Sri Lanka will play just 25 Tests as part of the new Future Tours Programme (FTP) that was released by the International Cricket Council today, with a majority of their 131 matches in the next four-year cycle coming in the 50-over format.
Sri Lanka perhaps as a nation has hit new lows during the last few years with its economy crumbling down like a house of cards. From changing cabinets on a monthly basis to huge queues for fuel and gas in recent months, the island once called the pearl of the Indian Ocean has become one of the most unstable countries in the world.
Chairman, National Olympic Committee of Sri Lanka (NOCSL) Suresh Subramaniam today stressed the importance of providing more overseas training and international exposure to the Sri Lankan athletes to win medals at the upcoming major events.
The Innovative Production Group (IPG) wishes to announce that the company has come forward to support the SLC Skyexch Invitational T20 League, powered by Dafa News, as the tournament’s Ground Rights Holder and the Broadcast Production Partner.
18-year old Nethmi Poruthotage became Sri Lanka’s youngest ever Commonwealth Games medallist and first ever medallist in Wrestling when she beat Australia’s Irene Symeonidis in the Bronze medal match in the Women’s Freestyle 57kg category at the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games a short while ago.
Sri Lanka’s Sarangi Silva produced a pleasing performance to reach the final round of the Women’s long jump event at the 22nd Commonwealth Games track and field events, continued at the Alexander Stadium in Birmingham, England on Friday.
To many of us he was ‘Nilufer’ an unassuming boy from Randles Hill in Heerassagala whose skills as a half back playing tap rugby in the back yards made him a popular figure. Hailing from a family of rugby players Nilfer Ibrahim went on to don the Kingswood College, Kandy SC, Navy SC jerseys and became a regular in the Sri Lanka 7’s and 15 a side outfits for a number of years.
Five Under-19 hockey players of S. Thomas’ College, Mt. Lavinia were sent to hospital for treatment, with at least one having to be admitted, after a group of individuals physically assaulted the team at the conclusion of a friendly match contested with Ananda College, Colombo, yesterday, at the Astro Turf field in Colombo 7.
Sri Lankan athletes Yupun Abeykoon and Gayanthika Abeyrathna will make their first appearance at the 22nd Commonwealth Games when the track and field events get underway at the Alexander Stadium in Birmingham, England tomorrow.
A fighting run-a-ball, 75-run partnership for the seventh wicket between Anuk Fernando and Koshan Abeywickrama guided Fairfirst Insurance to a heart stopping two-wicket win over Maliban Biscuit Manufacturers in the final of the National Development Bank (NDB) sponsored – MCA Premier League 50-over League Tournament 2022, concluded at the MCA Grounds, on Saturday (30). Match Referee, Sena Nandiweera named Anuk Fernando from Fairfirst Insurance as
President of the National Olympic Committee of Sri Lanka (NOCSL) Suresh Subramaniam said that he has treated all sports federations equally and now it is up to those athletes to showcase their talent in their respective sports disciplines.
The Sri Lanka Men’s Team will face New Zealand while the Women’s Team will be up against England in their opening matches of the 2022 Commonwealth Games Seven-A-Side Rugby Tournament, which begins at the Coventry Stadium in Birmingham, England on Friday (29).
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