Testing time for young seniors against the Kiwis
The lack of international matches till November is in a way a blessing in disguise to the Lankan cricket selectors. According to Sri Lanka Cricket Selection Committee Chairman Sanath Jayasuriya, he and his team are expecting to make maximum use of this opportunity during the New Zealand ‘A’ team’s current tour of Sri Lanka. They [...]
After the Colts war, another big battle looms at HQ
Conflict is not something that is confined to only Homo sapiens. Conflict is common to all living beings — big, small or in micro forms. Yet, the difference between the man and the beast also is defined at this point. The human kind through travails of time have grown into a being who could understand [...]
Lankans at the Thai Sevens
The largest ever Asian Sevens Series will be played on September 21 and 22in Thailand. There will be16 teams participating in the men’s series while 12 teams will play in the first leg of the women’s games. Japan is leading the HSBC after their 14-10 victory over defending champions Hong Kong in Malaysia in the [...]
Ananda edge S. Thomas’ to claim Under 20 Coxed Fours
Just yards away from the finish line, and lagging a boat-length behind their rivals from S. Thomas’, Ananda College shifted gears to inject a burst of energy into their oars and tear across the line in pole position, to claim the Under 20 Coxed Fours, one of several races staged at the 2nd Sri Lanka [...]
Twenty three Sri Lankans in Bangladesh 50 over tournament
Twenty three Sri Lankan Cricketers will be seen in action in the Dhaka Premier Division Cricket League 2012-13 which got off to a start on September 10. The tournament which began on 10 September is scheduled to go on till 9 October, but, the Lankan team management have given the Lankan cricketers the cut off [...]
Adithya shows what little girls are made of once again
The only problem Adithya Karunaratne and Medira Samarasinghe faced during their Asian Tennis Federation (ATF) Under 14 doubles’ final came not from across the net but from the heavens above, as the rain offered a momentary respite for Janali Manamperi and Tarah Greig before they were eventually drowned 6-0, 6-1 in a one-sided fixture at [...]
Herath SLC cricketer of the year
Left-arm spinner Rangana Herath bagged the Cricketer of the year award while former national skipper Kumar Sangakkara won the People’s Award of the Year at the Sri Lanka Cricket Dialog Cricket Awards 2013 which was held at the Waters’ Edge Hotel last Tuesday. Besides winning the main award Herath also won the Test Bowler of [...]
Sirisoma seeking to win his 22nd national title
Twenty one times national billiard champion K.H. Sirisoma of Sri Lanka Port Authority (SLPA) will be seeking to win his 22nd national title when he cues off in the final of the 61st National Billiards Championship against lesser known M.M. Jiffrey of YMBA Galle. The 11-frame final is scheduled to be worked off at the [...]
Spinner Janith shines in drawn game at Colts
Lumbini MV left arm spinner Janith Dias shone with a match bag of 13 for 58 in their drawn Under 19 inter-school cricket encounter against S. de S. Jayasinghe MMV Dehiwala which concluded at the Colts ground yesterday. Janith who ended with impressive figures of 6 for 21 in the first inning followed it with [...]
De La Salle advance to the final
De La Salle College Mutwal advanced to the final of the Under 17 Division Two inter-schools cricket with an easy six wickets win over Karandeniya Central in the semi-final encounter played at De Zoysa Stadium in Moratuwa yesterday. The match got off to a late start and was curtailed to 34 overs with Karandeniya Central [...]
Royal-SLSCA crisis continues
The customary rain that greets the beginning of the Under-19 Inter-School cricket season continues this season too causing a slight delay in the games, but this year, it has been overshadowed by a different hullabaloo. The standoff between Royal College, Colombo and the Sri Lanka Schools Cricket Association (SLSCA), which ignited last season, is still [...]
Tennis scoring, strange but true!
The norm in any sport is that the winners will have a higher score card than the losers but the strange thing about Tennis scoring system is that, the loser could have more winning ‘points’ and games than the winner statiscally. Being a game played rally after rally for ‘points’ players must focus on the [...]
When Ceylon became unbeaten football champions
A recent newspapers article which discussed about the Southern Pentangular being a big draw, made interesting reading. But I think is rather unfair to claim that Manilal Fernando was responsible to our country to get the opportunities to play with other ountries and also to say it was Manilal who got the openings for our [...]
The lost mobile phone
The lost mobile phone How advanced the technology system in the world was seen at first hand when the Global Positioning System (GPS) at a sports meet in Thailand spotted a lost mobile phone hidden under a refrigerator. It all happened when a Sri Lankan youth ‘lifted’ a mobile phone belonging to a shop assistant. [...]
Vivekanandan re-elected President SLDCA
Former sports star Shivantha Vivekanandan was re-elected uncontested as President of Sri Lanka Deaf Cricket Association for the sixth successive year at its Annual General Meeting held at the De Zoysa Stadium in Moratuwa. Shivantha is a distinguished past pupil of the School for the Deaf, Ratmalana and Maryline High School, Kollupitiya where he won [...]
Sri Lanka football’s darkest hour can be prelude to a bright dawn
The shock of losing to the Maldives 10-0 at the South Asia Football Federation tournament held recently in Nepal has been described as the “darkest day in the history of Sri Lanka football” by a former captain and national coach, Subhani Hassimdeen. In this newspaper last Sunday, Hassimdeen went on to describe that this defeat [...]
Another domino takes the tumble
“The untimely retirement that took place of a prospective Sri Lankan Olympian in javelin throwing. Negligence of authorities, an open secret, was the cause of this drawback, according to many who are aware of the situation.” This was one of the ways to describe the sudden ending of a potential and bright international athlete who [...]
Are the selectors to be blamed?
The Sunday Times has decided to dedicate this column to its readers so that they can comment about contents in our sports columns and features and also write their own thoughts on various sports with letters to the editor. Their views however are not necessarily those of the newspaper. There was much controversy over the [...]
All-rounder sportsman from Matara no more
Tennyson D. Jayasekara, a versatile allrounder sportsman from Matara, who became a stalwart of the Ministry of Sports, passed away last week. Tennyson devoted a lot of his life for sports. He was born in Matara, in 1935, to a well educated and respectful Jayasekara family. His parents were teachers who served eminently for years. [...]
Kandy SC out to regain Inter Club League
Defending Inter Club Clifford Cup champions and League runner-up Kandy Sports Club will be all out to retain the lost pride last year at the hand of Havelocks SC. They will be coming out as one of the strongest contenders to claim back the Inter club leaue and bring it back to their Club house [...]
Virtusa down Courtaulds 4-1
Virtusa downed Courtaulds by four goals to one in their MFA soccer fixture played at the Colombo City League ground recently. At half time Virtusa held a 2-1 lead. Scoring was opened in the 5th minute when Virtusa were awarded a penalty and Madusshanka Chandanamal made no mistake. Three minutes later, mid field V. Balasubramaniam [...]
Commercial BOOM BOOM XI win KPL T/10 trophy
Commercial BOOM BOOM XI beat Vinu SC by seven wickets to win the KPL T/10 trophy softball cricket tournament that was played at the CCC ground recently. The tournament was organized by the Kent Sports and Lions Clubs of Colombo Western City District 306 B 1. Vinu SC 77 for 8 wkts in 7 overs [...]
National water-polo squad selected for Asian Games 2014
A National Water-polo squad was formed last month targeting the 2014 Asian Games to be held in September 2014 in Korea. The squad consists of open men’s team, Open women’s team, Under 17 Boys team, Under 17 Girls team. These 4 squads were selected after a rigorous 2 week selection process in July 2013. The [...]
Lanka’s little powerhouse
Eleven-year-old Adithya Karunaratne displays a remarkable measure of confidence and intelligence for her age. Her every word about tennis, a game she has passionately adopted and patiently nurtured, does not tumble out in a hurried jumble of emotion but is added sensibly to a composed assessment of her progress and on-court aspirations. Hearing her speak, [...]
Supplements are short-lived
The recent failed doping tests of a pair of school rugby players has cast an ugly pall on a level of rugby which is touted for the pure spirit of competition it possesses. This week the Sunday Times spoke to members from the rugby fraternity in an attempt to discern the reasons governing this problem.
Playing to win and the substances
Why did schoolboys take a banned substance prior to a key match? Placed in a B division tournament what were these boys hoping to achieve. The evidence made public by an inquiring team is that the coach recommended the usage and was sponsored by the old oys. Two players have been tested for the use [...]
Over 9000 students in action
Over 9000 students of the age limit of Under-15, from 600 schools islandwide will vie for the Samaposha U-15 Inter-School Football Championship 2013, which is considered as one of the crucial competitions to be held in Sri Lanka. The competition which kicked off yesterday, with the preliminary rounds, will be conducted at 30 centres around [...]
Maris Stella and Walala Central grab top honours at Tarbet Athletics
Maris Stella College Negombo and Walala A. Ratnayake Central won the overall boys’ and girls’ titles respectively at the 83rd Sir John Tarbet Senior Athletic Championship, which ended at the Sugathadasa Stadium last Sunday. The three-day competition produced 23 new meet records as Maris Stella College won the boys’ championship with a tally of 137 [...]
Airtel Rising Stars
The first round of selections for the 2013 edition of the Airtel Rising Stars kicked off early August at the Duraiappa Stadium in Jaffna, followed by selections in Mannar, Anuradhapura and Trincomalee. Several talented young football players gathered at the Municipal grounds in Mannar while the selections for Anuradhapura and Trincomalee were held at the [...]
Young guns blaze at Air Rifle meet
The Sri Lanka Schools Shooting Sports Association (SLSSSA) conducted the inaugural Qualifying Air Rifle Shooting Meet for school-goers from the Uva Province. The meet, which drew the participation of 48 shooters, was held at the Badulla Central College grounds last Friday. Along with the competition, SLSSSA officials made arrangements to conduct a coaching camp under [...]
BSC junior athletics captains
Two promising athletes Siyaara de Silva and Miran Abeywardena were named athletic captains of The British School in Colombo for the 2013/14 season during their junior prize giving awards ceremony, held at the school auditorium recently. The picture shows the Chief Guest at this occasion, Sri Lankan allrounder T.M. Dilshan, presenting awards and certificates to [...]
AIS wins inter-international U15 basketball championship
Asian International School cruised to a comfortable 50 – 20 win over Gateway College Colombo, in the finals of the Under 15 Colombo International School-organised basketball tournament, to clinch the trophy for the third consecutive year at the CIS courts on Tuesday. Damshike Piyasena was adjudged the Most Valuable Player and Nelson Baek the Best [...]
Lyceum triumph despite Kapukotuwa’s brilliance
A fine overall effort by Ashen Kapukotuwa, who bagged five wickets for 34 runs and top scored with an unbeaten 28, was still insufficient to prevent Lyceum International School Nugegoda from beating Alethea International School on run rate, in an Under 15 International Schools cricket fixture, played at the Health grounds recently. Batting first, Lyceum [...]
Royal win U-19 WP hockey title
A solitary goal by Malitha Gamage in the 13th minute of the game enabled Royal College to defeat Ananda College 1-0 and claim the Boys’ Under 19 inter schools hockey championship, conducted by the Western Province Education Departments, at the Campbell Park recently. In the second session of the game neither side was able to [...]
Sangamitta BV beat Janadhipathi on penalties
Sangamitta BV defeated Janadhipahti BV, Nawala 4-3 on penalties to win the Under 19 All Island National Schools hockey championships at the Astro turf recently. In the 10th minute of the game, Sangamitta were awarded a penalty and centre-half Nawanjana Ekanayake made no mistake from the spot. In the 28th minute, Janadhipathi drew level when [...]
