Dhammika Ratnaweera

Lahiru Madushanka ruled out

All-rounder Lahiru Madushanka was yesterday ruled out of the ICC T20 World Cup after fracturing his collarbone while fielding in the third T20 International against South Africa at the R....

Western Asian Youth Chess Tourney

Sri Lanka will field more than 300 players for the Western Asian Online Youth Chess Championships from September 18 to 20.The event is conducted by the Asian Chess Federation...
Sri Lankan athletes have a good chance of winning medals at Asian and Commonwealth Games

Sri Lankan athletes have a busy schedule in the year 2022 and they will focus on three major events World Championships, Commonwealth Games and Asian Games. In the meantime...
Herath almost gave up his Paralympic dream due to hardship

Sri Lanka’s Paralympics Gold Medallist Dinesh Priyantha Herath said at one time he almost gave up sports but was encouraged by the governing body to continue with his...
Lasith Malinga announces retirement from all forms of cricket

T20 stalwart and legendary former Sri Lanka T20 Skipper Lasith Malinga yesterday announced his retirement from all formats of the game.The 38-year-old paceman earlier retired...

Six-member team for World Wrestling Meet

A six-member Sri Lanka Team will take part in the 17th World Wrestling Championships from October 2 to 10 in Oslo, Norway. The Sri Lanka Team will leave for Norway on September 29.The Sri Lanka Team...
Sri Lankan paddlers for Asian Table Tennis Tourney

The nine member National Table Tennis squad has already started training to focus on forthcoming Asian Table Tennis Championship which is scheduled to be held from September 27 to October 5 in Doha...
Avishka confident of building up a strong team for under 19 World Cup

The newly appointed National under 19 coach Avishka Gunawardena has started his duty with the 26 member National pool at the 22 day training camp which started from September 9 at the SSC grounds.Due...
Online Youth Chess Championship

The Chess Federation of Sri Lanka (CFSL) will conduct the Online Youth Chess Championship for Under-8 Boys’ and Girls’ on September 14 and 15.All players born after January 1, 2013 are eligible to...
Tiana Piyadasa under 10 number one ranked player in USA

Tiana Piyadasa the youngest daughter of former National Table Tennis Champion Thilina Piyadasa came up with a superb performance and became the USA under 10 number one ranked player last week.The...
Handover of sports complex to NSA

The Sports Ministry is planning to handover some of their sports complex owned by the Sports Development Department to the National Sports Associations (NSA) to conduct their regular sports...
PM to present house for Paralympic Gold medallist

Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa made arrangements to present a new house for Paralympic Gold medalist Dinesh Priyantha Herath.Thirty-five-year-old Herath who finished first at the F 46 Javelin throw...
Uncapped Pulina Tharanga in SL T20 WC Squad

The National Cricket Selectors yesterday named uncapped Pulina Tharanga in the 19-member Sri Lanka Squad for next month’s ICC T20 World Cup in the United Arab Emirates (UAE)Meanwhile, Dasun...
NSC and HPC played a major role in Para athletes success, says Wijekoon

The Secretary of the Sports Ministry Anuradha Wijekoon said that the National Sports Council (NSC) and High Performances Committee (HPC) played a major role in the success of the Para athletes at the...
Self-discipline and dedication paved the way to success in Tokyo - Namal

Sports Minister Namal Rajapaksa said Dinesh Herath and Samitha Dulan’s success at the Tokyo Para Games is a shining example to all other Sri Lankan athletes.The Minister made these observations...
Dinesh Herath hungry for more success after Tokyo heroics

Sri Lanka’s golden boy Dinesh Priyantha Herath said their strenuous training under difficult conditions paved the way to their success at the 16th Tokyo Paralympics in Japan.Herath won a Gold Medal...
SL Para Olympians get hero’s welcome on arrival

Sri Lanka’s Paralympic Gold Medallist Dinesh Priyantha Herath and Bronze Medallist Samitha Dulan along with the rest of the team members arrived in the island to a red carpet welcome yesterday after...
Red Carpet welcome awaits Sri Lankan Paralympics Team

Sri Lanka’s Paralympic Gold Medallist Dinesh Priyantha Herath and Bronze Medallist Samitha Dulan along with the rest of the team members will receive a red carpet welcome when they arrive in the...
Coach Nishantha played a big role in SL’s success in Tokyo

Sri Lanka Coach Pradeep Nishantha said he had great confidence that Dinesh Priyantha Herath and Samitha Dulan would win medals at the 16th Tokyo Paralympics, which concluded in Tokyo, Japan yesterday...
Sri Lanka end up fourth in FIDE Online Chess Olympiad

Sri Lanka team played extremely well in the FIDE Online Chess Olympiad 2021 to finish fourth at the FIDE Online Chess Olympiad tournament yesterday.Sri Lanka being the last (10th) ranked initially at...