Senanayake bowling action to be tested in Cardiff
Sri Lanka off-spinner Sachithra Senanayake who was reported for a suspected illegal bowling action during his side’s seven-run victory over England in the fourth One-Day International at Lord’s will undergo scrutiny in England itself. Although Senanayake who is not part of the Lankan Test contingent, returned to the island, and is scheduled to go back [...]
Randev crowns himself in the moment of truth
Finally, the moment of truth has arrived. After weeks of Yo-Yo activity Randev Pathirana of Royal College Colombo has put on board the numbers he needed to become the 35th Bata-the Sunday Times Most Popular Schoolboy Cricketer of the Year 2014, making De Mazenod College’s Lahiru Wickramasinghe’s valiant effort a total vain. Randev raced to [...]
Bent arms and the spirit of cricket
While I was browsing through Sky Sports’ cricket365 not very long ago, I stumbled upon an article written on Sri Lanka’s cricket by one of its columnists. The article was talking about how the little island nation would sustain itself in the big league after the retirement of Muttiah Muralitharan on whom its cricket depended [...]
Anand Pawar beats Dinuka Karunaratne to Men’s final
Cool as a cucumber, keeping the opponent at the net till he gives freedom to the Indian’s favourite shot – a thundering smash on to both flanks of the court, Anand Pawar scored a 2 sets to 1 victory over Sri Lanka’s Dinuka Karunaratne in the Men’s semi-finals of the Yonex Sunrise International Badminton tournament [...]
St. Peter’s made to fight hard for win
St. Peter’s underwent some anxious moments and was made to fight hard by traditional rivals St. Joseph’s for their 16-11 win in the second round match of the Singer U-20 Rugby league encounter played at the Havelock Park yesterday. The Peterites after being led 5-11 at the breather scored 11 points in the second half [...]
Sunday Sports Guide
Local BADMINTON: – Yonex-Sunrise Sri Lanka International Championship at Sugathadasa Indoor Complex CRICKET: Stafford Motors-MCA Div ‘G’ League – MI Synergy vs Jetwing Travels at St. John’s Panadura – ACL Cables vs ICBT at St. John’s Panadura – Bharti Airtel vs Toll Global at Thurstan ground – Deutsche Bank vs Asiri Hospitals at Thurstan ground [...]
St. Anthony’s prevail in a cliff hanger
St. Anthony’s Katugastota prevailed in a cliff hanger in their Singer Schools Under-20 Plate Championship rugby encounter against Mahanama Colombo by three points with a close 29-26 in the match played at the Science College ground in Mt. Lavinia yesterday. St. Anthony’s having taken a 12-5 lead at the breather accumulated their points through three [...]
Airmen fly over Kotahena
Air Force saw what appeared to be a possible rout in their Avant Garde basketball fixture against the Old Bens spectacularly transform into a heart-stopper, which they clinched 72-64 after weathering a late storm with some big play down the stretch at the Henry Pedris courts yesterday. The airmen were rocked by the strong play [...]
Healthy players and a safe sport
Bret Gosper the Chief Executive of the IRB in an address, Rugby: A proactive stance on concussion says, “Player welfare is the number-one priority for the IRB. This is not something we say lightly but rather a strategy that informs and guides every aspect of what we do. Without healthy players who are confident they [...]
Dimitri’s cramps in the First Bradby Leg was ‘unfortunate’
Watching the Inter-School rugby game between Royal and St. Peter’s at the Royal Sports Complex last week was Bernard Gabbei of Germany, Referee and Development Manager of the International Rugby Board (IRB). “I have been told to hold workshops with referees, coaches and educators of the game in Sri Lanka by the International Rugby Board,” [...]
The FIFA World Cup – a Lankan experience
Rukmal Perera is one individual from this tiny island nation to be an insider at a FIFA World Cup event — a dream and a fantasy of a soccer lover. Perera, the media communication head at the Football Federation of Sri Lanka (FFSL) had the rare opportunity of witnessing French footballer Zinadane Zidane’s head-butt on [...]
Six foot nine – where is the basket?
A big part of Filip Vukosavljevic’s job has to do with establishing his presence on the basketball court. Whether it’s putting up huge scoring numbers, swatting away shot attempts near the basket or forcefully corralling rebounds, Vukosavljevic is an impact player. In Sri Lanka though, this title takes on a whole new meaning for the [...]
Mario leaves for Banga pastures today
Mario Villeverayan who was Sri Lanka Cricket’s Training and Conditioning coach will leave for Bangladesh today to take up the same post with Bangladesh Cricket Board. Villeverayan who initially turned out as a fast bowler for St. Peter’s from 1990 to 1992 really caught the eye when he was spotted by former England paceman Frank [...]
Navaratnam, Fernando beat rain to score tons
Perera twins Thashan and Haveen guided St. Joseph’s to a rousing 27 run victory over Thurstan in an All-Island division one Under-17 game played at Thurstan grounds. In a low scoring game restricted to 45 overs, St. Joseph’s taking first lease of the wicket slumped to 69 for 7 before brothers Thashan and Haveen came [...]
St. Servatius’ overcome big match rivals STC Matara by 130 runs
St. Servatius’ College overcame big match rivals St. Thomas’ College Matara by 130 runs in their Under-17 Division I cricket encounter played at the Uyanwatte stadium on Thursday. The Servatians asked to bat first scored 228 runs for the loss of nine wickets in their allotted 43 overs. Rajantha Chandula scored an unbeaten 72 off [...]
Two wins for St. Anne’s K’gala
St. Anne’s College Kurunegala gained two good victories over Kegalu Vidyalaya and Sri Sumangala College Kandy in their all island inter school Under-17 Division I cricket tournament matches played recently. nAt Kegalle, St. Anne’s bt Kegalu Vidyalaya by 3 wickets Kegalu Vidyala 136 for 8 in 35 overs (K.V. Weragoda 37 G.G.U. Gamage 23, L.S. [...]
1997 when Matara Sports Club qualified for the Premier League
1996/1997 was a season that cricket was at its best in Matara. It was during this time that the oldest cricket club in Matara, the Matara Sports Club won the Sara Trophy Cricket tournament conducted by the Board of Control of Cricket in Sri Lanka (known as Sri Lanka Cricket now). The champion team was [...]
Forty seven teams qualify from Kurunegala, Jaffna, Colombo
The qualifying tournament of the 23rd All-Island Schools Netball Championship saw three more centers Kurunegala, Jaffna and Colombo completing their tournament. In the Kurunegala district tournament which was played at the Maliyadeva College grounds 18 teams qualified to the finals which comprised four teams each in the Division ‘A’ — Under-14, 16 and 18 age [...]
Colombo boys go ‘red’ with the Matale lasses
Colombo ‘Reds’ and Matale lifted the boys and girls hockey titles respectively at the School Hockey Nationals 2014, conducted as the Inter-District Combined Schools Under-19 Boys and Girls Hockey Tournament, at the Astro turf in Matale. Colombo Reds came out victorious with 1-0 win over fancied Matale Golds, the reigning champions for the last 15 [...]
The genesis of good players
There are many phases on the arduous road to be a good Tennis player. Some roads test their mettle and others teach the art of survival. Victory and defeat will roll side by side enhancing the skills and vision of the game. Excitement of survival and celebrations along with the disappointment of failures will be [...]
Standard Chartered Bank and People Leasing battle for Division ‘F’ supremacy
High riding, Kanrich Finance ‘B’ came crashing down to their first defeat, losing to vastly improved Peoples Leasing Co. by 22 runs in the first semi-final of the Sierra IT-MCA Division ‘F’ 30-over League Tournament played at the MCA Grounds over the last weekend. The match winners for PLC were Krishan Jayasanka (73 in 54 [...]
Old soldiers ready to go marching along
The Senior Citizens of the MCA will dust their boots, dry clean their old flannels and get their fitness levels up in preparation for the Annual MCA Over-40 “Sixes” coming up today, at the MCA and D.S. Senanayake College grounds, commencing 8.30am. The tournament is sponsored by Ceylon Cold Stores PLC and played for the [...]
Is the Ministry changing gear at SLARDAR
Reference to the article appearing on page 23 of the Sunday Times (2) of 25th May 2014 written by Mr. Naushad Amith under the heading “IS THE MINISTRY CHANGING GEAR AT SLARDAR”. The article written on behalf of a so called “Renowned” Racing Driver is mainly to belittle our club and is ludicrously full of [...]
“The more threatening Senanayake becomes the more murmurs you hear”: Russel Arnold
Arnold scored over 5,000 international runs, including four centuries and 38 half centuries and also had a successful domestic career, racking up almost 10,000 first-class runs. In an exclusive interview with PakPassion.net, the cricketer turned commentator gave his thoughts on the World T20 victory for Sri Lanka and what it means for the future of [...]
Desert cricket moves to Lanka
Desert Cubs Cricket Academy, a cricket coaching school based in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), is set to launch its inaugural 40-over Invitational Schools Cricket Championship in Sri Lanka. The tournament will feature Under-17 and Under-15 teams from the local schools and also of the Desert Cubs CA when it comes alive to be staged [...]
