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Brazil has been blessed with great goalscorers throughout their footballing history, players who have fired them to a record five World Cup wins. Now the race is on for the striker to lead their line at this summer’s tournament in the United States, Canada and Mexico. While the likes of Vinicius Jr, Rodrygo, Raphinha and […]
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England captain Harry Kane continued his incredible goalscoring run with two goals as Bayern Munich crushed Pafos in the Champions League. Kane, 32, has now scored 102 goals in 105 games for the German giants following his £86.4m move from Tottenham in August 2023. He has 17 goals in nine club matches in 2025-26, including
Harry Kane has scored 44 goals in 59 Champions League matches Read More »
Sports Minister Sunil Kumara Gamage yesterday (25) officially warned all sports associations and federations, that if requisite visa process applications and relevant documents, are not submitted to the Ministry concerned 21-days before departure for overseas competitions, such visits will be annulled henceforth. He asserted that irrespective of whether such events are connected to Olympic sports
Minister Gamage cracks the whip Read More »
The National Sports Council (NSC) Chairperson Priyantha Ekanayake, its member Rohan Abeykoon and the Men’s rugby team ex-director of coaching Inthisham Marikar, collectively implored the local rugby stakeholders to ditch petty squabbles. Addressing a joint press conference at the NSC office on Thursday (25), the ex-Lankan rugby trio warned that if Sri Lanka Rugby (SLR)
Critics urged not to throw SLR under the bus Read More »
The Sri Lanka Badminton Novices Championship 2025 began in Ratnapura following the opening ceremony where top officials of Sri Lanka Badminton (SLB), the Regional Development Committee and Sabaragamuwa Province Badminton Association graced the occasion. The five-day grand competition for novice shuttlers has drawn a large number of young and aspiring shuttlers from all parts of
Badminton Novices set off in Ratnapura Read More »
Sports Minister Sunil Kumara Gamage said that he has temporarily suspended 10 sports federations as those helming those associations had been unable to govern their institutions, in keeping with the provisions of their respective constitutions. In a brief interview with The Daily Morning Sports, done on the side lines of a recent event held at the
Temp. suspension of 10 sports federations: Minister’s panacea ‘elections’ Read More »
Sri Lanka head coach Sanath Jayasuriya airing his views on his team’s dismal showing in the Super Four phase of the concluded Asia Cup T20 tournament in the UAE, was frank in accepting the blame as they landed home after failing to book their spot in the grand finale on Sunday (28). “The buck stops
Malinga wants settled squad for WC Read More »
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
SLR crisis resolution: Ball in the court of provincial unions: Shemal Read More »
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
Court instructs Lasitha’s nomination to be reinstated Read More »
League champions Kandy SC will look to put the finishing touches to another routine victory in their own backyard, as they host CH and FC in what could be a lop-sided Clifford Cup Knockout first semifinal and book their place in Sunday’s (6 April) grand finale at Nittawela, today (1 April). Srinath Sooriyabandara’s unbeaten team,
Kandy to administer coup de grace to CH Read More »
