Rain no barrier; Lanka take series with ease
Kumar Sangakkara and Dinesh Chandimal helped Sri Lanka cruise through to an emphatic seven wicket win after spinner Jeewan Mendis had laid the foundation in the fourth ODI played at the Sooriyawewa Stadium yesterday. The win saw Sri Lanka take an unassailable 3-0 lead in the five match series after the first match was washed [...]
Proper use of crease to face the new changes
I feel one of those things that have not changed in the cricket manual is the forward defence. It is said that once a player knows how to play the proper forward defence at a tender age he could develop the correct technique to play the rest of the shots in the cricket book. Out [...]
Records take a beating despite rain on day two
A new Sri Lanka record and three new meet records were shattered as the second day of the 90th National Athletics Championship at the Sugathadasa Stadium came to an early end due to rain in Colombo yesterday. The day’s schedule was, however, unfinished as the organisers could not complete the Men’s High Jump and the [...]
Sunday Sport Guide
Local CRICKET MCA-Singer Premier League MAS Active vs Seylan Bank at Bloomfield HNB vs Sampath Bank at Colts John Keells vs ETI at NCC MCA-Lemonade Div D Pan Asia Bank vs Colombo Dockyard at MCA Heyleys Group vs MAS Silueta at Thurstan ground MAS Linea vs John Keells ‘B’ at Ananda Mawatha Airport Aviation vs [...]
Meares wins Australian cyclist of the year award
SYDNEY, Nov 10, 2012 (AFP) – Olympic and world champion Anna Meares has capped a triumphant 2012 by being named the Australian cyclist of the year at a ceremony in Sydney late Friday. Meares, 29, won the Sir Hubert Opperman Medal as the country’s cyclist of the year, as well as the people’s choice award [...]
Lyceum Wattala way ahead with 505 points
Lyceum International School, Wattala stood in prime position to defend their Inter-International Swimming Championship crown after recording an impressive tally of 505 points, after the competition’s first day at the Sugathadasa Stadium pool yesterday. They benefited from a string of superlative performances by their junior swimmers as well as several strong swims in the senior [...]
SGM ends in withdrawal
A Special General Meeting was held yesterday at Havelock’s Sports Club to obtain approval for its current President Tyrone Coonghe to continue in office for another year. However the proposal was withdrawn following the counselling by senior members who advised that it was not a prudent move. A section of the forum felt that this [...]
Bjorn outshines McIlroy in stormy Singapore
SINGAPORE, Nov 10, 2012 (AFP) – Danish veteran Thomas Bjorn outshone world number one Rory McIlroy Saturday as he moved two shots clear after a marathon second round at the storm-disrupted Barclays Singapore Open. Bjorn, 41, hit a sparkling four-under-par 67 at par-71 Sentosa Golf Club to give himself a great chance of his first [...]
Aussies pin hopes on second new ball – Arthur
BRISBANE, Australia, Nov 10, 2012 (AFP) – The imminent second new ball is the trump card up Australia’s sleeve as they attempt to battle their way back into the rain-hit first Test against South Africa, coach Mickey Arthur said Saturday. At the end of the first day Australia were 255 for the loss of two [...]
Kavinda cracks unbeaten ton
Kavinda Manamperi cracked an unbeaten ton as he along with Jude Madushan, who made a 97, helped De Mazenod take major honours against St. Joseph’s at Kandana yesterday. De Mazenod resuming from their overnight score of 112 for 3 went on to make a formidable 291 for 8 declared with the fourth wicket pair of [...]
Compton, Trott enjoy time in the middle
England batsman Nick Compton recorded his third fifty in a row on Saturday, as England finished day three of their tour match against Haryana on 118 for nought, leading by 306 runs. Compton was on 54 off 111 balls at the end of the day, while Jonathan Trott, who opened to give Alastair Cook a [...]
Susanthika, Dharsha and a huge slide in talent
Since the retirement of Susanthika Jayasinghe and Damayanthi Dharsha, Sri Lanka has been hard-pressed to find a strong female force in the sport of athletics to adequately challenge international opposition. The Sunday Times turned to the public this week to discover the factors dictating this dearth.
Shopping spree
Shopping spree 200 odd sportsmen and women of yesteryear took wing to a neighbouring Asian country to take part in an Asian Meet. What’s more there were a staggering number of officials as well. Even before the meet ended some of these sportsmen, women and officials were seen shopping to their hearts content in Bangkok. [...]
Vidyartha Retain Junior National Boxing Title
Vidyartha College Kandy emerged champions at the Junior National Boxing championship held at the Sugathadasa Indoor Stadium to retain the title for the second successive year. Defending champions Vidyartha came out on top with 29 points while two other teams in the Kandy district St Sylvester’s and Kingswood took the second and third positions. In [...]
New Star and Liners win openers
New Star Sports Club and Jet Liners SC won their opening fixtures of the ‘A’ and ‘B’ groups of the Premier League Division II competition conducted by the Football Federation of Sri Lanka recently. In the ‘A’ group, New Star SC defeated Ratmalana United SC 2-0 at Baddegana, while in the ‘B’ group, SLTB SC [...]
Peterites SC win on debut
Peterites Sports Club, making their debut in the Colombo Football League tournament, posted a stunning 3-0 win over Fergason Youth at Campbell Park recently. In the other fixtures, Saunders FC defeated Old Anandians 2-0 at Morgasmulla and Colpity United SC inflicted a 2-0 defeat on Challenger SC at the M.H. Mohamed Playground. Furthermore, in another [...]
Queen Mary’s post three wins
Queen Mary’s Grammar School from England, who are on a short cricketing tour of Sri Lanka, have posted three wins and suffered one defeat. In their first encounter at Asgiriya, they defeated Trinity College by six wickets, followed it up with a 116-run win over the RSA Academy at Kurunegala and a five wicket win [...]
AIS and GSC record three wins
Asian International School and Good Shepherd Convent, Kotahena have posted three wins each in the ongoing Carlton Cup Basketball Championship, which is currently being played at various venues. In the boys division, Asian International School defeated St. Joseph’s College 27/6, D.S. Senanayake 18/2 and Ananda College 11/8. In the girls segment, Good Shepherd Convent beat [...]
Royal old boys win in extra time
Royal College defeated their arch rivals, S. Thomas’ College by 70 points to 65 in extra time when they met each other for the Janaka De Fonseka Memorial Challenge Trophy in their annual basketball fixture at the Royal College court recently. However, it was the Thomians in the lead with 25 points to 16 and [...]
Kelly cracks a century as Joes take major honours
Opener Revan Kelly stroked a fluent unbeaten century as St Joseph’s took major honours against Thurstan College in a All Island Under 13 Division One game that concluded in a no decision at Darley Road. Left hander Kelly hit three sixes and ten fours on his way to an unbeaten 102, as the Josephians reached [...]
Mixed results on Francis Holland tour
The under 14 and 15 netball and hockey teams of the Francis Holland School from England who were on a short tour, played five netball matches and a like number of hockey matches. Of the netball matches they played, they suffered defeats in all matches, while in the hockey segment, won one game which was [...]
From bowl to plate, but the gold is elusive
The performance of Sri Lanka at the Asian Sevens Series has been creditable. The disappointment is that we could not be the third Asian team in the World Rugby Sevens of 2013. We need to learn and correct those areas that need to be polished to get cup status. It would have been a spot [...]
Sampath Bank and Unichela prevail on D/L method
Sampath Bank and Unichela recorded wins on the Duckworth-Lewis method against ETI and HNB in their MCA Division ‘A’ limited over encounters played at De Zoysa Stadium in Moratuwa and the NCC ground yesterday while the match between MAS Active and John Keells which was scheduled to be played at the Colts ended in a [...]
Trinity and Royal in a drawn hockey encounter
Trinity College Kandy and Royal College Colombo drew their 9th annual hockey encounter in a 1-1 draw at the Asgiriya International Stadium yesterday. The encounter was played for J.C.A. Corea Trophy. For Royal Danuja Gunasekera scored and for the Trinitians Sachithra Amrawansa found the goal. Trinity was led by S. Sudharshan and Royal was led [...]
Fun Run and Learn Programme in Sri Lanka was a total success
The Olympic Council of Asia in collaboration with the National Olympic Committee of Sri Lanka and the 2014 Incheon Asian Games Officials launched the Fun Run and Learn programme at the picturesque city of Kandy in Sri Lanka on November 3 and 4. The Programme which was held at the Dharmaraja Collage Hall was an [...]
Jayasinghe says cricket selectors use two spoons
Sri Lanka Twenty20 batsman Chinthaka Jayasinghe made an emotional yet brave decision to cut short his domestic first-class career in Sri Lanka but made sure to raise his frustrated voice against the intimidating policies of Sri Lanka Cricket’s officials and selectors. He raised the question as to why Sri Lanka needs a first-class domestic competition [...]
Mathiasz slicers through sports hypocrisy
Nishantha Fernando’s hopes that God will direct him in the correct path and put an end to his long-standing miseries finally came true last weekend. Fernando who went through so much of agony without proper employment during the past two years made justice to his efforts and commitment by winning the World Men’s Singles Championship [...]
Rugby circle lament new circular
The news about plans for the Schools Rugby season next year is that Trinity will continue with Neil Foote the Coach of last year. St. Anthony’s Kandy is to go with a former Royal Coach Theo Seraphim who also had a stint with S. Thomas’. Royal is expected to be coached by the proven Johann [...]
Uncapped cricketering great Bernard Perera bids adieu
The death occurred on Friday morning of former Sri Lankan cricketer Bernard Perera. He was 56 at the time of his death. An outstanding product of St. Anthony’s College Katugastota. Bernard Perera represented the school from 1972 to 1976. He captained in his last year, scored six hundreds, took over 50 wickets with his off [...]
POW recognizes its rugby royalty
The Old Boys and school officials of Prince of Wales’ College Moratuwa felicitated their 2012 First XV rugby team on their double achievement during the schools rugby season this year. The Cambrian rugby team clinched the Under-20 Singer Schools Division I C rugby championship and followed this impressive feat by clinching the Milo-Premier Trophy Schools [...]
Horizon College International hosts Cricket Carnival
Horizon College International added to the many outstanding events it has staged over its 3-year history with a Cricket Carnival, held on October 20 at the BRC grounds, which saw the participation of more than 2000 students, staff and parents. Decorated tents that dotted the perimeter of the grounds, flags (national and school), banners, balloons [...]
Chamathsara and Virunaka shine
Chamathsara Fernando of Girl’s High School, Mount Lavinia and Virunaka Hendahewa of Royal College were the most outstanding players at the Western Province Open Ranking Table Tennis Championships, conducted by the I & D Table Tennis Academy at the S. Thomas’ College Indoor Stadium recently. In the final of the women’s Singles Chamathsara Fernando although [...]
Udaya and Muthumali take top honours
Udaya Ranasinghe of Vidyartha College Kandy and Muthumali Priyadarshani of Devananda College Ambalangoda won several accolades in the boys’ and girls’ categories respectively at the All-Island Junior Ranking Table Tennis Championship, held in Kurunegala last week. Ranasinghe dominated the boys’ segment in the two-day tournament by securing the Under 18 and Under 15 singles titles, [...]
Felix House burns the track at Stafford Meet
With an overall point tally of 423 points, Felix House burnt the track at the Stafford College Inter-house athletics championships, which was held at the NCC grounds recently. Ruby House came in second with 398 points, while Kalan House finished third ahead of Noreen House, who accumulated only 280 points. Age group champions – Boys [...]
Royal annihilate S. Thomas’ in cager clash
Royal College defeated S. Thomas’ College by 64 points to 44 to become the very first holders of the Champions Challenge Trophy in their Under 15 basketball fixture, which was played at Reid Avenue recently. At half time the score was 47 to 31 in favour of the Royalists. At the end of the first [...]