On This Day Featured A Sports Minister Whose Name Stood For 'Vision' V.A. Sugathadasa OBE who was born today in 1912, is best remembered for his generous contributions as Mayor of Colombo, and his services as Ceylon's First Minister of Sports.
On This Day Featured Mr. Leslie - The Founder Of University Games Born today in 1921, Mr. Leslie Handunge was not only the first boxer from Ceylon to win a bout at the 1948 Olympics, but also laid the foundation for Sri Lanka University Sports.
Stories Featured The 'Keeper of Faith' and Promise to his Son Former Zimbabwe Captain Tatenda Taibu once 'came out of retirement' as an overseas player for Badureliya CC in 2019 because his son never had the chance to see him play!
On This Day The Day When Sri Lanka Braved Thomson's Fury 50 years ago today, Sri Lanka showed their fighting spirit as they faced one of Cricket's deadliest duos - Jeff Thomson and Dennis Lillee in the World Cup against Australia.
On This Day Mathews - The Match Winner Of Yesteryear Angelo Mathews who turns 38 years today, embodies many nostalgic memories from his 17 year long career as a match winning all rounder of generational talent.
On This Day Mahanama - A Big Name Who Walked The Talk! Roshan Mahanama who turns 59 years today, is remembered for his fighting knocks and safe hands in the outfield for Sri Lanka, before he became an ICC Match Referee.
On This Day Wimalasena, A Man Who Weathered The Storm Wimalasena Perera who turns 80 years today, ran the Marathon at high altitude in the 1968 Mexico Olympics and got to know he finished 51st the next day in hospital.
Cricket She Let The Ladies Play The Gentleman's Game An Actress turned Administrator, Mrs.Gwen Herat will be remembered for her giant leaps in Cricket as the Founding President of the Sri Lanka Women's Cricket Association
On This Day 'Billiard' Lafir - The First Ever World Champion M.J.M. Lafir who was born today in 1930, is a story that started with marbles and a broomstick, and ends with Sri Lanka's first world championship title in any sport!
On This Day David Wilkie - A Pioneer Of The Swimming Gear It's been a year since the passing of former Olympian Gold medalist David Wilkie MBE, born in Ceylon and was the first to use the goggles and cap for competitive swimming
Members only On This Day Ireland's Forgotten Hero Who Was Born In Ceylon Born on this day in 1907 in Nuwara Eliya, Robert Tisdall left Ceylon long before he won the Gold medal for Ireland in the Men's 400m Hurdles at the 1932 Olympic Games
Stories Aravinda's First Taste of England: Where Dreams Were Forged A 15 year old teenager stepped onto a plane for the very first time, full of excitement, on his way to England with his U19 cricket team. That was Aravinda de Silva's reality in 1981...
Cricket When 'Hope' Finally Became A Reality After sharing sorrows as the losing side in four straight World Cup finals, Sri Lanka became the T20 World Cup winners on this day in 2014 at the Sher-E-Bangla Stadium.
On This Day The CBSL Governor Who Led Sri Lanka Rugby Dr. Indrajit Coomaraswamy, who turns 75 years today, is the 14th Governor of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka and famously led Sri Lanka in the ASIAD Finals in 1974
On This Day A Life Around Cricket, Hockey and Insurance! Chandra Schaffter, founder of Janashakthi Insurance PLC and the oldest living First Class Cricketer who represented Ceylon in Hockey and Cricket, turns 95 years today.
Members only On This Day The Bizarre Pitch That Bamboozled Bradman! On this day in 1948, Colombo came to a halt as more than 20,000 spectators surrounded the P Sara Oval to watch Sir Don Bradman score the same number of runs as the pitch!
Members only On This Day Tissera - The Tea Taster, Cricketer and Manager 'Deshabandu' Michael Tissera who turns 86 years today, didn't only taste tea but has also led Ceylon in the Pre-Test Era, famously tasting victory on Indian soil in 1965
Members only On This Day From 2nd Fastest Bowler to 2nd In The World Recent World Lead and Former Schoolboy Fast Bowler Rumesh Tharanga who turns 22 years today, is the first Sri Lankan Athlete to break the 85m barrier in Men's Javelin
On This Day The Banker Who Took More Than 500 Wickets Rangana Herath who turns 47 years today, holds the record for the most wickets taken by a Left Arm Test Bowler and the longest span of 19 years for Sri Lanka Cricket!
On This Day "That's it, all the way to the boundary for four!" On this day in 1996, the captain's Late Cut towards Third Man saw Sri Lanka conquer the mighty Australians for their first ever World Cup win, inspiring future generations.
On This Day The Netball Coach Who Ran At The Olympics 'Deshabandu' Thilaka Jindasa who turns 62 years today, is the first sportswoman to be awarded this title when she became Sri Lanka's first female Olympian in 1988
On This Day The Ceylon Hurdler Who Had The Last Laugh! Ceylon's First Olympic Medalist Duncan White, who was born today in 1918, had an unusual exchange of words at the starting block before the start of his Olympic Final.
On This Day HSM Pieris, A Master In Chemistry And Cricket! Henry Sri Mevan Peiris who turns 79 years today, is a renowned Polymer Technologist who even represented Sri Lanka as a fast bowler at the Inaugural World Cup in 1975.
On This Day When Love Made Shashikala Bat On! Shashikala Siriwardene who turns 40 years on Valentine's Day, has the longest career of 17 years with Sri Lanka Women's Cricket that was influenced by her pillar of success
On This Day The 'Parkside Ranger' Who Ran Marathons Turning 81 years today, S.L.B. Rosa holds the National Record in the Men's 10,000m that is yet to be broken since 1975, and the only Sri Lankan to finish 4th at the Boston Marathon
