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A stroll beyond the boundary line
Cricket polls: Anyone could use the most flowery language or the most number of adjectives on any other national past time in Sri Lanka. Yet the game of cricket is the most deep rooted in this tiny island nation by far. The game of cricket has somewhat shaped the nation to what it is now [...]
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Royal looking to consolidate
Nine freshers By David Stephens Royal College’s life in this year’s school rugby league has not been the charmed existence they would have envisioned after finishing third last year. With two losses, their entire tally for the previous season, their hopes of a title are now balanced on a knife’s edge, with each approaching game [...]
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The Big question
The Big question The game was hot and players were going hell for leather on the field. The commentator was busy giving his comments. He was praising some players, who some insiders say, that he has coached and picked for the side. It is generally known that one, who is holding a key position in [...]
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Time to ponder our inner skills in rugby
The International Rugby Board reckons that rugby is experiencing unprecedented growth, interest and popularity. The numbers involve 4.5 million men women and children playing the game in 118 countries. The participation is projected to increase to 6 millon in 205 countries. Japan was the top Asian market ranked fifth worldwide with 122,598 registered players ahead [...]
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Former Josephian Cricket Captain Jonathan Alles takes over the reins at HNB
Former Josephian cricket captain and stylish left hand batsman Jonathan Alles who put all bowlers to the sword when he was wielding the willow for the Darley Road School was recently promoted as Chief Executive Officer at Hatton National Bank. Alles will assume responsibilities as the Chief Executive Officer of HNB following the retirement of [...]
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Language of sport — reaction
In Tennis, Rod Laver of Australia was called the ‘rocket’; Tom Okker of Netherlands was the ‘flying Dutchman’; Ille Nastase of Romania, former ice hockey player, was known as the ‘skater’; their reaction speed gave them these identities. Pete Sampras’s reaction allowed him to ‘pounce’ on the ball very early, Federer’s reaction made his opponent’s [...]
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Sunday Sports Guide
Local CRICKET: Inaugural MCA T20 K/O tournament at NCC ground DSI/AVI-MCA Div ‘F’ League Bodyline vs Polytex Garments; DFCC Group vs HSBC ‘B’ at MCA Inaugural MCA Inter-Academy U-12 League MCA Reds vs K.A. School; MCA Greens vs Torrington School at Kotte SSC vs BRC; KCA Kings vs Brendon Kuruppu CA at NSCA Ratmalana Roy [...]
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How the public saw the cricket elections
Much has been said and done before, during and after the elections at the Sri Lanka Cricket Board. This week the Sunday Times set out to gauge public opinion on the elections and the manner in which they were conducted. Pix by Amila Gamage
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Kumar saved his best for the last
By David Stephens Local golf sensation who was defending his title Mithun Perera came agonizingly close to victory at the Sri Lanka Ports Authority Open, as he marched into the final stages of the Professional Golf Tour of India (PGTI) event with a lead over Chiragh Kumar, only to watch the Indian storm back into [...]
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Exquisite Delight speeds away with Sunquick Cup
By M. Shamil Amit reporting from Nuwara Eliya The Nuwara Eliya festival horse racing meet conducted by the Sri Lanka Turf Club came to an end at the horse racing track in Nuwara Eliya yesterday with six races sponsored by C.W. Mackie being held for the day. The main event for the day was the [...]
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A super eight in the offing
Premier League cricket By Naushad Amit Next year’s Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) Inter-Club Premier Cricket Tournament, the edition for 2013/14 might include a ‘Super Eights’ stage according to official sources. With the conclusion of the SLC Inter-Club Premier Cricket season for 2012/13 where Sinhalese Sports Club emerged champions, six teams are set to be demoted [...]
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Philippines run over by Japanese gauntlet
HSBC Asian Five Nation Top Five competition By Alvin Sallay in Hong Kong Sri Lanka will just need to look at the fate of the Philippines in Fukuoka yesterday to realise the magnitude of the task that awaits them in the HSBC Asian Five Nation Top Five competition next year. Philippines, who defeated Sri Lanka [...]
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Novices Boxing from April 24
The men and women novices boxing meet conducted by the Amateur Boxing Association of Sri Lanka (ABA) is scheduled to be held from April 24 to 28 at the Sugathadasa Indoor Stadium. The five day contest will see a host of pugilists from Army, Air Force, Navy, Police, Slimline, Unichela BC, Linea, Thrulie, MAS Southern, [...]
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Sri Lanka Cricket will get down to business from Tuesday
By S.R. Pathiravithana The newly elected Sri Lanka Cricket executive committee will meet for the first time on Tuesday. The secretary of Sri Lanka Cricket Nishantha Ranatunga speaking to the Sunday Times said “This committee has been elected for two years and we have a huge workload ahead of us. However as there are a [...]
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Sampath to meet HNB in all bank final
Inaugural Mercantile Cricket Association Super Twenty20 Championship By Naushad Amit Sampath Bank and Hatton National Bank (HNB) recorded contrasting wins to qualify for the final of the inaugural Mercantile Cricket Association Super Twenty20 Championship in the first semi-finals of the competition played at the BRC ground in Colombo yeserday. Sampath Bank exploded to inflict HSBC [...]
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Thora run amok
Cannon R.S. de Saram shield By David Stephens Caught in the midst of a brutal battle of attrition against one of the principal forces of top division school rugby, S. Thomas’ College, declared clear underdogs before the match, displayed a stunning magnitude of courage and skill to spectacularly shock Trinity College 29 (2 goals, 5 [...]
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Chelaka marks his presence
Bata- the Sunday Times Most Popular Schoolboy Cricketer 2013 Very little changes took place during the off week of the 34th Bata-the Sunday Times Most Popular Schoolboy Cricketer of the Year 2013 competition. Thurstan College’s Minhaj Jaleel strengthened his authority by a massive margin. The notable developments took place on the way to the 15th [...]
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With a try in his pocket du Plessis relaxes
By Alvin Sallay from Hong Kong First, some breaking news. The Sri Lanka Rugby Football Union has asked South African Ravin du Plessis to take up the position of chief executive officer as well as national coach of the local governing body. I have it from the horse’s mouth itself. Leaving Colombo to my second [...]
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Former England captain Denness dies, aged 72
LONDON, April 20, 2013 (AFP) – Former England captain Mike Denness died aged 72 after a long battle with cancer. Denness was the only Scotsman ever to captain England, leading the team in 19 of his 28 Tests between 1969 and 1975. He also played 12 one-day internationals and went onto become an ICC match [...]
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Marija’s burning rugby desire
Mr. Playmaker talks of his moves When initiating a move or while just performing the normal chores of a fly half Fazil Marija does it with conviction. He played for the Sri Lanka 15s side after a long absence, as deputy to Yoshitha Rajapaksa during the recently concluded HSBC Asian5Nations Division I tournament. The Lankan [...]
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Johnians bag shuttle cap
St. John’s College, Jaffna shone in the Jaffna District Badminton Individual Championship 2013 finals organized by the Jaffna District Badminton Association and played in the indoor courts of the Peto Memorial Hall, St. John’s College, Jaffna. St. John’s walked away with the under 19 and under 15 championships. Their ‘B’ teams which took part in [...]
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Ridgeways continues to club with Etisalat
The historic Royal Colombo Golf Club (RCGC) announced that its collaboration with Etisalat for the eleventh year running as both parties reinforced the annual sponsorship agreement last week as the club hopes to make the Ridgeways a leading destination for the Asian Circuit. The RCGC which is 133 years-old recently also won the award for [...]
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Oh! Those glory days
By Bernie Wijesekera If you want to understand the present, look into the past; if you want to discover the future, look at the present. Before 1948, Sri Lanka, then Ceylon, was recognized as a calm island known only for its fine flavoured tea. That was until Duncan White broke new ground by running the [...]
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Jaffna men and women take TT crowns
By Sam Hensman Jaffna men and women walked away with the “Plums” in the Inter District Men and Women Table Tennis Championship organized by the Ministry of Sports – Northern Province and played in the courts of the Vavuniya Urban Council. The Jaffna men’s team, drawn mainly from Jaffna Central College, beat Mannar in the [...]
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Bin Issack looking over the horizon
Sri Lanka’s recent Davis Cup campaign carried clear signs of the country’s tennis progress on the international circuit, as the nation conquered Lebanon after barely falling short against Pakistan, according to Sri Lanka Tennis Association (SLTA) President Iqbal bin Issack. “This is the first time in history that for the third consecutive year we have [...]
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Morale is high for TT tours of New Delhi and France
By Aubrey Kuruppu A four member men’s team and a five member women’s team will fly out to New Delhi on May 3 to take part in the Commonwealth Table Tennis Championships. Nirmala Jayasinghe (MAS Holdings), Sri Lanka’s number one will captain the team. Numbers 2 and 3 Rohan Sirisena (Sri Lanka Air Force) and [...]
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With limited tools Veluwana crafts winning football culture
Never would anyone have thought that a school which produced one of Sri Lanka’s top cricket coaches located in the surroundings of the famous P. Sara Oval cricket ground, would be a haven for young footballers. Veluwana College, situated in Dematagoda, Colombo may have their reasons to be proud about Chandika Hathurusinghe, the former Sri [...]
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CIMA kits up Kingswood and Dharmaraja
Radley Stephen, Country Head (Sri Lanka) and Regional Head, Business Development and Communication CIMA, presented cricket kits to A Weerasooriya, the acting principal of Kingswood College, Kandy. Sunil Herath, Master in Charge of Cricket, Kasun Bandara, the Captain of the cricket team and Surangani Rupasinghe, Student Service Executive of CIMA, were also present at the [...]
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Fun Fiesta 2013 of BCAS Campus
The Fun Fiesta 2013 of BCAS Campus was held at the Cooray Park, Wellawatte from April 5-7. Various sports activities took place including Avurudhu and indoor games in an atmosphere of camaraderie amongst the students and staff of many schools and departments of BCAS. The award ceremony is scheduled to be held on 27th April, [...]
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IIHE beat BMS Wellawatta in the Battle of the Reds big match
IIHE Sri Lanka Cricket team won the “Battle of the Reds” big match held against BMS Wellawatta. The 40 over cricket encounter was held on April 8 at Shalika Grounds. IIHE made 186 in their 40 overs and in reply BMS were budled out for 178
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Mount campus rule inter-ICBT cricket championships
The ICBT Mount campus emerged victorious at the annual inter-ICBT Campus Cricket Tournament, which was held on April 3. In the finals, Mount comprehensively beat the formidable CITY team, becoming champions for the fourth consecutive year. Teams from the Kandy, Matara and Nugegoda ICBT branches also took part in the tournament. The photo shows the [...]
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Suzanne jubilant at HFC sports-meet
Suzanne House produced some sterling performances to win the annual Inter-House Sports-meet of Holy Family Convent, Bambalapitya, which was held at the St. Peter’s College ground in Colombo. Over 1000 students participated at the event representing houses of Suzanne, Carmel, Ambrose, Rose de Lima and Sebastian. Malmi Hirunika of Suzanne House stole the day’s spotlight [...]
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New meet for juniors
The Sri Lanka Schools Athletic Association has introduced a new junior athletic meet in place of the regular John Tarbet Under 12 event, following a recent ruling by the Ministry of Education not to permit any competitive sports for those below this age group. The new junior meet has been named the Kids Athletic Meet [...]
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DSS, President’s College hockey champs
D. S. Senanayake College and President’s College Rajagiriya clinched the boys’ and girls’ titles respectively at the Colombo District Hockey Championships, which were worked off at Reid Avenue recently. In the boys’ tournament final, D. S. Senanayake College edged out Royal College by a solitary goal and in the girls’ tournament final President’s College Rajagiriya [...]
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Chalanaka takes hat-trick to lead Servatius’ to victory
Right-arm fast bowler, Chalanaka Weerasinghe, took a hat-trick to help St. Servatius’ College register a 102-run win, in their Under 19 limited over game against Tissa Central College Kalutara, played at Uyanwatta. Tissa Central’s skipper, DaminduThilanjan asked the hosts to bat first and did well to restrict them to 180 in 41.1 overs. St. Servatius’ [...]
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Lyceum Wattala emerge U15 Inter-School Scrabble Champions
Lyceum Wattala’s scrabblers performed exceptionally in the Under 15 category of the Inter-School Scrabble Championship, organized by Royal College, Colombo, winning all five rounds with a margin of 4402. The tournament saw the participation of nineteen teams. The Lyceum Wattala team consisted of Thavalakshman Yoganathan, Migara Jayasinghe (Captain), Lambhotharan Yoganathan (Vice Captain), Nusrath Sariffo’deen and [...]
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Besent dominant at Musaeus junior athletics meet
Besent House collected 243 points to clinch the overall championship at the Musaeus College Junior Inter-House Athletics Meet, which was held at the Mercantile Cricket Association ground in Wijerama Mawatha, Colombo. De Abrew House finished at second place with 187 points while Higgins House came third overall with 172 oints. With 166 points overall, Olcott [...]
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Devapathiraja down St. Mary’s to reach Under 19 division III pre-quarters
Devapathiraja College Rathgama qualified for the pre-quarterfinals of the Under 19 division three cricket tournament by defeating St. Mary’s College Matugama by 65 runs on the Duckworth and Lewis method, at the St. Mary’s grounds in Matugama on March 19. Devapathiraja: 295 in 49.4overs (Chathura Lakshan 92, Nilanka Rukshitha 62, Hashan Kumara 32, Ramindu Nikeshala [...]
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Maya House victorious at BLC Sports-meet
The athletes of Maya House were at their supreme best as they emerged triumphant at the annual Inter-House Sports Meet of Buddhist Ladies College, which was held at the NCC grounds in Colombo recently. The victorious Maya House outdid the rest as Yasodara, Gothami and Sirimavo finished after one another at second, third and fourth [...]
