Two unbeaten corporate teams, Dialog Axiata, and Hatton National Bank ‘B’ will battle it out in the Final of the 6th Fairfirst-MCA Challenge Trophy 2024 on the 20th of April at MCA Grounds, Colombo. The post LIVE – Dialog Axiata vs HNB ‘B’ – 6th Fairfirst-MCA Challenge Trophy 2024 – Final appeared first on ThePapare.
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 ...
Unbeaten, Hatton National Bank “B” (HNB), led by veteran, Damitha Hunukumbura will go out as the firm favourite to win, when they take on the unbeaten Dialog Axiata led by Damith Weerasinghe, in the 06th Fairfirst Insurance Limited sponsored, “Fairfirst Insurance” Trophy – Mercantile Cricket Association (MCA) “F” Division 25 Over League Tournament 2024 Final, on Saturday 20th April at ...
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. ...
The preliminary squad for the tournament was picked by SLR and consists of nearly 65 players from all eight first division clubs. Sri Lanka Rugby (SLR), under the watchful eye of Sudath Sampath and his National Selection Committee has picked the preliminary 65-man squad from all 8 top division clubs, hoping to trim it down in the coming days before ...
The ninth week’s matches of National Super League 4-Day Tournament 2023/24 continued for Day 2 at Colombo (RPICS) and Dambulla. Pasindu Sooriyabandara’s magnificent double century stole the limelight of the encounter between Team Galle and Team Jaffna, played today at R. Premadasa International Cricket Stadium in Colombo. Sooriyabandara hit 242 runs off 346 balls with 17 fours as Team Galle ...
Sri Lanka have received a shot in the arm in the ICC World Test Championship (WTC) having progressed to fourth place in the table following their 2-0 series win in Bangladesh. The national cricket team was badly placed prior to the series as they were bottom of the table at ninth. However, after collecting all 24 points available from the ...
LIRNEasia concluded its first workshop (30 March, 24’), its first and part of a larger series of initiatives on ‘Artificial Intelligence for Social Good’; intended to raise interest and awareness on the potential of AI to benefit society at large. The event featured a keynote speech by Dr. Romesh Ranawana, Chairman of the national AI strategy committee (Sri Lanka, ...
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Indian K-1 sensation Kaberi Gayari, the reigning Kings of Kings National Champion 2023, has arrived in Sri Lanka to challenge the undefeated Nimesha Kumari in a highly-anticipated showdown at Karma Fight League (KFL) 002 on March 30th. Kaberi, known for her numerous K-1 championship titles, is accompanied by Johnson Tirkey, President of the Amateur K1 Federation India, and Rajesh Benjamin, ...
The eighth week’s matches of the National Super League 4-Day Tournament 2023/24 commenced today (28th March) at Galle and Colombo (RPICS). The fifteenth match of the tournament between Team Galle and Team Dambulla commenced today at Galle International Cricket Stadium. >>Sri Lanka pull off a historic win over Australia in the Tri-Series opener<< After being put into bat first, Galle ...
Photo courtesy of The Island The world is becoming less democratic and more autocratic (i.e. authoritarian). One of the best sources of information is the annual Democracy Report issued by the V-Dem Institute in Sweden. The Institute continuously measures the extent to which national governments are either democratic or authoritarian and the directions in which they are moving. Its 2024 ...
The Cricket Selection Committee has selected a 17-member National Women’s Squad for the tour of South Africa. Chamari Athapaththu will lead the Sri Lankan outfit which will play three T20Is and three ODIs against South Africa Women’s National Team from 27th March to 17th April. New Coaching appointments for Sri Lanka Cricket High-Performance Center Ruturaj Gaikwad takes over Chennai Super ...
Sri Lanka Cricket has announced few new coaching appointments for the High Performance Center. The appointments were approved by the Executive Committee of Sri Lanka Cricket. Anusha Samaranayake, National Fast Bowling Coach Anusha Samaranayake, a Level 3 qualified coach, worked as the ‘National Fast Bowling Coach’ of Sri Lanka Cricket from 2008 to 2015. A former first-class cricketer, he was ...
Armoured Trishaws are the defining image of the Sri Lankan wars. Culminating is the central feature on the national flag of the People’s Republic of Dehiwala. The Sri Lankan wars, in general, and the siege of Colombo, in particular, saw a profusion of models and variants. This post contains a small sample of the most … Continue reading Armoured Trishaws ...
Mohamed Fahd, a tennis player from Kandy, Akurana, started his journey in the sport at the age of 7. Over the years, he actively participated in numerous inter-club tournaments representing clubs both in Matale and Kandy, along with competing in several ranking tournaments. His focus shifted towards international tours rather than just national competitions, leading him to engage in numerous ...
Former Pakistan pace bowler Aaqib Javed has been appointed as the national team’s ‘fast bowling coach.’ He will work with the national team until the completion of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup, which is scheduled to be held in the West Indies and USA during June 2024. Javed, apart from a successful international career where he played 163 ODIs ...
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The second phase of the National Super League 4-Day Tournament 2023/24 commenced today (14th March) at Colombo (RPICS) and Hambantota. The encounter between Team Kandy and Team Galle began today at Mahinda Rajapaksha International Cricket Stadium in Hambantota. >>Dominant S. Thomas’ qualify for Tri-Series Final<< Team Kandy opted to bat first after winning the toss but were bowled out for ...
