Thomian squib not enough to subdue the Royal charge
Despite expending every iota of resilience they possessed, in pursuit of a monumental comeback, a defiant S. Thomas’ College could not stop their perennial rivals, Royal College, from retaining the Michael Gunaratne trophy 34 ( 2 goals, 4 tries)- 24 (1 penalty, 3 goals), for the seventh successive time, at the Royal Sports Complex yesterday. [...]
Chandimal will not be looked as an opener says chief selector de Mel
“Though young right hander Dinesh Chandimal became a successful option as an opener we will not be looking at him in that slot on a permanent basis” said National cricket chief selector Asantha de Mel.Chandimal who was drafted into Sri Lanka’s third Test against Pakistan at Pallekele made a stylish 65 as an opener in [...]
Zimbabwe ‘A’ humble pitiful Lankans
Sri Lanka ‘A’ suffered their second successive defeat in the ongoing ‘A’ Team Tri Series’ as Zimbabwe ‘A’ cruised to a convincing 5-wicket win at Harare Sports Club yesterday. Chasing an easy target of 161 runs for victory, Zimbabwe reached the it largely aided by knocks from skipper and opener Tino Mawoyo and Stuart Matsikenyeri [...]
Twelve days more for the star studded show
Only 12 more days remain for the grandest of all shows dedicated for the schoolboy cricketers of Sri Lanka. As mentioned in the previous weeks, the 33rd Bata-the Sunday Times Schoolboy Cricketer of the Year 2012 show will be staged on July 27 at the Musaeaus College Auditorium in Colombo. The Sunday Times readers who [...]
‘The most prestigious of all events’ says chef-de-mission
Sri Lanka’s Chef-de-mission for the XXX Olympic Games Deva Henry who left for London yesterday described the event as the most prestigious in the calendar. He said that though the Lankan contingent is confined to seven participants it is a prestigious one and described, “It is easy to handle this small contingent. In comparison to [...]
‘Kapa o Pango’ in Lankan style
Rugby is an aggressive game that keeps raising the emotions of those playing as well as watching. The penalty in rugby can be looked at two ways. One is acts that break the law but are in the course of the game such as a late tackle, incorrect binding etc. The second type is those [...]
Resuscitating junior cricket drive
As a junior reporter I was covering an inter-schools cricket match between St. Peter’s and Ananda at Bambalapitiya. Please don’t ask me what the year was. For St. Peter’s it was Rumesh Ratnayake opening the bowling in the Ananda second innings. In the very first over Ananda opener Deepal Dharmasekera (if am not mistaken) had [...]
The century old tee-off – RCGC
“On the afternoon of Saturday 13th March 1880 nine gentlemen who deserve to be immortalised solemnly met at the Colombo Club and held the first General Meeting of the Colombo Golf Club confirming that “as this was the first anniversary of the club and as the membership was growing fast, it was necessary to appoint [...]
Navy, Air Force, Colts register wins with a day to spare
Navy along with Air Force and Colts recorded outright wins with a day to spare from the six matches in the Under 23 Division One cricket tournament played around the metropolis.The three teams won their matches with ease with Navy and Air Force recording innings wins over BRC and Moratuwa SC played at Welisara and [...]
Archery seminar on July 21
Kyudo Lanka will hold its biannual Japanese Archery seminar on July 21, under the patronage of Tadashi Ono, the visiting sensei from Japan, Keerthi and Lalani Wickremaratna sensei at the Thalawathugoda Japanese Archery Training School (kyudojo). Ono who is a master in the trade is also a sixth 6th dan Kyoshi. Keerthi is a fourth [...]
Thangaraja stamps his class again
Sri Lanka’s amateur golf prodigy, Nadaraja Thangaraja repeated his prolific success by clinching the July – Pin Fernando Grand Prix at the Royal Colombo Golf Course. Thangaraja who annexed the inaugural Pin Fernando Grand Prix series a fortnight ago waived off the challenge by Sisira Kumara to clinch his second successive Grand Prix series by [...]
Kandy ground Air Force
Defending League and Knockout champions Kandy Sports Club came back to super form of running rugby when they outclassed Air Force Sports Club by 54 points (8 Tries, 4 Conversions, 2 Penalties) to 3 points (1 Drop Goal) at Ratmalana yesterday. At the short breather it was Kandy who led 25 to nothing. Kandy after [...]
Director – Education Dept. wants more reports on Isipathana-Vidyartha case
In a new twist of events relating to the complaint made by Isipathana College against Vidyartha College for allegedly fielding ineligible rugby players in their Under-20 League Rugby match, the matter has reached the Director General of Sports of the Ministry of Education. Rohana Karunaratne, the Director General of Sports of the Ministry of Education [...]
Leading player out
With Olympics in London only days away the local scene is buzzing with the information as to how a leading player involved in a game played with corks and feathers has been left out and a player who is rated down the order in the sport has been included in the contingent? They say that [...]
Jayasinghe excited with Olympic selection
Despite earning a sudden selection to the Sri Lankan contingent that will travel to London for the summer Olympics, shuttler Thilini Jayasinghe says that she is happy to compete at such a prestigious event and is determined to do her best for the country. “It is rare for anybody to compete in two Olympics so [...]
