Government pursues million-dollar project once again
Months after the project was put on hold over questions of financial viability, the Government is once again pursuing the multi-million dollar proposed High Altitude Training Center in Nuwara Eliya. Last week, Cabinet gave the nod for the Finance Ministry to conduct negotiations with the Government-owned People’s Bank to partly finance the project. The Export [...]
Thanusha Sandaruwan shifts gears in Emerging Schools category
Thanusha Sandaruwan Costa of St. John’s College, Nugegoda, made a sudden acceleration to his pace to claim the second place of the Emerging Schools category, while the leaders of all three segments remain unchanged at the end of 24th week of the Dialog 4G-the Sunday Times Most Popular Schoolboy Cricketer of the Year 2019 contest. [...]
Joes fight back to break Pathana hearts
St. Joseph’s College shoved and charged their way through the Isipathana College defence to win 18-17, in a closely fought contest of a Singer Schools Rugby League match at Havelock Park, yesterday. St. Joseph’s scored from two tries, a conversion and two penalties while the Green Machine scored from two converted tries and a penalty. [...]
DS dominate drawn game against Mahanama
The 13th Battle of the Golds Big Match cricket encounter between D.S. Senanayake and Mahanama colleges ended in a tame draw at the P. Sara Oval in Colombo yesterday, with the former dominating play on both days. The Dons were 90 for 1 in their second innings, when the game came to an abrupt end [...]
Wesley survive late rally to beat S. Thomas’
Wesley College survived a fierce late rally from S. Thomas’ College before recording a thrilling 26-24 win in their Inter-Schools Under-19 League Rugby Tournament encounter worked off at Mount Lavinia yesterday. The Wesleyites after having suffered back-to-back defeats in their previous two outings came out with their best performance to mesmerize their opponents while collecting [...]
Peterite power and grit prevail
All good things have to end. This was so in the case of twice champions Royal who tasted defeat at the hands of a highly charged Peterite outfit. The Peterites scored 12 points (a goal and a try) while Royal replied with 8 (a penalty and a try) in their match at Bambalapitiya. Two strong [...]
Kingswood outclass Maliyadeva
Kingswood College scored their second win this season when they outplayed newcomers to the Singer league 2019, Maliyadeva College by 62 points (10 tries, 6 conversions) to 12 points (4 penalties) at the Nittawela Rugby Stadium yesterday. At the breather the winners led 29/3. Kingswood ended first round on top when they outclassed Maliyadeva in [...]
Hirantha and Hirusha power STC Matara to 5-wicket win
An unbeaten 97-run stand for the sixth wicket between Hirantha Lakshan (45 not out) and Hirusha Jeewadith (44 not out) helped St. Thomas’ College to a 5-wicket win in their 20th Limited Overs encounter against Big Match rivals St. Servatius College at the Uyanwatte Stadium in Matara yesterday. Electing to bat first, the Servatians were [...]
Asoka beat President Kotte by 5 wickets
Asoka Vidyalaya recorded a comfortable 5-wicket victory against traditional rivals, Presidents College Kotte in the 13th Battle of Golds Limited Overs Big Match played at the R. Premadasa Stadium in Colombo yesterday. The match turned out to be a low-scoring affair after Presidents elected to bat first and were skittled out for 85 runs just [...]
Sokians take control over hapless Devans
The 52nd Battle of the Blues of Ambalangoda between Dharmasoka and Sri Devananda has created the much needed excitement for the second day today, as Dharmasoka gained a 95-run advantage at the end of first day’s play at the De Zoysa Stadium in Moratuwa yesterday. Dharmasoka were bowled out for 201 runs after being put [...]
Sri Rahula in easy 7 wicket win
Sri Rahula Vidyalaya, Katugastota rode on the shoulders of their pair of bowlersDilshan Arambagedara and Akash Gardiyawasam, to record a comfortable 7-wicket win against Sri Sumangala College, Kandy in their annual Limited Overs Big Match cricket encounter played at Pallekele yesterday. The Sri Sumangala skipper’s decision to bat first, after winning the toss, proved to [...]
Antonians rally to beat Zahira
St. Anthony’s College rallied around to beat Zahira College 27-21 in their Inter-Schools Under-19 League Rugby Tournament fixture worked off at Maradana yesterday. The Antonians who were trailing 7-9 at half time came back magnificently in the second half while collecting their points from two goals, two tries and one penalty. Even then, Zahira despite [...]
Quarter finalist found
Tall scoring marked the four pre quarter-final matches played yesterday at the Mercantile Cricket Association grounds and Irrigation grounds, Ratmalana in the morning and evening of the MCA ‘E’ Division 25 Over Cricket Tournament 2019. Emerchemie NB (Ceylon) with 244 runs and Maliban Biscuits with 220 runs scored wins over Ceylon Tobacco Company and Commercial [...]
Kalutara MV down Tissa Central by five wickets
A match bag of eight wickets by Kavindu Jayawickrama and half tons by Krishan Viranga and Vivindu Silva helped Kalutara MV record a comfortable five wicket win over traditional rivals Tissa Central Kalutara in the 61st Battle of Mangoosteen big match concluded at Kalutara yesterday. Kalutara MV chasing 111 runs for victory was helped by [...]
Richmond beat Joes to reach semis
Right-arm paceman Amshi de Silva picked seven scalps to spearhead Richmond College to a moderate 2-wicket win against St. Joseph’s College in the Singer Schools Under-19 Limited Overs Tournament quarter-final match played at Galle yesterday. Electing to bat first, the Josephians were given a torrid time by the Richmondites, who played a clinical game overall. [...]
Sri Lanka favourites at New Zealand-Asia Cup
Sri Lanka Indoor Cricket team will leave for Singapore today to take part in the New Zealand-Asia Cup. The six nation tournament, a 16 overs per side will be held from April 3 to 6. Seven teams from six nations will lock horns at this event with the host nation Singapore fielding two teams. Other [...]
Brandix Essentials wins Wurth Endurance Karting Challenge 2019 at SLKC
Brilliant driving performance and exceptional teamwork by Team Brandix throughout the race led them to bag the top podium position at Sri Lanka’s first ever corporate karting challenge, the Wurth Endurance Karting Challenge 2019, held at Sri Lankan Karting Circuit’s (SLKC) international track last Saturday. The race was officiated by Ceylon Motor Sports Club. The [...]
NOC’s ‘gratuitous’ struggle for independence
In an unprecedented move, the National Olympic Committee of Sri Lanka (NOCSL) which is recognised under the Sports Law has sought complete independence and autonomy claiming non-Government organisation (NGO) status with no links whatsoever with the Government. Writing directly to the Attorney General, despite not having a mandate to do so, the local body has [...]
Sri Lanka become the bunnies of Asian Football
Despite Sri Lanka’s disastrous outing at the recently concluded AFC Under (U)-23 Qualification Round Football Tournament held in Bahrain, the coaching staff is still echoing the usual mantra of, “We gained a lot of experience”, rather than fact-finding or exploring a constructive remedy. The Sri Lanka U-23 side, slotted in Group ‘B’, alongside Palestine, hosts [...]
Lavanga dazzles as Visakha clinch Motwani Shield
Lavanga Kaluarachchi produced a fine all-round performance to spearhead Visakha Vidyalaya, Colombo beat Sujatha Vidyalaya, Nugegoda in their inaugural Inter-School Netball Big Match worked off at the Racecourse Grounds in Reid Avenue on Friday. Lavanga led from the front as the Visakha Under-19 Team defeated their rivals 49-10 after having built up a commanding 14-4 [...]
Defenders FC look to retain Vantage FA Cup
Defenders FC will start as favourites to win the title once again as the Vantage FA Cup Football Tournament began with the first-round matches worked off island-wide yesterday. The tournament is conducted by the Football Federation of Sri Lanka (FFSL) and sponsored by Vantage, a leading fashion brand of Ebony Holdings (Pvt) Limited. In fact, [...]
West Indies become Champions again at the 1979 World Cup
The 2nd Cricket World Cup (WC) staged in England from June 9-23, 1979, 4 years after the first WC, was again won by the West Indies. The format of the tournament remained unchanged from 1975, with 8 countries participating. Other than the 6 Test-playing nations, Sri Lanka and Canada made up the 7nth and 8th [...]
Wheelchair warriors of a ‘different’ tennis
Sri Lanka’s nearly 3-decade ‘civil war’ killed many soldiers, while a large number ended up injured and disabled. It has been a decade since the war has ended and it is incredible to see how they overcame the trauma of the war and are now preparing to write a new chapter in the history of [...]
All set for 3rd Sri Lanka T-Cup International Cycle Tour
The 3rd edition of the Sri Lanka T-Cup International Cycle Tour will be held from May 10-12 from Pasikudah to Negombo- a distance of 350 km. The event is sponsored and organised by Lanka Sportreizen (LSR) and conducted by the Cycling Federation of Sri Lanka (CFSL) and Union Cyclists Internationale (UCI). Along with 5 local [...]
Galle win Women’s Provincial cricket title
Team Galle emerged champions of the Women’s Super Provincial Cricket Tournament 2019 conducted by Sri Lanka Cricket which concluded recently. Four teams namely Colombo, Galle, Kandy and Dambulla took part in the tournament which opened the doors for new talent for the national women’s cricket team. The champions Galle beat Team Colombo and Team Kandy [...]
Senadheera twins serve Trinity well
Ten members of a family turning out for their school cricket team in the course of a few years, is quite something, and stands to the eternal credit of the Ananda brothers from Mahinda. Moving to the Central Province, the Jayasundara twins of Dharmaraja take pride of place. Amanda, the elder, was one of the [...]
Can Sri Lanka Football ever recover from its downward spiral?
The hosannas that heralded the entry of Sri Lanka’s high-profile coach Rumy Packeer Ali seems like a distant cry. Every outing now seems like another nail in the coffin, with the constant grandstanding by tour managers making the joke, a tragedy! In the ongoing AFC Championship, Palestine slaughtered the local lads 9:0 and then Bahrain [...]
Rahula searching for a win at the Oval
Rahula College will be looking forward to equal the series when they are hosted for the 8th Battle of the Golden Lions by Dharmapala College Pannipitiya at the P Sara Oval on April 5 and 6. The inaugural big match between these two schools was played as the Ruhunu Maya Encounter and was hosted by [...]
MAS Kings and Queens
MAS continued their dominance in Mercantile Table Tennis (TT) when their Men’s and Women’s teams emerged ‘A’ Division Champions at the 62nd Inter Club League TT Tournament 2019 concluded at the S. Thomas’ College Sports Complex last weekend. MAS Men and Women paddlers defeated Seylan Bank in the respective finals. A total of 294 Paddlers [...]
Impressive entries for RTC season opener today
Two favourite runners have been forced to skip today’s RTC Spring and Summer Raceday at the Racecourse in Nuwara Eliya, due to medical reasons, and their closest rivals will grab the opportunity to gain momentum and status. The two horses are tipped to miss the inaugural event hosted by the Royal Turf Club (RTC) after [...]
‘The Sports Weekly’ – Saturdays 7.05pm on SLBC
The Sports Weekly’ the latest programme of the Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporation (SLBC) will be aired every Saturday at 7.05 pm on 97.4 and 97.6 frequencies. The purpose of this new programme is to provide up to date Sports information to local and overseas listeners. Presented by Amitha Abeynaike and Chandana De Silva, this programme [...]
Baptism of fire for RAC duo at Northern Speed Rally
Ashan Silva, currently rated as Sri Lanka’s top race driver, and co-driver Irfan Fuad emerged the best pair of drivers at the Northern Speed Rally, a 130-kilometre rally with nine stages, held in Jaffna. But out of the 14 pairs of drivers and co-drivers, rookie twosome Yasith Gamage and Dhakshina Amarasinghe impressed by their standout [...]
Sri Lanka Defence Services complete 45 years in World Military Sports
Founded in February 18, 1948 in Nice, France, the International Military Sports Council (CISM) is one of the largest multi-disciplinary organisations in the world. Soldiers, who, previously, may have met on the battlefield, now meet in friendship on the sports field through its motto ‘Friendship through Sports’. This is in accordance with the philosophy and [...]
Bede: the man behind the champions of St. Benedict’s
APPRECIATION Wednesday, April 3, marks the 50th death anniversary of Bede Puvimannasinghe, the widely admired Prefect of Games (PoG) and Cadet Master of one of Sri Lanka’s premier Catholic schools, St. Benedict’s College, Kotahena. During more than 10 years as PoG, Bede Puvimannasinghe played a key role in making St. Benedict’s champions in Cricket, Hockey, [...]
Under-18 Boys, Girls qualify for 3×3 Basketball World Cup, Asia Cup
Newly introduced in Sri Lanka, 3×3 Basketball is going great guns, as the Sri Lanka Under (U)-18 Boys and Girls teams have qualified to play in the 2019 3×3 World Cup and 3×3 Asia Cup championships. Sri Lanka beat Japan and Egypt for the 1st time in the history of the game and qualified for [...]
Women’s Inter-Provincial Rugby 7s today at Welisara
The first rugby tournament for the year organised and conducted by the Women’s Rugby Committee of the Sri Lanka Rugby, the Inter-Province Rugby Development 7s, will kick off at the Sri Lanka Navy Grounds, Welisara, today at 8.30am. The 12-team Inter-Province Women’s Rugby Development 7s, will be played for the SAGT Trophy, named after the [...]