Sri Lankan amateur golfer Chalitha Pushpika was placed 19th, tied with three others, after the cut-off on day 3 of the 119th Malaysian Amateur Open 2023, which saw its third day at Tiara Melaka Golf a

CH & FC came back to winning terms when they pulled off a well-deserved 20 points to 13 win over the fancied Havelock SC to chalk up their first win of the Nippon Paint Rugby League tournament played at Havelock Park yesterday. CH, having taken a sle

Rain hampered the third day’s proceedings of the Major Club four-day final encounter between SSC and Police SC at the NCC ground. The match got off to a late start due to a wet outfield from overnight rain, but only eight balls of play was possible

Prima, the leading nutrition company, once again comes forward to sponsoring the Junior Golf program for a record 15th year tandem. Prima’s partnership with Sri Lanka Golf dates back to the year 2008. Prima’s instru

Air Force Sports Club will take on Navy Sports Club in the second-week opening fixture of the SLR Nippon Paint Inter-Club League Rugby Tournament at Ratmalana Today. The kick-off is at 3.45 p.m. Both tea

Sri Lanka will be represented by two exceptional talents, Reshan Algama and Chanaka Perera, at the 122nd Amateur Golf Championship of India, hosted at the Royal Calcutta Golf Club (RCGC) from December 10 to 17. Both Reshan

The MCA ‘E’ Division 25-Over League Cricket Tournament 2024 got off to a start last week in Colombo. The group

The Colombo International Container Terminals (CICT) and the China Merchants Foundation (CMF) donated US $41,600 (approximately Rs. 13.7m) to the Wheelchair Tennis Programme (WTP) of the Sri Lanka Tennis Association (SLTA), extending their support to

Despite the defeat in their opening game to Police Sports Club, Navy Sports Club is determined to play some open and entertaining rugby in the Inter-Club League Rugby Tournament 2023/2024. According to their Head Coach Viper Gunaratne losing nearly

All arrangements have been finalized to conduct the annual Col. Henry Steel Olcott Memorial cricket tournament contested by eight of the leading Buddhists Schools in the island from Decem

Sri Lanka is set to send a team of 11 junior rowers to compete in the upcoming Asian Rowing Under-19 and Under-23 Championships. The championship, organized by the Asian Rowing Federation, is scheduled to unfold in Pattaya, Thailand, from December

Australia’s Glenn Maxwell has not given up hope of playing Test cricket again and said his record in the sub-continent could earn him a recall for the first time in more than seven years when the team tours Sri Lanka in early 2025. The subcontine

Newly appointed Sports Minister Harin Fernando yesterday sought further time from the Court of Appeal to decide the writ petition filed over the Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) Interim Committee.

Hayleys Group ‘B’ completed their quota of matches with their fifth successive win, beating Central Finance by 10 runs and advanced to the quarter-finals from Group ‘A’ in the MCA ‘D’ Division 40-Over League Cricket Tournament 2024 contin

First Capital Holdings PLC a Janashakthi Group Company has come forward to partner the Ceylonese Rugby & Football Club (CR&FC) one of top most rugby playing clubs in Sri Lanka as the Platinum sponsor for the inter-club rugby tournament which kicked o

Army Sports Club has had a campaign to forget in the previous Inter-Club season and they had a disastrous start to the ongoing League Tournament when they were hammered by CR and FC in the opening match 55-8. However, Head Coach Shamly Nawaz is co

Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) has formally complained to the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption in Sri Lanka against Roshan Ranasinghe MP over the alleged misuse of funds provided by SLC to the National Sports Fund for the devel

Minister of Sports Harin Fernando yesterday appointed a 15-member National Sports Council (NSC), replacing its former Chairman Arjuna Ranatunga with Dr. Maiya Gunasekara. The members

A new national cricket selection committee is to be appointed, headed by former Sri Lanka captain Upul Tharanga, Sports Minister Harin Fernando told Parliament yesterday. Speaking during the committee stage debate on the budget, the Minister promi

Defending League champions, Kandy Sports Club kicked off the Nippon Paint Major Inter Club Rugby League 2023/2024 season with an unimpressive 22 points (four tries, one conversion) to 13 points (one try, one conversion, two penalties) win over CH and

The selectors of Sri Lanka Cricket have selected Sineth Jayawardena of Royal College Colombo to lead the 15-member Sri Lanka Under-19 team for the forthcoming ACC Men’s U19 Asia Cup, scheduled to be held from December 8–17 in three venues in Duba

The completion of the league segment of the Women’s Invitational Limited Over tournament saw two teams from the forces, Navy SC Ladies and Air Force SC Ladies, come out on top of the two group

Air Force Sports Club will be eyeing a top-half finish as they are gearing up for the 2023/24 Inter-Club League Rugby Tournament. The Airmen managed a mid-table finish in the previous season which should go down as one of their best seasons in rec

Unbeaten Colombo South stamped their class when they beat Colombo North by 87 runs in the Prima Youth Under-15 Super League Cricket Tournament final played at the MCA Grounds. The day was not only marked by intense cricketing action but also by the i

Commercial Bank dethroned defending champions HNB to win the ‘A’ Division title at the third Mercantile Hockey Association (MHA) Nine-A-Side Hockey Tournament 2023, at the Air Force Hockey Groun

CR and FC are gunning to go one step further from last season in which they came second to Kandy Sports Club, but Head Coach Dushanth Lewke expects tougher challenges this time around in the Inter-Club League Rugby Tournament. The Red Shirts secure

Lyceum International School Wattala and St. John’s College Jaffna book berths to the semi final of the Under 19 Division Two Tier ‘A’ limited over tournament. Only one quarter final was played which was between Lyceum IS and Sri Devananda MV Am

The final of the Under 19 Division One Tier ‘B’ limited over tournament between Thurstan and Lumbini MV played at the Surrey Village ground in Maggona yesterday was called off due to bad weather which saw the two teams being declared joint champi

Unbeaten Colombo South outfit led by Royal’s Thevindu Wewelwala are in a strong position to win the Prima Under-15 Super League Cricket Tournament when they take on Colombo North, led by Wesley College player Lithum Senuja at the Mercantile Cricket

Colombo South continued their winning spree when they outclassed Kandy by 138 runs in the ongoing U15 Youth League limited over tournament played at Reid Avenue to chalk up the fourth successive win and maintain their unbeaten record. Colombo Sout