Relentless — from the Caribbean to Rabada and company
When Chandika Hathurusingha took over as head coach in December, he set three priorities. In Test cricket, he wanted to be unbeatable at home. He wanted to win matches away from home in different conditions. And he wanted to clinch the 2019 World Cup. While Sri Lanka’s limited over performance is far from desirable in [...]
Ana says, shortcuts will not work for our current woes in cricket
Former Sri Lanka Cricket Board president Ana Punchihewa views that there are no quick fixes for the prevailing cricket impasse. He opines that unless we arrive at a plausible solution with consensus, the prevailing fragile system would keep on collapsing. Speaking to the Sunday Times after meeting of former heads of Sri Lanka Cricket – [...]
Mathews and Kaushal prop up the Lankans
Angelo Mathews got the maximum value out of the two day warm-up match between South Africa and Sri Lanka Board XI at P Sara Stadium yesterday when he scored a solid 92 ahead of Thursday’s first Test in Galle. Mathews who joined Test discard Kaushal Silva at the fall of Dhananjaya de Silva’s wicket, eloquently [...]
LPL held back — Arnold sent home
Sri Lanka Cricket will suspend the service of Lanka Premier League (LPL) Tournament Director Russel Arnold until they are ready to launch their ownT20 league. A local T20 league was considered a highest priority by the previous administration led by Thilanga Sumathipal and, after getting a blueprint ready to launch the first phase in August [...]
Established teams through to next round
The Under-19 Schools Rugby Sevens kicked off at the Royal Complex yesterday. The tournament was robbed of a lot of glamour by the fact that leading exponents of rugby such as Trinity and St. Peter’s, as well as Dharmaraja and Ananda, all gave it a miss. As expected some of the lesser-known schools fell by [...]
Fazil emerge champion in nail biting finish
The final of the Six Red Ball Snooker Championship played at the AAC billiards table yesterday, saw M.F.M. Fazil of The Cue Club come out victorious by five frames to four in a nail biting finish against Ashiq Hussain of Moors SC (MSC) with the game going to the wire of the nine frames encounter. [...]
Pabasara — runner-up Most Popular Girls’ schools
Pabasara Ranabahu, who emerged the runner-up in the Girls’ Schools of the Dialog 4G-the Sunday Times Most Popular Schoolboy / Schoolgirl Cricketer of the Year 2018 competition receives her award from Sujith Pathirennahe, the Assistant General Manager, Brands and Promotions, Wijeya Newspapers Ltd, at the presence of S.R. Pathiravithana, the Deputy Editor, Sports of the [...]
All Island Netball final today
The “EVA’ All Island (Open) Netball Tournament got under way yesterday at the Air Force Grounds and the finals will be worked off today. A record number of 141 teams including 103 schools teams and 38 club teams participated in four Divisions in ‘A’ Division (Open) for Men and Women, ‘B’ Division (Open) for Women, [...]
Rahula lead 2-1 followed by hullabaloo
Spectator intervention prevented a result being reached in the 17th Golden Pennant Football Encounter between Rahula College and St. Thomas’ College Matara. Rahula were in the lead with two goals to one at the time of the stoppage. The annual football encounter was hosted by St. Thomas’ College and played at the German Sri Lanka [...]
Sri Lanka hopes to be in five finals
The Athletics Association of Sri Lanka has high hopes that they will run in five finals at the IAAF World Junior (Under 20) Athletics Championships in Tampere, Finland from July 10 to 15. Sri Lanka will be represented by a 17 member contingent at the meet. There will be five boys, six girls and officials. [...]
Sylvestrians make their punch count
The achievement of the St. Sylvester’s College boxers in winning the 2018 Stubbs Shield is not an isolated one. It was the 14th occasion on which they have triumphed – a statistic they have to share with Royal College, who were this year’s runners-up (in tandem with Dheerananda MV) The hey-day of Sylvestrian Boxing was [...]
The beggar’s wound and the poultice to cure it for good
Have you ever heard of the beggar’s wound? As the saying goes, the wound never heals. May be, for the beggar, it’s a means to earn a living, but for others, it’s a discomforting sight, where you would rather cross the road and use the opposite pavement, just to get away from that gruesome sight. [...]
Lankans make ripples in dragon boating in China
May 20, 2018 was edged in to the history books of Sri Lankan sporting history in golden letters. The first dragon boat team to leave Sri Lankan shores to compete in an International Dragon Boat Competition won the third place whilst being the underdogs. Dragon Boat, a traditional Chinese boating game that dates back 2000 [...]
Unfolding World Cup
Germany, Argentina and Portugal, along with its superstars, have all been sent packing. Several commentaries worldwide have attributed mega financial deals to be a disincentive that has become so one sided, that many top flight clubs, leagues and countries have now lost their competitive edge. Big deals in China have drawn away top talent from [...]
New Army Golf Club House Diyatalawa launched
The 2nd successive Highlanders Cup, since the revitalisation of the Army Diyatalawa Training Cantonment (DTC) Golf Course last year, was the grand occasion to celebrate the opening of the newly constructed Club House, magnificently depicting Scottish architecture reminiscent of the country of the Royal & Ancient (R&A), Headquarters of the World’s governing body of Golf. [...]
Rtd Air Chief Abeywickrema new RCGC President
Sri Lanka Golf Union AGM held on 3rd July 2018, at the Royal Colombo Golf Club, elected a new Council for 2018/ 2019. Air Chief Marshal (Rtd) Harsha Abeywickrema, former Commander of the Sri Lanka Air Force received a vote of confidence, as the term of President Priath Fernando concluded as per the SLGU Constitution [...]
Rukmalgama CC remain the team to beat
Rukmalgama CC (RCC) remained unbeaten in the ongoing Colombo District Cricket Association (CDCA) Division III 50-Over League Tournament 2018. Playing in Round 2, RCC beat Royal Warriors, another unbeaten team from Round 1, by 63 runs on Sunday, at Mt Mary. Rukmalgama sent into bat, got off to a shaky start, with Royal Warriors left-arm [...]
Packeer Ali’s challenge
The Football Federation of Sri Lanka (FFSL) has chosen a different initiative as a fully refurbished and young national team is set to appear in its first ever international match after 20 months today at Colombo. Sri Lanka will play against a Lithuanian side at 6.30pm at the Racecourse ground in Colombo, ending an almost [...]
The Joe-Pete was not just a grudge battle
Last week I was walking through a road closer to Murray-field, the home of Scotland Rugby with a boy who was three and a half years old and his parents returning from a supermarket. The child who was on his small bike with guided wheels wanted to ride through a path past a row of [...]
Visulmina Samanga Lanka’s sole Canoeist
S.A. Visulmina Samanga of the Sri Lanka Army (SLA) will represent Sri Lanka at the International Canoe Federation (ICF) Junior and Under (U)-23 Canoe Sprint World Championship 2018 to be held in Plovdiv, Bulgaria, from July 16-30. Sumanga is scheduled to undergo a ICF training camp in Bulgaria, prior to the tournament. Samanga, the sole [...]
Vipula made honorary life member at CR and FC
The CR and FC added Vipula Dharmadasa as an Honorary Life Member at the Annual General Meeting held on the 24th of June 2018. CR one of the oldest clubs founded in 1922 has a history of 96 years. The Honorary Life Membership was conferred to Vipula for the services he has rendered to the [...]
Story Telling Wimbledon-draw
The sight of Wimbledon Centre Court on the opening Monday, is one of the most appealing sights in the world of sports. It looks more of a painter’s canvas than a playing field. It is about the best promotional poster for Tennis. For top ranked players it can be a haven or Green-Waterloo. If there [...]
Mercantile Rugby Sevens from July 20-22
The 48th edition of the Mercantile Rugby ‘Sevens’ 2018 together with the Women’s Tag Rugby Sevens,conducted by the Mercantile Rugby Football Association will be held on July 20, 21 and 22 at Race Course, International Rugby Football Stadium. Entries are called from MRFA affiliated firms and new-comers; entry forms are available with the following MRFA [...]
Johann Fernando (NRC) top gun
Negombo Rifle Club’s (NRC) ace Shooter Johann Fernando clinched the Open Championship at the National Shooting Sports Federation (NSSF) Open Trap Meet 2018 held at the Clay Target Shooting Club (CTSC) Range, Payagala, from June 21-24. Rishan Dias (NRC) and ASP Wimalaratne of the Sri Lanka Police, came 2nd and 3rd. The Meet had 68 [...]
Quarterfinalists found for maiden fairfirst Insurance Trophy
Siam City Cement, WNS Global, South Asia Gateway Terminal, Brandix Essentials ‘B’, Avery Dennison, Allianz Insurance, Palliyaguruge Group and Akbar Bros booked their passage to the quarterfinals, in the ongoing first fairfirst Insurance Trophy-MCA ‘F’ Division 25-Over League Tournament 2018. The top performers were, Dhanushka Jayaweera of Siam City (100 not out vs AMW Group [...]
Rugby Rumble on September 8
The fifth edition of the Rugby Rumble Old Boy’s Tag Rugby 7s Carnival will take place on 8 September at the Havelock Sports Club Grounds in Colombo. The tournament, which will be played in two segments— an over 20 and an over 40, aims to reunite former batch mates and players, creating a sense of [...]