Missed catches bring misery to Lankans
Kane Williamson joined the elite 1,000 runs-a-year club Saturday as New Zealand built a commanding 308-run lead over Sri Lanka with two days remaining in the first Test in Dunedin. Only the threat of rain and a flattening pitch loomed as possible barricades for New Zealand, who closed day three on 171 for one with nine [...]
Names of Mathivanan and Narangoda to be contested
The currents and under currents at local cricket elections continued to unfold in the aftermath of the sports ministry ruling stating that some of those contestants are ineligible contest next cricket AGM. However it is now known that the decision by the Director General of the Ministry of Sports rejecting at least two nominees would be [...]
Things could be tricky for Kandy with the fleet footed Soldiers
A dominant assertive Kandy team who seemed to hit their straps in the last game will take on the rugged, gritty soldiers today at Nittawela. The Police match was expected to be one of their tougher battles. However, the manner in which they shrugged off that challenge bodes ill for their opponents. Kandy’s fanatic supporters [...]
Former ICC elite umpire hits out at deteriorating standard of school cricket
Former member of the ICC Elite umpiring panel Asoka de Silva, who is the head of the PCU (Professional Cricket Umpires), feels that the profession of umpiring is in the wilderness as a result of some unprofessional ethics in their trade. He says that his association which houses over 85% of the top umpires in [...]
Sense and sensibility in the Kusal Janith paradox
The sense of anxiety and disbelief was labelled on every cricket enthusiast’s face with news of mercurial left hander Kusal Janith Perera who is also called ‘déjà vu Jayasuriya’ being recalled from the tour of New Zealand after he was tested positive by the ICC for a banned substance. SLC media manager Rajith Fernando fired [...]
Great Britain wins Davis Cup
The first time Great Britain won the Davis-Cup was in 1903. It was the third year after the inauguration of the annual Cup tie between England and the USA. The last time Great Britain won, was in 1936. On that occasion the famous English Tennis icon FredPerry stood next to the cup. Since then British [...]
Kandy on the charge, but, could the Havies stop them
Kandy Sports Club and Havelock’s have emerged in front at the end of three weeks of rugby. It appears that Kandy is finding themselves in a spot of claiming greater confidence to get the hands on the league crown. The victory over a star-studded Police team by 50 points to 13 is a sort of [...]
Things could be tricky for Kandy with the fleet footed Soldiers
A dominant assertive Kandy team who seemed to hit their straps in the last game will take on the rugged, gritty soldiers today at Nittawela. The Police match was expected to be one of their tougher battles. However, the manner in which they shrugged off that challenge bodes ill for their opponents. Kandy’s fanatic supporters [...]
Rain proves a spoiler
The matches of SLC Emerging Trophy Cricket Tournament could not get off to a start yesterday due to rain and wet outfields caused by overnight showers as the games reached the second day. The only match to have some decent play was between Moratuwa SC and Air Force at De Zoysa Park in Moratuwa, but [...]
ICC World Twenty20 trophy departs on global journey on Sunday
The ICC World Twenty20 India 2016 trophy will embark on a global journey from Mumbai on Sunday, 13 December, before returning to New Delhi on Monday, 1 February. During its journey, the trophy will be on display at various public places, which will enable the fans to capture the silverware in the shortest format of [...]
Bad light halts Lankan charge
The game was down to the wire but bad light prevented Sri Lanka from moving ahead as India recorded their second win, by 4 runs on Duckworth/Lewis Method in the second Tri-Nation Under-19s Cricket Tournament match at the R. Premadasa Stadium yesterday. Electing to bat first, India piled up 287-7 and Sri Lanka were 250-5 [...]
Galle on top in spite of bothering rain
With rain being the main topic these days in and around Colombo, its affects seem not to have caused any harm at Galle as NCC travelled all the way closer to 100 miles only to be in the receiving end in the second week of the AIA Premier Cricket Tournament. Yesterday at tea, NCC was [...]
Com Credit win Merc cager final
Gayan Meedeniya made his swan song for Mercantile Basketball after 15 years on a high note, as he captained Commercial Credit & Finance PLC to a tight 55/50 win over DFCC Bank at the 25th Mercantile Services Basketball Association League Tournament 2015, Men’s ‘A’ division final, concluded at the Sugathadasa Indoor Stadium Complex. The final [...]
F&B A Team champs at Galadari Cricket 6s
It was a an unforgettable day on 5th December 2015 at the Malay Grounds, as Galadari Hotel celebrated its annual Inter-Department 6-a-side Cricket Tournament 2015. All the main departments got together for the 6-a-side match which was filled with fun, excitement and laughter. The champions was the Food and Beverage Department ‘A Team’ whilst the [...]
Young ruggerites jump the hurdle
After much of an uproar and rift among top officials of Sri Lanka Rugby Football Union (SLRFU), Sri Lanka Schools Rugby Football Association (SLSRFA) and the Ministry of Sports, whose Director General is the present Competent Authority of local rugby affairs, a squad of 25 ruggerites under the leadership of Omalka Gunaratne left for Singapore [...]
Central and Southern emerge champs
Central Province and Southern Province emerged champions in the Men’s and Women’s segments at the 41st National Sports Festival Table Tennis championships concluded at the S. Thomas College Indoor Stadium last weekend. Udaya Ranasinghe from the Central Province and Ishara Madurangi of the Southern Province guided their respective provinces coming out with flying colours to [...]
UNLUCKLY 13
A particular sport played by lasses is the talk of the town these days what with an Asian tournament looming and a just concluded World Cup Down Under. This particular team gathered to take an official photograph before the team took off to take part in an overseas event. At the official photograph this particular [...]
Mercantile Div ‘C’ cricket from Dec 19
The Mercantile Division ‘C’ 50-Over League Cricket Tournament 2016 for the ‘BMW-Hyundai’ Trophy will flag off on December 19 and scheduled to reach the finish on February 13, 2016. Sponsored for the 5th consecutive year by the Prestige Automobile (Pvt) Ltd this year’s edition will be competed by nine teams pooled in two groups as follows:Group [...]
Trixi opposes Yasa’s nomination as Asian Netball Federation President
Sri Lanka Netball President Yasa Ramachandra’s name has been nominated as the next president of the Asian Netball Federation. The election for this post will be held on December 21 at the Annual General Meeting in Hong Kong. The present Asian Netball Federation (ANF) president is Lakshmi Victoria, which post she has been holding since 2013. [...]
Over 70 youngsters expected at the Junior Open Golf Championship
Over 70 youngsters are expected to compete at the Sri Lanka Junior Open Golf Championship which will be held from December 15 to 17 at the Royal Colombo Golf Club. Considered as the most prestigious competition for young golfers, the Junior Open Championship draws talents from Colombo, Kandy and Nuwara Eliya after the growing popularity [...]
Lankan TT contingent off to India
A strong and an experienced team of Men and Women Sri Lanka Table Tennis players will take wings shortly to India to participate in the 20th Commonwealth Table Tennis Championships 2015 scheduled to be held from December 16 to 21. Men’ team led by Rohan Sirisena, currently ranked No.3 had won the National TT championship [...]
Percy Perera Memorial Basketball Carnival this month
As part of St. Benedict’s College’s 150th year Jubilee Celebrations, the school is conducting a basketball carnival to promote the game among the beginners. The event has been named after one of the finest basketball products of the College – the late Percy Perera. Percy Perera Memorial Basketball Carnival will take place from December 18 [...]
Footballers of the past who entertained the crowds
It is not possible to say exactly when football was introduced to Ceylon, as it was then called because here again, the origins are lost, literally in the mists of time. However, there is evidence of the game being played in the sprawling sandy stretchesfamiliarly termed as the Galle Face Green, by bare chested British [...]
We have no problems against India at Asian Youth Netball
Sri Lanka will have no problem in defeating India in their opening game of the Ninth Asian Youth Netball Championships in Hong Kong tomorrow (Monday December 14) and endingon December 20. This is the view of Sri Lanka captain Gayani Dissanayake. The team left to Hong Kong in the wee hours on Friday. “We have [...]
Shuttle suspension lifted
The suspension imposed by the World Badminton Federation on Sri Lanka was lifted yesterday according to a letter sent to the President of the Sri Lanka Badminton Association. Thomas Lund, Secretary of the World Badminton Federation in his letter has indicated the satisfaction of the world body of the democratic process the Annual General Meeting was [...]