Weather holds the key
Sri Lanka vs Zimbabwe Tri-nation final BULAWAYO, Zimbabwe, Nov 26: As for Sri Lankan public, the biggest question of the day is how the weather in Zimbabwe would behave. The final of the Tri-Nation limited overs tournament between Zimbabwe and Sri Lanka takes place at the Queens Sports Club Grounds, Bulawayo this morning. Weather in [...]
Royal play it safe against Mahanama
A big hundred by Nimesh Bandara for Sebs By M. Shamil Amit Tons by Malindu Maduranga and Eshan Hettiarachchi helped Mahanama Colombo to come out on top against Royal to gain a deserving first inning win in their Under 19 inter-school cricket concluded at Reid Avenue yesterday. Malindu cracked a 106 ball knock of 115 [...]
One sport for every student mandatory from 2017
By Susil Premalal The Minister of Education Akila Viraj Kariyawasm has advised his ministry officers to strictly follow with their earlier programme of ‘one sport for every student’ from 2017. This programme was initiated two years ago but it was not successful as most of the school authorities were not keen with this project. In [...]
Sailors sink Soldiers
By Aubrey Kuruppu It was a dry, hum-drum affair for much of the game. Intermittently, there were surges of excitement either when the rampaging Army forwards crashed through the Sailors in their path, or when the Navy, who played a cool, unflustered game, started to attack with their skilled back division. That the Navy won [...]
Kandy make short work of Police challenge
Making sure not to tarnish their chances of retaining the Dialog Division ‘A’ Inter-Club League Rugby Championship 2016, Kandy Sports Club dished out a neat performance to foil Police Sports Club by 34-9 in their first round game played at Nittawela yesterday. Cutting the errors down to a minimum, Kandy SC played clinically to grab [...]
Fine print of local premier tournaments
Someone said not to believe in all these year-end festivities because even Santa comes with a clause. I thought that was one of the most appropriate assumptions. Yes, in this commercial day and age everything runs with an asterisk or a footnote, and the most important statement of whatever they say is in the fine [...]
Andy Murray’s epic journey to the top
If there was any doubt about Britain’s Andy Murray being the best Men’s player in the world, it was laid to rest when he beat Serbia’s Novak Djokovic in London last week, in the finals of the 2016 ATP Masters. Djokovic has had an iron grip on the game until 2016, dominating players such as [...]
CR-Havies rugby derby a thing of the past
The biggest chore in attending the CR-Havies match of years past, would have been where to park and how to get to a seat. The fair ladies adorned in outfits whose colours indicate their loyalties to the respective clubs, while competing with one another, is a thing of the past. An era of CR-Havies Rugby [...]
Junior Womens’ Rugby in Dubai from Dec 1 to 3
An Under-18 Women’s Rugby team from Sri Lanka will play in the peripheral tournament played during the Dubai 7 from December 1 to 3, the Sunday Times learns. Sri Lanka Rugby (SLR) is promoting a team from the country as an incentive to promote Women’s Rugby and to give young girls the much needed exposure. [...]
Dulanjan and Yasodha open the Gold rush
Dulanjan Fernando of Royal College and Angel Swimming and Diving Academy’s Yasodha de Silva won two gold medals in the three metre Springboard event for both Open Men and Women on the opening day of the Sri Lanka National Aquatic Championships worked off at the Sugathadasa Aquatic Complex in Colombo yesterday. Fernando, who became eighth [...]
‘Regeneration of Sri Lanka Golf 2020 and Beyond’
The Sri Lanka Golf Union (SLGU) has launched a new initiative in conducting a Workshop titled “Regeneration of Sri Lanka Golf 2020 and Beyond” under the stewardship of Priath Fernando, President of the SLGU at the Aqua Driving Range, Welisara recently. The SLGU Council members, stake holders of Golf in Sri Lanka, representatives of member [...]
JFA makes surprise visit to Lanka
A delegation representing the Japanese Football Association (JFA) has paid a sudden visit to Sri Lanka earlier this week to make observations on the intended Under-16 International Championship, which is due to be played here in March, 2017. The delegation has visited the proposed venues and had held talks with the Football Federation of Sri [...]
NOC conducts Olympic education programme
The National Olympic Committee (NOC) of Sri Lanka embarked on an important Olympic Education Programme of imparting knowledge on ‘Olympism’ and managing and administering sport and physical education to physical education teachers at a workshop held at the Uva National College of Education, Bandarawela. The course was the brainchild of NOC President Hemasiri Fernando. Over [...]
Colombo Veterans looking for another goal
Colombo Veterans Football Club President Ramanathan Puwanediran expressed his confidence that his club would do well in the Eight -Nation Over-40 International Football Tournament to be held in Dubai from November 30 to December 3, 2016. “We have proved this in the past and I am pretty sure our team would come back with glory. [...]
Mercantile FA’s maiden Futsal Tournament on Dec. 3 and 4
The maiden Futsal Tournament conducted by the Mercantile Football Association will take place on December 3 and 4 from 8.00am onwards at the Colombo 10 Futsal World. The competition is being held to promote Futsal by the Mercantile Football Association to promote the game. Twenty four teams in the Mercantile Sector will take part in [...]
Veterans’ National Volleyball Tournament from Dec. 2 to 4
The Veterans’ National Volleyball Tournament will take place on December 2, 3 and 4 at the Ratnapura Public ground. Sri Lanka Volleyball Veteran’s Association is conducting the event and is being conducted by the Ratnapura District Veteran’s Association. There are four age categories in the event. They are: Over 35 Women, 40-49 Women, 50-59 Men [...]
Lankan Masters go down fighting
Sri Lanka Masters Hockey team went down fighting in the semi-finals of the Bali International Sixes Hockey Tournament 2016 concluded in Bali, Indonesia recently. Sri Lanka stickers were most unfortunate to be beaten by Indonesia 2-1 in a hotly contested game. Led by M.G.M. Naleem the senior stickers reached the semi-finals with an unblamish record [...]
CEAT-SLADA Championship Awards 2016 on Dec 2
The high explosive motor racing calendar of Sri Lanka Auto-sports Drivers’ Association (SLADA) will culminate with the grand event of CEAT-SLADA Championship Awards 2016, when it takes place at the Grand Ballroom of Galadari Hotel on December 2. At the CEAT SLADA Championship Awards, at which the stars of the country’s racing tracks will be [...]
Janashakthi clinch Merc. ‘B’ Hockey C’ship
Janashakthi Insurance clinched the Mercantile ‘B’ Hockey championship by scoring a close victory 3-2 decided on penalties against Commercial Bank at the Astro Turf in Colombo recently. Led by Christo Tissera, Janashakthi progressed to the finals by defeating Singer Sri Lanka 1-0 in the semi-finals. Meeting Commercial Bank in the finals the insurance men had [...]
SL Football woefully needs a professional kick upstairs
Our National team that toured Cambodia and Malaysia recently, to participate in the Asian Solidarity Football Tournament, only succeeded in bringing disrepute to the country. It is with great amusement I read certain media reports which were a heap of rubbish and falsehood relating to the tour. However, Sri Lanka Football was exposed to its [...]
Power World muscles into India
Power World, Sri Lanka’s largest fitness training chain, in a ground-breaking move, launched 20 Gyms in Bangalore, on a single day, with Sports Minister Dayasiri Jayasekera officially opening them. “It’s a historical achievement as Sri Lanka-based Power World opened 20 well-equipped Gyms on a single day in Bangalore,” said Talwalkars Better Value Fitness Ltd (better [...]
NSSF takes aim at licensing Judges
After a lapse of 10 years, the National Shooting Sports Federation (NSSF), at the request of the International Shooting Sports Federation (ISSF), hosted an ISSF Judges ‘B’ Course in Sri Lanka, with 35 participants. The 3-day course conducted from November 11-13 at the Concord Grand Hotel in Dehiwela, was a success, according to NSSF Judges [...]
Sri Lanka Rugby to kick off in Girls’ Schools
Sri Lanka Rugby (SLR) intends to further broad-base Rugby by introducing the game to Girls’ schools. If the move works as planned, according to SLR Secretary Nazim Mohamed, it could be the next best thing for women’s Rugby in Sri Lanka, as the National Women’s team is gradually becoming a force to be reckoned with [...]
Accolades for Vijaya Matale
Vijaya College Matale became the only school from Matale district to win a Bronze medal and ten (10) merit certificate awards at the John Tarbat Junior Athletic Meet held in Embilipitiya recently. Competing in three age groups U/12, 13 and 14, athletes of Vijaya (five boys and two girls) were able to achieve this feat [...]
Sri Lanka Senior shuttlers excel
Sri Lanka seniors in their maiden appearance hogged the limelight at the Sawasdee Cup Seniors Badminton Championship 2016 organised by the FYC Badminton Club, The Thai-Chinese Friendship Association, WCBF, The Administration District of Pattaya, The Tourism Authority of Thailand which was held from November 18 to 20 at the Eastern National Sports Training Centre, Pattaya [...]
Yogananda Wijesundera National Athletic coach sans ‘Vacancy Ad’
The Executive Committee (ExCo) of the Athletics Association of Sri Lanka (AASL) has decided to appoint Yogananda Wijesundera as the new National Athletics coach, which post had been vacant for nearly one year. Former National coach Derwin Perera stepped down after the 2016 South Asian Games (SAG) in India. One of his reasons for stepping [...]
Sports Law: A necessary evil to some for existence
Sports Law is almost a dirty word in general sporting parlance. Though it was conceptualised with good intentions and was the need of the hour, it seems to have lost its way. Of late, most Sports Ministers, hiding behind the strength of the law, have taken Sports in this country to be on the verge [...]