Royal take big first innings lead, 33/2 in second innings

S. Thomas’ College were bowled out for 153 in their first innings of the 144th Battle of the Blues, with Royal College carrying forward a 173-run lead.

Royal tightened grip, S. Thomas 140/6

Royal College tightened their grip on the 144th Battle of the Blues with two wickets after lunch, leaving S. Thomas’ on for 6 after 45 overs, still 186 runs adrift.

Royal take four wickets, S. Thomas still 231 runs behind

Royal College took a firm grip on the 144th Batlle of the Blues against S. Thomas’ College, picking up four Thomian wickets in the first session of the second day at the SSC grounds.

Royal College declare overnight, take early wicket

Royal College opted to declare their first innings in the 144th Battle of the Blues encounter against S. Thomas’ College on their overnight score of 326 for 8, before taking a wicket to edge the early exchanges on day two.

Dasis, Ramiru slam tons, establish new fifth-wicket record

Dasis Manchanayake and Ramiru Perera slammed tons as the pair came to the rescue of Royal College and in the process established a new all-time fifth-wicket record on day one of the 144th Battle of the Blues against traditional rivals S. Thomas’ played at the SSC ground.

Royal pile on the runs as Thomians strike back

S. Thomas’ College struck back with three wickets, but Royal College continued to pile on the runs on the first day of the 144th Battle of the Blues at the SSC grounds.

Manchanayake scores stunning century, Royal wrest away control from Thomians

Dasis Manchanayake became the first Royal College captain in 27 years to score a century at a Royal-Thomian encounter, as he continued to frustrate the S. Thomas’ College bowlers on the first day of the 144th Battle of the Blues.

Manchanayake, Perera frustrate Thomians, Royal 186/4 at tea

Royal College stormed back into the 144th Battle of the Blues encounter reaching the day one tea break on 189 for 4, with S. Thomas’ College going wicketless in the second session of play.

Manchanayake fashions a Royal fightback

An excellent, fighting half-century from Dasis Manchanayake ensured Royal College clawed their way back into the 144th Battle of the Blues against S. Thomas’ College - the Royalists on 128/4 after 32 overs.

S. Thomas’ in control, Royal College 83/4 at lunch

S. Thomas’ College took control of the 144th Battle of the Blues encounter against Royal College, accounting for four wickets in first session of play which concluded a short while ago.

Slow but steady recovery for Royal College

Ovina Ambanpola and Dasis Manchanayake made slow but steady progress in staging a recovery with an unbroken 29-run partnership after Royal College were reduced to 19/3 earlier in the first session of the 144th Battle of the Blues encounter at the SSC grounds.

Royal College 34/3 after 10 overs

S. Thomas’ College made a further breakthrough in the first hour of play at the 144th Battle of the Blues encounter against Royal College.

Thomians make early breakthroughs, Royal 14/2

S. Thomas’ College took the early initiative in the 144th Battle of the Blues, dismissing both Royal College openers with just 12 runs on the board.

S. Thomas’ win the toss, opt to field

S. Thomas’ College captain Romesh Mendis won the toss and opted to field in the 144th Royal-Thomian encounter that began at the SSC Grounds a short while ago.

Under 19 School Cricket

Vidyartha College scored an innings and 87 runs win over Kingswood College in their inter-school Under 19 cricket encounter which concluded at the Army ground in Boyagane today.

Courageous Royal face Thomian juggernaut

It’s celebration time again for the young and old boys of the two top cricket playing schools Royal College and S. Thomas’ College as they converge when their young cricketers battle it out in the 144th Battle of the Blues big match for the D. S. Senanayake Memorial Trophy over the next three days, beginning tomorrow, at the SSC ground.

Wesley, St. Benedict’s look for first outright win

The 3rd encounter between Wesley College Colombo and St. Benedict’s College Colombo for the James Cartman Trophy will be played on March 17 and 18 at the P. Sara Stadium.

Sri Lanka Open to tee off on May 28

The Professional Golf Tournament organized by Sri Lanka Golf (SLG) featuring some top-class overseas golfers will take place from May 28 to June 2 at the Royal Colombo Golf Course (RCGC) in Borella.

New Zealand win first Test in last-ball thriller, Sri Lanka miss out on WTC final

Sri Lanka were eliminated from contention for the World Test Championship final after New Zealand fashioned a remarkable win in the first Test in Christchurch today.

Mitchell and Tickner lead New Zealand fightback against Sri Lanka

A stubborn century from Daryl Mitchell, a blazing 72 from Matt Henry and three wickets to Blair Tickner swung the momentum New Zealand’s way in the first Test against Sri Lanka on Saturday.

New Zealand fight back, take 18-run first innings lead

New Zealand were all out for 373 to lead Sri Lanka by 18 runs on the first innings on day three of the first Test in Christchurch on Saturday, on the back of Daryl Mitchell’s century and a stunning counter-attack from Matt Henry.

LPL season 4 likely to be played in July-August

Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) are targeting the months of July and August to conduct the fourth season of the Lanka Premier League (LPL), with the intent of that period becoming the permanent window for the tournament moving forward.

Sri Lanka in control of first Test, New Zealand on 162 for 5

Sri Lanka were rewarded for a day of disciplined bowling, chipping away at the New Zealand batting and leaving the hosts 193 runs in the red with five first innings wickets in hand at the Hagley Oval today.

Sri Lanka all-rounder Wanindu Hasaranga starts a new innings

Sri Lankan cricketer Wanindu Hasaranga tied the knot at Water’s Edge Hotel, starting a new innings in his life on Thursday.

St. Joseph’s, Mahinda book berth to semis

St. Joseph’s College Colombo in the Tier ‘A’s segment and Mahinda College Galle in the Tier ‘B’ segment booked their places in the semi-finals of the Under 19 inter-school cricket tournament when they recorded first innings wins against Wesley College and Isipathana College in the quarter-final encounters concluded at Darley Road and Colts today.

84th Annual 2-mile Sea Swim

The 84th annual 2-mile sea swim was held on Saturday (March 5) in Mount Lavinia.

Trinity rout Royal to record unprecedented wins

Trinity College Kandy achieved an unprecedented double win over Royal College Colombo, recording a six wicket win and qualifying for the semi-final of the Under 19 Inter-School Tier 1 school cricket tournament at the Asgiriya Stadium in Kandy.

Mendis scores half-century, Sri Lanka on 305 for 6 at stumps on day one

Kusal Mendis scored the fastest fifty by an overseas player in a Test in New Zealand setting up Sri Lanka for a productive opening day in their first Test against New Zealand.

School over country?

Three junior cricketers, who are part of the national Under 19 squad scheduled to travel to the United Arab Emirates for a tri-nation tournament next week, have been given permission to join the team late owing to their involvement in their respective school big matches.

Gothami Balika College Col. 10 conducts indoor annual sports meet

The Gothami Balika College Colombo 10 recently conducted its indoor sports festival at the Sugathadasa Stadium recently. Major Hiruni Wimalaratne, an alumnus of the Sri Lanka Army, was the guest of honour at the ceremony.