Sports

The long felt need of the Akkaraipattu Base Hospital (BH) cricket team, jersey and sports gear was handed over to the Welfare Society committee of the hospital by the Akkaraipattu Base Hospital (BH) Medical Superintendent (MS) Dr. Azad…

Twenty five year old Lasith Dassanayake, an old boy of Kingswood College, Kandy started schooling from Grade Six onwards in the year 2007 and started practicing boxing in that year itself under the coaching of Rukman Wekadapola, three…

Anjelo Mendis is a promising third row forward who was the vice captain of St.Peter's College Bambalapitiya first fifteen rugby team. He was an important member of the under 19 inter school sevens championship winning Peterite team…

Smriti Mandhana career-best 80 not out set the tone as India dominated the proceedings on their pink-ball debut, on a rain-curtailed opening day of the one-off Test against Australia in Gold Coast yesterday. Put in to bat first,…

Cristiano Ronaldo scored an injury-time winner as Manchester United came from behind to beat Villarreal in an action-packed Champions League Group F contest. The repeat of last season’s Europa League final, which the Spanish side…

Sri Lanka Cricket rewarded 26 players of the U19 squad with a financial assistance of LKR 100,000 each for the commitment shown for the game. The U19 team is currently undergoing training focusing on the upcoming inbound tours,…

The Sri Lanka Women's Team finished 12th while the Men's Team placed 18th in the team events of the Asian Table Tennis Championships in Doha, Qatar. The Sri Lanka Women's Team defeated Bangladesh and Jordan 3-0 and lost to…

Sri Lanka will take on Bangladesh in the curtain raiser of the 13th SAFF Football Tournament at the National Stadium in Male today. Kickoff is scheduled for 4.30 p.m. local time. After a lapse of over three months with the…

Cricketer, left hand opening bat and wicket keeper, under 23 skipper, premier cricketer, coach and curator Sanjeewa Duminda Gunasekera has brought honour and immense glory to his Alma Mater Dharmapala Vidyalaya Kottawa and Saracens…

Boxing legend Manny Pacquiao has announced his retirement from the sport to focus on his political career. The multi-division world champion, who is a senator in his native Philippines, has already announced his intention to run…