Domestic sports events put on hold in Sri Lanka
The Ministry of Defence has advised sports associations and organisers of sports events to hold back competitions and events for a few more days, until the prevailing security situation of the country eases, inthe aftermath of the Easter Sunday terrorist attacks which claimed over 250 lives. Last Sunday, April 21, few notable sporting events were [...]
AASL to examine Sri Lanka’s dismal show
The Selection Committee of the Sri Lanka Athletics Association (SLAA) has decided to launch an investigation into the dismal performance of the Sri Lankan athletes at the 23rd Asian Athletics Championships held in Doha, Qatar recently. The 15-member strong (men and women) Sri Lankan contingent managed to secure just a solitary bronze medal through the [...]
Snakes and Ladders in cricket
The game of snakes and ladders is at play once again. National team coach Chandika Hathurusingha’s One Day record, in particular, was poor. Recalled to Colombo for a grilling, Hathurusingha seemed to have survived a down-grade and is concentrating his attention on the World Cup. His future will be determined by success or failure at [...]
Navod, Lithija and Sathya sweep titles
Navod Paranavithana of Mahinda College Galle, Lithija Kalhara of Ananda Maithri National School Balangoda and Sathya Sandeepani of Devapathiraja College Ratgama swept the boards to win the three crowns of the Dialog 4G-the Sunday Times Most Popular Schoolboy Cricketer of the Year 2019 contest. The three contenders outsmarted the rest in their respective categories, while [...]
KJP – the Spirited Fighter of Sri Lanka cricket
If dashing opener Kusal Janith Perera (KJP) was born in to the Red Indian clan, his name would probably be ‘Spirited Fighter’. To confer KJP with that nickname or ‘title’ there are reasons beyond just one. If KJP had opted to bow down to the ban imposed by the International Cricket Council (ICC) in December [...]
eSports women’s cyber games powered by SLT Fibre
Sri Lanka Telecom (SLT), the provider of ultra-fast fibre optic was proud to announce that the company will be powering the latest in cyber games, SLT eSports Women’s Cyber Games organized by Gamer.lk. The SLT eSports Women’s Cyber Games, the first ever eSports event organised solely for female contestants will be held at Colombo City [...]
Week in Sports with Ishan Samaraweera
This segment gives our readers brief updates on all the sporting action that happened during the course of the week.Athletics Asian Athletic Championship 2019 Vidusha Lakshani won the solitary medal for Sri Lanka Triple jumper, Vidusha Lakshani, was able to make her country proud as she won the first medal for Sri Lanka in this [...]
When Sri Lanka carried all before them in the 1996 World Cup
Almost a quarter-of-a-century ago, when the 6th Cricket World Cup (WC), also known as the Wills WC, was about to be launched, not a single bookie, local or otherwise, offered any odds for Sri Lanka (SL) to clinch the 1996 WC Trophy. Not without reason either. After all, the island nation had lost the most [...]
Lifecycle of Sri Lankan cricket and the concept of Product Lifecycle
Sometime back we were known as a cricket crazy nation, and some of us had become cricket fanatics but this fanaticism for cricket is now hitting an all time low. Sri Lankan cricket was on the decline. As it happens in product lifecycles, Sri Lankan cricket too reached its saturation point and has recently reached [...]
The Football World grieves with its Sri Lankan brethren who lost their lives!
As a mass sport across the country, Football touches the lives of so many, especially the poor folk of this island nation. Both Kochchikade and Negombo are popular Football centers and there is no doubt the Football community is closely linked to those affected by this calamity. They will, therefore grieve with families that lost [...]
Yasasri, Dewanji and Dr. Fahim top performers
Yasassri Liyanage of Kothalawala Defense University, Dewanji Karunarathna of Peradeniya University and Dr. H.M. Fahim of Matale District Tennis Club clinched singles titles at the Matale Open Tennis Championship 2019 for men and women concluded at the Matale District Tennis Club courts. Yasassri and Dr. Fahim pocketed a double each in the Boys Over-18 and [...]
Remembering Bryan
Eustace Bryan Pereira passed away on 3 April 2019 at the age of 78, quite unexpectedly, but peacefully, with dignity and with no fuss in keeping with his gentle character and laconic lifestyle. Bryan operated in a by-gone time capsule setting his own agenda, quite oblivious to the topsy turvy and goings on of the [...]