Old Royalists and Old Thomians lock horns today in second T20 ‘Battle of the Blues’ in the Middle East
DUBAI, April 2019: The alumni of two of Sri Lanka’s oldest and renowned schools, Royal College, Colombo and S. Thomas College, Mount Lavinia, are set…
Cricket fans gear up for desert ‘Battle of the Blues’
SHARJAH, March 2019: The 17th Gulf ‘Battle of the Blues’ between the old boys of two of the leading schools in Sri Lanka – Royal…
Angel(o) in seventh heaven
COLOMBO: A star is reborn. Sri Lankan batsman and Nondescripts Cricket Club (NCC) captain Angelo Perera has taken world cricket by storm, becoming only the…
HASSAN ESUFALLY MAKES HISTORY
COLOMBO: Hassan Esufally has become the first Sri Lankan to run a full marathon in all of the seven continents after overcoming treacherous terrain to…
Sri Lanka wins Emerging Teams Asia Cup
COLOMBO: Defending champions Sri Lanka beat India by three runs to win the 2018 Emerging Teams Asia Cup in a nail-biting final held on 15…
Rangana Herath: The rotund banker who became a Sri Lankan cricket legend
PERTH: Suresh Perera thinks he knows the secret behind Rangana Herath’s astounding international career, which ended after Sri Lanka’s first Test defeat to England in…
Sri Lanka and Pakistan to co-host Emerging Teams Asia Cup 2018
COLOMBO: Sri Lanka and Pakistan will co-host the Emerging Teams Asia Cup 2018, which commences on December 6, 2018. The tournament, which is organised by…
Sri Lanka first team in Test cricket history to win a match with only spinners
COLOMBO: When Sri Lanka completed a 2-0 Test sweep of South Africa on 23 July to record their first series win over the Proteas since…
Unprecedented law allows expats to represent UAE in sports teams
ABU DHABI: The UAE Cabinet approved a federal law on 25 April allowing all UAE residents to represent the national teams in official sports tournaments…
Old Royalists trounce Old Thomians by eight wickets in first T20 ‘Battle of the Blues’ in the Middle East
DUBAI: Skipper Sugeesha Dinushan produced a superb allround performance to propel Old Royalists to a convincing victory over archrivals Old Thomians in the first T20…