Category Archives: BasketBall

KANDY, June 9 (ePRESS) – Holy Family Convent (HFC), Bambalapitiya were crowned champions of the Under-13 All-Island Basketball Championship after defeating hosts Mahamaya Girls’ School, Kandy by 20-16 in a thrilling final played at the Mahamaya Girls’ School Indoor Court in Kandy recently. Captain Amodhya Peiris led by example with an outstanding defensive performance. Her…

COLOMBO, June 2 (ePRESS) – Holy Family Convent Bambalapitiya underlined their dominance in Sri Lanka school basketball by winning their fifth consecutive All Island Basketball Tournament Under-20 Girls Division ‘A’ Tier 1 title after defeating St. Joseph’s College Nugegoda 72-69 in a thrilling double-overtime final held in Nugegoda recently. The championship clash lived up to…

COLOMBO, May 25 (ePRESS) – Asian International School student Methun Wijendra has brought honour to both his school and the country after being selected to represent the Sri Lanka national team at the FIBA Under-18 Asia Cup SABA Qualifiers 2026, which will be held at the Sugathadasa Indoor Stadium in Colombo from July 25 to…

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…