IOC responds to amended Sports Law
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has sent its response to the Ministry of Sports of Sri Lanka on the country’s amended Sports Regulation the Sunday Times learns. The response, according to informed sources, is not in favour of Sri Lanka sports it is said. But the Director General of Sports for the Ministry of Sports, [...]
Lankan camp is confident
Two days hence, Lankans will be embarking on another journey to the unknown when they take on the strong Indian cricket combination in the first of the three Tests at the Galle International Cricket Stadium. Strangely both teams are in the process of team building with some of the stalwarts who had carved a niche deciding [...]
SLC hierarchy to meet stakeholders on August 18
Sri Lanka Cricket is making plans to meet its stakeholders on August 18 in a bid to explain about the restructuring of the local tournaments so that they could bridge the gap between the domestic standards and the international requirements. SLC Interim Committee Chairman Sidath Wettimuny told the Sunday Times “We are hoping to meet [...]
Jason slams unbeaten double ton for Ragama
An unbeaten 231 inclusive of 23 boundaries and three sixes by left handed batsman Jason Perera was the highlight of the morning sessions proceedings in the Under 23 Division One cricket encounter between Ragama CC and CCC played at the CCC ground. Jason’s marathon knock helped Ragama CC resuming from their overnight score of 336 [...]
India set massive chase for Sri Lanka President’s XI
The visiting India team set Sri Lanka Board President’s XI a massive run chase in the morning session of play on the final in the three day practice match played at the R. Premadasa Stadium. The host in pursuit of 411 runs for victory went into the lunch break with the score on 14 for [...]
IAAF recognises AASL at last
After months of deliberation the International Association of Athletic Federations (IAAF) has decided to identify Sugath Thilakaratne and his office bearers as the duly elected officials of the Athletic Association of Sri Lanka (AASL). This decision was ade by the IAAF on Friday following appeals made by former officials and the incumbent president. “As you [...]
A battering in the waiting
After five long years, our neighbour India is making a brief visit to Sri Lanka – only for three Test matches. I personally term, from a Sri Lankan angle, this as the most inopportune period for any team of this strength to make its presence felt in this island. The simple reason – are the [...]
Is Sri Lanka’s Sevens Rugby in the right direction?
The Inter-Club Sevens which was played last week followed by the Mercantile Sevens and the SLRFU Under-20 Sevens. 12 teams from seven clubs took the field. CH&FC who failed to keep to their assignments last year was a notable absentee. Will it be that we will not see one of the oldest rugby playing clubs [...]
TENNIS and the CITY
The city name that pops up in ones mind if the US-Open Tennis Championship’s is mentioned is New York. Last of the Grand-Slams for this year, the ‘US-Open’ will be staged there in the first two weeks of September. In the run up to this major event, the cities in the North American continent are [...]
QUESTION TIME
There is a huge inquiry being launched into the sport which is akin to baseball these days. CID officers are raking in all information regarding their expenses. Even the referees are questioned about the payment they receive. In fact those involved in the sport is living a life of agony not knowing when they will [...]
Ashan burns the track at Sigiriya
While Ashan Silva dominated the fusion of a track that has mud, gravel and tarmac to become the champion driver for the third consecutive year, Shehan C. Adhikari won his maiden title as the champion rider at the Sigiriya Rally Cross 2015 last weekend. The seventh edition of the out-of-tradition motor racing event was held [...]
Schools win MCA sixes marking new age
The gallant Invitational School’s Under-19 team led by Avishka Fernando from St. Sebastian’s College, Moratuwa won the MCA Tier ‘A’ Cricket ‘Sixes’ 2015, beating the fancied HNB in the Final, at the MCA grounds last Sunday. In the tournament sponsored by QP Employment (Pvt) Ltd., for the 2nd successive year this young lads with a [...]
Colombo undergrads unbeaten hockey champs
Colombo University became the unbeaten champions of the Inter-University Hockey Tournament 2015, after defeating University of Jaffna by 2-0 in the final worked off at the Rajarata University grounds in Anuradhapura. The Colombo University lads have been winning this title since 2010 and this was the fifth occasion they won the title after failing last [...]
Second Memon Premier League from August 21 to 31
After a successful inaugural Memon Premier League, the Far East Chapter of the World Memon Organisation (WMO), mostly comprised by Sri Lankans will host the second edition of the Twenty20 cricket championship. The tournament, featuring six chapters of WMO, will be held from August 21 to 31 at the SSC and R. Premadasa ICS, two [...]
Colombo BC in heart stopping win
A 3-pointer in the last second of the game, by Praneeth Udumalalagala, took the game into extra time and subsequently it gave Colombo BC a heart stopping, 63/58 win, over HSC ‘Blues’ in the Men’s ‘A’ Division Final of the 12th Super League 2015, conducted by the Colombo District Basketball Association, concluded under lights at [...]
SLAF Angampora presentation
A presentation and display on ‘Angampora’ was conducted by the SLAF Angampora team at BMICH ‘Kamatha” last weekend, marking yet another significant milestone in history of the indigenous art of ‘Angampora’. This also coincides with the 3rd anniversary of introduction of ‘Angampora’ to the Air Force. The event was made colourful by a performance of [...]
Udaya rises above the rest
Sri Lanka’s most accomplished paddler, Udaya Ranasinghe, duly annexed the S.M.S. Challenge Trophy at the Central Province Table Tennis Championships worked off at the Jagath Rajapakse International Stadium in Doluwa. Ranasinghe had an easy time of it in the final of the Open event when he disposed of schoolmate Thilina Wijesiri in straight sets. However, [...]