CH in hard-fought win over Army SC

01 Mar 2024 - 0     - 77

CH and FC secured their semi-final spot of the Clifford Cup Knock-Out Rugby Tournament when they beat Army Sports Club by 35 points (five tries, one penalty try and one penalty) to 27 points (four tries, two conversions and one penalty) in the third quarter-final encounter played at Longden Place.

Havelock SC thrash Navy SC 55-5

29 Feb 2024 - 0     - 67

Havelock SC cruised to a resounding 55-5 victory over Navy SC in their Clifford Cup Knock-Out Rugby Tournament second quarter-final match played Havelock Park.

Police edge past Airmen 29-27 in thriller

28 Feb 2024 - 0     - 55

Police SC edged out Air Force SC 29-27 in the Clifford Cup Knock-Out Rugby Tournament first quarter-final encounter played at Longden Place.

Pathum Nissanka ruled out of Bangladesh T20Is

28 Feb 2024 - 0     - 350

Pathum Nissanka will miss Sri Lanka’s upcoming T20I series in Bangladesh due to the hamstring injury that he sustained during the home series against Afghanistan.

Pathum Nissanka felicitated

26 Feb 2024 - 0     - 373

Sri Lankan opener Pathum Nissanka, an alumnus of Isipathana College, was honored for his remarkable achievement as the first double centurion in Sri Lanka on the final day of the 61st Battle of the Brothers.

Thurstan, Isipathana - a tame draw

26 Feb 2024 - 0     - 231

The 61st Battle of the Brothers between traditional rivals Thurstan and Isipathana ended in a tame draw at the SSC ground. The highlights of the match were an all-round performance by Thurstan skipper Vihas Thewmika, who made a top score of 77 and bagged six scalps, and a knock of 102 by Tharushka Ashel for Isipathana.

Galle Cricket Carnival finale kicks off

26 Feb 2024 - 0     - 148

The Galle Cricket Carnival reached its pinnacle on Sunday (25) as the final tournament commenced at the Baddegama Kumme Stadium, graced by the presence of former Sri Lankan cricket legend, Sanath Jayasuriya.

Mevan spins Bens back into the game

24 Feb 2024 - 0     - 34

St. Benedict’s College, after being restricted for 150 runs, hit back strongly as left-arm spinner Mevan Dissanayake bagged five scalps to put them back in the game in their fourth annual cricket encounter for the James Cartman Memorial Trophy played at the P. Sara Oval in Colombo.

Billy Jean King Cup/Junior Davis Cup Tennis Tournament

Sri Lanka Juniors Qualify to Quarters

21 Feb 2024 - 0     - 170

The Sri Lanka junior girls’ and boy’s qualified to the quarter finals of Billy Jean King Cup for girls’ and the Junior Davis Cup for boy’s when they came out victorious against Maldives and Iraq in their second match of the tournament played at the SLTA tennis courts in Greenpath, Colombo.

Hasaranga rises in T20I Rankings

21 Feb 2024 - 0     - 304

Sri Lanka T20I Skipper Wanindu Hasaranga has grabbed the second position in both the bowling and all-rounders’ list in the ICC Rankings after Sri Lanka won the first two T20Is against Afghanistan.

Dialog powers Royal-Thomian for 19th time

21 Feb 2024 - 0     - 241

Dialog Axiata PLC has extended corporate backing for the 19th year as official sponsor of the country’s blue ribbon cricket encounter, the 145th Battle of the Blues Big Match between the traditional rivals Royal College and S. Thomas’ College - played for the prestigious Rt. Hon. D. S. Senanayake Memorial Shield on March 7, 8 and 9 at the SSC Grounds in Maitland Place.

Wanindu Hasaranga joins elite T20I list

20 Feb 2024 - 0     - 102

Sri Lankan spin sensation Wanindu Hasaranga became just the second Sri Lankan to take 100 T20I wickets during the second match of the three-match series against Afghanistan at the Rangiri Dambulla Stadium on Monday.

Samarawickrama, Mathews guide Sri Lanka to take series lead

20 Feb 2024 - 1     - 119

Sadeera Samarawickrama and Angelo Mathews together laid the foundation for a resounding 72-run win for Sri Lanka against Afghanistan in the second T20 played at the Rangiri Dambulla Stadium yesterday which enabled the host side to take a 2-0 lead in the three-match series.

Unbeaten CR & FC end 26-year league drought

19 Feb 2024 - 0     - 105

CR & FC ended a 26-year league drought when they claimed the Inter Club Rugby League 2023/24, going unbeaten the whole season, as an inspired second-half performance saw them beat defending champions Kandy SC 33-25 at Longdon Place in front of a packed house.

CR continues winning streak

12 Feb 2024 - 0     - 33

CR & FC continued their winning streak and, in the process, got closer to lifting the title when they pulled off a comfortable 32-12 win over CH & FC in the second-round match of the Nippon Paint Rugby League tournament played at the Racecourse Ground.

Australia Under-19s emulate their seniors by beating India in World Cup final

12 Feb 2024 - 2     - 938

Australian dominance of major cricket events continued on Sunday when they beat India by 79 runs in the Under-19 World Cup final at Willowmoore Park in South Africa.

Nissanka punish Afghan bowlers with epic 210

09 Feb 2024 - 0     - 197

Pathum Nissanka created history on Friday, becoming the first Sri Lankan to score a double century in ODIs.

Paris Olympics medals to contain 'piece of Eiffel Tower'

08 Feb 2024 - 0     - 915

The medals awarded at this year’s Paris Olympics and Paralympics will feature a hexagon-shaped piece of iron taken from the original Eiffel Tower in their centre, organisers said as they unveiled the design on Thursday.

Sports Minister greenlights Sri Lanka’s ODI squad for Afghanistan series

08 Feb 2024 - 6     - 1460

Minister of Sports and Youth Affairs Harin Fernando has approved the 16-member squad selected by the Sri Lanka Cricket Selection Committee to participate in the ODI series against Afghanistan.

Under 19 World Cup 2024

Record books re-written as Maphaka concludes Under 19 World Cup campaign

07 Feb 2024 - 0     - 212

The South Africa pacer claimed one tournament record as he finished the Under 19 World Cup with 21 wickets at an average of just 9.71.

Prabath, Asitha help Sri Lanka coast to comfortable win

05 Feb 2024 - 4     - 1169

Sri Lanka won by 10 wickets in their one-off Test against Afghanistan at SSC Stadium in Colombo today.

Afghanistan name ODI squad for Sri Lanka series

05 Feb 2024 - 0     - 133

Afghanistan have named a 15-member squad with four reserve players for the ODI leg of the Sri Lanka tour.

Ibrahim Zadran leads Afghanistan’s fight back

04 Feb 2024 - 0     - 51

The third day’s proceedings of the one-off Test between Sri Lanka and Afghanistan played at the SSC ground belonged to Afghanistan, with their bowlers dominating early in the day and then their batsmen having things under control for almost two and a half sessions of play.

FSL promote 14 officials as FIFA Referees

03 Feb 2024 - 0     - 407

A total of 14 Sri Lankan referees were promoted by Football Sri Lanka (FSL) to officiate in international football matches under the direction of FIFA.

Felitsata, Suresh emerge ITF Tennis champs

02 Feb 2024 - 0     - 85

Felitsata Dorofeevu-Rybas of Russia and Kevin Suresh of India emerged Girls’ and Boys’ champions respectively of the ITF Junior Circuit Week-2 Tennis Tournament continued at the SLTA Courts in Green Path, Colombo.

Vishwa, Prabath, Asitha wreck Afghanistan

02 Feb 2024 - 1     - 1047

Sri Lanka ended in a strong position at 80 for no loss with openers Nishan Madushka unbeaten on 36 and Dimuth Karunaratne on 42 on the opening day of the one-off Test match against Afghanistan at the SSC Grounds in Maitland Place.

Sri Lanka defeated Namibia by 77 runs in Kimberley

24 Jan 2024 - 4     - 1349

In the 12th match of the ICC Under-19 World Cup at Diamond Oval in Kimberley, Sri Lanka secured a commanding 77-run victory over Namibia, showcasing a blend of robust batting and incisive bowling.

Sri Lankan trio book berths to semis

24 Jan 2024 - 0     - 161

Three Sri Lankans Dinara de Silva in the girls category along with Vichinthya Nilaweera and Methwan Wijemanne in the boy’s category made their way to book semi- final berths of the ongoing ITF Junior Circuit Week1 tennis tournament by coming out victorious in the quarter-final encounters played at the SLTA tennis courts in Greenpath, Colombo.

Chamari Athapaththu

Chamari to lead Women’s ODI and T20I Team of the year

24 Jan 2024 - 0     - 175

Sri Lanka’s leading female cricketer – Chamari Athapaththu has been named as the captain of the ICC’s Women’s ODI Team of the year.

Suryakumar to lead ICC Men’s T20I team of the year, 4 Indians Included

22 Jan 2024 - 0     - 238

Suryakumar Yadav is among the 4 Indians in the ICC T20I of 2023 and has been appointed captain.