Ratnam remain on top despite loss

In a dramatic turn around the Dialog Champions League 2011 soccer tournament produced some of the biggest upsets during the weekend (January 28 and 29) as Police, New Youngs and Nadimithra all recorded convincing victories over Ratnam, Renown and Blue Star respectively. At Police Park missed chances and miscalculated passes cost dear for Ratnam as [...]

Priyankara scores four in Nandimithra’s win

Nandimithra trying to avoid being relegated scored an easy 5 goals to 2 win over Blue Star in the second leg clash of the Dialog Champions League played at the Kelaniya Football Complex on Sunday. Nuwan Priyankara became the first player to score four goals in a match in the on-going tournament. After Manoj Kumara [...]

Sweet revenge for New Youngs

New Youngs gained sweet revenge on Renown as they won easily by three goals to nil in another Dialog Champions League football encounter played at Wennappuwa on Sunday. In the first round Renown had won by 6 goals to nil. The Wennappuwa lads who are showing much improvement in the second round was the superior [...]

Missed chances prove costly for Ratnam

Missed chances in the first half by Ratnam players cost them dearly as Police capitalised on them  to score a convincing 3 goals to nil victory in the second leg of the Dialog Champions League soccer match played at the Police Park on Sunday. Ratnam did not have their way and as early as in [...]

Police drew with New Youngs

Police and New Youngs both failed for the fifth time to score a win as their match ended in a two all draw at Joseph Vaz grounds, Wennappuwa, on Sunday. Referee Priyankara Peiris had a hard time and he had to show yellow cards on five home team players as they were going for men [...]

Don Bosco beat Navy

Navy, reduced to ten players in the 23rd minute of the game, was defeated by 2-1 by Don Bosco at Negombo on Sunday. As soon as Thilanka Nandasiri of Navy was shown the red card by referee Dilan Perera for an offence, Don Bosco took the advantage and scored the first goal through Niluk Janitha [...]

Renown beat Java Lane

Java Lane beaten for the first time this season as Renown emerged winners at the Dialog Champion's League football match at Kelaniya Football Complex on Sunday. The scores were recorded as 1-0. At one time, the spectators thought Java Lane might turn the tables but their forwards tumbled and missed several chances that came their [...]

Navy hold Renown for a draw

Navy held for a goalless draw against Renown in another Dialog Champion's League match played at CR & FC grounds on Wednesday. Navy were the better side but could not win after missing few chances to score. Three players from Renown and two from Navy were shown the yellow cards by the referee for rough [...]

Nandimithra seal maiden victory

An early goal scored by P. N. Priyankara gave Nandimithra a well-deserved one nil victory over Police in the Dialog Champions League match played at Kelaniya Football complex on Wednesday. Thus they scored their maiden victory after being promoted to the Champions League by virtue of being the runner-up in Division I tournament last year. [...]

Navy take on Renown at Longdon place

Two matches postponed in the Dialog Champions League two weeks ago will be plyed on Wednesday 07. Renown and Navy will play their match at the C.R. & F.C. grounds, Longdon Place on Wednesday. This match is going to be a thriller as both teams have several national players in their ranks. Nandimithra will take [...]

Army in a hard fought win

Army scored a hard fought one nil victory over Don Bosco in a of Dialog Champion's League Football match played at Ratnapura Sewali Esplanade. Two other matches of the same tournament were drawn. The match between Air Force and Police, played at Police Park, Bambalapitya, ended in one all draw. The Airmen were leading one [...]

Two matches postponed

Two football matches of Dialog Champion's League, scheduled for Saturday, were postponed due to some unavoidable circumstances. The match between Police and Air Force was postponed for Sunday. The factual reason was that the cops were celebrating their Police Day on Saturday. This match will be played at Police Park, Bambalapitiya on Sunday. The third [...]

Navy sail through easily

Navy scored an easy three goals to nil victory over Blue Star in the only Dialog Champions League soccer encounter played at Welisara on Sunday.  Blue Star started off well but lacked in shooting and when the Sailors got settled they dominated the proceedings. In the 13thminute of the game, striker Chathurange Sanjeewa opened scoring [...]

Army, Saunders score easy wins

Army scored an easy 3 -1 win over Blue Star in a Dialog Champions League first round match played at CR & FC grounds on Sunday. Army were given a torrid time in the first half of the game as Blue Star went into the lead with a perfect goal from the boot of evergreen [...]

Meera saves Java Lane from defeat

Nagoor Meera scored an invaluable goal during the injury time to help Java Lane to settle for a creditable draw against New Young's in the Dialog Champions League first leg football match played at Joseph Vass College grounds, Wennappuwa, on Saturday. It was Java Lane's third successive draw after their first two matches had ended [...]

Airmen take early lead

Sri Lanka Air Force won both of their games so far in the Dialog Champion's League Football tournament to take an early lead of the points table. Only 12 matches were played in two weekends. Twelve teams are battling for honors in the premier club championship in Sri Lanka, sponsored by Dialog.     Points [...]

Ratnam and Renown score easy wins

Ratnam and Renown maintained their high reputation to beat Navy and Army respectively in the first round matches of the Dialog Champions League football tournament played on Sunday. The two clubs from Kotahena had won the championship many a time in previous occasions. Ratnam beat Navy by one goal to nil at their own backyard [...]

Don Bosco beat Police 3-0

Reigning champions Don Bosco scored an easy 3 goals to nil win over much fancied Police in a Dialog Champion's league football match played at Police Park, Bambalapitiya, on Saturday. Both teams played played some good football but failed to score in the first half an hour. In the 35th minute, Dilki Kumar Fernando broke [...]