Kaushal-Dimuth involved in huge 305 run opening stand for SSC
National discard Kaushal Silva and his national opening partner Dimuth Karunaratne sent the Bloomfield bowlers on a leather hunt in their Premier ‘A’ encounter at Reid Avenue yesterday. The experienced combination put on a huge 305 run stand in only 66 to put their side in a commanding position as SSC ended the day on [...]
Dellon keeps ticking along
Dellon Peiris, the left-arm spinner from S. Thomas’ College, Mt. Lavinia moves ahead as the leader of All-Island Schools at the end of 12th week of the Dialog 4G-the Sunday Times Most Popular Schoolboy / Schoolgirl Cricketer of the Year 2018 competition. Dellon takes his tally to 11769, after adding 1749 combined votes during the [...]
Chandi back in the ODI squad
Sri Lanka’s new cricket coach Chandika Hathurusingha wants to spend some ‘quality time’ with the players ahead of team’s tour to Bangladesh early next month and has asked a selected group of cricketers to attend a special training program. Sri Lanka set to play a tri-series involving hosts Bangladesh and Zimbabwe starting on January 15. [...]
Boteju survives a thriller
In a fitting final of the 65th National Snooker Championship which was played at the Moors SC billiards, Susantha Boteju of Sea Endless regained the title which he surrendered in 2015 with a thrilling six frames to five win against defending champion M.F.M. Fazil of The Cue in the 11-frame final. In the process Boteju [...]
No Mathews for today’s game
Angelo Mathews has been ruled out of action at least for two weeks with the hamstring tear he sustained during the second T20I against India on Friday. Mathews who has had a long-standing woes with leg injuries this year pulled up an injury as he ran in to deliver the third ball of his third [...]
Lankan CC on top
Lankan CC was on top against Air Force SC as they were well set to record an outright win in the Premier Tier B inter-club cricket encounter played at the Surrey Village ground in Maggona. Lankan CC in pursuit of a run chase of 164 runs set by the Airmen was on 75 for 2 [...]
Maris Stella crush St. John’s by innings
Maris Stella crushed St John’s Panadura by an innings and five runs in their Under 19 inter-school cricket encounter concluded at Negombo yesterday. The outright win for Maris Stella was laid by Kevin Perera who slammed a quick fire 141 ball knock of 164 which included 25 boundaries and three sixes with support coming from [...]
How Skanda picked Hathuru’s steely determination
As a 12-year-old, Sri Lanka’s new national cricket coach would do 15 minutes of bat drill after dinner each day, standing in front of a mirror. He would then go to sleep with his bat under the pillow. Such was his dedication to the game. Chandika Hathurusingha signed up this week as head coach to [...]
Old Royalists from Down Under on Lankan tour
A combined team of Old Royalists and Friend from Australia is on a cricket tour of Sri Lanka at present. So far they have played three matches against Maris Stella, Foundation of Goodness, Seenigama and the Colombo Masters Cricket Association. Marist Stella was captained by former Sri Lanka First Class Cricketer Wendell Labrooy. The Foundation [...]
The Royal Rugby Rally 2017
The Royal Rugby Rally – a concept of the Rugby Advisory and Management Committee of the school was held last Sunday. The event was flagged off in front of the main gate of the school and around forty vehicles took part in the 70 km fun run. At the end of the rally the participants [...]
Kandy still at the helm at the halfway stage
At the half way stage of the Dialog League Rugby Tournament, Kandy SC continues to set the pace, challenging the other teams to step up to the plate and dislodge them from their perch. Confidence is not a thing that the Kandy players usually lack. The ‘Perfect Seven’ must have given them swing satisfaction. The [...]
P.D. Sirisena – a moon among the stars
The demise of P.D. Sirisena, who was popularly known as “Sira”, removes from our midst another outstanding football player and a brilliant coach, who will be sorely missed by the wide circle of soccer fans, friends and young players. In the annals of history of local football, I have never seen a fine dribbler and [...]
Parakrama is set to slice through
A man with a sound track record in sports and sports administration, Parakrama Basnayake, has taken a new path with a clear ambition and mission. Basnayake, a name synonymous with Sri Lanka Badminton Association (SLBA) as one of its respected former Presidents and an active Vice President, took the reign of the Carrom Federation of [...]
Gold Coast Games: Last-ditch effort to lift the ban on badminton
Sports Minister Jayasekera leads team to Malaysia for talks with BWF offiicals There is a glimmer hope for the Lankan shuttlers to be a part of the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast, Australia in April next year. Earlier Commonwealth Games authorities were discussing whether to allow Sri Lanka’s badminton team to participate at the [...]
Sri Lanka’s Anura Rohana wins 16th TATA open in style
R.A. Anura Rohana, the 44-year-old Sri Lankan who won the Silver Medal in the 2002 Seoul Asian Games, Korea, has matured greatly with age and in the likes of Jeev Milka Singh and Mukesh Kumar, Top PGTI Senior Professionals who have continued to win on the PGTI and even on the Asian Tour, proved his [...]
Rugby or what?
If you have been watching Rugby for a while, you might have found yourself at a point where it is just not interesting to be at the park any more. If not rugby “what” is the question. To keep the game alive it is the market that is important and the product should fit the [...]
The lion sleeps tonight
Enjoying the popularity and status of major global sports league WTA and ATP, the professional outfits of Tennis, have come up with over 160 events in 2018 professional Tour Calendar to their eight thousand strong world ranked players. Women’s WTA is wrapping up the events in ten months and men’s ATP goes on a month [...]
MAS Holdings show their mettle
MAS Holdings took grip of the Mercantile Tennis Tournament 2017, winning the annual event with an overwhelming total of 142 points. The tournament, the last of Sri Lanka Tennis Association’s (SLTA) annual calendar, was held at the Greenpath courts over eight days from December 3 to 10. Overall winners MAS Holdings were clear winners of [...]
Hathurusingha and Whatmore
Chandika Hathurusingha, former Anandian, has been appointed as Sri Lanka cricket team head coach with effect from December 20, 2017. This era can be considered as a transitional period in Sri Lankan cricket. Anyway, in order to sustain this, there should be many actions to be taken. The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has given their [...]
Lucas in TT news once again
Dr. Gerard Nimal Lucas the sole participant from Sri Lanka won Gold at the Forza International Veterans Cup Table Tennis Tournament held at the Dr. Shyama Prasad Mukherjee Indoor Stadium, Taleigao, Goa, India. This former Sri Lankan Table Tennis prodigy yet again proved that the age is no barrier to the game that he loved [...]
Inglorious certainties of Sri Lanka cricket
The late great singer cumsongwriter John Lennon came with this timely melody – “So this is Christmas… what have we done?” I think, for the year-end there is no more pertinent melody than this. Yes, it is time to look at the next calendar and plan out the strategies and to fulfil that objective, you [...]
Mahinda past cricket wins Olcott Trophy
Mahinda College Past Cricketers team led by Duminda Wickremasinghe defeated Dharmaraja College past cricketers led by Palitha Jayasundera by 46 runs to emerge winners of the 18th Sir Henry Steel Olcott Memorial Cricket Tournament held at the Training College Grounds Balapitiya. In the tournament for present Cricketers of Mahinda College defeated Nalanda College by 34 [...]
Kumarage clinch the All-Island Draughts Championship
Krishantha Kumarage clinched the All-Island Draughts Championship conducted by the Young Men’s Christian Association (YMCA) at its premises in Colombo Fort. Kumarage, who last won the national title in 1996, beating V. Krishnamurthi, overcame top contenders to claim the title after 21 years. He had to overcome 53 other contenders, who were equally masters as [...]