Gateway wins Netball Championship for the third consecutive year

Gateway College Colombo were undisputed champions of the Inter International School Over 15 Girls Netball Championship that was organized by the Colombo International School (CIS) that was played at the Shalika Grounds, Narahenpita. At the final, Gateway beat OKI International School by 16-6. At the Semi Final, Gateway beat Lyceum International School, Nugegoda 21-06 and [...]

Netball Federation requests postponement

The Netball Federation of Sri Lanka has made request to the Sri Lanka Army to postpone the Defence Services Netball tournament till end of August. The Federation made this request saying the National pool players cannot be exposed to the outdoor courts as they are preparing for the forthcoming Asian Championship. According to Federation sources [...]

Gateway wins under 19 netball championship

Gateway College Colombo were worthy winners of the Inter International School Under 19 Girls Netball Championship organized by Ilma International School was worked off at St. Joseph’s College courts. At the final, Gateway beat Ilma International School by 11-6. In the group matches, Gateway beat Colombo International School 6-3, Lyceum International Nugegoda 9-7, Royal Institute [...]

OTS Challengers emerge winners in Netball

OTS Challengers team emerged winners of the women’s category in the annual Telecom Netball Tournament held at Greg Young Sports Complex in Welikada recently. HQ Diffenders team won the mix event. The Netball Association of Sri Lanka Telecom organized the event as the Chief Executive Officer of Sri Lanka Telecom, Greg Young, was the chief [...]

Seylan Bank crowned Netball Champions

Seylan Bank beat Hatton National Bank 69-62 to win the National Netball Championships organised by the National Netball Federation and played at the Sports Ministry Grounds yesterday. It was an evenly contested final with Seylan Bank leading Hatton national Bank 36 to 28 at half-time. As the second half began, Seylan Bank continued to hold [...]

New-look netball team for Singapore

Ten new faces including a schoolgirl from Vishaka Vidyalaya will represent Sri Lanka in the forthcoming six-nation netball tournament to be played in Singapore from December 5 to 11. Fiji, Namibia, Papua New Guinea, Malaysia, Singapore are the other countries vying for honours. Asia's best goal shooter and the highest scorer in the recently concluded [...]

Holy Family Convent Kurunegala netballers dominate proceedings

Defending champions Holy Family Convent Kurunegala dominated proceedings on day two of the Milo All Island Inter-Schools Netball Championships conducted at the Public grounds in Matara yesterday. The defending champions have put themselves in a strong position of winning the coveted Milo trophy which is on offer for the fourth successive year. They had five [...]

Matara, Ratnapura, Ampara, Colombo and Kandy netball qualifiers found

Some of the qualifying round matches of the 20th Milo All Island inter-schools netball championships held in centers around the island has been completed. The centers to complete the matches are Matara, Ratnapura, Ampara, Colombo and Kandy while the qualifying matches in some of the other centers were in progress. The qualifying matches of the [...]

Tharjini – cynosure of all eyes at World netball in Singapore

The 13th World Netball Championships which came to a close on Sunday ended on a successful note with the organizers coming in for high praise from the vast crowd that thronged the Singapore Indoor Stadium including the players from the 16 teams which participated. The Sri Lankan lasses though undergoing early defeats were able to [...]

Sri Lanka ranked 14th in World Netball

Sri Lanka placed at 14th slot in the World Netball Rankings, revealed after the World Netball Championships concluded in Singapore on Sunday. The final rankings 1. Australia. 2. New Zealand. 3. England. 4. Jamaica. 5. South Africa. 6. Malawi. 7. Trinidad and Tobago. 8. Northern Ireland. 9. Wales. 10. Fiji. 11. Barbados. 12. Samoa. 13. [...]

Australia prevail in a tense cliff hanger finale

It could have been anybody's game but there is only winner where the defending champions Australia prevailed in a tense and cliff hanger final of the 13th World Netball Championships played at the Singapore Indoor Stadium. It was a fitting finale with the spectators getting their money's worth which also kept the supporters of both [...]

Sri Lanka lasses down Singapore to record first win

Sri Lanka lasses saw the winning post at last when they defeated host Singapore 62-51 in the ninth to 16th ranking encounter played in the morning at the Singapore Indoor Stadium yesterday. A win for the Sri Lankan girls was badly  needed and in winning the encounter the Sri Lankans have put themselves in line [...]

Sri Lanka beat Singapore

Sri Lanka registered their first win in the Netball World Cup today beating (62-51) in a ranking match in Singappore.  

Barbados beat Sri Lanka by a whisker

having lost their all three round robin matches in the 13th World Netball Championships in Singapore, Sri Lanka underwent another defeat when they were beaten by Barbados in the ranking match for the ninth to the 16th position which was played on Thursday morning. It has been an unlucky tournament for the die-hard Lankan lasses [...]

Australian netballers trash Sri Lanka by 97-20

Australia trashed Sri Lanka by 97-20 in the third and final preliminary game of the Netball World Championships, held in Singapore on Wednesday. The defending world champions, Australia, defeated the island nation by 05-32, 04-19, 06-21 and 06-25 in the four rounds. Sri Lanka has now lost all three games they played so far. However, [...]

Sri Lankan lasses go down fighting

The main contenders defending champions Australia, New Zealand and England running for the title at the 13th World Netball Championships which is in progress now at the Singapore Indoor Stadium had little difficulty in brushing off their opponents in the matches that they have played so far. Australia playing in the Group A began their [...]

Northern Ireland beat Sri Lanka

Northern Ireland beat Sri Lanka by 65 – 56 in the opening game of the Netball World Cup began in Singapore on Monday. Sri Lanka went down with 12-17, 16-15, 16-14 and 17-14 in the four rounds respectively. Sri Lanka will meet Samoa on Tuesday before meeting the reigning world Champions, Australia on Wednesday.   [...]

Sri Lankan netballers contest World Cup with mixed feelings

Sri Lanka lasses left the island on Thursday morning for Singapore for the World Netball Championships scheduled to be held from July 3 to 10 at the Singapore Indoor Stadium. The 12 member team led by Kumarine Silva with Rajini Sivalingam as the co-captain was accompanied by coach Hyacinth Wijesinghe and manager Surangani Wijendra. The [...]

Colombo beat Sabaragamuwa to win netball championship

University of Colombo inflicted a 29 to 26 point defeat on the University of Sabaragamuwa to emerge the netball champions at the Inter University Games that was played at the Sports Ministry grounds on Sunday. In the play off for the third place, Universityof Sri Jayawardenapura beat University of Kelaniya by 37 points to 24. [...]

Milo All Island Schools Netball Championship from June 10

The Milo All Island inter-schools Netball Championship 2011 conducted by the Sri Lanka Schools Netball Association (SLSNA) and sponsored by Nestle Lanka Ltd will get underway from June 10. This was revealed by Pushpa Kalubowila the president of SLSNA at a press briefing held at the CR and FC auditorium on Thursday. The tournament sponsored [...]
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