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…
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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…
COLOMBO, August 28 (ePRESS) – Red Star, Blue Star and Blue Eagles are locked in a tight three-way battle for the remaining places in the Super Six round of the Sri Lanka Super League, with only three points separating the teams as the preliminary stage enters its decisive phase. Unbeaten Up Country Lions of Nawalapitiya…
COLOMBO, August 26 (ePRESS) – Asian International School (AIS) has earned a major sporting honour after it’s cricket captain and talented all-rounder Hesanda Siyapath Vimuktha Abayakoon was selected to represent Sri Lanka at the Indoor Cricket Junior World Cup 2026 in Pretoria, South Africa, from September 26 to October 3. Abayakoon’s selection is a significant…
COLOMBO, August 22 (ePRESS) – Asian International School (AIS), Colombo marked a proud new chapter in its sporting history by ending a 16-year wait with a convincing 65-35 victory over St. Thomas’ Catholic International College, Seeduwa to win the Sri Lanka Schools Under-17 Girls’ B Division Basketball Championship at the Olympus Indoor Stadium in Malabe….
COLOMBO, August 21 (ePRESS) – Sri Lanka Rugby has launched the Next XV Rugby League, bringing together 140 of the country’s leading Under-19 players in a major new selection and development programme aimed at qualifying for the World Rugby Under-20 Championship and building a pathway towards the Rugby World Cup 2035. Sri Lanka Rugby President…
COLOMBO, August 21 (ePRESS) – Defenders FC powered to their first win of the Super League 2025/26 season with a convincing 4-1 victory over bottom-placed Ratnam SC at the Sugathadasa Stadium in Colombo, with Shifan Kaleel striking twice in the second half to seal an important three points. The victory lifted Defenders to four points…
COLOMBO, August 21 (ePRESS) – Annaya Norbert and Ashlin de Silva captured the girls’ and boys’ Under-16 singles titles respectively, while Zacharia Akbar and Thiyansa de Silva won the Under-12 crowns at the YETI-powered Sri Lanka Tennis Nationals 2026 at the Sri Lanka Tennis Association courts in Colombo. Norbert of Holy Family Convent, Bambalapitiya, produced…