Who is playing the doubles game?
The new trend that has evolved after John McEnroe’s era of the 80s and early 90s, is that the top ten singles ranked players in their prime, have stopped playing doubles and mixed doubles. Now, for most players, doubles is to extend their Tennis careers after their prime time in singles. Others in doubles are [...]
The inside story of South Africa’s betrayal
Let’s call them the chokers. Well! At least for some time, they have been called that in the world of cricket. Yet, so far in cricket history, they have managed to achieve it through their deeds within the peripheries of the boundary line, but this time it just happened to spill over. There was a [...]
Warnapura’s ton in vain
Middle-order batsman Madawa Warnapura’s desperate effort became an incomplete effort when England Lions sealed a comfortable 167-run victory against Sri Lanka ‘A’ in the first unofficial Test which ended at Pallekele yesterday. Right-handed Warnapura, who took the game to the fourth day, resumed from his overnight score of 49 and went on to make 108, [...]
Army’s clinical display destroy Colombo FC 2-1
Some clinical finishing from Sri Lanka Army SC stood in stark contrast to the sloppy performance of Colombo FC and sent them charging to a 2-1 victory in their Cargills FA Cup semifinal, played at the Sugathadasa Stadium yesterday. M.N.M Ishadeen continued his goal-fest for Army, opening scoring in the fifth minute with a spectacular [...]
26 member sevens squad
Sri Lanka Rugby Football Union (SLRFU) released its Sevens squad, consisting 26 players for three upcoming international tournaments to be held this year. The squad includes three newcomers Dulaj Perera, Richard Dharmapala and Danushka Ranjan. The first set of players representing Sri Lanka at the Hong Kong 7s will be announced before February 26 by [...]
Sunday Sports Guide
Local CRICKET: Premier League SSC vs Panadura SC at SSC SLPA vs Bloomfield at BloomfieldRagama CC vs Chilaw Marians at R. Premasada Army vs Moors at Panagoda Colts vs CCC at Colts Badureliya SC vs Air Force at Maggona Emerging Trophy Kurunegala YCC vs Police at Welagedara Saracens vs Galle CC at Katunayake Navy vs [...]
Staying out – it’s not rugby sir!
The excitement prevailed at Reid Avenue Royal Complex from the quarter-final stage of day 2 of the Under 18 Schools Sevens tournament. What looked like another drab event turned thumbs up as Trinity, Dharmaraja, Isipathana, Kingswood, Royal and St. Peter’s entered the quarter-final stage. It was obvious that schools and leading rugby playing schools draw [...]
SLPA CC amass a mammoth 593
Sri Lanka Ports Authority CC, resuming on their overnight score of 384 for 3, amassed a mammoth 593 for 6 on the second day against Bloomfield in the Premier league cricket encounter at Reid Avenue yesterday. SLPA’s foundation was laid by Shantha Kalavitigoda, who made 132 inclusive of 17 boundaries and a six, on the [...]
Mercantile TT to conduct Open Championship
The Mercantile Table Tennis Association will conduct their Open Championships on February 27 and 28 at S. Thomas’ College Indoor Stadium. The tournament is scheduled to commence at 5.00pm on each day. Entries were closed on Friday, February 7 and the draw will be held on Friday 21 at 6.00pm at the Golden Bridge Restaurant, [...]
CISM Day Run today
Hundred each representing the Army, Navy and Air Force, including 32 military sportswomen from each wing, will participate at the International Military Sports Council (Conseil International du Sport Militaire), commonly known as the CISM Day Run which will be held in Colombo today. The 4-kilometre run will be held under the patronage of the heads [...]
Hameed Al Husseinie to battle Bens in football final today
The goals have been flowing thick and fast at the Group of ‘80s Hameed Al Husseinie Inter-school Football Tournament, and fittingly the tournament’s top offensive powerhouses, defending champions Hameed Al Husseinie and St. Benedict’s College, are positioned to meet in today’s final at the Sugathadasa Stadium. Heading into the championship-decider, the home team is undoubtedly [...]
Randev in the lead, but others closing up
Royal College allrounder Randev Pathirana continues to lead after five weeks of the 35th Bata-the Sunday Times Most Popular Schoolboy Cricketer of the Year 2014 competition. Pathirana moved past the 4000 mark but others below him also have made rapid progress during the ended week. Randev added 1171 votes to his tally but what could [...]
Colombo based football clubs at a crossroad!
After two decades of dictatorial rule, when the Incumbent President occupied the top seat of the Football Controlling Body in Sri Lanka the past players and the soccer loving crowd had high hopes that there will a drastic change in the football administration which they felt, would pave way to the development and promotion of [...]
All cogs must fit perfectly if rifle shooting is to run smoothly
Shooting is one sport that Sri Lanka has done greater on par with many other sports at international level. And it was one of the sports to be administered under an interim committee for until the dawn of 2014 despite its startling achievements. With much tumult Rear Admiral Shemal Fernando, an experienced campaigner in sports [...]
Zainulabdeen Invitation Football from February 23 to March 23
The inaugural Zainulabdeen Memorial Challenge Trophy Invitation Football Tournament, an invitational competition organised by Victory Football Club, will be staged in Colombo from February 23 to March 23. This was revealed at a press conference held at te auditorium of the Football Federation of Sri Lanka (FFSL) under the patronage of its incumbent President Ranjith [...]
Hijack attempt – NOC meeting cancelled
A meeting of the National Olympic Committee’s office bearers was cancelled by the committee’s President after he discovered that elements who wanted to hijack its proceedings were planning to attend, a letter written by him revealed. The purpose of the meeting was to discuss NOC activities, in particular the progress of the Working Committee appointed [...]
I am sailing — a la Bolling
Jeremy Bolling has made a strong case throughout his life that he is more comfortable around water than he is on land. Whether it is swimming in it, windsurfing through it or sailing on it, he just can’t seem to get enough of its aquamarine brilliance. Now he is looking to make his final, salient [...]
Why only a few Lankans at IPL ?
With the exception of Muttiah Muralitharan, Lasith Malinga and Thisara Perera, Sri Lanka’s cricketers were largely left out of the major bidding at this year’s IPL player auction. Was it simply a case of the best players being picked or were there other less obvious reasons?
Southern Eliyakanda Hill Climb on Feb 22
The famous Southern Eliyakanda Hill Climb motor rally will take place at the picturesque Browns Hill in Matara with top drivers in action next Saturday. One of the few well known hill climbs in Sri Lanka and a flagship event of Southern Motor Sports Club (SMSC), who organises this event under the affiliation of Sri [...]
Richmond in seventh heaven
Richmond Galle, last year’s Under 19 inter-school cricket champions, continued their winning streak, recording their seventh outright win of the ongoing Under 19 inter-school cricket season, with a crushing innings and 155 runs win over Revatha MMV Balapitiya in the match concluded at Balapitiya yesterday. The writing was on the wall for Revatha MMV who [...]
Lohathieswar – ST-Bata pick of the week
Ravindran Lohathieswar, the left-arm spinner who steered his school, St. John’s College Jaffna to a well deserved outright win against Mahajana College Tallapalai received his reward for winning the Bata-the Sunday Times Pick of the Week in the third week of January. Ravindran claimed a match-bag of 10 wickets, ending up with an impressive bowing [...]
Ad ‘B’ pluck Wijeya cricket plum
The Advertising Department ‘B’ secured the D.R. Wijewardena Challenge Trophy beating Daily Mirror by 7 wickets at the Inter-Department Cricket Tournament of Wijeya Newspapers played at the Shalika ground in Narahenpita last Sunday. Batting first Daily Mirror made 77 in 7.5 overs and Advertising ‘B’ reached the target by scoring 82 runs for the loss [...]
