A top level Aravinda – Ford alliance in the offing
Would former Sri Lanka batting ace Aravinda de Silva wear another feather in his cap by becoming the Director of coaching of Sri Lanka – a position that was styled by Ravi Shastri of India? Shastri has been operating in this position from September last year with head coach Duncan Fletcher, keeping tab on the [...]
37th Bata-the Sunday Times Schoolboy Cricketer of the Year 2016
The 37th Bata-the Sunday Times Schoolboy Cricketer of the Year 2016 will officially kick off today. The Sunday Times will carry the first printed coupon, followed by other publications of Wijeya Newspapers which our readers could use to make their favourite schoolboy cricketer — The Most Popular Schoolboy Cricketer of the Year 2016. Accordingly our [...]
Asalanka sees Lankans to the quarters
An allround performance from skipper Charith Asalanka was the highlight as Sri Lanka beat Afghanistan by 33 runs in a low-scoring Group ‘B’ match of the ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup played at the Sylhet International Stadium in Bangladesh yesterday. With this the Lankans have booked a berth in the quarter finals of the tournament. Sri [...]
Galle Guardians record second successive win
Galle Guardians recorded their second successive win of the ongoing Super T20 Provincial cricket tournament when they defeated Kandy Crusaders who crashed to their third successive defeat by three wickets with six balls to spare in the match played in the morning session at R. Premadasa Stadium yesterday. Galle Guardians in pursuit of 179 runs [...]
Trinity strike back to record thrilling win over Ananda
Trinity struck back after conceding a first inning lead to Ananda to record a thrilling four wicket win in the Under 19 inter-school cricket encounter concluded at Panagoda yesterday. According to sources they are recording a win over Ananda after a lapse of five decades and also this was their ninth outright win of the on [...]
Defending champ Sirisoma made to fight hard
Defending champion K.H. Sirisoma of SLPA who is seeking to win his 24th national billiards title was made to made to fight hard by M.M. Mubeen of Army in the pre-quarter final of the 64th National Billiards Championships before prevailing by four frames to three in the seven frame encounter played at the Billiards and [...]
Return of the net-game
The current ‘Australian-Open’, shows the return and dominance of the ‘net-game’. Players want to reduce the length of the rally to survive the grueling Australian heat and the eleven-month professional circuit. Length of the rally has a direct impact when it comes to physical injuries. With a variable net-game they are hitting winning volleys and [...]
The FCID and those who try to score centuries with straw bats
Any sportsman or sportswoman who has reached the level of administration should tap their own hearts and ask themselves: ‘Have we done the right thing by the sport and have our decisions cascaded into results in the arena?’ You can be sure they would turn around and make some utterances about their glory days and [...]
Rugby player poaching – it cuts both ways
Cross over, change, or buying in club rugby is about consenting adults at whose age they should understand what they are doing. As always these lead to confusion as well as pointing fingers as in the recent case of Havelock’s vs Kandy and Shehan Pathirana. In the midst of allegation and counter allegations, the question [...]
LAUGHING UP THEIR SLEEVES
The event was the big sports meet at a leading sports stadium. The chief guest was on the verge of delivering his speech to the huge audience over the microphone when his mobile phone rang. Completely forgetting that he was on the verge of delivering his speech over the public address system, the chief guest [...]
St. Bridget’s outsmart Sirimavo Bandaranaike at basketball
St. Bridget’s Convent beat Sirimavo Bandaranaike Vidyalaya 43-35 in an absorbing game, to clinch the All-Island Schools Under-15 Division ‘B’ Basketball Championship, played at the St. Bridget’s Courts last Wednesday. Michelle Kategoda top scored with 16 points, contributing well towards the win of the Bridgetians, while Thevni Ranasinghe (10) and Ashlene Kodippily (9) played supporting [...]
KIA out to boost Royal rugby further
For the fifth year in succession KIA motors have come out to support the cause of Royal rugby. Royal Rugby’s Rs.27 million commitment to brand’s sponsorship goes beyond the 1st XV. It also includes the College’s Under 14, Under 16 and Under 18 rugby teams. The concluded year was one of the best in memory [...]
Sri Lanka to host two Asian Cue Championships
The Sri Lanka Billiards and Snooker Association (SLBSA) have been bestowed with the honour of hosting the 15th Asian Billiards and 17th Asian U21 Snooker Championships by the Asian Confederation of Billiard Sports. The two tournaments which will be conducted concurrently are scheduled to be held from March 1 to 8 at Hotel Ramada in Colombo. [...]
Police could penetrate Kandy sans Marija
Police SC will obviously be talking up their chances of upsetting a Fazil Marija-less Kandy SC side as they venture to Nittawela to take on the champions today. Any club Side in Sri Lanka will gladly give an arm and a leg to have Fazil Marija in their team. Kandy SC has been fortunate in [...]
Old Bens and Kurunegala Veterans in final
Old Bens veterans entered finals of the soccer masters annual 11-a-side tournament for the third time in the last 5 years. They will be meeting the Kurunegala Veterans in the final to be played on Sunday, at St. Benedict’s College grounds , Colombo 13 at 4.15 pm. Old Bens team is captained by Donald Fernando. [...]
Tellippalai Mahajana win Samaposha Trophy
After a lapse of 38 years, Tellippalai Mahajana College, Jaffna won the All Island Under 15 Girls football championship to be the proud winners of the Samaposha Trophy under the captaincy of Gowri Surendran at the finals got underway at the Colombo City League Grounds. In the finals the lasses from the Jaffna peninsula scored [...]
Sri Lanka Inter Club Golf to be teed off today
The tee off of the inaugural Sri Lanka Inter Club Golf Championship, conducted by Sri Lanka Golf Union (SLGU) will take place today at the Royal Colombo Golf Club course with six teams in contention. Teams competing at the competition are Royal Colombo Golf Club (RCGC), Nuwara Eliya Golf Club (NEGC), Victoria Golf and Country [...]
Gothami joins Anula and Devapathiraja for semis
Gothami Balika Vidyalaya, Colombo joins Anula Vidyalaya and Devapathiraja College, Rathgama to play in semi-finals of the ongoing Schools Under 19 Inter Schools cricket championship 2016. With one more quarter-final match to be played this weekend, two interesting semi-finals and the clash of the two top teams of girls’ schools in the final will decide [...]
Winning SAG medals is the responsibility of the Sports Development Dept.
National Olympic Committee (NOC) President Hemasiri Fernando says that the amount of medals won or lost at the South Asian Games in Assam, India should be the responsibility of the Sports Development Department and their top officials. This was in response to a question posed by the Sunday Times. The 12th SAG will be held [...]
Sampath win at Basketball
Sampath Bank emerged Division ‘B’ champions at the Mercantile League Basketball Tournament 2015 after defeating SriLankan Airlines after a thrilling final. Sampath Bank came neck-to-neck against SriLankan Airlines before defeating the national airlines with a one-point lead as the game ended with a scoreline of 59-58 after a grueling battle. The Sampath Bank team reached [...]
Quick fire ton by Nimantha guides STC Matara to an eight wicket win
An unbeaten 104 off 57 balls with eleven boundaries and five sixes by skipper Nimantha Kavishwara helped St Thomas’ College Matara register an exciting eight wicket win over Tissa Central College Kalutara in their under 19 division II group C encounterwhich was played at the Uyanwatte Stadium. Tissa Central invited to bat first were restricted [...]
Stilt fishing and toddy tapping arts mingled to a sport
Following the success of the inaugural edition of Red Bull Levels last year in collaboration with Cinnamon Hotels and Resorts, the ultimate test of body and mind will return to the south in February. Inspired by age-old techniques to deliver an all-new experience, they have inculcated stilt fishing and toddy-tapping in an obstacle course unlike [...]
Aim to break Indian TT dominance at SAG
A strong combination of twelve Sri Lanka table tennis players are ready to take wings to India to participate in the 12th South Asian Table Tennis championship 2016 scheduled to be worked-off at the Jawaharlal Nehru Sports Complex Indoor Hall in Shillong from February 6 to 10. A confident looking Sri Lanka squad consisting of [...]
Run riot at the newly laid MCA track
The freshly relayed MCA turf wicket turned into a bowlers night mare, as 648 runs were scored in 88.3 overs (7.32 RPO), inclusive of 24 sixes and 60 fours, in the ongoing 5th Prestige Automobile (Pvt) Ltd., sponsored, ‘BMW-Hyundai’ Cup, MCA ‘C’ division 50-Over League Tournament 2016, continued last week-end. The above match was between [...]
Twenty one teams on show for Merc Div ‘D’ tourney
The sponsorship presentation of the 13th Ceylon Cold Stores PLC sponsored, ‘Elephant House Lemonade’ Trophy MCA ‘D’ division 40-Over League Tournament 2016 is now in progress was held at the MCA Pavilion Lounge. The CCS sponsorship is the 3rd longest running MCA Sponsorship, having commenced in 2003. In 2015 the Elephant House Lemonade Trophy was [...]
Kanrich Finance ‘B’ opened their campaign on a vibrant winning note
Kanrich Finance ‘B’ opened their campaign on a vibrant note winning a double header, in the ongoing 13th Ceylon Cold Stores PLC, ‘Elephant House Lemonade’ Trophy, MCA ‘D’ division 40 Over League Tournament 2016, continued last week-end. On Saturday, Kanrich snuffed out United Tobacco Industries by seven wickets and followed up with another massive win [...]