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Returning to original sin: Whither Lanka’s Test Cricket?
The good book says the first reference to cricket played as an adult sport was in 1611, when two men in Sussex were prosecuted for playing cricket on Sunday instead of going to church. Then later it developed to become a game that was played between parishes in English villages. So the game we revere [...]
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Second half Royal rally floors bemused Wesley
By David Stephens Following an extremely deflated early display, Royal College, buoyed by a mixture of gutsy offense on their part and defensive hara-kiri by their opponents, stormed back into their Singer Under 20 Division One ‘A’ match against Wesley College to register a 31 (4 goals, 1 penalty) – 12 (1 try, 1 goal) [...]
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‘A’ Team’s Caribbean tour: Mock preparation and selection muck
By S.R. Pathiravithana There is a certain school of thought in cricketing circles that feels that actions of the present selection committee and the reactions of Sri Lanka Cricket are faulty and diverse. It is rather surprising that the Present Selection Committee which includes two players who captained the country in the modern era and [...]
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Lankan CA and SSC CA to meet in final
Lankan Cricket Academy and SSC Cricket Academy qualified to play in the final of the inaugural Mercantile Cricket Association Inter-Academy Under-12 League tournament after recording contrasting wins in their respective semi-final encounters played at the MCA ground yesterday. Lankan CA registered a close 2-wicket win against MCA Blues in the first semi-final while SSC beat [...]
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Bata- the Sunday Times Most Popular Schoolboy Cricketer of the Year 2013
The battle for leadership in the International Schools category has intensified as Shasika Rathnathilake of Lyceum International Nugegoda is closing in on the incumbent leader Walid Jiffry of Leighton Park as the 34th Bata-the Sunday Times Most Popular Schoolboy Cricketer of the Year 2013 competition reaches its 16th week. However Thurstan College’s Minhaj Jaleel continues [...]
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Science in inspiring win over Pathana
By Vimal Perera Giant killers Science College scored an inspiring 25-16 win in against defending champions Isipathana College who suffered their fourth straight defeat in the Singer Under-20 Schools League rugby match played at Mt. Lavinia yesterday. Following two rousing wins in the ongoing schools league competition Science thumped over last year’s double winners with [...]
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St. Peter’s meet their Waterloo
By M. Shamil Amit St. Peter’s had their unbeaten record in Singer Under 20 Division 1A inter-schools rugby tournament tarnished as they met their waterloo when Trinity overcame them by 35 points to 25 in a fourth round match played at Bambalapitiya yesterday. Trinity having eased to a comfortable 28-17 at the breather made up [...]
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Hong Kong fight, but Japan run to 38-0 win
Asian Five Nations Top Five competition By Alvin Sallay in Hong Kong A brave and spirited defensive effort from Hong Kong frustrated Japan but was not enough to thwart the Asian champions from registering a second consecutive victory in the Asian Five Nations Top Five competition at Hong Kong Football Club yesterday.Japan ran in six [...]
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NWF wants action against Wushu regime
A faction represented by former players, officials and experts connected to the sport has come out with the agenda of bringing to an end to what they claim as a politically stimulated regime of the Sri Lanka Wushu Federation. The convener of the faction, the National Wushu Forum (NWF), Samantha Ratnayake told the Sunday Times [...]
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Row…. row… row … your surf boat
By David Stephens The sport of surf boat racing is set to make a grand splash in the country, as the inaugural Surf Boat series, which will pit a number of talented and tenacious teams against each other, kicks off at Mount Lavinia beach today from 7.a.m. Crews from Army, Navy, the University of Moratuwa, [...]
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Not suited
Not suited A big schools sports event is planned at an indoor- stadium in Panadura. The sport is played on a ping-pong table. Sports followers say that this venue is not suited for a contest of this nature as it has poor lighting and the tables where the sport is to be played are shaky. [...]
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Modern technology an own-goal for some sports
Would Muttiah Muralitharan have taken more than 800 wickets if the DRS had been introduced to cricket earlier? The answer is yes. So is technology good for cricket? Again, the answer is yes. So does this mean all sport should rely on machines? Definitely no! More on Murali later, but let’s first take a look [...]
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The degenerating racquet art
They have brought in Suraj Dandeniya, a total stranger to lift the game, says Chinthaka Fernando By Naushad Amit Chinthaka Fernando an independent freedom fighter of badminton in Sri Lanka blames former national players and its stakeholders for leading the shuttle sport to its current status. He made this remark after the controversial election of [...]
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World Red Cross Day run on May 8 in Matara
‘150 Years and Running’ By P.D. de Silva The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) which was founded in 1863 will celebrate it’s 150th anniversary on the May 8. It is also The World Red Cross Day and happens to be the birthday of Jean Henri Dunant the founder of the movement. The international [...]
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Shuttle Buds tourney at two venues
Shuttle Buds 2013, an age group badminton championship organised by the Sri Lanka Institute of Information Technology (SLIIT) will be held on the second week of May at two venues. The competition which will be open for young shuttlers of the age groups of under-11 to under-15 inclusive of five different events and is slotted [...]
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Let’s not make a mockery of the sports law!
By Subhani Hassimdeen – Former national football captain and national coach First of all let me congratulate Yoshitha Rajapaksa and his team for the fantastic performance at the Asian Five Nations Rugby Tournament held in Sri Lanka few weeks ago. Well done! Continue with the same trend in the future as well. It is a [...]
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The Elusive art of ‘Game Making’
In the recently concluded 2013 Monte Carlo ATP Masters, Novak Djokovic won the title for the first time breaking Rafael Nadal’s eight year domination. In an elusive game, Djokovic caged Nadal deep in the middle third of the court most of the time. From that position Nadal’s cross court shots become an ineffective shallow angle [...]
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Delve into our inner skills prior to A5nations proper
Japan thumped Philippines by 128 points to nil to remind that they were the big name in Asia Rugby. Hong Kong beat UAE 53 to 7. That was the news form the first week of Asian 5 Nations Rugby. The talk in Colombo centered on the question “if Japan beats Philippines by such a big [...]
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SLIIT students recognised for sporting prowess
The SLIIT Sports Council conducted the institute’s Colours Awards ceremony- a dazzling event which brings together its sports enthusiasts, students, officials and special invitees- recently at their Malabe Campus. A total of 133 students received awards from a field of 1000 players engaged in sports such as badminton, table tennis, carrom, cricket, soccer, rugby, basketball, [...]
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Piushan first Rahulian to reach 1000 runs
Right-hand batsman Piushan Kulathunga is the first cricketer from Rahula College Matara to score 1000 runs in a season. He has scored 1029 runs in 29 innings from the eighteen matches he played for Rahula College this season. This includes the quarterfinal and semifinal games in the Under 19 Division Two tournament. Rahula lost the [...]
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Naveed king at Mahaweli Reach Junior Tennis Championship
The second Mahaweli Reach Junior Tennis Championship took place last week in Kandy with 16-year-old Mohamed Naveed grabbing major honours. Naveed, a student of Zahira College Matale won four titles, including the ‘plum event’ – the Boys’ Under-17 final beating Mohamed Fahd. Brothers Uvin and Mihin Jayalath from Trinity College were also among the winners. [...]
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Royal International claim netball double at inter-internationals
Royal International School Kurunegala performed exceptionally to bag two netball titles at the Inter-International Schools Netball Championship, conducted by the Association of International Schools in Sri Lanka together with Royal English School Matale, which was worked off at the Bernard Aluvihare Stadium in Matale. Royal International School Kurunegala won the Under-17 and Under-19 netball titles [...]
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Jacques shines in the Philippines
Jacques Gunawardene, a Grade 9 student of Lyceum International School Nugegoda, was placed third at the annual Federation Internationale de Motocyclisme (FIM) Asia Motocross Championship, which was held recently in the Philippines. Jacques became the first Sri Lankan rider to achieve this at a FIM contest. His achievement was recognized by the officials at the [...]
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Chanith aces Bandarawela open ranking tennis tourney
Chanith de Silva of S. Thomas College, Bandarawela won the Under-12 boy’s Singles championship at the 116th annual Open Ranking Tennis Tournament, held at the Bandarawela Tennis Club. Chanith, a promising tennis player from Bandarawela, has performed well during the past and has many titles to his credit. – NA
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LIS’ Cooray appointed as Gampaha badminton DC
Senani Cooray, an official of Lyceum International School Nugegoda was appointed the Gampaha District Coordinator at the Annual General Meeting of the Sri Lanka Schools Badminton Association, held recently at Royal College Colombo.
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Richmond and Sangamitta take U16 badminton titles
Richmond College and Sangamitta Balika MV – Galle emerged the Boys’ and Girls’ Champions respectively in the Sri Lanka Inter School Under 16 S.L.A. Rathnayake Memorial Trophy Badminton Championship, which was held at the Bandarawela St. Thomas College Indoor Stadium from 20th to 24th April. The tournament was organized by St. Thomas College Bandarawela for [...]
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Future female stars open new chapter in school cricket
Cricket’s popularity among the fairer sex needs no description, with the number of women and girls taking up the sport in Sri Lanka constantly on the rise. A few months back it was the once ordinary Sri Lanka women cricketers who made headlines in the local press after placing themselves fifth at the recently concluded [...]
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Air Force, Vijaya, Seetha Devi, Pushpadana stars at Super Hockey 7s
Air Force, Vijaya Matale, Seetha Devi girls’ school and Pushpadana girls’ school carried away major honours at the 19th People’s Bank Super Hockey 7s 2013 for clubs and schools, worked off at the Asgiriya Stadium in Kandy. The two-day annual hockey fiesta in the hill capital, organised by Seetha Devi Girls’ School Kandy and sponsored [...]
