Pettah United – a modest football club that reached great heights
In these days when local club football values and standards have declined and there is so much of bluff and bluster passing off as real skills and performances, it is refreshing to call the high standards achieved two decades ago. With the dormant of famous clubs like Saunders, Victory, Ratnam, Eleven Youngsters, Black square, York, [...]
Rainbow power SAG swimming
Rainbow Aquatics is one of the leading swim clubs in the country which has produced numerous athletes to represent Sri Lanka in International Competitions. Their list of achievements runs high. Some of the names that has represented the rainbow Aquatic club include past gold medalists at the South Asian Games, Deepika Chanmugam, Julian Bolling, Inthikab [...]
Main reason for the downfall of sports in Sri Lanka is lack of competition
“The lack of competitions is the main downfall of Sri Lanka sports,” this is what Sopahia Dharmasena, nee Marasinghe has to say about the downward trend that exists in Sri Lanka sports today. Sopahia was a star in five sports during the 70’s. Her sports: netball, volleyball, athletics, badminton and football. She is a double [...]
Sponsorship cheque to the S Thomas’ College Warden handed over
The picture shows the handing over the sponsorship cheque to the S Thomas’ College Warden by a group of well wishers. from left to right : STC Sports Master in Charge, Mr. Renganathan Board of Governors, Jagath Samarasekera, Nalin Welgama Chairman Ideal Group, Warden Rev’d Marc Billimoria, Mr. Aravinda de Silva Deputy Chairman Ideal Group [...]
Golf of high quality witnessed at the Links
High class of Golf was witnessed in the recently concluded UTE-CAT and Pam Fernando handicap events played concurrently for the members, in the Bally’s Sri Lanka open 2015. This year was outstanding with 66 ladies and men competing. The proud co-sponsor of the tournament was UTE-CAT, whose main priority is to take the game of [...]
59 talented players spotted
Sri Lanka Navy lasses created history when their netball team secured the championship title for the first time at the National Netball Championships concluded at Anuradhapura over the weekend. Eighteen teams participated in the two day tournament. Sri Lanka Navy secured the championship title edging out Sri Lanka Air Force by a single digit, the [...]
Vallibel Finance and Kanrich Finance ‘B’ unbeaten
Vallibel Finance and Kanrich Finance ‘B’ remained unbeaten with three wins a piece in the ongoing 13th Ceylon Cold Stores PLC sponsored, ‘Elephant House Lemonade’ Trophy, MCA Division ‘D’ 40-over League Tournament 2016, continued last weekend. A notable double by Yasas Alwis (40 runs and 5 for 35 in seven overs) spearheaded Vallibel Finance to [...]
Girls’ cricket semi-finalists found
Defending Girls Under 19 Cricket champions Anula Vidyalaya, Nugegoda along with runners-up Devapathiraja College, Rathgama, Vijayabahu Madya Maha Vidyalaya, Okkampitiya and Gothami Balika Vidyalaya, Colombo have advanced to the semi-finals of the Under 19 Inter Schools Girls’ Cricket tournament 2016. The two semi-final matches will be played at the Sri Jayawardenapura cricket grounds, Pita Kotte [...]
Mithila propels Sampath Bank to win over Nations Trust ‘A’
The Street Smart, Mithila Abeysekera scored 15 points including the two free throws offered to him with 30 seconds remaining on the clock, to propel Sampath Bank to a heart stopping 17/16 win over Nations Trust Bank ‘A’ in the inaugural Mercantile Services Basketball Association 3 x 3 Platinum men Basketball Championships, concluded at the [...]
Semis and final this weekend
The semi-finals and the final of the 23rd Singer-MCA Premier League T+20 Super Tournament 2016 will be worked this weekend at the MCA Grounds. The tournament was put on hold from mid November 2015, due to the inclement weather. The tournament is conducted with the six MCA Premier League teams, namely – MAS Active Trading [...]
McLarens and three banks in semis
McLarens Group along with three Banks, Std. Chartered Bank, Pan Asia Bank and Nations Trust Bank ‘A’, advanced to the semi-finals of the 5th Prestige Automobile (Pvt) Ltd., sponsored, ‘BMW-Hyundai’ Cup, MCA ‘C’ division 50-Over League Tournament 2016, all winning their quarter-final matches played last weekend. Mahil Jerome (57), S. Hettiarachchi (55) and Asantha Solomon [...]
SLPA’s Sirisoma the undisputed champ bags his 24th title
The battle for the national billiards title for more than two decades has been a one-sided affair with little challenge coming the way of Khobala Hewamunage Sirisoma who has been representing the Sri Lanka Ports Authority (SLPA) officially for 34 years till he retired two years ago. But even then though he has retired he [...]
Faslan re-elected president of Beruwela FL 2016/17
M.S.M. Faslan was re-elected as President of Beruwela Football League at its 41st Annual General Meeting held at the Najeeb Hadjiar Education Centre in Lotus Road, Dharga Town recently. Faslan is the current Treasurer of Zavia Sports Club in Dharga Town and he is also the Treasurer of Football Federation of Sri Lanka. Faslan received [...]
Lankan U-19 cricketers meet disabled students in Bangladesh
A group of disabled students from Bangladesh had the chance to meet with the Sri Lanka under 19 cricket team in Dhaka on 1 February 2016. The Sri Lankan team took time out from their busy schedule competing in the Under 19 Cricket World Cup which is being staged in Bangladesh to meet the students. [...]
Sri Lanka fields a strong tennis team for the South Asian Games
For the 12th South Asian Games in India, Sri Lanka fields a strong Tennis team comprising eight players inclusive of four girls and four boys. The team will be led by Sri Lanka’s most experienced and Davis Cup player Harshana Godamanne. The 12th South Asian Games will be held in Guwahati and Shillong from Feb [...]
Chandrika leads Lanka shuttle team to SAG
A 15-member strong Sri Lanka badminton team left for the 12th South Asian Games to be held in Guwahati and Shillong in India. The badminton games will be played from February 6 to 10. The team comprises of seven girls and eight boys. The overall team will be led by most experienced and senior player [...]
Silver can be expected from women’s hockey team
The coaches of the Sri Lanka Hockey team – Anuruddha Herath Bandara (men) and G.G. Dharmaratne (women) spoke confidently that their teams will do well at the South Asian Games. Men’s team coach Anuruddha Herath Bandara said that in 2006 Sri Lanka bagged a Bronze medal at the SAG held in Sri Lanka and prior [...]
Kosala and Wimalasena to SAG as observers
Veteran athletes Kosala Sahabandu and Wimalasena Perera will proceed to the South Asian Games (SAG) as observers from the Sri Lanka Athletic Association. The Sports Ministry has granted them air-tickets to proceed to the event which started on Friday. The 12-day event will conclude on February 16 in Assam, India. These two former athletes had [...]
Ford drives around concerns over job security
At one point of time, many people were more than convinced that ‘home grown’ was the solution to a lot of ills in the country’s international cricket. Their argument was Lankan cricket is no more an elitist game and more than 95 per cent of the local talent are vernacular and when a young cricketer [...]
Kerber in ‘Aussie history’ victory
It takes ‘one good match’ to make a Tennis event memorable. Angelique Kerber and Serena Williams literally ‘made that match’ to make the Australian-Open of 2016 unforgettable. It was women’s Tennis ‘at its best’. The world’s number one Serena Williams is known to do the best in Grand-Slam and she did just that. Then it [...]
Rugby AGM conflict of interest; Thora triumph
The schools season commenced with S. Thomas’ ML crowned schools U20 sevens champions. This was after 22 years. Starting cautiously on day one they kept prospects alive and progressed with each occasion they took the field. From being closer to the bottom last year the start of 2016 probably would give lot of hope to [...]
Lanka end with 19 medals to complete memorable day
Ace swimmer Matthew Abeysinghe’s outstanding performances gave Sri Lanka two gold medals yesterday on the second day of the 12th South Asian Games held in Guwahati and Shillong, in the northern region of India. Abeysinghe clocked 01 minute and 52.3 seconds in the Men’s 200m Freestyle final to pip Indian Saurabh Sangvekar to clinch the [...]
S. Thomas’ home for lunch, crush Nalanda by innings
S. Thomas’ were home for lunch when they crushed Nalanda by an innings and 78 runs in the Under 19 inter-school cricket encounter concluded at Mt Lavinia yesterday to record their sixth outright win of the season. In the process the Thomians are recording an outright win over Nalanda after a lapse of 16 years [...]
Navy SC grab honours in crucial game
Navy SC grabbed honours against BRC at the crucial Emerging Trophy cricket encounter played at the BRC ground. The game is crucial for both the teams as the outcome of this game will decide who will emerge the champion. The opening day’s play on Friday saw Navy SC dominate when play ended as they bowled [...]
Youngsters should grab this opportunity says Chandimal
This is akin to an odyssey to the unknown. Last afternoon a contingent of fifteen players took wing under stand-in captain – Dinesh Chandimal across the Palk Strait to take on a power packed Indian outfit on a three-match T-20 test of wits. Already there are five players who would have been certain inclusions, but, [...]
Do or die battle for both Sri Lanka and England
With the sole aim of reaching the top, Sri Lanka youth cricketers will step into the knockout stage of the ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup, as they take on England in the second quarter-final of the competition at Dhaka Stadium in Bangladesh today. With two wins – against Canada by 196 runs and Afghanistan by [...]
First result to come out on February 14
The opening week’s results of the 37th Bata-the Sunday Times Most Popular Schoolboy Cricketer of the Year 2016 will be published next Sunday. Results will be run in the Sunday Times continuously for 16 weekends from February 14 while our sister publications – the DailyMirror and Daily Lankadeepa will carry results during the first couple [...]
RTC takes charge of the stables
Sri Lanka’s second governing body for horse racing had been launched under the name of Royal Turf Club (RTC), who is likely to take over the operations of the Nuwara Eliya Racecourse. RTC, which will replace the operational activities at the well known Nuwara Eliya Racecourse, hopes to make its official launch in the coming [...]
TT Beach Volleyball ends today
The 9th Travel Trade Sports club Beach Volleyball Championships 2015 will be held this weekend, at Paradise Island, Aluthgama, commencing 8.30 am. The tournament is sponsored by Mt. Lavinia Hotel Group and hosted by Club Bentota for the 4th successive year. So far 10 teams have confirmed participation, namely, Club Bentota, Mt. Lavinia Hotel, Sri [...]
Old Bens win as Wallace strikes twice
The seasoned footballers of Old Bens Sports Club once again proved that they are the masters of Veterans Over-40 football when they defended the Thilak Peiris Challenge Trophy beating Kurunegala Veterans by 3 goals to nil in the final played at St. Benedict’s College grounds last weekend. This is third instance that Old Bens have [...]
Susanthika to drive the Bens
Sri Lankan’s only medalist at the Olympic Games and double medalist at the World Athletics Championships, Susanthika Jayasinghe, has come forward to offer her expertise as advisor to the Benedictine Athletic Squad this year. Jayasinghe stated this at a seminar conducted by her, for the entire Benedictine Athletic squad, coaching and support staff, brothers and [...]