Duckworth/Lewis comes in again as Sri Lanka make series whitewash
Opener Kusal Perera put in another sterling batting performance following his unfortunate knock of 99 in the previous match as he slammed his second successive half ton paving the way for Sri Lanka to record a 19-run win on Duckworth/Lewis method in the third ODI played at the Pallekele International Stadium yesterday. With the win [...]
Allrounder Malshan spins Joes to victory
An allround performance by Malshan Rodrigo who ended with a match bag of 11 for 87 and made a half ton helped St. Joseph’s record a seven wicket win over De Mazenod Kandana in the Under-19 Inter-School cricket encounter concluded at Darley Road yesterday. The Josephians had put themselves in a strong position on day [...]
Jayaratne asked to continue till April next year
The present Interim cricket coach of Sri Lanka, Jerome Jayaratne is likely to be seconded for his services till the end of the World T-20 Tournament which will be held in India April next year according to cricket’s Interim cricket head, Sidath Wettimuny. SLC’s cricket’s Interim head told the Sunday Times “At the moment the [...]
Rain hampers third ODI
The third and final One Day International (ODI) between Sri Lanka and West Indies was interrupted by rain at the Pallekele Stadium in Kandy at the time of the newspaper going to press. West Indies, who were put into bat, were in bad shape at 105 for the loss of 6 wickets with Marlon Samuels [...]
Textured take Merc ‘B’ div title
Textured Jersey scored an easy six wicket victory over DIMO to clinch the Emerald Ceylon Tea Cup MCA ‘B’ Division 50 0ver Tourney at the finals played at the MCA Grounds yesterday. Two spirited batting displays by Nilushan Nonis 62 (scored off 46 deliveries inclusive of nine boundaries and three sixes) and former Nalandian Gihan [...]
Lanka registers wins over Iran and Malaysia
Sri Lanka won two games and lost one with a game to go, in the Men’s ARFU Asian Rugby Sevens Qualifier, for the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics, in progress in Kowloon, Hong Kong yesterday. Sri Lanka is placed second in Pool ‘B’ next to Hong Kong, to whom they lost 27-12 in the final [...]
St. Mary’s SC emerge champions for third successive year
St. Mary’s SC Navanthurai emerged champions of the 3rd Milo Challenge Trophy soccer tournament for the third successive year when they coasted to an easy four goals to nil over St. Anthony’s Passaiyoor in the final played at Jaffna Football League Stadium ground in Ariyalai. The champions led 1-0 at the breather from a goal [...]
Lankan lasses run into huge 188 defeat at the hands of the Kiwis
Opener Rachel Priest struck her second ODI century with a blistering knock of 157 runs off 146 deliveries as New Zealand Women won the third of the 5-match series by a massive 188 runs against the visiting Sri Lanka Women at Lincoln yesterday. Choosing to bat first, New Zealand Women were given a staggering opening [...]
Aney is it true? with Nam
Out goes the secret ballot In future all decisions at sports meetings is to be taken by the show of hands only. The secret ballot has been abolished! This decision has been taken by the Sports Boss. This move will certainly eradicate the underhand dealings of sports big wigs, who have been playing double games. [...]
Another first India vs. West Indies
India played its First Test match. That was in the brand new stadium in Old Delhi; the National Stadium. Viola and I made it to the grounds by tonga (Single horse-driven carriage). It was expensive but jolly worth it. What I wish to write here is the spirit of Goodwill and Human Fellowship that pervaded [...]
Making of a real General
It was a heart stopper in spite of all other distractions. Yes, at one point of time, food was laid on the table with the scorecard reading a healthy 120 for 3 with plenty of overs to spare, and Lankans only had to just gobble it up. Yet they choked and nearly puked before some [...]
Would Lankans learn from rugby World Cup success
It is the thoughts that now remain of the 2015 Rugby World Cup: a tremendous success in terms of rugby as well as crowd attendance whilst New Zealand made history. They become a great team that won a fine tournament in what is described as the best in the history of the World Cup. New [...]
Lankan youths take scrabble by storm
Young Sri Lankan participants grabbed many awards at the concluded World Youth Scrabble Championship including the prize for the best team held in Perth, Australia from October 31 to November 2. Out of the ten youngsters took part at the world event, Janul de Silva claimed the prize for the best player in the Under-14 [...]
Jackie Dias wins Mackwoods Championship
Jackie Dias won the Sri Lanka Ladies’ Strokeplay Championship, which celebrated its 41st anniversary, played for the Mackwoods Championship at the Nuwara Eliya Golf Club. The winner, Jackie Dias, with gross scores of 80, 85 and 75 secured her victory, while her experience and ability saw her take the title for the seventh time. Her [...]
Colombo lads making inroads after first week
Former FA Cup champions Colombo Football Club will look to add another feather to their cap when they take part in the Dialog Champions League 2015 as the Super 8 round. However, champions of 2008/09, Army Sports Club, made a stern warning that they are back on the track to regain what was lost back-to-back [...]
How I ‘signed up’ Garfield Sobers and his team
The WI cricket team captained by Garfield Sobers was in Ceylon (at that time) in the 60s for a short match against the local team. The day before the match, the WI players were practicing at a cricket ground in Maitland Place. As a crazy cricket fan, especially of the Windies, I went with a [...]
Should the domestic cricket structure be changed in Sri Lanka?
A Lot of talk is being made about the current domestic cricket structure. Cricket authorities and former players are very vocal about this and are eager to see a new structure. Why should it be changed? The main issue with the current system is the lack of quality. There are plenty of players playing in [...]
Sumanajothi come on top
Sumanajothi Primary School came out on top at the second Netsle IAAF Kids Athletics programme which was held at St Peter’s ground in Bambalapitiya. The first programme which was for young athletes from the Central Province was held in March this year. The Western Province finals concluded at Bambalapitiya saw nearly 200 schools from 11 [...]
Brandix wins two division titles at Mercantile Badminton 2015
The Brandix Group emerged champions in two Women’s divisions and runners-up in two Men’s divisions and a ‘Veterans’ division at the 2015 Mercantile Badminton Association (MBA) championships, to be adjudged the overall runner-up, achieving its best ranking in Badminton to date. They fielded a total of 39 players at this year’s tournament, playing in nine [...]
Look out for Ashan and Nishan in the 3000 class
The final round of races of the CEAT-AMRC-SLARDAR Tarmac Championship will be held next weekend, on November 14 and 15, at the Pannala Racing Track, promising a thrilling finale to the keenly contested series of rounds. Among the favourites to finish on top are top drivers Ashan Silva, who leads the Group SLGT Cars upto [...]
Indika Senaratne to play Central Stags in the NZ HRV Cup T 20 tournament
Former Kingswood and Ragama CC cricketer Indika Senaratne currently playing in the domestic tournament in New Zealand has received a call up to play in their T 20 HRV Cup tournament for Central Stags. This tournament which is New Zealand’s Premier T 20 tournament will include many International stars. Senaratne will be the 2nd Sri [...]
Fencing nationals on Nov 11 and 12
The fourth National Fencing Championships 2015 organised by the ‘National Association of Fencing Sri Lanka’ (NAFSL) will be held on November 11 and 12 at the Slimline Fencing Club, Kuliyapitiya Road in Pannala, commencing at 8.00am. The National Association of Fencing initiated the National Fencing Championships in 2012 with the objective of providing a competitive [...]
Nalanda and Musaeus clinch titles
Nalanda and Musaeus College clinched the boys and girls titles of the Western Province Under-15 hockey tournament when they defeated Ananda and President’s Kotte in the final played at the Astro Turf strip in Colombo. The two finals were hotly contested games with Nalanda getter the better of traditional rivals Ananda by three goals to one [...]
Travel Trade hard at work
The Travel Trade Sports Club will be quite busy during the month of November 2015, as they will be conducting three tournaments, namely the Swimming Championships, the Softball Cricket Sixes and the Hardball Cricket Sixes. The Swimming championship comes first on Saturday, November 21, at the Thurstan College Pool, commencing 2.00pm. The postponed Softball Cricket [...]
HNB stickers stamp their class to win Triple Crown
Hatton National Bank ‘A’ dominated the 39th Annual Mercantile Hockey Association’s Seven-a-Side, League and Knock-out Sevens tournaments to win the Triple Crown at the P. Saravanamuttu Stadium last Sunday. HNB ‘A’ winning the Triple Crown for the 4th year in succession proved their capabilities by remaining unbeaten throughout the tourney. Displaying a high quality hockey with [...]
The Exetel cricket tournament in full swing
The annual cricket tournament of Exetel, a telecommunication establishment based at World Trade Centre in Colombo, was held at St. Benedict’s College ground in Kotahena recently. Six teams, namely Kimbulapitiya Crocks, Bolgoda Piranhas, Tanamalwila Tuskers, Dehiwela Bow-Wows, Negombo Sharks and Borella Bulls took part in the day-long tournament, which was filled with fun and excitement. [...]