Chandimal would be fit for Zimbabwe ODIs
There is a huge possibility that the injured Lankan vice captain Dinesh Chandimal would join the Lankan tour squad for the Zimbabwe tri-nation ODI series with West Indies which begins on November 14 with their match against the host nation. With the tour captain Rangana Herath already retired from the limited overs version, in all [...]
It was a right royal tie — ends in nil all draw
Royal and S. Thomas’ were declared joint winners at the 17th Battle of the Blues hockey encounter played under lights for the Orville Abeynaike Trophy at the Astro Turf Colombo 7 yesterday. The game failed to produce a result as the scores stood 0-0 even at the end of extra time. Thomians dominated play with [...]
Deepthika’s Alcazaba gallops to Diwali title
Deepthika Jayakody’s Alcazaba claimed the RTC First Diwali Festival Cup in the Shubh Diwali Festival Race Day held at the Nuwara Eliya Turf Club yesterday. The 1600-metre race for Class 1 Handicap horses had five runners and thrills that was anticipated. L. Dayalan, who had run two races earlier in the day without success, waited [...]
St. Benedict’s home for tea — crush Lumbini
St. Benedict’s crushed Lumbini MV by an innings and 58 runs in the Under 19 inter-school cricket encounter concluded at Kotahena yesterday with the match being over just after the tea break. The architect of St. Benedict’s win was right arm spinner Kaveesha Jayatilleke who ended with impressive figures of 5 for 23 to bundle [...]
Thirty two teams qualify to second round Under 13 Division One
At the completion of the first round matches of the Under 13 Division One cricket tournament thirty two teams qualifying to the second round. The tournament saw the participation of 75 teams which were divided into eleven groups. The teams to end on top in their respective groups after the completion of the first round [...]
Forty teams advance to the second round Under 13 Division Two
Forty teams advanced to the second round of the Under 13 Division Two cricket tournament after the conclusion of the first round matches which saw the participation of 86 teams that were divided into fourteen groups.  The forty teams divided into eight groups of five teams in each will compete on a league basis [...]
Nomads, clubs and bandits
 Iwonder how many of us remember the Nomads Grounds which is now covered by the sprawling ‘Nelum Pokuna’ theatre complex. Yes, at one juncture, some bright politician came across this sudden brainwave and thus, the theatre complex became a reality. But the loser in the process was the game of cricket. With the arrival of [...]
Spectacular ‘Top Guns of Women’s Tennis’
If you want to see effective skills, great performing mindsets and physical ability, the art of winning and rare persevering attitudes, then the Women’s WTA Finals in Singapore is the event to watch. In any event, it is not easy to be pitched against a Top 10 player and survive. The WTA Finals is for [...]
Schools Rugby is nobody’s darling but the players’
From within and outside there has been condemnation of Schools Rugby and its Secretary, Denzel Darling choked, hung by his neck. The noose was being tightened by the Sri Lanka Rugby Football Union (SLRFU), from within the Schools Section, as well as parents, coaches, teachers, players and the media. This reminds me of a popular [...]
Can Unichela bag the triple
When the finals of the Mercantile Premier Division T20 gets off at the Mercantile Cricket Association grounds today at 10.00 a.m. MAS Unichela will set their sights for the elusive ‘Triple’ when meet Commercial Credit and Finance at the 24th Singer-MCA Premier League 2017 T20 Final. Having won both League and Knock-out versions is a [...]
Sports Minister: How could he be a useful officer!
From the time of former Sports Minister, the late V.A. Sugathadasa, the Sports Minister has been in the public eye, and sometimes, the attention he attracts is much more than a Cabinet minister. While down the line, some were effective, some were not and some were there only to mark time. Â In reality, what is [...]
Walking harder than scoring runs for Mahela
His feet hurt but Mahela Jayawardene is more than happy to walk the entire length of Sri Lanka – 670 kilometres – as part of Trail 2016, a charity walkathon that is not only raising money for a cancer hospital but is more importantly seen as a giant step in the reconciliation process between Sinhalese [...]
Un-godly acts by Godly men…
Two leading schools from Colombo, who play their traditional matches in the name of ‘saints’, are in a bit of turmoil these days.  Their traditional rugby match was postponed many times by this school by the Lake for various reasons. Pile up of fixtures was the main cause but a free-for-all with a Kandy school [...]
Sun shone for Unichela on that day
Chamara Silva leading from the front to score a captain’s knock enabled League winner, MAS Unichela to a convincing 23-runs win on the D&L method over Commercial Credit & Finance PLC in the 24th Singer-MCA Premier League 2017 – ‘Knock-Out’ Tournament Final, at the MCA Grounds. The match got off to a delayed start (at [...]
Green Ball Champions
The Royal College Under ten Green Ball Blue Team became Green Ball Champions at the All-Island Interschool Tennis Championship held from October 21-24. The winning team members (from left) are: Thevjan Weerasekara, Imthisal Nazeer, Tharuk Marasinghe, Nithila Goonetilleke, Vivek Pethiyagoda, Thilina Dissanayake, Methvan Wijemanne, Amrik Wettimuny, Rivindu Jayathissa and Mohammad Muaz. The coaches (from left) [...]
MAS Slimline, MAS Unichela emerge champions
Defending champions MAS Slimline Boxing Club Pannala and MAS Unichela Panadura emerged champions in the men’s and women’s category at the 89th ABA Men and Women Clifford Cup Boxing Championship concluded at the Royal Boxing Arena boxing ring in Reid Avenue. MAS Slimline who are winning the title for the fifth successive year bagged four [...]
“We are confident this time” says Steinwall
Sri Lanka Coach Dudley Steinwall expressed his confidence that his team will bounce back into recognition during the inaugural AFC Solidarity Cup Football Tournament which will commence on November 3 in Malaysia. “We lost to Cambodia 0-4 in the International friendly earlier due to individual errors and we hope to comeback strongly with an improved [...]
POW felicitates 1977 winners
A felicitation and re-union get-together will be held at the Waters Edge on November 3, 2016 for the Prince of Wales cricket team that won the big match ‘Battle of the Golds’ in 1977 which was the last occasion Cambrians won the big encounter. This strong all-round side included many cricketers who represented the national [...]
A bronze medal for Arshika
A student of Chundikuli Girls’ College, Jaffna — Arshika Vijayabaskar studying in grade 10 has secured a bronze medal for Women’s Weightlifting 58kg category at the 2016 International Weightlifting Federation Youth World Championship in Malaysia. She is the second person who has represented Sri Lanka at the International level from Chundikuli Girls’ College in sports [...]
Police-Navy curtain raiser; Kandy favoured to retain title
With the experimentation of the TV Match Official (TMO) and with an obvious favourite in Kandy Sports Club, the Dialog Rugby League 2016 is set to kick off next Friday (4) with Police SC hosting Navy SC at Police Park. According to Sri Lanka Rugby Football Union (SLRFU) Tournament Director- Lasitha Gunaratne, the TMO will [...]
Jade makes Lanka proud
Jade Bolling made Sri Lanka proud by representing the country as the Lanka Powerboat Association (LPA) ambassador at the 89th General Assembly of the Union Internationale Motonautique (UIM) in Fujairah, Dubai from October 17 to 23. Jade, aged 13, the newly appointed LPA ambassador, attended the assembly to give a presentation about her Junior Powerboat [...]
Annus mirabilis continues for Kandy
What Manchester United is to English football, Kandy SC is to Sri Lankan rugby. The former has fallen from the pinnacle in the past Sir Alex Ferguson era. But Kandy SC like Tennyson’s Brook, flows on and on. Despite the presence of many good players, Kandy SC was not a title-contender in the early nineties. [...]
Darrin Weerasinghe, CEAT Top Guns
The Rotherham Circuit Meet 2016 concluded successfully at the Sri Lanka Air Force’s (SLAF) Katukurunda Unit last Sunday, with Darrin Weerasinghe adjudged Best Driver, while CEAT won Best Team. The Car and Motorcycle races worked off at the Katukurunda Airstrip were full of thrills and spills, excitement and great sportsmanship. A massive crowd witnessed the [...]
Army Men and Navy Women take Hockey titles
SL Army’A’ and Navy ‘A’ lifted the men’ s and women’s hockey titles respectively at the 17th Vijaya open all island inter club hockey 7s 2016 concluded at Edward Park hockey ground in Matale. The two day Hockey fiesta conducted by Matale Old Vijayans sport club saw 32 teams taking part in the men’s club [...]
Seylan Bank Mercantile Netball Queens 2016
Seylan Bank beat Hatton National Bank (HNB) 60-56, to annex the Mercantile Netball ‘A’ Division League title at the Mercantile Netball League Tournament 2016 sponsored by Singer Sri Lanka and conducted by the Mercantile Netball Association at the Thurstan Sports Complex. Citizen Development Business Finance (CDB) were 2nd Runner-up. The competition was conducted in 5 [...]
Subhani a Football icon of Sri Lanka
Subhani Hassimdeen – Undeterred and undefeated at 70. None would deny the immense interest his writing created, apart from their historical value, particularly, to those of an older vintage. The numerous instances and incidents involving top officials of the Football Federation of Sri Lanka (FFSL), competitions, matches, tours, selections, leagues and a host of personalities [...]
Reigning Champs MAS Holdings off to a winning start
Reigning Men’s and Women’s Champions MAS Holdings got off to a winning start at the 33rd Inter-Firm Badminton Championship 2016, organised by the Mercantile Badminton Association and sponsored by Dulux, with two convincing victories in their respective Group matches at the Mercantile Badminton Headquarters courts. Â A total of 2,000 Matches featuring 2,200 Shuttlers from 270 [...]