News
Sri Lanka’s Lahiru Kumara ruled out from World Cup qualifiers
Spearhead Lahiru Kumara has been ruled out from the World Cup qualifiers after sustaining a side strain which he picked during the Netherlands match. He will be replaced by Sahan Arachchige.
Kumara is set to fly back to Sri Lanka for the rehabilitation process at the High-Performance Center of the RPICS.
This is the second injury blow for Sri Lanka after Dushmantha Chameera who was also ruled out from the tournament due to a shoulder injury.
“Lahiru Kumara, who suffered a side strain during the match against the Netherlands, will not take part in the remainder of the tournament”, SLC said in a release.
“He will return home and start his rehabilitation process at the High-Performance Center of the RPICS.
Sahan Arachchige is drafted into the squad in place of Lahiru Kumara”, the release further added.
Arachchige, 27, was one of the three stand-by players flown to Zimbabwe after the Qualifier began to cover for injuries in the Sri Lanka camp along with Dilshan Madushanka, who has been drafted in as Chameera’s replacement and young all-rounder Dunith Wellalage.
Arachchige has a decent record in the domestic arena with 1454 runs at an average of 29.67 in 66 List-A matches while also picking up 38 wickets.
ශ්රී ලංකාවේ ලහිරු කුමාර ලෝක කුසලාන සුදුසුකම් ලැබීමේ තරඟවලින් ඉවතට
වේග පන්දු යවන ලහිරු කුමාර නෙදර්ලන්ත තරගයේදී ආබාධයකට ලක්වීම හේතුවෙන් ලෝක කුසලාන සුදුසුකම් ලැබීමේ තරගාවලියෙන් ඉවත් කර තිබේ. ඔහු වෙනුවට සහන් ආරච්චිගේ කැඳවීමට නියමිතය.
ඔහු RPICS හි ඉහළ කාර්ය සාධන මධ්යස්ථානයේ පුනරුත්ථාපන ක්රියාවලිය සඳහා නැවත ශ්රී ලංකාවට පියාසර කිරීමට සූදානම් වේ.
උරහිසේ ආබාධයක් හේතුවෙන් තරගාවලියෙන් ඉවත් වූ දුෂ්මන්ත චමීරගෙන් පසු ශ්රී ලංකාවට එල්ල වූ දෙවැනි ආබාධ පහර මෙයයි.
නෙදර්ලන්තයට එරෙහිව පැවති තරගයේදී ආබාධයකට ලක්වූ ලහිරු කුමාර තරගාවලියේ ඉතිරි තරග සඳහා සහභාගි නොවන බව ශ්රී ලංකා ක්රිකට් ආයතනය නිවේදනයක් නිකුත් කරමින් කියා සිටියේය.
27 හැවිරිදි ආරච්චිගේ, චමීර වෙනුවට සහ යොවුන් තුන් ඉරියව් ක්රීඩක දුනිත් වෙල්ලාලගේ ලෙස කෙටුම්පත් කර ඇති ඩිල්ෂාන් මධුශංක සමඟින් ශ්රී ලංකා කඳවුරේ ආබාධ සඳහා සුදුසුකම් ලැබීමට පටන් ගැනීමෙන් පසු සිම්බාබ්වේ වෙත පියාසර කරන ලද ස්ථාවර ක්රීඩකයින් තිදෙනාගෙන් කෙනෙකි.
List-A තරඟ 66කදී 29.67ක සාමාන්යයක් සහිතව ලකුණු 1454ක් ලබාගනිමින් කඩුලු 38ක් දවාගනිමින් ආරච්චිගේ දේශීය පිටියේ යහපත් වාර්තාවක් තබා ඇත.
Athletics
Sri Lanka Shines at Thailand Open 2025 with 11-Medal Haul
The Sri Lankan athletics team wrapped up a remarkable campaign at the Thailand Open Athletics Championship 2025, securing an impressive 11 medals, including 6 golds, during the competition held from June 21 to 25 in Bangkok.
The Sri Lankan squad, made up of eight athletes—four men and four women—delivered standout performances across track and field events, making the nation proud on the international stage.
Leading the charge was Rusiru Chathuranga, who clinched double gold in the Men’s 800m and 1500m events. Vicknaraj Vakshan added to the tally with a gold in the 5000m and a silver in the 1500m, while W.K.L.A. Nimali matched that feat by claiming gold in the Women’s 800m and silver in the 1500m.
Madushani Herath showed her dominance in the field events, capturing gold in both the long jump and triple jump. Ayomal Akalanka earned silver in the Men’s 400m hurdles, and Wathsala Hapuarachchi took silver in the Women’s 100m hurdles. Safreen Ahmed contributed a bronze medal in the Men’s triple jump.
While seven out of eight athletes reached the podium, Amasha de Silva narrowly missed out, finishing fourth in the Women’s 100m final, showcasing a commendable performance.
The full team is expected to return to Sri Lanka today after a tour that highlights the depth of talent in local athletics and signals strong potential ahead of upcoming regional events
News
Kingswood College Claims Hard-Fought Win Over Zahira in Week 3 of Schools Rugby League
Colombo – June 23:
Kingswood College, Kandy, came from behind to secure a gritty 27-18 victory over Zahira College, Colombo, in a Week 3 clash of the Dialog Schools Rugby League 2025 played at Zahira College Grounds.
Despite trailing 11-10 at halftime, Kingswood regrouped and powered through in the second half, scoring 3 tries, 3 conversions, and 2 penalties to take home the win. Zahira fought valiantly with 2 tries, 1 conversion, and 2 penalties, but couldn’t match Kingswood’s consistency in the closing stages.
This win marks an important step for Kingswood in their league journey as they eye a stronger position in the 2025 standings.
Full-Time Score:
Kingswood College 27 (3T, 3C, 2P)
Zahira College 18 (2T, 1C, 2P)
📍 Venue: Zahira College Grounds, Colombo
📅 Dialog Schools Rugby League 2025 – Week 3
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S. Thomas’ College Overpowers Mahanama in High-Scoring Rugby Battle – 50-35 Victory at Ratmalana
Colombo – June 23:
In a thrilling Week 3 encounter of the Dialog Schools Rugby League 2025, S. Thomas’ College, Mt. Lavinia, showcased attacking brilliance to defeat Mahanama College by 50 points to 35 at the Ratmalana Air Force Grounds.
The Thomians dominated early, taking a 26-14 lead at halftime, and continued their momentum into the second half, finishing with 7 tries, 6 conversions, and a penalty to seal the win. Mahanama College put up a strong fight, scoring 5 tries and converting all 5, but couldn’t close the gap in the second half.
This match marks a significant step for S. Thomas’ in the league standings as they aim to continue their campaign with confidence and consistency.
Full-Time Score:
S. Thomas’ College 50 (7T, 6C, 1P)
Mahanama College 35 (5T, 5C)
📍 Venue: Ratmalana Air Force Grounds
📅 Dialog Schools Rugby League 2025 – Week 3
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