SLC to embark on Rs 100M project to upgrade cricket
Sri Lanka Cricket is launching a Rs 100 million programme to upgrade its facilities for training and practices for national cricketers of all grades. The futuristic plan will contain a new swimming pool, indoor net and dormitory facilities for the national cricketers at the existing Max Academy at the R. Premadasa Stadium. CEO Sri Lanka [...]
Cold war undercurrents still at Cricket HQ
This is like walking in circles. Wherever you go, you end up at the very spot where you began your perambulation. Cricket in Sri Lanka has a history of over one hundred years and the extent of roots that it has put into our mother earth is simply huge. The height of this expansion is [...]
Lankans concentrating mostly on medal events
Sri Lanka is gearing up to take part successively for the 17th occasion in the forthcoming Asian Games in Incheon, South Korea but so far the National Olympic Committee (NOC) of Sri Lanka has not given the final figure of the touring contingent. However reports state 82 athletes and 29 officials will represent Sri Lanka [...]
Sri Lanka face Chinese Taipei today
“Our team is a blend of youth and experience and we are determined to win back the Mission Foods Asian Netball Championships which we lost by a solitary digit to Singapore in 2012 to Singapore in Colombo,” said Sri Lanka skipper Shashikala Samarasinghe on the eve of the competition. Sri Lanka face Chinese Taipei today [...]
Keells to meet LB Finance in MCA T20 final
John Keells ‘B’ and LB Finance ‘B’ entered the Final of the, Inaugural MCA Tier ‘B’ Twenty20 Super Tournament, winning their semi-finals at the MCA grounds yesterday. In the first semi-final John Keells Group ‘B’ beat People’s Leasing and Finance by 9 wickets. LB Finance ‘B’ beat Commercial Leasing by 73 runs in the next [...]
Carey Centenary Awards Night 2014 on Sept. 13
The Carey College Old Boys Union (OBU) together with the School will jointly organise the Carey Centenary Awards Night 2014 on September 13, commencing at 5.00pm at the Dr. W. G. Wickramasinghe Hall. The OBU and the school will jointly honour and felicitate distinguished Old Boys of the College who are professionals, academics, sportsmen, businessmen, [...]
Sunday Sports Guide
Local CRICKET: SLC Under-23 Championship Division II 2nd Round – Panadura SC vs Leos at Surrey, Maggona SLC Under-23 Division III – Matale CC vs Uva Province at Matale – Tri Youth vs Old Marians at Kegalle – Samagi SC vs North and East at Puttalam – Sinha SC vs Narammala SC at Ambepussa – [...]
SriLankan Airlines trounce Hong Kong & Shanghai Bank
SriLankan Airlines trounced Hong Kong Bank by seven goals to one in an MFA ‘B’ division soccer fixture at the CR and FC grounds recently. At the short whistle SriLankan Airlines had the game well in their grasp with a 4-0 lead. In the 10th minute, centre half D.V. Weerasinghe got SriLankan Airlines off the [...]
Navy in 74 – 60 win over HSC Blacks
The Sri Lanka Navy posted a 74 to 60 points win over HSC Blacks in their Carlton Cup basketball Super 8 fixture that is now on at Pedris Park. At the end of the first quarter the Navy led by 15 to 9 and at the half time they led by 39 to 24. When [...]
Begin at the beginning – no cups and no trophies
Last week there was a series of matches played at the Thurstan College grounds and at the Royal Complex among the Under-12 and Under-13 teams. I called this a series of matches and not a tournament as this game had no cup, shield or trophies presented as such was banned by directive of the Ministry [...]
Entertaining ‘masala’ and big Tennis
The ‘masala’ of new faces, promising performances, seeds taking the toll and the cabaret between games and at the end of the matches, VIP faces on the large screen made New York’s US-Open in Flushing, alive and a TV’s prime time product. In this new wave, one could even have ones opinion expressed or interacted [...]
“King of Billiards” Russell to fine tune local cueists
England’s Mike Russell is a synonymous name in the sport of billiards and snooker, especially in billiards where he has etched a name for himself in the record books since he began swinging the cue at the tender age of twelve years way back in 1981. Russell who first won the world billiards championship title [...]
Lankan slicers off for the World Cup defence
The national Carrom team will leave for the Maldives on September 12 to take part in the 4th World Cup carrom championship to be worked-off at the Sun Island Resort. The Maldives Carrom Association will be organising and hosting this year’s tournament in which sixteen countries scheduled to take part. Sri Lanka ranked second in [...]
Wait for the show of shows on September 19
September 19 is going to be a Friday the schoolboy cricketers will certainly never forget, at least for some time. That will be the day when the 35th Bata-the Sunday Times Schoolboy Cricketer of the Year 2014 comes to an end with a glittering ceremony, of course with the participation of the deserving award winning [...]
Now SLC Vice President protests
Sri Lanka Cricket Vice President Mohan de Silva has strongly objected to its president Jayantha Dharmadasa on himself trying to take total control of the institution’s press releases. De Silva was referring to a mail sent by Dharmadasa to the SLC Chief Executive Officer Ashley de Silva wherein Dharmadasa has stated that all clarifications and [...]
Sri Lanka in impressive wins against China and Kazakhstan
Sri Lankan rugby sevens team under Fazil Marija advanced to the quarter-final of the Cup Competition against Malaysia at the second leg of the ARFU Asian Sevens series 2014 at Stadium Petaling Jaya in Kuala Lumpur. Sri Lanka won both their Group ‘B’ matches against China (33-22) and Kazakhstan (38-17) to remain unbeaten on the [...]
Dialog Sri Lanka Cricket Awards 2014
- DIALOG Cricketer of the Year 2014 Winner: Angelo Mathews – DIALOG People’s Player of the Year 2014 Kumar Sangakkara – Mens T20Is Awards Best Batsman Winner: Kushal Janith Perera Best Bowler Winner: Lasith Malinga – Mens ODI Awards Best Batsman Winner: Angelo Mathews Best Bowler Winner: Lasith Malinga Best All-rounder ODI Winner: Angelo Mathews [...]
Closer look at the chucking malady
Remember, it was the great Sir Donald Bradman who as an administrator was determined to wipe out bowlers with illegal actions, once explained the vexed nature of the chucking issue by describing how two good men could have diametrically opposed views on the legality of one bowler. Sri Lanka Cricket too has followed suit and [...]
How could we brighten Sri Lanka Cricket in the future?
At present Sri Lanka Cricket is OK. We have players on a par with any country. Our schools and clubs produce some excellent players. As well as this there are enough naturally talented players in this country. Although the national game in Sri Lanka is volleyball many like to play cricket. The majority of parents [...]
WW World wrestling a ruthless pastime
WW World wrestling bouts telecast daily on some of the International Cable Networks, differ very much from the conventional form of free style wrestling bouts witnessed in Sri Lanka. It is most disgusting that in world wrestling, a contestant could be mercilessly set upon and battered by one or more opponents in a most brutal [...]
Hemantha and Pradeep in Bangkok
Priya Hemantha and D.M. Pradeep will represent Sri Lanka at the 80th Singha Thailand Amateur Golf Championship which will take place at Panya Indra Golf Club in Bangkok from September 9 to 12. Sixteen countries from Asia will participate at this tournament including the power house of Asian golf Japan, Taiwan and India. 26 year-old [...]
CH & FC ‘A’ and OASC in one all draw
CH and FC ‘A’ and Old Anandians SC figured in a one all draw when the two sides confronted each other in an Andriesz Shield hockey fixture at Maitland Crescent recently. At half time neither side had broken their ‘duck’. After the turn around, Rangana Wijeratne put OASC one up in the 40th minute, but [...]
Maharoof leads Unichela to victory
MAS Unichela (Pvt) Ltd., bagged their fourth MCA Cricket title in the current season when they emerged as the winners at the QP Employment (Pvt) Ltd., sponsored, MCA Tier ‘A’ Hardball Cricket Sixes, concluded at the MCA grounds last Sunday. MAS Unichela ‘A’ led by Farveez Maharoof beat MAS Active Trading , led by Angelo [...]
Top drivers and riders on show at Katukurunda races
Top drivers and riders of the country will compete for glory at the fourth leg of the CEAT-Sri Lanka Super Series 2014 which will be held at the Katukurunda Race Track in Kalutara next Sunday. The previous three rounds have shaped the championship in many categories that are dished out to bring the young talent [...]
