India within its rights to boycott ICC Champions Trophy – Sunil Gavaskar
Former India skipper Sunil Gavaskar said fears of a global boycott if the BCCI pulled out of the ICC Champions Trophy, in retaliation to the global body slashing its share of revenue, were unfounded. The Indian cricket Board is again on the path of confrontation with the International Cricket Council, and unless the issue is [...]
Skipper Chandimal steers Colombo to title
A Captain’s knock of an unbeaten 113 in 117 balls that included 11 boundaries and three sixes by Dinesh Chandimal paved the way for Colombo to record an easy 137 runs win over Galle in the final played under floodlights at R. Premadasa Stadium yesterday to take the Super Provincial limited over title. Galle in [...]
Lasith consolidates his lead over Nirmal
With another impressive haul of 12665 votes, Lasith Croospulle of Maris Stella College Negombo manages to maintain his lead which he gained last week of the All-Island Schools segment of the Dialog 4G-the Sunday Times Most Popular Schoolboy Cricketer of the Year 2017. The 16th week comes in favour of Lasith overall, as his overall [...]
Yuzraan sets the line in motion
The inaugural Singer-the Sunday Times Most Popular Schoolboy Ruggerite of the Year and the School Team of the Year 2017 competitions kicked off last week and this week comes out the official results of Week 1. The fist week comes in handy for Yuzraan Lantra of Zahira College Colombo. He received 10 votes in the [...]
Are we working towards our game plan
Some may argue differently but, as far as strength and competition are concerned, the Champions Trophy stands next only to the ICC World Cup. It has that attraction and glamour of the complete package, and that is why it has survived so long with the real thing that comes once in every four years. Yes, [...]
The oval-shaped ball is getting wonky
In the streets, it is a public outcry and traffic snarls. In another site, the weeping voices are still heard with a story about crashing Garbage Mountains. Others cry in disharmony, but think that Rugby stands out as a sport? There world revolves around a game. When people cry foul and say the Rugby field [...]
Big Guns silenced in Monte Carlo
The ATP-1000 series is the ATP’s flagship and carries big money as rewards. Right now, it is Clay Court time, and it can challenge more than the opponents. The red clay of Monte Carlo (MC) is an ATP-1000 event and has been an early European season’s tournament for over two decades. In an event of [...]
Anula, Ratnavali lock horns in inaugural Battle of the Queens
Anula Vidyalaya, Nugegoda (AVN), will meet Ratnavali Balika Vidyalaya (RBV), Gampaha in their inaugural Battle of the Queens Cricket encounter at the R. Premadasa International Cricket stadium on May 4 commencing at 9 am. In this maiden encounter, coloured clothing and white balls will be used and played the whole day of 90 overs. The [...]
Three qualify for IAAF World Youth Championships
Two boys and one girl from Sri Lanka qualified for the IAAF Under 18 World Athletics Championships to be held from July 12 to 16 in Nairobi, Kenya. The first is R.P.T. Ravishka Indrajith of St. Benedict’s College Kotahena. He qualified by finishing the 400m event with a time of 48.87 secs. The IAAF Qualifying [...]
Pin Fernando Grand Prix tees off in Nuwara Eliya
The Pin Fernando Grand Prix 2017 May Edition is picking up steam and the scene shifts to Nuwara Eliya Golf Club on May 2 – 5. B.A. Sanjeewa — the overall leader of the Grand Prix will face stiff opposition from Amarapadma, Sisira Kumara, youngsters Pradeep Bandara, Chalitha Pushpika, Chanaka Perera, Junior Champion Akash, Januka [...]
Anura Rohana wins PGTI Pune Open
Lankan golfer Anura Rohana — Silver Medalist in Seoul Asian Games 2002, continues to fly the national flag high, now on the Professional Golf Tour of India (PGTI). Anura Rohana won the Pune Open 2017, at the Poona Club Golf Course, a significant event in the PGTI Calendar annually. Anura Rohana lying in joint 6th [...]
Is FFSL deep in the quagmire?
The Football Federation of Sri Lanka (FFSL) has called for an ‘Emergency Council Meeting’ today at 9.00am at its Main Auditorium at Football House in Torrington. The agenda and letter of invitation signed by the present Secretary General of FFSL, E. Balendra Anthony is daylight robbery in terms of administration according to Football experts. According [...]
Alcazaba and Captain Haddock gave the stable a double
Deepthika Jayakody Stables did what has to be done to turn their disappointments of the previous outing into glories as Alcazaba and Captain Haddock gave the stable a double win at the RTC Governor’s Cup Horse Racing Meet held at the Racecourse in Nuwara Eliya yesterday. In addition trainer S.P.A. Raju enjoyed a rare success [...]
DSI Spikes Schools talent islandwide for 17th year
DSI recently announced the launch of the DSI Supersport Schools Volleyball Championship (SSVBC) 2017, which will begin on May 20, on a District and Provincial Level. Having joined hands with the Sri Lanka Volleyball Federation (SLVB) and the Schools Volleyball Association (SVA) of the Ministry of Education (MoE), Sri Lanka’s leading footwear manufacturer and distributor, [...]
Theli-Sidu Battle of the Thrones on May 4
The third big match between Siddartha College Weligama and Thelijjawila Central College will be played at the Uyanwatta stadium Matara on May 4. This big match which was first played at the Senanayake grounds Weligama in April 2015 was named as the Ruhunu Theli – Sidu Hatana. From this encounter onwards this series has been [...]
Lankans looking for just one victory
The Sri Lanka volleyball team will play their first match against Japan at the Second Asian Under-23 Men’s Volleyball Championships in Iran. The tournament will go on until May 9. Eleven Asian countries are taking part in the competition. Sri Lanka has been classified into Group B together with Japan and Thailand. After the match [...]
23rd Winter Olympics
The 23rd Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games Pyeong Chang 2018 will take place in Gangneung, Korea from February 9 – 25, 2018 (17days). Venue for these events will be Snow Sports – Pyeongchang Mountain Cluster, Ice Sports – Gangneung Olympic Park Scale. Fifty Thousand participants from one hundred countries will take part in 15 disciplines [...]
ACUSL AGM Notice
The 73rd Annual General Meeting of the Association of Cricket Umpires Sri Lanka will be held on today at 10.00am at CIDA Auditorium, No. 123, Wijerama Mawatha, Colombo 7. All Members are welcome. Nomination closes at 12.00 noon on May 7.
No question of home advantage, but Antonians have the edge
The Kandy leg of the Singer Schools Rugby League Plate Championship has four good teams from the Hill Capital fighting it out for the top spot. It sees the strong St. Anthony’s team coming to grips with a Vidyartha team that acquitted itself with credit in their first round games, today at Nittawela. Ironically, both [...]
Sajith hits a sparkling hundred
The second Commercial Credit & Finance PLC sponsored – MCA ‘F’ division 25 Over League Tournament 2017was back on rails after the New Year holidays. Week-end’s highest team total – 228 for 6 in 25 overs came from Palliyaguruge Group Vs. Janashakthi Insurance and the lowest total came from Barthi Airtel – 43 all out [...]
Sri Lanka confident of retaining Asian crown
We can triumph again says skipper Nadee Fernando “My main aim, and that of the team, is to win the Championship and the Special awards on offer at the 10th Asian Youth (Under-21) Netball Championships (AYNC) in South Korea from May 6-13,” said Sri Lanka (SL) Youth Netball Captain Nadee Madushika Fernando. The SL team [...]
Winds Behind the Willows
According to his friends, Ranjan Mellawa was never a cricketer per se, but that does not mean his love for the game was any less. For Mellawa, Cricket was his journey in life. May be, as a vocation, he stuck to banking and other symbolic things in his life but, from the little that I [...]
Why shouldn’t Volleyball be the National Sport?
In the recent past, when the centenary of Volleyball in Sri Lanka was celebrated, there were strong views expressed against it being the National Sport of Sri Lanka, as it was introduced by an American. However, even though Volleyball is not an indigenous Sport, there is not an iota of doubt that, apart from its [...]
Seventy five teams in ten groups
The ‘Singer Trophy’ Under-17 Division I Inter Schools’ cricket tournament conducted by the Sri Lanka Schools Cricket Association (SLSCA) is scheduled to get underway from last week of May. The tournament which is conducted in the limited overs format will see the participation of 75 teams which are divided into ten groups. Two teams St [...]
Royal College Oarsmen make waves in Hong Kong
The 2016 Royal College (RC) Rowing Crew participated in the 62nd annual Head of the Bay (HoB) Regatta held on April 22 at Middle Island in Hong Kong, organised by the Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club (RHKYC). There were 11 Clubs and representatives from 4 countries participating in this Regatta. RC which entered in the [...]
Eighty one teams in the fray
The ‘Singer Trophy’ Under-15 Division I Inter Schools’ cricket tournament conducted by the Sri Lanka Schools Cricket Association (SLSCA) is scheduled to get underway from last week of May. The tournament will see the participation of 81 teams which are divided into 11 groups. Two teams St Joseph’s Wattala who emerged division two champions and [...]
Yatiyana YCC overall winners richer by Rs 250K
Yatiyana YCC emerged overall winners in the recent ‘JAT Cricket Vasanthaya 2017’ Softball Cricket Tournament held in Nuwara Eliya during the Sinhala and Tamil New Year season, taking home the Division I prize of Rs 250,000. Organised by the Sri Lanka Softball Cricket Federation (SLSCF,) this eventful Tournament was conducted from April 16-22 at the [...]
National and sub-junior Aquatic C’ships from May 3-6
Sri Lanka Aquatics Sports Union organised National and Sub Junior Under 15 National Aquatics Championships 2017 will be held from May 3 to 6 at the Sugathadasa Stadium Swimming Complex. This event will be treated as a selection trial for the 17th Federal Internationale De Natation (FINA) Championships 2017 to be held in Budapest, Hungary. [...]