We drive and tell the others where to be – the Big Three doctrine
The laws of cricket tell the English love of compromise between a particular freedom and a general orderliness, or legality – Neville Cardus Nevertheless this world is an interesting place. In real politics the United States and its band of coo-coos on the other side of the sea say the moon is rising from the [...]
Coach’s job up for bids
The hotly debated national cricket coach’s position in Sri Lanka will come under the hammer once again within the next couple of weeks, according to Sri Lanka Cricket vice president Mohan de Silva. On Friday, the Lankan cricket team left for Ireland and England with their Interim Coach Marvan Atapattu, who will also overlook the [...]
Rodrigo says destination of missing cash is beginning to unravel
FFSL President Ranjith Rodrigo stated that matters are beginning to unravel in Football Federation of Sri Lanka’s (FFSL) investigation on the missing Rs. Six Million. The amount, Euro 40,400, received as donations from Italian Footballers’ Association six years ago, has gone off the radar without a trace. Rodrigo said “We are in the process of [...]
Sunday Sports Guide
Local CRICKET: SLC Donovan Andree Quarterfinals – Nugegoda SWC vs Old Thomians Matara at Katunayake -Hambantota SC vs Ambalangoda Rio at Maggona Promotion/Relegation – Matara SC vs Old Thurstanites at Moratu Vidyalaya MCA-Airtel Tier A Super T20 final at MCA MCA-Sierra IT Div F League – MAST Fareeast vs Standard Chartered Bank at Thurstan ground [...]
Land Rover props Trinity for second time
For the second year running, Land Rover, one of the leading Sports Utility Vehicle brands in the world, has come forward to sponsor the rugby team of Trinity College Kandy during the ongoing Singer Schools Rugby League season. Trinity College, one of the schools to have played the first rugby game at junior level against [...]
Sharm de Alwis no more
Former Wesley College and Trinity College boxer and well known freelance sports journalist Sharm de Alwis passed away recently in Colombo. Sharm who was born in Kandy was the Secretary of the Trinity College Old Boys Association for over three years. He was in the Trinity boxing pool even though he was not able to [...]
TT pool tourney
The introductory Travel Trade Sports Club Pool Tournament, the second event in its 2014 event calendar, sponsored by Yenesha Travels, will be held on Saturday, May 10 at the Excel World Pool Parlour, Colombo 10, commencing from 2.00pm. Entries have been called from the TTSC Membership and will close on Wednesday, May 7 at 3.00pm [...]
The Air Force commander who broke the soccer hoodoo!
It was in the era when football was in full bloom in our country, the Ceylon Army led by Lt Christopher Ranasinghe (brother of that soccer legend Peter Ranasinghe) for the first time won the prestigious F.A. Cup in 1956 conducted by the Ceylon Football Association. Some of the renowned footballers who donned the Army [...]
Fifty four matches in Schools soccer championship
For the first time in schools football history, four International Schools will play head-to-head alongside top teams in the schools arena as the Football Federation of Sri Lanka (FFSL) associate themselves with Kotmale Chox in kicking off the Schools Under-19 Football Championship. The championship, featuring 20 school teams in contention, promises to be a new [...]
Chamath and Lal to replace Manil and Thilina at FFSL
The Football Federation of Sri Lanka (FFSL) has suggested the names of Attorney-at-Law Chamath Jayasekara and Dr. Lal Ekanayake to replace Thilina Panditharatne and Dr. Manil Fernando, whose memberships from the Legal and Medical committees of the Asan Football Confederation (AFC) were cancelled on April 16. FFSL chief Ranjith Rodrigo said that they have nominated [...]
Lakshani qualifies for World Junior Athletics Championship
The completion of day two of the 57th Junior National Athletic Championship held at the Sugathadasa Stadium saw five more records tumble which brought the tally of records to 11 so far. The best record breaking performance came from Vidusha Lakshani of Newstead BV Negombo in the Under 20 triple jump event where she leaped [...]
Lions prove a hard side to beat
In a match that consisted of two distinctive halves, Trinity came out winners over Wesley by 15 points (1 goal, 1 try and a penalty) to 9 (2 penalties and a drop goal) at Pallekelle. The first half was played in heavy rain and the play matched the general gloom. Trinity dominated territory and possession [...]
UK Visa delayed: Thisara to miss Ireland leg of tour
In all probabilities Sri Lankas star allrounder Thisara Perera will miss the Ireland leg of the tour. By last afternoon Perera was still in Colombo awaiting the British visa from the High Commission based in Chennai, India. Manager Cricket Operations Sri Lanka Cricket Carlton Bernadus explaining matters to the Sunday Times said “Still the lad [...]
Pathirana begins his canter
Randev Pathirana has finally started to canter aiming to seal the main prize of the 35th Bata-the Sunday Times Most Popular Schoolboy Cricketer of the Year 2014 contest with a few more weeks at hand. Randev, from Royal College Colombo, had a lead of 2086 last week, but by today he has expanded his lead [...]
The goal posts have moved
The Asian 5 Nations match against Korea is history while the chronicle added another record against Hong Kong yesterday. We have two matches left against Japan in Japan and Philippines in Sri Lanka. It is a tough ask to remain in the first three for the 15s Asian Series. The system has changed where there [...]
Hong Kong bare chinks in Sri Lankan armour
Given little hope of victory against an enormously superior Hong Kong side, Sri Lanka’s rugby team could not come up with a miracle to prove their naysayers wrong, but that did not stop them from trying, as they went down fighting in their 41 (4 goals, 2 tries, 1 penalty) -10 (1 goal, 1 penalty) [...]
Who: 15 School Boys in Blue, Gold & Blue – When; 1976
In the 1970’s we witnessed some of the best schoolboy Rugby games in Sri Lanka. Royal, Trinity, S. Thomas’ Mt Lavinia, St. Peter’s, Isipathana, St. Anthony’s produced many great teams and players, who played the game with much passion in their School colours and produced a fine brand of Rugby, still remembered and glowingly referred [...]
A golden moment in Lankan boxing
If there was an award for the Most Special Moment at the Lion’s Cup International Boxing Tournament it probably would have been when Sri Lanka’s wily veteran Anuruddha Rathnayake sent his Filipino opponent Ian Clark Bautista tumbling to the canvas in their flyweight championship bout. Standing there majestically near the centre of the ring, soaked [...]
Women’s World Tennis ‘has it all’
Today’s women’s Tennis has high profile players with young talent, all court skills, glamour, style and strong physiques to sustain mega event round the year. Media ratings show that the world Women’s Tennis events have an edge over many other sporting events and also over the men, in sponsorship, spectator and TV appeal. The Women’s [...]
HNB and Unichela through to finals
Hatton National Bank and MAS Unichela booked their berths to play in the Final of the Bharti Airtel sponsored MCA Tier ‘A’ Super T20 tournament to be played today at the MCA grounds. In the First semi-final HNB beat MAS Active by 25 runs yesterday due to two notable performances by Kosala Kulasekera (54 n.o.) [...]
Thoras learn the science of losing
Stay at home fans will have to pinch themselves to believe this. Science College Mt. Lavinia pulled off a comprehensive 29-7 win over S. Thomas’ College Mt. Lavinia in the Singer ‘A’ Division Under 20 League rugby game at the Science College grounds at Templar’s Road yesterday. Science gained this win by three goals, one [...]
No shortcuts; do it the Royal way
Three years is a long time to wait for anything. But when the thing being waited on is the coveted Bradby Shield and those doing the waiting are Royal College’s most faithful and passionate sons, then three years is an eternity in hell. This year, with a strong allround unit, Royal is perfectly placed to [...]
Lookout! The Lions don’t enjoy being pushed
The Bradby Shield unlike Christmas comes twice a year. So, if you lose one game, you could always win the other. These thoughts are occasioned by the onset of the 70th Bradby Shield matches. Trinity has been in possession of the coveted shield over the last three years, and has pulled off four wins out [...]
Sports in schools to become a must
The programme jointly initiated by the Ministries of Sports and Education, to make sports activities compulsory to all students across Sri Lanka, kick-started at provincial level. According to the Ministry of Sports, the programme was handed over to the respective Sports Ministers of all provinces with the aim of making it a success. “The observations [...]
Saman Jayasinghe – Rugby’s unsung hero
Former Royal College, CH&FC and Sri Lanka player Saman Jayasinghe remains a hero who is not talked about in the present times. Saman, who played for Royal at rugby from 1974 to 1976 was an excellent team man. In the initial year he was under Brumoon Akbar (1974) the second year under Ifthikar Hassen (1975) [...]
Can Sri Lanka win the World Cup in 2015?
We are still celebrating the World T20 Cricket triumph. It was a plum victory for us. All Sri Lankans are happy and proud of our National cricketers who brought honour and glory to our motherland. The question now is can we do the same thing in the ODI Wrld Cup Tournament next year. It is [...]
The Havelock Park we knew
Havelock Park is the house to three of the oldest clubs in Sri Lanka, B.R.C. (Burgher Recreation Club) and Colt’s Cricket Club in Cricket along with Havelock Sport’s Club in Rugger. It was from this Park that many talented sporting personalities developed their skills in their respective Sports’ such as in Cricket — the Wettimunys, [...]
