Pujara halts Lankan hopes
A painstaking century by Indian opening batsman Cheteshwar Pujara and a solid half century by leg spinner Amit Mishra saved the visitors some blushes while also giving some insights into a possible series win at the end of the second day of the third and final Test at the Sinhalese Sports Club Grounds yesterday. Mishra [...]
Moratuwa SC earn honours in drawn game against Ragama CC
Moratuwa Sports Club recorded a well deserved first innings win over Ragama Cricket Club in the SLC Under-23 Division I match concluded at the De Zoysa Stadium in Moratuwa yesterday. Only two days of play was possible in the match with second day’s proceedings being hampered by rain without a ball being bowled. The third [...]
Mo Farah creates history at Bird’s Nest
Englishman Mo Farah’s career reached an incredible new height yesterday as he became the first man in history to claim an Olympic and World Championship ‘triple-double’ in the distance events on the penultimate day of the 15th World Athletics Championships here at the Bird’s Nest Stadium in Beijing. The 32-year-old held his nerve to surge [...]
Niluka aiming for her personal best in Beijing
While Kenyan and Ethiopian marathoners are set to dominate an evenly-matched field on Sunday in search of the marathon gold, the little known Sri Lankan–Niluka Geethani Rajasekara will face a stiff challenge in her quest to better her own personal best.A dramatic progress since taking-up the marathon event in 2014, the 33-year-old Sri Lankan–a bag [...]
Sinhala booklet on anti-doping sees the light of day
A long overdue initiative that should have been made by the country’s sports hierarchy has now become a reality finally courtesy of the Western Province Rugby Football Union (WPRFU). Headed by the forward-thinking Nazeem Mohamed the WPRFU launched the booklet on anti doping; Sri Lanka’s first ever on such an important subject translated into Sinhala. [...]
Laddie says final goodbye
One of Sri Lankas best sports commentators Laddie Hettiarachchi, died on Thursday at the age of 76.Laddie, a man with a golden voice, was a veteran radio commentator with a wide and varied knowledge of many sports, while he specialised in Rugby Football. Along with the equally popular Tommy Perera, Laddie also conducted several sports [...]
S. Thomas’ beat Sebs to clinch title after 30 years
S. Thomas’ College clinched the Schools Under-15 Division I cricket championship title after a lapse of three decades defeating St. Sebastian’s College by 6 wickets in the final played at the MCA ground yesterday. The foundation for the Thomian win was laid by skipper Dellon Peiris, Dineth Wanniarachchi and Shehan Kannangara. Wanniarachchi and Kannangara shared eight [...]
Nalanda cricketers’ nite
Nalanda College Past Cricketers Association will be organising a Cricketers Nite to be held at the 80 Club, Torrington Square, Colombo 7 on September 5 at 7.00pm. A ‘Peduru Party’ will be the main feature of the Nite. This effort is to raise funds for Nalanda College Cricket. All past Nalandian cricketers are requested to [...]
‘Anatomy’ of the US-Open
The city that hosts USA’s national Tennis championships, the US-Open is the ‘big apple’ New York. For a long time, this last Grand Slam of the year has been the final show down in the Tennis calendar. Even today, although there are some other events after the US-Open, it is seen as the end of [...]
What to expect when the whistleblower is ignored
The Sri Lanka Youth team came into the Cup final in the first leg and played against Hong Kong slipped a number of places as they dropped to play in the Plate in the second round in the Asian Under-20 7s Championship. From being second they dropped to fifth but won the Plate title beating [...]
Padding up for the next inning
Since last year’s away-win in England, it has been a case of the Lankans getting ready for the day of reckoning. It is like the dusk falling upon a bright and sunny day, at the end of a good day’s cricket. The innings of local cricket icons Mahela Jayawardena and Kumar Sangakkara have come to [...]
Singapore to help construct a velodrome in Sri Lanka
Contrary to reports released in Colombo before the Sri Lanka Cycling team left for the OCBC Cycling Championships in Singapore, The Singapore Cycling Federation will only help to construct a velodrome in Sri Lanka. “We will certainly help to put up a veldrome at a suitable site. “We have no intentions in interfering in the [...]
A humble request to football chief
Reorganising and reconstituting the Football Federation of Sri Lanka in a proper and meaningful manner is the duty and responsibility of its incumbent president which is being watched by the soccer loving public at large, with great interest. Changing positions for the sake of changing or changing the top seats to cure the sickness will [...]
Rugby rumble in the concrete jungle
Held for the second consecutive year, Rugby Rumble will take place on the 5th and 6th of September 1pm onwards at the CR and FC. This year Rugby Rumble will be back with an international flavour and have employed the heart and the heart of the Dubai Sevens arena, the famous MC and Animator David [...]
Trials for AHF Cup hockey tourney next week
The open trials for the selection of players for the inaugural Boy’s Under-18 Asian Hockey Federation (AHF) Cup International Hockey Tournament, will be held at the Astro Turf in Ried Avenue in Colombo on September 5 and 6. Trials will be held from 8.00am to 6.00pm on both days. Players born on or after January [...]
Building a crystal palace in Gampola
The much competitive Dialog Champions League (DCL), the Sri Lankan version of the world renowned English Premier League (EPL) completed 40 matches by the end of last week. With 20 teams each competing in two groups Crystal Palace FC and Colombo FC, two up and coming football teams are leading the Groups ‘A’ and ‘B’ [...]
Sanga the well rounded, superb cricketer, says adios
To my eyes, willpower was Kumar Sangakkara’s greatest weapon. The will to prevail, and score runs again and again was very high in his agenda. Courage was not far behind as was evident in his 11 double centuries (the most number scored next to the late great Sir Donald Bradman). It was a joy for [...]
Where do all the heroes go?
Raising the bar is a challenge that comes across every human being during his short life span, but, raising it to such levels as some selected individuals do is a task that the majority of the mundane populace cannot strive for – it is simple beyond them. As a cricketer, Kumar Sangakkara had a modest [...]
Tall claims by people who run PCB, but no series with India
In his latest blog on PakPassion.net, the former Pakistan captain and renowned TV analyst Aamir Sohail writes about the expected return of the spot-fixing trio to domestic and international cricket, Pakistan Super League and PCB’s attempt to hold the Ind-Pakistan cricket series. By Aamir Sohail I am quite clear on this issue. It is simply [...]
Badminton coaching programme completed
Institute of Sports Science inaugurated by the Sports Ministry of the Western Province conducted Certificate Courses in sport disciplines for sportsmen and women of the Western Province under the guidance of certified coaches. The Course in Badminton was conducted and coached by Mahesha Ekanayake, a certified coach of the World Badminton Federation. The course provided [...]
Schools’ golf back on course
The 3rd annual Inter School Golf Championship 2015 organised by the past pupils of the Holy Family Convent and hosted by National Development Bank (NDB) together with the Royal Colombo Golf Club will tee-off on September 6 at the RCGC Golf Course. ‘Dons Golf’ in association with the Royal Colombo Golf Club inaugurated the ‘RCGC [...]
18 shooting coaches graduate after 24 years
After 24 years, the Sri Lanka Shooting Sport Federation (SLSSF) was able to qualify 18 local coaches under the Olympic Solidarity Technical Course in shooting sports. The course was held from August 6 to 22 at a makeshift shooting range in Kotte after the de facto national shooting range at the Naval Facility in Welisara [...]
Prima U15 champions cup from Sep 1
The 9th Under 15 Inter District and Inter Provincial Cricket Tournament 2015 for the Prima Champions Cup will commence on September 1 and will conclude with the Finals to be played at the R. Premadasa International Cricket Stadium on October 1. Over 800 players from all round the country including the North and East is [...]
WP Badminton Classic from September 19
The Western Province Badminton Association’s 17th Classic Badminton Championship will be held on September 19 and 20 and to be continued on October 3 and 4 at the University of Moratuwa Indoor Courts, Katubedda, Moratuwa. Individuals in the Western Province can take part in the tournament and all players should be residents of the Western [...]
Peterites dominate Saints Old Boys quad
Old Peterites OBU dominated the Saints Quadrangular, as they carried away three out of four titles, at the 48th 50-over Main Quad, the 15th O-40/25-Over quad and the second Rugby ‘Sevens’ quad, concluded last weekend. The Organizing Committee, Chairman, Kennedy Michael together with Secretary Srilal de Silva hurriedly shifted the two Cricket Finals to Darley Road, [...]