[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Sri Lanka will host England for a two test match series under the ICC World Test Championship in March Next year. Sri Lanka Cricket published the media release today with the venues and the dates. Sri Lanka is currently placed at 3rd place with 60 points, which they earned after beating New Zealand in Galle […]
Sri Lanka slip as Aus PM’s XI snatch Victory
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]A tight chase ended with the hosts claiming a narrow one wicket win with one ball to spare in the only warm up game between Sri Lanka Cricket Team and Australia Prime ministers XI at Canberra. In the absence of Lasith Malinga, Niroshan Dickwella walked in for the toss which he won and elected to […]
SLC gives out new contracts for the next 14 months
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The Sri Lankan cricket board have finalized the new contracts to the players for the next 14 months. 34 players have been included in 5 categories as some notable players have been discarded. These 34 players have been drafted into five categories, highest being Category A and the lowest being Primary. In category A, […]
Rain intervenes as Sampath and Hayleys secure wins
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Sampath Bank v SLC U-19 Jeevan Mendis century helped Sampath Bank secure a huge win against SLC U-19 by 110 runs through DL method at MCA ground. Sampath Bank won the toss and elected to bat first. Jeevan Mendis was the star with the bat as he scored 122 and propelled them to a […]
Fresh Faces in the U-19 squad to tour Bangladesh
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Sri Lanka U19 squad to tour Bangladesh for 2 Tests and 5 Limited over matches were announced yesterday. Selectors have included fresh faces as the teens prepare for the upcoming World Cup in January 2020. The team led by All Rounder Nipuna Dhanajaya from St Joseph Vaz College will leave colombo on the 23rd […]
END OF AN ERA, SHEHAN AMBEPITIYA CALLS IT A DAY
[vc_row][vc_column width=”2/3″][vc_column_text]Sprinter Shehan Ambepitiya, who at one time was the fastest man in South Asia, ended his track career, following the 200m heats at the 97th National Athletics Championship on Saturday. The 29 year old famously won three Gold medals at the 2008 Youth Commonwealth Games in the 100m, 200m and the 4x100m relay, shattering the […]
“SLT Speed Up Cycle Sawariya-2019” in September
[vc_row][vc_column width=”2/3″][vc_column_text]The National information and communications technology solutions provider and the leading broadband and backbone infrastructure provider in the country, Sri Lanka Telecom PLC proudly announces that the much acknowledged SLT Speed-Up Cycle Sawariya is scheduled to be held from 24th to 28th September 2019, for the 4th successive year. This national cycle race was […]
NADEESHA’S STEADY RISE AND SRI LANKA’S CHANCES IN THE 400 METRES
[vc_row][vc_column width=”2/3″][vc_column_text]A damsel from Weeraketiya, Nadeesha Ramanayake did not have a fairytale rise to the top of Sri Lanka’s track and field sports. She was successful at school level though never won the first place at an All Island Schools Athletics Championship. Many a top national athletes make their mark at school level. Ramanayake blossomed […]
NIMALI LEADS SRI LANKA TEAM FOR ASIAN CHAMPIONSHIP
[vc_row][vc_column width=”2/3″][vc_column_text]Defending 800m Gold medalist Nimali Liyanarachchi will lead the team of 15 athletes for the 23rd Asian Athletics Championship to be held from 21-24 April in Doha, Qatar. Nimali, the middle distance champion, won a Bronze medal at the 2015 edition before turning it into Gold at the 2017 edition. Following a disappointing year […]
INDIA, CHINA EYE RICH MEDAL HAUL AT ASIAN ATHLETICS CHAMPIONSHIPS
[vc_row][vc_column width=”2/3″][vc_column_text] Several world and Asian champions will go head-to-head in Doha in two weeks’ time to compete for top honours in Asian athletics when Khalifa International Stadium hosts the 23rd Asian Athletics Championships from April 21 to 24. Nearly 700 elite Asian athletes from 44 nations will be competing for 186 medals in 21 […]
HIMASHA, NADEESHA DAZZLE WHILE SUMEDHA GOES OVER 80M MARK AHEAD OF ASIAN C’SHIP
[vc_row][vc_column width=”2/3″][vc_column_text]April 06: Sprinter Himasha Eashan and quarter miler Nadeesha Ramanayaka caught the eye with their dazzling performances as Eashan returned to an easy-looking 10.37 seconds while Nadeesha clocked 53.33 seconds during the Army Volunteer Forces Inter-Regiment Championship concluded at Sugathadasa Stadium on Friday. Competing in their last domestic competition prior to the Asian Championship […]
SRI LANKA FINISHES WITH TWO SILVER AND A BRONZE MEDAL AT ASIAN YOUTH C’SHIP (VIDEOS)
[vc_row][vc_column width=”2/3″][vc_column_text]Quarter-miler Navishka Sandeesh anchored the Sri Lanka relay team to Silver with another mesmerizing 400m lap, while hurdler Amesha Hettiarachchi clinched Bronze, as Sri Lanka finished with two Silvers and a Bronze at the 3rd Asian Youth Athletics Championship concluded in Hong Kong on Sunday (17th) . Sri Lanka had high hopes of winning that elusive Gold […]