Is it the end of the road for Mathews?
Are national limited overs Captain Angelo Mathews’ days numbered? With his falling personal standards, can Angelo Mathews hold on to his position as captain in a broader sense? Right now his bowling is almost a thing of the past. He is playing as a specialist batsman and he is faltering at that point. Even in [...]
Sadeera shines as LB Finance record fourth win
In-form batsman Sadeera Samarawickrama shone with another fine knock of 72 to help LB Finance continue their winning spree. They coasted to their fourth successive win of the 26th MCA Premier League cricket tournament with a convincing 6-wicket win over Teejay Lanka at the FTZ ground, Katunayake, yesterday. Sadeera was associated in two valuable partnerships. [...]
Fresh regulations to facilitate ‘Election Committee’ process
Fresh amendments to the sports regulations is to be gazetted soon and it will have a major impact on the election processes of National Sports Associations as appointment of members to the Election Committee will be based on the “grade” to which they belong (there are three classifications). The regulations will allow the Ministry of [...]
Nishantha Ranatunga laments the Rs. 11 million near heist
Former SLC secretary Nishantha Ranatunga says that there would not have been an incident like the Rs. 11 million near heist had Sports Minister Faiszer Musthapha appointed an interim cricket administration till cricket elections are called. He was of the view that there are efficient persons like Ana Punchihewa, Sidath Wettimuny, Jayantha Dharmadasa and Kushil [...]
Japan’s Hasegawa in line to pocket a double
Mei Hasegawa of Japan who won the girls singles title of the ITF Junior Circuit Week 2 tennis tournament continued her top form and is in line to pocket a double at the ITF Junior Circuit Week 3 tennis tournament which is scheduled to come to an end today at the SLTA courts, Greenpath. Hasegawa [...]
Bad light thwart Anthonians
The Anthonians made all the running but failed to control the skies. Bad light thwarted their bid for victory when Vidyartha were in trouble at 93 for 7 still 38 runs behind. Earlier in the day Abeykoon and Kameel made fifties and added117 for the sixth wicket. The home team ended on a comfortable 270 [...]
Jemimah guides India to 2-nil lead
A quick fire 40 ball knock of 57 inclusive of six boundaries and two sixes by Jemimah Rodrigues paved the way for India Women to record a convincing five wicket win over host Sri Lanka Women in the 3rd T20 encounter played at the CCC ground yesterday. The win saw the Indians take a 2-0 [...]
Mursin, Anton spins St. John’s to victory
The right and left arm spin pair Mursin Abhinash and Anton Selvadhas Saraas combined to take 15 of the 20 wickets as the duo steered St. John’s Jaffna to a comfortable 75 runs win over S de S. Jayasinghe MMV Dehiwala in their Under 19 inter-school cricket encounter concluded at St John’s ground in Jaffna [...]
Automobile Association to sponsor Royal Rugby Rally 2018
The Royal College Rugby advisory and management committee have organised a fund raising rally to be held on the 28th of October 2018. Proceeds of the event will go towards the player development fund for the 2019 rugby season. The Automobile Association has stepped forward to support this year’s event as the main sponsor. The [...]
SLSRFA releases its annual event calendar for 2019
The Sri Lanka Schools Rugby Football Association (SLSRFA) released its annual event calendar for 2019 where 13 local tournaments and five international assignments are involved. Among the top events lined up for 2019 are the three Under-19 Division I tournaments — the League, Sevens and the Knockout. The Under-19 Division I and II Schools League [...]
Lanka hosts Campus Cricket World Finals from September 23-29
University cricketers from Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, the UAE and Zimbabwe will be in action at the SSC and NCC Grounds from September 23-29, in the 7th Red Bull Campus Cricket World Finals. A tournament which opens the window for campus cricketers to step into the international cricket arena. For the university teams in [...]
Moose-Mercantile 7s Football on Saturday
The 39th annual Moose-Mercantile 7s Football Tournament will be held at the Racecourse ground in Colombo next Saturday. A total of 34 teams will compete under four categories in the one-day competition sponsored by Moose Clothing Company. A total of 24 registered teams will compete under the Cup, Plate and Bowl categories while 10 non-member [...]
Irene Scarth the first female golfer to win an AmCham
The AmCham-FedEx Express Golf Tournament 2018 was held in September, 2018 at the RCGC. The tournament was played to an individual Stableford format, with the players teeing off with a shotgun start at 7.15am. The overall best score of the day was achieved by Irene Scarth, with 42 points with a better back-nine, making her [...]
Australia dominate indoor cricket international
Australia are in the driving seat upto the third day of the ‘AUSTGROW’ Australasia Indoor Cricket Tournament in progress at the Austasia Complex in Thalawatugoda. While Australia registered 13 victories so far, India earned two wins and are in the second spot. Host Sri Lanka and Singapore, with one win each, occupy the last places [...]
Cricket brings a smile to the faces of Afghans which otherwise see only death and destruction
Watching how Afghanistan sent the five-time Asia Cup champions Sri Lanka packing home, I was wondering how did men from the landlocked country with the eternal turmoil reached such greats heights within such short time. This remarkable accent will even surprise Afghan’s biggest cricket fan, given the obstacles they had surmounted on the path to [...]
MCA ‘B’ Division 50-Over League Tourney starts on Sept.26
The MCA ‘B’ Division 50-Over League Tournament conducted by the Mercantile Cricket Association will commence on September 26, at the MCA Grounds, Colombo. Sponsors for the second year running will be Unilever with their ‘Fair & Lovely Men Challenge Trophy’ awarded to the winners. “We are very pleased to partner Unilever Sri Lanka for the [...]
Gateway takes custody of Alles-Gunasekera Trophy
In a scintillating forty minutes of basketball, Gateway College, Colombo made amends to their defeat in the inaugural encounter to have their first custody of the glittering Alles-Gunasekera Trophy with a 62-57 victory over Royal College at the Henry Pedris Basketball Complex yesterday. Two players who had a hand in Gateway’s win were their No.4 [...]
Police take custody of ‘Vijayans Trophy’
Led by Chathuranga Dinesh SL Police SC walked away with the coveted ‘Vijayans Trophy’ and a cash prize of Rs. 50000/= when they out played Kothalawala Defence University by 2 – 1 in the men’s final at the 19th Vijayans trophy all island inter club hockey sevens 2018 for men and women concluded at Edward [...]
The darkest hour of Lankan cricket!
I was thinking of the goldfish that jumped out of my little tank in the sitting room and couldn’t help but watch the little thing gasping for breath, until I played God and gave it a second lease of life. I still could not understand why it jumped, but it really did. Then, as the [...]
Segments to revamp after Asia Cup calamity
Sri Lanka had won the Asia Cup 5 times and had been Runners-up 6 times. This was the 14th time it was held since 1984, after the Asian Cricket Council was formed. In relation, the manner in which we lost to Bangladesh and minnows of cricket Afghanistan is catastrophic. In reply to Afghanistan’s total, we [...]
Thilaka’s netball mission
She came, she saw and she conquered — would be the simplest and fitting definition on how the celebrated netball coach Thilaka Jinadasa shaped up a winning Sri Lanka team in just eight months. But, right up to the pinnacle of winning the 11th Asian Netball Championship in Singapore a fortnight ago, the challenges and [...]
Cheers, Tears and Cheating
This one is not going to go away or be forgotten. In a single moment of emotional imbalance, a lifetime’s constrained responsibility and respected image of a champion was blown away. In history, sometimes a single event could open up another vista, changing the course. Could be for the best and sometimes not. The US-Open [...]
Ceylon Tea Board agrees to give Rs. 5 million sponsorship to Sri Lanka Netball
Ceylon Tea Board has agreed to sponsor the Sri Lanka Netball team for Rs. 5 million. This is aimed at the World Cup Netball Championships to be held in Liverpool, England from July 12 to 21, 2019. This is the second time that the Ceylon Tea Board is sponsoring a national team. Previously they sponsored [...]
One leg in the field, the other outside is a Technical Offence
A clarification dated 13th August 2018 signed for the Attorney General, on eligibility to hold office and interpreting the Sports Law, is worthy of being read. This communication is in relation to a query by the Legal Officer, Ministry of Sports, arising from a clarification sought by Sri Lanka Rugby (SLR). The opinion is as [...]
Sri Lanka move closer to FIBA Asia cup 2021 qualifiers
COLOMBO, September 19, 2018: Sri Lanka moved a step closer towards making a first appearance at the Asian continental championship in nearly a decade after narrowly edging its way into the FIBA Asia Cup 2021 Qualifiers. Sri Lanka finished as the fourth best team in the Western region pre-qualifiers held in Manama, Bahrain last week [...]
Anatoly Karpov Chess Club’s 500th Camp on 20th Anniversary
Suneetha Wijesuriya, Woman FIDE Master & Instructor, conducted a highly successful Chess Coaching Camp, being the 500th Camp of the Anatoly Karpov Chess Club (AKCC), at the 3rd Annual National Sports Exhibition of Sri Lanka SPORTEX 2018, organised by SPORTSINFO, at the BMICH recently. Mrs Wijesuriya, founder President and Chief Instructor of the AKCC of [...]
Sachin and Olga to take wing to Shanghai
Sachin De Silva became the overall winner of the 6th HSBC Premier Golf Tournament and Olga Ashely Herath was adjudged winner of C, Seniors and Ladies division. They will both fly to Shanghai to witness the HSBC WGC Champions Golf tournament from 25-28 October 2018. The popular tournament held during the weekend witnessed 94 Premier [...]
NTB, Seylan Bank, SriLankan victorious in Men’s ‘B’ Div.
Seylan Bank (Seylan), SriLankan Airlines (SriLankan) ‘A’ and Nations Trust Bank (NTB) ‘Blacks’ won their respective matches over Kanrich Finance (Kanrich), John Keells Holdings (JKH) and Standard Chartered Sri Lanka (SCSL) in the Men’s ‘B’ Division of the 28th Mercantile League Basketball Tournament 2018 played at the Henry Pedris Basketball Complex and St. Joseph’s College [...]
Champs SLT win maiden Mercantile Cricket title
Hopes of a hat-trick of titles by fairfirst Insurance (fairfirst) was tarnished by Sri Lanka Telecom (SLT) led by K. Amarasinghe, winning their maiden Mercantile Cricket title when it overcame fairfirst by 7 wickets, in the 8th Stafford Motor Co. (Pvt) Ltd., ‘Honda’ Trophy-MCA ‘G’ Division 25-Over League Tournament 2018 Final,concluded at the MCA Grounds [...]
JMD Indika Takes Lead at Halfway mark
Veteran Amateur J M D Indika followed up his win in the Pin Fernando Grand Prix July Edition wining the September Edition with an aggregate 280 Gross, 4 under par, by the narrowest margin of one stroke from N Amarapadma. The top two of the September Edition were joint leaders after Round 1, but thereafter [...]
Masters’ VIP HA Women’s Stickers victorious
The Women’s team of the newly formed Masters’ VIP Hockey Association (MVIPHA) emerged winners at the recently concluded Vijaya Hockey Tournament conducted at Edward Park, Matale. The MVIPHA, established recently, comprises Men and Women who have played the game at Regional and National levels. MVIPHA fielded 3 Men’s and 2 Women’s teams for this tournament [...]