Pavith, Dellon spin S. Thomas’ to an innings win
Left arm spinners Pavith Ratnayake and Dellon Peiris combined to steer S. Thomas’ to a convincing innings and 94 runs over Anuradhapura Central in their Under-19 inter-school cricket encounter concluded at Mt. Lavinia yesterday. The foundation for the win was laid by Dulith Gunaratne and Romesh Nallaperuma who cracked half tons for S. Thomas’ in [...]
Havelocks, Navy, Kandy, CR are early frontrunners
The more things change, the more they remain the same. These words of wisdom (of horay antiquity) came to mind when reviewing Round one matches in the Dialog Division ‘A’ Rugby League Championship 2016. As expected, Havelocks SC, Navy SC, Kandy SC and CR&FC find themselves at the top of the pecking order. Two defeats [...]
Young, talented Lankan lasses brimming with confidence
Sri Lanka will take on Maldives in their opening match of the 4th South Asian Football Federation (SAFF) Women’s Championship in Siliguri, India, tomorrow. The tournament will take place from December 26 to January 4, with 7 South Asian countries in the competition. Sri Lanka are in Group ‘A’, along with Nepal, Maldives and Bhutan, [...]
Sailors sail to glory
Sri Lanka Navy stole the limelight in the senior category while S Thomas’ College Mount Lavinia took the major honours of the junior division at the Sri Lanka Sailing Nationals worked off at the picturesque Bolgoda Lake in Indibedda, Moratuwa. This year’s sailing nationals organised by the national body for sailing sport in Sri Lanka, [...]
3 good wins for OKI
OKI International School, Wattala with an unbeaten record entered the third round of the Sri Lanka Schools Under 13 Cricket Tournament Division III. when they carried on their good work in the second round matches played recently. Sachin Senanayake led the batting scoring over 400 runs in eight outings while Yaseesh Amith with his left [...]
Volleyball to be removed as National Sport
Minister of Sports Dayasiri Jayasekera said he intends to change the National Sport of the country soon, following the Sunday Times exposure that Volleyball is not, officially, our National Sport. Volleyball was made the National Sport in 1992, by a 3-member Committee headed by Prof Vinnie Vitharana, under the guidance of then Sports Minister Nanda [...]
The Sumathipala cricket doctrine and the great divide
Don’t you ever think, even for a wee fleeting moment that, “and they lived happily ever after” belonged only to fairy tales and grandmother’s bedside stories. Even today, some may live by that notion, and others, for years on end, strive to make that a reality. Finally, some do encounter that pot at the end [...]
Serious contenders head and shoulders above ‘also ran’
Round 1 of the Dialog Rugby League is over and on the tip of the tail-end of 2016 hangs a board asking “What will it be like in 2017”? Nothing much, except that, the Cup still dangles waving to Havelocks Navy and Kandy. Rugby will see more erratic passes, less flow and more grumbling. The [...]
Popular fun-side of Tennis
While the exhibition of the game by the experts excites us and wanting more, and to indulge in following Tennis, it is the participatory side that makes us ‘live the excitement and fun’ of Tennis. It is this aspect that really made Tennis popular in the world, as a ‘recreational’ fun filled sporting pursuit. Recreational [...]
St Peter’s ‘B’, Prince of Wales ‘B’ in finals
St. Peter’s ‘B’ and Prince of Wales ‘B’ qualified to the final of the Under 13 Division Two final by securing wins against Nalanda Boy’s School Minuwangoda and St. Joseph’s Enderamulla in the semi-final encounters played at Kandana and Veyangoda. St. Peter’s ‘B’ secured their berth to the final with a better run rate after [...]
MDS Fencing Club comes out on top
MDS Fencing Club came out on top when they emerged overall champion of the 5th National Fencing Championship which concluded at the MAS Royal Arena in Reid Avenue. The champion MDS Fencing Club clinched the title by securing three gold medal, a silver medal and four bronze medals while Slimline Fencing Club was a close [...]
Prince of Wales, Tissa MMV in finals
Defending champions Prince of Wales and Tissa MMV Kalutara moved to the final of the Under 13 Division One cricket when they won their semi-final encounters against Royal Colombo and Royal Panadura played at Kotte. In the match between Prince of Wales and Royal Colombo saw the Cambrian juniors taking first lease of the wicket [...]
Biathle Gold for Nuwan Kumara in Goa
Sri Lankan Athlete – J. Nuwan Kumara won a gold medal in Biathle (Running and Swimming) event at the Modern Pentathlon World Tour Tournament recently held in Goa, India. Amazingly, both Silver and Bronze medals too were won by Sri Lankan athletes. M.N. G. Senaratne won the Silver medal while Ruwansiri Silva won Bronze medal. [...]
Airmen, women sailors win Tug-O-War titles
Sri Lanka Air Force and Sri Lanka Navy clinched the Men’s and Women’s titles respectively of the 13th National Tug-O-War Championship which was held in Galle recently. Next to Airmen in the Men’s category, Sri Lanka Army and Sri Lanka Navy were placed second and third respectively while in the Women’s category Sri Lanka Army [...]
SLBA conducts Level 1 training course
Sri Lanka Badminton Association conducted a Level I Coaching Training Course at the S. Thomas’ College Indoor Stadium, Bandarawela from December 12 to 14 which was attended by participants from Badulla, Bandarawela, Ampara, Colombo and Gampaha districts. The Training Course was conducted by Mahesha Ekanayake – a World Badminton Federation certified coach, a professional coach [...]
Was Volleyball ‘spiked’ as the National Sport due to expediency?
Volleyball in Sri Lanka, introduced here by American Robert Walter Cammack, through the Colombo YMCA, marked 100 years in 2016. It is also 24 years since Volleyball was made the National Sport of Sri Lanka. The decision taken in 1992, by a 3-member committee, was under the guidance of former Sports Minister C. Nanda Matthew, [...]
Last time out in South Africa t’was bittersweet
Looking back on the 2011 Tour of South Africa, the Sri Lankans will have mixed feelings — pardonable pride and abject disappointment. The opening Test lost by an innings and 81 runs, saw Man-of-the-Match Vernon Philander (10 for 102) and Dale Steyn (6 for 54) once again exposing Sri Lanka batsmen’s vulnerability to the seaming [...]
Sri Lankasports.com Inter-Co. Netball C’ship on Jan.21
The annual Sri Lankasports.com Inter-Co. Netball Championship, inaugurated in 2006, will be conducted on January 21, at the St. Joseph’s College Indoor Stadium in Colombo. The event will be held in two categories, Women- 12 Teams and Mixed- 8 Teams. The Women’s category will be played for Cup, Plate and Bowl Championships, while the Mixed [...]
Army Champs with 11 Gold, 1 National Record; Navy Runners-up with 9 Gold, 2 National Records
Sri Lanka Army (SLA) with 11Gold, bagged the overall championship, pushing Sri Lanka Navy (SLN) with 9 Gold, into the runners-up slot at the annual Awards Ceremony of the National Shooting Sports Federation (NSSF), held at the Raffles Residence, Kotte, on Wednesday. Among other top achievers were the Army’s M.P. Pathirana and the Navy’s H.D.P. [...]
29th World Universiade Games in August
Sri Lanka University Sports Association is making arrangements to a send a team of 40 to 50 competitors for the 29th World Universiade Games to be held from August 19 to 30, 2017 in Chinese Taipei. Twenty two sports are included in these 12 day games. They is: Archery, Athletics, Badminton, Baseball, Basketball, Diving, Fencing, [...]
THE POSTPONED CYCLING BASH
All were expecting a big cycling bash to mark the occasion when the Big Man came into power. It was planned for seven days to a distance of 900 km far exceeding the distance and time when the former Big Man came into power seat. There were several clashes between officials regarding the staging of [...]
Last time out in South Africa t’was bittersweet
Looking back on the 2011 Tour of South Africa, the Sri Lankans will have mixed feelings — pardonable pride and abject disappointment. The opening Test lost by an innings and 81 runs, saw Man-of-the-Match Vernon Philander (10 for 102) and Dale Steyn (6 for 54) once again exposing Sri Lanka batsmen’s vulnerability to the seaming [...]
Army Champs with 11 Gold, 1 National Record; Navy Runners-up with 9 Gold, 2 National Records
Sri Lanka Army (SLA) with 11Gold, bagged the overall championship, pushing Sri Lanka Navy (SLN) with 9 Gold, into the runners-up slot at the annual Awards Ceremony of the National Shooting Sports Federation (NSSF), held at the Raffles Residence, Kotte, on Wednesday. Among other top achievers were the Army’s M.P. Pathirana and the Navy’s H.D.P. [...]
Sri Lankasports.com Inter-Co. Netball C’ship on Jan.21
The annual Sri Lankasports.com Inter-Co. Netball Championship, inaugurated in 2006, will be conducted on January 21, at the St. Joseph’s College Indoor Stadium in Colombo. The event will be held in two categories, Women- 12 Teams and Mixed- 8 Teams. The Women’s category will be played for Cup, Plate and Bowl Championships, while the Mixed [...]
Biathle Gold for Nuwan Kumara in Goa
Sri Lankan Athlete – J. Nuwan Kumara won a gold medal in Biathle (Running and Swimming) event at the Modern Pentathlon World Tour Tournament recently held in Goa, India. Amazingly, both Silver and Bronze medals too were won by Sri Lankan athletes. M.N. G. Senaratne won the Silver medal while Ruwansiri Silva won Bronze medal. [...]
SLBA conducts Level 1 training course
Sri Lanka Badminton Association conducted a Level I Coaching Training Course at the S. Thomas’ College Indoor Stadium, Bandarawela from December 12 to 14 which was attended by participants from Badulla, Bandarawela, Ampara, Colombo and Gampaha districts. The Training Course was conducted by Mahesha Ekanayake – a World Badminton Federation certified coach, a professional coach [...]
Airmen, women sailors win Tug-O-War titles
Sri Lanka Air Force and Sri Lanka Navy clinched the Men’s and Women’s titles respectively of the 13th National Tug-O-War Championship which was held in Galle recently. Next to Airmen in the Men’s category, Sri Lanka Army and Sri Lanka Navy were placed second and third respectively while in the Women’s category Sri Lanka Army [...]
Dikkumbura 126 pilots CDB to tourney-high 385/6 in 40 overs
Citizens Development Business (CDB) opening batsman, Chathuranga Dikkumbura hit a belligerent 75-ball 126 to help post the highest team total of the tournament- 385/6 in 40 overs, against a hapless Hemas Group, who ultimately lost by a huge 267 runs, in the pre-Quarterfinals, last weekend. The other 7 teams that advanced to the Quarterfinals were, [...]
Royal, Visakha S’gaskanda champs
Royal College Colombo and Visakha College Sapugaskanda emerged champions in the boys and girls categories of the inaugural School National Fencing Championship which was conducted at the MAS Royal Arena auditorium, Reid Avenue. In the boy’s category Royal came out top when they bagged 15 medals comprising of four gold medals, two silver medals and [...]
MDS Fencing Club comes out on top
MDS Fencing Club came out on top when they emerged overall champion of the 5th National Fencing Championship which concluded at the MAS Royal Arena in Reid Avenue. The champion MDS Fencing Club clinched the title by securing three gold medal, a silver medal and four bronze medals while Slimline Fencing Club was a close [...]
St Peter’s ‘B’, Prince of Wales ‘B’ in finals
St. Peter’s ‘B’ and Prince of Wales ‘B’ qualified to the final of the Under 13 Division Two final by securing wins against Nalanda Boy’s School Minuwangoda and St. Joseph’s Enderamulla in the semi-final encounters played at Kandana and Veyangoda. St. Peter’s ‘B’ secured their berth to the final with a better run rate after [...]
Prince of Wales, Tissa MMV in finals
Defending champions Prince of Wales and Tissa MMV Kalutara moved to the final of the Under 13 Division One cricket when they won their semi-final encounters against Royal Colombo and Royal Panadura played at Kotte. In the match between Prince of Wales and Royal Colombo saw the Cambrian juniors taking first lease of the wicket [...]