Sri Sumangala to meet Mahanama in final
Sri Sumangala College XI and Mahanama College XI qualified to play in the final of the second successive Schools Old Boys Cricket Twenty20 Championship conducted at the Panadura Esplanade yesterday. The star-studded Twenty20 tournament which featured a galaxy of national cricketers who represented and are in the present squads of the national stream, was represented [...]
Chandimal confident despite initial setback
Knowing the consequences of losing a series, Dinesh Chandimal and his team are determined to put up a better show against the South Africans, in the second T20 international at the Mahinda Rajapaksa International Cricket Stadium, Hambantota, today. Sri Lanka’s youngest skipper strongly believes that he and his band can make amends to Friday night’s [...]
Learn to swim programme
SSC commences its learn to swim program for beginners from August 12 to 16, 2013, under the guidance of experienced and qualified coaches. Details are as follows: Time: 4.00 p. m. to 6.00 p.m. Venue; SSC Pool Valid certificates for all participants will be awarded on completion of course.
The day Kusal crowned himself in cricketing glory
The runs had been posted, the wickets claimed, the catches clasped, the victories registered and the champions decided. All that remained to be done was something every one of the talented young cricketers, gathered at the BMICH on Friday for the Bata-The Sunday Times Schoolboy Cricketer of the Year awards, was all too familiar with: [...]
Kaushalya, Shehan spin Moors to victory
Right arm spinners Kaushalya Gajasinghe and Shehan Jayasuriya led Moors SC’s fight back against Bloomfield enabling them to record a five wicket win with a day to spare in their Under 23 Division One cricket encounter which concluded at Braybrooke Place yesterday. The spin duo shared all ten wickets between them with Kaushalya ending with [...]
Ashes 2013: Cricket Australia asks for DRS clarification
Cricket Australia and the Australian prime minister have criticised the decision to give Usman Khawaja out in the third Ashes Test at Old Trafford. Analysis Geoffrey Boycott: Ex-England batsman and Test Match Special summariser “There is no excuse for the third umpire. Someone needs to take these umpires to one side and teach them how [...]
Sabaragamuwa Stallions jump the final hurdle
Sabaragamuwa Stallions cantered their way to record a thumping 47-14 win against Jaffna Challengers to win the second leg of the Carlton Super Sevens Rugby Tournament which concluded at the refurbished Race Course rugby grounds in Colombo yesterday. However, the loss could not prevent Jaffna Challengers from claiming the overall championship of the two-legged Sevens [...]
Laws soon to control doping in sports
The Sports Ministry will shortly enact legislation to give effect to the International Convention against doping in sports. Sri Lanka became a signatory to the Convention in March 2011. It was adopted unanimously by the UNESCO General Conference held in October 19, 2005, and went into force on February 1, 2007, Under the Convention, State [...]
How to ‘earn’ tennis skills
Starting to play Tennis is an irresistible temptation for most. Worldwide, millions get to the starting block which includes junior and adult beginners. What happens between the start and the finishing line and why is a mystery. Too few, in fact very few cross the finishing line to become a player. Attitude and pursuit need [...]
Reviewing the Decision Review System
There was a time in history when England captain Mike Gatting had an open air show with Pakistani umpire Shakoor Rana. The post-incident history proves that Shakoor Rana was correct, but in fact it was a major blow to umpires standing at their home matches. This incident thus paved the way for the neutral umpire [...]
Sri Lanka has the talent to be on top in Asia
The first leg of the Carlton International Sevens played in Galle had the Jaffna Challengers high riding to end up winners. The big names were somewhat jaded on day one but came back on Sunday. The Kenyans with the Jaffna Challengers proved to be what they have promised to be. Those who saw them will [...]
Sunday Sports Guide
Local CRICKET: SLC Under-23 Division I Army vs Tamil Union at Panagoda Colts vs NCC at Colts Navy vs Singha SC at Welisara Moors vs Bloomfield at Moors Moratuwa SC vs Air Force at Moratuwa Ragama CC vs Negombo CC at Kadirana Division II SSC vs BRC at P. Sara Oval Old Moratu V vs [...]
100 tickets missing !
100 tickets missing ! T/20 No doubt is a popular form of cricket and everyone would like to witness this new format of the game. The guardians of the law have been given 100 tickets, no doubt to see that the crowd is controlled. But Lo! Nobody seems to know where these tickets have gone. [...]
Player power boosts IPL-styled Carlton sevens
Throughout his calling, George Simpkin has been nothing but an innovator. The man who took Fiji to the quarterfinals at the first World Cup in 1987 has also made his mark on global rugby with several useful suggestions, many of which have changed the game for the better. Perhaps his best idea was to tell [...]
Daniel pilots Joes to seventh win
Opener Jehan Daniel compiled his second century as St Josephs thrashed Prince of Wales by 153 runs to record their seventh successive win in the All Island Division one Under 15 Cricket tournament. Daniel hit three sixes and fifteen boundaries to compile a blistering 127 that took his personal tally to 433 runs in seven [...]
A well balanced allround combination
Sri Lanka junior cricket coach Roger Wijesuriya, who is in charge of the National Under-17 side on tour to England, is of the view that at least two series per year should put the budding youngsters in the correct path on their way to the national grid. Wijesuriya, who is responsible for brushing up the [...]
Sri Lanka open international scrabble championship 2013
The Sri Lanka Scrabble League will conduct the Sri Lanka Open International Scrabble Championship from August 9 – 11 at the Global Towers, Marine Drive, Colombo 6 Over twenty five international players are expected to take part in this tournament. There are players such as reigning World Champion Nigel Richards Three-time Gulf Champion and ranked [...]
Against all odds Buwaneka and Sachin fell foreign foes
Buwaneka Gunatilake and Sachin Dias are two very talented emerging badminton players. Despite coming from separate schools, on the badminton court both players work in perfect unison whenever they represent the country in doubles events. Most recently, Buwaneka, an Advanced Level student from Richmond College, Galle and Sachin, who is from St. Sebastian’s College, Moratuwa, [...]
Musaeus College stages inter-house swim meet
The annual Inter-House Swimming Meet of Musaeus College was held on July 5, at the S.S.C. Swimming Pool Complex in Colombo. The Principal of Ladies’ College, Nirmalee Wickramasinghe graced the occasion as the Chief Guest.
Pubudu and Maheshika dazzle at TT Fiesta
Pubudu Fernando of St. Peter’s College and Maheshika Fonseka of Holy Family Convent, Bambalapitiya shone at the inaugural Table Tennis Fiesta, which was organised by St. Joseph’s College, Maradana and sponsored by Kotmale, at the Josephian tables recently. Pubudu Fernando won the Under 18 singles beating his school mate Shamin Fernando, while the girls’ title [...]
Karatekas honoured for KL kicks
A simple ceremony was held to felicitate the young karatekas who won 13 medals for Sri Lanka at the Asian Karate Championship held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. All 13 athletes were members of the Southern Province karate squad. The ceremony was held at the Ratnodyaramaya Temple in Ratgama. Picture shows, the chief guest of the [...]
Janadhipathi BV U19 WP hockey champs
Janadhipathi BV, Nawala defeated Musaeus College 5-0 to emerge Under 19 Western Province Hockey Champions, in the final played at the Sirimavo BV ground recently. At halftime the winners held a 3-0 lead. Scoring for the day was opened in the seventh minute by Imesha Lakshani who repeated the performance in the 10th minute and [...]
Royal International sweeps Big Match bounty
The inaugural cricket and netball encounters between Matale International School and Royal International School were conducted at the Bernard Aluvihare Stadium on July 18. The tournament was organised by Prasanna Dharmakeerthi, the Director of the Matale International School. The cricket encounter was played for the Hon. Sirimavo Bandaranaike Memorial Challenge Trophy and the netball encounter [...]
Dineshkanthan and Waduge ace Colombo Championship
Budding tennis sensation, Nethmi Waduge, who is just 14 years of age, won a double while Sri Lanka’s top seed Dineshkanthan Thangarajah pocketed two titles at the 98th Colombo Tennis Championship, which was held over a week at the Sri Lanka Tennis Association (SLTA) courts in Colombo. Nethmi, a student of Visakha Vidyalaya Colombo, stamped [...]
Lyceum Wattala annex Alles trophy
Lyceum International School Wattala won the R.I.T. Alles Challenge Trophy when they defeated Wycherley College by a massive 134 runs in the final of the Under 19 International Schools cricket final, played at Shalika grounds recently. Winning the toss, Wycherley put LIS Wattala into bat and paid a heavy price when their opponents posted a [...]
Richmond claim U15 volleyball crown
Richmond College Galle clinched the Under-15 Boys’ Volleyball championship at the Galle zonal Sports Festival. The winning team comprised of Umesh Sanjula, Pabindu Gimhan, Dulinim Ubeysekara, Kacindu Haalanka, Madushan Weerasinghe, Meesara Pathiranagama, Isuru Umayanga, Nishan Madushanka, Pubudu Priyankara, S.R. Abeyrate, Dilanga Kavindu and Thilan Hasaranga. The team was guided by its coach Thushara Kumara and [...]
Ilangakoon and Muhandiramge stars at badminton festival
Sushmita Ilangakoon of APIIT and Kaveen Muhandiramge of the University of Sri Jayawardena shone at the eighth Annual International Shuttlers Festival, conducted by the University of Moratuwa recently In the final of the women’s singles, Sushmita Ilangakoon defeated D.M. Akila Dissanayake of the University of Moratuwa and Kaveen Muhandiramge took the men’s title beating Kasun [...]
