Racing fans in Sri Lanka are in for a treat as the Ceylon Motor Sports Club (CMSC) and the International Karting Association of Ceylon (IKAC) team together to revive the internationally acclaimed ’’Yamaha KT100 2 Stroke Karting Championship.’’ After a hiatus of more than two decades, this iconic championship is set to make a triumphant return in 2023.
Dimuth Karunaratne and Kusal Mendis hit centuries as Sri Lanka warmed up for their Cricket World Cup Qualifier campaign-opener on Monday with a massive 198-run win over the United States of America in their warmup match in Bulawayo today.
Sri Lanka ‘A’ prevailed as they recorded a crushing 160 runs win over the visiting South Africa ‘A’ side in the 1st unofficial Test match concluded at the Pallekele International Stadium to take a 1-0 lead in the two match series.
S. Thomas’ College Mount Lavinia, one of the long standing rugby playing schools having had the honour of producing top notch players over the years, more particularly during their golden era of the late eighties to the early nineties will this season look forward to give their best to end among the top teams of the Under 19 Dialog schools rugby tournament which will kick off this week. The blue, black and blue boys open the campaign by hosting W
Highlighting a dramatic rise in the use of performance-enhancing drugs at school and club level, Sri Lanka Anti-Doping Agency (SLADA) Director General Dr. Seevali Jayawickrama said that an intelligence office had been set up within SLADA with the help of Sri Lanka Police.
Spinners Lakshitha Manasinghe and Lasith Embuldeniya, and left-arm fast bowler Dilshan Madushanka combined to bowl out the visiting South Africa ‘A’ team for 131 on the second day of the 1st unofficial Test match at the Pallekele International Stadium.
Ahead of the Lanka Premier League (LPL) auction, Pakistan’s captain and star batter Babar Azam, who was a pre-auction direct signing by the Colombo Strikers franchise, said that he and his team are looking forward to developing the strongest side in the tournament.
Lasith Croospulle and Ramesh Mendis missed out on centuries, as Sri Lanka ’A’ were bowled out for 325 at stumps on the first day of their first Unofficial Test against South Africa ’A’ in Pallekele.
Sri Lanka will face its most challenge competition in the preliminary round of the 12th Asian Youth Netball Championship when they take on Singapore tomorrow, having recorded another big win over Brunei today.
Prop Joe Marler and scrum-half Danny Care have been included in the England squad for the first World Cup preparation camp. Marler has not played since the 2022 Six Nations, while Harlequins team-mate Care’s most recent cap was last summer.
Thailand’s 19-year-old left-arm spinner Thipatcha Putthawong was named as the ICC’s Women’s Player of the Month, beating Sri Lankans Chamari Athapaththu and Harshitha Samarawickrama to the award.
Following the defeat, India’s head coach, Rahul Dravid, faced criticism from former cricketers and his ex-teammates, Sourav Ganguly and Harbhajan Singh with the trio discussed various factors contributing to the loss. Ganguly highlighted the struggles of India’s batters in recent years, emphasizing their low batting averages were a concern.
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