Active cricket clubs to gain monetarily
In a bid to encourage and lift the standard of local club cricket, the SLC will make monetary grants to all active cricket clubs in the island. A senior spokesman of Sri Lanka Cricket speaking to the Sunday Times said, “The monetary backing will come on a staggered basis, where the yielding clubs will stand [...]
Drama on great Grass courts
The best time to see Wimbledon courts in its pristine state, is on the opening day of the Wimbledon Grand Slam. It is a perfect sight, most inviting to play Tennis. It was so this year and one had to be in the main draw of 2014 to enjoy the privilege. The first three days [...]
Unbeaten Isipathana’s moment of joy
After winning the 2014 league match against Kingswood and assured of the Trophy the Pathana Deputy Principal joyously thanked the players and said “Isipathana is Rugby and Rugby is Isipathana”. On the field it was daggers drawn in the first half and yet the greens managed to remove the heart of the kings and win [...]
It was a good win but there are chinks in our armour
In Melbourne, Australia, last week the ICC or the Meiyappan/Srinivasan Inc. organised Future Tours Programme (FTP) discussions came to a conclusion. Here in earnest, the cricket’s Big Three that includes India, England and Australia found ways of how to disburse the crumbs from their own exploits, among the rest of the gang. For one thing [...]
Sunday Sports Guide
Local CRICKET: Stafford Motors-MCA Div ‘G’ League – SL Telecom vs Allianz Insurance at St. John’s Panadura – Nations Trust Bank vs Tea and Herbs at St. John’s Panadura – Amana Bank vs MAC Holdings at Thurstan ground – Nippon Paint vs A. Baur and Co. at Thurstan ground – Elastomeric vs Coats Thread Exports [...]
Navy men and Army women row through
Sri Lanka Navy men’s and SL Army women’s rowing teams shot across the waters to clinch the open championships at the 29th annual Rowing National Championship yesterday. All three forces’ teams spread their dominance over the Diyawanna waters in Kotte, with the exception of Intermediate category which Sri Lanka Air Force women’s team shared with [...]
Shehan, Ajantha steer Udarata Rulers to second win
A quick-fire half ton in just 30 balls by Shehan Jayasuriya and a three wicket haul by spinner Ajantha Mendis helped Udarata Rulers to record their second successive win in two days in the ongoing Ultra Tech Super 4s T20 cricket tournament played at the SSC ground yesterday. Udarata Rulers being invited to take first [...]
Nishantha Chef de Mission at Glasgow
National Olympic Committee’s Assistant Secretary Nishantha Piyasena has been appointed as Chef de Mission of the Sri Lanka contingent for the forthcoming XX Commonwealth Games 2014 in Glasgow, Scotland. Piyasena, who assists the Academic Panel of the International Olympic Committee’s Advanced Sport Management Course and the Sport Administration Course of the NOC, as a tutor [...]
Aravinda’s cricket dream
Batting great Aravinda de Silva revealed that the Coca-Cola Pathway Camp, whose fourth edition will climax today at the Moors cricket grounds, has enabled him to realize a long-held ambition of nurturing budding cricketing talent within the country. “It was one of my dreams to start this. It was all to do with the young [...]
Kethaka the optimist
After three impressive finishes in his four races, Kethaka Weerasuriya sailed ahead of fellow Thomian Rehan De Silva and Royal College’s Nisal Walpola, to end up as first overall at the inaugural Royal Thomian Optimist Sailing Regatta, held yesterday along the Bolgoda Lake. Weerasuriya crossed the line second, third, sixth and second respectively in his [...]
Kandy night races on the road
The Kandy Speed Night 2014 was flagged off in grand style yesterday night. A day before the race on Friday night timings was taken on each riders and drivers, in front of large spectators inclusive of overseas crowd as well. This event is organised by Carlton Motor Sports Club in conjunction with the Kandy Off-Road [...]
Trailblazers Rahim sisters set the pool ablaze
The 41st Nestle Milo Schools Swimming Championships organised by the Sri Lanka Schools Aquatic Sports Association and worked off for the third consecutive day at the Sugathadasa Indoor Swimming pool saw a further eight records being shattered, bringing the total records broken to 24, in what is being described as a challenging competition so far [...]
Sri Lanka cricket is in good hands – Ranjit Fernando
Sri Lanka Cricket’s Cricket Committee Chairman Ranjit Fernando goes into detail about the recent surge in the game of cricket at the international level. He also delves into how the Lankan administration is looking at the challenges which face it in the near future and what efforts have gone into shaping the game and keeping [...]
Impact on local soccer from footballers from outstations
It is only natural that the Capital city had the lion’s share of the game of football in its formative years. Even to this day Colombo’s hold on football is heavily loaded in its favour. Understandably, it is so due to the facilities and the technical know- how it is blessed with. However the contribution [...]
Weekend dominated by pacemen
Nadeep Nagahapitiya from NM Distributors, Chandima Ratnayake from Kelani Cables and Lakshan Rodrigo from LB Finance ‘B’ bamboozled their opponents, each bagging six-wicket hauls and Jeremy Savarimuttupulle scored a century for Bharti Airtel. These feats highlighted the ongoing fourth Stafford Motor Co., ‘Honda’ Trophy, MCA Division ‘G’ 25-Over League Tournament, continued, last weekend. In a [...]
Satha – A Cricket Legend
“If you are not convinced of this man’s guilt, still more, if you are convinced of his innocence, the verdict is ‘not guilty’. In which event it will be your duty, and I am sure your pleasure to bring back a verdict, which will set this man free after so long a period of incarceration. [...]
Lankans show their muscles at Mr. Asia contest
The 48th Asian Body Building Championship 2014 came to a close on a high note for Sri Lanka at the Sugathadasa Indoor Stadium last Saturday ending the gold medal drought for Lankans in international sporting events for some time. Sri Lankan musclemen contesting in seven weight classes claimed four gold medals, three silver and two [...]
Familians Kurunegala lift Milo Trophy for the seventh time
Holy Family Convent lasses from the rock city of Kurunegala emerged the netball queens at the 23rd Milo All Island Schools Netball Championship which was held at the D.A. Rajapaksa Stadium in Beliatta when they lifted the overall championship title for the seventh successive year. The champions were way ahead having accumulated 60 points to [...]
Wijekoon and Ranasinghe stamp their class
Chandana Wijekoon and Sachini Ranasinghe stamped their class at the Sri Lanka Open Chess Championship winning the men’s and women’s categories respectively. Wijekoon won the men’s title of the championship after a long battle on the tie breaker after tying with Minul Doluweera and Ruchira Dissanayake with 8 ½ points out of possible 10 points. [...]
Travel Trade Carrom Championship in July
The 2nd Travel Trade Sports Club Carrom Championships 2014, will be held on 5th July, at the Galadari Hotel’s “Tulip” Public Dining Restaurant (PDR), commencing 9.00 am. Carom Federation of Sri Lanka will once again conduct the tournament for TTSC and the venue sponsor will be Galadari Hotel. Men’s tournament will be conducted on a [...]
Though second to one, Trinity did well this year
Trinity College rugby players were on a mission this season. They were out to secure the ‘Bradby Shield’, the Canon De Saram, Dennis Perera and the Singer Schools League titles which were on offer. One more to go this season, the Milo President’s Trophy Knockout Championship. They won three missing out on the last one [...]
Southern Sharks walloped by many
The reconstructed St. Anne’s College ground in Kurunegala looked a picture and was a riot of colour as the first day of the 6th Carlton Super Sevens kicked off. Southern Sharks, last year’s winner of the local event, did not have things to their liking, going down in their first couple of games. The strong [...]
Kingswood pullout – Joes fill in the void
Kingswood College, on Friday evening offered a last minute withdrawal but with St. Joseph’s College taking their place the 20th Milo President’s Trophy Schools Under-20 Knockout Rugby Championship go on as planned from tomorrow. Slight changes in the President’s Trophy segment were made by the Sri Lanka Schools Rugby Football Association (SLSRFA) officials after Kingswood’s [...]
Former national football players felicitated
The informal induction of the Ex Sri Lanka Football Players’ Association took place a fortnight ago at the Baddegana Football Complex when closer to 300 former players who donned the national jersey in the yesteryears attended a get-together. The event which was spearheaded with an initiative of four ex-Sri Lanka players Sampath Perera, Alfred Dias, [...]
New Eleven Young Stars SC in 2-1 win
New Eleven Youngstars SC posted an upset 2-1 win over Victory SC in their Division 11 Yusoof Cup knock-out football fixture played at the City League ground recently. At the short whistle the winners held a 1-0 lead. In the 6th minute of play forward Eranga Buddika opened scoring for New Young Eleven Youngstars off [...]
Suarez, memories, teeth marks and a World Cup at hand
This FIFA World Cup now has its moment of controversy. And like many of the goals, wins and upsets at the tournament, when Uruguay’s Luis Suarez sunk his pearly whites into Giorgio Chiellini’s shoulder, he created an incident which would live on long past the teeth marks he left on the livid Italian defender. For [...]
Charana puts St. Servatius out of tournament
An unbeaten 98 off 79 balls with 13 boundaries and five sixes by skipper Charana Nanayakkara and an unbeaten 52 off 108 balls by opener Kasun Abeyrathne helped Thurstan College put St Servatius College Matara out of the Under-17 Division I Tournament at the Uyanwatte stadium. Thurstan qualified to play in the pre quarter-finals of [...]
