Sports ministry to spend Rs. 300 million in two years
Minister of Sports Mahindananda Aluthgamage has decided to allocate Rs. 300 million spread over two years to give a fillip to the sports fraternity in Sri Lanka and have them in shape for the coming Commonwealth and Asian Games. The Minister has earmarked the prospective national pools in athletics, rugby, badminton, shooting, weight lifting, boxing, [...]
HSBC conducts GTRF Sixes
Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank Corporation conducted the Global Trade and Receivable Finance cricket sixes for the sixth consecutive year at the Nondescripts CC ground recently. The occasion was graced by Patrick Gallagher CEO HSBC and Chamira Wijetilake, Head of Corporate Banking and other distinguished guests from the corporate world. The tournament marked Unichela (Pvt) [...]
Lawyers to Delhi world cup
The Sri Lanka Lawyers’ Cricket team will leave for Delhi, India on Friday to take part at the 4th Lawyers’ Cricket World Cup from October 12 to 22. The Sri Lanka Lawyers’ team who became runners-up in the third installation of the Lawyers’ Cricket World Cup held in Barbados in 2011 is captained by Asela [...]
No results in three school encounters
St. Sylvester’s College flattered to deceive and fell short of the Dharmaraja College total by 71 runs in their high-voltage clash which ended in a draw at Lake View in Kandy yesterday. Good knocks from the consistent Chandimal de Silva, Rameesh Ranasinghe and Jayapadma Tennakoon enabled the Rajans to pile up 268 runs. The Sylvestrian [...]
The SLSCA, the MICs and school cricket’s egg theory
The egg theory always baffles me. I still keep wondering if not for the egg, how did the chicken come into being? Then what would have happened if the hen did not lay the egg in the first place? But, when you are kind of bored you just try this. Keep running round an egg [...]
Kalutara MV surprise the rest while defending champs DSS bow out
The completion of the top half category of the 21st Old Wesleyites Sports Club (OWSC) Munchee Invitation School Cricket Sixes in the afternoon played at Campbell Park saw Kalutara MV booking a berth to the final. The top half teams comprised of Kalutara MV, Joseph Vaz, Thurstan, Nalanda, Raddolouwa MV, Prince of Wales, Kokuvil Hindu [...]
Top surfer Villaran surprised by Sri Lankan talent
Top international surfer Gabriel Villaran, who is presently at the Sri Lankan surf hotspot of Arugam Bay as part of an initiative to hone and identify top local prospects in the sport, expressed astonishment and excitement over the abundant supply of talented he has so far encountered. “I thought there was going to be one [...]
Watch out! Colombo Marathon today
The 13th edition of Colombo Marathon, organised by Lanka Sportreizen (LSR) jointly with the Sri Lanka Tourism Promotional Bureau and SriLankan Airlines, will flag off today at 6.00am from Torrington. The biggest marathon to be held on Sri Lankan soil will set off from the proximity of Independence Square at Torrington and proceed to Negombo [...]
Junior Squash Nationals takes off
The 24th Junior Squash Championship got underway at the Tamil Union Squash Complex in Colombo yesterday with the participation of over 300 players. Closer to 90 first round matches, over half of them bys, were in line to be played on the opening day of the eight-day competition. The annual squash competition which sets free [...]
Ladies’ College through
Ladies’ College beat Bishop’s College 2-0 in their annual hockey encounter played at the Astro Turf in Torrington yesterday. Picture shows Ladies’ College skipper Jemiah Sourjah (r) and a Bishop’s College defender in a tussle for control. Ladies’ College also won the junior match. Pic by Ranjith Perera
Eight more records tumble on fourth day
Eight more new records were established in the morning and afternoon sessions on day four of the All Island School Games Athletic Championship held at the Sugathadasa Stadium.Of the six records that were broken in the two sessions Supun Viraj Randeniya who in fact broke the Boys Under 21 100m hurdle ended with the same [...]
GRFC passes sixth mile post
The Gampaha Rugby Football Club (GRFC), an up and coming rugby team from Gampaha, will celebrate its sixth anniversary today. The GRFC which is the first and only rugby playing club from the district, to pop up despite major setbacks, is currently playing in the Division C tournament conducted by the Sri Lanka Rugby Football [...]
Sports Ministry’s munificent grant to SLC to uplift rural cricket
The Sports Ministry for the first time will make a financial allocation to Sri Lanka Cricket, to develop cricket infrastructure in the outstations. When inquired about this grant Secretary of Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) Nishantha Ranatunga explained “We have requested a grant of Rs.389 million from the Sports Ministry for the Development of Cricket infrastructure [...]
Vanishing options and new horizons
One of our favorite past time in this island is to discuss sports associations and personalities in them. In fact we do lot more of that than the skills and disciplines of sport itself. While we are busy doing so the global development in sports is rapidly removing most of the options available to local [...]
Developing winning strategies
What is next in rugby for Sri Lanka has only one answer; to develop a win-win culture as we ascend the ladder. With Sri Lanka being among the top nations in Asian Rugby in Sevens and Fifteens it is important to remember that the way down is much easier than the way up. The most [...]
Still young
Still young Recently a Sri Lanka team to take part in a youth competition to be held in Singapore was announced. Lo! There were two ladies who were in the ages of 36 and 37 in this youth team. These two players have taken part in veteran’s tournaments earlier and now they have been named [...]
Ninety seven events and 400 participants at Merc swimming
Over 400 swimmers representing 30 companies from the private sector will be in action at the 7th Mercantile Swimming Championship for the President’s Trophy which will be held at the Thurstan College Swimming Complex next Sunday. Defending champions MAS Holdings will not go through an easy walk in retaining their title for the third year [...]
Sunday Sports Guide
Local CRICKET: -Old Wesleyites/Munchee Schools Super Sixes at Campbell Park -Old Royalists Carnival at NCC ground FOOTBALL: -Dialog Champions League 2013 -Negombo Youth vs Super Sun at Don Bosco, Negombo -Java Lane vs Ratnam at City Football League -Solid SC vs Renown at Anuradhapura -New Youngs vs Don Bosco at Wennappuwa BADMINTON: -61st National Championship [...]
Gateway sports meet
The finals of the 16th annual inter house sports meet of Gateway College will be worked off today at the Sports Ministry ground 9.00 a.m. The meet is conducted under the patronage of Deputy Chairman Dr. Harsha Alles and there will be a total of 32 events conducted for boys and girls under 7, 9, [...]
FOOTBALL THAT IS CAVING IN
We do not have a proper national team - Ranjith Rodrigo (President of the Football Federation of Sri Lanka) “Actually I’m not satisfied with the development of football in Sri Lanka. We do not have a proper national team. In Sri Lanka we have not started an academy. I have visited Japan, South Korea, [...]
Paralympic Movement in line for Allianz Lanka support
The Paralympic Movement in Sri Lanka is set to receive financial and non-financial support from Allianz Lanka. Sri Lanka will be the ninth among the 70 countries in the Allianz network to actively support the Paralympic Movement locally. As a first step, Allianz jointly with the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) will conduct a workshop to [...]
Aneka clinches the silver medal in synchronized swimming
The current Synchronized Swimming captain of Visakha Vidyalaya, 16-year-old Aneka Abeywickrema won the silver medal at the 9th Hong Kong Synchronized swimming Championship in her solo event, in the 16-18 years age group held at the Kowloon Park in Hong Kong from September 6 to 8. This was the first occasion Aneka was given the [...]
The rhyming Ibrahims – to guide Lanka’s rugby fortunes
Sri Lanka rugby has come out with many firsts in the recent times. The popular Carlton Super Sevens International Tournament, which features many of the top international Sevens players, is one such occurrence. Sri Lanka will become the first Rugby playing nations in Asia to host an International Tri-Nation Series when it hosts the upcoming [...]
Royal’s bid to take the game forward
The much anticipated Blue and Gold Hockey Sevens 2013 organised and conducted by the Royal College Hockey Club (RCHC) will get underway next weekend at the Royal College ground in Reid Avenue, Colombo. The organisers and conductors of the two-day event, the RCHC, boasts to be a contented entity after being able to snatch more [...]
Bid to recapture the glory days
For years the Colombo Gymkhana Club’s magnificent façade has dominated the cityscape at Maitland Crescent. The ancient walls, welcoming doorways and artful décor conjure up an image of elegance and grandeur fitting for an establishment long considered a bastion of sporting endeavour and social interaction. This year the Colombo Gymkhana marks its 150th anniversary and [...]
Ladies-Musaeus rowing tussle next Saturday
The annual rowing competition between Ladies’ College Colombo and Musaeus College, Colombo, commenced in the year 2004 and is currently considered the oldest and the most prestigious inter-school rowing competition held amongst the girl’s schools in Sri Lanka. The event is billed to be rowed at the Beira Lake on Saturday, October 12. Out of [...]
Sports can help rev up Sri Lanka’s image
The International Automobile Federation (FIA) revealed last week that Hong Kong will be one of the 10 stops for its new Formula E electric racing series which will begin in Beijing next September. This set the gears in my mind moving. Sri Lanka already is one step ahead of Hong Kong in this aspect. We [...]
