Lankans looking for the right combinations
Though it may a dead rubber, the final ODI at the Pallekelle Stadium is vital for the young Lankans, when they take on the Australians this afternoon. Chandimal and his team will have to come up with an improved show this time around. It is vital to keep up the adrenaline at the right levels [...]
No valid ticket : No entry to ODI-SLC
In the consequence of the unfortunate crowd protest that took place in Dambulla during the fourth ODI, SLC wishes to state that SLC together with the Sri Lanka Police applied stringent security measures in place to safeguard the cricket fans who have purchased tickets for the matches. We continuously announced through the media that there [...]
Wesley and Lumbini MV usher in the new Schools’ season
The Under 19 inter-school is back on track again with the 2016/17 season due to get underway this week. Launching the season for this new season will be game between Wesley and Lumbini MV due to be played on during the course of this week at Campbell Park. Wesley will be led by Chamod Athulathmudali while [...]
Hong Kong spoils a Tusker party
Hong Kong spoilt a possible Sri Lankan party after the hosts survived to record a 22-17 victory in the Cup final of the First Leg of the Asian Sevens Rugby Series ended at the Hong Kong Football Stadium yesterday. The cynosure was on Sri Lanka in the Cup championship final after the Tuskers overcame a [...]
Tharanga likely to be included in the middle order — Chandimal
Lankan stand-in skipper Dinesh Chandimal said that they are mindful that a victory in tomorrow’s game would spur the Lankan cricket fan base in spite of the series loss and that they would do everything within their powers to win the game when the Lankans take on Australia in their final ODI at Pallekelle Stadium. [...]
Fazil, Shamil, Nazeer and Thaha reach semis
The completion of the quarter-finals of the Colombo District snooker tournament played in the evening session at the BASAL headquarters billiards table in Colombo saw M. Fazil (8 Ball Pool), M. Shamil (MICH), M.R. Nazeer (POP) and M. Thaha (MICH) winning their matches to qualify to the semi-finals. Earlier in the day in the pre-quarter [...]
Blue Star SC Kalutara records first football win in DCL Super Eight
Blue Star SC Kalutara recorded their first win in the Dialog Champions League Super Eight Round when they toppled last year’s defending champions Renown SC Colombo 2-0 at the Race Course under floodlights yesterday. The competition is being conducted by the Sri Lanka Football Federation. Blue Star led 1-0 over Renown with Mohammed Farzeen netting [...]
Lankan cricket at Dalada Maligawa
The Sri Lanka Cricket Team visited the Sri Dalada Maligawa headed by Deputy Speaker and President of the cricket Thilanga Sumathipala. The team was received by Sri Dalada Maligawa officials and offered white jasmine flowers to be offered at the Sacred Tooth Relic in the inner shrine room. The Service monks at the inner shrine [...]
Pied Piper and the dangerous trends
It was not so long ago, a senior cricketer who was in the serious business of run making at that time, called in to clarify a certain point with me. The point of discussion was whether the player played a certain shot intentionally, as I had worded it to be or, was it just bad [...]
School Games Tennis semis today
Ananda, S. Thomas’ Mt. Lavinia, St. Peter’s Bambalapitiya and Royal Colombo qualified for the semi-finals of the All Island School Games Boy’s Tennis tournament at the SLTA courts, Green Path yesterday. In the quarter-finals Ananda beat Jaffna St. John’s 2-0, S. Thomas’ beat Maradana St. Joseph’s 2-0, St. Peter’s beat Kandana De Mazenod 2-0 and [...]
Sports and social responsibilities
“Sports have this enormous capacity, to really make an important contribution. And we should be severely criticized if we don’t take advantage of it. We should be talking about it as an obligation.” said NBA Commissioner David Stern. It has been said that there’s one thing we know for sure society needs more from sports [...]
US Open 2016 is in full force
The prominence of the 7-week long US-Open Series in North America was somewhat suppressed with the focus on Rio Olympics. Absentees at Rio did appear in the US-Open Series events making it a great success. Right now, it is the first weekend of the 2016 US-Open, the final event of the US-Open Series which is [...]
TPT Hockey Carnival on Sept.10
The 2nd Annual TPT Hockey Carnival organised by the Old boys of S. Thomas’, St. Peter’s and Trinity colleges will be held at the St. Peter’s College grounds on September 10 commencing at 10.00 a.m. The past stickers of Trinity, St.Peter’s and S.Thomas’ colleges have put their shoulders together to organise a Seven-a-Side hockey tournament. [...]
21st TTSC Badminton Championships today at Mount
The 21st Travel Trade Sports Club Badminton Championships 2016 sponsored by Serendib Leisure Hotels for the 6th year, will take place today (September 4) at St. Thomas’ College Indoor Sports Stadium, Mt. Lavinia, commencing 9 am. For the first time, the Tournament will be conducted on a Open Team Championship basis- A ‘Tie’ consisting of [...]
McGrath comments on injuries to Lanka’s fast bowlers
Fast bowling legend Glenn McGrath praised the efforts of Australian fast bowlers for keeping up their reputation against Sri Lanka in the ongoing series on subcontinent tracks that are more friendly for spinners. His extol was more on Mitchell Starc, who ended up as the second best bowler with 24 scalps next to left-arm spinner [...]
Is our National sport living up to expectations?
The game of volleyball has been a part of Sri Lankan sports culture for the past one hundred years. Then since 1990, the game also enjoys the that elevated status of being the National Game in Sri Lanka – and the only country to recognise that sports at that level in the world. Yet, what have [...]
TREES FELLED AT CRICKET VENUE
There was big ruckus at a major cricket venue in the outstations recently with even the long arm of the law being called in to control them. It was pointed out that the big trees, surrounding this venue, are being used by spectators to witness the games free-of-charge. After one such game the organisers decided [...]
Dilshan – Age did not wither, nor custom stale his infinite variety
In a recent press release regarding the retirement of TM Dilshan, a mere couple of months shy of his 40th birthday, current Sri Lanka skipper Angelo Mathews said his contributions to the game are “on par with those of Mahela Jayawardene and Kumar Sangakkara.” Admittedly Dilshan, the right-handed batting all-rounder, has thrilled us all with [...]
Stafford Motors MCA ‘G’ Division Champs
A heroic 65 scored off 49 deliveries by former Nalandian Sanjaya Gangodawila, who batted with 4 sutures in the hand, and a 5-wicket haul by Primosh Fernando, spearheaded Stafford Motors to an 8-wicket win over Palliyaguruge Group in the 6th Stafford-Honda, MCA ‘G’ Division 25-Over League Tournament 2016 final concluded at the MCA Grounds last [...]
Olcott Memorial Cricket Tourney from Sept. 9-11
The 17th Annual Henry Steele Olcott Memorial Cricket Tournament 2016 will be held at the Bloomfield Grounds on September 9, 10 and 11. This year’s edition will be organised by the Old Nalandians Sports Club. In the 1880s Col. Henry Steele Olcott formed the Theosophical Society in Sri Lanka, through which he established many girls’ [...]
Hayley’s Group, Kanrich Finance, Mobitel, LB Finance win curtain-raisers
The MCA 2017 season started off last weekend with Hayley’s Group ‘A’, Kanrich Finance ‘A’, Mobitel ‘A’ and LB Finance ‘A’ emerging winners in the tournament openers of the MIDS Trophy –‘B’ Division 50-Over League tournament. Nimanda Madusanka of PABC Bank ‘A’, Ronil Cooray of Hayleys Group ‘A’ and Gayan Sirisoma of Seylan Bank were [...]
9-man Sri Lanka Paralympic team takes wing to Rio
The 9-man Sri Lanka contingent for the 2016 Paralympic Games will take wing to Rio, Brazil today. The team will be led by Anil Prasanna Jayalath who will compete in the T42 100 and 200 metres and the Long Jump. He is the holder of the Asia Oceanic and Asian records in these events. Gamini [...]
Mercs Cagers on court in all Divisions
NDB Bank Cagers- Men and Women recorded victories in the ‘C’ Division and ‘B’ Division respectively, in the ongoing 26th Mercantile League Basketball Tournament 2016 Preliminary round matches worked off at the Henry Pedris Basketball Courts. Results by Day 9: ‘A’ Division Men: Union Assurance 60 (S. Udayanga 22, P. Isuru 17) beat Hatton National [...]
Prasad, Gayani crowned CP’s Champion Slicers
K.G.S.J. Prasad and Gayani Ranasinghe were crowned Men’s and Women’s champions at the recently concluded Central Province (CP) Carrom Championship conducted by the CP Ministry of Sports, in collaboration with the Carrom Federation of Sri Lanka, at the Kandy YMCA Auditorium. This tournament was conducted to select the CP Carrom team for the National Sports [...]
Vavuniya District’s Nivedikan outstanding with 8 for 13
Impressive bowling figures of 8 for 13 by M. Nivedikan enabled Vavuniya District to a 74-run win over Mullativu District in a 1st Round match of the Under-15 Inter-District Cricket tournament played inVavuniya. Vavuniya batting first made 118, while Mullativu folded up for just 44 runs. In other 1st Round matches played, Kurunegala North, Colombo [...]
Football cum School Academies in the pipeline – FFSL President
FFSL President Anura de Silva states they have plans to set up five skill development centres around Sri Lanka, with FIFA’s endorsement. The authority feels that by this action they can bring a halt to E.B. Channa type developments in the future. ”We cannot take responsibility for an individual’s fate, nor have we or, any [...]
St. Peter’s emerge champions in a thriller
St. Peter’s emerged Under-16 Milo All-Island Schools 12-a-side rugby champions when they defeated Royal 12-0 in a thrilling final played at the Bogambara Stadium. The closely contested game saw the Peterite juniors doing the only scoring of the match in the first session of play. Earlier in the semi-finals St. Peter’s overcame Trinity while Royal [...]
CEAT Racing reigns supreme at Gajaba Supercross 2016
The CEAT Racing Team stamped its supremacy in no uncertain terms at the Gajaba Supercross 2016, winning the Champion Driver, Car Team Champions and Motorcycle Team Champions trophies after storming to 16 podium finishes at the penultimate event on the 2016 calendar of the Sri Lanka Auto-Sports Drivers Association (SLADA). CEAT’s Ushan Perera was adjudged [...]
Harshana shines in Asian junior Chess
G.M. Harshana Tillekeratne of Maliyadeva College Kurunegala won the silver medal in the under 13 boy’s category in the Asian schools Chess championship held in Teheran Iran recently. Ehsha Pallie of Vishaka Vidyalaya Colombo won the bronze medal in the girls under 9 open category bringing glory to Sri Lanka. Harshana Tillekeratne with over 2000 rating [...]
All-Island Schools Netball Championship from Sept. 9-11
Over 1,200 girls from 54 schools islandwide, will participate at the All-Island School Games Netball Championship 2016, sponsored by Bharti Airtel and organised by the Education Ministry’s Dept of Health, Physical Education and Sports. The final rounds of the Netball championship will be held at St. Anne’s College, Kurunegala, from September 9-11. During the Preliminary [...]
Sangeeth Suriyage: BMX to International Supermoto Rider
Sangeeth Suriyage (23), a very adventurous supermoto rider who began his carrier with BMX, progressed to Formula cars and then to Supermoto in Sri Lanka. A businessman following in the footsteps of his dad and as General Manager of the family Cycle business, he persisted as a Rider for Helibees Club and gradually gained guidance [...]
Turkish Airlines Golf at Ridgeways today
One of the biggest golf tournaments in the world, will be coming to Sri Lanka as a part of their Asian leg today at the Royal Colombo Golf Club in Colombo. World Golf Cup Amateur Series will make history in 2016 when it becomes the largest corporate golf tournament in the world. With 100 qualifying [...]
Thrills on the fast lane at Pulsar NS150 Karting Championship
The cream of Sri Lanka’s Go-Karters fought it out at Round 2 of the Pulsar NS150 Karting Championship 2016 at the Sri Lanka Karting Circuit in Bandaragama recently. Vinusha Sanjula, Ishan Udara Munaweera and Shakthi Anuradha Gunasekara showing skillful driving capabilities against stiff competition from many new drivers, emerged victorious in Novices A, B and [...]
Launch of Asoka’s ‘Legends All’ on Sept.9
Asoka Goonetilleke, the award-winning regular contributing editor to the field of Sports Literature in Sri Lanka, will launch his 6th book titled ‘Legends All’ on September 8 at the BMICH, Colombo. ’Legends All’ is the first of its kind, portraying the life, times and achievements of 23 sports luminaries of Sri Lanka, in the international [...]
200 Judokas at SLAF Championships
Over 200 Judokas took part in the championship where the men’s overall championship was bagged by the SLAF Base Katunayake Regiment Wing and SLAF Academy China Bay emerged as the women’s overall champions. This was at the Inter Unit Judo Championship held at Indoor Stadium of the SLAF Base Katunayake. SLAF Base Anuradhapura, SLAF Station [...]
Sachin de Silva crowned RCGC Club champion
The 95th Royal Colombo Golf Club Championship was held over two weekends in August. Two qualifying rounds separated 16 of the top scorers from the rest. Defending champion Amrith de Zoysa was the leading qualifier with thirteen time winner Rusi Captain coming in second. Nuwara Eliya Club Champion Ranil Pieris and 20-year-old Sachin de Silva [...]