Lankan athletes need more foreign exposure – NOCSL

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Chairman, National Olympic Committee of Sri Lanka (NOCSL) Suresh Subramaniam today stressed the importance of providing more overseas training and international exposure to the Sri Lankan athletes to win medals at the upcoming major events.

Lankan athletes Sarangi, Sumedha fall short in finals

08 Aug 2022 - 0     - 401

Sri Lankan athletes Sarangi Silva and Sumedha Ranasinghe ended their Commonwealth Games campaign while losing their respective finals on the penultimate day of the event in Birmingham, England on Sunday.

IPG comes forward as Ground Rights Holder and Broadcast Production for SLC’s T20 Invitational

07 Aug 2022 - 0     - 589

The Innovative Production Group (IPG) wishes to announce that the company has come forward to support the SLC Skyexch Invitational T20 League, powered by Dafa News, as the tournament’s Ground Rights Holder and the Broadcast Production Partner.

Sri Lanka win bronze in Wrestling

05 Aug 2022 - 0     - 1166

18-year old Nethmi Poruthotage became Sri Lanka’s youngest ever Commonwealth Games medallist and first ever medallist in Wrestling when she beat Australia’s Irene Symeonidis in the Bronze medal match in the Women’s Freestyle 57kg category at the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games a short while ago.

Sarangi reaches long jump final in Birmingham

05 Aug 2022 - 0     - 367

Sri Lanka’s Sarangi Silva produced a pleasing performance to reach the final round of the Women’s long jump event at the 22nd Commonwealth Games track and field events, continued at the Alexander Stadium in Birmingham, England on Friday.

Nilfer – an unsung hero

05 Aug 2022 - 0     - 1289

To many of us he was ‘Nilufer’ an unassuming boy from Randles Hill in Heerassagala whose skills as a half back playing tap rugby in the back yards made him a popular figure. Hailing from a family of rugby players Nilfer Ibrahim went on to don the Kingswood College, Kandy SC, Navy SC jerseys and became a regular in the Sri Lanka 7’s and 15 a side outfits for a number of years.

Commonwealth Games Boxer goes missing

05 Aug 2022 - 0     - 2595

A third athlete in Sri Lanka’s Commonwealth Games contingent has decamped, the fourth such individual to have gone missing from the team this week.

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Silver for Sri Lanka in Men’s Para Discus

04 Aug 2022 - 1     - 1551

Sri Lanka’s Palitha Bandara won Silver in the Men’s Discus Throw F42-44/61-64 Para Athletics event at the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games on Thursday morning.

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Yupun Abeykoon wins Commonwealth Games bronze

04 Aug 2022 - 14     - 4965

Sri Lankan sprinter Yupun Abeykoon won Bronze in the Men’s 100m at the Commonwealth Games on Wednesday, clocking a time of 10.14 secs.

Another athlete goes missing at Commonwealth Games

03 Aug 2022 - 6     - 7688

A third individual who was a part of Sri Lanka’s contingent at the 22nd Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England has gone missing, team management said today (3).

Yupun Abeykoon qualifies for CWG semis, fastest in 100m heats

02 Aug 2022 - 4     - 3596

Sri Lankan sprinter Yupun Abeykoon produced an excellent performance to win Heat 6 of the Men’s 100m event at the 22nd Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England today.

Two Lankans go missing from Commonwealth Games

02 Aug 2022 - 11     - 10640

A Sri Lankan athlete and a senior official have gone missing after the fifth day’s events of the 22nd Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England on Tuesday.

Leaky Defense Hurt Tuskers in Birmingham

02 Aug 2022 - 0     - 257

Sri Lanka 7’s rugby team were only able to secure a sole victory during the Commonwealth Games 2022 in Birmingham, England.

St. Joseph’s through with convincing win

02 Aug 2022 - 0     - 322

St. Joseph’s College cruised through to the second round of the Dialog Schools Rugby League tournament with a convincing 35 points to 20 win over St. Anthony’s College in their final league encounter played at Havelock Park yesterday.

Players hospitalised after ugly scenes at schools friendly

01 Aug 2022 - 1     - 8254

Five Under-19 hockey players of S. Thomas’ College, Mt. Lavinia were sent to hospital for treatment, with at least one having to be admitted, after a group of individuals physically assaulted the team at the conclusion of a friendly match contested with Ananda College, Colombo, yesterday, at the Astro Turf field in Colombo 7.

Yupun and Gayanthika to compete in Birmingham tomorrow

01 Aug 2022 - 0     - 720

Sri Lankan athletes Yupun Abeykoon and Gayanthika Abeyrathna will make their first appearance at the 22nd Commonwealth Games when the track and field events get underway at the Alexander Stadium in Birmingham, England tomorrow.

Fairfirst Insurance beat Maliban Biscuits in a thriller

01 Aug 2022 - 0     - 187

A fighting run-a-ball, 75-run partnership for the seventh wicket between Anuk Fernando and Koshan Abeywickrama guided Fairfirst Insurance to a heart stopping two-wicket win over Maliban Biscuit Manufacturers in the final of the National Development Bank (NDB) sponsored – MCA Premier League 50-over League Tournament 2022, concluded at the MCA Grounds, on Saturday (30). Match Referee, Sena Nandiweera named Anuk Fernando from Fairfirst Insurance as

Sri Lanka Men finish 14th in Rugby Sevens

01 Aug 2022 - 1     - 269

The Sri Lanka Men’s Rugby Sevens team settled for the 14th out of 16 teams at the Commonwealth Games, on Sunday.

Sri Lanka down Zambia in Men’s Rugby Sevens

01 Aug 2022 - 0     - 373

The Sri Lanka Men’s Seven-A-Side Rugby Team produced their best performance to beat Zambia 27-14 in the semi-finals for the 13th place at the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England yesterday.

Akalanka sets national record in Birmingham

01 Aug 2022 - 0     - 154

Sri Lanka’s Akalanka Peiris established a new national record while competing in the Men’s 50m backstroke at the 22nd Commonwealth Games swimming competition in Birmingham, England yesterday.

Weightlifter Dilanka elated after securing Bronze in Birmingham

01 Aug 2022 - 0     - 202

Weightlifter Dilanka Isuru Kumara yesterday said that he is proud to have won Sri Lanka’s first medal at the 22nd Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England.

Sportsmen are bigger than politicians – Subramaniam

01 Aug 2022 - 0     - 180

President of the National Olympic Committee of Sri Lanka (NOCSL) Suresh Subramaniam said that he has treated all sports federations equally and now it is up to those athletes to showcase their talent in their respective sports disciplines.

Isuru Kumara wins Bronze for Sri Lanka at CCWG 2022

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Weightlifter Isuru Kumara won Sri Lanka’s first medal at the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games, in the Men’s 55kg category.

Sri Lanka Sevens teams lose opening matches at CGW 2022

30 Jul 2022 - 0     - 331

Sri Lanka’s Men’s and Women’s Rugby Sevens teams suffered heavy defeats in their opening matches at the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games on Friday.

Updates: Sri Lanka at Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games - Day One

29 Jul 2022 - 0     - 474

Follow updates of Sri Lanka’s athletes at the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games

SL to face NZ, England in Commonwealth Games Rugby opener

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The Sri Lanka Men’s Team will face New Zealand while the Women’s Team will be up against England in their opening matches of the 2022 Commonwealth Games Seven-A-Side Rugby Tournament, which begins at the Coventry Stadium in Birmingham, England on Friday (29).

Jayasuriya, Mendis bowl Sri Lanka to improbable win

28 Jul 2022 - 1     - 2500

For all the fears that their delayed declaration on day four may not have left them enough time to bowl out Pakistan on the final day of the second Test, Sri Lanka needed just half a day to complete a series-leveling 246-run win, with Prabath Jayasuriya and Ramesh Mendis sharing the spoils.

Queen will miss Commonwealth Games opening ceremony

28 Jul 2022 - 0     - 290

The Queen will not be attending the 22nd Commonwealth Games opening ceremony in Birmingham, England today, Buckingham Palace confirmed yesterday.

Has SLC fallen for Bully-boy Tactics Again?

28 Jul 2022 - 0     - 430

Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) has had its fair share of public disputes with players over the years, but in the recent past, the players have come out victorious courtesy of bully-boy tactics.

Five in Sri Lanka’s CWG contingent test positive for Covid-19

28 Jul 2022 - 1     - 1488

Five individuals in Sri Lanka’s Commonwealth Games 2022 contingent have tested positive for Covid-19 after arriving in Birmingham, United Kingdom.