Graeme Ford’s name resurfacing as next Lanka Head Coach
The foreign coach concept has enveloped Sri Lanka Cricket, with the advent of the new administration which was voted in to power led by Thilanga Sumathipala last Sunday. Vice President in charge of International Cricket – Jayantha Dharmadasa told the Sunday Times “Yes, we have been busy talking in earnest to the people concerned. We have [...]
Big Bash League: Adelaide Strikers sweat on Mahela Jayawardene fitness
Travis Head has a foot in the door for Twenty20 World Cup selection but the Adelaide Strikers power-hitter is more worried about a teammate’s leg. Head earned praise from national selector Mark Waugh after thrashing a 25-ball 50 in Adelaide’s eight-wicket Gabba win on Friday night that ended Brisbane Heat’s Big Bash League finals hopes. However, [...]
Lasith and Naveen guide Royal to victory
Left arm spinner Lasith Embuldeniya with a match bag of 11 for 102 and a twin half ton by Naveen Vidanapathirana (59 and 55), paved the way for Royal to record a convincing eight wicket over St. Joseph’s in their Under-19 inter-school cricket encounter concluded at Reid Avenue yesterday. Royal in fact ended in a [...]
Speedy development SAFF football teams
The performances of South Asian countries are to be speeded up like taking off on a highway. The SAFF Council took this decision in Assam, India last week. This Council Meeting took place at the Taj Hotel in Trivendrum last week chaired by South Asian Football Federation Vice President and Sri Lanka’s former football president Ranjith [...]
FAVOURING THE OLD SCHOOL
Recently a function took place to distribute balls and mattings to schools in the Wayamba District. The strange thing is that a majority of the goods distributed went to five particular schools. It is said there is a special man who has sports in his heart was interested in the matter. Ironically however the cookie [...]
Raminda’s ton and Peaveen’s nine help STC Matara to a first innings win
A 148 ball 120 by left hand batsman Raminda Pravinath and a match bag of nine wickets by Praveen Madushan helped St. Thomas’ College Matara register a first innings win in their under 19 division II cricket encounter with Siri Piyarathana College Padukka payed at the Uyanwatte stadium. Praveen Madushan and Hashin Dilmal captured four [...]
Ravindu and Naduni clinch National Squash titles
Top favourites Ravindu Laksiri and Naduni Gunawardane played well to clinch the men’s open and women’s open titles in the 35th National Squash Championship held at the Air force squash complex in Ratmalana. Ravindu beat Shamil Wakeel comfortably in straight sets by 11/7, 11/3, 11/6 in the men’s open finals while Naduni beat her sister [...]
Local Rugby’s connection to beggars and choosers
Beggars can’t be choosers – but I choose beggars; I use reason to decide whether to give or not. Walking along one end of Queen Street decorated by posh restaurants one may find a choice of beggars depending on the day you choose. If you study the scene you get the feeling that the panhandlers [...]
Could on-tune Kandy sink the fighting Sailors today
Hot on the heels of two intensely fought matches, Kandy SC has another immensely difficult hurdle to clear this evening at Nittawela. Their opponents, Navy SC, have had mixed fortunes. They lost to Army SC by one point and to Havelocks by three. By the same token, then beat the CR by a point and [...]
Duo of alumni to herald quasquicentennial of the Royal College Union
Royal College, Colombo, originally known as the Colombo Academy is now 180 years old, and as the school song warbles on “and thence did Lanka’s learning thrive.” On 17th January, the Royal College Union (RCU) is due to celebrate the quasquicentennial, or the 125th anniversary, of their origin at a gala event to be held [...]
Chasing Steffi Graf’s Golden-Slam
Ever since Olympics incorporated Tennis as one of its competitive sports in the eighties, only 14 men and 13 women had the honour of standing on the Olympic podium with a gold medal round their necks and had their national anthem played. The Golden-Slam s the feat of winning the four Grand-Slam Titles and the [...]
Old Pol Roti or a new vision for Lankan cricket
We suppose that we all love ‘Pol Roti’, which is made up with wheat flour, grated coconut, oil and water. I wonder nutrition wise what good it does to you. Sometimes green chilli and curry leaves are also added to this mixture, but yet again I cannot vouch for the vitamins that it contains or [...]
Mahela slams career best knock of 212
Mahela Udawatte slammed a career best knock of 212 helping Moors SC make a formidable score of 392 against SLPA CC in the AIA Premier League cricket encounter played at the CCC ground. The right hand batsman’s marathon innings came off 302 balls which comprised 19 boundaries and three sixes. Mahela was also involved in [...]
Stylish Asalanka to lead Sri Lanka contingent
The ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup is due to get underway on January 27 in Bangladesh who will be hosting the tournament for the second time with the previous being 2004. This tournament which is the ninth edition could be termed as a tournament for the emerging stars where some of the players have showcased [...]
BRC record third successive outright win
BRC recorded their third successive outright win of the Emerging Trophy cricket tournament when they routed Police SC by nine wickets with a day to spare in the match concluded at the Police Park yesterday. This was also the third successive time that BRC have demolished their opponents within two days. The second day’s play [...]
Regus extends support to National Visually Handicapped Cricket Team
The Sri Lanka Visually Handicapped cricket team is embarking on a tour to India to take part in the first ever T20 Asia Cup in Kochi, India without a proper sponsor, training and with a lot of unanswered questions haunting them. The team is due to leave on January 16 for the tournament which starts [...]
McLarens and PABC Bank greet the New Year
McLarens Group and PABC Bank greeted the New Year in a fitting manner, as they waltz their way to cake walk wins, in the ongoing 5th Prestige Automobile (Pvt) Ltd., sponsored ‘BMW-Hyundai’ Cup, MCA ‘C’ division, 50-Over League Tournament 2016, continued last Sunday. At Kotahena, McLarens beat JL Morison by 164-runs and at Campbell Park, [...]
Southern Province State Services by two wickets
Southern Province State Services cricket team scored a two wickets win over North Western Provincial cricket team in the 4th annual cricket encounter at the Galle International Cricket Stadium recently. Taking first lease of the wicket North Western Province were dismissed for 154 runs in 39.1 overs. Sumudu Abeysinghe top scored with a hard hit 38 [...]
Absorbing fare at Unranked TT
Jaffna table tennis fans witnessed two days of absorbing table tennis at the Jaffna Central College tables when Kandy Municipal Council clinched the State Services Table Tennis championship with 30 points closely followed by Colombo Municipal Council with 26 points. In the other tournament staged at the same venue – The All Island Unranked TT [...]
Hafzel Preena wins Red Bull Kart Fight 2015 – Sri Lanka
After two days of burning rubber, Hafzel Preena took the chequered flag as the winner of the second edition of Red Bull Kart Fight, Sri Lanka’s only international amateur karting competition which took place at the Kanway Autodrome in Mirigama.Red Bull Kart Fight is an international amateur karting competition that gave drivers across Sri Lanka [...]
‘Double Blue “Men of Grit” Take on Upcountry challenge
Fourteen adventurous Old Wesleyites sports enthusiasts from many parts of the world met for a reunion – 20 years after leaving school to celebrate their bond of brotherhood. A simple idea of doing a re-union led to a more profound plan to make an adventurous trip on motorbikes to Nuwara Eliya, Sri Lanka. Considering the [...]
Sampath keen to revive Lankan football skills
Football dropped into the doldrums in the past. But with the performance of the Sri Lanka team at the SAFF (South Asian Football Federation) Championship, the sport has turned into a fresh and better chapter. This was stated by Football National Coach Sampath Perera. “In the 2013 SAFF Championship Sri Lanka crashed into a 0-10 defeat [...]
Street football at Race Course Urban Legends 2016
The inaugural Inter university Street Football Championship organised by Sri Lanka Unites along with the Football Federation of Sri Lanka will take place at the Race Course Car Park next Sunday, January 17 from 1 p.m. onwards. Seventeen University teams will be battling on a knock out basis. Each team will consist of seven players– [...]
Priorities for the new cricket administration
Now that a new cricket administration has taken over the gentlemen’s game in Sri Lanka, the cricket lovers of this country are looking forward to a rapid elevation of overall standards at all levels of the game. The new administration could consider the following suggestions with a view of achieving rapid success.Top priorities are enumerated [...]
NDB Super Sunday was wonderful
NDB Bank had its annual sports festival and get-together named Super Sunday at the BRC ground in Colombo recently with the participation of all staff members. Sports events as well as other recreational activities were lined up for the day where the entire staff of NDB Bank had a fun-filled day outing sharing true camaraderie. [...]