Young Matheesha Pathirana has become the cynosure of all eyes in Madras. His match-winning effort the other night in the epic clash between Chennai Super Kings and Mumbai Indians has made him a household name in the south Indian city. Not many Sri Lankan sides have gone to Bombay and covered themselves in glory in recent years. Oh, yes. There ...

After the record-breaking knock in the final ODI against South Africa at Potchefstroom, Sri Lanka Women’s Cricket Team skipper Chamari Athapaththu revealed her future ambitions of cricketing career. During the post-match press conference, Athapaththu revealed that she has set a goal for her team: reaching the semi-finals of upcoming ICC Women’s T20 World Cup. “I’ve worked so hard in the ...

The cozy suburbs of Moratuwa is where Pipinya, Sri Lanka’s pickleball pioneers, welcome pickleballers of all levels of skill to lay it all out on the court as they get ready to host the island’s first-ever pickleball tournament on 20 and 21 April. Although a recently introduced sport in Sri Lanka, pickleball mashes tennis, table tennis, and badminton for a ...

In its steadfast dedication to nurturing future sporting stars and powering the champions of tomorrow, Dialog Axiata PLC, Sri Lanka’s premier connectivity provider, proudly announces its corporate sponsorship for Dialog Schools Rugby – Under 19 Elite Rugby 7s 2024, organised by the Sri Lanka Schools Rugby Football Association (SLSRFA). Scheduled to take place on April 20th and 21st at the ...

Sri Lanka completed the highest successful run chase in Women’s ODIs as they registered a 6-wicket win over South Africa in the third and final ODI to draw the three-match series, 1-1.    Sri Lanka opted to field first after winning the toss at Senwes Park in Potchefstroom. The hosts got off to a brilliant start as their opening pair Laura ...

Photo courtesy of Newscutter What is consent? When it comes to sexual relations, the concept of consent is that it must be between two consenting adults. In the case of legality, the age of consent for girls in Sri Lanka is 16 years. This is a general global standard with countries such asJapan, Malaysia and Pakistan following the same. India and ...

The largest Rowing competition in the country; ARASL’s Sri Lanka National Rowing Championships stretched from the 3rd to the 6th of April at the Diyawanna Rowing Center for the 39th consecutive year. Facilitating over 200 races, along with the customary participation of Forces, Schools and Universities. This year’s Amateur Rowing Association’s National Rowing Championships headed for a grand start, marked by the opening of DRC’s second ...

Sri Lanka Cricket in a media statement expressed their deepest sympathies at the passing away of B. S. Perera, the former secretary of the Sri Lanka Schools Cricket Association.  Perera’s contribution to the development of school cricket in the country is well remembered.  On behalf of the cricket fraternity, we wish to express our condolences to the late B. S. ...

The Central Province Badminton Association, in collaboration with Sri Lanka Badminton, will host the  2024 Summer Season All-Island Open Badminton Championships at the Nuwara Eliya Municipal Council Indoor Courts from April 20-28.  The annual Level 1 ranking tournament, a key event in SLB’s calendar, will see shuttlers across the country showcase their skills in a variety of categories, including open, ...

Released in time for the Sri Lankan new year comes this all new collaba remix from Yaka & Jizzy! Fun and an overall good time, this is a must check out for post celebrations too! Source

Sri Lankan sprinter Yupun Abeykoon started the 2024 season victoriously with his return to the athletic field after a short break.   Yupun, who participated in the Florence Sprint Festival 2024 held in Italy, won 1st place in the 150m event clocking his 2nd fastest time ever finishing in 15.19 seconds. It is also special that Yupun holds the Asian record ...

South Africa Women registered a convincing win over Sri Lanka Women in the second ODI of the three-match series at Kimberley.   Having won the toss, South African skipper Laura Wolvaardt invited the visitors to take first lease of the wicket at Diamond Oval Grounds in Kimberley.   Sri Lanka skipper Chamari Athapaththu once again managed to provide a good start chipping ...

A team of 11 Sri Lankan shuttlers and three officials left for China to participate in the Badminton Asia Championships, a Grade 2 tournament endorsed by the Badminton World Federation. The tournament will be held from April 9 to 14 at the Ningbo Olympic Sports Center in Ningbo, Zhejiang Province. Sri Lanka’s ace shuttle Viren Nettasinghe will participate in the ...

The Sri Lankan government will be conducting cyber security training for its workforce as part of its Digital Economy 2030 plans, as per a recent Memorandum of Understanding signing. The MoU with the Sri Lanka Computer Emergency Readiness Team Ministry of Technology (SLCERT), Federation of Information Technology Industry Sri Lanka (FITIS), and ISC2 Colombo Chapter will see 1,000 government officers ...

The Sri Lanka Cricket Selection Committee has announced a 15-member national women’s squad to take part in the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup Global Qualifier 2024. Chamari Athapaththi will lead the Sri Lankan contingent as usual. All the players except for Shashini Gimhani were part of Sri Lanka squad who are currently engaged in a white-ball series against South Africa. ...

Photo courtesy of Sri Lanka News Hakka patas (a cynical Sinhala term which translates as jaw breaker) are small improvised explosive devices, also known as a Homemade Explosive Device (HED), which consist of gun powder, stones, lead and iron shaped into a ball. They are made among the rural agrarian villages in the Northern and North Eastern part of Sri ...

Sri Lanka all-rounder Kamindu Mendis and former captain Angelo Mathews have progressed in the ICC Men’s Test Player Rankings after contributing to their team’s 192-run victory in Chattogram that helped complete a 2-0 win in the ICC World Test Championship series against Bangladesh.  Kamindu Mendis’s scores of 92 not out and nine have lifted him 18 places to 46th position ...

Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) announced today that the ‘Overseas Player Registration’ for the 5th edition of the Lanka Premier League 2024 has now commenced.  The overseas players who wish to take part in the upcoming edition can now register themselves by visiting the registration portal at https://srilankacricket.lk/lpl-player- registration-portal/, under two categories: capped and uncapped.  Capped Players  A player is considered ...

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Photo courtesy of New York Times During 30 protests between March 2022 and June 2023, Sri Lanka’s law enforcement personnel did not adhere to international law and standards, using excessive force against peaceful protesters in at least 17 protests by using water cannon, tear gas and batons, according to a new investigative report by Amnesty International titled Ready to Suppress ...