Greg Chappell not averse to have an initial discussion
Eleven cricket coaches have applied for the post of head coach of Sri Lanka’s national team amidst an overture from former Australian cricketing great Greg Chappell appearing on the horizon. The position fell vacant with the resignation of head coach Graham Ford. Early last week the Sri Lanka Cricket met at a special executive committee [...]
Little Kalu’s giant crusade
As a matter of fact, how many days of sunshine you get for a year. Yet, you tend to forget that all, but, remember that dark cloudy and stormy day when lightening switched your lights out for an hour. No cause for repent or being subjective, it is human nature – you tend to believe [...]
Royal strikers continue with their dominance
Defending champions Royal remained undefeated in the 11th Blue and Gold Hockey 7s defeating all the opponents in its group matches held at Royal College grounds in Reid Avenue yesterday.They won against Richmond College Galle by 4 goals to one in the opening game of the two-day annual event, with the centre forward Imadh Dole [...]
Jeffrey Hsu and Bo Yui Huang topple top seeded compatriots
Punctuating their forceful winners with equally powerful and triumphant yells, the Chinese Taipei doubles pair of Jeffrey Hsu and Bo Yui Huang toppled their top seeded compatriots Ho Jun Lee and Ching-Hao Miaou with a surge of aggression, emerging 7-5, 6-6 (8-6) victors in the doubles’ finals of the ITF Under 18 tournament’s first week, [...]
Manilal ban will not affect Lankan soccer says Rodrigo
Ranjith Rodrigo, the incumbent chief of Football Federation of Sri Lanka (FFSL says the life ban imposed on the former football chief Manilal Fernando, by FIFA will not affect Sri Lanka as an affiliated body. “The FIFA and the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) have conveyed its satisfaction over the new administration of FFSL, which is [...]
Thoras drown Cambrians by the sea
Prince of Wales succumbed to their second successive defeat in the ongoing Under 19 inter-school cricket season when they were comprehensively beaten by S. Thomas’ by ten wickets in the match concluded at Mt Lavinia yesterday. This win over Prince of Wales for the Thomians came after approximately three decades. The writing on the wall [...]
Tuskers top group ‘C’ with two good wins
Sri Lanka battered the United Arab Emirates with a smashing 55-7 and followed up their perfect form to overcome Thailand by 28-5 yesterday to secure a Cup quarter-final slot against the Philippines, on the first day of the HSBC Asian Sevens Series in Mumbai, India. The two wins put Sri Lanka on top of Group [...]
Ravindu and Mihilya come out on top
Ravindu Laksiri and Mihiliya Methsarani came out on top as the duo emerged champions of the Under 19 boys and girls categories at the 24th National Squash Championship concluded at the Sara Stadium Squash Courts yesterday. Ravindu overcame Shamil Wakeel who won the under 17 title in the final while Mihiliya ended up with a [...]
Seylan women coast to 62 – 19 win over HSBC
Seylan Bank coasted to a comfortable 62 to 19 point win over Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank in their Mercantile Women’s Knockout basketball fixture at the Otter Aquatic court on Friday. At the short whistle the winners held a 29 to 13 point lead. Benika Thalagala led the scoring for Seylan Bank with 17 points, [...]
Ladies waltz over Musaeus in their annual regatta
Ladies’ College registered a clean sweep over their traditional rowing rivals, Musaeus College, beating them in every race of their annual regatta, including the coveted Boat Race, with a sublime display along the waters of the Beira Lake yesterday. The Ladies’ crew snatched victory in the Boat Race with one of the day’s most emphatic [...]
Schools football officials keeps their doors shut
Weeks after having its grand opening, the office space allocated for the Sri Lanka Schools Football Association (SLSFA) located at the Football House in Torrington, is turning out to be an abandoned store. The Sunday Times made frequent visits the location only to note that its doors were shut. According to a security officer on [...]
Tharindra Ratwatte to lead Trinity rugby in 2014
Trinity College Kandy will have their Fly Half their 4th year coloursman and National Youth player Tharindra Ratwatte taking charge of their rugby team in 2014. He will have Basu Karunatilake as his deputy. Tharindra donned his 1st XV jersey in 2011 under Murad Ramzeen at the second leg of the Bradby Shield in Colombo. [...]
Martis to Coach Royal rugby
Former St Peter’s, National Youth Coach and Development Officer of the Sri Lanka Rugby Football Union (SLRFU) Sanath Martis will take charge of the Royal Rugby outfit in 2014. Royal who have lost the “Bradby Shield” on three consecutive years will have an uphill task to re-claim from Trinity College Kandy. Martis who played for [...]
Fate and hope for tennis
First recorded sports-club in the world is Scotland’s St Andrews and is called the ‘Home of Golf’. Formed in 1754 it was a place to foster the partnership of ‘people and sport’. A Golfer will be able inspire an afternoon with its 250-year history. It has survived all seasons of man – prosperity, depressions, world [...]
Must take steps to improve women’s rugby
The news about the Sri Lankan Women’s Rugby can be considered as a development success though they did not bring home the bowl having reached the final. The lasses did well on day one beating Korea and but had to be content having to play in the bowl segment. The girls did well to win [...]
Dilshan bids adieu to shirt No 79
The world of cricket will still be lucky to see his bat explode in the shorter formats, clad in the Kerry Packer’s innovation of coloured clothing, but T.M. Dilshan stepped down from Test cricket never to return. The No.79 Sri Lankan Test cap, the country’s most senior in the current players’ list, even ahead of [...]
Money will make the world go around for Sri Lanka sports
A big bouquet to the Sri Lanka Sports Ministry which will spend Rs 300 million over the next two years to fund athletes in 14 different sports so that they can prepare for major international games without the distraction of an empty pocket. The romantics among us might believe that it is love that makes [...]
Army football marches on
Though the three-decade brutal war came to an end four years ago, Sri Lanka Army still continues to dominate the art of defence and attack, the area the soldiers are masters at. Discipline which is the core value of SL Army has not only helped them achieve the unthinkable in the battle field but also [...]
Sri Lankan Golfers in Northern California tee off with Annika Sorenstam
Four American-Sri Lankan golfers teed off with Golfing legend Annika Sorenstam at Harding Park golf course, the home of the 2015 US open in San Francisco California, on Tuesday October 8th. ADP, America’s largest payroll processing company, sponsored the tournament. Annika Sorenstam is considered the greatest woman golfer to play the game. Swedish born Annika [...]
SLC helps its stakeholders
Sri Lanka Cricket last week came up with varying amounts of cash donations to its controlling and affiliated clubs according to their needs. The met with all the stakeholders and requested them to submit proposals in order to develop the infrastructure and the development of cricket of their respective entities. They also took into consideration [...]
Lankan lasses on cricket safari
The Sri Lanka women’s cricket team will embark on its first international tour after Jeevantha Kulatunga took over the reigns as its head coach. The team will leave for South Africa next Saturday to play three One Day Internationals and three Twenty20 games in addition to the only 50-over warm up game against the South [...]
Banned substances in sports – should the blame be shared?
New legislation has slapped harsher punishments on athletes found guilty of using banned substances, in an attempt to steer them away from such practices. However, should all the blame be shoveled on sportsmen and women who transgress or should backstage officials such as coaches, trainers and doctors, share just as much of it, if not [...]
Four Sri Lanka pugilists take wing to Kazakhstan
Four pugilists from Sri Lanka left the island on Friday to participate in the AIBA World Boxing Championships scheduled to be from October 14 to 27 in Almaty, Kazakhstan. The AIBA World Boxing Championship according to the latest statistics over 575 boxers excluding the reserves representing 116 countries are expected to participate with India boxers [...]
A dump yard
A dump yard A leading stadium in Colombo has no track at the moment as it is being repaired. The contractor who has been asked to repair the track says that ground itself is not suited for a stadium of this nature. His argument is that before the spot was turned into a stadium it [...]
Sunday Sports Guide
Local TENNIS: – ITF Junior Circuit Championship at SLTA HOCKEY: – Blue and Gold 7s at Royal College ground MOTOR SPORTS: – Rotherham Circuit Meet at Air Force Base, Katukurunda – Sappers 4×4 Gimpo at Tunkama, Embilipitiya SWIMMING: – 7th President’s Trophy Mercantile Championship at Thurstan College Complex – 3rd National Open Water Championship at [...]
Bandara and Perera are shuttle champions
Danushika Bandara of the Bank of Ceylon and Asanka Perera of the Sri Lanka Insurance Corporation emerged the women’s and men’s singles champions at the Nationalised Services Badminton championships that was worked off at S. Thomas’ Indoor Stadium, Mount Lavinia recently.While Danushika Bandara defeated W.G. (Lakshmi) Punchihewa of the Bank of Ceylon 21/8, 21/11 in [...]
Magnificent rally by Sepak Takraw girls in Thailand
The Sri Lanka Sepak Takraw women’s team, with a host of newcomers, staged a magnificent rally to snatch the third place and with it the Bronze Medal at the 28th King’s Cup World Championships held in the Province of Udonthani, 700 km from Bangkok, Thailand. Sepak Takraw is similar to volleyball but without the use [...]
Badaowita United down Eveready
Badaowita United posted a 2-1 win over Eveready SC in the opening fixture of the Yusoof Cup Division 11 knock-out football tournament that is now being conducted by the City Football League at various venues.In the other fixtures that have so far been played, Old Wesleyites SC beat Rudra SC 2-0, Old Peterites SC beat [...]
Old Wesleyites post biggest win
Old Wesleyites posted the biggest win in the ongoing CFL division II football tournament when they inflicted a massive 9-0 defeat on York SC recently. The fixtures are being played at the M.H. Mohamed, Campbell Park and Moragasmulla grounds. Other results Saunders drew with Sunny Mount 0-0. Colombo Veterans beat Ratnam 2-0. Premier SC beat [...]
OTHU trounce Hindu HC
Old Thomians Hockey Union, Mount Lavinia (OTHU) trounced Hindu Hockey Club by six goals to one in their Pioneer Shield hockey fixture at the Astro turf on Thursday. At half time OTHU had the game sewn up with four goals to their opponents one. Right inside Heshan Fernando got the score moving when he struck [...]
Soldiers and airmen declared joint champs
Sri Lanka Army and Sri Lanka Air Force were declared joint champions of the Sri Lanka Kabaddi Championship 2013 which was held at the Sri Lanka-German Friendship Football Stadium in Matara last weekend. The final between SL Army and SL Air Force could not be conducted due to poor light conditions as the organisers declared [...]
Gliding across the varying patterns of dancing waves
Well before the sun makes its patient ascent into the sky’s magnificent canvas of crimson, blue and white, Gabriel Villaran’s silhouette is etched against Arugam Bay’s think sand dunes. With his sleek surf board tucked like a wand under his arm, one of the world’s top surf stars makes a beeline to the brilliant blue [...]
Ramesh double topples Dharmaraja
Right Arm Off spinner Ramesh Mendis leading the Dharmasoka first XI this season was rewarded with two five wicket hauls and registered his maiden first XI ton to see the Sokian’s register a ten wicket win over Dharmaraja College Kandy. The match was played at the Karandeniya Central College grounds. Dharmaraja skipper Deneth Lanka won [...]
Aidex Sports Festival today
The annual Aidex Sports Festival conducted for amputees who use Jaipur Limbs and donors will be held at the Wesley College ground in Campbell Place today. The annual event which will be open for public is organised for the 23rd year by the Colombo Friend-in-Need Society, who will celebrate their 182nd anniversary this year. According [...]
