Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya recently met with key figures from the International Cricket Council (ICC) Anti-Corruption Unit (ACU), including Mr. Sumathi Dharmawardena, President’s Counsel, the newly appointed Independent Chair of the ICC ACU, and Mr. Alex Marshall, (CBE, QPM) General Manager of Integrity and Human Resources, ICC. During the discussion, Mr. Alex Marshall noted Sri Lanka’s progress in combating ...
The fixtures of the much-awaited Lanka T10 Super League 2024 have been announced. The six franchise teams will compete in the tournament under two groups. Jaffna Titans, Hambantota Bangla Tigers and Nuwara Eilya Kings will take part in the competition in Group A while Colombo Jaguars, Kandy Bolts and Galle Marvels will compete in Group B. Jaffna Titans and Hambantota ...
Five games in the U19 Division I schools cricket tournament saw the end of day one and the game between Maliyadeva College, Kurunegala and D.S. Senanayake College, Colombo ended in a draw today. D.S. Senanayake College, Colombo took home the first innings points in their drawn encounter against Maliyadeva College, Kurunegala. Shanal Binushka and Bihan Gamage scored half-centuries for the ...
White-ball head coach Rob Walter has today named a strong 16-player squad for the upcoming four-match Wonder Cement T20 International (T20I) series against India, scheduled from 08 to 15 November. Heinrich Klaasen and David Miller, along with Keshav Maharaj, return to the Proteas T20I side for the first international series of the home summer. Gerald Coetzee and Marco Jansen have ...
Entries are now being accepted for the 72nd National Badminton Championships which is scheduled to be held from December 1 to 8 at three key venues in Colombo. Organised by Sri Lanka Badminton (SLB), the eight-day core domestic championship is slotted to take place at the Mercantile Badminton Association (MBA) Indoor Courts, the Otter Aquatic Club Courts and at the ...
Colombo South and Dambulla registered wins over Kandy and Galle, respectively, in the ongoing U15 Sri Lanka Youth League 2024, held today in Colombo. After opting to bat, Colombo South posted 204 for 6 in a match reduced to 45 overs due to bad weather at the Colombo University Grounds. No. 5 batter Methuka Gunaratne was the top scorer, remaining ...
The second unofficial Test between Sri Lanka ‘A’ and Pakistan ‘A’ commenced today (18th November) at Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium. Having been asked to bat first, the visitors got off to a terrible start losing half of their side for just 35 runs. Pavan Rathnayake and Dinura Kalupahana revived the innings to certain extent, adding 59-run partnership for the sixth wicket. >>Udara, ...
Defending champions St. Sylvester’s College, Kandy (SSCK), along with Royal College, Colombo (RCC), and Mahanama College, Colombo (MCC), have established themselves as leading contenders in the 105th Stubbs Shield Inter-School Boxing Championship, taking place at the Royal MAS Arena. The 105th Stubbs Shield Inter-School Boxing Championship, organized as part of the All Island National School Games by the Education Ministry ...
Just moments after the toss in the third Test between India and New Zealand in Bombay, Ravi Shastri started chatting about Sri Lanka’s chances in the World Test Championship. Dinesh Karthik chimed in, noting how under Head Coach Sanath Jayasuriya, the team has turned things around remarkably. Indeed, it’s been a phoenix rising from the ashes for the Sri Lankans. ...
Mahanama College, Colombo beat St. Benedict’s College, Colombo comprehensively in the only game played today (11th November) in the U19 Division I Schools Cricket Tournament 2024/25. Mahanama College resuming on their overnight score of 171/6 added 43 more runs to their total as the Benedictine bowlers wrapped up the Mahanama innings. Chamika Heenatiagala top scored for with runs. Mevan Dissanayake and ...
Experienced Nilakshika Silva scored an unbeaten 189, leading Sri Lanka Army to a mammoth 318-run victory over Tamil Union in the Major Clubs Women’s Invitational Tournament at P. Sara Stadium on October 31. After opting to bat first, Sri Lanka Army set an imposing total of 375 for 6 in their 50 overs. Silva’s remarkable knock came off just 110 ...
Three games in the U19 Division I schools cricket tournament were played for day one today (7th November) featuring some intense battles between bat and ball. Thurstan College, Colombo hosted St. Anne’s College, Kurunegala in Colombo. The day ended with 26 wickets falling on day one leaving the game in balance for both the teams to go for the win ...
If you besiege enough people, you are besiegedAmerica has enemies, but America is its own worst enemy. Whatever problems America has—dedollarization, military depreciation, economic degradation, outright rebellion—you can count on America to make it worse. On all counts they're not merely failing, they're flailing furiously, sinking deeper into the historical quicksand. The last incarnation of White Empire could just chill ...
Ten Sri Lankan players departed for South Africa last night (11th November) to participate in a pre-series camp ahead of the upcoming two-match Test series against South Africa. Sri Lanka Test skipper Dhananjaya de Silva, Dimuth Karunaratne, Angelo Mathews, Dinesh Chandimal and Prabath Jayasuriya among the 10 players who left for Durban in South Africa where the arrangements have been ...
Sri Lankan spin duo Wanindu Hasaranga and Maheesh Theekshana were snapped up by Rajasthan Royals at the IPL 2025 Mega Auction held today (24th November) in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. The day 1 of the Auction saw two Sri Lankans sold to Rajasthan Royals. Hasaranga was picked by Royals for INR 5.25 Crore (Equivalent to LKR 18.09 Crore). Theekshana was bought ...
Chilaw Marians Cricket Club crowned champions of SLC Major Clubs Women’s 50 Over Tournament 2024 as they registered a convincing win against Sri Lanka Army Sports Club in the final played today (24th November) at Colts Cricket Grounds. Having been asked to bat first, Chilaw Marians Cricket Club posted 205 runs for 7 wickets on the board courtesy of major ...
Five games in the U19 Division I Schools Cricket Tournament 2024/25 were played across the island with most of the games ending in tame draws. The game between Tissa Central College, Kalutara and Mahinda College, Galle ended in a draw where Tissa central college were saved by the jaws of defeat by their batters. Tissa Central being bowled out for ...
The player draft for the inaugural Lanka T10 Super League was held yesterday (10th November) at the ITC Ratnadipa Hotel in Colombo. The six franchise teams managed to finalize their squads for the tournament which will get underway on the 12th December, 2024. The six franchise teams had announced their pre-drafted players ahead of the player draft where every team picked 6 players ...
Sri Lanka brushed off Maldives 80-32 in their final group game at the 13th Asian Netball Championship 2024 at the Koramangala Indoor Stadium in Bangalore, India. It was a routine outing for Sri Lanka, who defeated Malaysia in their previous game, to secure a semi-final place. Sri Lanka took a 11-goal lead to end the 1st quarter 18-7. Photos – ...
Photo courtesy of Hindustan Times Reflecting on the recent elections in both Sri Lanka and the US is an interesting exercise particularly because, as the two countries now have synchronized election cycles, comparisons and contrasts are readily evident. The US has presented itself for decades as a beacon of democracy: progressive and inclusive and an upholder of human rights within ...
