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Schools rugby grinds to a whistle stop

Certainly the schools rugby season is at crossroads. There is a lot at stake; Dharmaraja is looking for their maiden championship and Isipathana wants to avoid relegation. Yet the referees say that they have had enough of the nonsense. They do not want to get bullied by hooligans anymore. Yesterday was supposed to be the [...]

Basith Muzammil of Wesley is the Most Popular

As he steadily did in the final few weeks of the competition, Basith Muzammil of Wesley College provided a shocker to dethrone Minhaj Jaleel from Thurstan College Colombo and become the Most Popular Schoolboy Cricketer of the Year in the competition of the 34th Bata-the Sunday Times Schoolboy Cricketer of the Year 2013. Muzammil, a [...]

Aravinda’s alert against parented cricket in schools today

On one side all the media masquerading was going on with the Indian Premier League and its filtering tentacles that set the chairs of some people who were involved in the Sri Lanka Premier League on ‘alert mode’. In another corner, a section of Sri Lanka Cricket also took time to have an inner look [...]

St. Sylvester’s win

Skipper HansamalPerera with a top score of 49 not out and off spinner Ishan Watagoda (4 for 23) guided the Sylvestrians to an impressive 80 runs win over Anuradhapura Central in their Under 17 Division One match played at the Police grounds in Kandy. The Sylvestrians, who are well served by First XI players, dominated [...]

MTTA open on June 13 and 14

Mercantile Table Tennis Knock out Tournament 2013 will be conducted by MTTA on 13th and 14th of June at the St. Thomas’ college indoor stadium commencing 5 pm on both days. Thirty Three (33) teams have entered to participate in the Six (6) divisions. Both Men’s and Women’s ‘A’ division winning teams will receive the [...]

Nandimithra no match for Lions

A hat-trick of goals by R.M. Rajapaksha and a double from Patrick Wilson steered Upcountry Lions to an emphatic 5-1 win against the strong Nandimithra outfit in a Group ‘B’ match of the Dialog Champion League 2013 football tournament played at Longdon Place yesterday. Newcomers to the competition, Upcountry Lions proved too strong for the [...]

Mathews hints of spin heavy attack while McCullum cautious on Sachi

Captain Angelo Mathews hinted that Sri Lanka will bank on their spinners today to unsettle the New Zealanders who have traditionally shown a weakness against the slow bowlers. “On this pitch, the spinners might come into play. It looks like it’s going to be slow as the game goes on. But I think we’ve always [...]

Fine double for Commercial ‘B’

Commercial Bank ‘B’ bagged the ‘B’ division knock out league hockey title when they posted a 2-1 win over Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank in the final conducted by the MHA at the Astro Turf recently. At half time HSBC led 1-0. The game had hardly got underway, when full back Mahesh Perera opened a [...]

Aaron John and Samaakhya Gajanayake shine on Beira Lake

The Colombo Rowing Club Opening Regatta saw a stream of outstanding performances by several of the club’s top oarmen and women, who took to the water’s of the Beira Lake to determinedly tussle for several titles yesterday. Aaron John was in imperious form and took the Gordon Armstrong men’s Single Scull race, while in the [...]

Sunday Sports Guide

Local CRICKET: Stafford Motors/MCA Div ‘G’ League Assetline Leasing vs Nation Lanka Finance; Brandex vs SS First Choice at MCA Akbar Bros vs Courtaulds Clothing; Amana Bank vs Bharathi Airtel at St. John’s Panadura Markss HLC vs NM Dinstributions; D. Samson & Sons vs E-College at Thurstan Speedmark vs SLT Services; McLarens vs NTB ‘B’ [...]

A team took wing to the Caribbean and the items that they were carrying to play in the contest came from a particular individual’s shop. There is a saying that those involved in this sport cannot sell items to teams going abroad as before they took to serve the sports body there had been an [...]

Easy for St. Anthony’s

The Antonians, who have a strong side, had an easy six wickets win over Vidyartha in an Under 17 Division One match played at Katugastota. Left arm spinner Uditha Mahindaratne had the splendid figures of 4 for 15 in his ten overs. Off spinner Dilon Bandara and Dilanka Wijeratne also got among the wickets. Damitra [...]

Ninety per cent of Lankan referees have faced assault – Kaplan shocked

Renowned veteran international rugby referee, Jonathan Kaplan, who took over officiating duties at the first leg of the Bradby encounter last week, expressed deep concern toward the situation of referee harassment, labelling the abuse absolutely unacceptable and unjustifiable. “If a referee knows that he is under threat there is no way he can go out [...]

Over the last few months Sri Lankan rugby has seen a disturbing rise in dissent, aggression and violence toward its referees. The situation has deteriorated to such an extent that referees are actually frightened to officiate games. So what are the reasons governing this sudden surge of animosity?

Piyadasa Perera – a top class goal keeper of Sri Lanka

Two penalty shoot-outs brilliantly saved by that versatile goal keeper Gunaratnage Piyadasa Perera at the semi-final encounter helped Colpetty United S.C to win that Gold Cup title. One of the semis of the prestigious Gold Cup Tournament conducted by the Colombo Foot ball league was between Saunders team, the title defender. Colpetty United skipper Piyadasa [...]

Despite the weather Blue Star keeps shining

As the Dialog Champion League (DCL) 2013 football championship completed its fifth week, amidst inclement weather conditions through many parts of the island, Blue Star remains as the top team from Group ‘A’ while newcomer Solid Sports Club stormed to regain the top position of Group ‘B’. Most of the matches were either abandoned or [...]

One of Sri Lanka’s well known racing drivers, Upulwan Serasinghe, who earned respect as an expert in the Ford Lazer event is contemplating calling it quits from active racing after a great stint of over 15 years. Serasinghe, who has recorded numerous wins at local racing events revealed his intentions in an interview with the [...]

Dharmaraja College stamped their authority on the ongoing Singer Under-20 Schools Rugby League Division I ‘A’ points table as the competition completed its eighth week. Meanwhile in the other two groups, S. Thomas’ College Mt. Lavinia and Piliyandala Central College have virtually won the championships of segments ‘B’ and ‘C’ respectively. They await promotion after [...]

‘If you are wrestling a Gorilla, you cannot stop when you are tired. You can only stop when the Gorilla is tired’. This is the challenge in fitness for sport. The rain disrupted 2013 French Open enacted this logic, as we saw mega drama a good few times, making ‘should-be-winners’ into losers on famed clay [...]

Jonathan Kaplan asked a simple question from the coaches, administrators and media who were brought together by the SLRFU for a discussion by the SLRFU. He asked whether there are crowd invasions when a cricket umpire makes a mistake. Why is this happening in rugby and worst why do people try to justify it? It [...]

Rain hampers first day’s proceedings at Piliyandala

The first day’s proceedings of the 22nd All Island Inter-School Championship was hampered by heavy rain which came pouring down in the evening forcing the organisers Sri Lanka Schools Netball Association to call off some of the first round matches which were due to be played yesterday. From the matches played in the two groups [...]

Ramdin charged for conduct contrary to the spirit of the game

West Indies’ Denesh Ramdin has been charged with a Level 2 breach of the ICC Code of Conduct during his side’s Group ‘B’ encounter against Pakistan at The Oval on day two of the ICC Champions Trophy 2013 on Friday. Ramdin is charged with breaching Article 2.2.11of the ICC Code of Conduct for Players and [...]

The ICC has confirmed that the Event Technical Committee of the ICC Champions Trophy 2013 has approved Chris Morris as a replacement player for Morne Morkel in the South Africa squad for the tournament. Morkel suffered an injury to his left quad during South Africa’s opening match of the tournament against India in Cardiff on [...]

Windies ‘A’ take lead over Sri Lanka ‘A’

Top order batsmen Kirk Edwards and Assad Fudadin made centuries to help West Indies ‘A’ take a slim lead of 22 runs against Sri Lanka ‘A’ at stumps on day three, as the First Unofficial Test between the two countries head to a draw at St. Kitt’s in Leeward Islands, West Indies. West Indies ‘A’ [...]

CR in good show

CR & FC’s ‘Red Shirts’ team kept Havelock Park in Raptures on May 4 and 5 with a vintage display of rugby rarely seen, that left spectators overawed, ahead of CR’s League Championship campaign organised by the Sri Lanka Rugby Football Union. Over 176 participants representing 16 leading clubs vied for three trophies on offer. [...]

Summa cum laude pass for Lions in revisit to Asia

Not many people knew that the first place the British and Irish Lions ever played in Asia was in Sri Lanka. Last week, I had to remind a couple of British writers as well as wire agencies scribes that Ceylon had twice been a stopover for the famed touring team either side of World War [...]

The successful completion of ‘Sepaktakraw championship 2013’ where more than 19 teams participated in both men and women categories augurs well for the future of the game in Sri Lanka, summed-up an elated president of the Amateur Sepaktakraw Association of Sri Lanka Nizam Hajireen, who worked hard to stage the 10th edition of the championship [...]

The name Summa Navaratnam echoes reverentially not just down the hallowed halls of Royal College but also across legions of Sri Lanka’s most distinguished ruggerites. This deference is born of staggering sporting accomplishment accumulated throughout one of local rugby’s most storied careers, an endless highlight reel teeming with plays that epitomised determination, skill and tenacity. [...]

The opening leg of the 69th Bradby Shield encounter played at the Pallekele Stadium last Saturday is now the province of history. The game has been analyzed and dissected by Royalists and Trinitians, young and old, and infinitum. Did Royal change track in the second half? How did Trinity’s quite magnificent come back occur? Why [...]

While many sportsmen excel in one sport, there are a handful of sportsmen who perform well in several sports. Devin Jayasinghe from S. Thomas’ College, Mt. Lavinia is one of them. Devin is a familiar name in school sports, both in rugby and in cricket. In an interview with the Education Times, the 19-year-old said [...]

Junior rugby ace Aaqil thunders into Thailand tour

Aaqil Nasoordeen, a grade 6 student of S. Thomas’ College Mt. Lavinia, represented the college along with three others for the ‘A Goal Rugby Academy’ tour to Thailand, to participate in the Bangkok Lions’ Junior International Rugby Tens tournament. This academy, formed in 2004 and managed by Dilroy Fernando, has moved from strength to strength [...]

Tibhar TT tourney takes off on June 29

The Tibhar Sports Club, which has organized an All-Island Novices Intermediate Table Tennis Championships for Boys, girls, men and women, will be worked off on June 29 and 30 at S. Thomas’ College Indoor Stadium, Mt Lavinia. This tournament has been held for the past eight years and is becoming more popular among school paddlers, [...]

St. Mary’s College Negombo emerged champions of the All-Island Under-17 Boys’ Football Tournament 2013 conducted by the Sri Lanka Schools Football Association last weekend. In the decisive final victorious St. Mary’s beat Hewawitharana College by 3 goals to 2 on penalties. Kinniya Central College and Sri Sumangala College Kandy was placed third and fourth respectively. [...]

Ananda’s Ashan detonates for record knock

Ananda College cricket allrounder Sammu Ashan last Tuesday hammered a blistering knock of 352 runs in just 123 balls to lead his team to a massive 494-run win in an Inter-School Under-15 Division I cricket match, played against group rivals St. Thomas’ College Kotte at Ananda Mawatha. After hitting the marathon unbeaten triple century, Ashan [...]

Mahamaya’s swimmers cruised to 12th consecutive title

Mahamaya College, Kandy cruised through to victory in the girls’ category of the National Age Group Swimming Relay Championships 2013 for the twelfth consecutive year since 2002, at the Sugathadasa National Sports Complex. Four new National Age Group records were established by Mahamaya swimmers in the Under 14 and 16 Medley and Freestyle Relays by [...]

St Servatius register seven-wicket win in mini battle of Nilwala

St. Servatius College registered a seven-wicket win against big match rivals St Thomas’ College Matara in the All Island Schools Under 15 Division One cricket tournament match played at the Jayasuriya grounds on June 30. STC skipper W P S Nishanka’s decision to take first lease of the wicket and put on a defendable score [...]

Ranasinghe romp at Butterfly TT Championships

Vidyartha College, Kandy schoolboy Udaya Ranasinghe came up with a stunning performance to clinch three titles at the third Open All Island Ranking Table Tennis Championships, organized by the Butterfly Sports Club and played at the S. Thomas’ College Indoor Stadium in Mount Lavinia recently. Ranasinghe started off by defeating his schoolmate Krishan Wickramaratne in [...]

Holy Family Convent, Colombo defeated Good Shepherd Convent, Kotahena by 51 points to 36 to emerge Under 19 Colombo North Zone cager champions in the final played at the CIS court on Wednesday. At the short whistle the Familians were in front with 26 points to 16. Melissa Dunuwila was on target for Holy Family [...]

F. Sumayah S. Nasoordeen, a grade 1 student of Lyceum International School Nugegoda participated at the International School Athletic Championship (ISAC) held recently at the Sugathadasa stadium, Colombo. After many practices and timing trials, she made it into the finals with nine competitors achieving timing of 8.42 seconds for the 40 meters Under 7 girls’ [...]

British School win for firm foothold in U13 Cricket Quadrangular

The British School in Colombo pulled off an emphatic 42 run victory over Asian International School at the inaugural Under-13 Quadrangular Cricket Tournament, which kicked off last Wednesday. After four days of continuous play the tournament ended yesterday at the Health ground in Castle Street, Colombo. The participating schools are hosts British School in Colombo, [...]

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