“There’s always something to chase”
Coren: You are considered one of Sri Lanka’s greatest batsmen, you’re a national icon, you are an incredible ambassador for your country and for the game. Do you feel pressure being a role model to so many people? KS: It’s a sport followed with a lot of passion but in Sri Lanka it’s just a [...]
Phoenix act the Lankan way after holocaust in India
It’s time to wake from that bad dream. Yes, we all know it was a hasty decision and an ill-prepared tour which culminated in a historical disaster. Yet, it was not holocaust. Still, in spite of facing an almost holocaust, Hiroshima and Nagasaki rose up like phoenix, my distant memory recalls. Once again it must [...]
PFS the best among the Hatton bankers
Hatton National Bank held its annual Sports Fiesta for its Head Office Department and Premium Branches, which includes City Office, Cinnamon Garden and Head Office, at the Colts Cricket ground on the first weekend of November. PFS Division bagged the Men’s Cricket championship beating Banking Services Department in the final while City Office won the [...]
DIFFERENT ROUTES
DIFFERENT ROUTES The Big Shot’s Birthday was celebrated with a grand cycle race offering handsome cash awards. The race was to a distance of 455 km and was held for three days. There was a disaster on the first day as cyclists took two different routes much to the amazement of the spectators. The reason [...]
Sunday Sports Guide
Local CRICKET: Sri Lanka ‘A’ vs England Warm Up match at P. Sara Oval SLC Sara Trophy – Kurunegala SC vs Antonian SC at Maliyadeva – Moratuwa SC vs Ambepussa Sinha at Moratu Vidyalaya – Matugama C vs Crusaders at Kalutara Esplanade – Customs CC vs Matale CC at Welisara – Negombo CC vs Ambalangoda [...]
‘Carnival’ dollars in Tennis
In as much sporting challenges of ‘good Tennis’ is of interest to those who play the game there is another attraction in Tennis now. That is entertainment. Events catering to this segment have gathered quite a momentum in recent years. Such ‘events and galas’ with present, past, prominent and retired players are now organized show [...]
Those decisions that change the course of a game
Decision making is important in rugby as players or referees on the field. Theoretically one may talk of the decision process but the speed at which decisions are made on the field is what matters. That should lead to a reward for the decision in points. Recently I saw incidents where a quick decision process [...]
Kandy finally humble Navy at Welisara
South African magic prevailed over Fijian power when Kandy’s East London born Western Province flanker Chris Cloete single handedly powered his team to beat the defending champs Navy by 16 points (2 tries, 2 penalties) to 6 ( 2 penalties) in their own back yard at Welisara, in their first round encounter of the Dialog [...]
Havelocks play CH under lights this evening
Havelocks and CH & FC – two teams who suffered heart wrenching defeats last weekend take on each other in their first round fixture of the Dialog Sponsored ‘A’ Division club rugby encounter under lights at Havelock Park commencing at 6pm this evening. Havelocks who suffered two setbacks at the hands of CR and Kandy [...]
Sangakkara and Herath hold on to their Test rankings
Pakistan and New Zealand cricketers have continued to progress in the Reliance ICC Test Player Rankings following the drawn second Test in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Friday. Sarfraz Ahmed has achieved a career-best ranking of 18th position in the Reliance ICC Player Rankings for Test Batsmen, which were released on Saturday, following his [...]
Lankan cagers do well down under
The Masters Basketball Sri Lanka (MBSL) participated in the Pan Pacific Masters Games 2014, which is held once in two years, this time at Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia from November 2 to 9,2014. MBSL, who had participated in the games since 1994, sent two teams, an Over-35 team and an Over -40 team. The Over [...]
TRT sixes today
The inaugural TRT Mixed-Collegiate and Inter-Batch Cricket 6s organised by the past students of Trinity, Royal and S. Thomas’ colleges, who are known as the TRT Group, will be held at the CH&FC grounds in Maitland Crescent today. This one-of-a-kind tournament is organised to further enrich and foster the camaraderie enjoyed amongst the fraternities of [...]
Merc ‘C’ division on the road
Prestige Automobile (Pvt) Ltd. will power the MCA ‘C’ Division 50-Over League Tournament 2015 for the 4th successive year. 12 teams are vying for the BMW – Hyundai Trophy. The teams will play in two groups as follows: Group ‘A’: JL Morrison Son & Jones, Airport & Aviation Services, Dialog Axiata ‘A’, IDM Nation Campus, [...]
Sri Lanka under 21 stickers off to Bangladesh on Nov. 30
The Sri Lanka men’s under 21 hockey team comprising of 18 players accompanied by four officials will take wing to Bangladesh on Thursday (November 27) to take part in the Fourth men’s Junior Asian Hockey Federation Cup international hockey championships to be held in Dhaka from November 30 to December 7. The participating teams are: [...]
Malinga will be fit mid-January while Sanga status remains the same
Sri Lanka’s ace in pace Lasith Malinga should be ready for the World Cup says Sri Lanka Cricket. SLC’s Chief Executive Officer Ashley de Silva speaking to the Sunday Times said “Since being operated by Dr. David Young at the Melbourne Orthopaedic Centre after his foot injury he sustained while turning out for the Mumbai [...]
S. Thomas’ cruise to third outright win
S. Thomas’ cruised through to their third outright win of the ongoing Under 19 inter-school cricket season with a crushing innings and 37 runs win over President’s Rajagiriya in the match concluded at Mt Lavinia yesterday. The writing was on the wall for President’s Rajagiriya when play ended on day one as the Thomians was [...]
Indian bash victims fight for pride
Angelo Mathews and Alastair Cook have certain achievements in common, as captains. Their teams, Sri Lanka and England, are coming into action after series thrashings by the same opponent, India. Now it will be time to test the skills and recuperate, when they meet on Wednesday in the first of the seven-match One-Day International series [...]
Lankans could come back against England
As a result of the ”introduction” of the five match series against India just prior to the seven match romp against England, there is a feeling that the players will be having a surfeit of cricket. The Indian rout will only serve to confirm those fears. The shattering of morale, the wounding of the psyche [...]
Lankan lass going great guns in athletics in the USA
24-year-old Hiruni Kesara Wijayaratne left Lankan shores when she was very young when her parents moved to the United States of America seeking greener pastures. She ran while attending St. Bridget’s Convent in Colombo when she was only eight years old, but carried her love for athletics even after she moved to the USA. Now [...]
Royalist Anas Ahmed dethrones the king but misses the crown
The biggest upset in carrom took place on Sunday at the 12th Ranger’s Open Ranking Carrom Tournament 2014 when Sri Lankas No. 1 and National Champion of this year Chamil Cooray was dethroned by Anas Ahamed, a schoolboy from Royal College, Colombo in the Men’s semi-finals of the Men’s Singles at the Carrom Federation Headquarters, [...]
Paceman Madura Lakmal stars in Merc ‘B’ final
MAS Intimates Unichela ‘B’, right-arm, opening fast bowler, Madura Lakmal with a dynamite burst of 6 wickets in the first 3 overs he bowled, ripped the heart of MAS Linea Aqua, as he spearheaded them to a comprehensive 60 –runs win in the Final of the 2nd ‘Emerald Ceylon Tea Cup’/MCA ‘B’ Division 50-Over League [...]
Stamp in honour of Murali?
The recent decision to issue a stamp in praise of Mahela Jayawardena’s performances on his retirement from test Cricket received much acclaim. At the same time queries arose why the achievements of Arujna Ranatunga, our only World Cup winning captain, and Muttiah Muralitharan, world record holder with 800 Test Wickets have not been similiarly recognised. [...]
SSC looking forward to retain title
The domestic premier cricket tournament is scheduled to be worked off from the month of December will start off with the limited over tournament with 14 teams divided into two groups of seven teams in each vying for honours. Defending champions SSC will be seeking to retain the title for yet another year and they [...]
Remembering affable Neil Chanmugam
At first, I admired Neil’s prowess as a cricketer. For I as a Trinitian used to look forward to the annual encounter between our two schools. Every other year, the match was played on the grounds of the School by the sea. The railway lines between the two. Although for S. Thomas’ their big match [...]
Impressions of our five one day series in India
It was pathetic to see our team losing the series five nil. The Indians outplayed our lads in all departments. To see some of our players playing worse than ordinary schoolboys brought shame on Sri Lanka cricket. The morale of the team will certainly go down very badly. Some might say that we did not [...]
Caught Out!
In the good old days, when cricket was played by gentlemen, it was customary for the batsman to walk, when he knew he was out, even before the umpire’s decision. That was when there was not so much money in the game, as is the case now. A bad decision (there is a slight difference [...]
A Reflection
Sari de Sylva The certainty of death has taken away from us my classmate Sari. That class had the likes of P.T. Senaratne, Arjuna Dharmakiriti and Coilpillai Kirinde. I first set eyes on him when both of us were in what was called the 5th Removed for we had done our OLs and were waiting [...]
Sri Lanka pugilists sweep the boards
Sri Lanka pugilists swept the board at the Dual Boxing Meet against the visiting Singapore boxers’ conducted by the Amateur Boxing Association of Sri Lanka which was held at the Slimline boxing ring in Pannala. The Sri Lanka team fielded eight boxers four each in both the categories and came out victorious in three bouts [...]
Caterpillar Cricket a success
United Tractor and Equipment (UTE) dominated at the inaugural CAT District T-10/20 Cricket tournament, beating three visiting teams at a tournament held at the Sinhalese Sports Club Grounds, Colombo. The first semi-final match pitted the GMMCO Giants against the Bangalore Tigers, with the latter winning by 14 runs. The next semi-final match saw the UTE [...]
“88 Batch” of Mahindians get-together
The Annual Get-together of “88 Batch” of Mahinda College Galle will be held on Saturday 29th November at the VIP Lounge of the Galle International Cricket Stadium at 7.00p.m. The Organizing Committee invites all Mahindians from the 88 Batch to participate in this event. For further details please contact Nayana Dhammika – 0772923555
‘Old Thoras’ find new fishing field
The Old Thomians Swimming Club (OTSC) won the Princess Chulabhorn Water Polo Club Championship beating Thailand in the finals 11 -9. OTSC lost to Thailand in the first Round 7-6, but managed to qualify to the finals beating Japan. Malaysia and Singapore. It was a historic win as it’s the first time a team from [...]
Ragama CC gets sponsor
Multi Finance PLC and Ragama CC entered into a sponsorship agreement. The event was held at Kingsbury hotel in the presence of a gathering comprising of members from Multi Finance, Members of Ragama CC and officials from SLC. This is the 3rd consecutive year that Multi Finance PLC has sponsored Ragama CC. The picture shows [...]
Ranasinghe and Fernando bag double TT crowns
Young table tennis prodigies Udaya Ranasinghe of Vidyartha College and Chamathsara Fernando of Visakha Vidyalaya bagged double crowns at the Chrys Gunaratne Memorial Open All-Island Ranking Table Tennis Championship held at the Lumbini College Indoor Complex in Colombo recently. Udaya won the Men’s Open Singles and Under-18 Boys’ Singles while Chamathsara went on to secure [...]
Anishra Odayar to represent Sri Lanka at International Shooting Contest in Poland
Anishra Odayar, a Form 3B student of Stafford International School, has been selected to represent Sri Lanka at the ‘Polmozbyt Plus- Polish Open Kaliber 2014’, an international shooting competition in the disciplines of air-rifle and air-pistol, to be held in Bialystok, Poland, from November 27 to 30. Anishra will be competing in the category of [...]
Kalana leads DSS to the top
D.S. Senanayake College’s Under 13 cricket team top their Group in the ongoing Sri Lanka Schools Cricket Association organised Under 13 cricket series Division I. DSS so far played three matches with one win. The other two matches ended in no-decisions. They beat Trinity College, Kandy and drew with Mahanama College and Tissa M.V., Kalutara. [...]
Lyceum Nugegoda and Wattala excel at Basketball
Lyceum International School Nugegoda and Lyceum International School Wattala dominated over their opponents to win the Under-14 Boys and Girls titles at the Carlton Cup 2014 Basketball Championship concluded at the Henry Pedris Courts in Colombo last weekend. The Under-14 Boys’ final was won by Lyceum International School Nugegoda who beat Gateway College Rajagiriya by [...]
Lyceum Wattala holds sway at In’tl schools swimming meet
Lyceum International School, Wattala with 1111 points emerged champions at the 20th Inter International Schools Swimming Championship 2014/15 concluded at the Sugathadasa Stadium Swimming Pool Complex last week-end. Gateway Colombo (984), Lyceum Nugegoda (659) and Asian International (563) occupied second, third and fourth places respectively. 13 new meet records were established by the champs (8 [...]
