Mendis, Kaluperuma and Aravinda to prop SLC’s sagging fortunes
By the time the defense ICC T-20 World title is done and dusted by the end of March, it is likely that cricket’s on field management will see some new titles added to some old war horses. Most of these changes are likely to be from the Lankan team’s preparations for the forthcoming tour of [...]
110th Battle of the North: Johnians have the edge over rivals Centralites
Like in the major parts of the island where schools clash in their respective or traditional big match encounters, it’s big match fever in the Jaffna peninsula as all arrangements have been finalised for the 110th Battle of the North big match between St. John’s Jaffna and Jaffna Central scheduled to be played over three [...]
99th Big Match at Asgiriya : Trinity and St. Anthony’s are different as chalk and cheese
To some followers of the game, there is a certain inevitability surrounding the 99th Big Match between Trinity and St. Anthony’s on March 11 and 12 at the Asgiriya Stadium in Kandy. Quite apart from the fact that one team is in Division One and the other is in Division Two, Statistically, the teams are [...]
Ananda take honours on opening day
Ananda College took honours of the opening day of the 87th Battle of the Maroons against traditional rivals Nalanda College as the match looks well poised to an unexpected result at the SSC ground in Colombo yesterday. Nalanda were sent into bat by their Big Match opponents only to be bowled out for 197 by [...]
St. Sylvester’s approach Big Match against Vidyartha with confidence
The Sylvestrians approach the 59th Big Match on March 11 and 12 with a certain degree of confidence. They have played some of the better Colombo Schools and come off unscathed. The Mt. Lavinia Thomians almost upset their apple cart. When the game finished, they were 54-9 in the second innings, still 118 behind! They [...]
137th Battle of the Blues: No smoking please – this game is bound to get too hot
The tally reads as 34 wins each for Royal College and S. Thomas’ College and with well balanced outfits one side will hope to go up as the curtain unveils of the 137th Battle of the Blues cricket encounter at the SSC ground in Colombo. The second oldest cricket encounter played in the world will [...]
Pawan wafts as Lahiru makes formal warning
Pawan Dias of Royal College Panadura continues to waft ahead as the leader of the All-Island Schools category in the fourth week of the 37th Bata-the Sunday Times Most Popular Schoolboy Cricketer of the Year 2016. Last week he had a healthy lead, and by today Pawan has moved further ahead to reach 1482 votes. [...]
St. Sebastian’s come out favourites
The cricket crazy town of Moratuwa will come alive again when the much looked-forward big match between the two leading cricket playing schools in the area St. Sebastian’s and Prince of Wales takes place on March 11 and 12 at De Zoysa Stadium in Moratuwa. This is the 66th in the series and the Cambrians are [...]
Light fails certain Peterite victory
Bad light may have prevented St. Peter’s the joy of celebrating a thrilling victory but unsporty behavior by certain St. Joseph’s supporters gave them something to cheer about despite the 82nd Battle of the Saints ended in a thrilling draw at the P. Sara Oval yesterday. St. Peter’s in pursuit of 66 runs in 12 [...]
Tamil Union crush Galle CC with a day to spare
After conceding a first innings lead Tamil Union fought back to record a crushing 6-wicket win against Galle CC with a day to spare in their AIA Premier Super League cricket encounter concluded at the CCC ground yesterday. Galle CC after making a formidable score of 312 in the first inning bowled out Tamil Union [...]
Madawa, Nipun help Bloomfield fight back
Bloomfield in reply to Chilaw Marians score of 346 made a bold reply of 357 for the loss of 7 wickets at the end of second day’s play in the Premier Plate championship match at the FTZ Grounds, Katunayake. Resuming from their overnight score of 63 for no loss, the Reid Avenue club overtook the [...]
Keen tussle expected at Kurunegala
The 33 rd ‘Battle of the Rocks’ encounter between hometown rivals Maliyadeva College Kurunegala and St. Anne’s College Kurunegala will be played on March 11 and 12 at the picturesque Welagedara stadium in Kurunegala commencing at 9.30am on both days. The 21st annual limited overs one day encounter between the two sides will be played on [...]
Looking to break the fourteen year hoodoo
The historic city of Kotte will awaken next weekend (March 12 and 13) when St. Thomas’ College, Kotte meets Sri Jayawardenepura Madya Maha Vidyalaya in their 39th Battle of Kotte Cricket encounter at the Moors Grounds, Colombo 2, for the G.M. Perera Memorial Trophy. The two century-old schools of the ancient kingdom come out this year [...]
Inter Bank Badminton from today
The inaugural Inter Bank Badminton Championship is scheduled to be worked off at the Mercantile Badminton Association Headquarters from today to March 13. This first ever tournament will be called the ‘Sri Lanka Badminton Super League – Battle of the Banks 2016 is organised by the Seylan Bank Sports Club as a Sri Lanka Badminton [...]
Hokandara ‘B’ regains D.R. Wijewardena Trophy
The Hokandara ‘B’ cricket team regained the D.R. Wijewardena Challenge Trophy beating Advertising Department ‘B’ by 5 runs at the Inter-Department Cricket Tournament of Wijeya Newspapers played at the Shalika ground in Narahenpita last Sunday. Batting first in a 10-overs per-side match, Hokandara ‘B’ were bowled out for a meager total of 57 in 9.3 [...]
Seven billiards, nine snooker knockout qualifiers found
The 15th Asian Billiards and 17th U-21 Asian Snooker Championships, which is in progress at Hotel Ramada in Colombo, have reached the final stages of the preliminary round matches by yesterday. Seven players have already reached the quarter-final stage of the 15th Asian Billiards Championship while nine players have made it to the pre-quarter-final stage [...]
Trials to select players for World Masters Series
The Ceylon Indoor Cricket Association (CICA), the local governing body of indoor cricket in Sri Lanka will be conducting trials to select the players for the forthcoming Indoor Cricket World Masters’ Series which is scheduled to be held in Birmingham, England from October 21 to 29 this year. The Indoor Cricket Master’s Series tournament is [...]
Launch of 10 new Power World Gyms
Power World Gyms, the pioneers of the fitness industry in Sri Lanka since 1994, announced a strategic investment by a Mumbai Stock Exchange listed, Talwalkars Better Value Fitness Ltd, India and the launching of ten new Power World Gyms across the Greater Colombo area yesterday. Apart from the seven existing gyms in Colombo, the ten [...]
McLarens Sports Club sweep the board
McLarens Sports Club swept the board at the Western Province Inter Club Badminton championship to emerge winners in both Men’s and Women’s segments at the St. Thomas Indoor Stadium last weekend. The tournament was organised by the Western Province Badminton Association and powered by Li-Ning Sri Lanka assisted by McLarens Holdings Ltd. McLarens SC playing [...]
Two old Thomians to celebrate golden anniversaries
50 years back almost to the day, the then 2-day Royal-Thomian cricket encounter, began at the P. Saravanamuttu stadium, formerly known as the Colombo Oval, on 11th March 1966. The Thomians were led by Anura Tennekoon while Lakshman Thalaysingham captained the Royalists. As the 137th annual fixture – the second oldest uninterrupted school cricket match [...]
How can we avoid the shame of being relegated to Division Two?
Last week the International Cricket Council (ICC) rekindled the controversy over its radical proposal that would see Test cricket split into two divisions within a structure to promote and relegate member-nations, and make avenues for two new Test-playing nations to emerge. It is said that the new proposal is aimed at bolstering the appeal of [...]
Making players for the future
Some kids saw Tennis balls in my possession recently and instinctively said ‘cricket-balls’. Some believe ‘soft-ball-cricket’ could be the reason for the availability of Tennis-balls in Sri Lanka. The number of clubs in the island now is as low as twenty. Without good club level players making a foursome for doubles is a difficult task [...]
Last chance for Lankan athletes
The 2016 IPC Athletic First Asian Oceania Championships will take place from today ( March 6) to March 12 in Dubai, UAE where leading Nine Para Athletes from Sri Lanka will take part. This will serve as the final selection trial for the Rio Olympics where Asian, New Zealand and Australians – embracing 44 countries will [...]
The feeling of playing and dancing rugby…
The Dialog league was annexed by Kandy Sports Club after a not so grueling battle against the Havelock’s Sports Club. The abode for the cup was known before the final match. Havelock’s though having no chance of laying their hands on the cup was in a mood that was not to give up easily. The [...]