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Cricketer Dhananjaya’s father shot dead Sports

Cricketer Dhananjaya’s father shot dead

ri Lankan national cricket team member Dhananjaya de Silva's father, Dehiwala-Mount Lavinia Municipal Councillor (SLPP) Ranjan de Silva allies ‘Mahathun’ (62)…

25 May 2018
Dhashma Karunaratne reelected WiLAT Sri Lanka’s chairperson Sports

Dhashma Karunaratne reelected WiLAT Sri Lanka’s chairperson

Women in Logistics and Transport (WiLAT) Sri Lanka reappointed its chairperson, Ms Dhashma Karunaratne for the year 2018 at the 5th AGM held recently at the…

16 May 2018
Lost medal of Dr. Lester James Peiris found inside private bus Sports

Lost medal of Dr. Lester James Peiris found inside private bus

https://youtu.be/LXC5x1LCt7o?t=10 Lost “Golden Peacock” medal of late Dr. Lester James Peiris has been found on an overhead rack of a Kollupitiya-Kaduwela 177…

06 May 2018
Billions bat for SLC despite cricket being bowled Sports

Billions bat for SLC despite cricket being bowled

The national cricket team might have had bad luck in 2017 but the sport’s governing body has recorded healthy financial growth with a massive increase in…

06 May 2018
Sri Lanka begin their 2019 World Cup campaign against New Zealand Sports

Sri Lanka begin their 2019 World Cup campaign against New Zealand

26 Apr 2018
NOC chief says athletes should be honed on overseas contests Sports

NOC chief says athletes should be honed on overseas contests

Following successful Commonwealth Games: Upbeat National Olympic Committee (NOC) of Sri Lanka chief Suresh Subramaniam has called for athletes to get involved…

19 Apr 2018
SLC to support Girls’ Schools Big Matches Sports

SLC to support Girls’ Schools Big Matches

Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) in a bid to popularize women’s cricket in the country decided to support the big matches of 30 identified Girls’ Schools during the…

18 Apr 2018
State Vesak Festival to be held in Kurunegala Featured Sports

State Vesak Festival to be held in Kurunegala Featured

Arrangements have been made to conduct the State Vesak Festival of 2562nd year of Sri Buddhist Era at the historical Bingiriya Devagiri Rajamaha Viharaya in…

17 Apr 2018
Navy and Army athletes take Sri Lanka to the medal table Sports

Navy and Army athletes take Sri Lanka to the medal table

Two Sri Lankan service personnel who represented the country at the XXI Commonwealth Games 2018 in Gold Coast, Australia have won a Silver and a Bronze medal…

09 Apr 2018
“Can a Leader who cannot control his own party, run a country? Sports

“Can a Leader who cannot control his own party, run a country?

Sirisena has no control over SLFP/UPFA The No-Confidence Motion, moved against Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe, has confirmed that President Maithripala…

06 Apr 2018
Sri Lanka wins first medal at 2018 CWG Sports

Sri Lanka wins first medal at 2018 CWG

Sri Lankan weightlifter Chaturanga Lakmal won the Bronze Medal in the Men’s 56kg category at the 21st Commonwealth Games on Thursday. He wins Sri Lanka’s first…

05 Apr 2018
Mathews, Chandimal welcome competitive Provincial Tournament Sports

Mathews, Chandimal welcome competitive Provincial Tournament

Sri Lankan captains Angelo Mathews and Dinesh Chandimal welcomed the new Inter-Provincial First Class tournament that is expected to raise the level of…

28 Mar 2018
SriLankan Airlines scores a hat-trick at Golden City Gate Awards 2018 Sports

SriLankan Airlines scores a hat-trick at Golden City Gate Awards 2018

SriLankan Airlines, the National Carrier of Sri Lanka and a member of the oneworld alliance, reaffirming the global appeal and innovativeness of its marketing…

26 Mar 2018
Sri Lanka’s first artificial football ground opened in Beddegana Sports

Sri Lanka’s first artificial football ground opened in Beddegana

Sri Lanka's first ever artificial football ground was declared open by Sports Minister Dayasiri Jayasekara at the Beddegana National Football Centre recently.…

14 Mar 2018
Team of 139 for Commonwealth Games 79 athletes, 21 coaches and 19 officials Sports

Team of 139 for Commonwealth Games 79 athletes, 21 coaches and 19 officials

National Olympic Committee has selected a total of 79 athletes, 21 coaches and 19 officials for the Commonwealth Games 2018 to be held in Gold Coast, Australia…

12 Mar 2018
Nidahas Trophy 2018 Skipper Chandimal ban for two matches Sri Lanka take on India again today Sports

Nidahas Trophy 2018 Skipper Chandimal ban for two matches Sri Lanka take on India again today

Sri Lanka will be without their skipper Dinesh Chandimal when they take on India once again in the fourth T20 of the Nidahas Trophy to be held at R. Premadasa…

12 Mar 2018
Sri Lanka's cricket searching for its own 'Nidahas' Sports

Sri Lanka's cricket searching for its own 'Nidahas'

In the immediate aftermath of the ravaging civil war of 1996 that had left the country in utter dismay, cricket attempted to soothe some wounds. Led by Arjuna…

05 Mar 2018
Lakmal, Pradeep return to bolster SL T20 pace ranks Sports

Lakmal, Pradeep return to bolster SL T20 pace ranks

Fast bowlers Nuwan Pradeep and Suranga Lakmal have returned to the Sri Lanka T20 squad after recovering from injuries, but wicketkeeper-batsman Niroshan…

01 Mar 2018
Hiruni sets new SL record in Half Marathon Sports

Hiruni sets new SL record in Half Marathon

National Marathon record holder Hiruni Wijayarathne renewed her own SL half marathon record when she clocked 1 hour 14 minutes and 07 seconds to win the half…

26 Feb 2018
Susanthika backs Rohan’s team Sports

Susanthika backs Rohan’s team

Susanthika Jayasinghe, the only living Olympic medallist of the country, came forward to voice her support for the team led by Rohan Fernando, who is…

22 Feb 2018
Victorious SL cricketers return Sports

Victorious SL cricketers return

Jubilant Sri Lanka captain Dinesh Chandimal praised solidarity and teamwork of his teammates which earned them the much needed series victory in Bangladesh…

20 Feb 2018
Still looking for the right combination in T20s: Mahmudullah Sports

Still looking for the right combination in T20s: Mahmudullah

Bangladesh's stand-in Twenty20 skipper, Mahmudullah, said that they have to find the right combinations and approach to excel in the shortest format after…

19 Feb 2018
We didn't just play as a team, we played as a family: Chandimal Sports

We didn't just play as a team, we played as a family: Chandimal

Dinesh Chandimal, the Sri Lankan skipper, believed that his side had begun to gel as a unit, leaving behind their recent disappointments. He also added that…

19 Feb 2018
Nilani sets new SL record in golden run Sports

Nilani sets new SL record in golden run

Nilani Rathnayake won the Gold medal in the 3000m steeplechase with a time of 9 minutes 55.59 seconds, which was also a new Sri Lanka record, at the 'Road to…

15 Feb 2018