SLC claims that they owe no money for the Sooriyawewa project
Sri Lanka Cricket secretary Mohan de Silva is of the view that they do not have monetary obligations for the construction of the Sooriyawewa Stadium, in Hambantota. De Silva said “Initially, the cricket ground which was to be developed in Hambantota was not an elaborate one. It was going to contain only the basics which [...]
Geethal’s 14 scalps send St. Joseph’s reeling
St. Benedict’s right arm pacie Geethal Fernando wrecked St. Joseph’s as he ended with impressive match bag figures of 14 for 70 to send the Josephians reeling to an innings and 27 run defeat in their Under-19 encounter concluded at Kotahena yesterday. Geethal dominated the proceedings on day one when he ended with a seven [...]
Pawan leads but Lakshana Rodrigo also marks the list
Pawan Dias of Royal College Panadura, the inaugural leader of the All-Island Schools segment of the 37th Bata-the Sunday Times Most Popular Schoolboy Cricketer of the Year 2016 contest, continues with his dominance for the second week running. He received the 366 votes in the concluded week, taking his tally to 634 as he leads [...]
AIA Premier Super League
Galle CC recorded a convincing 194-run win over CCC with more than a day to spare in the Premier Super League cricket encounter concluded at the CCC ground yesterday. The writing was on the wall for CCC as Galle CC ended their second innings on day two on 191 for 9, to gain a big lead [...]
Jaffna Hindu College dominate drawn game
7th Battle of HindusJaffna Hindu College dominated their drawn 7th ‘Battle of the Hindus’ big match encounter against tradition rivals Hindu College Bambalapitiya which concluded at Jaffna yesterday. The second day’s proceedings saw Hindu College Bambalapitiya make a grand recovery through their overnight pair of G. Dinesh and K. Pavithran. The duo put on a [...]
Pin Fernando award for Hemantha
Priya Hemantha (27) won the Pin Fernando award as the best senior ranked golfer at the award ceremony held in the Sri Lanka golf union yesterday. Meanwhile Akash Thangadorai (17), ended as the best junior ranked golfer. The ranking system was worked out, taking into account the points accumulated in the tournaments held from year [...]
Kanishka slams career best knock of 217
Saracens SC batsman Kansihka Amarasinghe slammed a career best knock of 217 against Bloomfield on day two in the Premier Plate Championship encounter played at the FTZ ground in Katunayake. Kanishka’s marathon knock came off 378 balls that included 26 boundaries and two sixes. He was involved in two valuable partnerships first of 254 runs [...]
CH and FC: From glory days to sorrowful state of rugby
The Colombo Hockey and Football Club, a premier rugby football club in the island, once dominated the local club rugby scene in the 1980’s and 1990’s. They however made their presence felt in the recent past, by not performing up to the expectations of many avid rugby fans and its rugby is fast moving in [...]
Rs. 1.4 Million Prize Money for ‘Guwan Hamuda Papedi Sawariya’
The number one cycle race in the calendar of the Sri Lanka Cycling Federation, the “Guwan Hamuda Papedi Sawariya” will be held from February 25 to 27. The complete distance of this three day event is 442 Km. “Guwan Hamuda Papedi Sawariya” is being conducted for the 17th consecutive year and will conclude with the 65th [...]
Chamil and Roshita to the fore
Chamil Cooray won his 12th Men’s National Carrom Championship while in the Women’s segment Joseph Roshita won her 5th Women’s national title at the 48th National Carrom championship organised and conducted by the Carrom Federation of Sri Lanka at their Kohuwela Headquarters which concluded last Sunday. In the Men’s Singles final Chamil Cooray beat World [...]
PABC earns a good win over Prestige Automobile
A partnership of 70-runs for the 5th wicket in 61 balls between Saman Fernando (76 in 65 balls, two sixes and eight boundaries) and Nimanda Subasinghe (46 in 40 balls, four hits over the ropes and four to the ropes), gave Pan Asia Banking Corporation a thrilling two wicket win over McLarens Group in the [...]
How coach Chaminda Perera sees sprinter Himasha Eshan
Sri Lanka returned triumphantly from the South Asian Games, recording the best medals tally ever at the event’s history. Notable among the medalist was sprinter Himasha Eshan, who broke the Sri Lanka record in the 100metres that stood for 17 years. In the process he also shattered the SAG record. Himasha Eshan was coached by [...]
26th Royal-Thomian Past Cricketers’ annual Dinner
The 26th Royal-Thomian Past Cricketers Annual Dinner will be held on March 9 at 7.30 p.m., at the Atrium Lobby, Hotel Cinnamon Grand. Tickets will be available at the gate. All Past Coloursmen of both schools are invited.
Kandy-Havelocks game should be a block buster
At the end of 12th week of inter club rugby, Kandy SC still holds the grip and leads the table with their unbeaten run intact. Last week they were given a real scare by CR in their own den Nittawela. At the end of game, it was a sigh of relief for both Kandy players [...]
From the frying Pan to the Fire!
School cricket in Sri Lanka which not so long ago was the nursery to Sri Lanka Cricket appears to be on a declining trend. For those who are genuine followers of School Cricket this is no surprise as they would have witnessed the gradual decline in the Sandard of Schools Cricket which can no longer [...]
‘Sunny’ southern season!
The cold of the north has taken Tennis to the sunny southern hemisphere. Rio de Janeiro is where the best of the men’s Tennis is played. South America is reputed to have produced some prominent world beaters in the 50’s through to the 90’s. Even now Argentina, Brazil and Mexico have periodically come up with [...]
Will it be déjà vu for President Thilanga?
I remember the smiling faces of all Lankans irrespective of them knowing the intricacies of cricket or not. On March 17, 1996, the entire country was rejoicing after the tiny island nation won the ICC World Cup beating those baggy-green-capped guys Down Under by seven wickets. The elation lasted for a while. From almost the [...]
St. Henry’s, Jaffna stun Zahira 3-1
St. Henry’s College, Ilavali, Jaffna may have suffered heavily due to the ethnic strife that existed for three decades, but after eight years later, they are back in business. On Friday, they stunned much fancied defending champions Zahira to clinch the Kotmale Chox Under-19 Schools Football title — their first in almost 30 years in [...]
BRC dream run for success
With many setbacks around them, a young, gritty set of cricketers, guided by the most eligible veteran player in the game as player cum coach and with the backing of ever-resolute club officials, made a long term dream come true. Burgher Recreational Club, better known as the BRC in the domestic cricketing circle, earned a [...]
The ban for banded rebels
Talk about rugby revolves on off the field events which drown the hints of on field activity. The most chatted topic is that Navy SC has suspended four players after their match against Army SC. On field they wore bands to show solidarity with a fellow player, who was alongside them till recently. Off the [...]
Harshakumar to head Travel Trade SC
Versatile Sportsman from Trinity College, Kandy, Prabath Harshakumar from Walkers Tours was unanimously elected as the 20th President of the Travel Trade Sports Club (inaugurated in 1976) at the 40th Annual General Meeting held at the Kingsbury Hotel, Dochester Room, recently. Prabath Harshakumar, who excelled in Rugby, Badminton, Basketball and Cricket while he was in [...]
Isipathana hold the edge over arch rivals Thurstan
Traditional rivals Thurstan and Isipathana will get on to the field for their big match which is looked forward to by the past and present of the two schools. The game is scheduled to be played on February 26 and 27 at the SSC ground starting from 9.30 .m., each day. This will be the [...]
Star studded 50+ cricket tournament in Lanka
Six teams will be in fray for honours in the first 50+ International Cricket One Day Tournament which will begin on Tuesday in Sri Lanka. Among the participants are Pakistan, two teams representing the United Kingdom, England North and England South and three teams representing Sri Lanka, namely Cavaliers, Blue Lions and Quadrangular. The entire [...]
SAG exploits in retrospect
Rupees One Hundred and Fifty Million (150 Million) has been spent by the Sports Ministry towards the 12th South Asian Games (SAG) which concluded in India on February 16. This sum has been allocated from the Sports Development Budget for the years – 2015 and 2016. This is reported to be the highest amount spent [...]