Marching Royal face Thomain road block hurdle

S. Thomas’ College Mount Lavinia are expected to go all out against arch rivals Royal College who are aiming for a third successive win at their Orville Abeynaike trophy hockey match today (Saturday) at the Colombo International

Asia Cup: Sri Lanka beat Afghanistan to cement Super Four spot

Sri Lanka secured qualification to the Super Four of the Asia Cup with a hard-fought victory over Afghanistan in Abu Dhabi last night, but the triumph was steeped in sorrow.

Algama pockets the Gold at Kandy’s junior golf

The Regional Junior Golf Championship 2025 sponsored by Prima Sunrise Bread and Bakery concluded at the Victoria Golf Resort in Rajawella producing some outstanding and exciting performances across all junior divisions.

Bangladesh Crushes Nepal 4-0 in SAFF U-17 Boys Group ’A’ Match

Bangladesh secured a commanding 4-0 victory over Nepal in a Group ‘A’ match of the South Asian Football Federation (SAFF) Cup Under-17 Boys Tournament 2025, held at the Race Course Grounds in Colombo yesterday.

Dunith Wellalage’s father passes away during Asia Cup match

Suranga Wellalage, father of Sri Lankan all-rounder Dunith Wellalage, passed away in Colombo after suffering a cardiac arrest. On the same day his father died, Dunith took the field for Sri Lanka in their Asia Cup encounter against Afghanistan.

Rumesh Tharanga secures historic seventh place at World Athletics

Sri Lanka’s number one javelin thrower, Rumesh Tharanga, finished seventh among the 12 athletes who competed in the men’s final at the 20th IAAF World Athletics Championship in Tokyo, Japan yesterday.

Rumesh Tharanga Qualifies for Javelin Throw Finals at World Athletics Championship

Sri Lanka’s number one men’s javelin thrower, Rumesh Tharanga, qualified yesterday (17) for the men’s javelin throw finals of the 20th IAAF World Athletics Championship Tokyo 2025, currently taking place in Tokyo from September 13 to 21.

Sri Lanka on the edge

Sri Lanka may be sitting pretty at the top of Group B with four points, but their place in the Super Four of the Asia Cup is far from secure.

Sri Lanka confident despite time limit ahead of Asian Sevens

Sri Lanka’s head coach, Shamli Nawas, acknowledged that preparations for the Asia Rugby Sevens first leg in China were limited, but expressed confidence in his young side’s readiness.

Algama storms ahead at Kandy junior golf

The second day of the Kandy Regional Junior Open Golf Championship 2025 at the Victoria Golf Resort produced thrilling battles across all divisions as young golfers displayed both skill and composure as the leaderboard began to take shape.

‘Fixing Sri Lanka Rugby’

Sri Lanka Rugby (SLR) is set for a decisive election on October 8, with nominations now officially closed.

Mahesh Weerasinghe Sri Lanka U-19 girls’ coach

Mahesh Weerasinghe has been appointed as the head coach of the Sri Lanka U-19 girls’ team for the forthcoming five T20 and one ODI series scheduled to get underway on September 20 at the Rangiri Dambulla Stadium.

Thomians outsmart Wesley for maiden hockey titles

S. Thomas’ College Mount Lavinia achieved a remarkable double by winning both the Under 16 and Under 20 matches in the inaugural Wesley-Thomian Hockey Encounter 2025 at the Read Avenue Hockey Turf in Colombo.

Thurstan Millennium Legends beat Isipathana Legends

Nisal Gamage playing an entertaining innings scoring a century including nine fours and three sixes in 105 balls and Chamith Aravinda also playing a star studded knock scoring a half century including six fours in 55 balls and bagging three wickets, steered Thurstan Millennium Legends to beat Isipathana Millennium Legends by seven wickets, in their second Millennium Legends encounter at the Thurstan College ground last Saturday.

Patchy, shaky Sri Lanka thrive on luck

Sri Lanka’s Asia Cup journey is already showing a familiar pattern of inconsistency. Their clinical victory over Bangladesh last Saturday had fans excited about a genuine title defence. Yet, on Monday against Hong Kong China,

World Athletic Championship Javelin throwers Sumeda and Rumesh line up today

Sri Lanka’s javelin heroes, Sumeda Ranasingha and Rumesh Tharanga, are set to compete today in the Group ‘A’ and ‘B’ qualification rounds at the 20th World Athletic Championships in Tokyo, Japan.

Salt aiming for greater taste

Phil Salt has set his sights on becoming the “best in the world” as a T20 opener after smashing a record-breaking century in England’s 146-run victory over South Africa.

Outstation girls pack Sri Lanka U-19 squad against Aussies

Manudi Nanayakkara of Princess of Wales College, Moratuwa have been selected to lead the Sri Lanka Under 19 girls team at the forthcoming T20 and Youth ODI series against the Australia U-19 scheduled to be played from next

Sri Lanka U-19 win big but Windies take series 4-3 Kavija’s allround help Sri Lanka U19

West Indies Under-19 won the seven-match ODI series 4-3 but not before an all-round performance from Kavija Gamage helped Sri Lanka U-19 to end their campaign on a winning note as he guided the side to a 130 runs win in

Under-19 cricket St Peter’s prevail in a thriller

St Peter’s College prevailed with a thrilling two-run win on the DLS method over S. Thomas’ College in a low scoring match of the Under 19 inter-school limited overs cricket tournament emncounter played at Bambalapitiya yesterday.

Sparks fly on first day at Kandy golf

The opening day of the Kandy Regional Junior Open Golf Championship 2025 at the Victoria Golf Resort (VGR) in Rajawella showed some brilliant golfing talent across all junior divisions.

India and Pakistan Record Victories in SAFF U-17 Boys’ Preliminary Round

Defending champion India and Pakistan secured convincing victories yesterday in the preliminary round of the South Asian Football Federation (SAFF) Under 17 Boys Tournament 2025.

Matale Thomians win

St. Thomas’ College, Matale scored an easy six wicket win over Galahatiyawa Central in their Under 19 Inter school limited overs cricket encounter in Matale.

Havelock’s FLYHISPORTS rugby academy catches them young

FLYHISPORTS Rugby Academy, Sri Lanka’s first internationally collaborated rugby institution, founded and led by Cedric Anthony, marked its first anniversary on July 6, 2025 after bringing together over 950 budding players at a

President’s girls and St. Thomas’ boys best at hockey

Boys’ school St. Thomas’ College, Matale and girls’ school President’s Balika Vidyalaya, Nawala won the hockey segment at the 2025 All-Island School Games organized by the Ministry of Education, featuring school teams from all

Maliban, MAS Casualine crowned Mercantile volleyball champs

Maliban Sports Club and MAS Casualine Sports Club ended as the men’s and women’s champions respectively at the 2025 Mercantile Volleyball Super League Tournament which concluded at the Albert F. Peiris Indoor Stadium in

Rajans beat Dharmaloka

Dharmaraja College scored a three wicket win over Sri Dharmaloka College Kelaniya in their Under 19 inter schools limited overs cricket encounter at the Army ground in Ambepussa.

Nissanka fifty

Sri Lanka were made to work much harder than they would have liked before sealing a nervy four-wicket win over Hong Kong China in their second Asia Cup match at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium last night.

Royal beat Kingswood ending six-year wait

Royal College produced a superb all-round performance to beat Kingswood College 3–0 and reclaim the prestigious Lennie de Silva Trophy after a six-year wait, in their annual hockey encounter played at the Peradeniya University Ground last Sunday.

Sri Lankan seniors win silver

Sri Lanka enjoyed a historic outing at the BWF World Senior Championships 2025, clinching three silver medals at the prestigious tournament held at the Eastern National Sports Training Centre in Pattaya, Thailand.