Commonwealth Games 2022 by Reemus Fernando Track and field is one of only four Olympic sports to have earned Sri Lanka medals of all colours in the history of the Commonwealth Games, though the sport has not achieved much success during the last two decades at the quadrennial event. But when the latest edition of […]
The institutional integration of sports with the military has reproduced authoritarian sports cultures, writes Janaka Biyanwila. Popular protests demanding regime change are also about demilitarising the state.
Former Sri Lankan cricket captain Arjuna Ranatunga, who led the team to lift the 1996 Cricket World Cup, visited the Sri Sathya Sai Baba’s ashram Prashanthi Nilayam at Puttaparthi in Sri Sathya Sai district to seek the help of the Sri Sathya Sai Central Trust (SSSCT) in getting children’s medicines for his country. Ranatunga, who […]
by Reemus Fernando The book published by Sri Lanka Athletics to recall memories of its rich history is a treasure trove of statistics which cannot be found anywhere else.‘100 Years of Sri Lanka Athletics’ compiled by G.G.U. Saman Kumara, the recorder of the track and field governing body was launched at a ceremony prior […]
by Rex Clementine Given Sri Lanka’s impressive run in last year’s T-20 World Cup in UAE, there’s new hope that the young team that the selectors backed will turn things around. Dasun Shanaka’s side will have a very good exposure ahead of the World Cup when they take on the World Champions in a five […]