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Novice boxers fight like pros in the Royal ring
Navy pugilists punched their way to glory winning a total of 16 medals to take the major honours at the Novices Boxing Meet 2023...
Boxing strongman Dian Gomes poised to crack the whip
Dian Gomes has successfully fought many battles inside and outside the ring since taking on the mantle of the guardian of Sri...
Boxing strongman Dian Gomes poised to crack the whip
Dian Gomes has successfully fought many battles inside and outside...
2023-05-27 18:30:00 0
NOC red cards Minister as off-field rugby scrum sways to and forth
The National Olympic Committee of Sri Lanka (NOCSL) has sprung to the...
2023-05-06 18:30:00 0
Sri Lankan kick-boxer goes to Brisbane for title fight
Sri Lanka’s World Boxing Council (WBC) Muay Thai champion Mohamed...
2023-04-29 18:30:00 0
More women to break the shackles and storm the ring
Sri Lanka is taking a lead role in addressing gender balance in...
2023-04-08 18:30:00 0
Sri Lanka bank on Nalanda boxer Mihiran to deliver dream medal
While sports officials squander millions on joy rides, a most...
2023-04-01 18:30:00 0
Boxing coach with Midas touch turns ITO
Ratnapura is traditionally renowned for gem mining in Sri Lanka....
2023-03-18 18:30:00 0
Hidden away Perakum boxers light the flame in Nuwara Eliya
Sri Perakum Vidyalaya boys and girls emerged champions at the...
2023-03-11 18:30:00 0
Gajaba, SLPRA champions at Indoor Para Rowing
Gajaba (men) and Sri Lanka Para Rowing Association (SLPRA) women’s...
2023-03-11 18:30:00 0
Jury out as boxer’s safety compromised by bungling officials
Boxing is no longer a beautiful scientific art. It is a brutal sport...
2023-02-25 18:30:00 0
Why cricket needs a resilient and collaborative mindset for well-being
The role of a mentor to motivate individuals in sports has resurfaced...
2023-02-18 18:30:00 0
Cricket chief Shammi Silva throws a lifeline to CH rugby
The Colombo Gymkhana Club is renowned for producing all-round sports...
2023-02-11 18:30:00 0
Football captain says players suffer for the sins of officials
Sri Lanka’s football captain Sujan Perera has made a clarion call to...
2023-02-11 18:30:00 0
Olympian Jinadasa targets mental fitness of Sri Lanka netball team at third coming
Newly appointed national netball coach Thilaka Jinadasa aims to focus...
2023-02-04 18:30:00 0
Cinderella girl Seneca now making giant strides
There is a very thin line between success and failure as an athlete...
2023-01-28 18:30:00 0
Lone sports crusader leaving no stone unturned
Developing sports in the country is a much bandied mantra almost a...
2023-01-28 18:30:00 0
Ex-athlete Boteju wants the bluff to end
Former Sri Lanka athlete Ranjith Boteju wants a system change in...
2023-01-14 18:30:00 0
Canadian-born Sri Lankan beauty wins popularity contest
Sri Lanka’s first ever rhythmic gymnast Anna-Marie Ondaatje is...
2022-11-05 18:30:00 0
Ex-Marian, boxing promoter to turn Colombo into Las Vegas
The stage has been set to make Colombo another Las Vegas for boxing...
2022-10-29 18:30:00 0
Sri Lanka Rugby faces questions ahead of Asian Sevens
Sri Lanka Rugby appears to be in a state of limbo both at home and...
2022-10-01 18:30:00 0
Red riders CR marches on in centenary packed with passion
There was an air of nostalgia as CR and FC began its centenary year...
2022-10-01 18:30:00 0
Muthumudalige now a success story in Kuwait
Former Ananda College and Sri Lanka cricketer Muthumudalige...
2022-10-01 18:30:00 0
Football Sri Lanka faces the axe over borrowed time
Not holding an election of office bearers on the due date and playing...
2022-09-24 18:30:00 0
The father’s daughter who became hockey mom and wife of a firebrand
Tissa and Nimal Etipola could be considered the golden couple of Sri...
2022-09-24 18:30:00 0
Sri Lankan Cinderella blooms from the dumps of tragedy
Imagine the trauma of a child in battle-scarred Mullaitivu who loses...
2022-09-17 18:30:00 0
CR’s crack girl Kanchana overcomes nightmares to live her fairy dream
It was a dream come true for CR and FC women’s rugby captain Kanchana...
2022-09-17 18:30:00 0
Football chief in trouble over hidden mess-up
Damning investigative report after COPE probe calls for disciplinary...
2022-09-03 18:30:00 0
Anna-Marie moves step closer to Olympic immortality
Sri Lanka’s rhythmic gymnast Anna-Marie Ondaatje will take her first...
2022-09-03 18:30:00 0
Mental mentor ready to soothe Sri Lankans
Sportsmen and women use different techniques and tactics to calm...
2022-09-03 18:30:00 0
Malagamuwa finds his match at Katukurunda
Israeli GT3 racing driver Bar Baruch is on track to achieve his...
2022-09-03 18:30:00 0
Hockey veteran scofs and scorns at state of Sri Lanka set-up
Tuan Imtiaz Jamaldeen, a veteran hockey player and administrator now...
2022-08-27 18:30:00 0
Sri Lanka hockey masters bounce back for consolation win
Sri Lanka Masters men’s over 40 hockey team recorded its second win...
2022-08-27 18:30:00 0
Sri Lanka Masters teams concede 185 goals, scoring three in dismal display at World Cup
Three Sri Lanka hockey teams participating in the 2022 Masters Hockey...
2022-08-20 18:30:00 0
‘Games mishaps are part and parcel of endeavour’
Greg Louganis became the first man to win back-to-back Olympic golds...
2022-08-20 18:30:00 0
Ex-Royal and CH flanker Boa goes places in All Blacks country
Former Royal and CH and FC flanker Boa Athu has achieved what many an...
2022-08-20 18:30:00 0
Discarded marathoner Hiruni vows to fight back, paddlers prefer US stint to Commonwealth Games
Sri Lanka’s participation in table tennis at the XXII Commonwealth...
2022-07-15 18:30:00 0
Sri Lanka fires blanks after golden feat in 1994
Shooting is one of the few sports in which Sri Lanka has displayed...
2022-07-15 18:30:00 0
Sri Lanka Rugby embroiled in further administrative chaos
The Western Province Rugby Football Union (WPRFU) called for...
2022-07-08 18:30:00 0
Sri Lanka athletes to be warned over jumping ship at Commonwealth Games
Sri Lanka’s Chef-de-Mission for the XXII Commonwealth Games in...
2022-07-08 18:30:00 0
Disillusioned rugby star Dansha Dayan quits Kandy SC with a heavy heart
Sri Lanka rugby three-quarter Dansha Dayan has decided to search for...
2022-07-02 18:30:00 0
CR and FC plan international Sevens to celebrate centenary
Rugby club CR and FC is planning to celebrate its centenary by...
2022-07-02 18:30:00 0
‘Send the children back to play’
More than 100 taekwondo, boxing and athletic coaches were awarded...
2022-06-25 18:30:00 0
Gymnast Anna-Marie keeps to her word outside the arena
Sri Lanka’s celebrated rhythmic gymnast Anna-Marie Q Ondaatje...
2022-06-18 18:30:00 0
Wushu coaches join protest as ring gets hotter
Two leading wushu national coaches Kapila Sabapathi and Prabath...
2022-06-11 18:30:00 0
Sepak takraw to spread island-wide as new chief elected
A former Wesley College all-round sportsman Nilam Hallaldeen has been...
2022-06-11 18:30:00 0
Spending at football runs into thumping millions
Sri Lanka is going through a dire economic crisis because of the...
2022-05-28 18:30:00 0
Football rocked by pay dispute as players beg for money
Image builder of the Sri Lanka team Waseem Razeek takes up the sword...
2022-05-28 18:30:00 0
Protests erupt in sporting arena
An eerie calm on a rain-swept morning on Tuesday at Reid Avenue in...
2022-05-21 18:30:00 0
Another feather in cap of Sri Lanka’s boxing chief Dian Gomes
Boxing Association of Sri Lanka (BASL) president Dian Gomes added...
2022-05-21 18:30:00 0
Colombo court red cards football’s secretive guns
The District Court of Colombo has issued an interim enjoining order...
2022-05-14 18:30:00 0
Hanguranketa girls revive pandemic-hit boxing bagging title
Poramadulla National School, Hanguranketa in Polonnaruwa emerged as...
2022-05-14 18:30:00 0

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