Kamil, Pasindu, Gayan steer Royal to victory
Under 19 Cricket Half tons by Kamil Mishara and skipper Pasindu Sooriyabandara and a five wicket haul by Gayan Shanaka paved the way for Royal to record a comfortable 131 run win over Wesley in their 125th encounter between the two schools concluded at Campbell Park yesterday. The win saw Royal retain the Sir Frank [...]
LPL has five-year window in August-September
Though the dates of the proposed Lanka Premier League (LPL) clashes with similar leagues being played around the world during the same period, Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) is confident of attracting top international cricketers for the tournament. The LPL is scheduled for August 18 to September 16, a period during which Sri Lanka has no [...]
Dellon a cool 10000 votes ahead in count 20
With merely six more weekends before the closure, S. Thomas’ College leg-spinner Dellon Peiris stretched his lead close to 10000 in the All-Island Schools as the Dialog 4G-the Sunday Times Most Popular Schoolboy/Schoolgirl Cricketer of the Year 2018 competition as it reached its last leg of the competition. Last weekend the final counts of all [...]
Lankans looking to ride on momentum
Sri Lanka will look to ride on the momentum they have gained so far to win the T20 series against hosts Bangladesh when the two teams meet for the last time in the series at the Sylhet International Cricket Stadium this evening. Despite a disappointing start to the series in Bangladesh, Sri Lanka fought back [...]
St. Anthony’s meet their Waterloo
St. Anthony’s who have enjoyed tremendous success so far met their Waterloo when Santush Gunatilleke’s Peterites beat them by 54 runs at Katugastota. Left-arm spinner Mohammed Ameen had a match bag of ten for 123. He has gone well past the hundred wicket mark. Anthonian sensation Nimanka Jayatilleke also had a ten for in the [...]
Shenal shines as Loyola dominate
An unbeaten knock of 77 by Shenal Charuka saw Loyola College Bopitiya dominate proceedings against Christ King College Ja-Ela in their inaugural Battle of Friends big match played at Kadirana. The second day’s play saw Loyola after bowling out Christ King for a low score of 98 runs. Loyola in their turn, resuming from their [...]
Chilaw Marians set their sights on silverware
Chilaw Marians has put themselves in line to clinch the Premier Tier A league title. The Negombo lads were in a strong position against SSC when play ended on day three in the match played at the CCC ground. The two teams are battling for the 2017/18 league title and with only one day left. [...]
Battle of Friends ends in a draw
The inaugural Battle of Friends big match between Christ King College Ja-Ela and Loyola College Bopitiya played at Kadirana ended in a tame draw yesterday. The second day’s play saw an unbeaten knock of 77 by Shenal Charuka being highlight as Loyala College resuming from their overnight score of 144 for 8 being able to [...]
Lyceum IS Nugegoda retain Grero Trophy
An allround performance by Vihanga Ambepitiya supported by a half ton by Hansaja Bandara helped Lyceum International School Nugegoda record a convincing nine wicket win over Lyceum International School Panadura in their annual cricket encounter played at P. Sara Stadium yesterday to retain the Niketha Grero Challenge Trophy. The proceedings saw Lyceum IS Panadura taking [...]
Royal cut the first niche
The glittering Alles-Gunasekera Trophy made its inaugural journey to Reid Avenue yesterday evening to take shelter at Royal College when their Under-19 cagers scored a calculated win over Gateway International School at the Pedris Park Basketball Complex. The game got off in a terrific pace as both side made speedy invasions to each others territories [...]
Prasansana slams 200 n.o., Negombo CC amass 490/6
A career best knock by Prasansana Jayamanne who slammed an unbeaten double ton helped Negombo CC amass a score of 490 for 6 declared against Kurunegala YCC played at Kurunegala. Prasansana’s marathon knock from 364 balls comprised 26 boundaries and a six and was also associated in three big partnerships first of 109 runs for [...]
CR end on a triumphant note — drub CH&FC
CR&FC put behind them a season of mixed fortunes by playing some red-hot rugby to outplay the more favoured CH&FC in an entertaining Clifford Cup quarter-final at the Race Course. CR’s 46 points came off 4 goals, 3 tries and a penalty. CH scored through 3 goals, 1 try and a penalty. After a first [...]
Gallant Havies warriors halt Army mutiny
Havelocks SC set themselves the stage to meet Navy SC in the Dialog Clifford Cup Knockout Rugby Championship semi-finals, after clinically brushing aside Army SC 39-20 in their quarter-final battle played at Police Park yesterday. After their heartbreaking performance in the League showdown against Kandy last Sunday, where the Havies fell short by three points [...]
Dharmaraja beat St. Sylvester’s by six wickets
Dharmaraja, who had some terrible results, finally came good when they beat St. Sylvester’s by six wickets at Lake View. The player who turned the tide for the Rajans was left arm spinner Upendra Warnakulasuriya who had a match bag of 10 for 69. St. Sylvester’s 141 (Avindu Herath 50, Pasan Hettiarachchi 19, Kanishka Jayasekera [...]
22nd Southern Eliyakanda Hill Climb on Feb.25
The 22nd Southern Eliyakanda Hill Climb (SEHC) conducted by the Southern Motor Sports Club (SMSC) will be held at the Eliyakanda track in Browns Hill Matara, next Sunday (25). The SEHC 2018, is a Hill Climb race meet in the 2018 Sri Lanka Automobile Sports (SLAS) Calendar, and a round of the SLAS National Championship [...]
Sitting Volleyball for Para Asian Games
The Sri Lanka Para Volleyball Association has decided that for the 2018 Para Asian Games that a Women’s Sitting Volleyball Team should be sent from October 8 to 16 in Jakarta, Indonesia. The Para Volleyball Association is currently seeking suitable players for the team. The players should be under 35 players who have no feet [...]
Shashika 8/35 steers St Servatius to 10-wicket win over Dharmaraja
An 8-wicket haul by left arm spinner Shashika Dulshan helped St Servatius College register a 10-wicket win over Dharmaraja College in their Under 19, Division I, Group ‘C’ 1st Round encounter at the Uyanwatta Stadium. Shashika ended with a match bag of 10/67. Dharmaraja electing to bat first were restricted to 119 runs by Supun [...]
Now the NOCSL elections have hit fever pitch
The most contentious election of the National Olympic Committee of Sri Lanka (NOCSL) in recent times has reached its homestretch. On Friday, the membership will gather at the NOCSL headquarters in Colombo to vote on who will lead the organisation for the next four years. Only certainty is that it won’t be current President Hemasiri [...]
Dilruwan — living his father’s dream
When his father met with a tragic death at a dinner organized to mark Panadura Sports Club’s promotion to division I, Dilruwan Perera, then a 15-year-old cricketer, felt his world crashing down on him. Dilruwan had just helped the team win the Division II title and also attended the celebratory function organized by the club. [...]
RTC aiming to increase racedays
Royal Turf Club (RTC) is hoping to end its event drought which came to affect after April last year. RTC President Panduka Keerthinanda stated that it has intentions of bringing back its usual racedays which constantly got delayed due to various reasons. “We are planning to hold four racedays, one in March and three in [...]
International Schools Athletics Championships from Feb. 23 to 25 at Diyagama
Over 1500 athletes will take part in the 18th International Schools Athletics Championships (ISAC) 2018 to be held on February 23, 24 and 25 at the Mahinda Rajapaksa Sports Complex, Diyagama. The ISAC is being organised by Lyceum. Nugegoda. The event will be held under five age groups. They are under 12, under 14, under16, [...]
Labrooy feels Hathurusinghe mantra is working
Sri Lanka’s chief cricket selector Graeme Labrooy is of the opinion that cricket is mainly a game of self confidence and through the approach of new cricket Coach Chandika Hathurusinghe, who has taken the reigns for four years, Sri Lanka’s national cricket is well on its way to recovery. Speaking exclusively to the Sunday Times [...]
Hameed Al Hussienie Invitation Football from February 25
The President’s Cup Inter-Schools Invitation Football Tournament will be held at the Race Course ground and the City League ground, Colombo from February 25 to March 11. The contest is organised by the Group of 80s Hameed Al Hussienie College, Colombo for the eleventh successive year. The Oxford Group is the sponsors of the tournament. [...]
Two women and four men to go down under
A 6-member swimming team of 2 Women and 4 Men will represent Sri Lanka at the 21st Commonwealth Games to be held in Gold Coast, Australia, from April 4-15. The Women are Kimiko Rahim and Vinoli Kaluarachchi, and the Men are Cherantha De Silva, Matthew Abeysinghe, Kyle Abeysinghe and Akalanka Peiris. Matthew Abeysinghe was 9th [...]
Plans to popularise the game of Bridge
With the intention of popularising the game of Contract Bridge in Sri Lanka, the newly elected Council of the Bridge Federation had drawn up plans to cater to all Bridge players. As the first step the council is intending in organising Duplicate Bridge Tournaments at least once a month. The first tournament will be held [...]
55th “Battle of the Brothers” ushers in the Big Matches
The big match fever for 2018 will usher with traditional rivals Thurstan and Isipathana clashing in their two day 55th “Battle of The Brothers” encounter due to be played on February 23 and 24 at the SSC ground starting from 9.30 a.m. on each day. Thurstan leads the series with five wins as against four [...]
Stafford Motors continue winning streak with another 300+ total
Centurions, Asantha Singappuli of Stafford Motors (Stafford) and Thusitha Silva of PABC Bank (PABC), stole the limelight in the ongoing 7th Prestige Automobile (Pvt) Ltd., sponsored, ‘BMW-Hyundai’ Trophy, MCA ‘C’ Division 50-Over League Tournament 2018, continued last week. The ‘Honda boys’ continued to ride the fast lane for their 2nd successive win after 3 defeats, [...]
MCA ‘D’ DIVISION 40-Over League Tournament 2018
Last year’s ‘E’ Division winner, HNB Grameen started their new campaign in the ‘D’ Division in fine fettle, with a resounding 152-runs win over Softlogic Finance (Softlogic). The other winners over the weekend were NDB Bank (NDB), David Peiris Motor Co. (DPMC) and Central FinanceLtd (CFL). Results At Kotahena: HNB Grameen beat Softlogic by 152 [...]
Nizam Packeer Ali – Cometh the hour, cometh the man!
Football circles are abuzz that FFSL has offered Nizam Packeer Ali a contract to take over the National Football Team as Head Coach. Nizam, Rumy, Ronny, call him what you like, but he is indeed a popular choice for the daunting job of reviving the fortunes of our National Football Team. One social media intoned, [...]
Doping hits local Rugby, tackle it head-on
Two players, one close to calling it a day and another promising, have been reported as having tested positive for using banned substances; aka doping. This was in a domestic tournament. When you consider the numbers over the last few years, probably, Sri Lanka may be with those high up on the list. The issue [...]
Architects Asia Cup Cricket Twenty20 February 16-20
As an effort to strengthen the inter-relationship between the architects in the Asian region through cricket, the Sports Committee of Sri Lanka Institute of Architects organising the Architects’ Asia Cup Cricket Twenty20 Tournament 2018 held from February 16 to 20. This is the first time that such an international cricket tournament is organised in Sri [...]
ICC probes are ongoing says former Lankan anti-corruption head
To come to my office in the morning, I drive through Longden Place and, at the Bauddhaloka Mawatha end there is this huge tree, almost dead but, a huge Banyan tree (if I am not mistaken) still standing tall with the help of another parasite plant which devoured it, may be, scores of years ago. [...]
Sri Lanka and Davis Cup
An overview of the Davis Cup competition at present, will provide the purpose of our involvement in Tennis. India and Japan are two countries that have been successful in consistently maintaining their Asian supremacy in Tennis for over 50 years. Their record in Davis Cup is very impressive. In recent time, Far Eastern nations are [...]