Science too much for Kingswood
Science College Mt. Lavinia had to pull all stops to gain a 37-22 win over Kingswood in a Singer Inter-School rugby game at their grounds in Mt. Lavinia yesterday. At the breather Science led 25-17. Science’s points were made up of one goal, five penalties and three tries while Kingswood’s points came off two goals, [...]
Rasheed in thrilling win over reigning national champ Boteju
Army’s M.S.M. Rasheed emerged champion at the Colombo YMCA Invitation Open Snooker Championship when he recorded a stunning and thrilling five frames to four win in the nine frame final over reigning national snooker champion Susantha Boteju at the YMCA billiard table in Colombo yesterday evening. Rasheed overcame Aslam and Somaratna with ease by recording [...]
Royal douse the Josephian charge
Schools League title hunters Royal College narrowly escaped from the jaws of defeat before recording a stunning 25-22 victory against dark horses St. Joseph’s College in a Singer Under-20 Schools League Cup segment rugby match played at the Royal Complex in Colombo yesterday. After leading narrowly by a point, 18-17 at halftime, Royal went on [...]
Sanga to retire from International cricket after first Test against India
On July 20, 2000, Sri Lanka played its first of the three Tests at the Galle International Cricket Stadium against South Africa. In that game a left-handed wicket-keeper batsman named Kumar Sangakkara confidently walked on to the crease to join his life-time friend to be Mahela Jayawardena at the other end. On his part, Sangakkara [...]
S. Thomas’ in shocking win over fancied St. Peter’s
The second half rally put in by S. Thomas’ saw them record a shocking 25 points to 17 win over fancied St. Peter’s in a second round encounter of the Singer U-20 Schools Rugby league tournament played at Bambalapitiya yesterday.The Thomians after conceding a 8-10 lead to host Peterites made up their points through a [...]
Vandersay calls out with gritty show
The three day warm up match between the Sri Lanka Board President’s XI and the visiting Pakistan side saw the two teams share the honours in the drawn encounter which concluded at the Colts ground yesterday. The final days proceeding saw Pakistan resuming from their overnight score of 27 for 1 going for quick runs ending [...]
Mithun leads Navratna to title
Mithun Perera displayed the true spirit of being a leader when he shot five-under 67 at Karnataka Golf Association to ensure that his team, Navratna Ahmedabad defended its Louis Philippe title yesterday. This is Navratna Ahmedabad’s third Louis Philippe Cup title over four years of the tournament. Giving Perera full support was teammate Anura Rohana [...]
Omalka leads the Pathana turn around at Pallekelle
Isipathana stayed on course for a show-down with Royal, and a possible annexure of the league title by weathering the form brewed Trinity in the first half, and then unleashed their power and fury in the second. This climaxed in an ultimately comfortable 37 points (2 goals. 4 tries, 1 penalty) to 22 (2 goals, [...]
Schools Aquatic Championships from June 18
The 42nd All-Island Schools Age Group Aquatic and Relay Championships conducted by the Sri Lanka Schools Aquatic Sports Association (SLSASA) and sponsored by Nestle Lanka Ltd for the 22nd year will get underway at the Sugathadasa Indoor Stadium swimming pool from June 18 onwards. The four day championship scheduled to end on June 21 will [...]
Charith Asalanka to be crowned on July 24
Schools cricket in the Southern parts of Sri Lanka is on the rise, there is no argument. Among them the most conspicuous had been Richmond College, Galle who have been churning out many a champion combinations year-in-year-out. This year was no exception. This year’s Richmond and Sri Lanka Under-19 skipper Charith Asalanka was crowned the [...]
Scorer Keyath calls for help
Cricket as a game may have has advanced by leaps and bounds. Present-day cricketers as well as match referees and umpires lead comfortable lives with the riches earned through cricket but there is a breed, in cricket that has not benefitted, by any mean. They are the scorers. Being engaged in a thankless duty, merely [...]
Cracks on the plastered wall: Only quantity, no quality in cricket
I do not know as to why they call that substance ‘Plaster of Paris’, because even the narration of it does not take us anywhere near France or its environs. However plaster is a substance that the humanity has been associated with throughout its civilisation. From the first known clay and brick temples and abodes, [...]
Choice-cuts of Paris Tennis
Last week’s French championships promised and delivered the choice cuts of Tennis beyond all expectations. It proved why it is one of the ‘majors’ of the world in competitive Tennis. The event marveled the Tennis world with their organizational finesse, presentation, ambiance and the venue. It reached new heights in facilitating players, spectators and the [...]
The tale of two coaches and their undying spirit
“Maul Confusion” is the topic as the road leads to a confrontation between Royal and Isipathana for the Schools Rugby League title. It is near impossible for another team to enjoy the perch of first and second place places. Will it be a Sanath Martis’ maul or Nilfer Ibrahim’s sambol? The battle in the last [...]
Mother and child reunion – Lankan style
Long before the pool for a world tournament to be held ‘Down Under’ was selected it looks as if the captain and the coach for the event have been decided months earlier. Apparently when the elections for this sport were taking place a top official of the sport had confided that the lady in question [...]
Daniel plunders century as Joes record 4th win
All rounder Jehan Daniel plundered nine sixes and a dozen boundaries to hit a 78 ball 125 as St Joseph’s trounced Tissa MV Kalutara by 150 runs in an All-Island Division I Under-17 game played at Kalutara. Batting first the Josephians scored 298/9 in their 50 overs. Daniel was in devastating form as he tore [...]
Gunners Supercross on July 5
The calm and tranquil hamlet of Minneriya will be shattered to the thundering roar of machines when the 10th edition of the Gunner Supercross 2015 flags off on July 5 at the Artillery Complex track in Minneriya. Regiment of Artillery in association with Sri Lanka Drivers Association (SLADA) had made every arrangement for this magnificent event [...]