More Sri Lankans in charge-list
More Sri Lankans will be charged under the International Cricket Council’s (ICC) Anti-Corruption Code as the watchdog body edges closer to completing their months-long investigations into match fixing in Sri Lanka, a senior official told the Sunday Times. Sri Lanka cricket has been under investigation since 2017 after several former players questioned the manner [...]
Navod sends warning to others; creates huge lead
All-Island Schools category leader Navod Paranavithana of Mahinda College Galle sent a stern warning to his rivals in the list, clearly to his closest, Pasindu Ushetti of Maris Stella College, that the allrounder from the south is all out to clinch the Dialog 4G-the Sunday Times Most Popular Schoolboy Cricketer of the Year 2019 contest. [...]
Hathuru stays on, de Mel as Team Manager
National Cricket Selectors and Head Coach who were at loggerheads for several weeks have decided to iron out their differences and work towards a successful World Cup campaign in England. This was after Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) decided to retain the services of their beleaguered Head Coach Chandika Hathurusingha for the World Cup despite mounting [...]
Malinga mulls retirement after T20 World Cup in 2020
Lasith Malinga who is almost assured of a place in the 50-over World Cup squad in England in June, aims to play next year’s T20 World Cup in Australia before signing off from international cricket. Malinga, 35, has picked up 322 wickets from 218 ODI games–including a rare four-in-four balls against South Africa in the [...]
Lucky Pathana survive torrid Zahira attacks
It was expected to be a mis-match. Pre-match predictions were about a 40 point total. But unfancied, unhonoured and unsung, a Zahira fifteen that had loads of courage and determination in the face of great odds, went under to Isipathana by 17 points (2 goals, a penalty) to 3 (a penalty) at Havelock Park yesterday. [...]
Sri Sumangala dominate
Sri Sumangala Panadura dominated the drawn 67th Battle of the Gold’s big match against traditional rivals Moratu MV which concluded at De Zoysa Stadium in Moratuwa yesterday. Moratu MV in reply to the Sumangalians score of 192 resuming from their overnight score of 75 for 6 were bundled out for 131. Results At Moratuwa: [...]
Royal overcome Kingswood test
Kingswood were expected to give the Royalists, the champions of the last two years, a good run for their money. What actually took place was a little different. Royal called on their famed defensive skills to ensure that there opponents were not given too much space and time in their half. The fact that Kingswood [...]
Nalanda Boys School advance to quarters
Nalanda Boys School Minuwangoda advanced to the quarter final of the Under-19 Division III Two Day Cricket Tournament when they recorded an innings and 133 runs win over St. Joseph’s Bandarawela in the pre-quarter final encounter concluded at Godigamuwa yesterday. St. Joseph’s Bandarawela 90 (Randuna Roshan 21: Kavishka Lakshan 4 for 20, Mahindu [...]
Lakshan, Sachintha steer St. Joseph’s
Lakshan Gamage and Sachintha Ravindu were the heroes of St. Joseph’s 10-run win on the Duckworth/Lewis method against St.Peter’s in the 45th Battle of the Saints limited over encounter played at the SSC ground yesterday. The duo came to the rescue of the side with a match winning partnership when the Josephians were struggling at [...]
Nalanda advance to semifinals
Nalanda College advanced to the semifinals of the Under 19 Division One inter-school two-day tournament with an easy first innings over Thurstan in the quarterfinal match concluded at Mt Lavinia yesterday. In response to Trinity’s 165, St. Sebastian’s college ended the day on 86 for 3 in another quarterfinal match played in Kurunegala. The match [...]
Mahinda win low scoring game after nine years
Mahinda College made amends for losing the big match last weekend by registering a 3-wicket win in the limited over version to claim the RCU Colombo Centenary Challenge Trophy yesterday. It was after nine years that the Mahindians were able to breach Richmond’s dominance of the limited over version. Richmond still lead the series 20 [...]
Havies get another title shot, but against the unpredictable Airmen
The Air Force who have upset all calculations by reaching today’s Clifford Cup final against the Havelocks, would do well to remember that one swallow does not make a summer; They were Lucky beyond measure that they didn’t have to engage the champions, Kandy SC, who pulled out for reasons best known to them. If [...]
Six qualify for World Powerlifting Championship; Men’s team emerge overall champs at qualifying event
Sri Lanka Powerlifting team created history when they emerged Overall Men’s champions at the Qualifying Event for the World Powerlifting Championship held in Gold Coast, Australia. Sri Lanka fielded a team of 11 powerlifters for the qualifying event held from March 11 to 18 and returned with a tally of eight gold medals and four [...]
Veteran Surfers keen to make Panadura a beach recreation hub
A legendary photograph, taken 51 years ago of three local surfers after tackling the ocean waves off the Pinwatta beach, near Panadura, was presented to Jie Jie Beach Hotel last Sunday, by a group of veteran local surfers, who used to addictively and ardently engage in the sport. The then active, energetic and youthful surfers, [...]
Navinda Ranga leads all the way to win March Edition in Nuwara Eliya
Veteran Amateur Golfer Navinda Ranga, came to his own at the beautiful Nuwara Eliya Golf Club Course (NEGC) leading all four rounds of the Lectra Sri Lanka Golf Grand-Prix 2019, March Edition winning two strokes from another veteran B.A. Sanjeewa, who was eight strokes ahead of Sisira Kumara the winner of the February edition played [...]
AASL targets six medals at Asian Meet
Sri Lanka will be targeting at least six medals at the 23rd Asian Senior Athletics Championships which will be worked off from April 21 to 24 in Doha, Qatar. President of the Athletics Association of Sri Lanka (AASL) Major General Palitha Fernando believes Sri Lankan athletes have the potential to win medals and hoped that [...]
Sri Lanka suffer heavy defeat against Palestine
Sri Lanka suffered a heavy 0-9 defeat at the hands of Palestine in their opening fixture of the AFC U23 Championship Thailand 2020 qualifying on Friday. Four goals in the opening half-hour paved the way to three points for Ayman Sandouqa’s side, who made the most of their dominance to pile on another five after [...]
Thilanga wants rich sports bodies to support poor associations
Former President of Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) Thilanga Sumathipala has proposed to the Minister of Sports, Harin Fernando to request all rich sports bodies to make a monetary contribution to the Sports Development Fund to help those less affluent sports bodies. Sumathipala has suggested that such well-to-do associations with handsome annual grants from their respective [...]
Virtusa and Ansell Lanka win
Virtusa Pvt. Ltd. and Ansell Lanka emerged victorious in their MCA E Division Cricket tournament preliminary round matches played yesterday at the MCA and Bandaranaike College Grounds, Veyangoda respectively. At the MCA Grounds, Virtusa batting first scored 145 in 24.5 overs. Tharindu Silva top scored with 59 while their bowlers Sadeen Thaufiq, Sithara Lakmal and [...]
When World Cup Cricket was first introduced in 1975
The first-ever Cricket World Cup organised by the ICC, called the Prudential Cup, sponsored by Prudential Assurance Co., was held in England from June 7-21, 1975, with much fanfare. There were 6 Test-playing nations comprising Australia, England, New Zealand, India, Pakistan and the West Indies. Sri Lanka was also included as a leading Associate [...]
To whom it may concern – ‘In the name of God, GO’!
Addressing the Government’s front Bench in 1971, in the wake of the ‘April Insurrection’, with only a handful of MPs on his side, Leader of the Opposition, J.R. Jayewardene echoed Cromwell’s famous exhortation; “In the name of God, go!”. Today, in 2019, when the UNP, the government is led by Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe, nephew [...]
RTC dedicate cup in memory of the late Ranjit Dahanayake on March 31
In honour of their deceased committee member and horse racing enthusiast Ranjit Dahanayake, the Royal Turf Club (RTC) has dedicated one of its main races of the RTC Spring and Summer Race Cup, on March 31, to his memory. Accordingly the winner of the Thoroughbred Class II race of the RTC Spring and Summer Race [...]
VW Beetle Owners Club celebrate 20 years of ‘Pride of Ownership’
The Volkswagen Beetle Owners Club have made arrangements to hold the 20th annual “Pride of Ownership” drive on Sunday (31). This is a landmark event of the Club, as the Pride of Ownership Drive has carried on unbroken for the past 20 years,and this year’s drive will coincide with the celebration of 100 Years of [...]
Kalana Perera – The allrounder who delivers when needed
Kalana Perera has been an emerging prospect over the last couple of years. At a time when Sri Lanka cricket has given a lot of pain and frustration to our passionate fans, Kalana has been able to give them a reason to celebrate. Recently, he played a crucial role in the Battle of the Blues. [...]
Inter-Club Cycling today
The Cycling Federation of Sri Lanka has arranged the Inter-Club Cycling Championships 2019 today around the Vihara Maha Devi Park in Colombo. The event will also serve as a trial for the South Asian Games and International Competitions for 2019. The championship will consist of 17 events, namely Standard and Mountain, Schoolboys and Schoolgirls Standard, [...]
Indian Wells 2019- Andreescu, Thiem win titles
In the Global Tennis calendar, Indian Wells is one of the few compulsory majors. The event is the brainchild of former American Charles Pasarell, a Puerto Rican well known for his marathon match against Pancho Gonzales, in Wimbledon of 1969. Pasarell started Indian Wells and dedicated his life to make it what it is now. [...]
Chandima, Lakmali fly high at Carrom
Udesh Chandima and Chalani Lakmali of Sri Lanka Air Force flew high at the Grand Slam Carrom Championship 2019 organised and conducted by the Carrom Federation, worked off at the Carrom Federation Headquarters, Kohuwala recently. Chandima exhibited a high quality of slicing to overcome the reigning national champion, Royalist Shaheed Hilmy, 2-1 in the finals. [...]
Kandy Schools Cricket season ends with 50-Over Matches
Save for two or three ‘New’ Big Matches, the Cricket season in Kandy will effectively end with the Limited Over encounters between Kingswood and Dharmaraja and St. Sylvester’s and Vidyartha today at Pallekele and Asgiriya respectively. Last year the Kingswood-Dharmaraja match was full of interest, but unfortunately, it ended with a tinge of controversy. Pursuing [...]
Esquel to sponsor Dragon Boating in Sri Lanka
A four-year sponsorship agreement, commencing 2019, to promote Dragon Boating in Sri Lanka, was signed between Apparel exporter, Esquel Sri Lanka Ltd (ESLL) and the National Association for Canoeing & Kayaking, Sri Lanka (NACKSL) this week, in the presence of Minister of Sports, Harin Fernando. Dragon Boating, which is a Canoe Sport, had its origins [...]
Visakha Colombo and Sujatha Nugegoda inaugurate new duel on March 29
The inaugural Motwani Challenge Shield Netball encounter — the Battle of the Golds between Visakha Vidyalaya Colombo and Sujatha Vidyalaya Nugegoda, will be played at Race Course ground in Colombo on March 29 at 9.00am. The inaugural Battle of the Gold event is hosted by Sujatha Vidyalaya Nugegoda and the responsibility of hosting will change [...]
Sri Lanka out of semi-finals in SAFF Women’s Championships
Sri Lanka was ousted from the South Asian Football Federation (SAFF) Women’s Championships losing 0-4 to Nepal in the semi-finals. Thus Sri Lanka’s chances of being in the final were dashed. The tournament took place from March 12 to 22. The tournament is in Nepal where six South Asian countries participated. Sri Lanka took part [...]