COLOMBO, Sep 8 (ePRESS) – Rising squash star Sithumli Mendis of Gateway College, Colombo, strengthened her reputation as one of Sri Lanka’s brightest young talents with a stunning comeback at the 37th Sri Lanka Junior National Squash Championship 2026, where she was also named the Most Promising Girl Player of the Year. Mendis delivered one…
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RATMALANA, Sep 7 (ePRESS) – Shamil Wakeel and Nethmi Wickramasinghe claimed the biggest honours at the SLS Open Squash Championship 2026, winning the Men’s Open and Women’s Open singles titles respectively after strong performances in the tournament which ended at the Air Force Squash Complex in Ratmalana over the weekend. Wakeel emerged as the Men’s…
INCHEON, Korea, August 17 (ePRESS) – Gateway College’s Sithumli Mendis claimed her third international squash award after finishing Classic Plate runner-up at the 19th Korea Open Junior Squash Championships 2026, held in Incheon, South Korea, from August 12 to 15. Sithumli opened her campaign in impressive fashion, defeating South Korea’s Ji Won Won in straight…
RATHMALANA, May 11 (ePRESS) – Shamil Wakeel and Ifra Shasmin Booso emerged as the top performers at the Sri Lanka Squash 45th Anniversary Squash Championship 2026, winning the Men’s Open and Women’s Open titles respectively at the championship concluded at the Air Force Squash Complex on Sunday. Wakeel clinched the Men’s Open crown ahead of…
COLOMBO, Mar 17 (ePRESS) – Sri Lanka’s two-time consecutive junior national squash champion Matheesha Wijesekara of Royal College Colombo has climbed to No. 8 in the Asian Under-19 rankings, a remarkable achievement that highlights the rapid rise of the young Sri Lankan on the international junior squash circuit. The 18-year-old Royalist has emerged as one…
AHMEDABAD, India, January 28 (ePRESS) – Sri Lanka’s undisputed national champion Ravindu Laksiri, who is ranked 106 in the world, recorded a solid victory over India’s Om Semwal at the HCL Squash Indian Tour 5, played at the Belvedere Golf and Country Club in Ahmedabad, India. The second-seeded Ravindu won the match 3–1 with game…
DHAKA, Bangladesh, July 31, 2025 (ePRESS) – Sri Lanka’s top-ranked squash star Ravindu Laksiri, who recently broke into the world’s top 110, made the nation proud once again by finishing third at the ACI 6th Bangladesh International Squash Open PSA Tournament, which concluded in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Laksiri, the reigning national champion for more than a…
CAIRO, Egypt, July 25, 2025 (ePRESS) – Sri Lanka’s Junior National Champion, Matheesha Wijesekara, has made a strong impression at the 2025 World Junior Squash Championships by reaching the semi-finals of the Consolation Plate event held in Black Ball Sports Club in Cairo, Egypt on Friday. Matheesha, 17-year-old student of Royal College Colombo, competing in…
SOUTH KOREA, July 6, 2025 (ePRESS) – Sri Lanka’s junior squash players produced several strong performances at the 32nd Asian Junior Individual Squash Championship concluded in South Korea, with Manuth Dassanayake and Ifra Booso reaching the top 12 and 16 in their respective events while three more players clinched plate titles. Manuth Dassanayake gave one…
Colombo, SRI LANKA, June 16, 2025 (ePRESS) – Sri Lanka’s four-member national squash team, led by men’s national champion Ravindu Laksiri and women’s champion Chanithma Sinaly, has left for Kuching, Sarawak in Malaysia to take part in the prestigious 23rd Asian Senior Squash Championship from June 17 to 21. The five-day tournament, organized by the…