Can Thisara’s men halt the purge of losses
Yohan Bhasura reporting from Dharamsala, India After two successive 5-0 whitewashes, Sri Lanka will eye for a change of fortunes when the three-match ODI series against India kicks off at India’s most scenic and clean venue—Dharamsala in the backdrop of the pristine Dhauladhar Range in India. Sri Lanka has endured a tough time in ODI [...]
Denuwan Perera of Carey College climbed to the top of emerging category
The tenth week results of the Dialog 4G-the Sunday Times Most Popular Schoolboy / Schoolgirl Cricketer of the Year 2018 competition comes out this week with a fleet of exciting news. But no one from the All-Island Schools segment has been able to challenge Dellon Peiris, the S. Thomas’ College leg spinner, so far. He [...]
Havies through in the nick of time
CR&FC could have closed this game off against Havelocks in the first round of the Dialog Rugby League Championship played yesterday at Longdon Place. But fortune was never in their court, as Havelocks bundled up the game at 35points -30points in the end. Two yellow cards in the eighth minute and the 35th of the [...]
Jeewan Mendis back in contention
Spinning all-rounder Jeewan Mendis has been named in the 20-man squad selected for the three-match T20 series against India. The series will be played after the ODI series which begins today in Dharamsala. Sri Lanka has named a full strength squad, having sent a depleted side to Pakistan after several first choice Sri Lankan cricketers [...]
Slimline BC, Unichela BC retain Clifford Cup
Slimline BC and Unichela BC two clusters of MAS Holdings who are also the defending champions retained the Clifford Cup for yet another year when they emerged champions at the 91st Men and Women Clifford Cup Boxing Championship which concluded at the Royal MAS Arena boxing ring in Reid Avenue yesterday. In the men’s category [...]
Rahula fight back to record outright win
Rahula College Matara after conceding a big first inning lead to Lyceum International School Wattala fought their way back to record an outright win by two wickets in their Under-19 Inter-School Cricket encounter concluded at Uyanwatte Stadium in Matara yesterday. The second day’s play saw Lyceum IS resuming from their second innings on their overnight [...]
Unbeaten Renown keep matching forward
Unconquered Renown SC took a step closer to their desired goal when they beat Solid SC, Anuradhapura by 3 goals to 2 goals in their Dialog Champions League Football Tournament match played at the Kelaniya Football Complex, yesterday. At half time the lads from Anuradhapura led at 1-0. In the first half the scoring was [...]
First half rally sees Kandy through at Nittawela
Kandy had done much in the first half at the end of which they led 21-13. To lose this all important clash at Nittawela was improbable, and thus, they did beat the Sailors handsomely at the end. At the same time, there was admiration for the Navy team that ran them very close at one [...]
CH overcome a spirited Air Force challenge
Overcoming their initial setback CH&FC, regrouped to overcome a spirited Air Force outfit by 43-31 in a first round match of the Dialog Rugby League Championship played at Ratmalana yesterday. The club from Maitland Crescent continued their good form gained two weekends ago, while recording their second win in the season in six games. CH [...]
Henakankanamge and his Junior Tuskers with a mission to accomplish
Today, the Racecourse ground in Colombo will host, what could be Sri Lanka’s long awaited passage to the Junior World Rugby Championship (JWRC), when the Junior Tuskers take on the strong Hong Kong outfit. The match is scheduled to kick off at 2.45pm in a two-legged home and away series, which determines the team that [...]
Malinda, Sachithra humble the mighty Nondescript
The left and right arm spin combination pair skipper Malinda Pushpakumara and Sachithra Serasinghe shared nine wickets for Chilaw Marians to record an outright win by 94 runs over NCC with a day to spare in the Premier Tier A inter-club cricket encounter concluded at the FTZ ground in Katunayake yesterday. A close finish was [...]
Fouzan cruises through to two easy wins
The first day’s proceedings of the All Island Lanka Plate Snooker Championship which got underway at the Moors SC billiards table in Braybrooke Place yesterday saw Fouzan Hussain of Pyramid Snooker Parlour Kandy recording back to back wins against two cueists from Colombo. Fouzan secured both his wins in the morning session with the first [...]
Royal Rugby Rally on 17 December
The Rugby Advisory and Management Committee of Royal College is hosting an unique event. It is the Royal Rugby Rally which is aimed to raise funds for the Development of in the school. The event will begin at the Main Gate at 9am on December 17. Royal are the defending schools League champions and are [...]
Kamindu to lead Sri Lanka U19s
Richmond College Galle allrounder Kamindu Mendis has been selected to lead the Sri Lanka U19 side for the forthcoming ICC U19 Youth World Cup scheduled to be played from January 13 to February 3 2018 in New Zealand. Mendis will be the second successive player from Richmond to lead the Sri Lanka U19 side following [...]
SLC to shift spots for six months
Winds of change are sweeping across the length and breadth of cricket administration with several key positions in Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) set to change at next month’s Special General Meeting (SGM). The country’s premier sports body has attracted much criticism over their handling of cricket matters, governance and the dropping standard of the national [...]
The risk is higher for sportsmen – Prof. Arjun de Silva
A medical expert this week urged the International Cricket Council (ICC) to look more seriously into players’ health after cricketers of both Indian and Sri Lankan teams were exposed to toxic smog during the third and final Test in the Indian capital. His comments came a few days after the Indian Medical Council highlighted the [...]
Lankan Synchro swimmers excel at 12th Singapore Nationals
The Sri Lankan synchronized swimming contingent returned with medal winning performances at the 12th Singapore National Synchronized Swimming Championships held recently. The swimmers won a total of three silver medals and four bronze medals in the 16-18 years and Open age groups in the international category of the three-day competition held from 24th to 26th [...]
Tribute to a gentleman and journalist Ranjan Anandappa
It was indeed a dreadful offensive alarm to learn from the media the demise of my colleague journalist Ranjan Anandappa at the age of 68 years after a brief illness. He was a old boy initially at De Mazenod, Kandana before moving to Ananda College where he played cricketer in the years 1967-68. He has [...]
Sri Lanka expects over 10 medals at Asian Youth Para Games
The Third Asian Youth Para Games will commence today and will end on December 14 in Dubai, UAE. Over 600 athletes from over 40 countries will take part in the event. The event is being conducted by the Asian Paralympic Committee (APC). Eight Sri Lankan athletes and four officials are currently in Dubai for the [...]
Yuvraj Singh shares his experiences of growing up as a cricketer
“Adolescence is the age of change, of transformation” explained United Nations Children’s Fund regional director for South Asia Jean Gough. With the bubbling anticipation surrounding the Under 19 Cricket World Cup set to take the stage in January next year, UNICEF, together with the International Cricket Council held a panel discussion on “the Power of [...]
Suresh delivers ace for NOCSL presidency
There is never a dull moment in the Lankan Olympic circuit. Now the latest to grab sports fraternity’s attention is that former National tennis captain turned business tycoon Suresh Subramaniam has set his eyes on the post of president of the National Olympic Committee of Sri Lanka. Speaking to the Sunday Times, Subramaniam, who is [...]
Tania Minel tees off in grand style in India and Pakistan
Following the footsteps of overseas success achieved by Tiru Fernando and Thuhashini Selvaratnam many National Titles in India, Pakistan, Thailand, Singapore and Malaysia, whilst Neesha Nirmalalingam and Niloo Fernando in the All India Ladies Amateur Golf championship and Pakistan Ladies Amateur Golf Championship respectively. Now a young star has arrived to carry the Sri Lankan [...]
Allianz continues to support Sri Lankan Paralympic team
Allianz Lanka has extended its support to the Sri Lankan Paralympic team by another two years. They have been a partner of the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) since 2006 and became its first International Partner in 2011, has supported the Sri Lankan team since 2013. The new sponsorship agreement was signed recently. At the 2012 [...]
Sri Lanka breaks into global Motor racing circuit
Precisely one month from now, Sri Lanka will witness its first ever international motor sport event at the newly re-laid Sri Lanka Karting Circuit in Bandaragama. On January 13 and 14, the site, situated approximately an hour’s drive away from the country’s capital of Colombo, will come alive with the curtain raiser event of the [...]
Challenges to elitism
In the stock taking of nations and their performances in the elite players development department, very few of the national associations come out strong. For the past decades, the WTA and ATP events are the destination for high performance and the career path for the young. They cannot depend on their national associations for this. [...]
LUXURY COACH AND FEAR OF ATTACKS
There was a big fuss about nine sportsmen making a trip in India. One of the reasons was that they had ordered a huge luxury coach for the event and no permission had been sought from the higher ups. All this led to the trip being cancelled. Also in the wake of this it has [...]
The feats of history making Chathura and Danuna
Sri Lanka achieved a double feat in canoeing at the Canoe Ocean Racing Asian and World Championships held in Hong Kong from November 17 to 19. Sri Lanka was represented by two individuals — Chathura Vishwajith Jayaratne, who won a rare gold medal and Danuna Tillakaratne, who successfully completed a coaching and judging course — [...]
Rugby battled the tornadoes and slippery earth and won
Rain spoiled the hopes of fans who would have expected the CR vs Kandy game to be a blockbuster in keeping to the rivalry that has existed in the recent past. This was an opportunity for the Reds to redeem lost prestige, following defeats in two consecutive weeks. They lost out again having played better [...]
Good wins for Eranga and Nirosha
Eranga Madushanka Nayanajith of Janadhipathi Vidyalaya, Ambagasdowa and Nirosha Dilrukshi Samarakoon of Welimada Central emerged boys and girls champions respectively at the 8th annual ‘U.G.M. Muthubanda challenge trophy’ all island schools semi marathon event held at the Wilgamuwa town (Laggala electorate) in Matale. This annual athletic event which was organised and conducted by the central [...]
Sri Lanka cricket puts national cricketers in harm’s way for the second time
It was very disturbing to watch the national cricketers suffering from respiratory problems during the 3rd Test match played with India at New Delhi. On 8th November, India’s capital became the most polluted city on earth. Apparently, visibility was so bad that vehicles crashed on highways and some international flights were cancelled. So the million [...]
Perils of being promiscuous with dangerous drugs
Can you remember Asterix and Obilix and the magic portion that made them so invincible? So much so according to the good book, once they even made a clean sweep at the Olympics, with the help of their portion aided physical status. Please do not get too serious, those events were supposed to have happened [...]
Cops and soldiers still in the hunt
Shamly Nawaz’s Police team has lost four of the five games they played, while the fact that they drew 21-all with CH last weekend has a lot of relevance. This is a team akin to the “Lowers of wood and fetchers of water.” None from Royal, Isipatana, Trinity and S. Thomas’. What they have is [...]
Lanka’s cross-country future is bright – Susantha Fernando
“Sri Lanka can forge ahead in cross-country events. This was evident when school level children, both boys and girls, won the Team Championships at the Third Asian Schools Cross-Country Championships in Hong Kong. Officials should take the opportunity to develop the event,” said Susantha Fernando, the coach of Walala A. Ratnayake Central College. According to [...]