Trinity up against fearful odds
The 74th Bradby is just around the corner. Not wanting to buck the trend. I would say that Royal is better placed to win the first leg, at least. Dushanth Lewke’s team has a perfect record, whereas Trinity has only a fifty percent one. More than that mere statistic, Royal has been tremendously impressive, going [...]
The Sunday Times confirms final results despite errors in counting
The Dialog 4G-the Sunday Times Most Popular Schoolboy / Schoolgirl Cricketer of the Year 2018 competitions officially came to an end last week. But the organisers have found that a counting error had occurred during the latter stages of the competition. The errors had taken place mainly due to technical and counting. However the missed [...]
Thilaka Jinadasa on mission ‘SL Netball Queen of Asia’
Since 2009, Sri Lanka has been striving to regain its reputation in Netball, the all-women sport administered by women, and have failed consistently during the past 9 years, despite changes in administration and coach staff setups, while many talented players are said to have dropped out heartbroken. So heartbroken and depressed was Thilaka Jinadasa, having [...]
Schools Rugby could be more exciting if not played under such pressure
Schools Rugby is gathering momentum and spectator interest building as games become competitive and closely contested. The scenario was marred by violent behaviour, as match officials were accosted and targeted for physical attack. Isipathana College, who were hosts, playing much better than they have done in previous matches, should have taken a lesson from the [...]
Rain a spoiler though 12 teams won
Wins for 12 teams at the 16th David Pieris Group of Companies sponsored ‘DPGC’ Challenge Trophy- MCA ‘E’ Division 25 Over League tournament last weekend. The Tournament will take a break this weekend and get back on track on the weekend of April 21, 22 with a card of 16 half-day matches. Results Moratuwa Commercial [...]
Navy (Men), Army (Women) out to retain titles
Hundreds of oarsmen and oarswomen will be seen in action at the 33rd Sri Lanka National Rowing Championship from April 20-22, at the Diyawanna Rowing Centre (DRC). The championship will be conducted under 3 categories- Under-18, Over-18 and Open and will serve to select the National pool for international competitions. The Sri Lanka Navy (SLN) [...]
Dragon Boating roars into Lankan waters
Sri Lanka will get an addition to the existing fleet of water-sports with the introduction of Dragon Boating. This initiative of the National Association for Canoeing & Kayaking, Sri Lanka (NACKSL), is co-sponsored by the Japan Canoe Federation (JCF) and Polytex Garments, a Hong Kong-Chinese Textile Exporting Co. operating from Sri Lanka. Dragon Boating training [...]
RTC-Srilankan Airlines Magic Million today
The Royal Turf Club (RTC) will be flying high as Sri Lanka celebrates its National New Year, when their biggest and most important race of the calendar year, the RTC-SriLankan Airlines Magic Million takes place at the Nuwara Eliya Racecourse. The race is the highpoint not just because the Racecourse is located at a height [...]
The Jamaican dream and the Commonwealth Games lessons for Lanka
What have we learned from the Commonwealth Games or was it just a joy ride for some officials who stayed united during the elections. Yet, in sports, there is something more. For some in sport; it is you come, you fight and you conquer. In athletics, countries like the United States, Britain, China and Russia [...]
“We are on the right track” says Weightlifting coach Wickremasinghe
Chief coach of the Sri Lanka Weightlifting contingent, R.B. Wickremasinghe, feels they are on the right track at the moment. In an exclusive interview with the Sunday Times, Wickremasinghe, the doyen of Weightlifting in Sri Lanka, said, “Definitely our standards have improved. In 2006, when we won Commonwealth Games ‘Gold’, I feel we were not [...]
No dreadlock holiday for Barbados rasta-blaster
A 63-year-old Barbados grandfather who used to smash fearsome West Indies bowler Joel Garner around a cricket pitch, is shooting for Commonwealth Games (CG) Gold in the Men’s Pistol — after surviving a near-death experience last year. Bernard Chase, instantly recognisable with his grey-streaked dreadlocks and wiry beard, suffered a heart attack while cycling and [...]
A Sheikh came visiting but our Turks are shirking in Paradise!
AFC President Sheikh Salman bin Ebrahim Al Khalifa and his entourage paid their traditional visit to Football House (FH) as they do with all the Asian MA’s, particularly when AFC elections are nigh and the flock must be kept happy and content. Nothing wrong with that! With AFC Chief Administrator in tow, Sheikh Salman would [...]
2018 Davis Cup and National Team Development
Sri Lanka’s first appearance in the Davis Cup (DC) was in 1953. In that era, few countries played DC, and there was only one global group event. Our team against Netherlands was Hilden Sansoni (Captain), Douglas Fonseka and L.P. Ernst. The DC competition has 135 nations and is played in 7 tiers. This places Tennis [...]
Champs Navy batter Army 14-6
Sri Lanka Navy (SLN) won their first Baseball championship when they defeated Sri Lanka Army (SLA) 14-6 in the finals of the Singer Cup Sri Lanka Baseball Championship 2018, concluded at the Sri Lanka-Japan Friendship Baseball Grounds, Diyagama last Sunday. The seamen were unbeaten throughout the preliminary rounds and lived up to their reputation to [...]
Maskeliya wins Plantations 7s
Maskeliya Plantations PLC., owned by Richard Pieris Group of Companies emerged Cup Champions at the 7- a-side Annual Rugby Tournament among the plantation companies. Captained by Tharaka Damminda, with the support of fromer Dharmaraja college skipper Thanushka Mahawatte former Rugger Captain of Dharmaraja College, Kandy, former Rugger captains of St. Anthony’s College, Neouman Dilan and [...]
Exotic Holidays ‘C’ clinch title by a point
Exotic Holidays ‘C’ led by Mohamed Nabeel, pipped Aitken Spence Travels ‘A’ by 1 point, to lift the 17th Travel Trade Sports Club (TTSC) Bowling Championships 2018, held on Friday (6) at the Strikes Cosmic Bowling Centre, Excel World. It was sponsored for the first time by Pearl of Asia. An unprecedented 74 teams from [...]