SINGAPORE, August 1, 2025 (ePRESS) – Sri Lanka’s short course national champion, Minagi Rupesinghe, unleashed a brilliant swimming at the 22nd World Aquatics Swimming World Championships in Singapore on Friday, setting a new personal best in the highly competitive 100m backstroke event. The 19-year-old former St. Bridget’s Convent swimmer surged through the race with poise…
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BANGKOK, Thailand, April 22, 2025 (ePRESS) – The Sri Lanka women’s baseball team left the island on Monday with high hopes and determination, as they prepare to compete in the BFA IV Women’s Baseball Asian Championship 2025 Qualifier to be held in Bangkok, Thailand, from April 23 to 29. The championship will feature eight competitive…
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka, March 27, 2025 (ePRESS) – Sri Lanka will face a challenging road in their bid to qualify for the AFC Women’s Asian Cup 2026 after being drawn into Group F alongside Laos, Nepal, and Uzbekistan, the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) announced on Thursday. The qualifiers, scheduled to take place from June 23 to…
COLOMBO: (ePRESS) – Shaahid Zumri, the talented fly-half and placekicker from Isipathana College, has been a standout in Sri Lankan school rugby. Recently, he achieved the rare honor of representing the Sri Lanka Rugby Sevens team in the Asian Rugby Emirates Seven Trophy held in Nepal, making his debut at just 19. His exceptional skills on…
COLOMBO: (ePRESS) – Jacob Norton delivered a major shock on day two of the Sri Lanka Juniors Match Play Championship 2024 continued at the Royal Colombo Golf Club. Competing in the Under 18 Gold Segment, Norton defeated the highly favoured Reshan Algama with a commanding 5/4 win. Norton displayed strategic prowess throughout the match, initially maintaining…
NUGEGODA: (ePRESS) – Chanudi Kumarapperuma, an outstanding athlete from Lyceum International School Nugegoda, excelled at the 48th National Age Group Swimming Championship organized by the Sri Lanka Aquatic Sports Union (SLASU). Competing in her favoured events, Kumarapperuma claimed two new meet records and clinched a total of six medals, establishing her status as a rising star…
Colombo, Feb 13, 7.20PM – Sri Lanka’s rising tennis talents, Sandithi Usgodaarachchi, Akesha Silva, and Annaya Norbet, excelled sweeping past Lebanon on the second day of the ITF World Junior Tennis Asia/Oceania Pre Qualifying tournament, organized by the Sri Lanka Tennis Association at SLTA in Colombo on Tuesday. The Sri Lankan girls’ team displayed exceptional performance,…
Colombo, Dec 28, Thu – Anticipation is building as the 2023 National Baseball Championship, organized by the Sri Lanka Baseball Association, is set to commence on January 6, 2024, at the Japan-Sri Lanka Friendship Baseball Ground in Diyagama. The announcement by the Association has sparked excitement among baseball enthusiasts across the nation. This year’s championship…
In a groundbreaking moment for Sri Lankan sports, Hashan Seneviratne is gearing up to be the first-ever Sri Lankan baseball player to step onto the field in the renowned professional Franchise League tournament organized by United Baseball in Dubai. The excitement is building as the event is set to unfold at the Dubai International Cricket…