“Cricketers are willing to be the game changers” – Pramodya Wickremasinghe
Former National cricket star Pramodya Wickremasinghe, who was a member of Sri Lanka’s 1996 ICC World Cup winning effort, says that more than 80 percent of the former international cricketers are ready to unite in an effort to clean up the of cricket in Sri Lanka. Speaking ‘exclusively’ to the Sunday Times, Wickremasinghe said that [...]
Royal huff and puff but escape in a cliffhanger
Defending champions Royal, one of the contenders for the Singer Under-19 Inter-School Rugby League was given a fright as they huffed and puffed to record a cliffhanger one point win against a gritty Wesley outfit by 18 points to 17 in a second round match played at Longdon Place yesterday. Royal was made to struggle [...]
Slithery Pathana hold Lions to a draw
At Havelock Park, a butter fingered Isipathana managed to hold a gallant Trinity side to a 12-all draw. Isipathana scored their points off four penalties while Trinity scored from a goal and a penalty. At half Trinity led by 12 points to 9. Going into the game as favourites Pathana found that Trinity had a [...]
Joes win in spite of rising tempers
St. Joseph’s muscled their way past Zahira to beat the home team 26-12 in a heated encounter at the latter’s College Grounds at Maradana, yesterday. St. Joseph’s scored through four tries of which three were converted. Zahira scored from two tries and a conversion. The two sides locked horns amid an atmosphere of hostility, both [...]
Kamindu Mendis is the best of the best
Raveen Yasas of Devapathiraja — the Schoolboy Cricketer 2018 — Emerging For young Kamindu Mendis the path is almost clear. Up to now his record has spoken for itself and that mere fact made our task of selecting Schoolboy Cricketer of the year was made easier that we thought. While at school when at walked [...]
Air Force bag two titles
Sri Lanka Air Force bagged two championship titles at the Sunquick National Beach Volleyball Championships concluded at the Sugathadasa New Beach Volleyball Courts. The tournament was conducted by the Sri Lanka Volleyball Federation and was sponsored by Sunquick PLC and C.W. Mackie Pvt. Ltd. The championships won by Sri Lanka Air Force were Under 21 [...]
SLC’s Elections Committee set up
Sri Lanka Cricket yesterday appointed a five-member Election Committee as per Sports Regulations to conduct its Annual General Meeting scheduled for May 31. The names of Rasika Weeratunga, Buddika Illanganath, Jude Perera, Devagiri Bandara and Sarath Utpala had received the unanimous consent of the membership at the Extraordinary General Meeting(EGM) held on Saturday. Sri Lanka [...]
WI tour fate known on Tuesday
Sri Lanka’s tour of the West Indies hangs in the balance due to a financial crisis facing West Indies Cricket Board. Sri Lankan cricketers are due to leave on Friday for the three-match Test series in the Caribbeans–their first since 2008 but faces the danger of a cancellation, postponement or an alteration to the original [...]
Mathews exited to be back – but will not bowl
Batsman Angelo Mathews says that he is “very excited to be back” as he approaches his anticipated return from a long injury lay-off. Mathews, who will be 31 next month, has not featured for Sri Lanka since January 17 owing to a hamstring injury sustained on national duty in Bangladesh. But he is back for [...]
CONICA says Sugathadasa track seep only a minor issue
The foreign partner in the joint venture that built the synthetic track at Sugathadasa Stadium has guaranteed “durability and the overall performance characteristics of the track” after local project supervisor, Central Engineering Consultancy Bureau (CECB), demanded answers over visible water seepage and unusual wearing of the track. To review the issue, CONICA will have one [...]
Vihan Gunasekera (DSS) Most Popular Schoolboy Cricketer – All Island
With a heavy flow of votes in the final week, DS Senanayake College cricketer Vihan Gunasekera surged to the top as Most Popular Schoolboy Cricketer-All Island 2018. The huge support from his teammates, schoolmates, the OBA and well-wishers, was the secret behind Vihan’s achievement. An elegant, left-handed top order batsman, Gunasekera had scored over 600 [...]
Anula’s Harshita Madavi Queen of Schoolgirl Cricketers
Being selected to the National squad is a rare achievement for a schoolboy or schoolgirl. But, Anula Vidyalaya Cricket Captain Harshita Madavi achieved this honour through dedication and sacrifice. A gutsy and determined cricketer, this young lass first played cricket at Gothami Balika Vidyalaya before joining Anula Vidyalaya. She practised tirelessly and waited patiently till [...]
Denuwan Perera of Carey is the Most Popular Cricketer- Emerging Schools
Carey College, a school with a proud history, has produced some top cricketers. A cricketer who can bring honour to this school will be its Captain Denuwan Perera, the Emerging Schools Most Popular Cricketer 2018 . Perera, a firm believer of having his feet firmly placed on the ground, is a popular figure well liked [...]
The most absurd law of all
Those were uncomplicated as well as undulated times. The year was 1985, and cricket in Sri Lanka had just begun to walk, per se. Cricketwise, generally, the best possible combination crossed the boundary line behind the captain, and the administrators assisted the cricketers in whatever manner possible—it was cohesive existence. I still remember, during that [...]
RCGC’s top posts for Avancka and Nimal
Avancka Herat was elected Captain and past Captain Nimal Piyaratnewas elected President at the 139th Annual General Meeting of the Royal Colombo Golf Club held on 29th March 2018. WAK Fernando was elected as the Vice-Captain and the other elected office bearers were Capt. Navin De Silva (Honorary Secretary Infra-structure and Club House Development)Sanjeewa Wickramanayake [...]
Sachin and Avancka top RCGC Grand Prix
The Royal Colombo Golf Club Annual Grand Prix reached a climax when Sachin De Silva achieved the top rank in the gross ratings, ranked No 1 by a clear margin from youngster Vinod Weerasinghe with veteran golfer Ranil Peiris in third place. The Grand-Prix introduced to the RCGC in 1983, provides 25 stipulated Rounds of [...]
The Wavering Whistler – The Shape Theory
Sri Lankan rugby referees have again suffered from the physical assault on a fellow official. This time the referee missed a sad and serious incident as a supporter of the visiting team ‘Isipathana’ wrapped around the referee. The story looks like a page from Grimm’s Fairy Tales. Particularly; so when the defender is from the [...]
Madrid’s NEW-GEN domination
There have been occasions when a young player got a noticeable slot in the end rounds of big events. Often it was one-off. The present set of New-Gen players are hanging in to dominate. The semifinals and finals of Madrid Open showed New-Gen players are a force to be reckoned with. The Women’s Madrid Open [...]
Right of reply
Retired DIG M.H. Marso has sent us the following response to our article titled Rugby in Confusion; TMOs are not referees” under Rugby Talk column. I write with reference to the Article of Mr. Wimal Perera (WP) published in the Sunday Times of 13 May 2018 titled under ” Rugby in Confusion; TMOs are not [...]
McLarens, Asia Asset, Maliban, Hirdaramani in Semis
McLarens Holdings (McLarens), Asia Asset, Maliban Biscuits (Maliban) and Hirdaramani Industries (Hirdaramani) emerged semifinalists in the 16th David Pieris Group of Co. sponsored ‘DPGC’ Challenge Trophy-MCA ‘E’ Division 25-Over League Cricket Tournament. In the first quarterfinal played at the MCA Grounds, McLarens scored a comfortable 76-run win over Amana Bank (Amana), while at Thurstan Grounds, [...]
We have talented players and coaches but not administrators
Since the reshuffle of Cabinet Ministers, I have been receiving calls from past players and Football lovers alleging corruption and mismanagement within the Football Federation of Sri Lanka (FFSL) and its affiliated Leagues, and appealing to me to take these matters with the incumbent Minister of Sports (MoS) Faiszer Musthapha. As I felt their requests [...]
Netball honours to MIS Matale
Matale International School Matale performed exceptionally well to clinch two titles at the Matale education zone – Inter School Netball Championship 2018 for the Nandimitra Ekanayake Challenge Trophy which was concluded at Aluvihare MV ground in Matale. The defending champions MIS Matale, who won the U-16 title last year, went a step further this year [...]
Commercial Credit Men and Women in ‘A’ Division finals
Commercial Credit & Finance PLC (CCF) Men’s and Women’s teams reached their respective finals in the ‘A’ Division of the 12th Mercantile Services Basketball Association conducted ‘Ram Rathnavel Memorial Knockout’ Tournament 2018, defeating MAS Holdings ‘A’ and Seylan Bank respectively, at the Henry Pedris Basketball Complex. Leading 34-26 at halftime, CCF Men added another 24 [...]