Yasoda, Dilshan, Sangeeth put Moors SC in box seat
Yasoda Lanka along with Dilshan Ranasinghe and Sangeeth Cooray guided Moors SC to a strong position against SSC on day two helping the side post a formidable 337 for 5 at tea in the SLC Under-23 Division I cricket match at Braybrooke Place. Moors SC taking first lease of the wicket was given a flying [...]
Unstoppables unstoppable
The Unstoppables emerged champions at the Chartered Accountants’ Day/Night 7-a-side Cricket Fiesta 2015 held at the Bloomfield ground recently. The Unstoppables beat CA Smashers in a fun filled cricket carnival where a total of 25 teams took part. SLIC Gindara was placed third. Highlights of the day were a friendly cricket encounter between CA Sri [...]
Royal promotes Assistant Coach Suranga to take charge of First XI team
After the sudden exit of the Head Coach Avishka Gunawardene, Royal College Colombo has decided to promote Assistant Coach Suranga Wijenayake to take charge of its First XI cricket team. The Chairman of Cricket Committee, headed by Anushka Polonowita, had already recommended Wijenayake to take over Gunawardene’s position. Gunawardene, who completed a First XI season [...]
Sri Lanka in hunt for its ‘Rikishi’
A contact sport, considered as modern martial arts in its originative country Japan, Sumo has now hit the Sri Lankan shores with as many as 250 athletes engaging in it. Last week a contingent of nine who represented Sri Lanka returned from Osaka, Japan after the World Championship held during the first week of September. [...]
Vijaya Open Hockey 7s next weekend in Matale
The 16th Vijaya Open All-Island Inter Club Hockey Sevens 2015 for men conducted by Matale Old Vijayans Sports Club will get underway at Matale next weekend. Bernard Aluvihara Stadium and Edward Park hockey ground are the two venues for this much looked forward hockey fiesta in the hill country played for the old Vijayans Challenge [...]
To be or not to be
Will rugby follow the culture of the politics where what is more important is personal and party not national as the clamour for post in the National Government is being bartered. Sports have a minister and rugby comes under the Ministry of Sports. The issue at hand in rugby is the appointment of council of [...]
Enter Jerome: The travails of an interim coach
Only a few people get an opportunity to prove their capability on par with their qualifications, especially at a time when they are not really looking out for it. Though one of the most qualified cricket coaches in the country, Jerome Jayaratne was quite satisfied with his position as ‘Head of Coaching – Sri Lanka [...]
New York’s survival challenge
In a spell of four days between Thursday and Sunday of the first week in the US-Open 2015, 14 players retired without finishing the matches. The challenge to survive the playing conditions reached unbearable limits in New York. Only those tactically armed survived. In the women’s singles quarter-final, the first time Grand-Slam quarter finalist 22 [...]
Anuradha, Madumali emerge top boxers of the meet
The ABA Novices Men’s and Women’s boxing championship which concluded at the Sugathadasa Indoor Stadium saw Anuradha Gunaskera and Madumali Herath come out as the best boxers in the men’s and women’s categories. Anuradha boxing in the colours of MAS Casual overcame A.D.Y.K. Athukorala of Air Force in the under 69kg bout while Madumali representing [...]
WHAT ’S THE ISSUE
There was quite a bit of hustle and bustle when the new Sports Boss visited the office of a popular sport where the game is played with the willow. Officials of the sport tried to keep the media out of the session. The Sports Boss who was aware of the happenings had told a few [...]
Sappers 4×4 Gympo on September 20
The fifth consecutive Sappers 4×4 Gympo Motorsport event will be held at the Sapper Off Road Arena in Embilipitiya on September 20. The fourth and final event of the Four Wheel Drive Club of Sri Lanka (FWDCSL), who conducts this event in collaboration with the organisers, the Corps of Engineers of Sri Lanka Army, promises [...]
Sagara and Adeesha guide Vallibel Finance
Two fine batting performances by skipper Sagara Upuldeniya and Adeesha Nanayakkara guided Vallibel Finance (‘F’ Division winner) to a well earned five wicket win over nucleus Asian Asset Finance (‘G’ Division winner) in the finals of the 2nd MCA Tier ‘B’ T20 Super Tournament 2015, sponsored by Hayleys Fibre concluded at the Mercantile Cricket Association [...]
How India won a Test Series in Sri Lanka after 22 years
Sri Lanka lost two home test series in a row, unfortunately in the series against India Kumar Sangakkara could not make a significant contribution when it mattered most. It was the batting that let the side down, the openers never gave a good start and Upul Tharanga failed, and down the line Jehan Mubarak and [...]
Mercantile shuttle tourney from Oct 10 The 32nd Mercantile Badminton Association Inter Firm Badminton Championship 2015 organised by the MBA and sponsored for the 17th successive year by Akzo Nobel Paints Lanka (pvt) Ltd. under the brand name ‘Dulux’ will be worked off at the Mercantile Badminton Stadium, Malalasekera Mawatha, Colombo 7 on October 10, [...]
MCA ‘B’ div tourney from Sep 16
The MCA will commence their 2016 Season with the ‘B’ division 50-Over League Tournament on Wednesday, 16th September 2015. The following 13 teams will be participating in two groups, in two stages: Group ‘A’: DIMO, Hayleys Group RC ‘A’, John Keells Group ‘B’, Kanrich Finance ‘A’, Mobitel ‘A’ and Singer Sri Lanka PLC ‘A’. Group [...]
MCA Singer League 2016 from Sept.23 to Oct. 11
The 23rd inning of the Singer-MCA Partnership gets underway on September 23 with the commencement of the MCA Singer Premier ‘League’ 2016 segment. This year will be the 23rd successive year Singer Sri Lanka sponsoring the tournament which will be played in three segments – Premier League, Knock-Out and T20 with the League segment will be [...]
Two close wins propel Tzu Chi NS Hambantota to Under-15 Division III quarter-final
Two close wins against Aluthgama National School and St Joseph’s College Bandarawela propelled Tzu Chi National School Hambantota to the quarter-final round of the schools under 15 division III cricket tournament. In the pre-quarter-final game hosted by SJC Bandarawela, Tzu Chi NS overcame St Joseph’s College Bandarawela by 22 runs. Tzu Chi NS batting first [...]