Wobbly Lanka left with massive task
Opener Dimuth Karunaratne was stretchered off in a neck brace after being hit by a bouncer Saturday as Sri Lanka chased a massive Australian first innings total built on the back of three centuries. In overcast conditions, the home team resumed day two of the second Test in Canberra on 384 for four and extended [...]
Lithija topples Vishal to take ‘Emerging’ domain
Navod Paranavithana of Mahinda College continues the domination of the All-Island Schools while Lithija Kalhara of Ananda Maithree National School Balangoda races to gain the leadership of the Emerging Schools as the Dialog 4G-the Sunday Times Most Popular Schoolboy Cricketer of the Year 2019 contest completes its 16th week. The sudden changes have occurred with [...]
Mathews ruled out of South Africa Tests; could return for ODIs
Angelo Mathews has been ruled out of the two-match Test series against South Africa later this month but could return for the limited over leg starting March 3. The Test series starts on February 13 in Durban. Mathews missed the limited-overs leg on the New Zealand series and the current two-match Test series in Australia [...]
Karunaratne ‘in no danger’ after bouncer hit
Sri Lankan opener Dimuth Karunaratne was in “no danger” after being stretchered off in a neck brace following a nasty hit from a bouncer by Pat Cummins in the second cricket Test in Canberra on Saturday. Playing in his 58th Test, Karunaratne was 46 not out when the rising ball glanced off his shoulder and [...]
Hathurusingha on the firing line
The Sports Ministry is seeking legal advice to sack Sri Lankan cricket Head Coach Chandika Hathurusingha over his team’s poor performance in the last 13 months. Hathurusingha was hired for an annual salary of Rs 90 million in January 2018 on a three-year contract in the hope he could change the flagging fortunes of the [...]
CH pull down Kandy in Maduwantha show
It is ironic that a product of Kandy should play a major role in a decisive defeat of the champions with a stellar performance. Former Antonian Samuel Maduwantha threw in his lot with the CH as the Kandy scouts did not pick him. He too was not interested as Kandy had a settled place kicker. [...]
Chilaw in close win over CCC
Chilaw Marians registered a close 14 run win over CCC in their Premier Super Eight match concluded at Colts grounds yesterday. Chasing 270 runs to win, the CCC fell short by 14 runs when Sagar Paresh captured 6 for 110 runs to lead Chilaw Marians to a fighting win. Paresh picked up 5 for 38 [...]
Harindu, Tharindu hit half tons
Three fine knocks by Harindu Madushanka (58), Tharindu Lakmal (58) and Sachin Duwage (51) and two good spells of bowling by Aruna Kumara (4 for 47) and Kasun Abeysinghe (3 for 13) helped J.L. Morison Son and Jones to score a five wicket victory over Standard Chartered Bank in the BMW Hyundai-MCA ‘C’ Division 50 [...]
Rajapaksa hits 268 in 173 balls
Bhanuka Rajapaksa smashed a magnificent double century for Burgher Recreation Club against Sri Lanka Ports Authority Cricket Club in their plate championship game at Moors Sports Club Grounds yesterday. He scored 268 runs in just 173 balls and hit 22 boundaries and 19 sixes as they put on a massive 629 runs for their first [...]
Clinical Red Shirts have final say over spirited Sailors
Marred with errors and tricky situations from both sides, a game that could have gone either way was finally snatched by hosts CR&FC, who recorded a slender 23-20 win against Navy Sports Club in a Dialog Rugby League second round game played at Longdon Place yesterday. Both teams had reasons to regret, short moments of [...]
Antonians record inspiring innings win over top division Joes
Theeksha Gunasinghe’s Antonian’s scored one of their grandest wins in recent times when they beat a strong Josephian side by innings and 18 runs at Katugastota to win the Murali-Vaas trophy. Three players stood out in this famous victory. The skipper made a brilliant 142. Kalhara Senaratne also stroked a hundred. Nimanaka Jayathilake–the boy-wonder captured [...]
Lankan’s biggest surfing event ever scheduled for June
With the growing success of the Surfing Federation of Sri Lanka (SFSL), it will host the World’s most accomplished Surfers in a World Qualifying Series (WQS) competition this June at Arugam Bay. The SFSL is a member of the National Olympic Committee of Sri Lanka and will play a big part in the proceedings. Altogether, [...]
Rampaging Soldiers continue winning ways
Army SC added another win to their tally with a 27-15 win against Air Force SC in a second round match of Dialog Rugby League played at Welisara yesterday. The Soldiers marched forward from the word go, and put the Airmen on the defence with their heavy attacks. However the Airmen counter attacked losing their [...]
Nalanda well placed over Dharmaraja at Lake View
Nalanda were well placed at the end of day one in their match against Dharmaraja at Lake View. Yasitha Samararatne top scored with an unbeaten 44 while Isuru Dayananda, Kausn Gunawardane and Virajitha Ehelepola made useful contributions in Rajan’s total of 171. Leg spinner Ravin de Silva 4 for 34 stood out among the bowlers. [...]
The unending Cricket mess
Cricket, once revered in Sri Lanka, has been in the headlines for all the wrong reasons of late. As evident from a sequence of events during the last few weeks, both players and officials have contributed in no small measure to the crisis that besets the game today. While an international investigation is now underway [...]
Havies should win against Cops, but not after a battle
The strong, silent and shrewd coach of the Havies, Sanath Martis, has ensured that his players do not lose sight of their objective. His team has to continue training their sights on the champions, and by winning their games, with the bonus point, be in a position to challenge Richard Dharmapala’s men in a winner [...]
A series to savour for the Lankans gives a glimmer of hope for the passionate fans
During a time where the national cricket team’s struggle continues to win matches and more importantly to gel as a unit, it is heartening to see how the Sri Lanka ‘A’ team performed in the recently concluded Unofficial One Day International series against Ireland ‘A’. Throughout the series the Sri Lanka ‘A’ batsmen scored runs [...]
LECTRA Sri Lanka Golf Grand Prix 2019 tees off on February 12 at RCGC
The LECTRA Sri Lanka Golf Union Grand-Prix 2019 sponsored by Apparel Technologies, commences February 12, at the Royal Colombo Golf Club Course. The event concludes February 15. The Apparel Technologies of the Bobbin Group of Companies takes over the reins of developing and promoting Sri Lanka Amateur Golf from UTE Sponsors for the past few [...]
Sukitha Samarakkody of Fortude heads Mercantile TT for 2019
Sukitha Samarakkody of Fortude was elected President of the Mercantile Table Tennis Association for 2019, at their Annual General Meeting held at the Otters Aquatic Club, Colombo 7, recently. Office Bearers for 2019 President: Sukitha Samarakkody (Fortude) Secretary: Umaya Windsor (Zone 24×7) Treasurer: Janith Nimantha (Laughfs) VP Finance and Accounts: Kasun Punchihewa (MIT) VP Tournaments [...]
Old Anandians and Nalandians Get-Together
School cricket is coming to a climax, thus schoolchildren and past students are getting ready to end their seasons with ‘Big Matches’. Whilst present students are making arrangements to party during the cricket encounter, the old boys and their spouses are getting together to party prior to the Big Match. As such, the old Anandians [...]
Ashshar and Andrew lead SMSC for another year
Ashshar Hameem was re- elected as President while Andrew Silva was re-elected as Secretary of the Southern Motor Sports Club (SMSC) at its 23rd Annual General Meeting held at the Dutchman’s Street Hotel. The SMSC will kick off its activities for 2019 with its famous Southern Eliyakanda Hill Climb on February 17, where most of [...]
Travel Trade Archery C’ships on Feb.15
The Travel Trade Sports Club (TTSC) will kickoff their Sports Calendar 2019 early this time with the Archery Championships, sponsored once again, by Yenesha Travels, Seeduwa. The 5th edition of the tournament will be held on Friday, February 15, at the Colombo Archery School, CR&FC, Longdon Place, commencing 5 pm. Entries are called from the [...]
ARASL to flag off 2019 with a twin regatta
The Amateur Rowing Association of Sri Lanka (ARASL) will set off its annual event calendar for 2019 with the National Junior and Intermediate Rowing Championship, which will be a merged competition from this year onward. The ARASL made an attempt to launch twin dual competition last year during the final week of August after making [...]
Nalanda Skipper leads from the front for 2nd year running
An inspiring leader and a talented all-rounder is Lakshitha Rasanjana Manasinghe, the Nalanda College cricketer who leads the side for the 2nd successive year. He was awarded the Anura Ranasinghe Memorial Challenge Trophy for his excellent all-round performances last season. An elegant left-handed batsman who has reaped a rich harvest of runs totaling 918, and [...]
Lankan lasses target final slot this time around
With the hope of reaching the final stage of the upcoming SAFF Woman’s Championship, the members of Sri Lanka Women’s National Football Team have dedicated their time and effort for training. The SAFF Championship is scheduled to be held from March 12 to 22 and will be hosted by Nepal. This is the fifth edition [...]
Looks like all is not well at Football House!
The WA Chat Group Football makes heady reading these days! Minister of Sports (MoS) Harin Fernando is in the group and keeps abreast of the goings on at Football House, as well as the various activities of our Football firmament. If he does so assiduously, despite his hectic schedule, he will be quite amused, but [...]
Test Cricket runs off an Aluminum bat….and more!
In a 3-Test series played between traditional rivals Australia and England in the 1979-80 season, an incident took place in the 1st Test played at Perth, resulting in Law 6.1 of the game being changed. Australian paceman Denis Lillee was who played out the drama, not with the ball but with the bat - using [...]
Mithra Wettimuny- A Man of many parts
Mithra de S. Wettimuny (11.06.1951-20.01.2019), second son of an illustrious cricketing family, who passed away aged 67, was a man of many parts. Outstanding schoolboy cricketer at Ananda College, who eventually played 2 Test matches for the country. Accountant, musician, erudite author and speaker on the Dhamma. Astute businessman and a generous philanthropist to the [...]
Cricket Umpire (Coach) Raja Athukorala No More
Raja Athukorala, the veteran Cricket Umpire and coach par excellence passed away at the age of eighty years. After one’s mother and father, it is the teacher who is to be revered as a God. Raja Athukorala was the person who found Hashan Tilakaratne and Asanka Gurusinghe at the tender age of nine years, they [...]
That rare feat by the three siblings from the school by the sea
It is a rare feat to have three brothers leading the school in any field of sport. At S. Thomas’ College, Mt. Lavinia this rare feat was achieved twice, by two families. They are the Rajapaksa family and Senanayake the family. Though the father, the former President of the country Mahinda Rajapaksa, didn’t play rugby [...]
SL Masters T20 League Tournament on Feb.3
It was revealed at the press conference held at the Mercantile Cricket Association (MCA) Fine Dining Restaurant on Wednesday (30) that 4 teams of veterans will be in action at the inaugural Sri Lanka Masters T20 League Quadrangular Tournament 2019, starting on February 3. The senior citizens- Over (O)-50, of 4 Cricket Associations- MCA, State [...]