Sports

Minister of Sports Namal Rajapaksa yesterday, warned that the behaviour of national players and their discipline will be considered seriously hereafter, when selecting teams to represent the country at international events. “We…

Angelo Mathews will miss the white-ball series against India after requesting Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) to relieve him from national duties until further notice amid the contractual dispute. SLC yesterday announced that 29 of the…

Sri Lanka Squash (SLS) has teamed up with Islands renowned isotonic sports drink manufacturer Yeti as their official isotonic sports drink partner. “In our quest to support the sportsmen and women to optimise their talent we are…

The National Paralympic Committee (NPC) has named a five-member contingent, which will represent the country at the Paralympic Games, scheduled for August/September in Tokyo, Japan. “The paralympic athletes’ qualification period…

Nine Year old Devindya Oshini Gunawardena from Ferguson Girls School Ratnapura won the Bronze medal in the Rating category less than 1500 in the FIDE Queens Chess Festival 2021, Conducted by the FIDE Women’s Commission. Oshini’s elder…

Mayumi Raheem is a former Sri Lankan female swimmer who represented the country at several international events including the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, China. She was born on September 15, 1991 and began swimming at the age…

38 year old Nirmala Jayasinghe , an old boy of Vidyartha College,Kandy is one of the most experienced Table Tennis players as well as an outstanding Level Two Table Tennis Coach. Nirmala started table tennis under the coaching of…

Athlete and Volleyball player Pathagamage Tharindu Dilshan has brought honour and fame to Vijayaba National School, Hungama He was born on 29th August 2002 and initially he was admitted to Ranna Maha Vidyalaya in 2008 when Mr.…

A serious question has arisen among the Sri Lankan cricket loving public and the sport’s stakeholders on whether it is of any worth employing foreign coaches for our cricketers. They question the contribution to our cricket so…

England fast bowler James Anderson took his 1,000th First-Class wicket to help Lancashire skittle Kent for 74 inside a session at Emirates Old Trafford on Monday. Anderson took a wicket in each of his first three overs and then…