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Dialog Schools Rugby League 2022 Second Day Victory for Royal and Isipathana.

Two Group A matches of the first leg of the 2022 Dialog Schools Rugby League will be played on June 24. One match was between Royal College, Colombo and St. Anthony’s College, Kandy and the other was between Mount Lavinia Science College and Isipathana College, Colombo.
Royal College beat Anthony 22-15 in a thrilling match played at the Royal College Sports Complex.
The Colombo Royal was leading the first half by 10-5 and in that 10 points included one goal and three tries.
Throughout the match, Royal College recorded 4 tries and Anthony College 2 tries.
Royal College Colombo won the last Inter-School Rugby Championship in 2019 and they have won the Inter-School Rugby Championship in 1973, 1978, 1979, 1981, 1984, 1988, 1994, 1998, 2003, 2009, 2015, 2017 and 2018 in past as well.
The third match of the Dialog schools rugby league between Mount Lavinia Science College and Isipathana College, Colombo was played at Havelocks Stadium. In that Isipathana College beat Science, College by 18-9 points and Isipathana College’s 18 runs included three tries.
Isipathana College is a strong team in inter-school rugby and also won the All Island Schools Rugby Championship in 1984, 1985, 1986, 1992, 1993, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2012, 2014 and 2016.
Dialog Schools Rugby League 2022 දෙවන දිනයේ ජය රාජකීයට සහ ඉසිපතනට….
2022 Dialog Schools Rugby Leagueහි පළමු අදියරේ A කාණ්ඩයේ තරග දෙකක් ජූනි මස 24වන දා පැවැත්විණි. ඉන් එක් තරගයක් කොළඹ රාජකීය විද්යාලය සහ මහනුවර සාන්ත අන්තෝනි විද්යාලය අතර ද අනෙක් තරගය ගල්කිස්ස විද්යා විද්යාලය සහ කොළඹ ඉසිපතන විද්යාලය අතර ද පැවැත් වුණි.
රාජකීය විද්යාලයීය ක්රීඩා සංකීර්ණයේ පැවැති තරගයේදී අන්තෝනිවරුන්ට එරෙහිව ලකුණු 22-15ක ජයක් වාර්තා කිරීමට කොළඹ රාජකීය විද්යාලයේ රග්බි ක්රීඩකයෝ සමත් වූහ.
ලකුණු 10-5ක් වශයෙන් තරගේ මුල් අර්ධයේ ද ඉදිරියෙන් සිටියේ කොළඹ රාජකීයන් ය. රාජකීයන්ගේ එම ලකුණු 10ට එක් ගෝලයක් සහ උත්සාහක දිනුම් තුනක් ද ඇතුළත් විය.
සමස්ත තරගය පුරාවට රාජකීය විද්යාලයට උත්සාහක දිනුම් 4ක් ද අන්තෝනි විද්යාලයට උත්සාහක දිනුම් 2ක් ද වාර්තා කිරීමට හැකි විය.
අවසන් වරට 2019දී පැවැති අන්තර් පාසැල් රග්බි තරගාවලියේ දී ශූරයන් බවට පත් වූ රාජකීය විද්යාලය 1973, 1978,1979, 1981, 1984, 1988, 1994, 1998, 2003, 2009, 2015, 2017 සහ 2018 යන වර්ෂවල දී ද අන්තර් පාසැල් රග්බි ශුරතාවය දිනා ගැනීමට සමත් වී ඇත.
Dialog schools rugby leagueහි තෙවන තරගය ලෙස ගල්කිස්ස විද්යා විද්යාලය හා කොළඹ ඉසිපතන විද්යාලය අතර තරගය හැව්ලොක්ස් ක්රීඩාංගණයේදී පැවැත්වුණි. එහිදි ඉසිපතන විද්යාලය විද්යා විද්යාලයට එරෙහිව ලකුණු 18-9ක ජයක් ලබා ගැනීමට සමත් විය. ඉසිපතන විද්යාලයේ ජයග්රාහී ලකුණු 18ට උත්සාහක දිනුම් තුනක් ද ඇතුළත් විය.
අන්තර් පාසැල් රග්බි පිටියේ ප්රබල කණ්ඩායමක් වන ඉසිපතන විද්යාලය ද 1984, 1985, 1986, 1992, 1993, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2012, 2014 සහ 2016 යන වර්ෂවලදී සමස්ත ලංකා පාසැල් රග්බි ශුරතාවය දිනා ගෙන තිබේ.
டயலொக் ஸ்கூல்ஸ் ரக்பி லீக் 2022 இரண்டாம் நாள் ரோயல் மற்றும் இசிபதன அணிகளுக்கு வெற்றி.
2022 டயலொக் ஸ்கூல்ஸ் ரக்பி லீக்கின் முதல் லெக் போட்டியின் இரண்டு குரூப் ஏ போட்டிகள் ஜூன் 24 அன்று நடைபெற்றது. ஒரு போட்டி கொழும்பு ரோயல் கல்லூரி மற்றும் செயின்ட். அந்தோனி கல்லூரி, கண்டி மற்றும் மற்றொன்று கல்கிசை அறிவியல் கல்லூரி மற்றும் கொழும்பு இசிபதன கல்லூரிக்கு இடையில் இருந்தது.
றோயல் கல்லூரி விளையாட்டு வளாகத்தில் நடைபெற்ற பரபரப்பான ஆட்டத்தில் றோயல் கல்லூரி 22-15 என்ற புள்ளிக்கணக்கில் அந்தோணியை வீழ்த்தியது.
கொழும்பு ரோயல் அணி முதல் பாதியில் 10-5 என முன்னிலை வகித்ததுடன், அதில் ஒரு கோல் மற்றும் 3 முயற்சிகள் அடங்கிய 10 புள்ளிகள் அடங்கும்.
போட்டி முழுவதும் றோயல் கல்லூரி 4 ட்ரைகளையும் அந்தோனி கல்லூரி 2 ட்ரைகளையும் பதிவு செய்தன.
கொழும்பு றோயல் கல்லூரி கடந்த 2019 ஆம் ஆண்டு பாடசாலைகளுக்கிடையிலான ரக்பி சம்பியன்ஷிப்பை வென்றதுடன், 1973, 1978, 1979, 1981, 1984, 1988, 1994, 1998, 2003, 2001, 2001, 2001 ஆகிய ஆண்டுகளில் பாடசாலைகளுக்கு இடையிலான ரக்பி சம்பியன்ஷிப்பை வென்றுள்ளனர்.
டயலொக் பாடசாலைகளுக்கான றக்பி லீக் தொடரின் மூன்றாவது போட்டி கல்கிசை விஞ்ஞான கல்லூரி மற்றும் கொழும்பு இசிபதன கல்லூரி அணிகளுக்கு இடையில் ஹெவ்லொக்ஸ் மைதானத்தில் இடம்பெற்றது. அதில் இசிபதன கல்லூரி 18-9 என்ற புள்ளிகள் வித்தியாசத்தில் சயின்ஸ் கல்லூரியை தோற்கடித்ததுடன், இசிபதன கல்லூரியின் 18 ஓட்டங்களுக்கு மூன்று ட்ரைகளும் அடங்கும்.
இசிபதன கல்லூரியானது பாடசாலைகளுக்கிடையிலான ரக்பியில் பலம் வாய்ந்த அணியாகும். மேலும் 1984, 1985, 1986, 1992, 1993, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1999, 20142 மற்றும் 2014, 2016 ஆகிய ஆண்டுகளில் அகில இலங்கைப் பாடசாலைகளுக்கான ரக்பி சம்பியன்ஷிப்பை வென்றுள்ளது.
Athletics
Three Sri Lankan Athletes Qualify for World Athletics Indoor Championships 2025
Colombo: In a historic achievement for Sri Lankan athletics, three national athletes have officially qualified for the World Athletics Indoor Championships 2025, set to take place from May 21 to 23 in Nanjing, China. This marks Sri Lanka’s largest representation at the prestigious event in over two decades.
Sri Lankan Athletes Heading to Nanjing 2025
The three Sri Lankan athletes who secured their spots based on performances and world rankings are:
- Chamod Yodasinghe – 60m Sprint
- Kalinga Kumarage – 400m
- Kaveesha Bandara – 60m Hurdles
Their qualification comes after impressive performances at the inaugural National Short Course Championship, highlighting Sri Lanka’s growing potential in indoor athletics.
A Historic Moment for Sri Lanka
The last time Sri Lanka sent a team to the World Athletics Indoor Championships was in 2001 (Lisbon), where four athletes represented the nation. This latest qualification marks the largest contingent in over 20 years, showcasing significant progress despite limited indoor competition opportunities in Sri Lanka.
With preparations underway, these athletes will aim to make an impact on the global stage and elevate Sri Lanka’s presence in international athletics.
Stay tuned for more updates on Sri Lanka’s journey to Nanjing 2025!
News
Chinese Government Pledges Support for Sri Lanka’s Sports and Youth Development
Colombo: In a significant move towards strengthening sports and youth development in Sri Lanka, Chinese Ambassador Qi Zhenhong met with Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports, Sunil Kumar Gamage, and Deputy Minister Eranga Gunasekara today (26) at the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports.
During the meeting, Ambassador Qi Zhenhong congratulated the newly appointed ministers and reaffirmed China’s commitment to supporting Sri Lanka’s sports and youth programs. Discussions centered on enhancing bilateral cooperation and exploring actionable initiatives to uplift sports development in the country.
A key highlight of the discussions was China’s willingness to promote sports such as Tai Chi and Dragon Boat Racing in Sri Lanka. This initiative aligns with the broader vision of fostering international sports collaboration and expanding the sporting culture within the country.
This renewed partnership marks an important step in Sri Lanka’s sports development, paving the way for future investments and technical support to enhance local sporting infrastructure and training programs.
Stay tuned for more updates on this collaboration and its impact on Sri Lankan sports!
Football
Sri Lanka to Host the Prestigious 2025 SAFF Championship After 17 Years
Colombo: Sri Lanka has officially been granted the hosting rights for the 2025 South Asian Football Federation (SAFF) Championship, set to take place in June 2025. The decision marks a historic moment for Sri Lankan football, as the nation last hosted the tournament in 2008 alongside the Maldives.
The SAFF Championship is widely regarded as the “World Cup of South Asia,” bringing together the best footballing nations from the region. The 2025 edition will feature seven teams:
- India (Defending champions and most successful team)
- Pakistan
- Bangladesh
- Bhutan
- Maldives
- Nepal
- Sri Lanka (Host nation)
With the backing of home supporters, Sri Lanka will look to capitalize on this opportunity and aim for a deep run in the competition.
SAFF Championship: A Look at Past Editions and Winners
The SAFF Championship, first held in 1993, has seen 14 editions so far. India has been the most dominant team in the tournament’s history, winning a record 9 titles. The Maldives and Bangladesh have each won the tournament twice, while Sri Lanka claimed their only title in 1995, when they hosted the event in Colombo.
Here is a look at the past winners:
- India – 9 titles (1993, 1997, 1999, 2005, 2009, 2011, 2015, 2021, 2023)
- Maldives – 2 titles (2008, 2018)
- Bangladesh – 2 titles (2003, 2023)
- Sri Lanka – 1 title (1995)
Sri Lanka’s return as the host nation in 2025 gives them a golden opportunity to reclaim the championship after 30 years.
If executed well, the 2025 SAFF Championship could mark the beginning of a new era for Sri Lankan football, helping the nation rise again in South Asian football.
Can Sri Lanka make the most of this historic opportunity? The countdown to SAFF 2025 begins!
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