Dhammika Ratnaweera

Senura and Bimandee excel at Asian Championship trials

Two promising Table Tennis players Senura Silva of Ananda College, Colombo and Bimandee Bandara of Hilwood College, Kandy gave fine performances at the first trial to pick the team that would compete...

Disciplinary inquiry against cricketers today

A five-member committee headed by former Supreme Court Judge Nimal Dissanayake will conduct the disciplinary inquiry against the three suspended cricketers Kusal Mendis,...
Forty Sri Lankan weightlifters for Commonwealth Championship

The Sri Lanka Weightlifting Federation (SLWF) has decided to make special arrangements to focus on Commonwealth Senior, Junior and Youth Weightlifting Championship scheduled...
Jayamanne shines at Junior Athletic Trials

Sri Lanka’s promising sprinter Medhani Jayamanne once again stole the limelight at the Junior Athletics Trials held at the Sugathadasa Stadium in Colombo yesterday.Jayamanne...
Paceman Chameera credits Vaas for success

Dushmantha Chameera said that Sri Lanka’s Bowling Coach Chaminda Vaas had played a major role in his success with the national team in the recent past.Chameera praised the...

Former SL cricketers pay tribute to late Rajamahendran

Former Sri Lankan cricketers paid their tribute to the late R. Rajamahendran, who passed away in Colombo yesterday. His funeral took place at the Borella cemetery.The late R. Rajamahendran served as...
Made changes in technique, minimised mistakes, says Avishka Fernando

Sri Lanka opening batsman Avishka Fernando said that his change of batting technique helped him a great deal to win the Man-of-the-Match award in the third and final One Day International (ODI)...
Dahamdi into second-round of Asian Chess Tourney

Promising chess player Sanudula Dahamdi reached the second-round of the Under-15 Girls’ event at the Asian Schools Online Rapid Chess Championship, which continued yesterday.She has scored five...
Sports Ministry grants Rs 46.2 million to Sri Lankan Olympic athletes

Nimali Liyanarachchi the 800m athlete who got Olympic qualification last minute with wild card basis receiving cash cheque from the Sport Director General Amal Edirisooriya and (on right) Sujith...
Judoka Chamara Nuwan Dharmawardena likely to win a medal at Tokyo Olympics

Judoka Chamara Nuwan Dharmawardana is expected to clinch a medal in Tokyo Olympics which will commence today (23). Dharmawardena has been selected to participate in Olympics under the Universal...
We’re all emotional after loss - Charith Asalanka

Sri Lanka’s middle order batsman Charith Asalanka said that the team was stunned and emotional after losing the second One Day International (ODI) by three wickets against India at the R. Premadasa...
Equestrian Karlsson confident of reaching final round at Tokyo Games

Equestrian Mathilda Karlsson is confident that she could reach the final round when she begins her campaign at the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games, commencing on Friday.The 37-year-old, who was born in the...
Sports Ministry approves Rs. 42m for Kabaddi

The Sports Ministry presented a cash donation of Rs. 42 million for the development of kabaddi in Sri Lanka and for the betterment of players and coaches who are involved in the sport.Sri Lanka’s...
Susal claims Online Blitz Chess Tourney

Sri Lanka’s promising youth chess player Susal de Silva of Nalanda College won the International Chess Day Commemorative Online Blitz Chess Championship convincingly.The 15-year-old played strongly...
Sports Ministry donates Rs. 47 million for para athletes

The Sports Ministry made a donation of Rs. 47 million to the National Paralympic Committee (NPC) to develop the overall performance of Sri Lankan para athletes in the country.Sports Ministry Director...
Table Tennis Nationals on August 28 and 29

The Tables Tennis Association of Sri Lanka (TTASL) will conduct the 74 th Senior National Table Tennis Championship which is scheduled to be held from August 28 and 29 at the Municipal Indoor Stadium...
Sanija and Rajinikanth emerge Chess champions

Sanija Galkotuwa of Dharmaraja College and Rajinikanth Rithikasamy of Singing Fish Chess club emerged Champions of the Sri Lanka Online Rapid National (Novices Division) Chess Championship yesterday....
Former TT champion Thilina Piyadasa’s daughter doing her family proud

Tashiya Piyadasa, daughter of former Sri Lanka national table tennis champion Thilina Piyadasa, stole the limelight by winning the Girls’ Under-11 Singles title at the US National Championships held...
Nimali Liyanarachchi - Olympic talent from a humble family in Sooriyawewa

The dream of every athlete is to represent the country at the Olympics. Nimali Liyanarachchi from Sooriyawewa, Hambantota eventually fulfilled her dream when she received a Universality place to...
Dinesh Priyantha to lead sri lanka team for Tokyo Paralympic Games

Javelin thrower Dinesh Priyantha Herath who won the bronze medal at the last Rio Paralympic Games will lead the nine member Sri Lankan team to Tokyo Paralympic Games which is scheduled to be held...