Category Archives: BasketBall

COLOMBO, Apr 29 (ePRESS) – St. Joseph’s College, Colombo 10 produced a dominant performance to beat Ananda College 70–37 and win the Under-20 All-Island “A” Division, Tier 1 Basketball Championship final, held at the Nalanda College courts in Colombo last Saturday, completing a historic back-to-back perfect season in the tournament. The Josephians, led by skipper…

COLOMBO, Apr 12 (ePRESS) – The Jayasinghe siblings, Methika Jayasinghe and Binuthi Jayasinghe, emerged as the biggest winners at the All-Island Under-20 Basketball Championship, clinching titles and Most Valuable Player (MVP) awards as their teams secured victories at the tournament held from April 8 to 11 in Colombo — also marking the first time in…

COLOMBO, Feb 3, (ePRESS) – Horizon College International (HCI), Malabe, emerged as champions of The Inter-international Schools of Sri Lanka (TISSL) Under-17 Girls Basketball Tournament after defeating Elizabeth Moir School (EMS) by 64–38 in the final, played in Colombo recently. In the championship match, HCI produced its best performance of the tournament, defeating EMS 64–38….

COLOMBO, January 28 (ePRESS) – Horizon College International (HCI) produced a remarkable double campaign in the Sri Lanka Schools Basketball season, with their Under-17 girls’ team crowned “C” Division champions with Tarisha De Silva named Girls Best Player, and the boys’ finishing runners-up in the B Division, after a long series of matches. HCI Girls…

CHENNAI, India, April 2, 2025 (ePRESS) – Fresh off their triumph in the Sri Lanka Basketball League, Colombo Basketball Club left the island on Tuesday to represent Sri Lanka in the South Asian Basketball Association (SABA) Club Championship 2025. The tournament will take place at the Jawaharlal Nehru Indoor Stadium in Chennai, India, from April 2…

COLOMBO: (ePRESS) – The 32nd Mercantile Services Basketball Association (MSBA) League Tournament, sponsored by My Cola Beverages, will kick off on September 9 at the Royal College Indoor Complex. The tournament, which will run until November 22, will see 53 teams battling it out across six men’s divisions and three women’s divisions. The draw for the…

BAMBALAPITIYA: (ePRESS) – Holy Family Convent (HFC) Bambalapitiya has made history in school basketball by winning the Under-20 All Island School Basketball Championship for four years in a row. In an exciting match held at the HFC courts in Bambalapitiya yesterday, HFC emerged victorious over Good Shepherd Convent Kotahena with a final score of 58-49. Led…

COLOMBO: (ePRESS) – The Masters Basketball Sri Lanka (MBSL) is preparing for its Annual General Meeting (AGM) on Wednesday, April 10, at 6PM. The meeting will take place at the Burgher Recreation Club (BRC) pavilion located on Havelock Road. Basil Silva, the General Secretary of MBSL, has extended a warm invitation to all members to participate…

SINGAPORE: Mar 29, 7.20PM – The Sri Lanka basketball team put up a strong fight against reigning Asian champions Mongolia in a thrilling match at the FIFA 3X3 Asia Cup held in Singapore. Despite their efforts, Sri Lanka was edged out in overtime, with Mongolia securing a narrow 15-13 victory after the score was tied at…

SINGAPORE: Mar 29, 8AM – Sri Lanka basketball staged a remarkable comeback to secure their spot in the Main Draw of the FIBA 3X3 Asia Cup at the Singapore Sports Hub on Thursday. Facing off against Korea in their third match of the Qualifying Draw, Sri Lanka fought tooth and nail to claim a hard-fought victory…