Roshen hits career best double ton
Middle-order bat Roshen Silva continued his excellent form with the bat hitting a career best unbeaten 231 as Team Galle scored a mammoth 476 all out on day two in their Super Four 4-day Provincial match played at the Mahinda Rajapaksa International Cricket Stadium on Saturday. Resuming from his overnight score of 146, the elegant [...]
Former match referee Mahanama in praise of Cricket Australia stance
Former International Cricket Council Match Referee Roshan Mahanama gives full credit to Cricket Australia for their prompt action with regard to the ball tampering incident which occurred during the third Test between Australia and South Africa last week. Speaking exclusively to the Sunday Times, Mahanama said, “It’s a great gesture and I give Cricket Australia [...]
Lookout! — the winner is just around the bend
One aspect of the Dialog 4G-the Sunday Times Most Popular Schoolboy/Schoolgirl Cricketer of the Year 2018 competition came to an end with the completion of the 26th week of coupons, in the week ended. As mentioned last week, Coupon No.26 was published in the Sunday Times of March 25, with votes accepted till 12 noon [...]
Devapathiraja girls emerge champs
Devapathiraja MV Rathgama emerged champions of the Under-19 Girl’s Cricket Tournament for the third successive year with a convincing 85-run win over Anula Vidyalaya Nugegoda in the final played at the Lycuem International School ground in Wattala yesterday. A knock of 65 by Sathya Sandeepani laid the foundation as Devapathiraja, taking first lease of the [...]
Medal potential Lankan shooter to aim sans coach
While the Sri Lankan contingent for the Commonwealth Games 2018 reach Gold Coast, Australia in portions, the shooting team, including three athletes and its manager, is set to leave the country this Thursday. The three-member shooting team is said to have a potential silver medalist in Suranga Fernando, who has impressively performed at recent events [...]
Easter Horse Races today
The Easter Sunday Horse Racing Bonanza will take place at the Racecourse in Nuwara Eliya today. A total of 39 thoroughbred horses are expected to run during the day, where the biggest race would be the Class 4 run, which includes a total of 12 horses. The Class 1 will have the second highest number [...]
Waidya invited for CWG as ITO
P.H.D. Waidyatilaka, the only International Technical Official (ITO) for Athletics in Sri Lanka has been invited to officiate as an ITO at the Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast, Australia to be held from April 8 to 15. Officiating at Commonwealth Games as an ITO is nothing new for Waidyatilaka. But what is interesting is that [...]
Unbeaten Lions win inaugural Royal Hockey League
Royal Lions, led by Junior National Tanvir Hallaj, won the inaugural IPL-style Royal Hockey League (RHL) 7-a-side tournament organised by the Royal College Hockey Club (RCHC) and conducted at the Royal College ground over the weekend. The inaugural RHL was sponsored by KBSL Information Technologies. Royal Lions, the only unbeaten team from among the 6 [...]
Kusal Perera turns down IPL offer, eyes Test return
With some injury concerns and an eye on a return to the national Test side, batsman Kusal Janith Perera has turned down a lucrative offer to replace disgraced Australian batsman David Warner in the Sunrisers Hyderabad team during this year’s IPL. Ravi de Silva, his manager, confirmed this but said it was because his player [...]
Tame draw at Uyanwatte
The 7th Big Match encounter between Rahula College Matara and Dharmapala College Pannipitiya ended in a draw at the Uyanwatta Stadium last evening. Rahula who were in a strong position at stumps on day one, were unable to build on the advantage and forced a draw. Electing to bat first Dharmapala got off to a [...]
Keen tussle for Junior Match Play Golf Championships
The Sri Lanka Junior Match Play Golf Championship, inaugurated in 2014 an annual feature tournament arousing immense spectator interest and providing experience to juniors in handling pressure as a Golfer, will get underway at the Royal Colombo Golf Club from April 2 to 5. The Match-play format introduced in the British Amateur Championship the oldest [...]
Four teams have already qualified
Sri Lanka Navy, Old Royalists, Ranabima Royal and Sri Lanka Army have already qualified for the Sri Lanka Baseball Championship which is currently underway at the Sri Lanka-Japan Friendship Baseball ground in Diyagama, Homagama. The fourth installation of the Sri Lanka Baseball Championship got underway last weekend with the participation of 10 teams. The teams [...]
Pakistan clinch series with ease
Pakistan Women made a clean sweep of titles with a crushing 38-run win in the third and final T20 Internationals against their Sri Lankan counterpart at the SSC grounds yesterday. Pakistan Women earlier beat Sri Lanka Women 3-0 in the ODI series. With the series levelled at 1 all after Sri Lanka put on a [...]
Cancer Awareness Walk
The Cancer Awareness Walk will start from the Roxy Theatre premises today, commencing at 7.00am. Prior to the walk a warming up demonstration will be held by the members of armed forces to educate the participants on how maintain their fitness. Over thousand walkers are expected to take part in this all important walk in [...]
HNB Grameen, Expolanka clash for title and stay unbeaten
HNB Grameen Finance and Expolanka Group both carried their unbeaten records to the final with comfortable semifinal wins over Central Finance and MAS Bodyline respectively, in the 15th Ceylon Cold Stores PLC. sponsored ‘Elephant House Lemonade’ Trophy – MCA ‘D’ Division 40-Over League Tournament 2018, continued last weekend. In the first semi-final played at Thurstan [...]
Unbeaten Lions win inaugural Royal Hockey League
Royal Lions, led by Junior National Tanvir Hallaj, won the inaugural IPL-style Royal Hockey League (RHL) 7-a-side tournament organised by the Royal College Hockey Club (RCHC) and conducted at the Royal College ground over the weekend. The inaugural RHL was sponsored by KBSL Information Technologies Ltd. Royal Lions, the only unbeaten team from among the [...]
Anna-Marie Ondaatje ready to create history in Gold Coast
She is seventeen years old and on the cusp of making history. Anna-Marie Suzanne Quint Ondaatje is a senior international level rhythmic gymnast. She holds the enviable distinction of being the first woman gymnast to represent Sri Lanka, which will also be making its debut in rhythmic gymnastics, at the 2018 Commonwealth Games to be [...]
Lankan Weightlifters on show from April 5 to 9
Sri Lankan Commonwealth Games medal hopefuls will be on show from the first day of the competition (5th April) itself. The XXI Commonwealth Games will be held from April 4 for 15 at the Gold Coast, Brisbane, Australia. There will be three medal events – Artistic Gymnastics, swimming and Weightlifting while there will be first [...]
Sri Lanka-born Yevin to carry Queen’s Baton
Fourteen-year-old Yevin Samararatne born in Sri Lanka, migrated with his parents in year 2005 has been nominated to take the Queens Relay baton at 10.45.a.m Queensland time from Beenleigh. The live telecast would be on Channel 7. Now a young golfer, Yevin has grown in leaps and bounds in the past few years. Today, amateur-turned-professionals and [...]
On the nose Down Under: Cheating exposes rotten cricket culture
The moral high ground Australian sport had chosen to occupy caved in last Saturday, and the country’s reputation plunged into a dark, deep pit of national shame. All that is left to be done now is for the undertaker – dare I say it, Cricket Australia head James Sutherland – to shovel the dirt in [...]
Pakistani Women’s cricket team visit Pakistan High Commission
Pakistani Women Cricket team led by Captain Bisma Maroof, visited the High Commission of Pakistan in Sri Lanka on 27th March. Pakistani Cricket team is currently in Sri Lanka to play qualifier round of ICC Women’s Championship against their Sri Lankan counterparts, comprised of three one day international matches. Apart from the ODIs, both teams [...]
Black Belts in Kandy
An Investiture ceremony was held to present Six Black for Hakkuryui Jlujitsu and white Dragon to Kick Boxing to three sisters and four others by the Director of Zen-Du Do Naruak Artcademy of Scotland Paul Stevens. The ceremony was held at Avanhala, Kandy. The recipients are Ms. M.B.M.G. Mashushanthi Malukdeniya, Ms. B.M.G. Gayani Maukdeiyaml, B.M.G. [...]
NRC dominates Trap Open Shooting Meet
The National Shooting Sports Federation (NSSF) of Sri Lanka began its 2018 programme with 2 events held 2 weeks apart in March. They were the Trap Open Meet conducted jointly by the Colombo Clay Target Shooting Club (CCTSC) and the Negombo Rifle Club (NRC) at the National Shotgun Range in Payagala and the NSSF Open [...]
22nd Battle of Kotte on April 6 and 7
The 22nd Battle of Kotte cricket encounter played between St. John’s, Nugegoda and Ananda Sastralaya, Kotte will be played at the R. Premadasa International Cricket Stadium on April 6 and 7 commencing at 10.00 a.m. Led by Nuraj Prasanga, St. John’s College enjoyed a mix season with two out right wins and five first innings [...]
2018 Swimming Nationals from April 5-8
The National and Junior National Short Course Swimming Championships 2018 will be held at the Isipathana College Swimming Pool Complex from April 5 to 8. The championships will be held under the rules of the Sri Lanka Aquatic Sports Uinon (SLASU) and Federation Internationale De Natation (FINA) 2013-18.
Sokians favourites in tale of two segments
The 51st edition of Ambalangoda’s Battle of the Blues between Dharmasoka College and Sri Devananda College, hosted by the latter, will take place at the De Soyza Stadium, Moratuwa, on April 1 and 2. Sri Devanada will be this year’s game. The inaugural encounter was in 1963, when M.S.J. Weerawansa led Sri Devanada and Sunil [...]
Miami-Women steal the show
At present, Women’s Tennis is more appealing. Emerging super talents mingled with famed names are exhibiting the game at its best. With no guarantee, all are made to work for their dollars. The absolute dominance that was there some time ago with Serena Williams, is not there anymore, and I don’t expect it to see [...]
Schools Rugby building momentum
Schools Rugby is at a stage of being stretched tight and the race is on. The pride on the backstretch will be in the week beginning April 6. The pressure builds when the Top 4 continue to conjure images of the Cup. The fight has started and, at least, it looks so on Facebook, and [...]
Planters Rugby 7s on April 7
The 18th Planters Rugby Sevens organized by the Darawela Maskeliya Cricket Club, popularly known as DMCC will be played at the DMCC’s home venue in Hatton on April 7. The event is sponsored by AgStar, a leading fertilizer brand in the country. This year 12 teams will take part in the tournament. It comprises of [...]
Crime and punishment — the ICC way
Who said that cricket is waning as a game, while every day, its authorities keep pulling their hair (or what is left of it) to make it more appealing to the public, especially, to the guys who watch the idiot box for cricket action. For the TV cricket pundit, it should be sharp and prompt, [...]
Rajapaksa Central and Vijitha Central are evenly matched
Rajapaksa Central College Weeraketiya will host Vijith Central College Dikwella to the 9th Golden Battle of Ruhuna ‘Big Match’ at the Mahinda Rajapaksa International Cricket Stadium (MRICS) in Sooriyawewa on April 4 and 5. This ‘Big Match’ between the two schools in the Matara and Hambantota districts, was first played in 2010 and was hosted [...]
SL Football Vision 2030 Plan – a myopic shot at elusive goals!
Early this year, we saw the FIFA World Cup pass by our shores on its journey to Russia, where the grand spectacle will unfold in a few months. Together with that extravaganza, the Football Federation of Sri Lanka (FFSL) showcased its Vision 2030 Plan, handing out booklets to the media and a few VIPs, to [...]