Visakhians and Army SC well poised to clinch overall titles
National Intermediate Swimming Championship 2017 By Lakshman Ranasinghe Visakha Vidyalaya, Colombo are well poised to clinch the championship in the Girls section at the end of the second day of the National Intermediate Swimming Championship 2017 at the Sugathadasa Swimming Complex yesterday. Visakha Vidyalaya with 221.50 points are well ahead of Musaeus College, Colombo (173), [...]
This week’s results will be out next Sunday
Dialog 4G-the Sunday Times Most Popular Schoolboy Cricketer of the Year 2017 The result of the 18th week of the Dialog 4G-the Sunday Times Most Popular Schoolboy Cricketer of the Year 2017 of all categories will be published next week due to Vesak Holidays. Next week, the combined results of the this week’s (May 14) [...]
No results this week
Singer-the Sunday Times Most Popular Schoolboy Ruggerite of the Year 2017 This week’s results of the Singer-the Sunday Times Most Popular Schoolboy Ruggerite of the Year 2017 and the Singer-the Sunday Times Most Popular School Rugby Team 2017 will not be published due to Vesak Holidays. Please note that the combined results of counts of [...]
South Asian Junior TT from May 19 at STC Mt. Lavinia
South Asian Junior Table Tennis Championship 2017, organised by the Table Tennis Association of Sri Lanka in collaboration with the Sports and Recreation Department of the Colombo Municipal Council will be held at the S. Thomas’ College Indoor Stadium tables from May 19 to 21. Top junior paddlers from Sri Lanka, India, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Nepal [...]
Sri Lanka crash to 4th place as Singapore win title
Asian Youth Netball Championship 2017 Pathum Sri Wijeratne reporting from Gongju, South Korea Sri Lanka crashed down to fourth position after suffering a 49-58 defeat against Hong Kong in the Third Place Playoff on the final day of the Asian Youth Netball Championship at the Hwasan Sradiun in Gongju, South Korea yesterday. Sri Lanka, the [...]
We are most certainly working according to our game plan: SLC CEO
SLC CEO responds to “Are we working towards our game plan” We write in Right of Reply to your column titled “Sunday Musings with S.R. Pathiravithana”, appearing in the Sunday Times of April 30, 2017. At the outset, it is interesting to note that you have chosen to title your article using the preposition “our”, [...]
Sri Lanka go down to Chinese Taipei in opening match
Sri Lanka suffered a defeat of 0-3 to Chinese Taipei at the Second Asian Women’s Under-23 Volleyball Championships currently in progress in Bangkok, Thailand. The tournament will continue until May 23. The tournament is being conducted by the Asian Volleyball Confederation (AVC), Thirteen teams are taking part in the competition. Sri Lanka has been classified [...]
Cricket game plan: CEO has a role to play
I am glad to note that my April 30 ‘Sunday Musings’ column headlined “Are we working towards our game plan” has been taken serious note of by Sri Lanka Cricket Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Ashley de Silva. A former Test Cap, de Silva has been involved with the game for quite some time, and holding [...]
World beaters and ‘support team’
At present there are two hot Tennis topics in news. Sharapova’s return and Djokovic’s split up from his team. In my opinion Djokovic would have achieved what he did in the past even without his ‘team’. He was talented and hard working player who played extremely well using his weaponry very effectively. Nothing else is [...]
Playing the blame game when own backyard is full of dirt
Glancing the social media I came across the comments “Referees are Jokers and the Referee is a Joke.” They are right. Or else how would you explain these people taking the whistle with all the verbal insults and the risk of physical abuse. The filth and the abusive language are such that a referee may [...]
Ratnapura or Matara as the venue to be decided on May 16
The main venue of the 43rd National Sports Festival maybe changed from Ratnapura to Matara. The final decision will be taken on May 16 by the Sports Minister Dayasiri Jayasekera. The Sports Minister too has agreed that it may be a problem to stage the National Sports Festival in Ratnapura. A special discussion will take [...]
17 FFSL Ex-Co members demand meeting
Seventeen members of the Executive Committee of the Football Federation of Sri Lanka (FFSL) has made a written request addressed to the incumbent President and Secretary General calling for a Executive Committee Meeting. The letter, dated May 5, 2017, has been copied to the Minster of Sports, Dayasiri Jayasekara, the Secretary of the Ministry of [...]
Sangakkara believes it is an exciting time for cricket in USA
Sri Lanka legend Kumar Sangakkara believes that the Hero Caribbean Premier League (CPL) can grow from strength to strength when the Florida leg of matches takes place on the weekend of August 5 and 6. The Jamaica Tallawahs star, who helped the franchise lift last year’s title for the second time, believes that the Hero [...]
Sri Lanka meet Philippines in curtain-raiser today
Climbing back to the Top Division of Asian Rugby will be the prime objective of the Sri Lanka Rugby team, led by Kandy SC scrumhalf Roshan Weeraratne, as the Tuskers face off Philippines at the Ipoh Padang Stadium in Malaysia today. This will be the fourth time Sri Lanka, ranked 41st in the world, is [...]
Lankan Spikers end up in 10th out of 11
Sri Lanka was placed tenth out of eleven countries at the Asian Under-23 Men’s Volleyball Championships held in Iran.Sri Lanka took part in four matches and won only one which was against Uzbekistan. In the first game Sri Lanka lost to Japan 0-3. In the second match they lost to Thailand after a tough fight [...]
Bandarapola MV clinch Matale Netball title
Bandarapola Maha Vidyalaya beat Aluvihara Maha Vidyalaya in the final to emerge Under-18 Netball champions at the Matale Education Zone Inter-School Netball Championship 2017 for Nandimithra Ekanayake Challenge Shield played at Aluvihara Maha Vidyalaya ground Matale last Friday. Rashini Vimalshika Ariyasena of Bandarapola MV was named as the best player in the Under-18 category. Sri [...]
Governing body wants Tug-O-War at 2019 SAG
The Tug-O-War Federation of Sri Lanka (TOWFSL) earnestly appeals through the National Olympic Committee (NOC), to include Tug-O-War (TOW) at the 2019 South Asian Games (SAG) in Bangladesh. TOWFSL officially commenced in 2005. and it is quite popular islandwide. It has also been entered into the National Sports Festival organised by the Ministry of Sports. [...]
Gladiators clash next week
There is a belief that when it comes to the Bradby, Royal, more so than Trinity, lift their game to an unexpected level. Proof of that may be forthcoming when the two gladiators encounter each other in the first leg of the 73rd Bradby at Pallekele, come Saturday, May 20. Royal’s path to potential Bradby [...]
Competition reaches pre-quarterfinal stage
The 2nd Commercial Credit and Finance PLC sponsored , MCA ‘F’ division 25 Over League Tournament 2017 has entered its pre-quarter final stage. At the completion of the League Stage matches (75 half day matches) the following top 16 teams from the five groups advanced to the elimination round: Brandix Essentials ‘B’ (20 points, NRR [...]
National Champion Hendahewa clinches Women’s Triple Crown
Reigning National Champion Thilini Hendahewa clinched the triple crown while Buwaneka Gunathilaka grabbed a double, at the annual Summer Season Badminton Championship 2017, held at the Nuwara Eliya Municipal Indoor Stadium, recently. Over 485 Shuttlers were in action during the 6-day event, which had 615 matches and 26 events conducted. The courts’ surfaces were of [...]
Luxe Asia Bowls over opposition 2nd year running
Luxe Asia (LA) once again dominated, as their ‘A’ and ‘B’ teams retained the Gold and Silver in the 16th edition of the Travel Trade Sports Club (TTSC) Bowling Championships 2017 held last Saturday, at the Strikes Cosmic Bowling Centre, Excel World, Colombo 10. Aitken Spence Travels (AST) ‘A’ won the Bronze. The Championship was [...]
Ashan and Shanuka take centre stage
Sri Lanka’s top driver Ashan Silva and Shanuka Sandaruwan emerged as the best driver and rider at the inaugural Colombo Supercross held at the newly laid motor racing track in Navy Racing Club in Welisara. Ashan who bagged the best drivers’ award at the recently concluded Foxhill Supercross held in Diyatalawa a fortnight ago, continued [...]
NO PLACE FOR OVER 70s
With the AGMs of various looming candidates for top positions are gearing themselves for the elections. One particular association sees two top officials vying for the top post. At one time these two candidates were good friends but now they are at logger heads. In order to boost their chances the association in a bid [...]
CMCA 50+ I is ahead of II, in Cricket too
Colombo Masters Cricket Association (CMCA) 50+I scored a close 3-runs victory over CMCA 50+II in a 30-over match played at the Mahinda College grounds, Galle, recently. With the idea of promoting Cricket among the stalwarts of yesteryear in the outstations, CMCA 50+ travelled down to Galle, for a match between their Team I and Team [...]
Three Netball positions face protests at elections
Several District Netball Associations are getting ready to stage protests against three main positions of the Sri Lanka Netball Federation to the Netball Election Committee and the Ministry of Sports. The positions they are opposing are: the President’s post, Vice Presidents post and the Secretary’s post. There are several former national netball players amongst the [...]