The unseen centuries of Sanga
“But, while these would all be interesting topics, deep down inside me, I wanted to share with you a story, the story of Sri Lanka’s cricket, a journey that I am sure Colin would have enjoyed greatly because I don’t believe any cricket-playing nation in the world today better highlights the potential of cricket to [...]
Is rugby moving in the correct direction?
Sri Lanka is known as a cricket crazy country among ourselves as well as outside the shores. This may be true when it comes to Test matches, ODI and T20 cricket. The numbers that are drawn to a school rugby match is much more than one would see at a school cricket match. Though the [...]
THE NEED OF THE HOUR
Only two athletes are taking part in a track and field event to be held in China but there are a whole lot of observers and officials attending the event. Wouldn’t it be better to send more athletes as they can gain by the experience by attending such a meet? VISA ISSUE A popular under [...]
Trinity emerge champions
Trinity emerged the Milo Under-14 All-Island Schools 12-a-side rugby champions when they recorded a 10 points to 5 win over S. Thomas’ in the final played at the Royal Sports Complex ground in Reid Avenue. The Junior Lions came back after having conceded a 0-5 lead to the Junior Thoras at the breather and accumulated [...]
Commando 4×4 Challenge 2015
The experience of Indika Sanjaya and the expertise of his co-driver Naveen Marapana outsmarted other blends of extreme drivers to pocket the Extreme Class title in the Commando 4×4 Challenge 2015 held at the Sri Lanka Army Commando Regiment Training Ground in Kuda Oya last weekend. Sanjaya and Marapana won the Extreme Class with 480 [...]
Ways and means or Mean ways?
Test cricket is boring enough, without delaying tactics and other unsportsmanlike acts. Having batted most of the day, and hoping to be there the following morning, ensure less bowling time, by calling for fresh gloves, even if there are two overs remaining! The bowlers use other tactics. Generally, right arm bowlers, bowl over the wicket, [...]
Avindra, Nethmi, Medhira emerge champions
Eighth seeded Avindra Perera and second seeded Nethmi Waduge emerged the junior nationals tennis champions in the boy’s and girl’s categories while top seeded Medhira Samarasinghe clinched the Under 16 title when they defeated Aadavan Pushparaj, Thisuri Molligoda and Anika Seneviratne in the finals played at the SLTA courts in Greenpath, Colombo yesterday. Avindra who [...]
Martina Hingis sets a new trend
There have been good many singles Tennis players who have also dominated the doubles at the same time in the world ranking. They are Australia’s John Newcombe, Tony Roach, Fred Stolle and Roy Emerson among men; Margret Court and Leslie Turner among women. Americans who did the same are John McEnroe, Arthur Ash, Chuck McKinley, [...]
Coaches up in arms over Under-19 preparations
A section of the Lankan coaching fraternity is unhappy about the current status of the Sri Lanka Under-19 Cricket pool which is in preparation for the ICC’s teen World Cup in Bangladesh next February. Sri Lanka Cricket last week announced a 37-member pool and they will be in training for the Under 19 World Cup [...]
Former national champions form one congregation
National Champions of Sri Lanka Athletic (NCSLA) is an entity yet to unleash its resolute with the sole motive being the wellbeing of former national athletic champions. But according to Gregory de Silva, the former national champion in long jump and triple jump, the NCSLA can become a deciding cog in the wheels of Sri [...]
Isipathana advance to semi-final
Isipathana advanced to the semi-final of the Under-17 Division I cricket tournament when they recorded a 63 run win on the Duckworth/Lewis method against St. Peter’s in the quarter-final encounter played at the R. Premadasa Stadium yesterday. sipathana taking first lease of the wicket helped by a knock of 78 by Harsha Ratnayake made a [...]
Pawan slams quickfire 218 to claim second double ton of season
A quickfire 218 in only 216 balls inclusive of 28 boundaries and four sixes by Pawan Wickramasinghe for NCC against Panadura SC was the highlight of the second day’s play in the Under-23 Division I cricket encounter played at the Panadura Esplanade. Pawan along with Anuk Fernando, who made a knock of 83 with nine [...]
What the key players had to say
Virat Kohli: “We got no one to blame but ourselves. Credit should go to Angelo and his team. We failed to capitalise after taking the first five wickets (in the second innings), we should have finished the game in that session, one bad session and the game can turn, that is how Test cricket is. [...]
Incredible!
It was like an episode from Alice in Wonderland. Creep in though the smallest door possible and a whole strange and new world is in front of you. It all began on Friday afternoon when Dinesh Chandimal walked in at the fall of legendary Kumar Sangakkara’s wicket and it all ended when left-arm spinner Rangana [...]
SLBA turns to the ministry for help
Suraj Dandeniya, as the current President of the now-banned Sri Lanka Badminton Association (SLBA) by the Badminton World Federation (BWF), and his team of officials had met the hierarchy of the Ministry of Sports. A media communiqué issued by the Ministry of Sports states the SLBA officials has had a discussion with the ministry officials [...]