Category Archives: BasketBall

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…

SINGAPORE, Mar 27, 11PM – Sri Lanka’s men’s 3X3 basketball team made a powerful entrance into the Qualifying Draw matches of the FIBA 3X3 Asia Cup at the Singapore Sports Hub on Wednesday. With spirited performances, they clinched two victories against Indonesia and the Northern Mariana Islands. The Sri Lankan team, consisting of Ruskshan Atapattu, Pawan…

Colombo, Feb 26, 1.15PM – The eagerly anticipated Masters Basketball League Tournament, organized by Masters Basketball Sri Lanka, is poised to begin this Sunday, March 3, at the Sugathadasa Indoor Stadium, announced Gayath Jayasinghe, President of MBSL. A total of 68 teams, comprising both men and women players, are readying for the jump-ball, marking the…

MELBOURNE, Australia, Jan 13, 7.15AM – Premila Fernando, the former captain of Sri Lanka’s national basketball team, has etched her name in history as the first female basketball player to grace the courts of an Australian Semi-Professional League. Currently residing in Australia, Premila has not only conquered the game as a player but has also…

Colombo, Dec 25, Mon: Colombo Basketball Club secured a decisive win with a comfortable 23-point lead against the Sri Lanka Army Basketball Team in the Army Commander’s Challenge Trophy Basketball Championship. The final score was 87-64 in favor of Colombo BC in the tournament held at the Sri Lanka Army in Panagoda on Friday. Guided…

Urban Youth and Jaffna District win big in basketball Urban Youth District and Jaffna District teams triumphed in the 34th National Youth Sports Festival’s basketball championship held at Nalanda College grounds in Colombo and St Joseph’s Boys College and St Joseph’s Girls College in Nugegoda. The Urban Youth men’s team clinched the title by defeating…