Thomians ‘A’ fours pip Royal to take the dip in the lake
The ‘A’ Fours crew of S. Thomas’ College Mount Lavinia led by Anuradha Nadarajah pulled off a sensational one and half length win to secure the traditional ‘Boat Race’ and with it clinched the overall T.N. Fernando Memorial Trophy in the Airtel sponsored 41st Royal Thomian Rowing Regatta on the waters of the Beira Lake [...]
Ravindu and Mihiliya crowned winners
Ravindu Laksiri and Mihiliya Methsarani were crowned winners in the Boys’ and Girls’ Under-19 segments respectively at the 25th Junior National Squash Championship 2014 concluded at the P. Saravanamuttu Indoor Stadium yesterday. Over 300 junior squash players from various part of the island took parts in this year’s event conducted in 18 events for boys [...]
Tharindu shines as ‘Thora’ run to second win
Dual purpose bowler Tharindu Ratnayake’s seven wicket haul enabled S. Thomas’ crush Dharmasoka MV Ambalangoda by an innings and 187 runs in the Under 19 inter-school cricket encounter which ended at Mt Lavinia yesterday to record their second outright win of the season. The Thomians were well set for the kill when play ended on [...]
Clifford Cup Boxing Meet from October 27
The 87th ABA Men and Women Clifford Cup boxing meet conducted by the Amateur Boxing Association of Sri Lanka (ABA) is scheduled to be held over five days from October 27 to 31 at the Sugathadasa Indoor Stadium. The meet is open to male and female boxers who are over 18 and under 40 years [...]
Indian tour: Chief Selector focuses on player management
Chief Cricket selector Sanath Jayasuriya feels that though the forthcoming Indian series came out of the blues and crossed with the ongoing training schedules, they should put this opportunity to optimum use. Jayasuriya said: “This tour came up all of a sudden. But, we must make the maximum use of it. Yet, at the same [...]
360 young cricketers on show in cricket starved North
The 3rd edition of the Murali Harmony Cup will commence on October 29 and will be played over for five days upto December 2. This five day event featuring under 19 Schoolboys and under 23 Women cricketers is scheduled to be played at five different venues across Northern Sri Lanka in the towns of Jaffna, [...]
Dane helps South Africa Women level series
An allround performance by Dane van Niekerk helped the visiting South Africa Women’s cricket team to level the three match T20 series against Sri Lanka Women with a comfortable seven wicket win in the second T20 encounter played at the Colts ground yesterday. Dane ended with impressive figures of 4 for 17 in her four [...]
Kaushal’s four put West Indies ‘A’ on back foot
Right arm spinner Tharindu Kaushal’s four wicket haul saw the West Indies ‘A’ fall back after being given a sound start by openers Kraigg Brathwaite and Assad Fudadin in the pre-lunch session’s play on day one in their 3rd unofficial Test match against Sri Lanka A played at De Zoysa Stadium in Moratuwa. West Indies [...]
Lohathieswar steers St. John’s Jaffna to innings win
Left-arm spinner Raveendran Lohathieswar ended with a match bag of 10 for 48 to steer St. John’s record an innings and 57 runs win over St. Peter’s Negombo in the Under 19 inter-school cricket match played at Wennappuwa. This was the Johnians third outright win having secured wins against Hindu College Kokuvil and Madeena Central [...]
Carromites (Gold) emerge champs
The curtain came down in the Inter-Club League Carrom Championship 2014 at the Carrom Federation Headquarters, Maharagama last week-end when in the Men’s ‘A’ Division Carromites (Gold) emerged champs while in the Women’s ‘A’ division Sri Lanka Navy swept the board to be crowned as winners. In the Men’s ‘B’ Division finals Wariyapola Rangers overcame [...]
Cosmos HC veterans from Melbourne arrive
The veteran Cosmos Hockey Club from Melbourne, Australia arrived in the island for a short tour where they will play two matches one in Kandy and the other at the Astro turf in Colombo and an exhibition game at the Padang (Malay CC) in Colombo. According to sources the Cosmos HC was first known as [...]
Sunday Sports Guide
Local CRICKET: Sri Lanka ‘A’ vs West Indies ‘A’ 2nd Day of 3rd Unofficial Test at Tyronne Fernando Stadium in Moratuwa Schools Under-19 Ananda vs D.S. Senanayake at Ananda Mawatha MCA Division ‘B’ League Commercial Credit ‘B’ vs Singer ‘A’ at Bloomfield Kanrich Finance ‘A’ vs PABC Bank at Maggona FOOTBALL: Dialog Champions League 2014 [...]
The ‘winner’s magic’
As an open-sport, Tennis cannot be approached or mastered with closed formulas. To be successful in any open-sport, players must be in possession of a personality which can understand and gather sports-intelligence, be able to live at the edge of the clif, fight all the way, and to perform at 100% in very tight situations. [...]
Welcome to the world of cricket realities
There is no argument, today the game of cricket, like every other high-profile sport, is driving at breakneck speed towards commercialism and the niceties of the former gentlemen’s game are being ignored. This came to focus during the recently concluded Incheon Asian Games where Cricket was included as a medal sport for the second time. [...]
Taking sevens rugby seriously
As I said the previous week Sri Lanka retained its position at number four in the Asian Sevens Circuit, which could be termed as consistent. This adds more pressure to the seven’s teams of the future. Now they have to run faster than before to stay where they are while the need to climb higher [...]
Those brilliant soccer stars from Uva
By the late nineteen forties, football in the outstations was on a strong footing with the game having a stable base in Kandy, Badulla, Trincomalee, Ratnapura, Jaffna, Galle, Bandarawela, Kurunegala, Gampola, Nawalapitiya and Batticaloa. They were the strongholds of the game and offered the elite of Colombo and gave a good run for their money [...]
HNB in runaway win to bag title
The 38th Mercantile Hockey Sevens Championship was concluded last Sunday at the P. Saravanamuttu Stadium, Colombo when Hatton National Bank (HNB) trounced Sampath Bank with an easy 5-0 victory to annex the coveted Hockey Sevens Championship Trophy. Sampath Bank had no answer to the fast moving HNB mid fielders who kept on attacking from the [...]
Merc volleyball final to be worked off today
Mercantile Volleyball Championship 2014 which was played in three segments at the Youth Centre Courts, Maharagama will come to an end with the finals of three segments (Men’s and Women’s) to be played today at the same venue. As this is the first time that the tournament was conducted as Super League, Championship and ‘A’ [...]
Amrith and Roshini in BMW glory
Amrith de Zoysa and Roshini Sangani clinched the prestigious BMW Golf Cup International, which was held for the fourth consecutive year at the Royal Colombo Golf Club. Amrith outclassed other top contenders who were on the hunt for the title as he claimed the Men’s Division ‘A’ championship with ease while Noordeen Sethwala finished behind [...]
Navy super cross at Welisara on Nov 15 and 16
The inaugural Navy Supercross 2014 will be flagged off on November 15 and 16 at the newly laid supercross and gravel track at the Navy Base in Welisara. The Navy Supercross track is the latest addition to the Sri Lankan motor racing tracks and is also the closest gravel track to the city of Colombo. [...]
John Keells and MAS Active in Premier League final
John Keells and MAS Active entered the Finals of the 22nd Singer –MCA Premier League Knock out Tournament 2015. In the first semi-final John Keells beat the fancied defending Champions, MAS Intimates Unichela by 26 runs and in the second semi-final MAS Active scored a close two wickets win over Commercial Credit played mid week [...]
Susantha, Suranga emerge champions
Reigning national snooker champion Susantha Boteju of YMCA and Suranga Perera of Castle Cue Club Kandy emerged champions of the inaugural Joseph Perera Memorial Snooker Double tournament which was played at the Embassy Pool Parlour in Kandy. The duo pairing together outclassed the pair of S.M. Ibrahim (YMCA)/M.M. Rikaz (MICH) with a convincing two frames [...]
Royal Cagers sink the Thomians in home net
The Royal College cagers led by Juliyan Gunasinghe pulled off a stunning victory by 55 points to 40 to retain the D.S. Senanayake Memorial Trophy in their 12th annual encounter against S. Thomas’ College Mount Lavinia, for the fifth consecutive year played at the Royal Indoor Sports Complex in Colombo recently. The Royalist went on [...]
SL Navy, Christ Church and Sangamitta excel at Super Hockey 7s
Sri Lanka Navy, Christ Church Matale and Sri Sangamitta Girls N.S. (formerly BMS) Matale excelled to carry away major honours at the 20th People’s Bank Super Hockey Seven 2014 for clubs and schools worked off at Bogambara Stadium in Kandy. The two day annual hockey fiesta in the hill capital organized by Seetha Devi Girls [...]
Southern Rally expected to be a blockbuster
The Southern Rally 2014, well known as the journey through the wilderness of the South will once again hit the roads of Matara on November 1 and 2 covering a distance of over 500 kilometres. The rally, which includes two separate stages will rev off on November 1 at dusk from Matara town and come [...]
Lionel House emerge champions
The annual inter house sports meet of Gateway College, Colombo was held at the Sports Ministry Grounds (Torrington) on October 11 and 12. The meet witnessed the participation of over 300 students in nearly 150 track and field events over two days of intense competition. Former National Cricket Captain Mahela Jayawardena was the Chief Guest [...]
Lankan lasses do well at FIBA U18 Cager tourney
The Sri Lanka Under-18 Girls’ basketball team performed creditably with three wins at the 22nd FIBA Asia Under-18 Championship for Women held in Jordan. With the success Sri Lanka’s hopes of competing in the Level I segment of the tournament will now become a reality according to the team management. The Sri Lanka lasses, after [...]
St. John’s girls showcase their skills
St. John’s Girls’ School, Panadura showcased their athletic skills during the recent sports-meet held at the De Soysa ground in Moratuwa. St. John’s Girls’ School Board of Trustees Chairman Neil Perera, Principal Lakshila Ilepperuma and Deputy Principal Anushka Abeyratne graced the occasion as special guests. – NA
Combined international schools’ Xl for Murali Cup
A combined team representing the International Schools of Sri Lanka (TISSL) will feature at the upcoming Murali Harmony Cup 2014 for the first time. Selections were done as for the performances of the concluded Under-19 Inter-International Schools Cricket Tournament and other tournaments of this season. The squad comprises of players from 11 different International schools, [...]
Nimesh and Natasha take top honours
Royalist Nimesh Ranchagoda and Visakhian Natasha Sandavinee took top honours at the fifth Western Province Open Ranking Table Tennis Championship 2014 held at the S. Thomas’ College Indoor Complex in Mt. Lavinia conducted by I & D Table Tennis Academy. Nimesh bagged the Boy’s Under-18 and Under-15 Singles titles while Natasha achieved the same double [...]
Anula finishes behind Mahamaya
Anula Vidyalaya, Nugegoda occupied the second place behind Mahamaya Girls School, Kandy who won all three matches to snatch the first place at the Inter Schools ‘A’ Division Under 12 Table Tennis Championship concluded at the S. Thomas’s College, Mt. Lavinia Indoor Stadium tables recently. Anula Vidyalaya won two games out of three. In the [...]
Nuwantha, Dimuth slam massive tons
The Under 13 inter-school cricket matches which is in progress now has seen some scintillating batting and bowling performances from the young kids around the island. In the batting department there were two note worthy performances both coming from youngsters in the outstation schools. Nuwantha Madushan of Gurukula MV Kelaniya and Dimuth Sandaruwan of Karandeniya [...]
The Aitken get-together
Sport-O-Rama 2014, the most sought out sporting event to be held in the corporate sector, conducted by Aitken Spence Sports Club for its colleagues was held at the Wesley College Grounds, Campbell Park. Over 1000 thousand employees from 26 subsidiaries of the Aitken Spence Group participated at the event where cricket, volleyball, football, rugby, athletics [...]
