Floodlights at SSC will be completed by January 15 – SLC confirms
Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) has confirmed that the installation of floodlights at the Sinhalese Sports Club (SSC), one of the three venues selected to host next year’s ICC Men’s T20 World Cup, will be completed by January 15. Sri Lanka will co-host the tournament with India from February. SSC has been named alongside the R. [...]
73rd Nationals from December 17
All arrangements have been set afoot by Sri Lanka Badminton (SLB) to hold the 73rd National Badminton Championship 2025 from December 17 to 23 at the S. Thomas’ College Indoor Sports Complex in Mt. Lavinia. Organised and conducted by SLB, the country’s core domestic badminton event will take place at Mount Lavinia for seven consecutive [...]
ATP’s dedication to elitism and Sinner-Alcaraz sizzler
Building up appealing and revealing new frontiers of tennis is the goal of good ATP Open events. In 2025, yet another time, they have excelled. Yearend final in Turin, Italy was ever so appealing. In spectatorship, it was the best tennis could offer. Qualifying finalist, the Top 8 came through ATP global ranking, playing 11 [...]
Rain hampers day one proceedings
Rain disrupted the opening day of the SLC Major Club 3-day Tournament matches across the island, forcing early abandonments at several venues. The standout fixture in rain-shortened play was between CCC and Nugegoda S&WC at the R. Premadasa Stadium, where only 48.5 overs were possible. CCC, after opting to bat first, reached 206-2, powered by [...]
Rusiru slams Tier ‘B’ tournament’s first double ton
Sebastianites C&AC opener Rusiru Vilochana had the honour of slamming the first double century of the SLC Tier ‘B’ 3-day Club Cricket Tournament when he achieved the feat against Leo CC on the second day of the match played at the Army ground in Kosgama yesterday. Rusiru, who was unbeaten on 106 on the first [...]
Thanura, the computer engineer who created an integrated gym
Both the epics of yesteryear and the management books of today are full of stories of adversity that make – and sometimes break – the protagonist of the parable. In Thanura Abeywardena’s case, a painful injury in his final year in school set the course of his future career. Playing rugby for his school S. [...]
Contenders plot path to 2026 World Cup glory after Trump steals show at draw
Washington, United States, AFP: The path to glory at the 2026 World Cup has now been laid out after the contenders discovered their tournament fate at Friday’s draw ceremony in Washington which was dominated by Donald Trump. The US President received FIFA’s new peace prize on stage at the Kennedy Center prior to the draw [...]
England staring down the barrel under Gabba lights as Australia dominate
Brisbane, Australia, AFP: Australia are on the brink of grabbing a 2-0 lead in the Ashes series after dominating a feeble England on a pivotal third day of the day-night second Test in Brisbane on Saturday. The hosts batted England out of the game during the day session at the Gabba, then took full advantage [...]
Jaiswal hits ton as India thrash South Africa to clinch ODI series
Visakhapatnam, India, AFP: Opener Yashasvi Jaiswal hit his maiden one-day international century as India clinched the three-match series 2-1 with a crushing nine-wicket win over South Africa on Saturday. Chasing 271 for victory, India rode on Jaiswal’s unbeaten 116 and his opening stand of 155 with Rohit Sharma, who hit 75, to achieve the target [...]
Epic Greaves double ton earns West Indies draw in first NZ Test
Christchurch, New Zealand, AFP: An epic 202 not out by Justin Greaves and a stubborn support role by Kemar Roach saw the West Indies salvage a valiant draw in the first Test against New Zealand in Christchurch on Saturday. Set a colossal target of 531, 113 more than the current record for a successful fourth-innings [...]
Gateway football reach new heights
Gateway College, Colombo, despite missing three key players who were away on national duty, retained their crown with another dominant performance in this year’s Under-20 Inter-International Schools Football Tournament. Gateway made a strong start to the competition, defeating Royal Institute 5-0 and the British School in Colombo 8-0 in the group stages. They continued their [...]
Ranithma pockets Women’s Singles silver medal at Welsh International Open 2025
Sri Lanka’s national Women’s Singles champion Ranithma Liyanage delivered one of the finest performances of her young career after claiming the silver medal at the Welsh International Open 2025 held at the Sport Wales National Centre in Sophia Gardens, Cardiff. The world No.113 shuttler, who is sponsored by McLarens Group, put together four straight wins [...]
Holy Cross Gampaha U-11 shuttlers clinch Div ‘B’ title
Holy Cross College, Gampaha emerged champions at the All-Island Girls’ Division ‘B’ Inter-Schools Under-11 Team Badminton Championship held recently at the Sugathadasa Indoor Sports Comlex in Colombo. The tournament, conducted by Sri Lanka Schools Badminton Association, was held during November 25 and 27, where the Holy Cross ‘A’ team shuttlers beat Janadhipathi Balika Vidyalaya, Nawala [...]
Brishman and Shennon win U-16 National Hard Court Tennis title
Bhishman Balaratnarajah of Royal College and Shennon Anderson of Maliyadeva College, Kurunegala paired up to beat Ashlin de Silva and Mayooran Kuberane of St. Peter’s College in straight sets to win the Boys’ Under-16 Doubles title at the SLTA Yeti Hard Court National Championship last week. Brishman and Shennon recorded set wins of 6/3 and [...]
Old Benedictines secure cager titles at 56th Saints Quadrangular
Old Benedictines Sports Club secured both basketball titles at the 56th Saints Quadrangular Tournament, which was held at St. Joseph’s and St. Peter’s college courts in Colombo. Old Bens won the Under-40 Main Basketball Tournament, as well as the Over-40 Veterans’ Basketball Tournament, as they finished as overall third of the 56th Saints Quadrangular with [...]
Combined Vidyartha, Pushpadana team clinch C Rugby title
In an atmosphere that was both exciting and electric, the brother-sister school combined team from Vidyartha College and Pushpadana Girls’ School emerged Cup champions with a 1-0 score, defeating the combined team of Science College and Girls’ High School, Mt. Lavinia, at the annual C Rugby Tag Carnival held at the CR&FC ground. The combined [...]