asia Cup T20 [...]
Royal outsmart S. Thomas’ to regain the E.F.C. Pereira Challenge Trophy
Royal College swung the momentum their way and regained the prestigious E.F.C. Pereira Challenge Trophy after defeating traditional rivals S. Thomas’ College 3-1 in the 20th annual tennis encounter, played under floodlights at the P. Nagendran Tennis Complex in Reid Avenue last weekend. The Royalists, playing with sharp strokes and covering every inch of the [...]
Team Visakha steal limelight at 49th Artistic Swimming Championship
Visakha Vidyalaya swam ahead of the pack and stole the show at the 49th National Age Group Artistic Swimming Championships 2025, diving into overall victory with 10 medals at the Air Force Swimming Pool in Ratmalana. The determined swimmers from Visakha, led by Manekha Gomez and her deputy Dhananji Senanayake, ruled the waters. Their synchronised [...]
Run for HER attracts overwhelming number of participants
A fortnight ago, communities across Sri Lanka gathered at Independence Square to take part in the highly anticipated ‘Run for HER’ event, organised by YoungShip Sri Lanka. Despite heavy rain, the event saw an overwhelming number of participants and supporters come together to celebrate women’s empowerment and economic advancement in rural areas of the country. [...]
Jaffna Uni Sports Science students visit Olympic House
The National Olympic Committee of Sri Lanka (NOCSL) and the Commonwealth Games Association of Sri Lanka (CGASL) hosted a successful study tour on July 24 for undergraduates from the Sports Science Unit of the University of Jaffna. A total of 35 students, including 19 female students, took part in the visit to the Olympic House [...]
Ritzbury champions young talent at 36th Junior National Squash Championship
Continuing its commitment to youth and sport in Sri Lanka, Ritzbury, the country’s leading chocolate brand by CBL Foods International (Pvt) Ltd., powered the 36th Junior National Squash Championship for the 17th consecutive year, in collaboration with Sri Lanka Squash. The championship, held at the Sri Lanka Air Force Sports Complex, brought together over 350 [...]