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Shanuka Costa and Chathura Dulanjana Win Bronze for Sri Lanka at Asian Youth Games

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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 to empower Football C’ship

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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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History Made! Lahiru Achintha Wins Sri Lanka’s First Asian Youth Games Gold

ATHLETIC /

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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අමාත්‍යංශයටයි පාපැදි කෙරුමන්ටයි අමතක වූ ඉතිහාසය

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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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PCB Vows Tri-Nation T20I Series Will Proceed Despite Afghanistan’s Withdrawal; Search for Replacement Underway

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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

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Minister Sunil Kumara Gamage Launches Official Website of Sri Lanka Sports Journalists Association: A New Era for Sports Journalism

ATHLETIC, BADMINTON, BLOG, CARROM, CHESS, CRICKET, FOOTBALL, RUGBY /

Colombo, October 17, 2025 – In a significant milestone for the sports journalism community in Sri Lanka, Minister of Sports Sunil Kumara Gamage officially launched the website of the Sri Lanka Sports Journalists Association (SLSJA) during a ceremony held at the Ministry of Sports Auditorium. This initiative aims to enhance the visibility of sports journalism,

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Afghanistan Withdraws from Tri-Nation T20I Series in Pakistan Following Tragic Cross-Border Incident

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KABUL/ISLAMABAD – The Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) has announced the withdrawal of the national team from the upcoming T20I tri-series scheduled against Pakistan and Sri Lanka. The decision was made following a fatal cross-border attack in the Urgun district of Afghanistan which resulted in the loss of several lives, including three local cricketers. The T20I

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Fatima Sana’s Fiery Spell Rocks England Before Rain Washes Out World Cup Clash

BLOG, CRICKET /

Colombo, Thursday — Pakistan’s bowlers, spearheaded by captain Fatima Sana, delivered a stunning performance to leave England Women tottering at 79 for 7 before rain intervened during their ICC Women’s World Cup fixture at the R. Premadasa International Cricket Stadium yesterday. Opting to bat first under gloomy skies, England’s top order crumbled in the face

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Revamped Lankans Eye Redemption at Colombo Leg of Asia Rugby Sevens Series

CRICKET, RUGBY /

The national selectors chose a 13-member squad filled with experience and youth and led by Kandy SC wing Kavindu Perera, to contest the final leg (Round 2) of the Men’s Asia Rugby Emirates Sevens Series, yesterday (15), to be played at Racecourse Grounds, Colombo over the weekend. From the 13-member squad which competed in the

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Sri Lanka Sends Trio to 53rd World Artistic Gymnastics Championships in Jakarta

ATHLETIC, BLOG /

Sri Lanka’s national gymnastics team departed for Indonesia today to compete at the 53rd World Artistic Gymnastics Championships, to be held in Jakarta, with a senior-category lineup of one female and two male athletes, coached by Ranjana Tharanga. The Sri Lankan delegation features: Coach Ranjana Tharanga leads the trio with aspirations to showcase Sri Lanka’s

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