Sri Lanka seal dominant win over Bangladesh
Sri Lanka could hardly have wished for a more emphatic beginning to their Asia Cup campaign as they brushed aside Bangladesh with a performance that underlined both their bowling firepower and batting composure, surging to victory by 6 wickets with 32 balls to spare at the Abu Dhabi Cricket Ground last night. The victory was [...]
Star studded Link Natural claim 53rd Mercantile 7s title
Link Natural Products (Pvt) Ltd delivered a powerful performance to clinch the Cup Championship with a 31-14 victory over Pearl Beach Paradise in the final of the 53rd Mastercard Mercantile Rugby 7s 2025, played at the CR&FC ground yesterday. The final, watched by a large crowd, was played at a fast pace from the very [...]
Lumbini record thrilling win
Lumbini Maha Viayalaya recorded a thrilling 3-run win over St. Anthony’s College, Katugastota in the Under-19 Limited Overs Cricket Tournament encounter played at Horana. Lumbini, taking first lease of the wicket made 196 and then succeeded to restrict St. Anthony’s for 193. In a rain-shortened match which was reduced to 39 overs per side, saw [...]
CCC, Nugegoda S&WC, Bloomfield, Negombo CC reach semis
The SLC Under-23 Emerging Club quarter-final encounters which concluded yesterday saw three batsmen Pavan Ratnayake and Anjala Bandara, both of CCC, and Pulindu Perera of Nugegoda S&WC cracking tons to help their teams come out on top to and to book semi-final berths. The completion of the quarter-finals saw CCC, Nugegoda S&WC, Bloomfield and Negombo [...]
Akram tells Pakistan, India to forget noise and ‘enjoy’ Asia Cup clash
Pace bowling great Wasim Akram urged Pakistan and India’s cricketers to ignore the noise and enjoy the game when they meet in a highly charged Asia Cup T20 match today. The Group ‘A’ match in Dubai is the first clash on the cricket field between the countries since a military conflict four months ago took [...]
Sri Lankan duo part of historic all-female panel at CWC25
Sri Lanka will take centre stage at the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup 2025 when two of its own take their place in an unprecedented all-female panel of match officials. The ICC announced that Michelle Pereira, a former Sri Lanka cricketer, has been appointed as a match referee, while Nimali Perera, a former domestic player, [...]
2022: When Sri Lanka men grasped the desert rose
In early 2022, Sri Lankans faced power cuts and dire shortages of essentials. Daily life was a struggle, and protests broke out as the nation endured some of its harshest days. Yet, by September that year, the streets rang with a very different kind of noise. Drums, horns, fireworks, and songs of celebration filled the [...]
India and Sri Lanka set the stage as Women’s World Cup 2025 approaches
The ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup 2025 is ready to get underway, with eight teams set to battle it out in India and Sri Lanka. Action gets underway on September 30 and runs until the final on November 2, but the journey for some began long before in order to secure their place at the [...]
Ministry accused of ‘hijacking’ Wushu Games with unqualified judges
A virtual hijack by a handful of individuals has left both the Wushu Federation of Sri Lanka (WFSL) and its Schools Section, one of 54 affiliates, reeling in disbelief while a crucial junior wushu tournament is underway this weekend in Colombo, the Sunday Times learns. According to WFSL officials, the confusion is due to an [...]
Danushan redrafts golf’s rags to riches tale
It came down to the final putt. Just one stroke stood between Sri Lanka’s Kumar Danushan and the biggest title of his young career at the 64th Pakistan Amateur Golf Championship. He missed the crown by a whisker, but in the eyes of many, he had already won. For the 20-year-old, the silver medal was [...]
Sri Lanka field team of 44 at BWF World Senior Championship in Thailand
Sri Lanka will be represented by a strong contingent of 44 players at the Amazing Thailand-Pattaya BWF World Senior Badminton Championship 2025, which will be worked off at the Eastern National Sports Training Centre in Pattaya, Thailand. A Badminton World Federation (BWF) sanctioned tournament, attracting more than 1700 senior shuttlers from 53 nations, which got [...]
Maris Stella and Lyceum Wattala top as overall champions
Maris Stella College, Negombo and Lyceum International School, Wattala swept the top honours as the Boys’ and Girls’ Overall Champions at the 93rd Sir John Tarbat Senior Athletic Championship, organised by the Sri Lanka Schools Athletic Association and sponsored by Ritzbury. The four-day meet, which concluded on Thursday, also produced 33 new meet records. Ayomal [...]
Elite Taekwondo Club clinches four gold medals at Thailand International Open
Elite Taekwondo Club, Sri Lanka achieved a remarkable feat at the prestigious Thailand International Open Taekwondo Championship 2025, held in Bangkok from recently. The event drew over 1,500 athletes from 26 countries, showcasing elite talent from across the globe. Demonstrating exceptional skill and determination, Elite Taekwondo athletes brought home a total of four gold, three [...]
Royal win Dudley de Silva Trophy in Wesley hockey encounter
A hat-trick by Lithum Karunasiri helped Royal College beat Wesley College in their annual hockey encounter played for the Dudley de Silva Trophy at Reid Avenue recently. The host Royalists, the runners-up in the recently concluded Western Provincial Hockey Tournament, were the favourites in this year’s encounter which was played for the first time in [...]
AC Milan returns to Sri Lanka for second edition advance camp
AC Milan’s partnership with the Colombo Athletic and Football Academy, gathers more traction as it announces the highly anticipated second edition of their AC Milan Academy Camp in Sri Lanka, marking the third significant youth football exposure programme delivered in just nine months. This remarkable frequency of world-class training opportunities demonstrates that these initiatives are [...]
Gateway netballers shine on international tour to Brunei
Gateway College successfully completed a netball tour to Brunei from August 20 to 27. A group of 21 students aged 12 to 17 years represented Gateway, bringing together talent from Gateway Colleges of Colombo, Kandy, Negombo and Dehiwala. This historic tour gave the young netballers their first taste of international exposure, playing under professional conditions. [...]
Gateway students shine at World Youth Scrabble Championship 2025
Gateway College, Colombo students managed to steal the limelight at the 20th edition of the World Youth Scrabble Championship (WYSC) brought together 218 of the best young players from across the globe to Malaysia, August 30 to September 1. Standing tall among them were two exceptional students from Gateway College, Colombo, Adeesha Dissanayake and Inam [...]
Royal regain Lennie de Silva trophy after six years in Kingswood hockey encounter
A brilliant reverse stick goal by skipper Yusuf Shihar and two late goals by centre forward Kithmina Ratnatyake helped Royal College beat Kingswood College 3-0 in their annual hockey encounter played for the Lennie de Silva Trophy at the Peradeniya University ground. The Reid Avenue team won the trophy for the first time since 2019. [...]