Proteas gag the Lankans to take series decider
The South Africans had the satisfaction of scoring a rare series win against Sri Lanka, when they completed a comprehensive 82 run win in their third and final One Day International at the Hambantota International Cricket Stadium, yesterday. The main architects of the Proteas were the centurions Quinton de Kock (128) and skipper A.B. de [...]
Fitness to the fore: Fact or fiction?
The Lankan cricket hierarchies in recent times have developed this canny ability of pulling out tantrums with their own players. The latest being the piece of paper circulated by the SLC Coaching and Cricket Committee (SCC)’s much respected chief Ranjit Fernando who has sent SOS signals through the Lankan cricket kingdom, claiming that its race [...]
NCC set for the kill against Moratuwa SC
NCC was set for the kill against Moratuwa SC when play ended on the second day in their Under 23 Division I cricket encounter at the NCC ground. They turned the game into their favour after undergoing some anxious moments in the morning session of play. NCC in reply to Moratuwa SC’s score of 229, [...]
CWW Kannangara MVpromoted to Div I Segment ‘A’
The Sri Lanka Schools Rugby Football Association (SLSRFA) released its Under-20 Schools League lineup for the 2015 season. Accordingly Singer Schools Under-20 League Tournament champs Isipathana College will lead the Division I Segment 1A while runners-up Trinity College will head the Segment IB. The remaining five teams of Segment IA aremade up with Kingswood, St. [...]
Senanayake No balled
The ICC has released the findings of the alleged suspect bowling action of Sri Lanka’s off spinner Sachithra Senanayake. The report says the bowler exceeds the ICC permitted levels of 15 degrees. The report says the bowler concerned exceeds the ICC permitted level of the 15 degree bending of the arm at the point of [...]
HNB, LB Finance and NTB winners at Inter-Company Netball Challenge 2014
Hatton National Bank, LB Finance and Nations Trust Bank emerged winners of the Sri Lankasports.com Inter-Company Netball Challenge 2014. Hatton National Bank clinched the Division I title while LB Finance taking away the Division II title. Nations Trust Bank carried away the Mixed Division title. In the grand finals of the Division I category Hatton [...]
Kelly, Daniel power Joes to Pre-Quarter final
Powerful knocks from batsman Revan Kelly and Jehan Daniel helped St. Joseph’s to record convincing victories over Maris Stella and St. Aloysious and take them into the Pre-quarter finals of the All-Island Division I Under-15 tournament. Kelly smashed his third hundred in the tournament as St. Joseph’s routed Maris Stella by eight wickets in the [...]
Army Volunteer Athletics from July 15 to 17
The Army Volunteer Force Inter-unit athletic meet will be held at the Sugathadasa Stadium from 15 to 17 July. Several prominent athletes in the country are billed to take part at this event. Commadant of the Sri Lanka Volunteer Force General Daulagala will be the chief guest at the opening ceremony while the Army Commander [...]
Applications called for Western Province ‘Shuttle Classic’
The 16th Classic Badminton championship organised by the Western Province Badminton Association will be worked off on August 1, 2 and 3 at St. Sebastian’s College, Moratuwa Indoor stadium courts and at the Moratuwa Y.M.C.A. Courts. Only residents of the Western Province are eligible to take part in this tournament which will be worked off [...]
Kvitova’s Super ‘brand’
For a championship to be good and remembered the exhibition of Tennis must be appealing and well contested. This happens only when winner and the challenger come out with their best in every match. To win Wimbledon, a player has to win seven matches. As he rounds progress players begin to feel the strain, stress [...]
The art of winning is science and five hundred rupees is a shouting pass
The science of winning was not on the cards for Science College at the semi-final of Milo Schools Knockout against Isipathana College. They led till the end of the first half but wilted under the pressure exerted by Omalka Gunaratne, the Pathana dynamo. Science scared Isipathana for the first half of the Schools Knockout Trophy [...]
First batch leaves today for Glasgow
The first batch of the XX Commonwealth Games 2014 contingent — three of the top officials from a total of 157 — took wing to Glasgow yesterday. The three-member group includes Nishantha Piyasena, the Chef de Mission of the Sri Lankan contingent and two of the General Team Managers Deva Henry and Gamini Jayasinghe. The [...]
Travel Trade Hardball Cricket Sixes in August
The 32nd Travel Trade Sports Club Hardball Cricket ‘Sixes’ 2014 sponsored by Cinnamon Grand, Colombo, will be held on August 3, at Thurstan College Grounds, commencing 8.30am. Entries have been called from the TTSC Member firms and will be closed on July 23, 3.00pm with Sadhana Wickrantha and Devinda Abeydeera c/o Cinnamon Grand, Colombo. In [...]
Tinpack makes impact
Debutants, Tinpack pulled off a dramatic four wicket win, with one delivery to spare, over the experienced, Citi Bank NA in the ongoing 4th Stafford Motor Co., ‘Honda’ Trophy, MCA Division ‘G’, 25-Over League Tournament, continued last weekend. In a similar tense encounter, debutants, Avian Technologies nudged ICBT by two runs; Avian Technologies, Nalaka Perera [...]
Time ticking out for Anton’s dream
The physique and looks of Lucian Anton Pushparaj may give anyone an impression that he is just another muscle maniac. But only a handful is aware that Anton (30) lives in the slums and that has not been a setback to the silver medal he won at the recently held Mr. Asia Bodybuilding Competition. The [...]
Perera and Abeywickrema the heroes for Rukmalgama
Kaushal Perera (108) and Dhanushka Abeywickrema (92) were the heroes for Rukmalgama CC in their 55 run win over Egodauyana United SC in a CDCA Division III fixture at Padukka recently. Batting first, Rukmalgama CC with Perera and Abeywickrema in dazzling form posted a match winning 258 for 7 in their quota of overs. Egodauyana [...]
Mt. Lavinia Hotel slice the rest
Mt. Lavinia Hotel swept the board winning all three titles – Men’s Team Championship, Women’s Singles and Women’s Doubles at the 2nd Travel Trade Sports Club Carrom Championships 2014, concluded at Galadari Hotel’s ‘Tulip’ Private Dining Restaurant, last Saturday. MLH Men took the team Championship with a comfortable 3/0 win over Cinnamon Lakeside ‘A’ Colombo, [...]
A series full of M & Ms
Two Test series are very much in vogue currently unless you are Indian, Australian or English. Sri Lanka did not buck the trend when they entertained the South Africans to a two-Test series way back in July/August 2006 at the SSC and the P. Sara Stadium. While the absence of Graeme Smith and Jacques Kallis [...]
Here is the chance to utilise Rosa’s talent
The Sunday Times has decided to dedicate this column to its readers so that they can comment about contents in our sports columns and features and also write their own thoughts on various sports with letters to the editor.Their views however are not necessarily those of the newspaper. Here’s a worthy chance to give the [...]
Tape ball cricket – a stepping stone for leather ball cricket
The innovation of ‘Tape Ball Cricket’ began in our neighbouring country Pakistan. With the subsequent popularity it gained in South Asian countries like Bangladesh and the Maldives, it spread out as a popular alternative in countries like India, West Indies, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa and even America in years that followed. As an outcome [...]
FIFA official T-shirt released in Lanka
The official licensed fan t’shirts of the ongoing FIFA World Cup 2014 was officially launched at the Hameedia outlet at the Racecourse in Colombo last Friday. The first t’shirt was handed over to Anura de Silva, the Operations Director of Football Federation of Sri Lanka by Rizan Jeffry, the FIFA Authorised Reseller. “We have received [...]
Semasinghe heads Kurunegala Umpires
S.B.N.S.K. Semasinghe and K.A.N. Namal Kumara were elected as President and Secretary respectively at the 16th Annual General Meeting of the Association of Cricket Umpires (Kurunegala branch ) held at Gold Star Hotel premises in Wariyapola under the patronage of Sirosha Gunatillake the President of the Association of Cricket Umpires in Sri Lanka and Saman [...]
We want one hundred percent commitment from our players – Malik
Former Thomian and Medical Practitioner Dr. Sarath Kapuwatte was re-elected for the record 20th time as President of the Kandy Sports Club at the 139th Annual General meeting held at the Nittawela Club House. Former Trinitian and National fifteens skipper Sean Wijesinghe was elected as the rugby captain of the outfit for the coming rugby [...]
A blockbuster in the offing at Royal Sports Complex
The curtain of the Under-20 schools rugby season for the year 2014 will come down today with the clash between Isipathana and Royal in the much looked forward Milo President’s Trophy Knockout final scheduled to be kicked off from 4.30pm onwards at the Royal Sports Complex ground in Reid Avenue. The rugby fans and the [...]
The skipper’s dilemma
The skipper’s dilemma It is everybody’s wish to be the in the winning team. In this particular case the skipper of the team which won a popular tournament last week was hoping that he would lose the game as the winners have been invited to participate in a money spinning tournament in a neighbouring country. [...]
Thangarajah triumphs over Athukorala in men’s final
Top seed Dineshkanthan Thangarajah, the men’s top seed, was stretched to four sets by bottom seed Sankha Athukorala before crowning himself the winner of the Men’s Open Singles at the 99th Super ‘A’ Grade Colombo Championships conducted by the Sri Lanka Tenniis Association (SLTA) at Green Path yesterday. Thangarajah took the first set 6/4, but [...]
