On This Day Featured 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 Featured 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 Featured 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
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
On This Day The Queen of Sri Lanka Women's Cricket Chamari Atapaththu who turns 35 years today, once found inspiration from a destructive southpaw and wanted to be just like him. But it's a "boy's sport", many said.
On This Day The Pilot Who Scored Sri Lanka's First Fifty Capt. Sunil Wettimuny who turns 76 years today, had an unusual encounter with a Policeman at the hospital after scoring Sri Lanka's first ODI Fifty in the 1975 World Cup!
On This Day The Bittersweet U19 World Cup Final Today marks 25 years since the Malintha Gajanayake led Sri Lanka team played in the U19 World Cup Finals, only to lose to India who won their maiden U19 title
On This Day Longevity And A Name Longer Than His Run Up! Chaminda Vaas who is Sri Lankan's only Fast Bowler to reach the milestone of 100 Test matches and the record holder in Men's ODI bowling, turns 51 years today.
Stories The Men Who Lived And Died For Sports We Love Remembering Messrs Y.C. Chang and Neil Perera who passed away this week, for their unparalleled and unsung service to Sri Lankan Rugby and Cricket respectively.
On This Day 'Bionic' Abdeen- The Triple International Former Sri Lanka Rugby captain Hisham Abdeen who turns 64 years today, is a triple international sportsman, also wearing National jerseys for Football & Sepak Takraw
On This Day South Asia's Highest Jumper from Texas Texas based High Jumper Ushan Thiwanka Perera who turns 27 years today, holds the South Asian record in the Men's High Jump (Outdoor) with a staggering 2.30m
On This Day From Seruwavila to the Olympic Semi Finals Aruna Darshana who turns 26 today, was a Semi Finalist at last year's Olympics when he became only the second South Asian 400m Sprinter to break the 45 second barrier.
On This Day The Once Fastest Schoolboy in South Asia Former Schoolboy prodigy and Triple Commonwealth Youth Gold medalist Shehan Ambepitiya who turns 35 today, was once dubbed the "Fastest Man in South Asia".
On This Day Swimming for the Asian Games, during A/Ls! Swimming prodigy Akalanka Peiris who turns 25 years today, holds the unique distinction of being the first student to sit for his G.C.E. Advanced Level outside of Sri Lanka.
Members only On This Day Academics, Aquatics, Cricket and Coaching Jehan Mubarak who turns 44 years today is the one of two US-born Cricketers to play Test Cricket, and has unique achievements in academics and sports altogether
On This Day The 'Gem Miner' For Fast Bowling Talent Champaka Ramanayake, the fast bowling legend who was better known for his eye for talent that fast tracked many Fast bowlers we know today, turns 60 years today.
Members only On This Day Brendon Kuruppu - The Opener who wore his pads for 5 days Brendon Kuruppu turns 63 years today. He is Sri Lanka's first Double Centurion in Test Cricket, from an uncharacteristic marathon knock on debut which lasted 777 minutes.
