Antonians in strong position

Winning the toss on a flat batting wicket the home team, the Antonians, piled up a huge 298 for eight in their 102nd Battle of the Blues encounter against Trinity College which commenced at Katugastota today (8).

Joes outclass Antonians

St Joseph’s College, Colombo continued their winning streak in the Under-19 Singer League 2019, when they outclassed St. Anthony’s College, Katugastota by 38 points (five tries, five conversions, one penalty) to five points (one try) win at the Nittawela Rugby Stadium today (8).

Kalana, Umayanga shine, Thomians in box seat

The end of the second day’s play of the 140th Battle of the Blues saw S. Thomas’ College guided by Kalana Perera and Umayanga Suwaris, taking the upper hand against traditional rivals Royal College, at the SSC ground.

Science, Zahira look for first win

Science College, Mount Lavinia and Zahira College will look to register their first victory this season when they clash in their Under-19 Inter-Schools League Rugby Tournament fixture at Mount Lavinia tomorrow (9).

Trinity holds the edge against Antonians

Trinity College led by Pubudu Bandara will meet St. Anthony’s College led by Theeksha Gunasinghe in their 102nd Kandy ’Battle of the Blues’ encounter at Katugastota on March 8 and 9, 2019.

Dinoshan’s 98 rescues St. John’s

Theivendram Dinoshan hit a splendid 98 to rescue St. John’s College, Jaffna on day one of the 113th Battle of the North Big Match against Jaffna Central which commenced at the Central Grounds in Jaffna.

Pacie Kalana rips through Royal batting

S. Thomas’ College left-arm paceman Kalana Perera ripped through the Royal College batting for just 158 runs in their first innings on day one of the 140th Battle of the Blues Big Match which began at the SSC Grounds in Maitland Place

Thomians face tough Royal Challenge to end win-drought

The 140th ‘Battle of the Blues’ encounter will get underway today at the SSC grounds, with S. Thomas’ holding a slight edge over their traditional rivals Royal College.

Jaffna Central look for repeat, St. John’s out for revenge

Two of the oldest schools in the country will battle each other in their annual big match scheduled to be played over three days at the Jaffna Central Ground.

Thomians to build on Petes win

S. Thomas’ College would look to build on their opening day heroics against St. Peter’s College in what turned out to be an absolutely thrilling game of inter-school rugby on Thursday (February 28).

Lakshitha, Chamindu shine as Battle of the Maroons ends in draw

Nalanda College Skipper Lakshitha Rasanjana and Chamindu Wijesinhe shone on day two in their drawn 90th Battle of the Maroons Inter-School Big Match against the traditional rivals Ananda College which concluded at the SSC Grounds in Maitland Place yesterday (3).

Heartbreak for Havies as Kandy clinch league

Havelock Sports Club were denied what could have been their first Dialog Inter-Club League Rugby title in nearly six years as the defending champions Kandy Sports Club held on to a 21 points (two tries, one conversion and three penalties) to 19 points (three tries and two conversions) victory in the deciding Super Round match played at Havelock Park today (3).

CR edge-out CH 38-33 in a thriller

CR and FC edged-out their traditional-rivals CH and FC 38-33 in their Dialog Inter-Club League Rugby Tournament Super Round encounter worked off under lights at the Racecourse Grounds in Reid Avenue on Satrurday (2).

Trinity in hard-fought win over Zahira

Trinity College began the new Inter-Schools rugby season with a hard-fought 22-11 victory over Zahira College in their Singer Under-19 Division One League Tournament Segment IIA fixture worked off at Maradana on Saturday.

Joe-Pete ends in a high scoring draw

Dineth Jayakody and Dilesh Perera helped St. Joseph’s College end day one in a strong position in their 85th Battle of the Saints Inter-School Big Match against the traditional rivals St. Peter’s College which began at the P. Sara Oval in Colombo today (1).

Navy gun down Air Force at Welisara

Navy Sports Club brought an end to their Dialog Inter-Club League Rugby Tournament campaign on a high note when they overpowered a lacklustre Air Force Sports Club unit by 41 points to 21 points in their Super Round fixture played at Welisara today (1).

CR-CH clash should be a thriller

A rousing game is on the cards when CR and FC take on the traditional rivals CH and FC in their Dialog Inter-Club League Rugby Tournament Super Round fixture at the Racecourse Grounds in Reid Avenue tomorrow (2). The kick-off is at 4.00 p.m.

Nalanda aiming to break six-decade plus jinx

Two of Sri Lanka’s leading Buddhist institutions Ananda College and Nalanda College, will come out again when they clash for the 90th time in the annual ‘Battle of the Maroons’ Big Match encounter for the Sujeewa Kamalsooriya Memorial Trophy to be played on March 2 and 3 at the SSC grounds from 9.30 am.

Eagles eyeing early improvement

St. Anthony’s College, Katugastota will be determined to avoid last season’s horror show in the Cup Championship, when they were relegated to the Plate segment.

Survival key for Maliyadeva

Maliyadeva College, Kurunegala who were promoted to Division ‘A’ will be eager to survive in the top division during the course of this season, according to their head coach Ananda Kasthuriarachchi.

St. Joseph’s prevail with close win

The Josephians having taken a 15-9 lead at the breather made up their points through a goal, two tries and a penalty against a try and three penalties scored by Science College.

Thomians shock Petes 20-19 to settle thriller

St. Peter’s College Inter-Schools Under-19 League Rugby Tournament campaign began with a shocker as a second half onslaught from S. Thomas’ College handed the Petes a 19 points (three tries, two conversions) to 20 points (two tries, two conversions, two penalties) defeat in their curtain raiser match played at Mount Lavinia yesterday (28).

Moors clinch T20 title in last-ball thriller

Moors Sports Club clinched the Inter-Club Premier T20 title with a thrilling one-wicket win against the defending champions NCC in the final played at the P. Sara Ovalin Colombo today (27).

Joes look for a winning start

St. Joseph’s College will look for a winning start when they confront Science College, Mount Lavinia in their Under-19 Inter-Schools Rugby Tournament opening fixture at Longden Place tomorrow (28).

Petes hold edge amid off-field saga

St. Peter’s College will hold edge over S. Thomas’ College in their Inter-School League Rugby Tournament opening match at Mount Lavinia tomorrow (28).

NOCSL launches revamped website

The National Olympic Committee of Sri Lanka (NOCSL) launched its revamped website at the NOCSL Auditorium in Colombo today (27).

Himasha shatters SL record in trials

National and South Asian sprint champion Himasha Eshan set up a new Sri Lanka record on the second day of the athletics first selection trials 2019 worked off at the Sugathadasa Stadium in Colombo yesterday (24).

Kandy prevails over CH at Nittawela

Kandy Sports Club put up a brave effort in front of their home fans when they defeated CH and FC by 31 points (four goals and one penalty) to 13 points (one goal, one penalty and one drop goal) in their Dialog Inter-Club League Rugby Tournament Super Round fixture worked off at the Nittawela Stadium yesterday (24).

Cops sink sorry Sailors 34-30

Police Sports Club put more misery to what has been a horrific season for Navy Sports Club as they handed them a 34 points (five tries, three conversions and one penalty) to 30 points (four tries, two conversions and two penalties) defeat in their Dialog Inter-Club League Rugby Tournament Super Round fixture played at Police Park yesterday (24).

Tim Ballintine and Ling Er Choo dazzle in Colombo triathlon

Tim Ballintine of Australia and Ling Er Choo of Singapore were crowned winners of the Male and Female Solo events respectively at the So Sri Lanka IRONMAN 70.3 Colombo 2019 held at the Galle Face Green premises yesterday (24).