Former Isipathana College Five-eighth, Shahid Zumri has been signed by Kandy SC in what looks to be the coupe of the preseason, given his form and magic he put on display in the recently concluded Dialog Schools’ Rugby Season. Sri Lanka 7’s representative and Player of the tournament from the U18 and U19 7’s tournaments in 2023, Shahid Zumri has ...
Saliya Kumara has decided to move back to his home town, taking charge of St. Anthony’s in a surprise move as Dhanushka Botheju moves one up to be Head Coach of Isipathana while Dulanjana Wijesinghe too has been given the nod by the St. Joseph’s College authorities to take over the vacant Head Coach role from Nilufer Ibrahim. St. Antony’s ...
Ananda College and Mahanama College collided in the Dialog Schools Rugby Knockouts Premier Trophy 2024 final today (13th of September) at Havelock Park. The game was a back and forth one where the two teams exchanged the lead. But eventually it was Mahanama College who made a solid comeback in the latter parts of the second half to clinch the ...
University of Colombo and University of Sri Jayawardenapura will clash it out in the final of the Inter-University Rugby Championship this friday (11th of October) at the Royal Complex. The losing semi finalists University of Moratuwa and University of Kelaniya will face each other for the 3rd place encounter on the same day. The first semi-final of the tournament took ...
St. Peter’s College will set their sights on securing a treble in 2024 as they prepare to take on Isipathana in the final of the Dialog School Rugby Knockout Championship 2024. The task will not be as easy as it seems for the League and Seven’s winners, however, a team riding on a purple patch of form, will be eager ...
Dunith Wellalage’s all-round brilliance against India helped him win the ICC Men’s Player of the Month award for August 2024. The 21-year-old overcame competition from South Africa’s Keshav Maharaj and West Indies’ Jayden Seales to secure the award. Wellalage, the former Sri Lanka U19 skipper, made big strides in his nascent international career in August 2024. With his help, Sri ...
Sri Lanka suffered their fourth consecutive defeat at the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2024 to end their campaign on a disappointing note. After winning the toss, Sri Lanka skipper Chamari Athapaththu opted to bat first and managed to post 115/5 on the board, registering their highest score in the tournament. >>Sri Lanka knocked out of ICC Women’s T20 World ...
Two games in the U19 Division I schools cricket tournament ended as St. Sebastian’s College, Moratuwa and S. Thomas’ College Mt. Lavinia recorded outright wins. St. Sebastian’s College, Moratuwa proved too strong for Royal College, Colombo in their opening U19 Division I schools cricket tournament fixture at Moratuwa. St. Sebastian’s College added more quick runs to their overnight score in ...
The second unofficial Test of the two-match series between Sri Lanka ‘A’ and South Africa ‘A’ continued for Day 2 (16th September) at Benoni. South Africa ‘A’ resumed their first innings on Day 2 at 316/7 with their opening batter Neil Brand remained unbeaten at the crease on 122. >>Neil Brand’s century helps South Africa ‘A’ take upper hand on Day ...
Harshitha Madavi overcame competition from the Irish duo of Orla Prendergast and Gaby Lewis to win the ICC Women’s Player of the Month for August 2024. The talented left-handed top-order batter has gone from strength to strength in recent months, and continued her stirring form in August against Ireland. >>Oshada Fernando returns as Sri Lanka unveil squad for New Zealand ...
Ace Capital Cricket Club emerged champions of the SLC Major Clubs U23 Tournament 2024 as they claimed first innings points against Moors Sports Club in the final ended a draw today (5th October) at Colts Cricket Grounds, Colombo. Ace Capital Cricket Club resumed their first innings on Day 2 at 110/5 and managed to add another 207 runs for the remaining ...
After being promoted to No. 5, Kamindu Mendis continued his stellar form with a brilliant hundred, putting Sri Lanka in control on the opening day of the first Test against New Zealand at Galle International Cricket Stadium. After winning the toss, Sri Lanka captain Dhananjaya De Silva had no hesitation in choosing to bat first in very good batting conditions. ...
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Sri Lanka Rugby Legend and Former Antonian Priyantha Ekanayake has been appointed as the new Chairman of the National Sports Council (NSC) by H.E. President Anura Kumara Dissanayake. This appointment comes in weeks following his election as the President of the Country as H.E. and his Cabinet aims to clean Sports Association, implement systems for these Associations to be more ...
Kamindu Mendis’ record-breaking 182* and Kusal Mendis’ tenth Test century helped Sri Lanka declare at a mammoth 602/5 on day two against New Zealand in the second Test. In reply, New Zealand lost both openers cheaply in the evening. At stumps, they had batted just 14 overs and were still trailing by 580 runs. Earlier, Sri Lanka resumed their first ...
With three quick wickets falling, Angelo Mathews and Dhananjaya de Silva combined for an unbeaten half-century partnership, steering Sri Lanka to safety at the end of day three against New Zealand in the first Test. New Zealand resumed their first innings at 255/4, but after adding just 14 runs, Jayasuriya broke the crucial fifth-wicket stand as Blundell, who had been ...
