Herath’s ten sends West Indies crashing into the blackwoods
This is a kind of victory that would rekindle the hopes and aspirations of a struggling team, who are here to cut a niche in their skills. Skills wise both West Indies and Sri Lanka were of the same ilk. But, what stood between the two teams was the firm belief that the Lankans were [...]
Sri Lanka’s Waduge qualifies to the final
Sri Lanka’s Nethmi Waduge qualified to the final of ITF Junior Circuit Week 2 tennis tournament with a convincing two sets to nil win in the three set semi final encounter over Jonea Bach of Great played at the SLTA hard courts in Greenpath, Colombo yesterday.Earlier in the quarter-final encounter Nethmi defeated compatriot Thisuri Molligoda. [...]
Boteju, Thasleem, Aslam, Rikas advance to quarter-finals
Defending champion Susantha Boteju along with M.J.A. Thasleem (AAC), S.H.M. Aslam (MSC) and M. Rikaz (MICH) won their pre-quarter final encounters of the 63rd National Snooker Championship played at the Otters AC and Automobile Association billiards tabl yesterday to advance to the quarter-finals. The matches played in the morning session saw Boteju coasting to an [...]
Trinity home for lunch with fifth win
Trinity was home for lunch as they recorded their fifth outright win for the season, when they defeated St Servatius Matara by an innings and 86 runs in the Under 19 inter-school cricket encounter concluded at Uyanwatte Stadium in Matara yesterday, Trinity put themselves in a match winning position when play ended on day one [...]
Kingswood held
Kingswood was forced to endure their fourth no-decision in four games, when their match against St. Anthony’s, Katugastota was called off at 12.30 due to downpour. At that point, the visitors from Randles Hill were on 153 for 7 in reply to the 182 totalled by Ukgalpaya’s team. It was poised for a tight finish, with [...]
Murali Harmony Cup showed that there is abundant talent in North East
The 4th Murali Harmony Cup T20 cricket tournament which ended recently in the northern district showed that it not only builds bridges of friendship that brings together young cricketers from across the island but showed that there is abundant talent in the northern eastern districts of Sri Lanka. This was evident by the scintillating performances [...]
NO PRESIDENT NO VOLLEYBALL
Volleyball is the national sport in the country. But the President’s Cup competition of this sport has not been held for two years. Last year when the old regime was in power its president was to be the chief guest at this prestigious tournament but it was not held as the government toppled. This year [...]
The Warnaweera saga: A game of no comebackers
I cannot vouch for the authenticity of this little anecdote; nevertheless, it has intrigued me through the years. The story is wound around the legendary F.C. de Saram who at one time housed the cricket talents of the Singhalese Sports Club as its coach, and a wiry slow medium operator from the south. At one [...]
An ‘inky, pinky, polly’ affair!
American diplomat and later a governor of the Philippines, Dwight Davis’s good idea took a good fifty years to be a popular global event – the Davis-Cup. Looking at Tennis history, one could even say that if not for this Tennis would not be enjoying the global popularity of today. However, this year’s competition reflects [...]
Where Sri Lanka’s focus should be in Rugby
There’s many a slip twixt the cup and the lip was the feeling as Sri Lanka came close to beating Japan in the Asian Sevens Series third led played at the Racecourse ground in Sri Lanka last weekend. The good thing is that the Tuskers showed that they were close to getting there and be [...]
JAT holdings lead sponsor for 2015 West Indies tour of Sri Lanka
JAT Holdings recently stepped up as the lead sponsor for the Sri Lanka vs. West Indies cricket tournaments through its proud partnership with ITW. The seven-match tournament commenced on October 14 with the two Test series at Galle International Stadium and will be followed by three one-day internationals and two-Twenty20 internationals. Further the two teams [...]
Ladies make it 5-in-a-row
Ladies College Rowing Crew led by Tarea Karunaratne put up a remarkable performance to fight back strongly showing a lot of grit to finally outclass Musaeus College in one of the most closely fought Ladies-Musaeus Rowing regattas in recent years. Thereby they retained the coveted Marie Musaeus Higgins Trophy for the 5th successive year at [...]
Deteriorating athletic standards a serious matter
The deteriorating standards of athletics in Sri Lanka, which has caused a serious medal drought at international level is a concerning factor and a long standing setback yet to be addressed by the correct people. Who, what and where does the remedy for this debacle can be found is the biggest question that needs to [...]
16-year-old Daniel makes impressive SL debut
Sixteen year old Josephian all rounder Jehan Daniel made a dream debut for the Sri Lanka Under 19 when he stroked a half century and picked up a wicket with his very first ball against the Pakistan Under 19 team in the 2nd Youth Test played at Hambantota. Daniel, who came into bat at number [...]
Visakha Vidyalaya wins Edussuriya Trophy
Visakha Vidyalaya Colombo defeated Ladies College 10-5 to in their annual Edussuriya Challenge Trophy Water Polo encounter played at Police pool in Narahenpita. The two schools have been battling out since 1994 and the Edussuriya Challenge Trophy was first offered in the year 2004. With this win the lasses from Visakha Vidyalaya are winning the [...]
A football academy –need of the hour!
President Maitripala Sirisena who attended a function last week called upon the sporting fraternity to guide the country’s sports and forget about the past and to sit together. He said that they should shed petty differences and diversions, uniting in the resolve that every effort should be made to develop the sport to international standard. [...]
Royal excel at the Triangular School’s Volleyball Championship 2015
The Ananada-Nalanda-Royal Triangular Schools Volleyball Championship 2015, organised jointly by the Royal College Colombo and the Royal College Volleyball Advisory and Management Committee, was conducted successfully on October 14 at the Royal College Sports Complex, Colombo. This inaugural championship was conducted with the objective of popularising the National Sport among three leading boys’ schools in [...]
Three silvers for air gun shooters
Ruvini Abeymanne, Amali Kulatunga and Tharanga Dilrukshi won the silver medal at the 8th Asian Air Gun Championship took place at New Delhi, India from September 25 to October 2. Abeymanne, an employee at Slimline and Kulatunga of Sri Lanka Army and Dilrukshi of Sri Lanka Navy ranked best among the Sri Lankan shooters. The [...]
Swimming pose still looms
The ‘tale of two committees’ existing at the of the Ministry of Sports recognized Sri Lanka Aquatic Sports Union (SLASU New) and the old SLASU (SLASU Old), which is the sole body recognized by the world swimming governing body or the Federation Internationale De Natation (FINA) has forced talented swimmers from Sri Lanka to swim [...]
Three centurions hog the limelight
Despite inclement weather, the 23rd Singer – MCA Premier League 2016, managed to continue over the weekend and mid week. Harsha Cooray from John Keells (113), Primosh Perera from Sampath Bank (109) and Mahela Udawatte from MAS Unichela (106 not out) hogged the lime light by becoming the first centurions of the tournament. Harsha Cooray’s [...]
Punjab Chandigarh regions visit SL
The Under-23 cricket team representing the Punjab Chandigarh regions visited Sri Lanka on a short tour organised by Nilantha Prasad Jayasinghe, the Director Coach of Great Cricket School of Monaragala. The visiting team was lodged at the Sunset Beach Resort in Marawila for a majority of their stay in Sri Lanka. Picture shows (from left) [...]
28 new records set up at All Island School Games
The 31st All Island Schools Games Athletic Championship 2015 came to a successful end at the Mahinda Rajapaksa Sports Complex track Diyagama last Monday. The event was worked-off for five days and the closing stage of the games was marked by a colourful drill display by schoolchildren in the presence of the President of Sri [...]
Sri Lanka ends up runners-up at Carrom ICF Cup 2015
Sri Lanka finished runners-up in the Men’s and Women’s segments at the Carrom ICF Cup 2015 held from October 7 to 11 at the Thayagaraj Sports Complex in New Delhi. The other countries which figured in the event are: India, Bangladesh and Maldives. World No. 1 ranked Nishantha Fernando lived up to his expectations defeating [...]
Mike to be a part of EZY team at Katunayake
Nothing came easy for Mike Young, whose inner self is not so young. The winner of the Japanese Rally of the Asia Cup series, Young aims to put Sri Lanka on the global map of Rally Racing with a win in the bigger league with his CUSCO-EZY Subaru. This was revealed by the 22-year-old New [...]
Merc shuttlers in action
The 32nd Mercantile Badminton Association organised MBA Inter Firm Badminton Championship 2015 will be held this weekend and will be continued on October 16 to 18 and then October 23 to November 1 at the Mercantile Badminton Association Headquarters and Stadium, No. 28, Malalasekera Mawatha, Colombo 7. The tournament is sponsored by Dulux for 17th [...]
Rare honour for soccer referee Dilan Perera
What it takes to be a proud moment; Sri Lanka Football reached a historic milestone by reaching to FIFA World Cup status in Refereeing with one of its ilk qualifying to officiate at top level in football. The honour comes to the island nation from Dilan Perera, a top football referee with a sound track [...]
BKMS hold sway at Endurance Karting
Team BKMS, with a total of 552 laps, held sway at the third round of the Six-hour Endurance Karting Championship worked off at the Sri Lanka Karting Circuit in Bandaragama last Weekend. The victorious BKMS 1 team was led by Bryan Perera of the famed Perera family where his team comprised of Kevin Perera and [...]
AIS take Trimvirate Triangular Regatta
Asian International School emerged Overall Champions (Boys) at the Trimvirate Triangular Regatta held at the Colombo Rowing Club recently. Asian International School, Gateway College and Bishops College took part in this triangular regatta and the lads of the Asian International School showed their prowess in the sport winning all the events in the Boys segment [...]
Lankan karatekas impress in Kerala
Four Sri Lankan karatekas – Lahiru Sandaruwan, Supun Perera, Yasath de Silva and Sampath Bandara – brought honour to their motherland with impressive records at the International Full Contact Martial Arts Tournament organised by Black Dragon Martial Arts Academy and held in Thrissur, Kerala in India. The Lankan team of four fighters led by Sensei [...]
National Badminton C’ships from October 22 to 27 in Anuradhapura
The 63rd National Badminton Championship, Sri Lanka’s annual flagship event for which shuttlers are looking forward to compete for honours will be staged out of its traditional locations Colombo/Nawalapitiya to the sacred city of Anuradhapura for the first time. The tournament is scheduled to be worked-off from October 22 to 27 at the Anuradhapura Urban [...]
Lionel – cricket teacher par-excellence
Lionel Mendis, one of the trail blazers in running organised cricket academies in Sri Lanka passed away after a brief illness. He was a stalwart in coaching and was associated with Ananda College in the heyday of its cricket. Lionel together with his brother Nelson were always in the forefront of coaching school cricket, following [...]