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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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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 ...
With Head Coach Sanath Jayasuriya steering the ship until the 2026 T20 World Cup – set to be co-hosted with India – Sri Lanka’s ambitions have never felt so palpable. This is a team freshly revived, with three consecutive Test wins under their belt, currently perched at fifth in the Test rankings. Breaking a 27-year dry spell with an ODI ...
Myanmar made easy work of a fighting Sri Lanka outfit to win the FIFA Friendly encounter played at Yangon, Myanmar, today, the 10th of October. Sri Lanka started with a 4-3-3 formation, with coach Abdullah Almutairi placing Sujan Perera in goal and Wade Dekker and Oliver Kelaart up front. The home team began in flying fashion, as Lwin Moe Aung headed ...
Engineers emerged victorious in the cup segment and the Architects emerged victorious in the plate segment of the Professionals Cricket League 2024 finals day, which happened today(6th October) at the Thurstan cricket grounds. The Engineers secured a dominant victory in the Cup Final, defeating the Marketers by a comprehensive 91-run margin. Batting first, the Engineers posted an impressive 212/9 in ...
The International Masters League (IML) is set to feature legendary cricketers from six cricketing giants India, Sri Lanka, Australia, England, South Africa, and West Indies in an exciting T20 franchise tournament. The inaugural edition will take place from November 17, 2024, to December 8, 2024. The legendary cricketer Kumar Sangakkara is set to lead Sri Lanka in this tournament. Sachin ...
Team Colombo registered a comfortable win over Team Jaffna in the final to be crowned champions of National Super League 50 Overs Tournament 2024. Having won the toss, Team Colombo opted to bat first but got off to a shaky start losing Kusal Perera and Kusal Mendis within first 3 overs. However, the opening batter Avishka Fernando and skipper Charith ...
Sri Lanka were knocked out from ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2024 as they suffered a massive defeat against India in their 3rd game of the tournament played today (9th October) at Dubai International Cricket Stadium. Having won the toss, India opted to bat first and posted a formidable total on the board courtesy of fine half-centuries from Harmanpreet Kaur (52*) and ...
Police SC and CH & FC will lock horns in the inaugural match of the Sri Lanka Premier League Hockey Championship at 6.00 pm at the Astroturf at Reid Avenue today. The inaugural match will be preceded by an opening ceremony attended by all participating teams. The tournament is organised to provide the experience of a top-level competition and thereby ...
Tennis legend Rafael Nadal has announced his upcoming retirement from the sport after a glittering career in which he amassed 22 grand slam titles. Widely regarded as one of the greatest tennis players of all time, Nadal’s final tournament will be with Spain at the Davis Cup finals in November. >>Apna Perera wins maiden National Men’s Single’s title The 38-year-old ...
Team Sri Lanka finished 19th in the Mixed Team event at the 2024 BWF World Junior Championships in Nanchang, Jiangxi, China. The Sri Lankan squad, consisting of Thilina Rajakurana, Varangana Jayawardana, Rashmi Mudalige, Ranithma Liyanage, Shenuk Samararatne, and Thidasa Weragoda, delivered a strong performance to defeat New Zealand with a combined relay score of 110-97. Sri Lanka won nine out ...
The Football Federation of Sri Lanka (FFSL) has announced the squad for the upcoming friendlies against Myanmar, which will take place on the 10th and 13th of October in Myanmar. Sujan Perera will continue to lead the team from in-goal as youngsters Chalana Chameera, Raul Suresh and Mohamed Thilham have been all drafted in from the U20 squad for the ...
Sri Lanka national selectors have announced a 17-member squad for the upcoming three-match T20I series against West Indies. The 27-year old southpaw Charith Asalanka is set to lead the side as usual. One name that made headlines after the squad was announced, was the inclusion of Bhanuka Rajapaksa who is returning to Sri Lanka T20I side after 21 months. Meanwhile, ...
