Malinga likely to make it to the Asia Cup, says Labrooy
Sri Lanka’s chief cricket selector Graeme Labrooy says their main aim is to complete the culling process by the end of the England series and have a working pool of about 25 players who would work earnestly towards the main task in May next year – the World Cup 2019. Speaking exclusively to the Sunday [...]
Colombo maintain unbeaten record with thrilling win
The battle between two unbeaten teams Colombo and Dambulla played at the Dambulla Stadium under floodlights turned out to be an interesting contest which ended in Colombo recording a thrilling win with six balls to spare which saw them maintain their unbeaten record. In a low scoring game saw Colombo chasing 124 runs for victory [...]
Savit emerges champion
Eighth seeded Savit Weerasinghe emerged the Under 18 Junior National Tennis Champion when he defeated sixth seeded Chathurya Nilaweera by two sets to one in the final played at the SLTA tennis courts in Greenpath, Colombo yesterday. The winner claimed a 2-1 win with set scores of 6/1, 3/6 and 6/2. The ding-dong battle saw [...]
St. Anthony’s Wattala the big surprise to enter quarters
The Under-17 Inter-School Cricket Tournament is nearing the final stages with the pre-quarter finals coming to an end early this week with eight teams making it to the quarter finals which are now slotted to be played from this week onwards. There were surprises since the tournament got underway in early May which saw 74 [...]
Can the shuttlers create history — but it’s a tall order
Sri Lankan doubles pair Sachin Dias and Bhuwaneka Gunathileke will meet world double champions Liu Yuchen and Li Junhui in the men’s badminton quarter final clash today after setting a date with the Chinese following a resounding win in the pre-quarter final match against Pakistan at the Asian Games yesterday. This will be mighty asking [...]
Sports Minister to inquire on pro-golfers at Asian Games contingent
The Sports Ministry has vowed to investigate how the Golf Union deployed four professional golfers to participate at the Asian Games in Indonesia contravening international rules that said only amateurs may be nominated, thereby triggering an arbitration application by six other nations and “bringing Sri Lanka into disrepute”. An official from the Sri Lanka Golf [...]
ABA looking to book errant boxer and official
Adding more woes to the ongoing administrative debacles in the 18th Asian Games being held in Jakarta, Indonesia, Amateur Boxing Association of Sri Lanka (ABA) is on the verge of taking disciplinary action on two individuals. The two individuals — a banned foreign coach and a former ace pugilist, who have bypassed the ABA norms [...]
Controlling Clubs up in arms against Sri Lanka Cricket
Now the stake holders of cricket are getting discontented and vocal – especially the Controlling Clubs. On Thursday night the Controlling Clubs led by the SSC met at their Club Premises and to write to Sri Lanka Cricket demanding an under 23 tournament while calling the ongoing T-20 tournament a waste of time. Speaking to [...]
ThePapare.com-SLCSA in 2-year partnership
ThePapare.com, a subsidy of Dialog Axiata PLC and one of Sri Lanka’s leading Sports hubs will partner the Sri Lanka Cricket Scorers Association (SLCSA) for the next 2 years. The SLCSA with a membership of over 200, have been entrusted with recording the scores at all National, Club, Mercantile and School Cricket fixtures played in [...]
ThePapare.com Basketball Tournament from September 16
The third annual ‘ThePapare.com’, Inter-Schools Under-19 All-Island ‘A’ Division Boys’ and Girls’ Basketball Tournament conducted by the Sri Lanka Schools Basketball Association (SLSBA) and sponsored by Dialog Axiata PLC would commence next month. The Girls’ Tournament would start on September 16 at the Gateway College Courts in Colombo and the Boys’ Tournament would begin on [...]
Junior golf gets teed-off
July 2018 saw the second year of a successful HSBC “Future Lions”, Golf Talent Search programme conducted by Sri Lanka golf. The programme was launched in 2017 in search of talent across Sri Lanka to spread golf among rural communities who can now boast of having golf courses in their backyards. With additional three new [...]
Retired or not; lethal but affable Herath is a living legend
The timing and manner of a cricketer’s retirement can often tell you much about the player’s career. In Rangana Herath’s case, both seem, if not perfect, nearly so. Herath is still at the top of his game, arguably the world’s number one spinner at present. It may justifiably be asked why he chose to retire. [...]
“Hole in the bucket” — Bonza’s only problem
The newly elected President of Sri Lanka Rugby (SLR), Lasitha Gunaratne, insists that only some systematical changes to the administrative structure would suffice. Gunaratne pointed out that Sri Lanka’s rugby history runs close to 140 years and needs no sudden or radical changes to its current free flow. However he is disturbed by the fact [...]
Lankan lasses out there with mission to accomplish
Sri Lanka will travel to Singapore this week hoping to win their first title in nine years at the Asian Netball Championships which will be worked off at the OCBC Arena at the Singapore Sports Hub from September 3-9. The team will leave on Wednesday. Sri Lanka last won the Asian title back in 2009 [...]
Perplexities of Lankan cricket, the timeframe and Road Map
It reminds me of the four deaf men who met one another other for the first time, one fine day. All four were eager to exchange pleasantries but, there was only a huge noise that even disturbed the others around, and the discussion, in reality, was not getting anywhere. All four guys were deaf. Result [...]
Legendary Wadekar from a Lankan perspective
It was in 1965, my first tour with the Sri Lanka Cricket team under Michael Tissera, when we beat India in an unofficial Test match, that I first encountered Ajit Wadekar. I was the youngest member of the squad, having just completed my school Cricket career. I was the reserve wicketkeeper and harboured very little [...]
The Realities of Tennis
It is a good time to take note of the practical issues we face when playing Tennis. Not only Competitive Tennis but also Recreational. We are not the only nation in Asia to lose our Tennis standard and facilities, so quickly and so much, after independence. Today, in many Asian countries, the standard of Age-group [...]
Quarterfinals today at MCA and Thurstan
Four League stage Group leaders were eliminated while Amana Takaful Insurance (ATI), MAS Linea Aqua (MAS.LA), fairfirst Insurance (fairfirst), Bimputh Finance (Bimputh), Mobitel, Nor Lanka, Deutsche Bank AG (DB AG) and Sri Lanka Telecom (SLT) advanced to the quarterfinals of the 8th Stafford Motor Co. (Pvt) Ltd.-’Honda’ Trophy–MCA ‘G’ Division 25-Over League Tournament 2018,continued with [...]
Young cricketers can stay plugged into the sport with Campus Cricket, says Mahanama
“Tournaments such as Red Bull Campus Cricket can help university-age cricketers stay active in sport, while they juggle studies and edging professional careers” says former ex-ICC match referee Roshan Mahanama, who believes too many young cricketers quit the sport after finishing school, because of a lack of cricket tournaments and opportunities for sports people aged [...]
Lanka Cavaliers Veterans Inter-Club Cricket ’6s’
Vintage CC, the 2017 Runners-up, in the absence of 2017 winners Sebastianites, will go out favourites in the 6th Lanka Cavaliers Veterans Inter-Club Cricket ‘Sixes’ 2018,to be held today (26) at the Bloomfield C&AC grounds, Reid Avenue, commencing 8.30 am. The other 8 teams participating in the tournament are host, Lanka Cavaliers, MCA, Colombo Masters, [...]
How could sports ministry constitutional reforms transform football fortunes?
The Minister of Sports (MOS) in a recent newspaper report is quoted as saying that the Sports Law needs change before he can call for elections of Sri Lanka Cricket. Cricket is of course the national preoccupation but any change in the Sports Law will have implications for all other Sports, especially a National Association [...]
We have what it takes to win a medal
Next week, the Sri Lanka Rugby (SLR) 7s team will be in action in its quest for a medal. One that they really want and capable of wresting. Sri Lanka best performed in Rugby 7s in the 2014 Asian Games, when they were placed 4th behind Japan, Hong Kong (HK) and South Korea (SK). Up [...]
Hiran Kevitiyagala steals the show
Hiran Kevitiyagala stole the limelight at Round II of the Mobitel Drag Championship 2018, by winning the Fastest Timing and the Pro Drag Open at the Katukurunda Race Track recently. Sabry Salam won Best Tuner, while Darin Weerasinghe was the Runner-up. The meet was organised by the Drag Racing Association of Sri Lanka, in collaboration [...]
SSC Open Squash C’ship 2018 from Sept. 8-15
The Sinhalese Sports Club (SSC) Open Squash Championship 2018, a Ranking Tournament conducted by the Sri Lanka Squash (SLS) is scheduled to be held at the SSC Squash Courts from September 8-15. Attractive Cash prizes, Trophies and Certificates are on offer at one of the biggest and colourful tournaments in the local Squash calendar. Over [...]
Dr. A.R.L Wijesekera- Outstanding academic and talented Shuttler
Dr. A.R.L. Wijesekera, affectionately called ARL by his colleagues, the Badminton fraternity and also, Asoka or Ranjit by his relatives, passed away after period of illness on Wednesday, July 25, 2018, at age of 88. ARL comes from an outstanding and distinguished academic family. His late father N.B.D.S Wijesekera was a Crown Proctor in Kalutara. [...]
Harischandra-Sri Pragnananda Battle of the Maroons after 22 years
The ’93-’96 Batch of Harischandra College, Negombo and College, Raddoluwa have come forward to revive the Battle of the Maroons annual Cricket encounter between their respective schools, after 22 years. The fixture was inaugurated in 1991 and played until 1996, when it was stopped due to lack of resources. Harischandra College, with a proud record [...]
Laser Run City 1st Leg successfully concluded
The Laser Run City Tour 2018 – Sri Lanka 1st Leg was concluded successfully in Bandaragama with almost 200 athletes taking part in Elite, Under-19, Under-15, Under-13 and Under-11 age categories. This time too, continuing efforts to introduce the sport to rural parts of Sri Lanka, the event was held outside Colombo, in Bandaragama. The [...]
Informatics emerge victors
The Informatics Institute of Technology (IIT) emerged victors against the College of Chemistry Sciences (CCS) at their inaugural cricket encounter which was held at BRC Ground recently. Taking first lease of the wicket, the IIT scored 282 in 48.1 overs. IIT Skipper Shehan Kahandugoda leading from the front top scored with 58, while Lakjeewa Wijebandara [...]
Nimal Gunaratne elected as Mighty Mini President
The 23rd Annual General Meeting of the Mighty Mini Club was held on the 21 August amongst a very large gathering of members at Green Gardens, Colombo 5. The Chairman Pro-tem was the well known Mini Racing driver Hafiz Cader who was also the founder Treasurer of the Club. After a brief address to the [...]