By M. Shamil Amit Sadev Soysa and Dineth Goonewardena shone with half centuries as S. Thomas’ College, invited to take first lease of the wicket made 297 runs in their first innings on day one of the 145th Battle of the Blues Inter-School Big Match

Dialog Axiata PLC steps forward once more to energize the 74th edition of the Battle of the Golds Big Match between St. Sebastian’s College and Prince of Wales College at the De Soysa Stadium on March 8 and 9. The 50-over match, the 39th encounter

Right-arm spinner Arulseelam Kavishan bagged five scalps as St. John’s College Jaffna dominated proceedings against the traditional rivals Jaffna Central College on day one of the 117th Battle of the North Big Match played at the Jaffna Central Gro

Elite Pool Cyclist Pasindu Tissera of Army Sports Club bounced back to win first place in the third stage of the 25th Tour de Air Force Men’s Racing Cycling event held from Polonnaruwa to Trincomalee yesterday. The event commemorates the 73rd An

Thilina Rajakaruna and Rashmi Bhagya clinched the Men’s and Women’s Singles titles respectively at the North Western Province (NWP) All-Island Open Badminton Championship held at the Vijayabahu Infantry Regiment Army Camp in Boyagane and the Muni

The second match of the MILO Football Champs 2024 - Northern Province, (under 10 and under 12) were held in the Mullaitivu district over the weekend with the participation of 32 teams, comprising 14 Girls teams and 18 Boys teams. Emerging victorio

Reigning schools rugby league and knockout champions St. Peter’s sounded a warning when they got their 2024 schools rugby season off to an electrifying start as they emerged Cup champions of the Zahira Centenary Rugby 7s tournament after recording

Niroshan Dickwella was drafted into the Sri Lanka T20 squad last week in place of Kusal Janith Perera, who is claimed to be suffering from an illness and is unavailable for the Bangladesh tour. Since then, the chief selector, Upul Tharanga, has come

Sri Lanka’s Twenty20 International (T20I) Captain Wanindu Hasaranga yesterday expressed confidence ahead of their upcoming tour of Bangladesh, kicking off on March 4 in Sylhet, which serves as crucial preparation for the T20 World Cup later this ye

Eight Sri Lankan shuttlers are set to participate in the South Asian Under-15 and Under-17 Badminton Championships in Pakistan. The delegation will travel to Pakistan for this regional junior championship, accompanied by Coach Rajitha Dahanayake, Ass

Galle pulled off a thrilling one wicket win over Dambulla in their SLC National Super League 50-Over Cricket Tournament match played at the Pallekele International Cricket Stadium in Kandy yesterday.

The second quarter-final of the Clifford Cup Knock-Out Rugby Tournament 2024 will take place today between Havelock Sports Club and Navy Sports Club at Havelock Park. The kick-off is at 4.00 p.m. Although t

The Victoria Golf Resort (VGR) in Rajawella provided the perfect backdrop for the Board event - the Donald Steel Tournament (DST) 2024 - which was worked off with a record number of over 120 entries.

Sri Lanka Basketball Federation (SLBF) recently felicitated Jaffna District Basketball Association (JDBA) as the most active arm of the sports body. JDBA had conducted a record number of basketball events during last year. Apart from basketball tourn

CW Mackie’s one drop batsman, Ushan Ranasinghe hit a sparkling century against IPD Colombo, in the on going MCA “F” division 25 over League Tournament 2024, confined during the long week.

The first quarter-final encounter in the 113-year-old Clifford Cup Knock-Out Rugby Tournament between Police Sports Club and Air Force Sports Club will be worked off at Longden Place today. The kick-off is scheduled for 4.00 p.m. Police SC were the

The historic collaboration between St. Benedict’s College and Wesley College are set to reach new heights as they tee off in the first-ever Bens-Wesley Golf Encounter, vying for the prestigious Shelton Wirasinha and Bro Alban Patrick Challenge Trop

The much looked-forward-to gathering of the Past Cricket Coloursmen of Royal College and S. Thomas’ College will take place on March 6 at the Havelock City Club House, Pavilion Hall, commencing at 7.30 p.m.

Right arm spinner Praveen Maneesha shone for Lumbini MV in their massive outright win by an innings and 304 runs over President’s College Kotte in the Under 19 inter-school cricket encounter concluded at Colts grounds yesterday.

Sri Lanka is confident that at least 10 athletes would reach the qualifying mark for the Paris Olympics 2024, Sri Lanka Athletic (SLA) Secretary Saman Kumara Gunawardena told the Daily Mirror yesterday. To fulfil th

The 61st Battle of the Brothers between traditional rivals Thurstan and Isipathana ended in a tame draw at the SSC ground yesterday. The highlights of the match were an all-round performance by Thurstan skipper Vihas Thewmika, who made a top score of

Sri Lanka Twenty20 captain Wanindu Hasaranga was given a two-match ban by the International Cricket Council on Saturday for abusing an umpire during this week’s series-ending loss against Afghanistan. The 26-

Right arm spinner Lahiru Amarasekera returned his best match figures of nine wickets and ended with a match bag of 12/95, while Rishma Amarasinghe cracked an unbeaten 120 to help St. Joseph’s coast to a convincing innings and 79 runs win over Maliy

Afghanistan ended their tour of Sri Lanka on a winning note as they pulled off a thrilling consolation win, by three runs, in the third T20 encounter played at the Rangiri Dambulla Stadium yesterday. The defeat prevented the home team making a clean

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 - p

Gateway College, a pioneer in international school education, is set to host the prestigious Twenty-second International Schools’ Athletics Championship (ISAC 2024) at the Sugathadasa Stadium on the 24th and 25th of February 2024. This event, which

Nippy scrum half Oshan Gunarathne will lead the St. Anthony’s College rugby outfit during the 2024 Under-19 Inter-Schools rugby season. He will have Ravindu Welagedara as his deputy. The Antonian outfit is coached by former Kingswood College, N

By Shamseer Jaleel Rugby, often regarded as a sport of passion and camaraderie, has long been a significant part of Sri Lanka’s sporting landscape. However, recent events surrounding the scheduling and venue choices for matches, particularly invo

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. Hasaranga scored 89 runs in the first two T20I ga

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. Hasaranga breached the 100-wick