Emerging Ransika takes top award
Dialog 4G-the Sunday Times Schoolboy Cricketer of the Year 2017 Dilum Sudeera picked as the Emerging Schoolboy Cricketer of 2017 Nipun Ransika, a genuine left-arm fast bowler from P. de S. Kularatne Maha Vidyalaya became the Dialog 4G-the Sunday Times Schoolboy Cricketer of the Year 2017, mainly for his contribution to the Sri Lanka Under-19 [...]
A slight hiccup, but Lasith is still in the lead
Dialog 4G-the Sunday Times Most Popular Schoolboy Cricketer of the Year 2017 Maris Stella College batsman Lasith Croosepulle, who had been dominating the All-Island Schools of the Dialog 4G-the Sunday Times Most Popular Schoolboy Cricketer of the Year 2017, faced a massive slump in his vote base, as the results of 20th week are released. [...]
Lee sits firm as Sasindu moves to second place
Singer-the Sunday Times Most Popular Schoolboy Ruggerite of the Year 2017 After taking over the whip, Wesley’s wing-three-quarter Avishka Lee continues his dominance with an imposing margin as the fifth week count of the Singer-the Sunday Times Most Popular Schoolboy Ruggerite of the Year and the School Team of the Year 2017 competitions. Unlike last [...]
Henegama fight back to level series
By M. Shamil Amit Right arm pacies – Shehan Dinusha, Janith Madusha and right arm spinner Pramith Dharshana combined to share eight wickets and guide Henegama Central to a seven run win over traditional rivals Bandaranayake MMV Veyangoda in their 2nd Battle of Siyane Blue and Green big match played at R. Premadasa Stadium. The [...]
No brollies needed at Sugathadasa pool
The 43rd National Age Group Swimming Championships 2017 will be held at the Sugathadasa Swimming Complex from June 1 to 4 commencing at 8.00 a.m. each day. This year’s meet will be considered as a selection meet for the Asian Age Group Aquatic Championships where seventeen events will be worked off. The meet will be [...]
Lara tips England for success at ICC Champions Trophy 2017
With less than a week to go until the first ball of the ICC Champions Trophy is bowled, former West Indies captain Brian Lara tipped England to lift the trophy as he helped HRH The Prince of Wales to officially launch the tournament at The Oval. The tournament kicks off on June 1 in [...]
Attempts to fly Wedisinghe to Japan
The condition of racing rider Ananda Wedisinghe, who was seriously injured during the Nuwara Eliya Road Race on April 23, has aggravated since according to his close aides. Wedisinghe, an experienced rider with an impressive record, is in a coma and is battling for his life. He has been kept alive with the support [...]
The run ups to French-Open
The run up championship events of Monte Carlo, Barcelona, Madrid and Rome always gave a sense of what to expect at the Clay Court (CC) Grand-Slam of the year, the French-Open. The domineering player of the year, Federer, has been absent from all of them. The man who has shown his presence felt in these [...]
Apostles in other lands
It was well past midnight and the IPL final had just finished, with the Mumbai Indians just managing to take custody of the title for the third time — this time beating the fighting Pune Giants. Of course, the mood was ecstatic, as there was a fair share of Mumbai supporters huddled in Hyderabad. Yet, [...]
Old Ben, Brawin Fernando heads Mercantile Basketball
Old Benedictine, Brawin Fernando from Rosewell Interior Solutions (Pvt) Ltd., was unanimously elected President of the Mercantile Services Basketball Association(MSBA) at their Annual General Meeting held recently at the CR&FC Pavilion PDR. Following Office-bearers were unanimously elected for 2017-’18: * President- Brawin Fernando (Rosewell Interior Solutions (Pvt) Ltd.) * Immediate Past President- Fizal Deva *Â Senior [...]
Issues in Australia highlight the need for a better global cricket structure
The Federation of International Cricketers’ Associations (FICA) commented on the ongoing dispute in Australia in the context of the global cricket structure and players’ fundamental right to freedom of movement. “The situation in Australia, where there are indications that some of Australia’s best players could be lost to international cricket, highlights the need for a [...]
There is no time for rejoicing; this contest is for real
If any ardent Royalist think that the Bradby Shield is gift-wrapped and awaiting delivery on June 3 at the Royal Complex, he had better think again. This may not be the first step in a thousand mile journey as Mao Tse Tung so famously said. Nevertheless, it represents a significant step towards the retention of [...]
Royal prove its all a team game
Royal playing a game they are accustomed to- using the forwards- beat Trinity to win the Schools League and the first Leg of their Brady Shield encounter. The Schools League boiled down to three teams, with decimals separating them, and ended with Isipathana in second place, while Trinity was in third place. Last week, it [...]
Ransika and Sudeera to walk down the red carpet
Naming Nipun Ransika as the Dialog 4G-the Sunday Times Schoolboy Cricketer of the Year 2017 may look odd when it comes to traditions, but traditions are meant to be broken, if the bill fits. Ransika represents P. de S. Kularatne Maha Vidyalaya, a Division II cricket playing school from Ambalangoda, but as a Sri Lanka [...]
Rukmalgama CC in Round II with 4th win
Rukmalgama CC (RCC) advanced to Round II of the Colombo District Cricket Association (CDCA) Division III 50-Over League Tournament 2017, when they registered their 4th win by beating Capricorn CC by 8 wickets on the ‘Parabola’ method, in their last League on Sunday (21) at the Supremo Sands Grounds, Padukka. Capricorn sent into bat under [...]
Pahan grabs eight scalps
An eight wicket haul by Pahan Brito who ended with a match a bag of ten wickets helped President’s College Kotte to record an easy first inning win over Bandaranayake MMV Gampaha in the Under 15 Division One inter-schools cricket encounter played at Kotte. Dinal, Nuvin guide St Joseph’s Right hand batsman Dinal Anuradha cracked [...]
Randula guides Mahanama
An all-round performance by Randula Dasun who cracked a 120 with 16 boundaries and five sixes and also grabbed four wickets helped Mahanama College Panadura to record an easy first inning win over Susumayawardena MV in the Under 15 Division Two cricket tournament played at Panadura. – MSA Results At Panadura Mahanama Panadura 221 for [...]
Sri Lanka to face Scotland in opener
Sri Lanka will face Scotland in the opening game of the 8th World Youth Netball Championships in Botswana from July 8 to 16.  This has been decided by the Tournament Committee of the International Federation of Netball (IFN). In the first round Sri Lanka will play four matches from Group ‘A’. The second match for [...]
Dian Gomes Gloves Up for Second Round
Boxing fanatic Dian Gomes who took boxing to great heights in his first tenure of five years from 2004 to 2008 will put on the glove again when he begins his second round after being elected as the President of the Sri Lanka Amateur Boxing Association (ABA) at the annual general meeting held on Friday [...]
Aney Is It True ?
UNDER WHO’S RECOMMENDATION? A leading cricket playing school in Colombo with the name of a former Prime Minister had imported six players from various schools throughout the island for their under 17 team. The question that raised several eye brows of many parents who was behind this new venture and on whose recommendation was this [...]
Mr. Sumathipala, keep Religion out of Cricket
Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) boasts of a pompous slogan which reads: “One nation, one team”. Are we to believe that, very soon, this will be made to read: “One nation, one team, one religion? Early this week, Sri Lanka Cricket President, Thilanga Sumathipala, dabbled in a subject, that not only raised hairs and eyebrows, but [...]
The Bradby Shield and the Royal-Trinity Rugby encounter
The first Rugby match between the two Schools was played in 1920 and is one of the oldest School Rugby fixtures in Sri Lanka. (First School Rugby encounter was between Kingswood (1891) and Trinity in 1906, which ended in a 6-6 draw). The ‘Bradby Shield’ has been on offer since 1945. The 2017 ‘Bradby Fever’ [...]
Singer All-Island Schools 7-a-Side Hockey Tournament on June 24
The Singer Sri Lanka PLC sponsored, All Island Schools 7-a-Side Hockey tournament organised by the Matale Old Thomians’ Hockey Association (MOTHA), will be held at the Edward Park, Matale, on June 24, commencing at 7.00am. With the approval of the Sri Lanka Schools Hockey Association and the Ministry of Education, the organisers have invited all [...]
Royal’s legendary Rugby team of 1988
Which was the best team ever? That’s a question that comes up frequently in all sports. It’s a question that’s asked with reference to countries, clubs and schools. The Trinity team of thirty years ago, for example, was the best ever, according to some. The 1987 team, led by Tyrell Rajapakse, incidentally, was the [...]
Wesley begin campaign with massive win
Wesley began their campaign of the Under 17 Division One inter-school cricket tournament with a massive 181 runs win over Bandaranayake MMV Gampaha in the match played at Campbell Park. The foundation for the win was laid by Praboda Perera who cracked an unbeaten 95, Thisuraka Akmeemana and Shenal Dangalla who both also made half [...]
Hirdaramani, Palliyaguruge, Brandix ‘B’, Stafford Motors in Semis
Hirdaramani Group, Palliyaguruge Group from the top half and from the bottom half, advanced to the semifinals of the 2nd Commercial Credit & Finance PLC sponsored, MCA ‘F’ Division 25-Over League Tournament 2017. The four quarter-final matches were worked off last weekend at the MCA Grounds were: (1) Hirdaramani vs Janashakthi Hirdaramani, after restricting Janashakthi [...]
Football Mini World Cup organised by the German Embassy
The German Embassy together with TAFA hosted the Mini World Cup at the Colombo Race Course Ground. Four girls’ teams and four boys’ teams from Colombo, Gampaha, Jaffna and Negombo represented different nations. The German Ambassador Joern Rohde kicked off the event and they competed all day long to take home the trophy of the [...]
Ranjit laments state of affairs in athletics
Sri Lanka has a good history in athletics. Not only in South Asia but in several Asian countries. In 1948 at the London Olympics Duncan White won the 400 metres hurdles. Sri Lanka kept on winning international medals after that. The journey ended after 52 years with Susanthika Jayasinghe winning the 200 metres Silver Medal [...]
Eshan Pieris is first Sri Lankan to win Rotax Max Asian Championship Race
Young and aspiring driver Eshan Pieris created history by becoming the first Sri Lankan to win the Round 3 of the Rotax Max Asian Championship held in Sepang, Malaysia last Sunday. He is the first Sri Lankan to win a race in the most competitive Asian Go Karting Championship and has succeeded in placing his [...]
SLIIT Colours Awards Ceremony
The Auditorium at SLIIT, Malabe took on a spectacular ambience recently when the institute held its Annual Colours Awards Ceremony to bestow awards to 175 students for outstanding performance in sports. The institute has a special Sports Council to promote sports as an important part of student life and personality development. SLIIT Colours for Best [...]
Young Indian TT players prove their class
Young Indian Table Tennis players proved their metal in Table Tennis in the South Asian region when they won championships in all categories at the South Asian Junior and Cadet Table Tennis Championships 2017 concluded last Sunday at S. Thomas’ College Indoor Stadium tables. In a well organised tournament taken part by host Sri Lanka, [...]
Overseas School makes history, wins SAISA 2017
The Overseas School of Colombo (OSC) created history by winning the South Asian International Schools Association (SAISA) 2017 Track and Field Competition which was held at the school ground in Battaramulla. OSC athletes, who are known as Geckos, earned 675 points overall to claim the overall first place. The OSC was represented by six teams [...]
Dimithri CA beaten by MCA U-15
The Dimithri Cricket Academy Under-15 team with the Wellingtonians, New Zealand who were on their 7th tour to Sri Lanka and as a part of their tour itinerary, DCA took on the MCA Cricket Academy U-15 team in a 45 overs-a-side game, recently at the MCA Grounds. MCA CA beat the visitors by five runs [...]
The St. Bridget’s Convent Under-15 Basketball team runners-up
The St. Bridget’s Convent Under-15 Basketball team emerged Champions in the Zonal Tournament which qualified them to play the ‘A’ Division all Island tournament after 13 years. The final was played at St. Joseph’s Convent, Nugegoda in which SBC emerged runners-up and Netanya Perera was awarded the trophy for the Best Defensive Player of the [...]