Is Thisara contemplating retirement?
Is Lankan all-rounder Thisara Perera who opted out of the Sri Lanka ‘A’ tour of England and Ireland contemplating retirement from international cricket? The left-handed bowling all-rounder who has played six tests, 76 ODIs and 38 T-20s had been down thumbed by the selectors at national level and suddenly pulled out of the national squad [...]
Chucking it into the right slot
At the last International Cricket Council meeting in Melbourne where India, England and Australia took control of the proceedings of the game at international level and asserted their authority, many new recommendations were mooted, but, there was one that really caught my eye. The recommendation came in the wake of Lankan off spinner Sachithra Senanayake [...]
Moors, NCC crush CCC, SLPA by innings
Moors SC and NCC recorded outright wins with a day to spare when they crushed CCC and SLPA CC by an innings in the Under 23 Division One cricket matches played at the CCC and NCC grounds. It was a pathetic batting performance put in by CCC as they were unable to last one day [...]
Sri Lanka, South Africa cricketers raise funds for worthy cause
Standard Chartered joins hands with Sri Lanka Cricket to continue its efforts to raise funds and awareness for the Sri Lankan Visually Handicapped XI and its bid at this year’s World Cup in South Africa in November. Inspired by Standard Chartered’s community investment platform addressing curable blindness globally, Seeing is Believing, the two organisations will [...]
St. John’s Nugegoda pulverise Ananda
St. John’s College Nugegoda barely broke a sweat over a hapless Ananda College, as they pulverised their opponents with superior pace and skill, to roll to a 50 (5 goals, 3 tries)- 3 (one penalty) rout in one of a number of Western Province Under 16 fifteen-a-side Rugby League Tournament fixtures, played out yesterday at [...]
Anika Seneviratne wins Girls U-12 singles final
Bottom seed Anika Seneviratne downed top seed Neyara Weerawansa 6/2, 6/1 in two straight sets to win the under 12 girls singles final at the 9th Colombo Tennis Championships concluded at the SLTA courts yesterday. The tournament was conducted by the Playing Section of the SLTA. Final results: Girls Under-12 Singles: Anika Seneviratne (2) beat [...]
Junior spikers in Asian Super Eight
Sri Lanka Junior Women’s Volleyball team entered the super eight of the on going 17th Junior Asian Women’s Volleyball championship in Chinese Taipei on Friday. Facing the strong Iran team in the second match of the main round the Sri Lankan lasses trounced the Iranians 3-1 to book a slot in the Super eight round. [...]
Red hot all star rugby next Saturday
The third annual ThePapare All Star Rugby Encounter 2014 between the Colombo Blues and Kandy Reds will be held at the Racecourse ground in Colombo next Saturday. The kickoff time is set at 4.30pm for the clash of the two combined school teams from rugby strongholds of Colombo and Kandy. The announcement on the showdown [...]
Galle match in the balance
Kumar Sangakkara and Kaushal Silva frustrated the South African bowlers as the pair held on after Sri Lanka lost their first wicket with 14 on the board in pursuit of 370 runs for victory to end the fourth day’s play on 110 for 1 in the first Test match at the Galle International Stadium. The [...]
Grand finale on September 19
The organisers of the 35th Bata-the Sunday Times Schoolboy Cricketer of the Year 2014 announces that there has been a change in the date and the venue of the grand finale. The much awaited show will now be held on September 19, Friday, at the Musaeus College Auditorium in Colombo. Due to unavoidable circumstances the [...]
Anika wins Girls U-12 singles final
Bottom seed Anika Seneviratne downed top seed Neyara Weerawansa 6/2, 6/1 in two straight sets to win the under 12 girls singles final at the 9th Colombo Tennis Championships that was concluded at the SLTA courts yesterday. The tournament was conducted by the Playing Section of the SLTA. – BM Final results Girls Under-12 Singles: [...]
Marvan’s term extended, Kalpage faces axe
National head coach Marvan Atapattu’s term has been extended till the end of the Pakistan tour of Sri Lanka next month before Sri Lanka Cricket would advertise the position, it is learned. However, the assistant coach’s position currently held by Ruwan Kalpage will go under hammer immediately after the present South African tour. Atapattu who [...]
Vernon Philander fined for ICC Code of Conduct breach
South Africa’s Vernon Philander has been fined 75 per cent of his match fee after breaching the ICC Code of Conduct during the third day’s play in the first cricket Test against Sri Lanka in Galle. Philander was charged with an article 2.2.9 offence of the ICC Code of Conduct which relates to “changing the [...]
Sunday Sports Guide
Local CRICKET: – Sri Lanka vs South Africa First Test, fifth day at Galle SLC Under-23 Championship Division I – CCC vs Moors at CCC – Army vs Moratuwa at Panagoda – SLPA vs NCC at NCC – Bloomfield vs Tamil Union at Bloomfield – Negombo vs Navy at Kadirana – Air Force vs SSC [...]
Wither Sri Lanka Tennis — on a ‘real’ or ‘deceiving’ road?
To evolve as Tennis player ‘performance’ must be based on ‘skills’ and this is the ‘real-road’ that lasts. Being the best players in a small, weak field of players, is a ‘deceiving-road’. Hunger for prominence, will deceive young players in every sport. It is doing so in our Tennis today. The numbers of parents and [...]
Isipathana took the bunch of roses and the crown
At the end of the Rugby Schools season 2014 what needs to be remembered is that the school kid represents the “Face of Rugby” — YOU ARE THE FACE OF RUGBY. It is not just rugby alone as the senior team player is also about to take a step into the world. There were times [...]
Cornerman comes home after fifteen years
‘Cornerman’ a coffee table book based on stories from the life of Dian Gomes was launched at the Sirimavo Bandaranaike Memorial Conference Hall in Colombo last Tuesday. The meaning of book title ‘Cornerman’ is related closely with boxing and it stands for a coach or teammate assisting a fighter during the length of a bout. [...]
Nalanda – the best shuttlers
Nalanda College Colombo emerged champions in the Division ‘A’ of the All-Island Inter-School Badminton Tournament 2014 organised by the Sri Lanka Schools Badminton Association which concluded at the Royal College, Badminton complex recently. Nalanda was given a tough time in the semi-finals by Dharmasoka College Ambalangoda who went down fighting to concede a 2-3 win [...]
3rd CACA Cricket 6s on September 14
The cricket sixes organised by the Champion Anthonian Cricketer’s Association (CACA) of St Anthony’s College Wattala for the third consecutive year will be played on the 14th of September at the College grounds. Cricketers who have represented St Anthony’s College Wattala at any level of school cricket are eligible to play in the tournament which [...]
Oman Air Golf Classic to attract golfers from Australia and the Middle East
The annual Oman Air Golf Classic 2014 is set to tee off for the fifth consecutive year at the world-class Victoria Golf and Country Resort in Kandy, on 4 -5 October 2014. This year’s tournament will see the participation of over 100 golfers from Sri Lanka, Australia and the Middle East. Last year, Andrew Udeshi [...]
Red Sun on penalties
Red Sun SC beat National United SC on penalties to win the Sisil World 9-a-side Football Championship held at the Zahira ground in Gampola. On their way to the final from a total of 15 teams, Red Sun SC beat Silver Star SC by 3-0 while National United had a narrow shave against Red Sun [...]
NDB RCGC Inter-School Golf Championship tees off on July 26
NDB together with the Royal Colombo Golf Club (RCGC) will host this year’s annual ‘Inter-School Golf Championship’ on Saturday, July 26 at the RCGC. This year’s tournament will be organised by S.Thomas’ Preparatory School. The tournament will be played on a five ball stable ford basis and will feature more than 240 Golfers from 22 [...]
Junior Golf at Victoria
The annual Victoria Golf and Country Resort Junior Golf Championship will take place on August 3 commencing at 7.30am at Digana, Kandy. The practice session will be held a day earlier at the same venue. This will be an ideal opportunity for the young golfers to display their powers and skills in Golf. The Victoria [...]
South Australian Seniors lose to younger Matara Veterans by 61 runs
The spry South Australian Seniors Cricket Team comprising of senior cricketers above sixty years of age who are on a two week tour of Sri Lanka lost to a much younger Matara District Veterans Cricket Team by 61 runs in a 30 over per side game played at the Uyanwatte stadium. The South Australian Seniors [...]
Four blistering centuries
Opening batsmen, Tharanga Indika of Lankem Ceylon, Ruwan Sanjeewa from Toll Lanka, F. Ahamed from E.B. Creasey and Delshan Wijetunga from MAC Holdings cracked centuries in the ongoing fourth Stafford Motor Co., ‘Honda’ trophy, MCA Division ‘G’ 25-Over League Tournament, continued last weekend. Tharanga Indika carried his bat out with a whirlwind 150 not out [...]
Shashika to lead Sri Lanka lasses to Singapore
The selection committee of the Sri Lanka Netball Association has selected Shashika Samarasinghe to lead a squad of 12 players for the forthcoming 9th Asian Netball Championships scheduled to be held from September 7 to 14 at the newly built Singapore Sports Hub in Singapore. The Sri Lanka team comprises a mixed blend of young [...]
Eighteen teams for WPCA Div: III knock out
Eighteen teams will be seen in action when the Division III Knockout Cricket Tournament conducted by the Western Province Cricket Association (WPCS) on behalf of Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) for 2014 commences on Saturday, July 26 at various venues in Colombo. At the briefing for the officials of the participating clubs held at SLC Headquarters [...]
Merc Volleyball from August 16
Mercantile volleyball teams will have two weeks to register for the third edition of the revived Mercantile Volleyball Tournament which the Mercantile Volleyball Association (MVA) has scheduled from August 16 at the Youth Centre in Maharagama. MVA stated that accepting applications will come to an end on July 31. MVA officials expect around 100 teams, [...]
Crystal Palace and Thihariya Youth a battle of attrition
The Premier Division I Football Championship conducted by the Football Federation of Sri Lanka (FFSL) will come to an end with the final showdown between Crystal Palace SC Gampola and Thihariya Youth SC Gampaha at the Jayatilleke Stadium in Nawalapitiya. The kickoff is set for 3.30pm. Incidentally both finalists competed under Group C in the [...]
Pinnawela Central sweep the board at Women’s Sepaktakraw Nationals
Pinnawela Central College swept the board at the first ever Women’s Sepaktakraw Nationals 2014 held at St. Joseph’s College Indoor Stadium. Pinnawela Central fielded three teams and they bagged the championship, runners-up spot and third place in front of an enthusiastic and supportive audience. Anusha Sandamali emerged as the Best Player of the competition displaying [...]
German style win for Western lasses
The strong Western Province team massacred Southern Province by 7 goals to nil as they went on to win the Women’s Championship of the National Football Festival held at the Sports Ministry ground in Torrington Square. The lasses from Western Province played a well structured game as they led 3-0 at halftime. They were well [...]
