Dialog Schools Rugby Knockout: S. Thomas’ fight back to record 31-24 win

S. Thomas’, after undergoing some anxious moments in the first half and conceding a lead to Sri Sumangala Kandy, fought back in the second half to record a 31-24 win in the pre-quarterfinal encounter of the Dialog Schools Rugby Knockout tournament played at Havelock Park yesterday.

Serandib SC beat Saunders 3–1 as Java Lane and Solid share points

Serandib SC Mawanella recorded a comfortable 3–1 victory over Saunders SC Colombo in the FFSL Champions League Super Eight Round seventh-week match played last Saturday.

NOCSL to hold AGM and elections on April 25

The National Olympic Committee of Sri Lanka (NOCSL) has decided to hold its Annual General Meeting (AGM) and elections for the 2025–2029 term on April 25 at 4.30 p.m. Olympic House auditorium.

Sysco LABS colleagues take on IRONMAN 70.3 Colombo Endurance Challenge

Thirteen Sysco LABS colleagues recently competed at IRONMAN 70.3 Colombo 2026 - one of the world’s most demanding endurance challenges. The Sysco LABS contingent included one solo competitor and four relay teams, with all teams successfully completing the race within the official 7 hour 20 minute cut-off time.

F1 cancels Bahrain & Saudi Arabia Grand Prix

The Bahrain and Saudi Arabian Grand Prix weekends in April have been cancelled as a result of the war in the Middle East.

Lyceum Wattala unveils upgraded synthetic track

Lyceum International School, Wattala, marked the grand opening of its newly redeveloped synthetic athletics track, reinforcing the school’s long-standing commitment to nurturing young athletes alongside a world-class educational experience.

South Africa tear through New Zealand to win first T20

A new-look South Africa scythed through New Zealand’s batting lineup to comfortably win yesterday’s first Twenty20 international by seven wickets, with 20 balls to spare.

Tebuwana wins RCGC Captains Cup

The Captain’s Cup 2025 concluded with an exciting display of competitive golf, bringing together some of the finest golfers to battle for top honours over two days of play. The tournament produced impressive performances across several divisions, highlighting both consistency and skill on the course.

Pakistan’s Agha reprimanded after controversial run out

Pakistan batter Salman Ali Agha has been given an official reprimand for his furious reaction to being run out in Friday’s one-day international victory over Bangladesh in Dhaka.

Emotional Antonelli wins: maiden grand prix with Mercedes 1-2 in China

An emotional Kimi Antonelli won a grand prix for the first time yesterday in China ahead of Mercedes teammate George Russell and Lewis Hamilton, who made his maiden podium for Ferrari.

Six Nations: France take title with thrilling last-gasp win over England

England came thrillingly close to derailing France’s Six Nations party in Paris, only for Thomas Ramos to land a long-range penalty with the clock in the red to clinch an extraordinary 48-46 win and the title.

Title race not over, insists Man City boss Guardiola

Pep Guardiola insisted the Premier League title race is not over despite a damaging 1-1 draw at West Ham that left Manchester City trailing nine points behind leaders Arsenal on Saturday.

Medvedev snaps Alcaraz win streak, sets Indian Wells final with Sinner

Daniil Medvedev ended Carlos Alcaraz’s perfect start to 2026, stunning the world number one 6-3, 7-6 (7/3) Saturday to book an Indian Wells title clash with Jannik Sinner.

Royal-Thomian heading for drab draw?

The conclusion of the second day’s play of the 147th Battle of the Blues match between traditional rivals S. Tomas’ College and Royal College at the SSC ground yesterday pointed to an inevitable draw unless the

Hilmy saves the day for Trinity

Trinity College fought back strongly on the second day of their 107th Battle of the Blues cricket encounter against St. Anthony’s College which continued at the Asgiriya Stadium in Kandy yesterday.

Pole vault champ Duplantis breaks own record 15th time

Sweden’s Armand Duplantis broke his own pole vault world record for the 15th time on Thursday with a jump of 6.31 metres.

Tribute from the Corner Allaam Ousman left an indelible mark at Royal boxing

The sudden death of Allaam Ousman came to all of us in the boxing fraternity as a shock as did it with his colleagues in the media.

Schools rugby in pre-quarter farce

The highly commercialised world of schools rugby was turned into a farce for the first time as Wesley College became yet another team to prove the new format of the inter-school knock-out tournament was

24 teams at Mercantile ‘F’ Division T20

Twenty four teams are vying for the Mercantile Cricket Association “F” Division T20 League Tournament 2026, which got underway on January 15 with the final to be played under lights at the CCC ground later in

Lahiru, Kamil put NCC on top

Unbeaten tons by Lahiru Udara and Kamil Mishara supported by a half ton from Pathum Nissanka helped NCC to come on top against Police SC at the end of the first day’s play in their Major Club Cricket Super

Kandy SC claims 9 million spent travelling to Colombo

Crowd-pulling Kandy Sports Club have conveyed to Sri Lanka Rugby (SLR) that it incurred nearly Rs. 9 million in expenses to make as many as eight trips down to Colombo to honour their inter club League

School Cricket Nalanda’s Madul, Nemindu crack half tons

Half tons by Nadul Jayalath and Nemindu Akmeemana helped Nalanda College taking first lease of the wicket to make a score of 279 against Gurukula MV in their Under 19 inter-school cricket encounter played

Devapathiraja crush Dharmaraja, Christ King College boy slams 14 sixes

Devapathiraja MMV Ratgama crushed Dharmaraja College Kandy by an innings and 38 runs in their Under 19 inter-school cricket encounter played at Weeraketiya.

SLARDAR launches racing Super Series

The Sri Lanka Association of Racing Drivers and Riders (SLARDAR) officially launched the BETSS.COM Sri Lanka Super Series 2026 at the DIMO 800 Auditorium in Colombo on Thursday.

Schools Netball Association elect office bearers

Shashikala Senadheera, the principal of Mahamaya Girls’ College, Kandy has been elected unopposed as the president of the Sri Lanka Schools Netball Association.

Veteran boxers to be honoured at special felicitation

The Ceylon Boxing Federation (CBF) will hold a special felicitation ceremony to honour several veteran Sri Lankan boxers who have made significant contributions to the development of boxing in the country.

Schools Cricket Association elect office bearers

Susantha Mendis, the principal of Science College, Mount Lavinia, has been elected as the president of the Sri Lanka Schools Cricket Association (SLSCA) for the period 2026–28.

147th Battle of the Blues Thomians bat all day for 203

Openers Jaden Amaraweera and skipper Avinash Fernando cracked half tons but S. Thomas’ College invited to take first lease of the wicket plodded the whole of the first day to end with a score of 203 for 4 against Royal College in their 147th Battle of the Blues encounter at the SSC ground yesterday.

Trinity’s Anthony too much for Antonians

The 107th Battle of the Blues match between Trinity College and St. Anthony’s College commenced at the Asgiriya Stadium in Kandy yesterday with the opening day dominated largely by the Trinity bowlers as the Antonians were shot out for 157.

Bimal Wijayasinghe elected new athletics head

Veteran business administrator Bimal Wijayasinghe was elected the new president of Sri Lanka Athletics (SLA) yesterday, securing victory by a 23 vote majority.