The newly shaped Football Champions League 2025 commenced yesterday in grand style, officially marking the beginning of a transformative chapter for the sport in Sri Lanka. The league, which is Sri Lanka’s premier domestic football tournament featuring top-tier clubs, launched with two thrilling opening fixtures held at the Racecourse Grounds in Colombo. The opening match […]
Karuppiha Ramakrishnan in Doha FIFA, Saudi Fund for Development join forces to provide financial support for sports infrastructure in developing nations Unlocking the potential of sports to drive economic and social development, the Saudi Fund for Development (SFD) and FIFA have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to allocate up to USD 1 billion in
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Karuppiah Ramakrishnan in Doha Pakistan Shaheens clinched the Rising Stars Asia Cup 2025 in Doha on Sunday, surviving a chaotic final that had everything—collapses, comebacks, yorker carnage, and a Super Over that could shorten anyone’s lifespan. After choosing to bowl first, Bangladesh A kept Pakistan to 125 all out, thanks largely to Ripon Mondol’s fiery
Karuppiah Ramakrishnan from Doha The FIFA U-17 World Cup semi-finals promise a gripping night at Aspire Zone on Monday, with continental giants Brazil and Portugal clashing in a battle loaded with history, talent and ambition. Portugal are chasing their first-ever U-17 world crown, while Brazil look to move one step closer to matching Nigeria’s record
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India A bowed out of the Rising Stars Asia Cup 2025 cricket tournament in the semi-finals after a loss against Bangladesh A in a Super Over at the West End Park International Cricket Stadium in Doha, Qatar, on Friday. Bangladesh, sent in to bat first, put up a formidable total of 194/6 on the board in their 20
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Sri Lanka celebrated a proud moment at the 3rd Asian Youth Games 2025 in Bahrain, as two young athletes — Shanuka Costa and Chathura Dulanjana — clinched bronze medals in athletics, marking a significant achievement for the island nation. Shanuka Costa impressed in the Boys’ 400m Final, clocking 47.72 seconds, his personal best (PB) performance,
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CBL Samaposha is proud to continue its support as the sponsor of the ‘Samaposha Under-14 National Football Championship’ for the 14th consecutive year. Organised by the Sri Lanka School Football Association (SSFA), the championship is scheduled to take place during November and December. The Football Federation is also providing guidance and direction for the tournament.
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Lahiru Achintha made history for Sri Lanka by clinching the country’s first-ever Asian Youth Games Gold medal in the Boys’ 1500m event in Bahrain on Wednesday (23). Achintha, representing St. Aloysius College, Ratnapura, secured the victory with a personal best time of three minutes and 57.42 seconds. A Chinese athlete took the Silver medal with
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අද අපේ රටේ පාපැදි ක්රීඩාව ගැන උනන්දුවෙන එක පුද්ගලයෙක් වත් නැතිව ඇති. අද එහෙම උනාට හැත්තෑව දශකයෙ නම් පාපැදි ක්රීඩාව තරම් ජනප්රිය ක්රීඩාවක් ලංකාවෙ තිබුනෙ නැහැ., ඒ කාලේ ක්රිකට් තිබුනෙ නගරබද සුපිරි පාසල් වලට විතරක් සීමා වෙලයි. නමුත් ඒකාලෙ පාපැදි ක්රීඩාවට ලංකාවෙ හතර කොනෙන්ම ලැබුනෙ ඉහළම පිළිගැනීමක්. අමතක වෙලා තියෙන අයට, අමතක කරලා ඉන්න අයට
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LAHORE, PAKISTAN – The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has confirmed that the upcoming three-nation T20I tournament will proceed as scheduled in Lahore from November 17 to 29, despite the sudden withdrawal of the Afghanistan national team. Afghanistan pulled out of the tournament following a tragic cross-border incident in which the Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) claimed
