High expectations as Master Blaster’s swansong as Head Coach nears
For Sanath Jayasuriya, the road to the World Cup is no longer just another chapter in Sri Lanka’s cricketing calendar. It is the final stretch of a journey that began quietly in December 2023 as a consultant and gathered full momentum when he officially took over as Head Coach in October 2024. This time, there [...]
Wesley prevail with first innings win
Wesley College had to settle in for a first-innings victory over Kingswood College in their Under-19 Inter-School cricket encounter, which concluded at Campbell Park yesterday. Replying to Wesley’s declared total of 301-8, Kingswood resumed on their overnight score of 59-2 but were bowled out for 199 and were forced to follow on. In their second [...]
Kurunegala Youth sniff victory over Tamil Union
Kurunegala Youth CC ended the second day’s play of the SLC Major Club Tier ‘A’ 3-day Tournament in a strong position against Tamil Union in the match played at the NCC ground yesterday. Kurunegala Youth resumed from their overnight score of 331-5 and ended their innings with a formidable total of 404 runs, helped by [...]
Bangladesh star removed from IPL on Indian cricket board ‘advice’
Bangladesh fast bowler Mustafizur Rahman was released on Saturday by Indian Premier League team Kolkata Knight Riders after the cricket board ‘advised’ it to do so, following tensions between the neighbouring nations. Mustafizur, who has played in the IPL for other teams in previous editions, was snapped up at auction in December by Kolkata for [...]
Army outclass Ragama with a day to spare
Army Sports Club registered a comprehensive innings and 199-run win over Ragama Cricket Club with a day to spare in their SLC Major Club Tier ‘B’ 3-day encounter concluded at the Army ground in Panagoda yesterday. The Army SC win came on the back of fine allround performances by Seekkuge Prasanna and Shehada Zoysa, who [...]
Kandy SC cruise past Air Force despite late rally
Hosts Air Force Sports Club staged a late surge, yet their collective efforts proved futile as defending champions Kandy Sports Club walked away with an easy 36-22 win in a SLR-Maliban Club Rugby League 2025/26 match played at Ratmalana yesterday. Kandy SC made a mockery of the Airmen from the outset as they carried the [...]
Appreciation: Akshu Fernando — rest easy, sweet prince
My Association with Akshu Fernando dates back to almost 10 to 12 years ago when he was just out of school from St. Peter’s College and had played for the Sri Lanka Under-19s as a promising all-rounder. As the then President of Ragama Cricket Club, we were very keen to lure him to play for [...]
Sri Lanka U19s looking for maiden CWC title
Led by Vimath Dinsara of Royal College, the Sri Lanka Under-19 team took wings to the African continent to test their chances of becoming the ICC Men’s U-19 Cricket World Cup champions, which will be held from January 15 to February 6 in Namibia and Zimbabwe. Once the team lands in Namibia, where all their [...]
SSC to officially become Sri Lanka’s fifth floodlit venue
The Sinhalese Sports Club (SSC) could soon host pink-ball Test matches following the installation of floodlights at the country’s premier Test venue, according to Samantha Dodanwela, Chairman of the Cricket Committee of the century-old club. He made these remarks during a media tour of the venue on Friday. The SSC is currently being upgraded to [...]
Taavi tops world rankings in U-11 category
Up-and-coming table tennis prodigy Taavi Samaraweera has let his commitment to the sport speak for itself, rising to the No.1 position in the latest World Table Tennis (WTT) Under-11 Boys’ Singles Rankings. The 10-year-old, a promising student of S. Thomas’ College, Mount Lavinia, had been placed in the lower reaches of the world rankings in [...]