Re-branded: SLRFU to become Sri Lanka Rugby
TMO to be a regular feature By Naushad Amit Sri Lanka Rugby Football Union (SLRFU) is on the verge of taking three vital decisions in the coming weeks according to its Secretary Nazim Mohamed. Among the intended decisions the most significant will be the change of the name of SLRFU, which will be re-branded to [...]
Premier League Tier ‘B’ also to get first class status
By S.R. Pathiravithana Both Tier ‘A’ and ‘B’ clubs in the Premier League Tournaments will be granted first class status from the coming season which is scheduled to get underway from end October/November this year. Yesterday, the SLC hierarchy which included its President Thilanga Sumathipala and Secretary Mohan de Silva met the members of the [...]
Petes crush Wattala Antonians by an innings
By M. Shamil Amit St. Peter’s outclassed hapless St. Anthony’s Wattala by an innings and 131 runs in the Under-19 inter-school cricket encounter concluded at Bambalapitiya yesterday. The writing on the wall was almost there for the Antonians when play ended on day one as they were struggling on 32 for 5 in reply to [...]
Women’s cricket face blow after blow
Just like the present state of the game, women’s cricket in Sri Lanka was rather hazy even in the past. Though the recorded history of the game goes back to the days of Women’s Cricket Association of Sri Lanka under abled Gwen Herath in 1996, the game has a history that runs deeper. In 2006, [...]
‘Money’ grinds Tennis
Like the new challenges players are facing, event organizers are also confronting constraints which up until now never really showed up in this intensity. Events succeed because of its popularity and the size of the audience it attracts. For this it needs the support of many segments of the economy and the elite players alike. [...]
Nimali and Sandaruwan set new records
Two new Sri Lanka records were established during the morning session on the penultimate day of the 42nd National Sports Festival which continued at the Duraiappah Stadium in Jaffna yesterday. South Asian Games Gold Medallist Nimali Liyanarachchi from Southern Province powered her way to win the Women’s 800 metres with a record time of 2:03.5 [...]
Thomians strike the Lions out of the equation
Lions were tamed at the Astro Turf, Reid Avenue yesterday when S. Thomas’ College, Mt. Lavinia scored a fine 5-2 victory over Trinity College at the 13th Warden Neville de Alwis Trophy Under-19 hockey encounter. The Thomians adapting a fast run and pass game dominated the entire game and at the 3rd minute of the [...]
Fazal the Best, Thushara the Most Popular scorers honoured at glittering ceremony
The Sri Lanka Cricket Scorers Association (SLCS) honoured its members at the inaugural Awards Night at Sasakawa Hall, Kollupitiya amidst a large gathering, under the guidance of its president Chaminda de Silva and its committee. Fazal Mohamed an experienced scorer who is involved in scoring at schools, clubs and international level had the honour winning [...]
World beaters deserve greater slice of the pie
Carrom is one success story we could boast of in International Sports. It’s a game that is catching on with its tentacles spreading worldwide at a steady pace. Yet, in our own land, its step-motherly treatment, in comparison to other Sports, is most undeserving. Let us go through the ups and downs this carrom tale. [...]
We have what it takes, sharpen it with exposure
With seven players on the pitch and twice the pace of the traditional 15-a-side game, Rugby 7s combines force with stealthy agility. Sri Lanka has the agility and can be classed as a team that has a good reaction time. The frame may not there for force but, Sri Lanka does make up for that [...]
Sampath and Nimali are the best
Sampath Ranasinghe of Galle and Nimali Liyanarachchi of Hambanthota won the Men’s and Women’s Over over-20 Best Athlete Awards respectively at the 28th National Youth Sports Festival (NYSF) which concluded at the Vincent Dias Stadium, Badulla, recently. Ranasinghe was Best Athlete for winning the Men’s Javelin with a throw of 72.55m, while Liyanarachchi was Best [...]
Still good at 58
58 year-old J.A. Godfrey Silva from the National Water Supply Board stole the limelight at the Nationalised Services Athletic Championship 2016 held at the Mahinda Rajapaksa Stadium Diyagama by winning a Gold Medal for establishing a new meet record in the 100mts Over 55 age category with a time of 12.09secs. -LR
Dr. Alejandro Enrico Vasquez takes Lankans through Wado Ryu Karate seminar
The International Chief Instructor of the Wado Ryu Karate Do Association, Kyoshi Dr. Alejandro Enrico Vasquez (Black Belt – 7th Dan, WKF) was in Sri Lanka for a 2-day Karate Seminar on the invitation of the Sri Lanka Wado Ryu Karate Do Association and its President and Chief Instructor, Shihan W.M. Seneviratne (Black belt -5th [...]
Saints’ Cricket clash for Gary Melder Trophy
The cricketers of yesteryear from two leading Catholic institutions St. Joseph’s and St. Peter’s will battle it out for the ‘Garry Melder Memorial Trophy in a 25 over match to be played today at St. Peter’s grounds from 9.30 a.m. onwards. The memorial trophy played in honour of Gary Melder — one of the top schoolboy [...]
IIT win Basketball Gold at UITM Sports Fiesta 2016
The Informatics Institute of Technology (IIT) emerged winners at the 11th University International Technology Mara (UITM) International Sports Fiesta 2016 held in Selangor, Malaysia recently. IIT won Gold in the Basketball championship, defeating Diliman College University, Philippines, 66-54 in a closely fought final game, becoming the first local university to win Gold at an international [...]
Stage set for Blue & Gold Hockey Carnival
The 14th Blue & Gold, All-Island Schools Hockey 7s Tournament will be staged at the Royal College ground, Reid Avenue, on October 8 and 9, with the participation of 58 schools- 36 Boys’ and 22 Girls’. The main Sponsors of the tourney, as always, will be Singer Sri Lanka (SL). The competition, inaugurated in 1992 [...]
Masters’ Strikers to take part in International tournament
For the first time in its history, the Sri Lanka Masters’ Hockey Association (SLMHA) will take part at an international tournament when they take off to Bali, Indonesia today. The SLMHA, which was inaugurated in 2015 with motives of supporting hockey and its components, has taken the initiative to feature themselves at competitions held globally. [...]
St Joseph’s Swimmers create history with 11 titles
St Joseph’s College swimmers achieved a rare feat in the annuls of school swimming when they created history by emerging victorious at eleven major swimming meets during the 2016 calendar year and the process became the first school in Sri Lanka to do so. The 120 member strong swimming team spearheaded by Eshan Sovis it was [...]
Zahira College, Sri Sangamitta emerge Boys and Girls Champions
Zahira College Matale and Sri Sangamitta Girls School Matale emerged Boys and Girls Champions respectively at the 2nd Ariyapala Wimalasingha Memorial Trophy Matale District Inter School Hockey Tournament for Under (U)-15 Boys and Girls concluded at Edward Park on Sunday, September 25. The closely contested Boys Final between Zahira and Vijaya ended scoreless at full [...]
A rare, natural Cricketer who blossomed but didn’t bear fruit
One of Nalanda College’s finest all-round sportsmen- Anura De Silva- passed away last Saturday, following a brief illness. Anura was a Cricketer of exceptional talent which was apparent from his early childhood. An elegant right-handed batsman and a three-in-one left-arm bowler who could swing, spin and cut the ball, was one of the most feared [...]
Helping hand to those without a leg to stand on
AIDEX 2016- 27th Annual Sports Festival organised by the Colombo Friend-in-Need Society for Amputees who use Jaipur Limbs, will be held on October 9 at the Prisons Grounds, Colombo 8. The Public are welcome to participate in this free-of-charge event. AIDEX 2016 is being held to coincide with the 185th Anniversary of the Colombo Friend-in-Need [...]
Trinity minus 6 key players; Dharmaraja, Sylvesterians seniors need to deliver
It certainly isn’t a case of the writing being on the wall. But the signs are that Kandy’s leading schoolboy side in Cricket, over the past few years, will not have it easy this time around. Last season, Weerasinghe and Jayalath, inter-alia, ensured that runs were plentiful. Sayer and Tillekeratne made certain that opposing batsmen [...]
Team Jeep dominate Top 10 of 1st Leg
Team Jeep went on to dominate the Top 10 Leader-board at the Leg 1 of the Jeep Colombo Challenge Rally (JCCR) of approximately 400 km in 2 Stages. The 1st Stage was from Colombo to Galle passing the roughest and most challenging terrains a Time, Speed and Distance (TSD) Rally driver would encounter. The 2nd [...]
2nd-half rally sees HNB through
Maheel Egodawatte (22) and Amila Ratnayake (14) turned full throttle in the second half to hand over HNB an upset 71/59 win over defending champions Commercial Credit and Finance PLC in the 26th MSBA League Basketball Tournament 2016, Men’s ‘A’ Division match at the the Henry Pedris Courts. HNB held on to a one point [...]
MAS Unichela hang on to lead
MAS Unichela despite losing by 2 wickets, to John Keells after 5 victories last Wednesday continued to head the points table by a single point over John Keells (23-22) with equal number of wins while Commercial Credit occupies the third spot with 19 points. This is after the results ending last Friday. The race for [...]
First innings win for Sri Sumangala Panadura
Janidu Induwara and Nipuna Deshan captured nine wickets between them to help Sri Sumangala College Panadura register an eleven run first innings win over Debarawewa National School in their under 19 division two season opener played at Debarawewa. Invited to bat first on a grassless dusty school ground which was recovering from a carnival held [...]