Lankans lose again without a fight
England coasted to an easy 123-run win with 44 balls to spare in the fifth and final ODI at Cardiff after the Lankans were bowled out for 202 without a fight failing against the pace spin combination of Adil Rashid (Right arm leg spin) and Liam Plunkett (Right arm fast) and David Willey (Left arm [...]
SLT Tuskers and Crown Sharks in contention for title
SLT Tuskers are in contention to grab the win of the inaugural Sri Lanka Premier Tennis League (SLPTL) which is being played at the Queens Club in Colombo, by yesterday. The Tuskers are in the lead with 57 game wins, followed closely behind by Crown Sharks who are with 51 wins. Behind the top two [...]
Colombo FC in smashing win
Defending champions Colombo FC recorded an easy victory over Negombo Youth, 4-0, in the Dialog Champions League 2016 stage II Group A soccer match played at the City League Football Complex yesterday. In a one-sided game Colombo FC dominated from the start, playing a well organised and controlled game giving no chance to the opponents [...]
Dunukara, Dinusha walk fastest
D.M.I.S.S. Dunukara of North Central Province and Dinusha Dilhani of Southern Province emerged winners in the Men’s and Women’s categories in the Race Walking Championships of the 42nd National Sports Festival concluded at Battaramulla yesterday. The competitions for both men and women were conducted in a distance of 20kms, around the German Friendship bridge in [...]
Matthew first ever swimmer to qualify for the Olympics
Sri Lanka swimming sensation Matthew Abeysinghe, already a wild card entry for the upcoming Rio Olympics 2016, created history by becoming the first ever local swimmer to achieve Olympic standard. With Abeysinghe’s achievement of 50.53 seconds in the Men’s 100m Freestyle event at the Hong Kong Swimming Circuit Championship yesterday, he will proudly compete at [...]
Crime, punishment and ethics
The much awaited findings of the inquiry report is public. The contents of the media release dated 30th June are that the action follows the report of the special committee appointed by the Minister of Education. The decisions of disciplinary action are not a result of on field sanctions or abuse reports sent by a [...]
Were they punished at all, asks the public
St. Joseph’s College, the team that was in the receiving end with five of their players being admitted to the hospital and three of them suffering from severe injuries, after the brawl at the Bogambara ground in Kandy, during their match against hosts Dharmaraja College, has decided to let things go in the name of [...]
Gayani to lead Lanka at Asian Netball Championships
Promising player Gayani Dissanayake has been named as the skipper of the Sri Lanka Netball team for the upcoming Asian Championship to be held in Bangkok, Thailand. The 10th Asian Senior Netball Championships will be held in Thailand from July 31 to August 7. The Dissanayake-led Sri Lanka netballers are slotted to play rookies Afghanistan [...]
Another Roy-Tho — hot rod in the offing
Today the unexpected second outing between traditional foes of cricket, Royal and S. Thomas’ colleges will occur when they face off in the second semi-final clash of the Milo Schools Under-20 President’s Cup Knock-out Rugby Championship. With a little bit of home advantage at the Royal College Sports Complex the Reid Avenue side will eagerly [...]
Isipathana scrape through to final in a thriller
Isipathana College had to pull out all the tricks out of their bag against St. Peter’s College in the first semi final of the Milo Under-20 President’s Trophy Schools Rugby Knock-out Tournament before scraping through, 24-20 at the Royal Sports Complex ground yesterday. Isipathana trailing by one point at the breather 12-13, came back in [...]
Adam Voges sets sights on Lankan conditions
Australian batsman Adam Voges who was injured while captaining English county side Middlesex compiled a strong county season of 388 runs at 77 before returning home to prepare for the tour of Sri Lanka against a new-look Test side rebuilding after the retirements of batting stars Kumar Sangakkara and Mahela Jayawardene. The tour features three [...]
Expendables
Expendables – this is not the theme for my next bestselling paperback or hardcover. This is a narrative on this English word and how it was used to impact two different objectives in the game of Cricket — the game and its administration. Nevertheless, in both assertions, it has made a huge impact – truly, [...]
Pristine courts await sunshine! Wimbledon 2016
One could well conceive why the nursery rhyme ‘rain, rain go away, little Susi wants to play’ is from England. The last few weeks of the European tennis season has been battered with rain. The grass court season which is the shortest in the calendar had little chance to show its good face. Now into [...]
Thirteen — lucky for St. Joseph’s
St Joseph’s College Colombo has now become a synonymous name in the sport of swimming at schools level and to clinch the prestigious All Island Schools Swimming title for 13 years is no doubt a great achievement and for the Darley Road boys it has become just simple as the duck taking to the waters [...]
FLAG BLUNDER
It was supposed to be solemn occasion as flags were unfurled to honour three key participants – the two teams and the body that the game represents. However the home team’s sport flag was missing and hectic arrangements were made to get one. Ultimately a digital flag was obtained but when it was unfurled it [...]
Merc’s Rugby ’7s’, Women’s Tag Rugby Tourney on July 15, 16, 17 at CR&FC
Inaugurated in 1966, the 46th Mercantile Rugby Football ’7s’, along with the inaugural Mercantile Women’s Tag Rugby Tournament 2016, will be held on July 15, 16 and 17 at the CR&FC Grounds, Longdon Place, Colombo 7. Around 40 men’s teams are expected to participate in this tourney conducted by the Mercantile Rugby Football Association (MRFA), [...]
A galaxy of stars at RCGC Open
The much anticipated Sri Lanka Open Golf tournament will tee off on 18 to 22 July at the Ridgeways – RCGC. This year down on the cards are some top Asian and Indian professionals along with several talented Sri Lankan Golfers. The shot in the arm for this tournament, had been given by the JAT Holdings,who [...]
Taking up the Rio challenge
Sri Lanka will field a contingent of around ten members for the forthcoming summer Olympic Games to be held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil in August. Already, three athletes have gained qualifying standards. They will be joined by two swimmers, a shooter and a badminton player. However, the exact strength of the Sri Lankan contingent [...]
780-Km, 5-Day SLT Speed Up Cycle Rally with Rs 4m in Prize money
Entries for Sri Lanka’s most valuable and longest Cycle rally, the SLT Speed Up Rally, are now on according to the organisers Sri Lanka Telecom (SLT) and the Cycling Federation of Sri Lanka (CFSL). The 5-day Cycle rally is hopeful of attracting the country’s top riders with a total prize money of over Rs 4 [...]
President’s Gold Cup Volleyball in three stages
Sri Lanka’s premier Volleyball tournament, the annual President’s Gold Cup Championship conducted by the Sri Lanka Volleyball Federation (SLVF), will be worked off in 3 stages. The tournament sponsored by Dialog Telecom, will feature over 4,000 teams islandwide, with the participation of over 60,000 Spikers. The tournament will ‘spike’ off with the 1st stage in [...]
HDS Cricketers from Brisbane on short tour
Former Sri Lanka women’s cricket team and St Joseph’s coach Harsha de Silva who is domiciled in Brisbane, Australia is in the island on a short tour with his U-15 HDS Cricket Academy team who are due to play six matches around the island. Harsha is accompanied by Umhar Samsudeen former St. Peter’s allrounder and Sri [...]
Amarawansa, Weerasinghe come out on top
Two pugilists from MAS Holdings emerged the top boxers in the men’s and women’s categories at the Intermediate Boxing Meet 2016 which concluded at the Royal Arena boxing ring Reid Avenue. MAS Slimline’s U.G.N.K. Amarawansa and H.M.N.H. Weerasinghe of MAS Casualine carried away the best boxers’ prize when they won their bouts with ease while M.P.G. [...]
Red Bull Kart Fight returns to Sri Lanka on July 9, 10
After two seasons of intense wheel-to-wheel action, Red Bull Kart Fight returns to Sri Lanka for an all-new, all-out race to find the island’s best amateur Karter. The event will be held at the Kanway Autodrome in Mirigama on July 9 and 10. The first edition of Red Bull Kart Fight, an amateur Karting competition, [...]
Welikala leads National Shooters to South Africa
The Sri Lanka National Shooting team led by Brigadier D.S.D. Welikala began their mission at the 12th International Metallic Silhouette Shooting Union (IMSSU) at Bloemfontein in South Africa yesterday. The eight-member Sri Lanka team left the country last week to take part in the competition, which will be held up to July 16. Over 150 [...]
Sri Lanka Junior Spikers off to Chinese Taipei
The Sri Lanka Junior Men’s Volleyball team will take wing to Chinese Taipei on July 6 to take part in the 18th Asian Junior Men’s (under 21) Volleyball Championships. The competition will commence on July 9 and will end on July 17. The event is being organised by the Asian Volleyball Confederation. Sixteen Asian countries [...]
New National Sports Selection Committee appointed
Minister of Sports, Dayasiri Jayasekera has appointed a new National Sports Selection Committee (NSSC) comprising of former Army Chief General Daya Ratnayake (President), Gregory G.De Silva (Secretary), National Olympic Committee President Hemasiri Fernando and Sports Ministry Additional Secretary (Development) S.E.R.T.M.S.P. Bandara, with effect from May 16. Secretary Gregory De Silva, a former Richmond College Galle [...]
Desert Cubs Cricketers in Lanka from July 5-15
The Desert Cubs Cricket Academy (DCCA), based in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates (UAE), are once again due in Sri Lanka on their annual Cricket tour, from July 5 to 15. The Desert Cubs, led by former Sri Lanka junior player Presley Polonnowita, will play 2-day games against top quality school teams. This year, the DCCA [...]
Rathnajeewa’s whirlwind ‘ton’ was the high point
Opening batsman, Kalinga Rathnajeewa carried his bat out after hitting a belligerent 109 not out in 61 balls, inclusive of eight sixes and ten fours, to propel South Asia Gateway Terminal to a resounding eight wickets win over Akbar Bros. in the ongoing first Commercial Credit & Finance PLC sponsored, MCA Division ‘F’ 25-over League [...]
Stafford begins on a high note
Sponsors Stafford Motor Co., opened their campaign on a high note with a comprehensive 112-run win over debutants, Wruth Lanka in the 6th Stafford-Honda MCA Division ‘G’ 25-over League Tournament 2016,which got off to start last weekend. The ‘Honda’ boys took to the fast lane, as they amassed 262 for 5 in 25 overs, riding [...]