The All-Island invitation schools’ hockey tournament 2025 for under-14 boys and girls, organised and conducted by the Matale Hockey Club to mark the World Children’s Day, will be worked off at the two venues Edward Park and the Astro turf in Matale on 4-5 October, commencing at 8 a.m. each day. The two-day hockey championship […]
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Malaysian duo Duncal Lee and Zoe Foo were crowned 2025 Reliance PSA Challenger Open champions after Zoe Foo defeated Raifa Yattaqi from Indonesia and Duncal Lee took down Omar El Torkey of Egypt in a fiery encounter in the finals. The Reliance PSA Challenger Championship 2025, a 6K Men’s/3k Women’s Challenger event on the PSA
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Sports Ministry Director General (DG) of Sports Shemal Fernando, who also functions as the Competent Authority (CA) for Sri Lanka Rugby (SLR), says that the ball is currently in the court of the provincial unions in reference to a much-sought-after resolution to the escalating local rugby crisis. He was firmly of the opinion that it
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Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) Member of Parliament (MP) Dayasiri Jayasekara says the Ministry of Sports should tread subtly when dealing with any allegations into acts of irregularities connected to incumbent Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) office bearers. If not, he said that the International Cricket Council (ICC) could consider such interferences as politically motivated, with the
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The British School in Colombo edged out their rivals Colombo International School (CIS) by one run in their annual cricket encounter played at the Sri Lanka Land Development Corporation Grounds in Colombo. The British School in Colombo scored 183 for three from their allotted 25 overs and restricted their opponents to 182 for four
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Sri Lankan powerlifter Ransilu Jayathilake secured the gold medal in the 120 kg weight class at the 2025 Asia Pacific Powerlifting Championships held in Australia on Saturday (29). Athletes from countries including Australia, Tonga, and Samoa also participated in the competition. With this victory, Ransilu Jayathilake has now won three gold medals at the World
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The Colombo District Court on Tuesday (25) instructed the Election Committee (EC) formed to oversee the 2025 election of office bearers or the Annual General Meeting (AGM) of Sri Lanka Rugby (SLR) to accept the nomination SLR ex-Present Lasitha Gunarathna for the post of President. The former Sri Lanka cap and backrow forward had petitioned
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With less than 50 days to go for the Asian Boxing Confederation (ASBC) Asian Under 22 and Youth Boxing Championships in May, Organising Committee Chairman Tharanga Perera expressed his enthusiasm and confidence about Sri Lanka hosting this landmark event, marking the first major boxing championship for the nation since the Asian Championships held in Colombo
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Former Sri Lanka cricketer Kumara Dharmasena emphasised that cricketers must comply with the country’s tax laws, stating that if taxes are required, players should adhere to legal obligations. Sharing his views on the matter, Dharmasena stated: “I personally believe that if there is a law in the country, we must respect it. If we are
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