Could Pakistan’s cricket drought be Lanka’s gain?
Lankan chief selector Sanath Jayasuriya feels that the need to beat Pakistan in upcoming series has become much more important to Sri Lankan cricket since losing to South Africa last week. Jayasuriya speaking to the Sunday Times said: “When you play in your own backyard the expectations are always high. This is not a new [...]
Vote cart runs over miscalculated scorecard
In Sri Lanka, the scorecard is always wrong. However you mark it, the score tends to give a wrong total at the end of the day. Galle, once described as the bastion of Lankan cricket, is a venue the Lankan team generally begins an inbound tour, win it and then go on to defend the [...]
Kaushal bowls NCC to third successive win
NCC coasted to their third successive outright win of the ongoing SLC Under-23 Division I Cricket Tournament when they defeated CCC by 117 runs at NCC grounds yesterday. CCC chasing a target of 300 runs for victory crashed as off-spinner Tharindu Kaushal who had a seven-wicket haul in the first innings grabbed four more wickets [...]
Rugby ‘Lion’ father like son
Trinity College Rugby captain of 2014, Tharinda Ratwatte received a ‘Lion’ on Friday at the College Hall from Principal Brig Udaya Ariyaratne. Ravin Sayer won the ‘Lion’ for Cricket. Sayer also represented Sri Lanka at Under-17 level, taking over 100 wickets last season for the Trinitians. In Boxing Ryan Weerakoon and Shams Ziyard won their [...]
Thinking out of the rugby box
‘Papare’ hyped an event for rugby among the Colombo and Outstation schools and called it Colombo Blues vs. Kandy Reds. The promotion created a product among passionate supporters of a schools season that was just finished. I called them passionate as when you see them at a match raving and ranting you get the impression [...]
What footballers had to endure 100 years ago!
Florida, Dubai, Las Vegas are today’s Premier League footballers’ holiday destinations of choice. But 100 years ago, World War One descended across Europe, taking the sportsman of England — with varying degrees of rapidity — to the killing fields of France and Belgium. Earlier this year a delegation of English football luminaries stood in a [...]
Herath, Dilruwan and Moeen Ali lead bowlers’ charge
Hashim Amla of South Africa has returned to the top three, Sri Lanka’s Angelo Mathews has achieved a career-best ranking and Ian Bell of England has earned a place in the top 20 of the latest Reliance ICC Player Rankings for Test Batsmen. Amla, who scored 139 not out and 25 in Colombo to inspire [...]
Vidyarathana, Kadugannawa hunt for honours
The 45th T.B. Jayah Memorial Boxing Meet currently being held at Pilimatalawa Central has turned out to be a closely-contested one, with Vidyarathana University School Horana and Kadugannawa Central in the hunt for honours. After the penultimate day’s boxing, Vidyarathana US and Kadugannawa Central were in the lead with 11 points. Vidyarathana US were well [...]
Hemasiri lashes out at Glasgow poor show
Hemasiri Fernando, the President of National Olympic Committee (NOC) of Sri Lanka lashed out at sports governing bodies of Sri Lanka for taking a contingent of 104 athletes just to give exposure. He called it ‘nonsense’ He told the Sunday Times that if officials were of the view that an event such as the Commonwealth [...]
Postponed
The 32nd Travel Trade Sports Club Hardball Cricket Sixes which was scheduled to take place at the Thurstan College Grounds today had been postponed indefinitely due to the prevailing weather conditions. – L.R.
Police BC severely jolted by Maldives BC
Police Basketball Club were severely jolted by the visiting Maldives BC in their over 35 veterans basketball game before turning the tables to post a 37 to 36 points win their Masters Invitational Basketball fixture at the Sugathadasa Stadium yesterday. At half time the Maldivians held a 25 to 15 point lead. The tournament is [...]
Gampaha RFC books place in Cup quarters
With an early blitz and unrelenting pressure, Gampaha RFC pushed ahead of Army Four Wings by 10 points (2 tries) to 5 (1 try) to book a place in the Cup quarter-finals of the SLRFU Division 2 Inter-Club Sevens, following action at Havelock Park yesterday. Gampaha slit through their opponents’ defensive ranks twice within the [...]
Sanga-Nishantha one-on-one tomorrow
Sri Lanka’s champion batsman Kumar Sangakkara will meet Sri Lanka cricket secretary Nishantha Ranatunga tomorrow in a bid to iron out some of the issues that have cropped up between the two. Issues surfaced once again when Sangakkara speaking on the subject of SLC offering Lasith Malinga the option to represent the Mumbai Indians or [...]
Snooker Nationals get underway
The 62nd National Snooker Championship conducted by the Billiards and Snooker Association of Sri Lanka got underway at the Automobile Association Club (AAC) and The Cue Club in Colombo yesterday. Four matches were worked off at the AAC where Hairulla Afualdeen of EPP Kandy, M.Z.A. Zulfy of RPP won their matches while M.M. Jiffrey of [...]
Lankan lads pitted against Australia, Saudi Arabia and Kazakhstan
Sri Lanka along with Australia, Kazakhstan and Saudi Arabia will play in Pool A in the preliminary round at the 10th Edition of the Asian Boys’ Under 18 Volleyball championship conducted by the Asian Volleyball Confederation to be worked-off at the Sugathadasa Indoor Stadium in Colombo from September 5 to 13th. Fifteen teams from Asian [...]
The Hassimdeens – their talents were extraordinary
Their individual talents were extraordinary! Their collective performance brilliant! Their names were synonymous with the sport for more than a couple of decades! The Hassimdeen brothers of Slave Island fame had indeed no equals at representative level in any branch of the sport in the long and chequered history of recreation in this country. Each [...]
Junior chess in Yakkala
The Ajmos Chess Club of Anura Junior Model School (Ajmos) in Yakkala will organise a two-day chess championship for juniors on September 13 and 14 at the school premises. Individual competitions will be held under six different age categories (Under-6, 7, 8, 9, 10 and 12) for boys and girls. Gold, silver and bronze medals [...]
Cinnamon Grand to sponsor TTSC
Cinnamon Grand Hotel Colombo has come forward to sponsor the 32nd Travel Trade Sports Club (TTSC) Hardball Cricket ‘Sixes’ 2014 which will be to be held today at the Thurstan College cricket ground in Colombo. The tournament which runs the whole day of today is expected to be a keenly contested one with almost all [...]
Lakshman Kadirgamar – A great sportsman
Without any doubt late Lakshman Kadirgamar, who left us nine years ago (11 August 2005), was one of the finest sports personalities produced by Trinity College Kandy. In addition to his sports career he was also a very good allround student who maintained his studies at top level. He was awarded with the Ryde-Gold-Medal (Best [...]
Denzil Kobbekaduwa – officer and gentleman
Denzil Kobbekaduwa, one of the best allround students to come out of Trinity College Kandy representing his alma-mater in Rugby football and hockey. Denzil represented the ‘Lions’ in 1957 and 1958 under Ken De Joodt and the following year he led the Trinity outfit ending up with a ‘Lion’ for Rugby. He played along with [...]
Tail-ender Bandara hits Heshan Flex out of the park
Assetline Leasing, Amana Bank, Nippon Paint, Toll Global, LB Finance ‘B’, Lankem Ceylon, Brandix and Star Lanka Shipping advanced to the quarter-finals, in the ongoing Fourth Stafford Motor Co. sponsored, ‘Honda’ Trophy, MCA Division ‘G’ 25-Over League Tournament. The stage of 16, first round matches took place last weekend. Assetline Leasing’s tail-ender, Sanjaya Bandara hit [...]
Ilex the Navy rugby stalwart no more
Born to a respected ancestral family in the small village of Dehiyagatha in Ja-Ela, Ilex Perera was the youngest in the family who was educated at St. Anne’s College, Wattala. Later he moved to Christ the King College in Tudella, representing his alma maters in football. Perera developed a love for the odd-shaped ball by [...]
Royal College Basketball Court refurbished
The unveiling of the refurbished Royal College Basketball Court took place on Friday, July 25. This project which included resurfacing of the basketball courts, upgrading to fiber boards and rings as well as replacing the lighting of the court was completed under the direction of the Royal College Union Basketball Advisory and Management Committee (RCUBAMC). [...]
Witchdoctors and South African Selector
One South African selector was at the President’s Box watching every ball which was bowled and taking notes. When we found that he was a selector we became friendly. Then we spoke at random about cricket and the standard of Sri Lankan cricket and other matters which interest men. Thereafter the conversation shifted to the [...]
Ride my wave at Arugam Bay
Surfers from the South will travel to East seeking sweet revenge as the second leg of Red Bull Ride My Wave Surfing Championship is set to come alive at three surfing points in Arugam Bay. The most ferocious battle on the waves for locals will be held next weekend – August 8 to 10 – [...]
Cricket World Cup in Sri Lankan Walauwa in Melbourne
The Walauwa in Noble Park has quickly etched its reputation as one of the most sought after venues in Melbourne if you are looking to have a great meal accompanied by music, entertainment and other side attractions. In its infancy, after the former Sandown Regency Hotel was bought over by four businessmen with a view [...]
Commonly Misunderstood Cricket Basics
Soon after Sri Lanka’s infamous ODI win against Australia in Melbourne, November 2010, we were at the nearby rail station to get back to our hotel. There were posters in the station announcing the forthcoming ‘The Ashes’ series. On seeing those, a young Sri Lankan cricket fan lamented, “Why aren’t we (Sri Lanka) invited to [...]
Sportec SC down Rahula SC by nine wickets
Sportec Sports Club registered their second win in the Matara District Inter Club Division III Cricket Tournament by downing Rahula Sports Club by nine wickets. The match was played at the Senanayake grounds in Weligama. Being invited to bat first Rahula SC were bundled out for 76 runs in 22 overs. Priyantha Uyanahewa 4/13 and [...]
Wijetunga re-elected
At the 56th Annual General Meeting of the Mercantile Table Tennis Association held at the Golden Bridge Restaurant, Mt. Lavinia Rajiva Wijetunga of MAS Intimates was re-elected President for 2014/15. Rajiva, a Masters Double International had been playing mercantile table tennis since 1979 and was also the President of the Table Tennis Association of Sri [...]
Racing track at Welisara, the latest ‘wroom’ attraction
Sri Lanka Navy made the latest addition to Sri Lanka Motor Racing when they officially announced the completion of the ‘Navy Racing Track’ in Welisara. With this new track coming into operation, the three armed forces own almost all the motor racing tracks in Sri Lanka with Sri Lanka Air Force owning Katukurunda and Sigiriya. [...]
Therapuththa NS Ambalanthota, thrash Malaththawala NS by 144 runs
Therapuththa National School Ambalantota thrashed Malaththawala National School Monaragala by 144 runs in the third round of the All-Island Schools Under-15 Division III Cricket Tournament. The match was played at the Malaththawala NS grounds. Pramuka Dilshan who opened the innings for Therapuththa NS scored 103 runs off 106 balls with 18 boundaries and a six [...]
Nishantha and Roshita crown themselves
Nishantha Fernando and Joseph Roshita were crowned men’s and women’s champions at the conclusion of the 27th Federation Cup Carrom tournament at the Carrom Federation Headquarters Maharagama last weekend. Nishantha Fernando met Chamil Cooray in the men’s final and champion Fernando exhibited superb technique in his slicing and straight shots which held the opponent at [...]
Sunday Sports Guide
Local CRICKET: SLC Under-23 Championship Division I – NCC vs CCC at NCC – Moors SC vs Army SC at Moors – Moratuwa SC vs Colts at De Zoysa – Navy SC vs Tamil Union at Welisara – Air Force vs Bloomfield at Katunayake – Negombo CC vs Ragama CC at Kadirana Division II – [...]
