With just weeks left before the global game descends on North America, an expanded 48-team format and a formidable 10-nation African contingent are poised to shatter the traditional football hierarchy.

(Sameera Madushanka Hewa Gamage) The Boston Marathon, the oldest and most important marathon in the world for 130 years, was held on April 20 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA, and this is the 130th race to be held in 2026. In it, Gamini Sugathadasa of Sri Lanka won the gold medal in the 55-59 age group. The fastest time for a Sri Lankan athlete in that age group was 2 hours: 36 minutes: 32 seconds, which entered the Sri Lankan record books. Over 3800 competitors competed in that

From Gampaha to the Global Stage Kalinga Hewa Kumarage was born on September 25, 1992, and hails from Gampaha. He received his education and foundational training at Sri Dharmaloka College, Kelaniya, a school that has played a vital role in nurturing his early athletic potential. Representing the Sri Lanka Army, his transition from a schoolboy talent to a national icon was fueled by a relentless work ethic that has seen him navigate nearly two decades in the sport. Now 33 yea

ලොව ජීවත්ව සිටින වේගවත්ම කාන්තාව ලෙස කිරුළු පැළඳි එලයින් තොම්සන්-හේරා (Elaine Thompson-Herah) යනු ධෛර්යයේ සැබෑ සලකුණකි. ඇයගේ ගමන රන් පදක්කම්වලින් පමණක් නොව, වේදනාව සහ ඉන් නැවත නැඟී සිටීම පිළිබඳ ප්‍රබල කතාවකින් පිරී පවතී. ඔලිම්පික් ආධිපත්‍යය: ඉතිහාසය අලුත් කිරීම එලයින් ලෝක අවධානය දිනාගත්තේ 2016 රියෝ ඔලිම්පික් උළෙලේදී මීටර් 100 සහ 200 රන් පදක්කම් ද්විත්වයම දිනාගනිමින් "Double Sprint" ජයග්‍රහණයක් වාර්තා කරමිනි. එතැනින් නොනැවතුණු ඇය 2021 ටෝකියෝ ඔලිම්පික් උළෙලේදී (2020 පැවැත්වීමට

Sri Lankan athletics entered uncharted territory yesterday as javelin sensation Rumesh Tharanga delivered a breathtaking throw of 89.37 meters at the Champions Track & Field Meet in Diyagama. This monumental effort shattered his previous national record of 86.50m and currently stands as the world-leading distance for the 2026 season. At just 22 years old, the former cricketer has transformed into a global powerhouse, outdistancing Olympic champions and proving that his 7th

Sri Lankan-descent Swedish soccer player

The global gymnastics stage has a new name to remember: Tiana Sumanasekera . In a stunning display of skill and cultural pride, the Sri Lankan-descended star played a pivotal role in securing the 2026 Big Ten Gymnastics Championship for UCLA, marking their second consecutive title. A Historic Performance UCLA dominated the floor, recording a massive overall score of 198.100 , a result that will go down in the history books. Tiana was instrumental in this victory, delivering

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