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Murali to join as bowling consultant
TV deal out – SLC to call for tenders Cricketing ladies on to good times By S. R. Pathiravithana Sri Lanka’s champion off spinner Muttiah Muralitharan, who re-wrote cricketing history, will join Sri Lanka Cricket in the capacity of a bowling consultant shortly. Muralitharan, who played his last Test for Sri Lanka in 2010 when [...]
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Panel, poll and politics: Whither Lanka’s cricket?
There are times when you feel utterly lost and hopeless and even the horizon looks a parched desert, void of any oasis. At a time like this, if you do not stop for a while and pull your thoughts together, you may be chasing a mirage forever. Thank heavens, our cricketing pundits have seen the [...]
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Must get the women cricketers to the mainstream
The Sri Lankan women’s cricket team is currently proving itself to be a dark horse at the ongoing Women’s Cricket World Cup in India, at which they demolished two tournament favourites in England and India. Does this performance merit greater prominence and support for the women’s game in the country? We let the public decide.
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Royal run over by Tangling train
By David Stephens Out muscled by a unit which towered intimidatingly over them, the Royal College Under 16 rugby team could merely steel themselves and stand their ground like a set of bowling pins in the path of an oncoming train. They were brutalised at 53 (five goals, three tries and one penalty) to 5 [...]
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Cosmopolitan Tennis
Pic by Amila Gamage. A number of top male and female tennis players, both among the junior and senior ranks, have converged at the Cosmopolitan Sports Club in Dehiwela to compete in its annual open ranking tennis tournament, which got underway yesterday and will continue until February 24. Pictured here is a participant from the junior [...]
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Schools ready for the kick-off
Rugby season 2013 By Naushad Amit The most anticipated events of the Sri Lanka Schools Rugby Football Association (SLSRFA) involving its Under-20 age category will officially kick off next weekend. Despite looming legal challenges from a couple of schools, the SLSRFA will go ahead with the competition, the Under-20 Division I Schools League according to [...]
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England beat New Zealand by 40 runs
AUCKLAND, Feb 9, 2013 (AFP) – England beat New Zealand by 40 runs in their opening Twenty20 international at Eden Park here on Saturday. England posted their highest ever T20 score of 214 for seven with Eoin Morgan making 46 and Luke Wright 42. New Zealand, in reply, made 174 for nine in their 20 [...]
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Dharmapala out of action
By Shamseer Jaleel This year’s Science College Rugby Captain and Sri Lanka Youth player, Richard Dharmapala, is down with dengue fever. Richard, who represented Sri Lanka at the Youth Commonwealth Games in Isle of Man (2011) and the Junior Rugby Asiad (2012) in Colombo, will be a key player for the lads from Mount Lavinia. [...]
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Colts and Army secure second successive win
Premier Cricket By M. Shamil Amit Colts and Army secured their second successive outright win of the SLC Premier League Cricket Tournament beating Lankan CC and Panadura SC respectively with a day to spare yesterday. Colts outclassed Lankan CC by ten wickets at their home ground while Army travelled to overcome Panadura SC by 52 [...]
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English cricketers to play in Lanka after Indian ban
More than a score of English County cricketers will move to Sri Lanka to engage in the local domestic tournaments, after the BCCI banned them from training in India. At present there are approximately three foreign players turning out in the current Premier League Tournament. They are Greg Smith from England who turns out for [...]
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Nadal advances to semis in comeback event
VINA DEL MAR, Chile, Feb 8, 2013 (AFP) – Rafael Nadal, playing his first event after a seven-month injury layoff, advanced to the semi-finals of the $410,200 Vina del Mar ATP claycourt tournament with a straight-sets win Friday. The 11-time Grand Slam champion from Spain ousted seventh-seeded countryman Daniel Gimeno-Traver 6-1, 6-4. Top seed Nadal [...]
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Sunday Sports Guide
Local CRICKET: SLC Inter-Club Premier -Bloomfield vs Air Force at Bloomfield -BRC vs Saracens at BRC -Colts vs Lankan CC at Colts -Panadura vs Army at Panadura -Ragama CC vs Moors at R. Premadasa -CCC vs Tamil Union at CCC -Galle CC vs Navy at Galle -Kurunegala YCC vs SLPA at Welagedara -NCC vs Chilaw [...]
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Sanju Sharuk still in the lead
34th Bata-the Sunday Times Most Popular Schoolboy Cricketer of the Year 2013 Thurstan College cricketer Minhaj Jaleel, who is performing creditably in the ongoing first XI cricket season further consolidated his top position at the end of fourth week at the 34th Bata-the Sunday Times Most Popular Schoolboy Cricketer of the Year 2013 competition. Jaleel’s [...]
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Thurstan record massive innings win
Under 19 Cricket By M. Shamil Amit Thurstan recorded a massive inning and 150-run win over Sri Sumangala Panadura in the Under-19 inter-school cricket encounter at Thurstan ground in Reid Avenue yesterday. Thurstan was well on course to victory at the end of the first day having made a mammoth 343 for 2 declared which [...]
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‘Sport-Intelligence’ – The unseen winner
Tennis training can equalise Technical, Physical and Mental aspects among players. The difference between them will be the degree of Sport-intelligence each exhibits. Sport-intelligence is, noticing the options in a match and making the best choice from all available. From the Olympics, to Grass-Root competition, winners apply their Sport-Intelligence to beat the field. Training, sensing, [...]
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Think and play the game in the right spirit
The Under 18 schools Sevens kicked off rugby for the year 2013 and the drawbacks for the year started from that point. It is not only the on-field unhappiness but also the off-field court proceedings that is threatening the tournament. This columnist has come to understand that action has been filed allegedly by parents from [...]
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Armed Forces and Police still holding our football fort
By Subhani Hassimdeen It is not possible to say exactly when football was introduced to Sri Lanka because the origin is lost laterally in the mists of time. However, there is evidence of the game being played in the sprawling sandy stretches familiarly termed as the Galle Face Green in the 1880. The service barrack [...]
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Now it’s schoolgirls at cricket
By Naushad Amit At a stage where Sri Lanka’s female cricketers are going great guns in the ICC Women’s World Cup 2013 in India, the inaugural cricket tournament for girls’ schools in Sri Lanka will come to fruition in mid February, with the participation of 16 teams, according to Champika Weeratunge of the Sri Lanka [...]
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Aruna Rankothge appointed to ARFU panel once again
By Shamseer Jaleel Former Sylvestrian, Kandy SC player and one of the leading referees in Sri Lanka, Aruna Rankothge was appointed to the Asian Rugby Football Union (ARFU) panel for 2013. Rankothge is a consistent performer as a referee who has been in the ARFU A and B panels for the last nine years. His [...]
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Our Australian tour and what future plans should be
By Rev Bro. Nimal Gurusinghe FSC All our cricket fans had very high hopes before our team flew to Australia. First of all we expected our National Team to win the Test Series. There were some valid reasons for us to carry all before us in this three Test match series. The Australian team was [...]
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Wickets, but no place
By Concerned Thomians Life in general should be played fair; however, this is not the case with the staff in charge of cricket at S. Thomas’ College today. In this case a certain senior coloursman from S. Thomas’ has been sidelined from the First XI side after performing well in the only third term cricket [...]
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The CCs of carrom are now king and queen
By Naushad Amit Chamil Cooray and Chalani Lakmali may come from different walks of life and they even might have differences as individuals but where carrom is concerned they do share common sentiments. Both Chamil and Chalani regained their respective national titles- which they lost last year-at the recently concluded 45th National Carrom Championships. Chamil, [...]
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The book ‘History of Volleyball’ Spikers delve into their past
By Rangi Akbar A 300-paged book titled ‘Volleyball Then to Now’ which showcases the “History of Volleyball” is due to be launched on February 12 at the Galle Face Hotel. Presented by the Sri Lanka Volleyball Federation and edited by Susil Ranasinghe, General Secretary of the Sri Lanka Volleyball Federation, the book is a long [...]
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Mt. Lavinia to host 76th two-mile Sea Swim in March
The Sri Lanka Aquatic Sports Union, with the support of the Mount Lavinia Hotel, will hold its annual two-mile sea swim for the 76th successive year on March 2 and 3, in the open waters of Mount Lavinia. This event usually attracts over 700 participants aged between 12 to 70 years of age. The two-mile [...]
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Lankans have to think of Test aspect
Sri Lanka end Aussie adventure with pride intact By Trevine Rodrigo from Melbourne Sri Lanka flew back home from an Australian adventure, which yielded a mixed bag, but the outcome clearly suggested that they are out of synch with the most traditional format of the game: Test cricket. Thrashed 3-0 in the Tests, Sri Lanka [...]
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Richmond’s year of glory
Under 19 Review By M. Shamil Amit Richmond College Galle are living up to their new-found fame. In the 2012 season they pulled off two wins against top schools in the likes of Maris Stella and Prince of Wales’ which showed signs of what to expect and they have not slacked since. This time out [...]
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Exposure is the key to success
Davis cup loss to Pakistan By David Stephens Sri Lanka’s Davis Cup Non-Playing Captain, Rohan de Silva, opined that it was “unfortunate” that Sri Lanka perished 3-2 to Pakistan at their recent clash in Colombo, given the fact that the Lankan team possessed high-quality players and a reputation for punching above its weight in the [...]
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Day out for the Antonians
Antonians old, and not so young, will be looking forward to the inaugural Antonian Cricket Fiesta, scheduled for February 16 at the P. Sara Oval. The Old Antonians Cricket Wing, the organisers of this event, is certain that this will be a memorable occasion for all old Antonians and their families. Nearly 300 will be [...]
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Harsha dazzles with double hat-trick
Text and Picture by P D de Silva Harsha Rajapaksha of Rahula College Matara, who captured ten wickets in an innings earlier this season, performed another unique feat by taking two hat-tricks in one innings when St Thomas’ College Kotte hosted Rahula College Matara for an Under 19 Division Two game, at the Rajasinghe Central College [...]
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Sri Rahula Katugastota holds annual road race
The fifth annual road race, conducted by Sri Rahula College Katugastota, was held last week. It covered a distance of ten kilometers for boys and five kilometers for girls. Sri Rahula’s proudest product, Milina Kumari Seneviratne, who placed fifth at the junior Asian Athletics Championship, held in Sri Lanka last year, won the girls event [...]
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CIMA continues to support Rahula College cricket
Text and Pictures by P D DE SILVA The Charted Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA), together with the Apex Business Academy Matara, continue to partner the Rahula College first XI cricket team for the second year. Country Director of CIMA, Radley Stephen, handed over cricket clothing to Rahula College Principal, Col. Nimal Dissanayaike at a [...]
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Harsha Madusanka first in Ambalangoda Sea Swim
K. Harsha Madusanka of Ambalangoda Dharmasoka Maha Vidyalaya was placed first in the Junior Boys division of the Inter-School Two Mile Sea Swim, organized by the Ambalangoda, Madampagama MMV Water Sports Association. S. Tharindu Udyanga of Ambalangoda Madampa MMV was second and S.H. Manoj de Silva, also of Madampa MMV, took third place. The picture [...]
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Dewmith impresses at Junior TT Nationals
Dewmith Weerasena of Lyceum International School Nugegoda impressed at the Junior National Table Tennis Championship by clinching the Under-10 boys singles title at the Jagath Rajapaksha International Indoor Stadium in Peradeniya. Dewmith is the number one-ranked player in the Under-10 age group in Sri Lanka. He also won the All-Island championship in 2012. This year’s [...]
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Nafia House champions at MLC sports meet
Nafia House emerged champions at the annual sports meet of Muslim Ladies College Bambalapitiya, which was held at the Henry Pedris ground in Colombo last week. Nafia outsmarted other houses Hajara, Razeena and Fathima to emerge victorious from the four groups. The sports meet had a variety of events ranging from track and field to [...]
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Loretto house victorious at St. Lawrence Convent Sports Meet
By Renushi Ubeyratne With a spectacular allround performance, Loretto House emerged overall champions at St. Lawrence’s Convent 48th annual Inter-House Sports Meet, which was held at the St. Peter’s College ground on January 18. The event’s chief guest was Rev. Fr. Ranjith Madurawela. Others present at the occasion were the school’s Principal Rev. Sis. Chandrika [...]
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Mega swimming programme underway in Galle
By Bandula Molligoda Over ten thousand swimmers are expected to participate in the beginners swimming course, which is currently in progress in Galle, under the supervision of Technical Advisor Julian Bolling. This course will be conducted over three months and ten students from each school in the Galle District are eligible to participate in this programme. [...]
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Thomas House emerges victorious at SNIC Negombo – Annual Sportsmeet
Thomas house, buoyed by a string of sterling performances, ran away winners of St. Nicholas’ International College Negombo’s ninth annual sports meet, staving off stiff competition from Oswald house (second) and Nicholas house (third) on February 2. From the very start, Thomas house dominated the junior sports meet, scoring over 500 points, thereby establishing a [...]
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Records tumble at St. John’s, Jaffna inter-house athletics meet
By Sam Hensman, Jaffna Four new ground records were broken, including two longstanding records, in the super charged Inter-House athletics meet of St. John’s College, Jaffna. The two old records were in the 4 X 400m relay in the Under 19 category with Thompson House clocking 3m 55secs, breaking the 1984 record set by Thompson [...]
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Top sportswomen honoured at Musaeus Sports Awards Ceremony
Musaeus College Colombo held its annual Sports Awards Ceremony at the school’s main auditorium on January 24, in front of a large gathering. The school felicitated its sportswomen, who excelled during the year 2012 in their respective sports disciplines. Among the top recipients were 21 girls who had the privilege of representing the school and [...]
