Quarter-finalists found
The eight teams to qualify to the Cup quarter finals of the Under-18 Singer Schools Rugby 7s were found after the completion of the preliminary round matches on day one at the Royal Sport Complex grounds in Reid Avenue yesterday. However St. Peter’s, the champion team of last year was unable to proceed as they [...]
NZ trounce hapless Lanka
The contribution of the two sneakers who invaded the pitch towards the end of the game added more sparkle to the Kiwi victory as the home team used the cold conditions and the Lankan will to give up without a fight to register a massive 98 run win in their World Cup opener at the [...]
It’s not the end of the world
We Sri Lankans are often self-believers. I remember way back in 1960, Sri Lankan born Bill Forbes who built up a singing career in England came up with that hit single “It’s not the end of the world”. Notwithstanding the drubbing we received at the hands of minnows Zimbabwe in the warm-up or what happened [...]
Sustaining and developing Tennis in Sri Lanka
A century of ITF affiliation Sri Lanka’s Tennis Association, the SLTA seems obvious to us now. None of us would give a second thought about its existence. In reality, it has been a long and tedious road to achieve this milestone. If not for effort of some women and men and their dedication, we would [...]
Rugby refereeing requires more support
Refereeing needs more support from the rugby authorities. That’s according to a distinguished panel for former international players at the IRB Conference and Exhibition in London this week. Looking at the state of the game, Sean Fitzpatrick (New Zealand,), Thomas Castaignede (France) and Agustin Pichot (Argentina) all agreed that when it come to attracting more [...]
Skipper Asalanka spins Richmond to innings win
Richmond and Sri Lanka youth team skipper and spinner Charith Asalanka with a match bag of 11 for 57 spun Richmond to a convincing innings and 57 runs win over St. Thomas’ Matara in the Under-19 inter-school cricket encounter at the Uyanwatte Stadium in Matara yesterday. St. Sylvester’s in stunning win St. Sylvester’s turn the [...]
Competition starts from today
The 36th Bata-the Sunday Times Schoolboy Cricketer of the Year 2015 officially kicks off today. The Sunday Times will carry the first printed coupon, followed by other publications of Wijeya Newspapers which our readers could use to make their favourite schoolboy cricketer ‘the Most Popular Schoolboy Cricketer of the Year 2015’. Accordingly our weeklies the [...]
Machado, Zekic advance to final
Rui Machado of Portugal and Miljan Zekic of Serbia advanced to the final of the Sri Lanka F2 Men’s Futures Tennis tournament with easy wins in the semi-final encounters played at the SLTA tennis courts in Greenpath, Colombo yesterday. Machado the winner of the Sri Lanka F1 Tennis tournament last week who will be looking [...]
Navy smash Police convincingly
Sri Lanka Navy were in smashing form as they downed Police by 29 points (4 Tries, Three Goals and a Penalty) to 13 (One Try, One Goal and Two Penalties) in the Dialog A Division league second rugby encounter played at the Navy ground in Welisara yesterday. Navy led 22-6 at the breather. In the [...]
Army dethrone defending champs Moors SC
Army emerged Inter-Club Division ‘A’ Billiard and Snooker champions when they dethroned defending champions Moors SC in a thrilling seven set final played at the Otters AC billiard table in Colombo. The seven set final saw Army coming out winners in a ding-dong battle as they pulled off a close 4-3 win over the hot [...]
A LESSON NEVER TO BE FORGOTTEN
A LESSON NEVER TO BE FORGOTTEN Recently an official of a leading sport was assaulted with a pole at a parking lot. It was naturally assumed that that the attack was due to something in connection with the sport. It was later learnt that the attack had taken place due to a secret alliance this [...]
Sunday Sports Guide
Local CRICKET: SLC Premier League – Badureliya SC vs Ragama CC at Bloomfield -Colts vs NCC at Colts – Air Force vs Tamil Union at AF ground, Katunayake – Chilaw Marians vs SLPA at R. Premadasa ICS – Moors vs CCC at Moors – Army vs Saracens at Panagoda SLC Emerging Trophy – Kalutara TC [...]
How to resurrect Sri Lanka Football
Now that, Honourable Navin Dissanayake has been appointed as the Minister of Sports, thousands of soccer loving fans and the past players are anxiously waiting to see a change in the football administration which ruined the sport during the last two decades.It is always good for the sport when its performance is evaluated and commented [...]
Kandy favoured to down Air Force today
Kandy SC had an early blip on the radar when, quite inexplicably, the soldiers brought them crashing down to earth. Ever since, life seemed to be a bed of roses for the Nittawela Club until, a fighting CR&FC outfit came from behind (20-27) in the dying minutes to salvage a draw. That try by Robbie [...]
Gajanayake’s century steers Hilton Residencies to easy win over Hemas
Malintha Gajanayake continued his excellent batting form with a classic century (105 in 96 balls, inclusive of 4 sixes and 11 fours) for Hilton Colombo Residencies, to steer them to a resounding 100 runs win over Hemas Group in the ongoing 12th Ceylon Cold Stores PLC sponsored, ‘Elephant House Lemonade’ Trophy, MCA Division ‘C’ 40-over [...]
Roshita and Cooray maintain national rankings
Joseph Roshita and Chamil Cooray maintained their national rankings to win the Women’s Single and Men’s Single titles respectively at the 47th National Carrom Championship 2015 organised and conducted by the Carrom Federation and played at the Carrom Federation Headquarters, Maharagama last weekend. In a much awaited Women’s semi-finals where two schoolgirls from Dharmapala Vidyalaya, [...]
Fox Hill out of SLAS calendar
The main governing body of motor sports of the country, Sri Lanka Automobile Sports (SLAS) officially released their annual event calendar for the year 2015, however sans a number of prominent events. According to the new calendar, 10 out of 29 motor sports events conducted by five different clubs affiliated to the SLAS, have been [...]
CISM Day Run on Feb.22
This year, the CISM Day run is planned for February 22 with the participation of the Tri Services Commanders, Commander of the Army Lieutenant General Daya Rathnayake, Commander of the Navy Vice Admiral Jayantha Perera and Commander of the Air Force and present President of the Defence Services Sports Board Air Marshal Kolitha Gunatilleke. The [...]
‘YO YO’ conducts baseball clinic
Former Kansas City and Japanese national baseball pitcher, Ryotaro Hayakawa, fondly known as ‘Yo-Yo’ (pictured on left), visited Sri Lanka to conduct a two-day skills development programme. During the two-day programme Hayakawa met Sri Lanka team players and imparted his knowledge on baseball. The former Japanese pitcher’s visit to Sri Lanka for the coaching clinic [...]
Kithruwan triple ton, Tamil Union amass 650/8
Kithruwan Vithanage slammed a career best 351 that included 37 boundaries and 14 sixes as Tamil Union resuming on their overnight score of 530 for 6 went on to amass 650 for 8 declared against Air Force SC in the morning session of play on day two in the Premier league cricket encounter played at [...]
Galle SC crushes Police SC by ten wickets
Galle CC crushed fancied Police SC by ten wickets with more than a day to spare in the Emerging Trophy cricket encounter concluded at the Police Park yesterday. Galle CC even though they came into the game as underdogs dominated the proceedings from day one. The opening day’s play saw Galle CC bundling out the [...]
Cassian House to the forefront at St.Benedict’s Inter-House meet
Cassian House won the overall championship of the St. Benedict’s College Inter-House Athletic Meet held at the Sugathadasa Stadium in Colombo last Saturday. Cassian House was declared overall champions after it amassed 749 points from categories, the upper school and primary. The overall victors clinched the upper school athletic meet with a tally of 612 [...]
Asoka Vidyalaya’s problem: Talented players leaving to play for reputed schools
Asoka Vidyalaya, Maradana a school where so many Sri Lanka national players had their earlier education are highly worried about the their cricketers leaving the school to play for reputed schools with better facilities. This action had effected the improvement of cricket in this establishment. Sri Lanka’s World Cup winning captain Arjuna Ranatunga, Chandrika Hathurusinghe, [...]
Maroons battle Blues in Nelson Mendis final at CCC today
The curtain will come down today of the 11th International Under 14 Cricket Tournament at the Colombo Cricket Club (CCC) grounds when CCC School of Cricket ‘Maroons’ meet Mercantile Cricket Association ‘Blues’ for the Nelson Mendis Challenge Trophy. The match will be played on the turf wicket with 45 overs per side. Former Sri Lanka [...]
Hansani and Virunaka crowned outstanding TT players
For their outstanding performances, Hansani Piumila of Visakha Vidyalaya, Colombo and Royalist Virunaka Hendahewa were crowned as the Most Outstanding Players in the Girls’/Women’s and Boys’/Men’s categories respectively at the Western Province Ranking Table Tennis Championships 2015 concluded last weekend at the Bandula Gunawardene Indoor Stadium, Lumbini College, Colombo 5. Organised and conducted by the [...]
