Dhammika Ratnaweera

Nishan Madushka reaches 1000-run milestone

Ragama CC wicket-keeper/batsman Nishan Madushka scored 70 in the second innings to reach the 1000 runs milestone from six matches, however, Kandy Customs CC ended day 3 with a 67-run upset over...

Sri Lanka T20 squad commence practices

The Sri Lanka T20 World Cup squad led by Dasun Shanaka will commence a special residential training programme from (today) 26 at the Pallekele International Cricket Stadium...
Minister pledges better facilities for SL Netball Team

Sports Minister Roshan Ranasinghe promised to give more facilities for the Sri Lanka Netball team who won the Asian Netball crown for the sixth time.The Minister and senior...
Vishva's ton puts Kandy Customs in strong position

Left-hander Vishva Deemantha smashed an unbeaten 102 with 13 fours in 195 balls as Kandy Customs CC posted a formidable total of 321 in their Major Clubs Three-day cricket...
Sabuddhi Sports Literature Awards 2022 on Dec. 2

Sri Lanka Telecom–Mobitel Sabuddhi Sports Literature Awards Ceremony will be held on December 2 at the Sports Ministry Auditorium. The Sabuddhi Literature Circle is...

Nishan Madushka on the verge of reaching a milestone

Ragama CC wicket-keeper batsman Nishan Madushka is likely to reach a milestone when they meet Kandy Customs CC in their Major Club Three-day cricket tournament fixture at Thurstan grounds today. 12...
Cricket Pathway programme commences from Polonnaruwa

Sri Lanka Cricket will initiate its latest programme ‘Gaman Maga’, or ‘Pathway’ a national development project recently in Polonnaruwa where talented cricketers could reach the national level. The...
Theekshana promoted to Sergeant rank and three Netballers as Corporals

Sri Lanka Army honoured the players who won the Asia Cup from Cricket and Netball recently. The member of Sri Lanka’s Asia Cup winning cricket team Maheesh Theekshana was promoted by the Sri Lanka...
NOC introduces JDC to foster raw talent

NOC President Suresh Subaramaniam (second from left) briefing the media at the NOC Auditorium. Also in the picture from left Maxwell de Silva (NOC Secretary), Shirantha Pieris Chairman Junior...
Visakha, Ananda overall swimming champs

Visakha Vidyalaya, Colombo, and Ananda College, Colombo won the overall Women’s and Men’s Championships at the SLASU Novices swimming championships held recently at the Sugathadasa Swimming pool...
Pramodya felicitated by Alma mater

National cricket selection committee chairman Promodya Wickramasinghe receiving a special momento from the Rahula College OBA Colombo Branch president Dr. Sujeewa Lokuhewa.The renown cricket...
Defense Services out to retain national hockey crown

After laps of four years 59th National Men’s Hockey championship scheduled to be held from today to September 25 at two venues Colombo University grounds and Reid Avenue Hockey grounds. The...
Lisara, Dahamdi National Blitz chess champions

Lisara Kodithwakku of Royal College and Dahamdi Sanudulaof Musaeus College were crowned as the Sri Lanka National Blitz champion and Woman Blitz National Champion.In the open event, 324 players...
SL should have more professional netball players, says Tharjini

We have to play more competitive Netball and have professional players said Sri Lankan Netball Goal Shooter Tharjini Shivalingam in an exclusive interview with the Daily News yesterday.The 6 feet 11...
Three Lankan cricketers for SA T20 League

Sri Lanka’s top order stroke player of the T 20 format Kusal Mendis, mystery spinner Maheesh Theekshana and 21-year-old left-arm speedster Dilshan Madushanka will play in the inaugural South Africa...
SLC Director of Cricket Tom Moody resigns

Sri Lanka Cricket’s Executive Committee mutually agreed with Tom Moody, who was functioning as the “Director of, Cricket” to terminate his contract with immediate effect said senior official of the...
Former national badminton champion Sriyani in new role of coach in Dubai

Sriyani Deepika the former National shuttler played so many international tournaments with shuttlers like Kaushali Dissanayake, Yasintha Liyanage, Niroshan Wijekoon, Thushara Edirisinghe and Udaya...
Army’s Puvitharan sets up new pole vault record

A.Puvitharan of Sri Lanka Army smashed the Sri Lankan record with a jump of 5.15m in the men’s pole vault event of the National Selection trials for the Asian Athletic championship and e Asian Games...
Two women umpires and match referee from Sri Lanka for Asia Cup

Two women umpires and a woman match referee from Sri Lanka will officiate at the upcoming Women’s Asia Cup to be held in Bangladesh and this is going to be historic event for Sri Lanka as three women...
Epic knock of 233 by Hashan Dhanushka for Police

Hashan Dhanushka scored brilliant knock of 233 was the highlight of the drawn Major league three day cricket match between Police SC and Ragama CC played at Police Park on Sunday.Ragama CC made 400...