Head Office pluck People’s Bank cricket plum
Head Office plucked the cricket plum when they defeated Colombo South by 28 runs in the cricket final at the People’s Bank Sports Day that was held at the CCC grounds. – BM Results Head Office 104 for 2 in 5 overs beat Colombo South 78 in 5 overs Netball: Head Office (2) defeated Head [...]
A lot of emphasis put on physical fitness – Sanath
Lankan cricket chief selector Sanath Jayasuriya feels that it is time they place of a lot of emphasis on the aspect of physical fitness into the national team. Speaking to the Sunday Times Jayasuriya said “We will be starting our next leg of cricket with the arduous battle of wits with seven one dayers against [...]
Marvan it’s all yours – but there are challenges ahead
Finally the Lankans have buckled their shoes and got their gear ready to go out and play along with Marvan Atapattu who is now Sri Lanka’s Head Cricket Coach in every sense of the term. For the past four years, he has been the batting coach, understudy and fill-in-the-blank coach running around with a hatchet [...]
Josephians take the Zahira Trophy
The Zahira College Old Boy’s Rugby Association (ZOBRA) successfully conducted a rugby competition for the Under-10, 12, and 14 players of leading rugby-playing schools in and around Colombo. The event, Zahira Mini Rugby Carnival 2014 took place at the Zahira College ground in Maradana. In the main tournament, the Under-14s, St. Joseph College Colombo won [...]
Soap football slips
It was an exciting scene of incredible footwork, soap foam, mud and cheer as ANC Education held the first ever Soap Football festival for its students. The event, which started with much anticipation on the 26th September, was concluded successfully with the award of trophies to winning team, Sharks and the runners-up, K-Clan. The best player [...]
Salinda Ushan scores 138 for Isipathana at Sooriyawewa
A decision could not be reached in the under 19 division one cricket encounter between St. Servatius College Matara and Isipathana College Colombo.only 98 overs of play was possible in the match which was played at the Mahinda Rajapaksa International Cricket Stadium at Sooriyawewa due to afternoon deluges which disrupted play on both days. Isipathana [...]
Lyceum Nugegoda outwit their brothers at Wattala
Lyceum International School Nugegoda played their hearts out to defeat Lyceum International School Wattala to annex the All-Island Under-17 Boys Division ‘B’ Basketball Championship played at the St. Joseph’s College courts in Colombo. The Nugegoda cagers dished out their superiority against much fancied Wattala counterparts and recorded a stunning 61-55 win at the end. The [...]
RCGC signs reciprocal agreement with Taiheiyo Club Japan
The Royal Colombo Golf Club signed a landmark reciprocal membership programme with the popular Taiheiyo Club Japan in an agreement at the RCGC last week. Taheiyo Club which boasts of 17 PGA standard golf courses in Japan and with a strong membership of 17,000 members hopes to foster sport tourism within the island. This agreement [...]
DSS duo guide Lankans to impressive series win
D.S. Senanayake MV duo Kaveen Bandara and Akeel Inham scored impressive half centuries and guided the Lankan teenagers to a huge 8-wicket win over their Australian counterparts in the final tie of wits at the SSC Grounds yesterday. Bandara scored 86 and Akeel remained unbeaten on 83 when the Lankan youths scored 206 for 2 [...]
Sunday Sports Guide
Local CRICKET: Schools Under-19 Division I – Nalanda vs Vidyartha at Campbell Place MCA-Singer Premier League – Commercial Credit vs John Keells at Bloomfield – MAS Intimates Unichela vs Seylan Bank at De Soyza – MAS Active vs HNB at FTZ, Katunayake MCA Division ‘B’ League – MAS Linea Aqua vs Commercial Bank ‘A’ at [...]
Four records tumble, one equalled on day 3
The proceedings of the 30th All Island Schools Athletics 2014 which is now in progress at the Sugathadasa Stadium saw four more records being eclipsed and one equalled on day three. In the three days of competition so farten new records have been broken and one equalled. The opening day saw two new records being [...]
Missing airmen conspicuous
The annual Peoples’ Bank Super 7s Hockey Tournament organised by Seethadevi Girls’ School got underway at the Bogambara Stadium yesterday. This tournament, which attracts teams from all over the island, is being held for the twentieth time. The Men’s and Women’s teams from the Air Force, who won the titles last year, are conspicuous by [...]
China proves their medal power
Asian powerhouse China took a major share of the medals as the 17th Asian Games came to a grand conclusion in Incheon, South Korea yesterday. Asian Games, the biggest sporting event to be held in the region, was unique to South Korea who displayed their hosting capabilities as well as progress in the field of [...]
Tharindu, Sajana spins S. Thomas’ to victory
Dual purpose bowler Tharindu Ratnayake, who is capable of using both his hands but concentrates in left arm spin, along with right arm spinner Sajana de Silva helped S. Thomas’ record a seven wicket win over St. Anthony’s Katugastota in the Under 19 cricket encounter concluded at Mt Lavinia yesterday. Tharindu who ended with impressive [...]
Bernie you will be missed
Though it was frail frame, anyone would know Bernie was on his way to the desk. Generally he walked with an announcement – whatever it is and everybody in the precinct has to be aware of his arrival and what he was talking about. Yet, that was Bernie and people on and off the field [...]
Old Bens beat Badulla 2-0
Old Bens veterans entered semi finals of the over 40s Soccer masters tournament 2014- by beating the strong Badulla SC by 2 goals to 1 in their quarter-final match played over the last week- end at the Cooray Park Wellawatte. The two-time finalists Badulla team which included as many a 6 army soldiers had to [...]
Anula makes an impressive entrance to cricket
Anula Vidyalaya, Nugegoda, a school with a proud academic record which dominated in various sports disciplines in the school arena in the recent past are now riding high in cricket. In the decade between 2001 to 2010 first Anulians dominated in badminton winning every schools tournament and became the All Island Champions in various age [...]
The girls are thrilled with their achievement
The cheer of students and teachers echo around the Campbell Park Ground; the school flag of Anula Vidyalaya flutter in the air; and the bands play on…. It was a jubilant moment for Anula Vidyalaya Nugegoda when the school’s cricket team clinched the championship of Under19 Girls Cricket Tournament 2014 beating Devapathiraja Rathgama by 7 [...]
Singapore hosts WTA finals
Singapore will be the venue for 2014 year-end Tour Championship of WTA annual calendar for the first time and it will be so until 2018. The annual WTA ranking is meant to show the overall performance of women in singles and doubles in the WTA tour. The top eight from the ranking of singles and [...]
Lankan rugby in the ascent – especially in the sevens
Japan defended the Asian Games Rugby 7s Gold medal beating Hong Kong in the final by 24 points to 12. With 2016 Olympics hovering around the Japanese heads it was time to release the players from the rugby league to perform at the Asian Games. Japan who has so far lost both Asian sevens series [...]
Jersey snag bugs junior rugby
Now a new controversy has befallen Sri Lanka Rugby Football Union (SRLFU) when the Sri Lanka Schools Rugby Football Association (SLSRFA) decided to blacken the SLRFU logo off the Sri Lanka national Under-19 rugby jersey for the last two games against Hong Kong and Chinese Taipei at the recently completed Singer ARFU JWRT qualifier games [...]
Beira lasses hold sway with 1-0 win
The 10th annual hockey encounter between Bishop’s College and Ladies’ College ended with a 1-0 win in favour of Bishops College on the Astro Turf at Reid Avenue yesterday. The game got off with Bishop’s playing a fast game and occupying the Ladies’ goal area for most of the first half. Within the first ten [...]
Fifty four girls and boys teams in the fray
The 12th edition of the Blue and Gold Hockey Sevens 2014 organised and conducted by the Royal College Hockey Club (RCHC) will get underway next weekend at the Royal College ground in Reid Avenue, Colombo. This competition has gained immense popularity among top hockey-playing schools in the country that schools highly look forward to confirm [...]
Dr. Rene Ferdinands to talk on ICC bowling legality measures
A Coaching Workshop conducted by Dr. Rene Ferdinands (International Cricket Coaching Consultant) will be held on the 6th of October to 12th October 2104 at the National Training Centre, Max Academy RPICS organised by the National Coaching Department of SLC. Dr. Ferdinands will cover subjects on the lines of Spin Bowling, and will also cover [...]
Zuraish aiming to take cue game to greater heights
The game of billiards and snooker which has been in the doldrums for nearly two years is bound to take a big leap as Zuraish Hashim the incumbent President of Billiards and Snooker Association of Sri Lanka (BSASL) has drawn up elaborate plans in the day’s to come to take the game to greater heights. [...]
Janadhipathi BV hockey champs
Janadhipathi Balika Vidyalaya Sri Jayawardhanapura bagged the girl’s championship hockey title at the National School Games defeating defending champs Sangamitta Balika Vidyalaya Matale 2-1 in the final worked off at the Sirimavo Bandaranaike Vidyalaya grounds in Colombo. In the run-up to the final Janadhipathi BV beat Pushpadana BV Kandy 1-0 in the quarter finals with [...]
The unforgettable footballer and administrator M.S.A. Hassan
Every now and then there comes a man, who through his deep commitment first as a player and later as an administrator, lights up the arena of sports and, leaves it a better place through his valuable contribution to the cause of furthering sport in this country. One such man as this, was undoubtedly the [...]
HSC for the betterment of Tennis
Beyond the borders of Colombo there has always existed a broad berth of tennis talent across a number of age brackets. Numerous enthusiastic young players stride toward simple courts, brandishing their equally plain racquets in a bid to hone their skills and perhaps one day make it onto a more visible stage.While passion for the [...]
Kapugedera misses ton for the second time
Defending champions, MAS Intimates Unichela registered their second successive win, when they beat John Keells Group by four wickets in the ongoing, 22nd Singer-MCA Premier League Cricket Tournament 2015, continued last weekend. John Keells electing to bat, was reeling at 106 for 6 in 31 overs and was put back on track by skipper, Janaka [...]
Amrith and Ami take top honours at Victoria
Number 74 was lucky for Sri Lanka’s Amrith de Soysa and Qin Ami of Pakistan who earned top honours at the 15th SriLankan Airlines Golf Classic which ended after four days at the Victoria Golf and Country Club in Digana, Kandy last Sunday. Amrith and Qin finished off with 74 points each to grab the [...]
Menaka from the backwoods to soccer stardom
Menaka Dissanayake rewrote the history books of Sri Lanka football when she became the first Sri Lankan woman coach to successfully qualify for the International License Course conducted by the England Football Association. Menaka, the coach of Sri Lanka Under-16 Girls’ team completed her historic assignment at St. Georges Park in Staffordshire, England from September [...]
Vidyartha emerge champions
Vidyartha College Kandy emerged champions at the 97th Schools Stubbs Shield Boxing Meet which concluded at the Sugathadasa Stadium recently. Vidyartha was way ahead as they pushed the defending champions Vidyarathana University College Horana to the second slot by accumulating 42 points as against to the 20 secured by Vidyarathana while Royal Colombo who tied [...]
SriLankan fly high at TT badminton
SriLankan Airlines bagged a “triple” by retaining the Men’s Open and the Men’s Veterans (Over 40) and regaining the Women’s title after three years, at the 19th Travel Trade Sports Club Badminton Championships 2014, sponsored by Serendib Leisure for the fourth time, at St. Thomas’ College Indoor Stadium last Sunday. 32 teams from 14 TTSC [...]
Sri Lanka should have trained much earlier says skipper Tarinda
Fast and fearsome in action, frank and forthright in speech. That about sums up the lad who captained the Sri Lankan side at the Junior Rugby World Cup in Colombo last week. Lest it be forgotten, he is also the one who led Trinity to that Bradby Triumph in June. Tarinda is of pure, Trinity [...]
Inter Club carrom on the road
The Inter-Club Carrom Tournament 2014 got underway at the Carrom Federation Headquarters, Maharagama last weekend. This year’s tournament will be played in three divisions A, B and C respectively. A record number of 54 teams including a team from Jaffna will compete in the championship which was organised by the Carrom Federation of Sri Lanka. [...]
