Dhammika Ratnaweera

National Sports Strategy to focus on athletes – Mahela

Chairman, National Sports Council (NSC) Mahela Jayawardene said that a national sports strategy will be launched to focus on athletes and to uplift their standard to the highest level in the future....

Super League Volleyball finals on March 13

Army SC and Air Force SC qualified to play in the Women’s final while Bitu Link Group SC, Kurunegala and CEB entered the Men’s final of the Munchee Super League Volleyball...
Not too late to appoint Cricket Selectors - Minister

Sports Minister Namal Rajapaksa yesterday said that a full National Cricket Selection Committee will be appointed in due course in the proper manner on a long term basis.The...
Prime Minister inaugurates ‘Gamata Pitiyak’ programme

Prime Minister, Mahinda Rajapaksa supervising the ‘Gamata Pitiyak’ inaugural ceremonies on Zoom technology at the Temple Trees. Sports Minister Namal Rajapaksa and State...
Haritha Hansana wins Online Youth Chess Tourney

Haritha Hansana from Denipitiya Primary School emerged champion at the Inaugural CFSL Online Youth (Under 12Yrs) Championship conducted by Chess Federation of Sri Lanka (CFSL...

Netball National Pool to resume training

The Sri Lanka National Netball Pool players will resume training from today after a break of four days, president of the Netball Federation of Sri Lanka (NFSL) Lakshmi Victoria, said yesterday.“...
Team work the key to success, says Lankan CC Captain Damitha

The Captain of the champion Lankan CC Team Damitha Silva said that team work was the key to their success in the SLC Major Youth Under-23 Cricket Tournament, which concluded on Sunday.“We did not...
Lankan CC will face ssc in Sunday's final

Lankan CC set up a final showdown against the SSC in the SLC Major Clubs Under-23 Cricket Tournament when both teams won their respective semi-final matches in Colombo, yesterday.Lankan CC created a...
Colts-Lankan, SSC-Baduraliya will clash in semis today

The cream of Sri Lankan youth cricketers will be in action when the semi-finals of the postponed SLC Major Club Under-23 Cricket Tournament get underway at two neutral venues in Colombo today.Colts...
Super League Chess Tourney begins today

Seven former national chess champions will take part in the National Inter-Club Super League Chess Championship conducted by the Chess Federation of Sri Lanka (CFSL) and which will commence at the...
Ven. Seelarathana Thera’s nomination to SLC rejected

The Election Committee of Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) yesterday rejected the nomination of Ven. Battaramulle Seelarathana Thera, who was seeking to contest for the post of Vice-President at the SLC...
Sports Minister presents proposal for high-performance centre to Pakistan PM

The Minister of Sports Namal Rajapaksa handed over a proposal for the construction of a high-performance sports centre to the visiting Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan yesterday.The event took...
Sri Lanka ready for West Indies challenge - Dimuth Karunaratne

Sri Lanka Test and One Day International (ODI) Skipper Dimuth Karunaratne said that his players are in a good frame of mind to take on the West Indies when the two teams clash in an all format series...
Dilshan to lead Sri Lanka Legends

Former Sri Lanka cricketer turned commentator Russell Arnold, former fast bowlers Nuwan Kulasekara and Dhammika Prasad are among several other new faces that will join the Sri Lanka Legends Squad in...
Has Chaminda Vaas hooked his best catch?

Twenty-year-old left-arm fast bowler Dilshan Madushanka is the youngest player to make it to the Sri Lanka Team for the West Indies Tour. The former schoolboy of Hungama MV in Ambalantota is the...
Niluka and Hasini steal the limelight at Badminton Nationals

Niluka Karunaratne and Hasini Ambalangodage won a double crown each at the 68th National Badminton Championships, worked off at the Mercantile Badminton Association Indoor Stadium in Colombo....
Sri Lanka to focus on 2026 Youth Olympics

The newly appointed Junior National Sports Development Committee will have the prime task of focusing on the 2026 Youth Olympic Games to be held in Senegal.The Ministry of Sports and the Ministry of...
Niluka and Hasini win major titles at Badminton Nationals

Niluka Karunaratne and Hasini Ambalangodage emerged Men's and Women's Open Singles champion respectively at the 68th National Badminton Championships, which concluded at the Mercantile Badminton...
Chamika topples top seed at Badminton Nationals

Chamika Karunaratne created a major upset on the third day of the National Badminton Championships, which continued at the SLBA, MBA, and Otter AC Indoor Stadiums, yesterday.Chamika, the youngest...
Cricketers should be mentally strong - Murali

Former legendary Sri Lankan spinner Muttiah Muralitharan believes that cricketers should be mentally strong and should be in a good frame of mind before representing the country at the highest level....