VICTORIA, Seychelles, Sep 29 (ePRESS) – Sri Lanka have climbed to a provisional 186th place in the FIFA men’s world rankings after beating Seychelles 3–0 on Sunday. It was their first win over Seychelles since a 2–1 victory in Victoria on August 26, 2014. Sri Lanka now face a chance to improve their position further against…
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COLOMBO, Sep 12 (ePRESS) – Defenders FC struck four goals in a powerful 16-minute second-half burst to crush New Youngs FC 4-0 in their Super League 2025/26 football match at the Sugathadasa Stadium in Colombo on Friday. The match remained goalless during a tight first half, with New Youngs keeping the Defenders attack under control….
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 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 17 (ePRESS) – Sea Hawks FC strengthened their Super League campaign with a convincing 2-0 victory over struggling Defenders FC at the Sugathadasa Stadium in Colombo, moving into fourth place with 10 points after five matches. Navindu Shehan Silva and Vijesundaram Yuges scored for Sea Hawks, who controlled the game and handed Defenders…
COLOMBO, August 16 (ePRESS) – Up Country Lions SC powered to a convincing 5-1 win over Ratnam SC at the Sugathadasa Stadium in Colombo, maintaining their perfect record and strengthening their lead at the top of the Super League 2025/26 standings. Up Country Lions produced a dominant first-half display and raced to a 5-1 lead…
COLOMBO, August 14 (ePRESS) – Colombo FC continued their unbeaten run in the Super League 2025/26 with a hard-fought 1-0 victory over Blue Eagles SC at the Sugathadasa Stadium in Colombo, moving into second place in the standings with 11 points from five matches. Forward Umar Mohamed Shakil scored the decisive goal in the 35th…
COLOMBO, August 10 (ePRESS) – Sea Hawks FC missed the chance to move closer to the Super League leaders after being held to a 0-0 draw by Blue Star SC in a hard-fought Football Federation of Sri Lanka Super League 2025/26 match at Sugathadasa Stadium in Colombo. The result kept Sea Hawks fourth on seven…
TORONTO, June 21, 2026 (ePRESS) – Substitute Deniz Undav struck twice in the second half as Germany fought back from a goal down to beat Ivory Coast 2-1 on Saturday and secure a place in the FIFA World Cup knockout stage for the first time since lifting the trophy in 2014. Undav came off the…
MONTERREY, Mexico, June 21 (ePRESS) – Japan celebrated the 1,000th match in FIFA World Cup history in style with a dominant 4-0 victory over Tunisia on Saturday, as striker Ayase Ueda scored twice to eliminate the North Africans from the tournament and keep the Samurai Blue firmly on course for the knockout stage. Hajime Moriyasu’s…