The All Island Schools Netball Championships a much looked forward and popular schools sports event conducted for girls aspiring to reach great heights in the future will be back in action and the Sri Lanka Schools Netball Association (SLSNA) the organizers with the blessings of the Ministry of Education and support by the sponsors Nestle Lanka PLC who are sponsoring the championship for the 30th successive year have finalized arrangements to con
Sri Lanka spinner Prabath Jayasuriya who had a successful stint in the Test match series against Pakistan was adjudged the CEAT Test bowler at the CEAT Cricket Awards ceremony held in Mumbai on Monday while Kane Williamson of New Zealand was named the best Test batsman of the year.
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Monday told the Hyderabad Cricket Association (HCA) it would have to host back-to-back games in the upcoming ICC World Cup as there was no scope for further changes.
With the Spanish Football Federation President Luis Rubiales landing in hot waters after kissing star footballer Jenni Hermoso on the lips on winning the FIFA World Cup, he has apologized for the same on Monday. While Rubiales apologized, he underlined that he did it with no wrong intentions in mind and that such things are not uncommon.
Fourteen-year old schoolgirl of St. Bridget’s Convent Dinara de Silva bagged her third title of the 108th National Tennis Championship when she emerged champion of the Women’s Open with a comfortable two sets to nil win against the experience Anjalika Kurura in the final played at the SLTA tennis courts in Greenpath, Colombo.
The announcement was made by Ajit Agarkar, former cricketer, and the current chairman of the BCCI (Board of Control for Cricket in India) selection committee. Star Sports, the host broadcaster, caused major confusion after announcing that the young batting sensation Shubman Gill is not part of the Asia Cup squad and later noting he is picked.
B-Love Kandy were crowned champions of the fourth edition of the Lanka Premier League (LPL) following their five-wicket win over Dambulla Aura in the final at the R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo on Sunday, August 20.
India have been bolstered by the return of KL Rahul and Shreyas Iyer in the squad announced for the Asia Cup on Monday, 21 August. Both the middle-order batters were rehabilitating from their respective injuries at the National Cricket Academy and have been declared fit for the Asia Cup.
They may have been without their talismanic leader who led them to the final, but the comeback kids B-Love Kandy beat the season’s dominant team Dambulla Aura by five wickets in the final of the fourth edition of the Lanka Premier League (LPL) at the R. Premadasa Stadium on Sunday.
Football Sri Lanka’s (FSL) immediate past president, Umar Jaswar of the Sri Lanka Football Referees Association, and Dakshitha Sumathipala from the Anuradhapura Football League have submitted their nominations to contest for the post of FSL president.
The curtains of the schools rugby league tournament, which came down last weekend, saw St. Peter’s ending up as worthy champions in style with a convincing 28-17 win over defending champions Isipathana, as they remained unbeaten right throughout the tournament, winning all eight matches that they played.
The ICC World Cup 2023 schedule has already seen a lot of changes in the recent past but it seems like the fixture list can get altered once again. The Hyderabad Cricket Association (HCA) has informed the Board For Cricket Control in India (BCCI) that they may find it difficult to host World Cup matches on consecutive days.
St. Peter’s College Bambalapitiya won their first Schools Rugby League title since 2010, defeating defending champions Isipathana College by 28 points to 17, at the St. Peter’s College Grounds in Bambalapitiya.
The Dialog Schools Rugby League tournament has reached the final stage, with two top school teams in the school rugby arena, namely St. Peter’s, the only team to remain unbeaten so far, and defending champions Isipathana, battling it out for the league title scheduled to kick off tomorrow from 4.15 p.m. onwards at St. Peter’s ground in Bambalapitiya.
Royal College will feature for one last time this season when they lock horns with St. Anthony’s College in their Sri Lanka Schools conducted Dialog Rugby League Under 19 Super Round encounter which will take place at the Bogambara Stadium in Kandy tomorrow.
The 48th All Island Milo Schools Swimming and Diving Championship conducted by the Sri Lanka Schools Aquatic Association and sponsored by Nestle Lanka Ltd for the 29th year is scheduled to be held from August 23 to 28 at the Sugathadasa Indoor Stadium swimming pool.
Tickets for the much anticipated India-Pakistan Asia Cup match at the Pallekele International Stadium on September 2 have virtually sold out, with organisers charging Rs. 9600 for entry into the two grass embarkment.
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