ATHLETICS
Yupun Abeykoon shines at Tampere Indoor 60m
Yupun Abeykoon secured second place in the men’s 60m at the Tampere Indoor Championships with a season-best 6.66 seconds. Earlier, he won his heat in 6.69 seconds.
Articles by Hishan Welmilla
BOXING
A Tribute to Deshamanya Ken Balendra A silent champion of Sri Lanka boxing
As Sri Lanka’s corporate world mourns the passing of Deshamanya Kandiah (Ken) Balendra, a towering figure in business, little is known about his deep connection to sports – particularly boxing. Beyond his remarkable contributions as […]
NATIONAL
SSC Open Tennis Championship: Akeesha and Ashlin clinch U16 singles title
Akeesh Silva and Ashlin de Silva clinched the Girl’s and Boy’s Under-16 singles titles of the CL Synergy SSC Open Championship by defeating Sandis Usgodaarachchi and Mayoran Kubheran in the two finals played at the […]
CHAMPION'S TROPHY 2025
Cummins, Hazlewood in doubt for Champions Trophy
Pat Cummins is ‘hugely unlikely’ to be fit for the upcoming ICC Champions Trophy, while there’s also doubts surrounding the fitness of Josh Hazlewood, according to Australia head coach Andrew McDonald. Both Cummins and Hazlewood […]
CRICKET
Sri Lanka Limp To 229/9 At Stumps in Second Test against Australia
Sri Lanka limped to 229/9 at the end of 90 overs at Stumps on Day 1 in the second Test against Australia at Galle. Heading into the game 1-0 down, Sri Lanka opted to bat […]
CRICKET
Dimuth Karunarathna announces retirement from Test cricket, farewell game to start on February 6
Former Sri Lanka captain Dimuth Karunaratne has announced his retirement from Test cricket. Karunaratne who registered scores of 7 and 0 against Australia in the first Test of the series has decided to hang his […]
NATIONAL
Father & Son create history for Wesley College
Sandul Gammanpila has been nominated to lead the Wesley School Rugby Team in the Inter-School First Division League Rugby Tournament to begin in the middle of this year. Sandul Gammanpila, who plays at number 8, […]
CRICKET
Sri Lanka go with three changes
Pathum Nissanka, Ramesh Mendis and Lahiru Kumara replace Oshada Fernando, Jeffrey Vandersay and Asitha Fernando, while Connolly debuts for Todd Murphy for the second Test match between Sri Lanka and Australia began in Galle International […]
CRICKET
14th Battle of the Hindus next weekend in Jaffna
The 14th edition of the Battle of the Hindus’ will herald the commencement of the inter-school cricket ‘big match’ season when the two teams take on each other at the Hindu College ground in Jaffna […]
CRICKET
Chamodi from Sri Lanka in the Youth T20 World Cup team
Sri Lankan young spinner Chamodi Praboda has been named to the under-19 women’s team announced by the International Cricket Council.