http://www.sundaytimes.lk Official website of the Sunday Times Newspaper in Sri Lanka Sat, 28 Mar 2026 18:51:32 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 http://www.sundaytimes.lk/260329/sports/fit-less-hasaranga-in-hot-water-637085.html 28 March 2026 @ 11:32 pm lt;div gt;Star spinner Wanindu Hasaranga has landed himself in trouble after skipping the ongoing fitness programme without any explanation. Hasaranga, who missed most of the World Cup through injury, instead undertook skill training, inviting the wrath of the national cricket selectors, who have called for explanations from the High Performance Centre as to how the leg-spinner attended skill tra... http://www.sundaytimes.lk/260329/sports/royal-prevail-by-dls-in-mustangs-trophy-thriller-637056.html 28 March 2026 @ 10:47 pm Jaden Amaraweera rsquo;s knock proved to be in vain as Royal College prevailed by 16 runs on the DLS method in the 49th Mustangs Trophy Limited Over encounter against traditional rivals S. Thomas rsquo; College played for the Mustangs Trophy at the SSC ground yesterday. [caption id= quot;attachment_637057 quot; align= quot;aligncenter quot; width= quot;550 quot; caption= quot;Royal retained the... http://www.sundaytimes.lk/260329/sports/trinity-storm-into-presidents-trophy-final-with-dominant-win-over-wesley-637052.html 28 March 2026 @ 10:43 pm Trinity College became the first side to book their berth in next week rsquo;s final of the Dialog Schools President rsquo;s Trophy Knockout Championship 2026 after their thumping 49-29 win against Wesley College in a crucial and absorbing semi-final clash at the Royal College Sports Complex yesterday. Wesley, who came in as firm favourites after their stirring 33-29 win against St. Peter rsquo... http://www.sundaytimes.lk/260329/sports/trinity-down-nalanda-to-enter-semis-637049.html 28 March 2026 @ 10:41 pm Trinity College fought back after conceding a first innings lead to Nalanda College, to record an outright win by 69 runs in the quarter-final encounter of the Inter-School Under-19 Division I Tier lsquo;A rsquo; Cricket Tournament at the FTZ ground in Katunayake yesterday. It was skipper Dimantha Mahavithana and Aadham Hilmy, who together turned the game into their favour as they helped Trini... http://www.sundaytimes.lk/260329/sports/lyceum-wattala-into-semi-finals-with-innings-victory-637046.html 28 March 2026 @ 10:39 pm Lyceum International School, Wattala defeated Vidyartha College, Kandy by an innings and 154 runs in the Inter-School Under-19 Division II Tier lsquo;A rsquo; quarter-final encounter concluded at Radella yesterday to reach the semi-finals. Lyceum Wattala came into the field on the final day needing just three Vidyartha wickets, which they achieved with minimum fuss as Vidyartha were bowled out... http://www.sundaytimes.lk/260329/sports/kamil-mishara-fires-eighth-first-class-ton-637043.html 28 March 2026 @ 10:35 pm Kamil Mishara struck his eighth first class century ndash; a well-composed 160 off 159 balls, while Lahiru Udara (94) and Niroshan Dickwella hit half-centuries to see NCC reach 383-7 against Colts at stumps on day one of the SLC Major League Super Eight match which began at Pallekele yesterday. After being put into bat, NCC openers Dickwella and Udara put on a rapid 105 runs for the opening wi... http://www.sundaytimes.lk/260329/sports/youth-player-viran-chamuditha-breaks-into-sri-lanka-a-setup-637035.html 28 March 2026 @ 10:22 pm lt;div gt; lt;img class= quot;alignright wp-image-637038 quot; title= quot;2 quot; src= quot;http://sundaytimes.lk/260329/uploads/2026/03/28.jpg quot; alt= quot; quot; width= quot;320 quot; height= quot;278 quot; / gt;Sri Lanka Under-19 cricketer Viran Chamuditha is among 29 players in line to feature in the forthcoming Sri Lanka lsquo;A rsquo; series against New Zealand lsquo;A rsquo; next mo... http://www.sundaytimes.lk/260329/sports/survival-of-tennis-in-war-and-peace-637031.html 28 March 2026 @ 10:19 pm The warring world order tennis is facing has occurred a good few times since 1914. It survived plenty of disturbances in every continent. A large scale one, the second world war, shut tennis down for five years. However bounced back. Not without dents. There is no reason to predict the survival of the game, is a foregone conclusion. Of recent, the region where the conflict is raging in the Midd... http://www.sundaytimes.lk/260329/sports/sri-lanka-to-host-new-zealand-u85kg-for-second-time-637026.html 28 March 2026 @ 10:17 pm Sri Lanka Rugby (SLR) announced the upcoming tour of the New Zealand Under-85kg rugby team, scheduled from April 20 to May 4. This landmark tour represents a major step forward for Sri Lankan rugby, bringing international competition, commercial engagement, and community development together in a single platform. The New Zealand National U85kg team will arrive in Colombo on April 20, embarking ... http://www.sundaytimes.lk/260329/sports/seylan-bank-dominates-mba-novices-championship-637016.html 28 March 2026 @ 10:15 pm Seylan Bank dominated the tournament with victories in several events, including Mixed Doubles, Men rsquo;s Doubles, Women rsquo;s Doubles and Women rsquo;s Singles, making them the most successful team at the 42nd Mercantile Badminton Association (MBA) Novices Badminton Championship concluded in Colombo last weekend. The 42nd MBA Novices Badminton Championship successfully concluded last Sunda... http://www.sundaytimes.lk/260329/sports/tiger-woods-arrested-charged-with-dui-after-florida-crash-636885.html 28 March 2026 @ 10:13 pm lt;img class= quot;alignright size-full wp-image-637012 quot; title= quot;AFP__20260328__A4ZL9G3__v1__MidRes__TigerWoodsInvolvedInFloridaCarCrashReports quot; src= quot;http://sundaytimes.lk/260329/uploads/2026/03/AFP__20260328__A4ZL9G3__v1__MidRes__TigerWoodsInvolvedInFloridaCarCrashReports.jpg quot; alt= quot; quot; width= quot;175 quot; height= quot;201 quot; / gt;Miami, United States, AFP: Ti... http://www.sundaytimes.lk/260329/sports/colombo-kickerz-announce-plans-for-upcoming-season-635504.html 27 March 2026 @ 9:07 pm lt;div gt;Colombo Kickerz Football Academy announced that Sri Lanka rsquo;s leading homeware department sport Lady J, through its sportswear brand Airtrack, as the main sponsor, with ThePapare coming on board digital media partner for the upcoming 2026/27 season. These partnerships mark an important milestone for the Colombo Kickerz, who continues its mission of developing the next generation of ... http://www.sundaytimes.lk/260329/sports/lyceum-schools-celebrate-historic-success-at-isac-2026-635500.html 27 March 2026 @ 9:05 pm The 24th International Schools rsquo; Athletics Championship (ISAC) 2026, held on February 21 and 22 at the Mahinda Rajapaksa Stadium in Diyagama, concluded in spectacular fashion as Lyceum International Schools once again demonstrated their strength, unity, and sporting excellence on the national stage. This year rsquo;s championship was particularly historic, as Lyceum International School, W... http://www.sundaytimes.lk/260329/sports/oxford-college-of-business-steps-in-as-platinum-sponsor-of-147th-battle-of-the-blues-635496.html 27 March 2026 @ 9:04 pm Oxford College of Business (OCB), Sri Lanka rsquo;s leading private higher education institution, has been announced as the platinum sponsor of the 147th Battle of the Blues, one of the country rsquo;s most iconic and enduring school cricketing encounters. The sponsorship marks a powerful convergence of education, heritage, and sporting excellence, as Oxford College of Business partners with a fix... http://www.sundaytimes.lk/260329/sports/hatton-national-bank-step-in-as-official-banking-partner-of-147th-battle-of-the-blues-635492.html 27 March 2026 @ 9:02 pm Hatton National Bank stepped in as the Official Banking Partner of the 147th Battle of the Blues, Sri Lanka rsquo;s iconic traditional inter-school cricket encounter, and the world rsquo;s second oldest traditional game to be played uninterrupted since its beginning. The Official Banking Partner sponsorship cheque was ceremonially presented by Upul Adikari, the Vice President of Marketing and Corp... http://www.sundaytimes.lk/260329/sports/chanul-and-bimandee-named-best-players-with-double-crowns-at-79th-tt-nationals-635488.html 27 March 2026 @ 9:00 pm Chanul Dulsen and Bimandee Bandara claimed double crowns at the 79th National Table Tennis Championship, which concluded at the Indoor Sports Complex in Bandaragama last weekend. Chanul was adjudged the Best Male Player of the tournament while Bimandee easily became the choice as Best Female Player, following her consistency. Men rsquo;s Open Singles winner Chanul, a past pupil of Dharmasoka Co... http://www.sundaytimes.lk/260329/sports/newcomers-and-minnows-weragama-siri-seevali-mv-claim-maiden-rugby-title-635484.html 27 March 2026 @ 8:59 pm A little known school in sports, Weragama Siri Seevali Maha Vidyalaya in Matale, beat All Saints rsquo; College, Galle by 28-5 points in the final to emerge as shield champions at the All-Island Under-14 Inter-School Rugby 7s Tournament was worked off at the Maliyadeva College ground in Kurunegala. Weragama Siri Seevali MV lads collected their points through the skipper M.R.M. Akeel and flyhalf...