Conquering the impossible
LAHORE, REUTERS, Oct 28 – Even Pakistan’s prime minister did not believe it could happen but when Sri Lanka visit the eastern city of Lahore on Sunday for a T20 match, the hosts will celebrate the end of eight years of isolation from international cricket. Less than a year ago, none of this appeared possible [...]
Lookout for Dellon – he is galloping
@ Kaveesha opens the Women’s competition Sachin Silva’s dominance in the All-Island Schools continues for another week, as the Dialog 4G-the Sunday Times Most Popular Schoolboy Cricketer of the Year 2018 completes its fourth week. However Sachin, of St. Peter’s College, could find a close rival building up in Dellon Peiris of S. Thomas’ College, [...]
Sanjeewa makes the ‘ cut-off’ in Wellington
Sri Lanka’s Leading Amateur B. A. Sanjeewa made the cut-off at the Royal Wellington Golf Club New Zealand, representing Sri Lanka at the invitation of the World Amateur Golf Ranking Major Invitational Asia-Pacific Amateur Championship among Amateurs qualified to receive an ‘invite’. Lee Min Woo of Australia led the field of 120 top Amateurs at [...]
Badminton Nationals from Nov. 1 to 5
The 65th national badminton championship 2017 organised and conducted by the Sri Lanka Badminton Association is scheduled to be worked off at the Royal College Indoor Stadium from November 1 to 5. Under the Senior category five events will be worked off in Men’s Singles, Men’s Doubles, Women’s Singles, Women’s Doubles and Mixed Doubles.Veterans’ Over [...]
Dellon spins S. Thomas’ to third outright win
A match bag of 9 for 60 and a top score of 40 runs by Dellon Peiris helped S. Thomas’ beat Maliyadeva by nine wickets and register their third outright win for the season at Mt. Lavinia, yesterday. Batting first the Thomians the home team declared their inning at 226 for 9 with Peiris top [...]
Royal reign supreme at Beira Lake
Retain T.N. Fernando Memorial Trophy in style Royal College retained the T.N. Fernando Memorial Trophy with a resounding 46-6 victory over their traditional rivals St. Thomas’ College in their 48th Annual Rowing Regatta at the Beire Lake yesterday. Royal won the prestigious Senior Fours (A Fours) boat race to annex the Cross Oars Trophy for [...]
Unbeaten Renown SC continues to lead Stage Nine
Renown SC drubbed New Youngs SC by five goals to one in the Dialog Champions League Football Tournament ninth stage encounter and continued to remain unbeaten and on top of the points table. Renown SC has collected 21 points having completed nine games, winning six and drawing three. The Renown SC – New Youngs game [...]
Lanka U-19 Football team leaves for Tajikistan today
The Sri Lanka under 19 football team will take wing to Tajikistan to take part in the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) under 19 qualifying round which will be held from October 31 to November 9 at Dushanbe, Tajikistan. The tournament is conducted by the Asian Football Confederation. Sri Lanka will participate from Group B which [...]
Josephian Futsal Soccer Carnival today
For the ninth successive year the Soccer Advisory Committee of St. Joseph’s College has come together to organise the “Josephian Futsal Soccer Carnival” starting from 8 am at St. Joseph’s College ground, Maradana today. The organisers have expanded this event into a truly national sporting event with more than 50 schools from all nine provinces [...]
Banula, Inuka shine in Mahanama’s win
Banula Alagawaththa who slammed 186 and bagged four scalps and a four wicket haul by Inuka Karannagoda shone in Mahanama College Colombo’s easy first inning win over Homagama Central in their Under 13 Division one cricket tournament encounter played at Mahanama grounds in Colombo. The other matches played also ended in first inning wins for [...]
Western Province Central in line for the title
Western Province Central has put themselves in a strong position of clinching the Under 15 Inter-Provincial title at the end of the first session of proceedings of the final against Western Province South on day two played at the SSC ground. The second day’s proceedings saw WPC resuming from their overnight score of 161 for [...]
Lumbini win first innings by one run at Uyanwatta
The under 19 division one traditional encounter between St Thomas College Matara and Lumbini College was an evenly balanced game which ended in a draw at the Uyanwatta Stadium. Lumbini won the first innings by one run. Lumbini electing to bat first were restricted to 165 runs in 47.5 overs while St Thomas continuing from [...]
701 teams at Samaposha Schools Football Tournament
The ‘Samaposha Under-14 Inter-school Football Championship 2017’ organised in collaboration with the Football Federation of Sri Lanka (FFSL) and Sri Lanka Schools Football Association (SSFA), kicked off on October 21. Once again the tournament has received an overwhelming response with over 12,000 students, representing 534 boys teams and 167 girls teams from schools island-wide are [...]
Lukas Hettiaratchi offered an Olympic scholarship
Seventeen-year-old skier, Lukas Hettiaratchi has been offered a Olympic Scholarship by the International Olympic Committee’s Solidarity World Programme Fund on the recommendation of the National Olympic Committee of Sri Lanka to assist him to prepare for the 2018 Winter Olympics Games to be held in PyeongChang, South Korea. Lukas has been involved in winter sports [...]
Sri Lanka’s 7s Rugby woes
While top Asian 7s Rugby nations, namely Japan, Hong Kong, South Korea and Malaysia have set their sights on the World Series, Sri Lanka is making futile attempts to discover where the sport really belongs. In Sri Lanka talent comes in bulk. Sri Lanka are the pioneers of Rugby in Asia and the second most [...]
I am ashamed of our performances — Upul Tharanga
For a team that has featured in five World Cup finals from 2007-14, scoring just four wins in 26 matches during one year—including 12 consecutive defeats and three 5-0 whitewashes—should be a cause for serious concern. Another sweep in India in December’s three-match series—should it come to that—will extend Sri Lanka’s losing streak to 15. [...]
Sri Lanka Netball wants to be No.1 in Asia
The Netball Federation of Sri Lanka will implement a four-year plan to stamp their position as the number one team in Asia. Sri Lanka currently ranked third in the region and 25th in the world but the administrators want to become the best in the region by winning next year’s Asian Championships. This was revealed [...]
Nuwan wins Southern Province Bodybuilding Championships
Nuwan Duminda of House of Fitness triumphed at the Southern Province Bodybuilding Championship and went on to bag the Robert Rupasinghe Memorial Trophy. Next to him were L.H. Dinesh Kumar of House of Fitness and B.H. Madushanka of Uyanwatta Sports Club won were placed second and third respectively. The contest was conducted under the supervision [...]
Munchee Novices Volleyball final round on Nov. 4 and 5
The final round of the Munchee Nationals Volleyball Tournament Novices Category is scheduled to be held on November 4 and 5 at the Kurunegala Maligapitiya grounds. The Sri Lanka Volleyball Federation is conducting the tournament. So far 100 teams (men and women) have qualified for the tournament. 2100 Teams Island wide took part in the [...]
Veterans’ TT on Nov.11 and 25
The Veterans’ All Island Inter Club League Table Tennis Tournament and the All Island Open Table Tennis Tournament 2017 will be held at the S. Thomas’ College Indoor Stadium tables on November 11 and 25 respectively commencing at 8.00am both days. Further details can be obtained from the Secretary VTTA Ira Ruwanpathirana on 0777106324.
Sports drug business thrives in the absence of proper controls
Sri Lanka’s sports medicine authority is still in a quandary with regard to measures aimed at regulating Performance Enhancing Drugs. According to Dr Seevali Jayawickreme, Consultant Physician of Sports and Exercise Medicine, the authorities still have not brought any proper measures to regulate the sale of performance enhancing drugs. It was said that, as a [...]
Cinnamon Bay Beruwala (Men), Amaya Lake Dambulla (Women) Champions
Cinnamon Bay, Beruwala a John Keells Hotel, led by Samith Fernando dethroned defending Champions Heritance Ayurveda Maha Gedera, Beruwela, in the Men’s final of the 40th Travel Trade Sports Club (TTSC) Cricket ’6s’ 2017,concluded at the P. Sara Oval last Sunday. Fifty one Men’s teams and 7 Women’s teams participated. Amaya Lake, Dambulla, retained their [...]
Nihon-den Gojuryu Karate Do Koushikai win 4 medals in Japan
Three athletes impressed at the Nihon-den Gojuryu Karate Do Koushikai and earned Sri Lanka four medals, including two gold medals in a Karate Championship held in Japan on October 15. H.D. Thushan Bawantha won two silver medals in the Kata and Kumite disciplines while Matheesha Govinna and P. Christ Kevin pocketed gold medals for excellent [...]
De Mazenod takes Herman Loos Trophy
At the Centenary of the Herman LooseChallenge Trophy of the Cadets, De Mazenod College of Kandana secured the Trophy held at the Training Center, Rantambe. This achievement is from around 2000 Cadets in Camp. The best Cadet was also adjudged from De Mazenod College as Sgt: Cristal Mendis and Second Lieutenant Asela Perera as the [...]
Expectations and Administration
Last week, 8 top ranked Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) players played year end finals of Women’s Tennis in Singapore. The WTA global tour is the flagship of Women’s Tennis. In Singles and in Doubles all events lead towards WTA finals throughout the year. The Singapore event was very good and glamorous, with appealing Tennis. WTA [...]
FIGHTING CONTINUES
The long awaited AGM of a two wheeled sport is still to see the light of day. This has been reported to the body that controls all sports. It is also stated that fighting continues in this body too! FED ON ‘BATH’ PACKETS There is a grudge among players who are due to tour Kazakhstan [...]
Sepaktakraw Nationals on Nov. 18 and 19
The Amateur Sepaktakraw Association of Sri Lanka once again ventures out to stage the long awaited Sepaktakraw Nationals 2017 at the Indoor Stadium of St. Joseph’s College, Colombo – 10, on November 18 and 19, which was in the balance according to a senior association official as the Association had to face severe financial impediments [...]
Junior Agoal ruggerites off to Malaysia
Agoal Rugby Academy, one of Sri Lanka’s leading Rugby training schools, will engage in its seventh overseas tour when they take wings to Malaysia to participate at the Super KGV International Junior Rugby 10s Tournament. The tournament will take place on November 4 and 5 at Georgian Green SMK King George V, in Seremban, Malaysia. [...]
Rugby in Sri Lanka governed by Rupees, with little or no sense
Does Rugby in Sri Lanka pay more for coaches or for players? Whoever is paid more, the question is why? What really has the game or the sports pubic gained? With dwindling gates, other than for schools, who finds the money to support the payout? In schools, with no player payment, possibly, the coaches get [...]
Newcomers LB Finance enter final in ‘Super’ fashion
LB Finance (LBF) in their maiden appearance in the Premier League, eliminated the star studded, TM Dilshan’s MAS Intimates Unichela [Unichela (League Winner)], and entered the final of the 25th Singer MCA Premier League Knockout (KO) Tournament 2018. The top half semifinal at the MCA on Wednesday, went into overtime, as the match ended in [...]
Lankan-born Karting prodigy Yevan David(10) among Top 16
Lankan-born Karting sensation, Yevan David, now based in Singapore, finished among the Top 16 at the IAME World Karting Finals 2017, held at the Le Mans International Circuit in France last week. David, an up-and-coming racing star, experienced mechanical problems during the qualifying stages, but his determination was such, the 10-year-old never backed down. The [...]
Lanka’s Women hold Pakistan to 1-1 draw
An invitational Women’s hockey team from Pakistan featured in a 1-1 draw against a Sri Lanka Women’s team at the Astro Turf, Colombo recently. The progress of the Sri Lankan women hockey players was exhibited at the match by holding a strong Pakistani team to a one all draw. Sri Lankan players match the Pakistanis [...]
Chalitha Ranjana 1st Lankan to win Gold
Lankan Chalitha Ranjana and Sri Lanka-born Rajitha Samaraweera stole the limelight at the New Zealand (NZ) Open Table Tennis (TT) Championships 2017, held in Christchurch, New Zealand, from Oct. 5-14. In a tournament of over 300 Paddlers, Ranjana playing in Grade ‘A’ won 2 Golds, 1 Silver and 1 Bronze, while Samaraweera playing in Grade [...]
It was a long overdue obligation – Sidath Wettimuny
Right now, there are more unanswered questions than the ones that have already found solutions, stuck in the inbox of Maitland Place cricket office. At one juncture, it was presumed that Sri Lanka’s cricket was back on its feet when the Lankans only shed a drop of sweat or two at the most, to beat [...]
Ashes questions facing England
Top-order batting Former captain Alastair Cook and Root are the only mainstays of a frail top order set to be completed by the likes of Mark Stoneman, James Vince and Gary Ballance. Vince did not feature this home season for England after notching 212 runs at an average of 19 in his seven Tests last [...]
Nimnaka a veritable bundle of deception
A very small, thin youngster, fifteen years old and four months old, stands out among his much bigger team-mates when the Katugastota Anthonians are on the field. As his exploits at senior level show, this left arm spinner who hails from Kadugannawa, is a veritable bundle of deception. He has played all six matches this [...]