THAILAND, Sep 14 (ePRESS) – Sri Lankan motorcycle racer Hesali Peiris overcame the pain of a heavy crash to finish fifth in Race Two of the 2026 FIM Asia Women’s Cup of Circuit Racing at the Nakhonchaisri Circuit in Thailand on Monday. Peiris qualified fifth on her No. 01 GPX200 motorcycle and made a flying…
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MADRID, Spain, Sep 14 (ePRESS) – Sri Lankan teenager Yevan David ended his rookie FIA Formula 3 Championship season with a top-10 finish at the Madring Circuit in Madrid, Spain, on Sunday, collecting his 35th point of the 2026 campaign. The 18-year-old AIX Racing driver finished 18th in the championship standings, which featured 34 drivers….
COLOMBO, Sep 12 (ePRESS) – Defenders FC struck four goals in a powerful 16-minute second-half burst to crush New Youngs FC 4-0 in their Super League 2025/26 football match at the Sugathadasa Stadium in Colombo on Friday. The match remained goalless during a tight first half, with New Youngs keeping the Defenders attack under control….
COLOMBO, Sep 10 (ePRESS) – Unbeaten Asian International School (AIS) defeated Mahanama College, Colombo, 42-34 to win the Sri Lanka Schools Under-13 Boys’ Basketball Tournament ‘B’ Division title at the Sugathadasa Stadium in Colombo this week, completing a perfect campaign with six straight victories. AIS vice-captain Shaazly Ahamath was named the Most Valuable Player of…
COLOMBO, Sep 8 (ePRESS) – Rising squash star Sithumli Mendis of Gateway College, Colombo, strengthened her reputation as one of Sri Lanka’s brightest young talents with a stunning comeback at the 37th Sri Lanka Junior National Squash Championship 2026, where she was also named the Most Promising Girl Player of the Year. Mendis delivered one…
RATMALANA, Sep 7 (ePRESS) – Shamil Wakeel and Nethmi Wickramasinghe claimed the biggest honours at the SLS Open Squash Championship 2026, winning the Men’s Open and Women’s Open singles titles respectively after strong performances in the tournament which ended at the Air Force Squash Complex in Ratmalana over the weekend. Wakeel emerged as the Men’s…
COLOMBO, Sep 4 (ePRESS) — Sri Lanka’s Under-18 baseball team will leave for Taiwan on Friday night to compete at the 14th BFA U18 Asian Baseball Championship from September 7 to 13, facing a tough Group A challenge against Japan, the Philippines and Hong Kong, China. The young Sri Lankan side will be led by…
CANADA, August 31 (ePRESS) – Canadian-born swimmer of Sri Lankan origin Ranumi Eashwarage has emerged as one of Canada’s brightest young sprint talents after capturing Canada’s lone gold medal at the 2026 Junior Pan Pacific Swimming Championships in Vancouver. The 16-year-old clocked a stunning 55.00 seconds in the women’s 100m freestyle, shaving 0.60 seconds off…
COLOMBO, August 31 (ePRESS) – Asian International School (AIS), a pioneer among international schools in Sri Lankan rowing, made a strong impact at the inaugural Empire Sprints Regatta by winning two Under-16 men’s titles through Sonal Tranchell, Diyan Haleemdeen and Joel Weerasingham at the Colombo Rowing Club last week. The regatta saw the AIS youngsters…
MADRID, Spain, August 28 (ePRESS) – Sri Lankan racing driver Yevan David produced a strong finish to the FIA Formula 3 in-season testing in Madrid, Spain, climbing from 19th on the opening day to seventh overall on the second day after making a major improvement in pace for AIX Racing. The two-day test, gave David…