India women tour of England, 2022 Led by Smriti Mandhana’s sparkling unbeaten 53-ball 79, India cruised to a comfortable 8- wicket win in the second T20I against England, in Derby, on Wednesday (September 14), to level the threematch series 1-1. Chasing 143 for a win, India overhauled England’s total with 20 balls to spare. Mandhana, […]
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has finally had its way in the Supreme Court as its main appeals with regard to cooling-off restrictions have been approved. The Apex Court, in its order, has said that an office-bearer need not go into cooling-off after one term at the state and the BCCI […]
Under 19 Division I Cricket Shane Adithya hogged the limelight with a century (105 in 112 balls, 13x4s, 3x6s) and put on an unbroken century stand for the sixth wicket with Kaveen Fernando to lead Maris Stella to five wickets victory over Mahinda in the Under 19 Division I Limited Overs tournament Tier ‘B’ […]
Sir John Tarbat Senior Athletics Championships by Reemus Fernando Holy Cross College, Gampaha triple jumper Neha Hettiarachchi and Lyceum International Wattala high jumper Tharusha Mendis established new meet records and Samudradevi Balika, Nugegoda high jumper Sithuli Sadithya reached qualifying standards for the Asian Youth Championships as they compensated for the frustrations in track events […]
Yasitha de Silva representing MAS Holdings won a thrilling contest to be crowned the men’s singles champion of the 107th Colombo Championships at the Sri Lanka Tennis Association courts on Tuesday. De Silva overcame a first set defeat to win the title as he scored 2-6, 6-3, 7-5 to beat Royal College player Thehan Wijemanne, […]
by Reemus Fernando The four-day Junior National Athletics Championships helped athletes from Wickramabahu Central College, Gampola hog the limelight once again and prove that the promise they showed at last year’s trials was no fluke. The girls from Gampola trained by Buddhika Nuwan returned home with a rich haul of medals at the championship concluded […]
107th Colombo Championships The semi-finalists of the open women’s singles of the 107th Colombo Championships were found at the Sri Lanka Tennis Association courts on Tuesday. Saajida Razick, Savini Jayasuriya, Vishmi Serasinghe and Dinethya Dharmarathne completed the semi-final line-up as they won their respective quarter-finals played yesterday. Saajida Razick will now meet Dinethya Dharmarathne in […]
by Reemus Fernando The Junior National Athletics Championships starting at the Sugathadasa Stadium in Colombo today will present an opportunity for numerous junior athletes to test their skills at the national level after a lapse of two years. The four-day championship will also be the final opportunity for the athletes in the Under 20 age […]
Former Sri Lankan cricket captain Arjuna Ranatunga, who led the team to lift the 1996 Cricket World Cup, visited the Sri Sathya Sai Baba’s ashram Prashanthi Nilayam at Puttaparthi in Sri Sathya Sai district to seek the help of the Sri Sathya Sai Central Trust (SSSCT) in getting children’s medicines for his country. Ranatunga, who […]
by Reemus Fernando The book published by Sri Lanka Athletics to recall memories of its rich history is a treasure trove of statistics which cannot be found anywhere else.‘100 Years of Sri Lanka Athletics’ compiled by G.G.U. Saman Kumara, the recorder of the track and field governing body was launched at a ceremony prior […]