The three-day 101st National Athletics Championship held at Colombo’s Sugathadasa Stadium came to a thrilling conclusion yesterday (30th July). The tournament showcased exceptional performances and fierce competition, leaving the audience enthralled. On the final day, Gayantika Abeyratne stole the spotlight by winning the women’s 800m race with an outstanding time of 2:02.83 minutes, displaying her prowess on the track. Meanwhile, ...
The Sugathadasa Stadium in Colombo came alive with the commencement of the 101st National Athletics Championship (28th July), the pinnacle of the local Athletics field. This year’s tournament welcomed athletes not only from Sri Lanka, but also from India and the Maldives, adding an international flair to the event. The opening day witnessed impressive performances, with one Indian athlete making ...
Sri Lanka’s hopes of advancing in the Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Group Ill event were dealt with a blow as they suffered consecutive defeats in the tournament. The latest setback came at the hands of Vietnam, who secured a 2-1 victory at the Sri Lanka Tennis Association Courts in Colombo. In the singles matches, Chathurya Nilaweera endured a hard-fought battle but ...
Tuwin Osanda Herath, a talented Sri Lankan squash player, is gearing up to compete in the prestigious Redone PSA World Squash Federation Satellite Tournament in Malaysia. With an impressive national rank of 6, and world ranking of 666, and a spot among the Top 50 Asian players, Tuwin is all set to make his mark on the international stage. The ...
St. Sebastian’s College, Moratuwa (A) and St. Servatius College, Matara progressed to the pre quarter final round from Division I while Lyceum International School, Wattala qualified for the quarter finals from Division II of the U17 Schools Cricket Tournament conducted by Sri Lanka Schools Cricket Association and sponsored by Sri Lanka Cricket. Under 17 Division I Schools Cricket Tournament 2023 ...
Royal College Colombo (A), Richmond College Galle (A) and Royal College Polonnaruwa advanced to the pre quarter final round from Division I while Wayamba Royal College Kurunegala, Mahinda Rajapaksa National School Homagama, Sri Sumangala College Kandy and Jaffna Central College advanced to the pre quarter final round from Division 2 of the U15 Inter Schools Cricket Tournament conducted by Sri ...
Asian Cricket Council (ACC) has announced the schedule of the upcoming Men’s Asia Cup 2023 which will kick off on the 30th August. The hosts Pakistan will take on Nepal in the tournament opener on the 30th August in Multan. Meanwhile, India-Pakistan rivalry battle will happen in Pallekele on the 2nd September. >>Sri Lanka claim three wickets after setting Pakistan a target of ...
32 teams have qualified for the second round of the Under 15 Inter-School Division I Cricket Tournament organized by the Sri Lanka School Cricket Association. 86 teams participated in the league in 13 groups in the first round. Nalanda College Colombo and St. Anthony’s College Katugastota were declared joint champions in the last season and both teams advanced to the ...
Sri Lanka ‘A’ registered a comfortable win over Bangladesh ‘A’ in the tournament opener of ACC Men’s Emerging Teams Asia Cup 2023. Bangladesh skipper Saif Hassan won the toss and invited the hosts to take the first lease of the wicket at SSC Grounds, Colombo. The right-handed duo Avishka Fernando and Lasith Croospulle opened the batting for Sri Lanka and ...
32 teams have qualified for the second round of the Under 15 Inter-School Division II Cricket Tournament organized by the Sri Lanka School Cricket Association. 76 school teams participated in the first round under 13 groups. The 32 teams that qualified for the second round will compete in a knockout round. The top 2 teams from each group will qualify ...
Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) has given NOC (No Objection Certificate) to Sri Lankan white-ball skipper Dasun Shanaka to play in Major League Cricket in the United States of America. Shanaka will play for the Seattle Orcas franchise team in the inaugural edition of Major League Cricket T20 tournament which will kick off tomorrow (13th July) in USA. Wanindu Hasaranga wins ...
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The inaugural edition of the Lanka T10 League will be held from December 12 to 23, 2023. The tournament, which was initially planned to be held in June 2023, was shifted to December, as SLC deemed the ‘December window’ as the most appropriate to conduct the league, as the timing will complement Sri Lanka’s Domestic and International cricket calendars. Lanka ...
Sri Lanka crowned champions of ICC World Cup Qualifier 2023 as they defeated the Netherlands by 128 runs in the final of the tournament played today (09th July) at Harare Sports Club in Bulawayo. The Netherlands skipper Scott Edwards won the toss and invited Sri Lanka to take the first lease of the wicket at Harare. Sri Lanka had to ...
Ten matches of the SLC Major Clubs 3 Day Tournament continued for Day 2 today (8th July) at several venues across the island. >>Mathews, Janith & Damith hit centuries The 19-year old Shevon Daniel, who stroked a double-century in his last game against Negombo S & WC, once again stood out with the bat for SSC, notching up a brilliant ...
Third week of the Major Clubs 3-Day Tournament 2023 began yesterday (7th July) with another 10 games taking place at several venues across the island. However, some of the matches were not able to be played with a full day of cricket due to bad weather conditions. On the opening day, three batters were managed to cross the 3-figure mark ...
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Kandy were crowned champions of U19 Sri Lanka Youth League 2023 as they defeated Colombo North by 6 wickets in the final of the tournament worked off today (7th July) at Pallekele. After being put to bat first, Colombo North got off to a bizarre start, losing five top order wickets for just 29 runs. Sarujan Sammuganathen and Rashmika Hirushan then revived ...
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