September 13, 2024
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Ocean Lanka (Pvt) Ltd, Sri Lanka’s leading weft-knitted fabric manufacturer, and proud Gold Sponsor of the Mercantile Volleyball Championship 2024, is thrilled to announce its Men’s Volleyball Team’s triumphant victory at the recently concluded tournament, held at the Youth Center’s Indoor Courts in Maharagama. The team exhibited exceptional skill and unwavering determination, defeating Maliban Group […]

August 14, 2024
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In a thrilling finale, Unilever Sri Lanka emerged as the unbeaten champions of the Mercantile G Division Cricket Tournament, defeating Amazon Trading – English Tea Shop in an entertaining match played on 3rd August at the MCA Grounds. After a grueling league stage and an intense round of knockouts, Unilever’s cricket team showcased exceptional talent, […]

March 25, 2024
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Savinaka Weerasekera and Ranithma Liyanage won the men’s and women’s open singles titles at the Mercantile Services Open Badminton Championship, held in Colombo. Organised by the Mercantile Services Open Badminton Association under the auspices of Sri Lanka Badminton and took place at the SLB and Lumbini College indoor courts, the Championships also saw Ranithma claiming […]

November 30, 2023
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      The Mercantile Hockey Association (MHA) proudly announces the successful conclusion of the 3rd Mercantile Hockey 9-A-Side Tournament, held on October 7th at the Air Force Hockey Grounds in Ekala. This year’s event, made possible by the unwavering support of Swisstek Ceylon PLC as the dedicated title sponsor for the third consecutive year, […]

November 18, 2022
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      Team Fairfirst was once again crowned as champions at the 30th Mercantile Services Basketball League Championship – ‘A’ Division – Men’s 2022. The tournament held at the Royal College Indoor Stadium was attended by four renowned basketball teams in Sri Lanka’s corporate sector; Commercial Credit, Dialog Axiata, SriLankan Air Lines and Fairfirst […]

October 31, 2022
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      Mercantile Volleyball Tournament 2022 successfully commenced today at Volleyball House, Galle with the participation of 75 teams representing leading mercantile sector organizations of Sri Lanka. Commenting at the opening ceremony, Mr. Chandana Bandara, President Mercantile Volleyball Association of Sri Lanka appreciated the enthusiastic participation of all teams and confirmed the commitment of […]

September 23, 2022
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      The Mercantile Volleyball Association recently announced the dates of one of the most anticipated sporting events in Sri Lanka’s mercantile calendar – the Mercantile Volleyball Championship 2022.  The tournament was introduced as a means of fostering goodwill and comradeship among the local mercantile fraternity, while at the same time popularizing the country’s […]

August 31, 2022
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      The Table Tennis team of People’s Leasing and Finance PLC (PLC) stole the limelight at the 63rd Mercantile Inter Club Knockout Table Tennis Championship – 2022 held at S. Thomas’ College Indoor stadium, Mount Lavinia on 20, August 2022. In the Men’s “B” Division Final, the team of People’s Leasing and Finance […]


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