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Royal charge leaves ‘Thora’ black and blue
Royal fast bowler Chamika (9/87)bags the man of the match and best bowler awards as they end the six year wait By David Stephens A S. Thomas’ College fleet, which had been navigating troubled waters throughout their second innings, was sent plunging to a seven-wicket defeat by a ferocious bowling barrage from Reid Avenue, as [...]
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Outcome of the probe will be known early this week
By S.R. Pathiravithana The executive committee of Sri Lanka cricket has appointed an independent panel to probe into the objects against the contestants for next year’s race for the chairs at the Maitland Place office. Objections have been filed against all three contestants for the post of President. The contestants for the post of President [...]
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Amden’s cricket dinner and other related matters
When you think rationally there is very little difference between an elephant performing in a circus and a sportsman performing in an arena. In real life they both are not life sustaining ingredients. You can lead a full life without the input of them. But for the advanced state of our minds, we have learned [...]
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Avishka top scorer at drawn ‘Battle of Golds’
By Naushad Amit St. Sebastian’s opener Avishka Fernando who hit 49 against traditional rivals became the top scorer of the tedious 63rd ‘Battle of the Golds’ which ended in a tame draw for a 54th occasion at the De Soysa Park in Moratuwa yesterday. The likely carnival atmosphere at the two-day big match encounter was [...]
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Maliyadeva crushes St. Anne’s by innings
30th Battle of the Rocks By Vijitha Senaratne (Kurunegala Sports Corr) Maliyadeva College Kurunegala crushed home town rivals St. Anne’s College by an innings and 35 runs in their 30th Annual ‘Battle of Rocks’ encounter concluded at the Welagedara Stadium in Kurunegala. This was Maliyadeva’s first victory since 1964. Maliyadeva batted first and made 244 [...]
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Minhaj drives on top gear
Bata- the Sunday Times Most Popular Schoolboy Cricketer 2013 Thurstanite Minhaj Jaleel is still cruising in the 34th Bata-the Sunday Times Most Popular Schoolboy Cricketer of the Year 2013, as the competition approaches its ninth week. It seems as if Jaleel has already consolidated his stronghold as the eventual winner though it’s still premature to [...]
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Centuries galore in two days of Premier matches
Premier Cricket As much as eight centuries were recorded which included a double ton at the end of the second days play in the ten Premier league cricket matches that were played around the metropolis. The best knock came from Tamil Unions Rumesh Buddika who slammed a career best unbeaten knock of 203 against Kurunegala [...]
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Thirimanne, Chandimal maiden tons highlights of day two
Stout resistance from the visitors By M. Shamil Amit reporting from Galle Mohammad Ashraful and Mominul Haque put in a stout resistance after Sri Lanka had dominated the proceedings on the second day of first Test match played at the Galle International Stadium. The pair came to the rescue of Bangladesh with an unbroken 70 [...]
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Joes through by 38 runs
St. Joseph’s defeated St. Peter’s by 38 runs in their annual limited over encounter played at the R. Premadasa Stadium yesterday. St. Joseph’s taking first lease of the wicket made a modest score of 194 and then restricted St. Peter’s to a score 156. St. Joseph’s 194 in 50 overs (Shammi Seneviratne 42, Sachin Hewawasam [...]
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Dinuka shines in drawn match
Dinuka Chamath shone with a seven wicket haul in the drawn Under 19 match between Royal Panadura and Mahanama Colombo concluded at the Panadura Esplanade. At Panadura: Match drawn Mahanama (180/5 overnight) 230 (Kalindu Lakshan 74, Pawan Devinda 39, Senura Welagedera 36: Thenuka Dhananjaya 4 for 39, Hashan Padmakumara 2 for 28) and 65 for [...]
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Vidyartha-St. Sylvester’s drawn
Vidyartha enjoyed one of their better Big Matches against a moderate Sylvestrian side that did not show much stomach for the fight in their drawn 55th Big Match at the Asgiriya Stadium. Having extended their overnight total of 145 for 5 to 180 all out, they did well to reduce their opponents to 79 for [...]
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Palihawardena’s 79 give Trinity first innings lead over St. Anthony’s
A blistering 73 ball knock of 79 by Trinity opener Bhagya Palihawardena enabled his team to overhaul the modest Antonian total of 107 in their drawn 97th Big Match played at Katugastota. Palihawardena and opener Dassanaike set the pace with some exhilarating attacking shots in their opening stand of 97. Palihawardena had a six and [...]
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Nimsadi wins U-13 girl’s singles at Junior Carrom Nationals
Nimsadi Laknara of Anula Vidyalaya clinched the Under-13 Girl’s Singles contest at the 12th Junior National Carrom Championship worked off at the Carrom Federation of Sri Lanka (CFSL) headquarters in Maharagama yesterday. Laknara recorded a thrilling 25-17 win in the one-setter final against Sumalya Vidanagama of Dharmapala Vidyalaya Pannipitiya to win her first major title [...]
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England fight back with Cook, Compton centuries
DUNEDIN, New Zealand, March 9, 2013 (AFP) – A double century stand by Alastair Cook and Nick Compton pulled England off the ropes and into a relatively safe position in the first Test against New Zealand on Saturday. Batting on a placid University Oval wicket in Dunedin, the pair put on 231 for the first [...]
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Ashan Silva fastest at Eliyakanda for the fourth consecutive year
Text and pictures by P.D. de Silva Ashan Silva stamped his supremacy at Eliyakanda for the fourth consecutive year by a faster timing of four milli-seconds. Shafraz Junaid was the fastest rider of the day. The Southern Motor Sports Club vibrated Matara with the sonorous roar of cars and motor cycles on the 23rd and [...]
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Rajiva at the helm of MTTA
Rajiva Wijetunge of MAS Intimates Unichela, was elected as president of the Mercantile Table Tennis Association (MTTA) annual general meeting which was conducted recently Rajiva who has been playing Mercantile Table Tennis since 1979 will be celebrating (35) years as a player this year. A career spanning 35 years unbroken demonstrates the determination, discipline and [...]
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Sawmya and Jayalath excel at Para Games
By Bandula Molligoda Sawmya Maduwanthi of Rehab Lanka SC and Y. P. A. P. Jayalath of Commando SC were named Best Male and Female athletes at the national para games, worked off at the Sugathadasa Stadium recently. Maduwanthi put up a fine performance to clinch three titles, namely the women’s 100 metres, 200 metres and [...]
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SLC justifies pay-cut for players
Nishantha explains reasons behind multi-million-rupee crisis By S.R. Pathiravithana Sri Lanka Cricket Secretary Nishantha Ranatunga claims that there should be wisdom when handling SLC’s finances and it was time to take a deeper look at matters at hand and take, may be, some unpopular decisions to keep the game within a workable frame. He is [...]
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Cloud over schools rugby launch
Disruption of schools rugby has been a possibility on many occasions in recent times. Problems have come up due to gaps which have left room for exploitation. The high pedestal attitude that has marinated the thinking of people who run the society has also been a contributor. The present injunction issued by the courts is [...]
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Middle development – a ‘tight-rope-walk’
In tennis, middle development for competition has only two possible outcomes. It is like a tight-rope-walk without the safety net. Succeed and you are among the elite, if not, you fail and possibly give up tennis. This is the reality. For those who survive this hurdle, the sky is the limit. In any sport, to [...]
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Lankan players are very talented says golf coach Chambers
By David Stephens Veteran Australian golf coach, Mark Chambers, who is currently in Sri Lanka on an initiative aimed at uplifting the sport locally, described the standard of the country’s golfers as being strong, stressing that they are armed with all the elements necessary for international success. “They are good,” Chambers responded when asked about [...]
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Bandara wins in India and aims high
By Naushad Amit Golf is a sport that is turning out to be extremely productive from Sri Lanka’s point of view. Over the past five years or so, it has produced professionals on an annual basis, promising to match cricket as a lucrative sport. Vijitha Bandara from Digana, Kandy- the top amateur golfer in Sri [...]
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Battle among AAA candidates hots up
Annual General Meeting in 21 days With 21 days to go for the Annual General Meeting of the Athletics Association of Sri Lanka (AASL), the battle among candidates has heated up, as its serving officials sketched out the pros and cons of the concluded term. One of the developments that occurred according to Rear Admiral [...]
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A tricky situation
A tricky situation A lot of talk centers around the AGM of a leading sports body and two candidates are also having problems. Both candidates are not being favoured by the Big Man due to various reasons. Speculation is rife that an entirely new candidate may appear on the cene. Whilst this is going on, [...]
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Sunday Sports Guide
Local CRICKET: Sri Lanka vs Bangladesh 1st Test Day 3 at Galle International Stadium SLC Emerging XI vs Bangladeshis (3-day warm up game) at Uyanwatte, Matara SLC Inter-Club Premier BRC vs Panadura SC at BRC Moors vs Lankan at Moors Ragama CC vs Army SC at Katunayake Saracens vs Bloomfield at Bloomfield Air Force vs [...]
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Boys will be boys ….but big match rivalry/revelry !
The Big Match season has been off and swinging (quite literally) these past few weeks with schools reviving long-held rivalries on the cricket pitch. However, have the activities surrounding these traditional competitions, such as drunken scuffles and trffic-halting cycle parades, now gotten out of hand? Pix by Amila Gamage
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Eight outright wins recorded over the weekend
Under 19 Review By M. Shamil Amit The Under 19 inter-school cricket season is at its tail end and now it’s the big match fever which now is being fought out by the top schools. The traditional big match between St. Peter’s and St. Joseph’s ended in a draw with both sides sharing honours. The [...]
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Matara clash is evenly balanced
St Servatius vs St Thomas’ 113th Battle of Nilwala on 22nd, 23rd and 24th at Uyanwatta Text and pictures by P. D. De Silva Matara’s big match — the 113th annual cricket encounter between St. Servatius College and St. Thomas’ College Matara will take place on 22nd, 23rd and 24th of March at the Uyanwatta [...]
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Thilan smiles in his final drive – home
Lanka’s Test drought claims its first victim By Naushad Amit It might be a coincidence or fate but the month of March will surely be of everlasting memories for the now-retired Sri Lankan ‘wall’, Thilan Samaraweera. In 2009 March Samaraweera had to expect the unexpected, when the touring Sri Lanka cricket team’s bus came under [...]
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Achievers sweep Informatics Basketball Play-offs
In a pulsating basketball game between two evenly-matched teams, Achievers needed to dig deep to pull out a tight 12-9 victory over ACBT, to win the Informatics Basketball Play-offs last weekend, at the Henry Pedris courts. Adding further weight to their achievement was the award of Most Valuable Player of the boys’ segment, which went [...]
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Dias House are Visakha athletic champions
Dias Hose with an overall tally of 530 points ran out champions at the Visakha Vidyalaya inter house sports meet, which was held at the school premises recently. Pulimood House with 500 points ran into second place, while Dawes House came in next with 453. In fourth place was Jayatilake House with 370 points and [...]
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Zahira College sports-meet
Zahira College Colombo held its annual sports-meet at the college premises in Maradana with many young athletes taking part in numerous track and field events. Many students took part with great keenness as they competed for their respective houses: Angora, Baghdad, Cordova and Istanbul. – Pics by Amila Gamage
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Bultjens champion House at STC Matara sports meet
Bultjens House accumulated 195 points to edge out Dias House, which received 186 points to seal second place at the annual Inter-House sports meet of S. Thomas’ College Matara, held at the Uyanwatta stadium last Friday (15th). Ondatjie House was a close third with 172 points while Edirisinghe House came in fourth with 164 points. [...]
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Lyceum Wattala bags title for sixth occasion
13th International Schools’ Athletic Championship Lyceum International School Wattala outclassed 23 other rivals as they clinched the International Schools’ Athletic Championship (ISAC) for the fifth consecutive year, at the Sugathadasa Stadium in Colombo last weekend. The ISAC which was held for the 13th year running was held on March 1, 2 and 3 with the [...]
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Maliyadeva and Vidyartha U19 division ‘A’ TT champs
All Island Inter school Table Tennis Team championship 2013 Maliyadeva College, Kurunegala clinched the girls’ Under 19 ‘A’ Division All Island Inter School Table Tennis Championship title, beating Southlands College, Galle by three sets to one, while Vidyartha College, Kandy’s ‘B’team downed their ‘A’ side by three sets to nil, to win the Under 19 [...]
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It was the Wycherley swimming meet
The Education Times inadvertently described the Wycherly swimming meet as Sportsmeet in its Sports pages last week. It should have read Wycherly swimming meet.
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Vijaya House win Kedala Sri Dheratanda MV sports-meet
Vijaya House, with 225 points, took the championship title at the Inter-House Sports-meet of the Kedala Sri Dheratanda Maha Vidyalaya, Boosa. The above picture shows G.P. Premadasa, Deputy Educational Director Southern Province and Principal N.J. Somasiri, handing over the trophy. – Text and Pic by Gamini Mahadura Galle Corr
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Saman House emerge champions in Sangamitta sports-meet
By L.D. Chandrasiri (Matale Corr) Saman House, with an aggregate of 456 points, emerged champions at the annual Inter-House sports-meet of Sri Sungamitta Girls’ School, Matale which was held on February 19 at the Bernard Aluvihare Stadium in Matale. Araliya House finished runners-up with 439 points, while Manel (419) and Kumudu (329) were placed third [...]
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Chanith takes Lakeside title on heels of Cosmos triumph
Young Chanith de Silva of St. Thomas’ College, Bandarawela who won the Boy’s Under-12 Singles championship at the Cosmos Open Ranking Tennis Tournament held in Dehiwela last week, also became the Under-10 Boy’s Singles champion at the Open Ranking Tennis Championship held at the Cinnamon Lakeside Hotel, Colombo recently. Sri Lanka Tennis Association President, Iqbal [...]
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Nimshi steals show at Good Shepherd sports meet
Nimshi Madushani Rodrigo emerged best track athlete and the Under-19 champ ion at the Inter-House Sports Meet of Good Shepherd Convent Panadura. Representing Elbie House, Nimshi won the 100m dash, 200m dash and long jump events of the Under-19 age category.
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Prince of Wales annual Sports-meet
Prince of Wales’ College Moratuwa conducted their annual sports and athletic meet at the school ground in Moratuwa recently. Many students took part in the event. – Pics by Amila Gamage
