Royal march by Thomians
140th Battle of the Blues S. Thomas’s College pulled off a convincing 7-wicket win over archrival Royal College in their 140th Battle of Blues big match which ended at Sinhalese Sports Club ground last afternoon. Left with a simple target of 122 with ample time, the boys by the sea raced to the target in [...]
Imperious South Africa look to close out series
South Africa have gone back to their dominant ways at home and will look to capitalise against a dented Sri Lankan team when they clash in the third ODI today. South Africa are leaving no stone unturned in showing that the Test series defeat was nothing more than an aberration. Imran Tahir spun them [...]
St. Peter’s down Kingswood
The Peterites who lost by a point to the Thomians last week, made sure that the same fate won’t befall them this time by beating 14-7 Kingswood in a close game at Nittawela. Hirusha Sampath was hero and villain in turn. He charged down a kick and fell on the ball to score Kingswood’s solitary [...]
Yesteryear’s schoolboy sportsman, Ray de Silva passes away
A popular schoolboy sportsman of yesteryear, Ray de Silva passed away this week. A triple coloursman at Royal College, Colombo, de Silva played First XI cricket in 1969 as a wicket-keeper under the captaincy of Eardley Lieversz and in the Royal-Thomians from 1971-73 under Jagath Fernando, Asitha Jayaweera and Ajita Pasqual. He was in the [...]
Sawmiyan, Thanujan shine in drawn match
St. John’s opening pair Christy Thanujan and Nagenthirarajah Sawmiyan shone for St John’s Jaffna in their drawn 113th Battle of the North big match against traditional rivals Jaffna Central concluded at the Central ground in Jaffna yesterday. The pair made amends of their failure in the first innings as they led the sides’ fight back [...]
Navod leads, but Pasindu closing in
Like we indicated last week, a battle between leader Navod Paranavithana and Pasindu Ushetti is brewing up for the top position of the All-Island Schools segment as the 21st week results of the Dialog 4G-the Sunday Times Most Popular Schoolboy Cricketer of the Year 2019 are released. After last week’s sudden acceleration from Maris Stella’s [...]
Hindu College, Colombo triumph by 71 runs
Hindu College, Colombo defeated their traditional rivals Hindu College, Jaffna by 71 runs in their 10th annual Battle of Hindu Inter-School Big Match which concluded at the P. Sara Oval in Colombo yesterday. Hindu College, Jaffna were bowled out for just 84 runs in their second innings after they were set a victory target of [...]
Sylvestrian resolution wins the day
St. Sylvesters, who were in a sorry situation at one stage on day one, ended on 228. This total provided far beyond the capabilities of the Vidyartha batsmen who were rolled over for 146 in the 61st Big Match played at Pallekelle. Nishantha Indrajith’s unbeaten 49 was the second highest score for the Sylvestrians, Wijetilleke [...]
Courageous Pubudu departs and chaos takes over
Trinity skipper Pubudu Bandara came in at number ten because of a shoulder strain on the first day. At 132 for 9 with sturdy assistance firstly from last man Ruvin Pieris, Bandara advanced the total to 173, contributing a brave battling 60 off 99 balls. He had eight fours and two sixes in his knock [...]
Science down Zahira to record first win
Science College pulled off a splendid 19-8 victory over Zahira College in their Inter-Schools Under-19 League Rugby Tournament match worked off at Mount Lavinia yesterday. Science College fully exploited their home advantage and went on register their first win this season while collecting their points from two goals and one try. Zahira of course were [...]
Paul Farbrace credits Dilshan for his bravery
Ten years after Sri Lankan cricketers came under a terrorist attack in Lahore, Paul Farbrace–the team’s assistant coach at that time has credited former Sri Lanka opener TM Dilshan for saving their lives. Six police officers and a driver were killed and seven members of the Sri Lanka contingent wounded in Lahore on March 3, [...]
Asia Asset to meet Pyramid Wilmar in final
Asia Asset Finance and Pyramid Wilmar qualified to meet in the finals of the BMW Hyundai-MCA ‘C’ Division 50 Over League Tournament when they defeated Commercial Bank and HNB Finance respectively in the two semi-final matches played yesterday. In the first semi final match at the MCA Grounds Sachindra Hiraj (101) guided Asia Asset Finance [...]
Karandeniya Central’s Samith Isuru in sight of a rare double
To reach milestones in batting and bowling in one season is a rare achievement that will be hard to erase. A superb all-rounder from Karandeniya Central College, Samith Isuru has scored 1,013 runs and in on the verge of reaching 100 wickets, as he already has 95 wickets, with one match to go. Isuru is [...]
Training for Sri Lanka cricketers in England well ahead of World Cup
Desperate to get its national team back to winning in the limited-over format ahead of the global showpiece, the World Cup, Sri Lanka Cricket has lined up a series of training programs to make the players ready. The 1996 champions and 2007 and 2011 runners-up, Sri Lanka, are currently in disarray with almost all positions [...]
Bonita Odayar re-elected TTSC President
Bonita Odayar of Amadeus Lanka was unanimously re-elected President of the Travel Trade Sports Club (TTSC) for a 2nd term, at its 43rd Annual general Meeting held at Ramada Colombo, last Wednesday. Two new faces in the Committee are Marvan Madanayake of Mack Air and Nalika Abeysuriya of Walkers & Whittalls. In her 1st term [...]
Leading schools battle it out for supremacy
Leading Schools Ananda, Nalanda and Royal College Colombo will battle it out in the triangular volleyball tournament that will commence on Monday. It will be a two day tournament and will be played at the Royal College Sports complex. The tournament is organised by the Royal College Volleyball Advisory and the Management Committee.(RCUVAMC). The tournament [...]
Confident Ransilu aiming to lift Sri Lanka powerlifting to a different level
Powerlifting champion Ransilu Jayathilake urges the public to support the team as they embark on a journey to qualify for the Powerlifting World Championship that is scheduled to commence in Sweden this year. The Qualifying Event for the World Championship will be held in Gold Coast, Australia from March 11 to 18. The team includes [...]
An exciting school rugby game on the cards at Pallekele today
Leaving aside the Bradby Shield, nothing in school rugby is bigger than the clash between Trinity and Isipathana. Last year’s match ended in a draw and it was pulsating while it lasted. Today, these two giants of local rugby lock horns at Pallekele. These teams won their games last Saturday as a precursor to this [...]
Mahinda’s chance to turn tables on Richmond
Comparing the performances at the ongoing Schools Under-19 Division I Cricket Tournament, it is evident that Mahinda College have performed better and are with a wafer thin edge over rivals Richmond College when they meet for the 114th Lovers’ Quarrel at the Galle International Cricket Stadium on March 15 and 16. Hosts Mahinda playing in [...]
Can in-form Rajans clinch 113th Big Match?
Dharmaraja College is expected to dominate Kingswood College in their 113th Big Match encounter to be played this Friday and Saturday at Pallekele. Two factors lead to this view. Dharmaraja has battled well throughout the season, while Kingswood’s batsmen have let the side down, more often than not. Rajans skipper Sachintha Senanayake has made five [...]
Singer Sri Lanka Girls Under-19 Cricket Tournament 2019
With Devapathiraja Girls School, Rathgama, emerging champions in the 6th Singer Sri Lanka Under (U)-19 Girls Cricket tournament for the 4th consecutive year, the curtain came down on the 2019 Girls’ Cricket season at Thurstan College Grounds recently. The 6th Edition saw 34 Girls Schools again competing in the tournament. The Sunday Times spoke to [...]
Spinners will dominate in Bandarawela
Foremost Big Match in the Uva Province, the 15th Golden Battle of Uva, between Bandarawela Central College and St. Joseph’s College Bandarawela,will be held on March 15 and 16, at the Bandarawela Municipal Council ground. The inaugural Big Match between these two teams was in 1967 and was interrupted midway due to various challenges. The [...]
Moratuwa to come alive next weekend
The 69th Battle of the Golds, the big match between Prince of Wales’ and St. Sebastian’s colleges will be worked off on March 15 and 16 at the De Soysa Stadium in Moratuwa, followed by the 34th Limited Overs match on the following day, March 17, at the same venue. This year the Cambrians will [...]
Corporal Punishment has no place in school sports
There is a debate on the act of physical assault on a Rugby player, on the basis that it is an internal issue or, the premise that the World Rugby (WR) Code should not be applicable in this case. Well, what would happen if the flow of funds from WR or the Asian Rugby Football [...]
Finding the ‘Magic-Portion’
Compiling an effective training team becomes important to professionals, as they climb up the rankings. Their needs change, so, forming a compatible team is a complex process. At year-end, professional players plan for the next year. If they have done well, the team stays, if not, they change it. What they are looking for is [...]
Sri Lanka wheelchair tennis team qualify for World Team Cup
The Sri Lanka Wheelchair Tennis team made Sri Lanka proud by winning the championships at the recently concluded BNP Paribas World Team Cup qualifying round held in Malaysia. The Sri Lankans were unbeaten during the course of the tournament. Lanka took an unassailable 2-0 lead against China, in the 1st stage. In the opening singles, [...]
An incomparable and outstanding sporting hybrid
“Strange things happened in the world of Cricket at Oxford University in the ’30s, few stranger than that of de Saram, one of the finest bats at either Universities between the wars, given only one trial in the Park in his first two years.” So wrote the editor of not only the prestigious Wisden Almanack [...]