KANSAS CITY, United States, June 16, 2026 (ePRESS) — Lionel Messi produced another World Cup masterpiece with a stunning hat-trick as defending champions Argentina beat Algeria 3-0 in their Group J opener on Tuesday, while the veteran superstar equalled Miroslav Klose’s all-time World Cup scoring record of 16 goals. The 38-year-old captain silenced any doubts…
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COLOMBO, June 12 (ePRESS) – Sri Lanka’s football ambitions received a major boost after FIFA agreed to provide financial support for the construction of a new international-standard football stadium in Negombo, Foreign Affairs Minister Vijitha Herath announced. The proposed stadium will be built on Board of Investment-owned land at Kadolkale, Negombo, and is expected to…
GOA, India, May 28 (ePRESS) – Bhutan women handed Sri Lanka women’s football team a crushing 4-0 defeat in their opening match of the South Asian Football Federation (SAFF) Women’s Championship 2026 played at the Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Goa, India after leading 1-0 at half time. With this thumping victory, the Dragon Girls…
COLOMBO, May 21 (ePRESS) – Football Federation of Sri Lanka President Jaswar Umar announced that Sri Lanka’s two major domestic football tournaments, the professional Super League and the Inter-Club FA Cup tournament, will return next month, with the Super League scheduled to begin on June 12 and continue until November 15. Speaking at a press conference…
COLOMBO, May 6 (ePRESS) – Sri Lanka have climbed to 191st place in the FIFA World Rankings after 11 years, following a string of strong performances in the Asian Cup qualifiers. The national team’s rise marks a significant turnaround after slipping to 205th in 2024, having last held the 191st position in 2015. The latest…
MALE, Maldives, Mar 25 (ePRESS) – Sri Lanka suffered a narrow 1-0 defeat to Nepal in their SAFF Under-20 Championship 2026 match played at the National Football Stadium in Male, Maldives, despite entering the game with high confidence after a morale-boosting win. Nepal’s Subash Bam scored the only goal of the match in the first…
COLOMBO, January 5 Monday (ePRESS) – New Star Sports Club underlined their growing dominance in the Sri Lanka Champions League with a ruthless 6-0 win over Crystal Palace Sports Club at the Colombo Racecourse Stadium on Sunday, moving clear at the top of the points table with a perfect record. New Star Sports Club have now…
COLOMBO, November 21 Friday (ePRESS) – Sri Lanka suffered a crushing 0-4 loss to Thailand in the 2027 AFC Asian Cup Qualifier on Wednesday in Colombo, causing a sharp drop in the latest FIFA rankings. The island nation, which had been slowly climbing from 202 to 193 over recent years, fell one spot to 194…
COLOMBO, October 22, (ePRESS) – More than 12,000 schoolboys and schoolgirls from 620 teams across Sri Lanka are set to compete in one of the island’s largest youth sporting events, the CBL Samaposha Under-14 Inter-School National Football Championship 2025. The tournament is organized by the Sri Lanka Schools Football Association (SSFA) under the guidance of…
ARKADAG, Turkmenistan, Oct 14 (ePRESS) – Hard-fighting Sri Lanka went down narrowly by 2-1 against hosts Turkmenistan in their AFC Asian Cup 2027 Qualifier played before a massive home crowd at the Arkadag Stadium, after a goalless first half. The first 45 minutes saw both teams battling hard in midfield, with neither side able to…