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Boxing Day knockout: Let this be the catalyst!
Ana Punchihewa was no cricketer. He was a good marketer with a sharp eye for the future and that brought him to the helm of cricket in Sri Lanka in 1994. Once he took charge of the chair, he learned the game. Not to play, but how to make it a marketable product and transform [...]
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Voice for Lanka no more
England captain and broadcaster Tony Greig dies SYDNEY, Dec 29, 2012 (AFP) – Former England captain and television commentator Tony Greig who also a keen follower and motivator of Sri Lanka cricket died at the age of 66 after being diagnosed with lung cancer, Australia’s Nine Network said Saturday. Greig, who worked for the broadcaster, [...]
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Get ready to pick your cricket idols
34th Bata-the Sunday Times Schoolboy Cricketer of the Year 2013 The 34th Bata-the Sunday Times Schoolboy Cricketer of the Year 2013 will officially kick off from January 1, with coupons appearing on Wijeya Newspaper’s dailies, the Daily Mirror and Lankadeepa. The Sunday Times will carry printed coupons each week from January 6 until the deadline [...]
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Lakmal and Thirimanne to join tottering tourists
By S.R. Pathiravithana To realign the leaning tower of Sri Lanka cricket the selection committee have picked fast bowler Suranga Lakmal and up and coming batsman Lahiru Thirimanne to join the Lankan touring squad with an eye for the Third Test which will begin at the Sydney Crcket ground, Australia. This situation arose after left [...]
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Slicers would test their skills from Jan 5
By Naushad Amit The 45th National Carrom Championship will commence on January 5 at the Carrom Federation of Sri Lanka (CFSL) headquarters in Maharagama. According to an official media release, the competition will kick off next Saturday with the Men’s Doubles event which will run up to the fourth round from 9.00am to 5.00pm. The [...]
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Commonwealth sports chief impressed
By Bandula Molligoda Commonwealth Secretariat Sports chief Swran Singh Chabbra who was here recently on a week’s stay was highly impressed with sports setup in the North, East and other parts of the country. This report of his fact findings and suggestions will be sent to London in January. He has given in detail the [...]
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A warning to Colombo School Cricketers
Education Ministry has warned that it would take stern disciplinary action against Colombo Schools declining to play cricket against their counterparts in the outstations. This follows reports that some leading Colombo Schools have refused to travel outstation to take part in inter-school cricket fixtures due to various factors. It is learnt that it has been [...]
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Lake House beat Shan Travels on penalties
Lake House posted a close 4-3 win on penalties over Shan Travels in their MFA ‘B’ Division football fixture at the CR and FC grounds recently. At full time as neither side had scored, the game was decided on a penalty shoot out. For Lake House H.A.D.W. Hettiarachchi, R.A. Chathurnaga, M.A.M. Fazam and Chamoda Rangana [...]
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Western Province South emerge champions
Under 15 Inter-Provincial Final Western Province South emerged champions of the Under 15 Primal Cup Inter-Provincial cricket tournament when they defeated Western Province North by three wickets in a high scoring final played at the R. Premadasa Stadium yesterday. The foundation for the win was l aid by their openers Avishka Fernando and Lakshina Rodrigo [...]
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Tony Greig – A personal note
By Aubrey Kuruppu It was the Bard of Avon who said the ‘evil that men do lives after them; the good is oft interred with their bones’. Being human, Tony must have had his foibles. I would rather dwell on the good. I first encountered him when Central Province played a one day match against [...]
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DSS dominate drawn game against Thurstan
By M. Shamil Amit D.S. Senanayake College dominated the proceedings in their drawn Under 19 inter-school cricket encounter against Thurstan concluded at Wijerama Mawatha yesterday. The second day’s play saw Uvin Bandara cracking a half ton and being associated in a 85 runs stand for the second wicket with Akeel Inham who chipped in with [...]
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Ramprakash awarded MBE
Former England batsman Mark Ramprakash has hailed his MBE as more significant than the 114 centuries he scored during 25 years of first-class cricket. Ramprakash received the prestigious award in the New Year Honours, and insisted it was more noteworthy than any achievement accrued during a career that also featured 52 Test matches for his [...]
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Australia’s Mike Hussey calls Test stumps at 37
SYDNEY, Dec 29, 2012 (AFP) – Australian veteran Mike Hussey announced Saturday he will retire from Test cricket after next week’s third and final match against Sri Lanka in Sydney. The evergreen Hussey, who continues to flourish at 37, just months younger than Ricky Ponting who called it quits earlier this month, said he wanted [...]
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Sri Lanka eyeing to host Asian 5Nations
Sri Lanka will be eyeing to host the Asian 5 Nations division 1 tournament scheduled for March/April 2013. According to sources at Sri Lanka Rugby Football Union (SLRFU), Sri Lanka will bid to host the tournament which will also include Kazakhstan, Chinese Taipei and Thailand. The National Selectors have been asked to name a pool [...]
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Looking back at 2012
Welcome Back, Yuvraj (September) There’s something about a good comeback story that tugs at the heart strings, and cricket fans from India and beyond watched with bated breath as Yuvraj Singh walked onto the field in September following his battle with cancer. The all-rounder made his return from a rare form of lung cancer in [...]
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Asanka cried only once for cricket
Asanka Gurusinha’s eyes watered when he was hit in the box by Craig McDermott en route to a hard-earned Test century at the MCG in 1995, and again when a contact lens became dislodged that day, but cricket made him cry only once, after Shane Warne snatched certain victory away from Sri Lanka in Colombo [...]
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Pakistan’s new fast bowling sensation Irfan is world’s tallest cricketer in history
Pakistan’s new fast bowling sensation Muhammad Irfan is tallest cricketer in the history with a height of seven feet and one inch.The 30-year-old bowler stunned the top Indian batsmen with pace and bounce in his debut Twenty20 International match at Bangalore on 26th December 2012 where Pakistan thrashed India by five wicket in a thriller. [...]
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One time sports giants where are they?
Nagalingam Ethirweerasingham By Bandula Molligoda Nagalingam Ethirweerasingham One time high jump Asian record holder is still growing strong and keep himself fit. Aged 78 currently living in Jaffna, he helps O/Level and A/Level school leavers in agriculture studies at the Jaffna learning institute University where he is the Professor of agriculture activities. Dedication, fitness, determination [...]
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Thanks to the national cricketers VH had the bat and handle
By Naushad Amit The visually handicapped cricketers of Sri Lanka or the country’s blind cricketers as they are easily known, achieved a somewhat extraordinary feat that would undoubtedly open the eyes of many. Taking part in the inaugural World Twenty20 World Championship for blind cricketers, Sri Lanka finished third surpassing their goal which was to [...]
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Sunday Sports Guide
Local CRICKET: SLC Premier L/O Tournament Badureliya SC vs Moors at Moors CCC vs Tamil Union at P. Sara Oval Panadura SC vs NCC at Panadura Saracens vs Kurunegala YCC at Royal ground SLPA vs Colts at NCC Bloomfield vs Air Force at Bloomfield BRC vs SSC at BRC Chilaw Marians vs Navy at Welisara [...]
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Telijjawila Central under 15 throw ball champs
Text and Pix By P.D. de Silva Telijjawila Central College stamped their supremacy in throw ball by winning the all island under 15 A division boys and girls championship.
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The year rolled on but rugby stood still
As readers who are supporters of the game could we be happy that in 2012 rugby was worthy enough. Despite a sandwiched Asian Rugby Sevens Series, Asian 5 Nations and a Junior Asian Championship, the Domestic tournaments of Clubs and Schools; the game struggled to be in the news. The much talked about “a rosy [...]
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TENNIS: All important “court”
Why the word “court”? Earlier only the “Royal Court” indulged in sport. Much later, when the game reached the public, the word “Royal” was dropped and “Court” remained. Where is your Tennis court? This could decide your success. A girl from Serbia [former Yugoslavia] registered a phenomenal success winning Australian open a few years ago. [...]
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Fantastic four should go or not
Pix by Amila Gamage With the core of our national cricket team- Kumar Sangakkara, Mahela Jayawardene, Tilakaratne Dilshan and Thilan Samaraweera- now approaching the twilight of their careers, Sri Lankan cricket too is heading towards tricky crossroads with the very low show in Australia. This week, The Sunday Times asked the general public whether they [...]
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Extra year for sports undergrads
By Bandula M Education Ministry has advocated that an extra year will be given to university undergraduates engaged in education and sports to enable them to catch up for the lost time in their studies due to sports. The ministry will seek government approval in this regard. Ministry source said these undergraduates are away from [...]
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Aussies avoid Test in Kanpur on India tour
India’s cricket board (BCCI) has moved a scheduled Test match in 2013 from Kanpur to Hyderabad following pressure from Australian officials. The BCCI said on Friday in a media release that Australia would play a four-Test series in India in February and March in the cities of Delhi, Mohali, Hyderabad and Chennai. “The change was [...]
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There will be only one cricket umpires association
Text and Picture by P D de Silva “Cricket umpiring in Sri Lanka is at a crucial juncture. The Association of Cricket Umpires Sri Lanka (ACUSL) is the oldest association of cricket umpires in the country. Members who differed in opinion with the office bearers broke away and formed other associations from time to time. [...]
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WPTTA proud of its progress
The Western Province Table Tennis Association (WPTTA), which last month celebrated the first anniversary of the formation of its junior pool, is proud of what it has achieved. For a period of 12 months the WPTTA maintained its pool at the indoor facility of Lalith Athulathmudali Maha Vidyalaya in Mt. Lavinia. At present it has [...]
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Sachin de Silva regains national junior golf title
By Naushad Amit ; Pix by Amila Gamage In the absence of defending champion Kyle de Silva, his cousin, Sachin de Silva of British School in Colombo, won the Sri Lanka Junior Golf Championship for the second time, at the Royal Colombo Golf Club in Colombo last week. Sachin, who emerged last year’s runner-up, displayed fine [...]
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Goalie Rishard felicitated for AFC performance
Pic and text by Gamini Mahadura Mohamed Rishard of St. Aloysius College Galle, who represented Sri Lanka at the Asian Football Championship held in Tokyo, Japan, was felicitated in his hometown recently. Rishard, who played a vibrant role as the goalkeeper of the side, also toured Iran and Nepal representing the Sri Lanka Youth team. [...]
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Devki wins wushu colours
Devki Perera of Lyceum International School, Nugegoda was named Upcoming Female Wushu Athlete, at the National School Colours Awards Ceremony of the Piliyandala Educational Zone. Devki emerged champion in the Nan-Dao category at the 13th All-Island National Wushu Championship and also emerged champion in the Nan-Dao, Nan-Gum and Nan-Quan categories at the Western Province Wushu [...]
