The inaugural Shepherdian Netball Encounter, organised by the Iris Dunuvile de Silva Memorial Fund affiliated with St. Bridget’s Convent, was held on November 18, 2023, at the Torrington Grounds Colombo 07.
Bangladesh veteran cricketer Shakib Al Hasan will be contesting in his country’s 12th Parliamentary elections. After receiving confirmation of his nomination from the Awami League, Shakib will be fighting for the polls from his home district Magura-1 constituency.
Today, all ten IPL franchises have announced the players they will retain and release for the upcoming 2024 edition. Among them, several Sri Lankan players, including Wanindu Hasaranga and Dasun Shanaka, have been released from Royal Challengers Bangalore and Gujarat Titans, respectively.
South Africa’s ex-Olympic runner Oscar Pistorius will be released from prison in January after he was granted parole on Friday, a decade after he shot dead his girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp, in a crime that gripped the world, prison authorities said.
Two amateur golfers, Uchitha Ranasinghe and Chalitha Pushpika secured their qualifications to represent Sri Lanka Golf Union (SLG) in the Malaysian Amateur Open Championship 2023, which will take place from December 7 to 10 at the Tiara Melaka Golf and Country Club in Melaka, Malaysia.
Suryakumar Yadav slammed an impressive half-century and Rinku Singh played a crucial cameo as India chased down 209 in a nail-biting finish against Australia in Vizag in the first T20I of the three-match series on Thursday.
Tuan Marajudeen of Zahira College, Colombo has been selected as the sole Sir Lankan representative for the World Junior Boxing Championships conducted by the International Boxing Association (IBA) and scheduled to commence in Yerevan, Armenia tomorrow.
Sri Lankan speedster Matheesha Pathirana is set to miss the upcoming Abu Dhabi T10 2023 season. The 20-year-old cricketing was originally slated to turn up for Bangla Tigers in the tournament next week, however, he is yet to recover from the shoulder injury he sustained during the 2023 World Cup in India.
The Sports Minister Roshan Ranasinghe through his lawyer today made an application before Court of Appeal requesting to dismiss the writ petition filed by Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) President Shammi Silva alleging that he has obtained an interim relief after suppressing the material facts.
Supun Waduge continued his batting form as he made a match winning knock of 60 to steer defending champions Trinity College, Kandy record a two wicket win over St. Joseph’s College in the final played at the Thurstan grounds today and to lift the Under 19 Division One Tier ‘A’ limited over tournament title for the second successive year.
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