Lankan cricket on chopping block or at crossroads?
There is a certain saying to this effect. “To the blind man even the most precious stone would go unnoticed even if he happens to kick that stone on the street”. To me cricket in this country has just the opposite effect, but still like in the case of the blind man, no justice is [...]
The spirit of the game is all that matters
About eight hundred tiny tots of rugby were at the CR grounds on Sunday for tag rugby. The festival was for boys under the age of 10 and 12 and this was the seventh year in succession. This was the second for 2015. This is what community rugby is about and this carnival named KIK [...]
The potential to win on ‘Clay’ Battle for the French Open
The French national championships started as a closed event for the French nationals in 1891. Only in 1925 it allowed foreign player participation and from then on it was called the French-Open. Today, of the four Grand-Slams, French-Open is the only oneplayed on red clay courts. The Grand-Slam in Tennis refers to the championships of [...]
THE BIG QUESTION
THE BIG QUESTION A leading sports body elected their office-bearers recently and to all accounts the correct people are in the correct places. But there is a setback. Both the president and the secretary are very poor in their English. Followers of this sport are wondering how this duo will converse at international meets. Will [...]
Bertie Wijesinghe, 95 not out
R.B. Wijesinghe, son of former Trinity cricketer Alexander Wijesinghe and of his wife Beatrice Gunasekera, is the oldest living Thomian cricketer whose 95th birthday falls on 24th May 2015. RBW known to all as Bertie entered the great school by the sea in 1926 when warden MacPherson was about to hand over the reins to [...]
Nipun Malinga sits comfortably at the top
An addition of 3439 votes during the ended week has bolstered the stronghold of Sachin Dalpethado who leads the 36th Bata-the Sunday Times Most Popular Schoolboy Cricketer of the Year 2015 for the ninth week running. Sachin, the allrounder from St. Peter’s College Colombo now has a tally of 16098 votes and leads his closest [...]
Anura de Silva leads FFSL
Former football Chief Executive Officer and former national captain Anura de Silva was elected President of Football Federation of Sri Lanka (FFSL) with a majority of 38 votes at the Annual General Meeting held at the Ministry of Sports Auditorium in Colombo yesterday. The FFSL AGM, which was held after nearly two decades under peaceful [...]
School rugby back on track from May 30
After a lapse of nearly three weeks the school rugby fever gets back into action from May 30 where they will vie for the Singer U20 Rugby Title with eight schools of which four will definitely be in contention to be crowned as the school rugby kings of 2015. Isipathana the defending champions and was [...]
IPL 08: The Big Final today
Mumbai Vs Chennai – the finals of the eighth edition of the IPL is here. The starts could not have been more contrasting. A string of early victories had taken Chennai to the top of table. A string of early defeats had left Mumbai at the very bottom. Chennai had got it right, from the [...]
Five decades ago – it was they who set the pace
On the eve of the Bradby Shield Colombo-leg fixture, old Royalists and Trinitians who played fifty years ago (1965) and families were hosted for dinner by one-time Royal skipper Ken Balendra at his residence. The two captains of the 1965 encounter, Upendra Wickremasinghe (RC) and M.T.M. Zaruk (TCK) were present at the occasion. (Picture by [...]
Boom…Boom – The Lion is felled
Having just got their noses in front after the first leg at Palekelle, Royal handed out a 49-0 drubbing to Trinity in the second match at the Royal Complex. Winger Mahima Gamage put the issue beyond doubt with two second half tries in the space of three or four minutes, But it was without doubt [...]
Kusal’s comeback series ends in draw
Kithruwan Vithanage and Kusal Perera who has had a successful series as the duo cracked tons to frustrate the Pakistan ‘A’ on the fourth and final day’s play of the third unofficial Test match played at Rangiri Dambulla Stadium. The two tons helped Sri Lanka ‘A’ end the day on 411 for 5. Sri Lanka [...]
Schoolgirls dominate women’s events
Schoolgirls dominated in the Women’s events at the All Island Mid Year Carrom Novices championships organised and conducted by the Carrom Federation of Sri Lanka worked off at the Carrom Federation Headquarters, Maharagama. It is a good sign for the future of the game in Sri Lanka that schoolchildren taking part in this sort of [...]
Veterans Sixes on Sunday 31
‘Old soldiers never die’. A set of old cricketing soldiers will march along to the Mercantile Cricket Association grounds next Sunday (31st) to compete in the Lanka Cavaliers Veterans Six-a-Side cricket tournament commencing at 8.00 a.m. Lanka Cavaliers with a theme of ‘Cricket For Peace, Service and Goodwill’ will be staging this six-a-side tourney in [...]
Tarmac C’ship 2015 at Katukurunda on May 31
The Asian Motor Racing Club (AMRC) and Sri Lanka Association of Racing Drivers and Riders (SLARDAR), two of the most prestigious motor sports clubs in the country will unveil the CEAT-AMRC-SLARDAR Tarmac Championship 2015. The grand motor sports event will be held at the Katukurunda Race Track on May 31 with the flag-off scheduled at [...]
National cricketers must live by example
As another Interim Committee of Sri Lanka Cricket has taken fresh guard at the wicket for a new innings it appears that winds of change are blowing across the headquarters which are ruffling the feathers of some of its key stakeholders. Reports have already trickled in that the Interim Committee have proposed the reduction of [...]
5-Club Stableford Golf Tournament set to tee off in June
The traditional 5-Club Stableford Golf Tournament, hosted by HSBC at the Royal Colombo Golf Club (RCGC) will be held on June 12 and 14. The popular tournament will begin with the Ladies and Seniors teeing off in the afternoon on 12 June, while the Men’s A B and C divisions will tee off with a [...]
EWIS, Unilever, Emerchemie NB and Union Assurance PLC advance to semi-finals
EWIS, Unilever, Emerchemie NB and Union Assurance PLC advanced to the semi-finals of the 13th David Pieris Group of Companies sponsored ‘DPGC’ Challenge Trophy, MCA ‘E’ division 30-Over League Tournament 2015.In the Quarter Finals played last weekend, EWIS scored a convincing six wickets win over Citizens Devp. Bank; Unilever scored a hard fought 22 runs [...]
Li-Nang badminton from June 20 to 29
The 5th Li-Ning Mercantile Badminton Association Inter Firm Team Doubles Badminton Championship 2015, organised by the Mercantile Badminton Association and sponsored by Li-Ning will be held at the MBA Headquarters and Indoor Stadium, Malalasekera Mawatha, Colombo 7 from June 20 to June 28, 2015. Challenge Trophies, Replicas and Certificates as well as merchandise from the [...]
Amila and Gayan steer Visvaka Mktg. to win
Amila Peiris (30 not out) and Gayan Fernando (2 for 5) steered Visvaka Marketing to an exciting three wickets win with a ball to spare over Zenra Tea in the Final of the 2nd Sri Lanka Food Processors Association Soft Cricket ‘Sixes’ 2015, concluded at the Colts Grounds last weekend. 28 teams (comprising four men [...]
Schools Old Boys and Old Girls Semi League tourney from June 5 and 6
Masters Basketball Sri Lanka (MBSL) will conduct the 2nd Schools Old Boys and Old Girls Semi League Tournament, commencing during the week-end June 5 and 6, 2015 at the MCA Basketball Court, Colombo 7. The League Stage of the tournament will continue every week-end in June, (13/14, 20/21 and 27/28) at the MCA. MBSL is [...]
Hotel Topaz ends Sri Lankan Airlines Twelve-year reign in shuttling
Hotel Topaz, Kandy staging a comeback after a two year lapse, lifted the Men’s Open and the Women’s titles at the 20th Travel Trade Sports Club Badminton Team Championships 2015, sponsored by Serendib Leisure Hotels for the fifth time, concluded at St. Thomas’ College, Mt. Lavinia Indoor Stadium over the weekend. Hotel Topaz ended the [...]
Double for Luxe Asia at TTSC Bowling
Luxe Asia scored a double, clinching the first two places at the 14th Travel Trade Sports Club Bowling Championships 2015, sponsored by Amaya Resorts and Spas for the fourth successive year, concluded at the Strikes Cosmic Bowling Centre at the Excel World in Colombo. A total of 61 teams from 26 member-firms participated, with FTS [...]
Quarter-finalists to battle in September
The preliminary round matches of the Red Bull Campus T20 Cricket 2015 which was played for the last three days came to end yesterday at the Thurstan College grounds in Bauddaloka Mawatha. In the last two matches that were played saw BMS record an easy 6-wicket win over IIT and ANC securing a three win [...]
Sri Lankan student honoured with opportunity to deliver match ball at Rugby World Cup 2015
Harsha Samarasinghe, an Under-14 rugby player from Trinity College Kandy, will represent Sri Lanka and will have the unprecedented honour of delivering the official Match Ball onto the field of play, during Rugby World Cup 2015 in England coming September. After a programme initiated by DHL Express, young Harsha received an opportunity of a lifetime, [...]
Our Lady victorious
The athletes of Convent of Our Lady of Victories, Moratuwa emerged champions at the Divisional and Zonal Athletic Meet 2015 for girls. Dilmi Dias became the best athlete in the Under-15 age category. They also emerged the overall runners-up. The Under-15, 17 and 19 netball teams also went on to clinch the championships of the [...]
Upekkha best at the nets
The Old Girls Association (OGA) of Ananda Balika Vidyalaya Colombo organised its annual Netball Tournament at the school premises recently with members of the four houses — Meththa, Karuna, Muditha and Upekkha — participated. Upekkha House emerged champions beating Karuna House in the final. Captain of the champion House — Upekkha, Nadee Kumarage and the [...]
OKI International School Network Activity Day 2015
The OKI International Schools Network held its annual activity Day for the Kids 2014/2015 at the Sugathadasa Indoor Stadium in Colombo recently. A large number of events were held during the day in which all the pre-school kids represented OKI Network Schools, Wattala and its branches Kandana, Negombo and Young Minds. Numerous events including Drill-displays, [...]
Colombo Big Match – an event for the diary
History will be recreated in the sporting arena this August at the Premadasa International Cricket Stadium when old boys from eight of the very best cricket playing schools in the country will come together to lock horns in an event titled Colombo Big Match that promises to be the perfect mix of young and not-so-old [...]
Thabari House emerge champs at Hejaaz International School Sportsmeet 2015
Thabari House emerged champions at the Boys’ sportsmeet held on April 7. Abdullah Ahamadeen, Abdur Razzak, Arkam Jabir, Mashfaq Madani and Arshaq Ahamed, Aman Azwer, Nuhard Nawas and Ayyash Ghouse emerged track and field champions in their respective age categories. The boys performed a gymnastic display. The spectators watched in admiration as the marching squad [...]