Decision on local TV rights bid put off till end May
The Sri Lanka Cricket Interim Committee, which was to evaluate local bids for TV rights on Wednesday, has put off the decision for a further date. Sri Lanka Cricket CEO Ashley de Silva told the Sunday Times: “The Tender Committee which met prior to the Interim Committee meeting to evaluate the tender felt that they [...]
Jayasundera 92 as the match fizzles out
As expected the second unofficial Test match between Sri Lanka ‘A’ and Pakistan ‘A’ fizzled out to a tame draw at the Pallekele International Stadium yesterday. Sri Lanka ‘A’ batting the second time in just under two and a half sessions of play ended the day on 206 for 3 with the match being stopped [...]
IPL 08: As good as it gets
The world is a happier weekend destination – smiles everywhere, moods relaxed, and an air of subdued anticipation. This is best epitomized on a Saturday morning. As this Saturday was, leading up to the last weekend of the IPL 2015 league stage. The IPL fans were basking in the after-glow of another thrilling nail-biter on [...]
Trinity’s Shanogeeth slams record knock of 270
Trinity’s Shanogeeth Shanmuganathan slammed 270 against Sri Rahula Katugastota in their Under-17 Division I cricket tournament encounter played at Asgiriya which paved the way for Trinity to record a massive 371 runs win. The left-handed batsman’s unbeaten knock made in just 152 balls comprised 32 boundaries and 16 sixes. He was involved in two fruitful [...]
Maliyadeva in a winning start
Two good performances by Supun Sumanarathna (53) and Chamindu Jayasinghe (5 for 31) helped Maliyadeva College Kurunegala to an easy 72 run win over St. Sylvester’s College Kandy in their inter school under 15 division one Singer Trophy Cricket tournamentmatch concluded at Kurunegala on Thursday. In reply to Maliyadeva total of 206 in 49.2 overs [...]
Sachin is building castles but, Malinga is fighting
By the eleventh week of the 36th Bata-the Sunday Times Most Popular Schoolboy Cricketer of the Year 2015 competition Sachin Dalpethado has made the All-Island Schools contest a trying one for his rivals. The St. Peter’s College allrounder has surpassed the five-digit mark to reach 12659 votes from last week, an addition of 3667 votes. [...]
The beggar’s wound and the Sports Law
I remember when I was going to school there was a beggar at the eye hospital roundabout with a bandaged leg infested with flies. Day-in, day-out it was the same – the wound never seemed to get better or never was the leg amputated. But, seemingly the poor man may have made a decent living [...]
Nadal’s reign in Spain, shaken
Spain’s Madrid-Open has been a symbolic title for Spaniard Rafael Nadal. Not only it is the capital but it also is Nadal’s favorite surface, clay. Nadal has been winning the Madrid title for the last five years but this year, it was Andy Murray who played a classical clay court game, often looking like ‘Nadal [...]
Climbing the ladder and staying there
There is a saying ‘you can’t start the next chapter in your life if you keep re-reading the last one’. Royal will have to revisit the first leg of the Bradby Shield as they approach the next but cannot afford to keep re-reading that game. A one point difference was enough for jubilant Royalists to [...]
Elite shuttle on show again
Sri Lanka will host the Yonex Sunrise International Badminton Challenge Championship 2015 for the 2nd successive year scheduled to be played from June 2 to 6 at the Sugathadasa Stadium Indoor Sports Complex. Last year too Sri Lanka hosted the inaugural championship which was taken part by 18 countries. This year 26 countries have already [...]
Rex Perera bags the plum at the Bridge tournament
Rex Perera was adjudged the Player of the year by the Bridge Federation of Sri Lanka (BFSL) and the Contract Bridge Association of Sri Lanka (CBASL) at the Joint annual Prize giving held on 27th March 2015. Rex was partnered by his Peradeniya University Faculty mates Dr Keerthisena for some of the tournaments and by [...]
Joes down Jayawardenapura MV by 8 wickets
St. Josephs College led by Harin Cooray coasted to an easy eight wicket victory over Sri Jayawardenapura MV in a rain restricted (38 overs) All-Island Division I Under-17 game played at Darley Road. The visitors who took first lease of the wicket were up against a tidy Josephian bowling attack and were eventually bundled out [...]
Suggestions for premier league cricket
Having been involved in the Administration of the game at a First-Class Club level for the past few years, I thought it would be a good thing to enumerate some issues and suggest solutions to them, with a view to taking Sri Lanka’s Cricket – and more importantly – the cricketers themselves, to perform at [...]
Bloomfield rocks back to ’64, Mahanama and Dharmasena
On May 30th Saturday Bloomfield Cricket and Athletics Club will receive members of its past championship cricket team that won the P. Saravanamuttu Trophy in 1964 along with two internationally respected former Bloomfielders Roshan Mahanama and Kumara Dharmasena for a felicitation ceremony at the club pavilion. In 1964 Bloomfield led by late Noel Perera brought [...]
Delving deep into 2015 World Cup tournament
A latest addition for cricket fans’ readership is a book authored by former Ananda cricketer Thilak De Silva titled ‘ICC Cricket World Cup 2015’ on the recently concluded cricket world cup staged in Australia and New Zealand. Published by K.C. Printers the book consisting of 154 pages has given a full account of each and [...]
Summa Navaratnam on his ninetieth (90th) Birth Anniversary – 21-5-2015
It is a considered privilege to write these words of appreciation of an exceptionally gifted double international sports star, Sumanthiran Navaratnam, popularly known as Summa amongst his friends. He was born in the village of Araly North, Vaddukoddai inthe Jaffna Peninsula. His parents, Mr. S.S. Navaratnam, a civil servant and Katie Navaratnam, wanted their son [...]
Rajiva heads TT Association
Rajiva Wijetunga of MAS Intimates Slimline was elected uncontested to the Post of President of the Sri Lanka Table Tennis Association at its Annual General Meeting held at the Sri Lanka Institute of Sports Science Auditorium last Wednesday. Rajiva an old Royalist was an outstanding sportsman during his schooldays representing at cricket, Table Tennis and [...]
Rain curtails Merc cricket
Rain played havoc with the Pre-Quarter Finals of the 13th David Pieris Group of Companies sponsored ‘DPGC’ Challenge Trophy, MCA Division ‘E’ 30-over League Tournament. Out of the eight pre-quarter finals simultaneously played on last Saturday at four venues, six were washed out without a ball being bowled. The two matches that escaped were played [...]
Dialog felicitates Asian5Nation win
The Sri Lanka rugby team that won the ARFU Asian5Nation Division I Championship held in Manila, Philippines last week received an allowance of 2.2million from the team sponsor Dialog Axiata. The amount will be divided among all players of the squad which assures at least Rs. 75,000 each. The grant was presented to the players [...]
Summa Navaratnam
I wrote this same tribute ten years ago on his 80th birthday, and the same holds true ten years on, as he celebrates four score years and ten. On the 21st of May this year, an illustrious son of Lanka celebrates his 90th birthday. Summa is not 90 years old, but 90 years young. In [...]
Mufees and Kalansooriya do well in mid-year novices
At the Mid Year Novices Carrom championship W.M. Mufees partnering I.N. Kalansooriya fought all the way to win the Men’s Doubles Championship overcoming stiff opposition in both Quarter-Finals and Semi Finals. This carrom tournament for the novices was organised and conducted by the Carrom Federation of Sri Lanka and worked off at its headquarters in [...]
St. Aloysius football champs
St. Aloysius College, Galle emerged champions at the Southern Province Under-19 Football Championship 2015 organised by the Southern Province Department of Education. The victorious S. Aloysius team posed for a picture at the conclusion of the tournament. Squatting from left to right: Lahiru Dhananjaya, Mohmmed Latiff, Isuru Lakshan, Supun Dhananjaya, S. Sandaruwan, Mohommed Rishad, Sachin [...]
SACK shuttle champs 2015
St. Anthony’s College has made a mark as the Kandy school that produced the most test caps. Their contribution to national rugby has been immense. The 1980s was a golden era for the Anthonians in table tennis, with national champions such as Mahinda Dandeniya, Christopher Arnolda and Umesh de Alwis. However, success at Badminton has [...]
Monthly medal for Nimal Wettimuny
Nimal Wettimuny bagged the main title of the Monthly Medal Golf Tournament held at the Royal Colombo Golf Club (RCGC) last Saturday. Wettimuny won both the Division ‘A’ Handicap 0-90 Nett and Gross categories with 70 Nett and 75 Gross points. The Division ‘B’ Handicap 10-18 Nett and Gross titles were won by Manoj Algama [...]
Singer bags Over-40 title
Singer Sri Lanka PLC, led by Sujith Sirimanne regained the MCA Over-40 ‘Sixes’ Cricket title with a convincing win over John Keells Group in the Final, the Tournament concluded at the MCA Grounds last Sunday. Ten teams took part in the tournament which was sponsored by Ceylon Cold Stores and contested for the ‘Elephant House [...]
Row-row – eight in a boat
For Sithira Wickramasekara, an ardent rowing enthusiast who had never rowed as a youngster but now rich and vibrant with new ideas, his new collection of the two eights boats are the new Ferraris in rowing of Sri Lanka. Bringing down these elegant boats which are hallmarks of the well renowned century-old Oxford-Cambridge Boat Race [...]
Seevali MMV champs, Northern lads impress
Seevali MMV Ratnapura showed their prowess in the school boxing arena when they emerged champion at the 42nd L.V. Jayaweera Memorial Boxing Championship 2015 held at the Mahanama Colombo boxing ring. Seevali MMV the joint champions with Vidyartha at the meet held last year in fact went step ahead and in winning the championship they [...]
