Cambrian Kusal Mendis will be the king of the aisle
He may be small in stature but he has proved a lot. Yet there also is another plus that he has inherited. He hails from Moratuwa. This hamlet just outside the city limits of Colombo has produced many a champion cricketer in the past. Now keeping to that tradition, Prince of Wales’ College first XI [...]
Lankans sevens rugby has a lot of potential says IRB President
Sri Lanka is an important country for Rugby was the view of the International Rugby Board (IRB) President Bernard Lapasset who spoke to the local pressmen during his two-day visit of Sri Lanka at Hotel Galadari in Colombo yesterday. Lapasset expressed his content on the development of the game in the Asian region adding that [...]
Confident Sri Lanka face scandal-hit Aussies
Sri Lanka heads again to the Oval tomorrow for their final Group ‘A’ match of the Champions Trophy with renewed confidence against Australia for another do or die battle. While Sri Lanka’s confidence is at an all time high after a resounding win over the England on Thursday. Australians, still to win a match here [...]
Rationally thinking about cricket as a sport
From Ananda College Colombo, certainly I am not one of those academics or intellectuals that the premier Buddhist institution has handed over to the world. I was one of the average students who hit the streets. But prior to that there were some things that were inculcated and deeply rooted in us besides the studies. [...]
Brathwaite guides the Windies to safety
West Indies ‘A’ opener Kraigg Brathwaite regained his form to put his team in a strong position as the hosts replied boldly with 155 for the loss of three wickets in their first innings in response to 314 posted by Sri Lanka ‘A’ in the third day of second and final Unofficial Test at St. [...]
West Indies fined for maintaining a slow over-rate in Cardiff
West Indies has been fined for maintaining a slow over-rate during its reduced-over Group B match in the ICC Champions Trophy 2013 against South Africa at Cardiff Wales Stadium on Friday. Andy Pycroft of the Emirates Elite Panel of ICC Match Referees imposed the fines after Dwayne Bravo’s side was ruled to be one over [...]
Royal win the shootout but Trinity drives back with the gold
An unrelenting offensive assault by a Royal unit determined to erase a 12 point deficit after they were broken down at the death in Kandy, helped them salvage a major measure of pride with a well-earned 13 (1 goal, 1 drop goal, 1 penalty) -9 (3 penalties) victory, but could not stop Trinity from marching [...]
Thoras late burst too much for St Joseph’s
The late burst by S. Thomas’ proved to be too much for St. Joseph’s who succumbed to a 39-17 defeat in their Lady Jayatilleke Shield rugby encounter played at the Havelock Park yesterday. The win also saw the Thomians regaining the Shield which they last won in 2010. The Thoras who held on to a [...]
Cops, robbers and schools rugby
The recent problems that have cropped up concerning referee safety at school rugby games have led to the adoption of a number of resolutions aimed at controlling incendiary elements in the crowd. Among them is a move to have police monitor security at matches, raising the question of whether such action is appropriate for rugby [...]
Harsha to bid adieu to his ladies and Lankan cricket
Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) announced last Tuesday that the incumbent Sri Lanka women’s cricket coach Harsha de Silva has tendered his resignation from his position. When questioned by the Sunday Times, de Silva confirmed the development stating that he will be migrating to Australia with his family during the first week of August. “I have [...]
Ananda National Age Group Champions
Ananda College emerged champions of the National Age Group Swimming Relay Championship, organized by the Sri Lanka Aquatic Sports Union held at the Sugathadasa National Sports Complex. Two new meet records were set by the Ananda college Swimmers of Malinka Jayasekara , Chirantha De Silva, Abilasha Pathirana and Thisara Wickramaarachchi in the under 19 50 [...]
2590 swimmers on show
The 40th annual Milo Schools All-Island Age Group Aquatic Championships will commence on Tuesday with a record participation of 2590 swimmers at the Sugathadasa Swimming Pool Complex in Colombo. The competition which lasts four days will feature 164 events in six age categories. This includes 140 individual and 24 relay events with championship trophies on [...]
Kaplan will bury his whistle at the end of the season
Throughout its history, the Bradby has frequently delivered on the three fundamental components of any celebrated sporting rivalry: heart-stopping action, raucous support and intense competition. This year it threw another titillating element into this explosive mix: Jonathan Kaplan. During his brief visit to Sri Lanka, Kaplan, arguably world’s most recognizable and experienced rugby referee, having [...]
Carlton Super Sevens nears take off
The promotional campaign for the fourth edition of the Carlton Super Sevens got off the ground two days ago amidst much pomp and pageantry, with the launch of the tournament’s official float and the unveiling of the championship trophy, at the Racecourse grounds. The float, which was inspected by several rugby administrators including the Chairman [...]
Percy at the Champions Trophy
Pership was proud to sponsor Percy Abeysekera’s return air ticket for the ICC Champions trophy 2013 which is in progress in England now. Sri Lanka’s one man cheering squad will be representing Pership wearing a Pership T-shirt while waving the Sri Lankan Flag. Picture shows Manik Pereira Chairman Pership presenting Mr. Abeysekera with the T-shirt [...]
Fed cup carrom from June 28
The 26th Federation Cup Carrom Championship will commence on June 28 at the Carrom Federation of Sri Lanka (CFSL) headquarters in Maharagama. The events that are included in the competition are men’s and women’s singles, men’s and women’s doubles, mixed doubles and veteran’s singles for those who are over the age of 40. Entries for [...]
Blue Star and Solid firm at the top
Blue Star and Solid Sports Club manages to maintain their good run as leaders of each groups of the Dialog Champions League 2013 football competition, which has reached it seventh week amidst inclement weather. Accordingly, Blue Star remains as the leader of Group A and Solid SC stretches its dominance as the leader of Group [...]
Josephians record three successive wins
St Joseph’s ‘B’ notched up three successive victories in the ongoing Sri Lanka Schools All Island under 15 ‘B’ division tournament. The Josephians led by Sachitha de Silva beat Dharmapala ‘B’ by 77 runs, Sri Palee Horana by 79 runs and St Benedict’s ‘B’ by seven wickets St Joseph’s College vs Dharmapala Pannipitiya (45 over [...]
Thomians win Golf Tournament at Porter Valley California
The Thomian team, led by Sugu Ariathurai won the 5th Annual Sri Lanka Schools Golf tournament, held on Memorial Day week end, Sunday May 26th at the Porter Valley Country Club. Los Angeles, California. Twelve schools teams of 72 Golfers participated. The 12 teams included, Royal College, Isipathana, St Josephs’, St Peters’. Three Thomian teams, [...]
Old boys golf – another new in Sri Lanka
Dons Golf and Royal Colombo Golf Club (RCGC) has come out with a unique competition by launching the first-ever RCGC Inter-School Golf Championship which will be held next Saturday at the Ridgeways. The competition is a brainchild of Dons Golf, a group of golf enthusiasts from D.S. Senanayake College Colombo. The project chairman of the [...]
Weightlifter Vithanage makes comeback
Former Commonwealth Games weight lifting gold medallist Chinthana Vithanage will return to competitive sports after a lapse of two years when he competes in the 2013 National Sports Festival in Colombo next month. Vithanage was suspended for two years by the International Weightlifting Federation after he was found guilty of using a banned substance during [...]
Rahula Blue and Gold Parade take to the streets of Matara on June 22
The ‘Rahula Blue and Gold Parade 2013’ organized by the Rahula College OBA will take to the streets of Matara on the 22nd of June. More than 50000 students have passed through the portals of Rahula College in its ninety years of existence and the organizers invite all past pupils, teachers and well wishers to [...]
Cambrian Kusal Mendis will be the king of the aisle…
The selection proceedings of the 34th Bata-the Sunday Times Schoolboy Cricketer of the year 2013 concluded at Hotel Galadari with the selection of the All-Island Best Batsman where nearly 100 names were in the list. The selectors short-cut the names down to 11 top batsmen in the first round where the names of Pavan Devinda [...]
Sunday Sports Guide
Local CRICKET: Stafford Motors/MCA Div ‘G’ League ACL Cables vs Kelani vs Kelani Cables; HSBC ‘C’ vs SLT Services at MCA Janashakthi ‘B’ vs NTB ‘B’; Lankem Ceylon vs United Tractors at St. John’s Panadura Akbar Bros vs TechOne Global; Brandix vs Informatics at Thurstan Amana Bank vs Expolanka Group; Markss HLC vs Vallible Finance [...]
Solid SC does it again
Out of the six club football matches played in the Dialog Champion League 2013 Java Lane, Navy SC, Kalutara Park and newcomers Solid SC posted wins while two games ended in thrilling draw yesterday. Java Lane recorded an impressive 2-0 win against glamour boys Saunders at City Football Complex in Colombo after both teams failed [...]
Cooray and Chalani win again
Reigning World Singles champion Nishantha Fernando continued his jinx against Sri Lanka champion Chamil Cooray — handed for the second time this year — as the latter returned to snatch the Men’s Singles title at the 14th President’s Cup yesterday. The Women’s Singles championship was won by reigning National champ Chalani Lakmali who beat top [...]
Do we need school rugby tournaments?
“It sounds to me Radian, that you are a perfect candidate to ‘rise’ from the armchair and enter the ‘appreciated’ world of refereeing. I’ve always found that some of the best referees never seem to ever wander onto a pitch with a whistle; it is a real shame as it would help distinguish between hopefully [...]
Cabaret in sport; doping and the moneyball
Cabaret is an entertainment act where the audience is held captive with an anything goes attitude. It can be excesses in all forms from costumes to erotica as long as the crowd is kept enthralled. In sports, ‘anything goes’ is never an option; there are responsibilities, ethics and rules to abide by. Doping – the [...]
Indian serves an ace with IPL cricket-style tennis league
It’s a shame Colombo does not have a venue capable of seating at least 5,000 fans at a tennis match. For if it did, perhaps the Sri Lanka Tennis Association might have been able to entice the organisers of the new International Premier Tennis League to look at the city as a possible stopover. The [...]
Mercantile Clinches Inter Association Netball title
Mercantile Netball Association Defeated State Services Netball Association by 63 points to 49 to clinch the girl’s inter-Association Netball title at Welagedera stadium Kurunegala. This tournament was jointly conducted by the Netball federation of Sri Lanka and the Kurunegala district Netball Association and Sponsored by People’s Bank.In all Twenty four teams Participated at this two [...]
Paddlers Helitha and Imasha compete in Vienna
Helitha Hendavitharana and Imasha de Silva, paddlers from Dharmasoka College Ambalangoda were picked to represent Sri Lanka for the third Hopes Week Challenge Trophy, which is underway in Vienna, Austria. The tournament began last Monday and will end tomorrow. Helitha, who is Sri Lanka’s reigning Under-12 Boy’s Singles champion has been in great form prior [...]
HFC extend all-island netball reign
Holy Family Convent Kurunegala maintained their supremacy to be named Netball Queens for the sixth year running at the 22nd Milo All-Island Schools Netball Championship, which ended last Monday after three days of competition at the Piliyandala Central ground. The Holy Family Convent netballers, who first entered the spotlight in 2008 as Netball Queens at [...]
Hartley and Methodist rule Northern chessboard
Hartley College and Methodist College of Point Pedro proved their undoubted acumen in the boys’ and girls’ brackets respectively of the Under 19 category of the Provincial Schools’ Chess Tourney, organized by the Provincial Education Department of the Northern Province at Hindu Ladies’ College, Jaffna. 742 players from 106 teams took part in the event, [...]
Musaeus dominate at National Relay Carnival
The Musaeus College Under-14 relay team came out with a stupendous performance at the recently concluded BOC National Relay Carnival, which was held at the Mahinda Rajapaksa Stadium in Diyagama, Homagama. The young Musaeus sprinters won the 50×4, 100×4 and 200×4 relay events in the Under-14 age categories as they stole the limelight of the [...]
Indigenous Medicine Institute stages TT camp
The Institute of Indigenous Medicine’s Medical Students Committee and Sports Sub-Committee Chairman, Nuwan Priyadarsana, recently held a well-attended table tennis coaching camp for beginners. The camp saw former national champion and coach, Jothipala Samaraweera, sharing his deep knowledge of the sport with several eager novices and was declared open by the occasion’s special guest, senior [...]
Royal dominate POW for Colombo South cager title
Royal College clinched the Under 19 Colombo South Zone basketball championship when they downed Prince of Wales College by 58 points to 39 in the final, played at Reid Avenue recently. At halftime the Royalists held a comfortable 30 to 11 point lead. For the Royalists, Julian Gunasinghe was in excellent form with 24 points, [...]
A night for Nalanda’s bright sports stars
The annual Colours Night of Nalanda College Colombo was held last week at the Waters’ Edge in Battaramula with Bhanuka Wijesundera being awarded the title for the Most Outstanding Sportsman for the year 2012. Dilanka Shehan won the award for the Most Outstanding Sportsman in the junior category for the same year as P.K.U.M. Jayasundera [...]
Vidura shuttles their way to new badminton heights
Badminton as a sport at Vidura College has prospered over the years since its introduction to the school in late 2004. Today the shuttlers at Vidura have come a long way, producing players to the national system. Their most recent noteworthy achievement came from the Under-15 age category, where the school’s girls became ‘A’ division [...]