Avishka vs ICC: Battle is on
At the end of the first day’s play against Australia during the second Test in Canberra, Avishka Gunawardene, Sri Lanka’s stop-gap batting coach, was in the team hotel when two International Cricket Council (ICC) anti-corruption officers walked in and asked for his mobile phones. They said they were following instructions from headquarters. He did not [...]
Sumathi Dharmawardena promoted as Additional Solicitor General of AGD
Senior Deputy Solicitor General (SDSG) Sumathi Dharmawardena, who was instrumental in preparing the proposed match-fixing Law, has been promoted Additional Solicitor General (ASG) of the Attorney General’s Department. He is a member of the Appeal Board of the Sri Lanka Anti-Doping Agency. In addition, he advises the Ministry of Sports with regard to Legal matters, [...]
IOC warns Sports Minister in exercising his power
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has warned the Sports Minister not to exercise his powers under the existing Sports Law until it is revised as ‘it goes against the basic principle of “responsible autonomy’ of the Olympic Movement’ The warning comes in the wake of the Sports Minister’s decision to appoint interim committees to a [...]
1st ODI between Scotland and Sri Lanka in Edinburgh abandoned
The first ODI between touring Sri Lanka and hosts Scotland was abandoned after torrential rain washed out hopes of beginning the match at Edinburgh yesterday. The match was scheduled to begin at 11.00am local time (3.30pm SL time) but rain continued up until 12.30pm, when the cutoff of number of overs begin. Match officials inspected [...]
Roy Dias hunts for quality
Sri Lanka ‘A’ team Coach Roy Dias is confident of his team’s chances in the upcoming tour of India despite missing two key players due to injury. Seamer Dushmantha Chameera and young left-arm spinner Lasith Embuldeniya, though named in the squad have been ruled out as they are yet to gain full fitness following injuries. [...]
Inaugural SL Basketball League scheduled for May 2, postponed
The inaugural Sri Lanka Basketball League (SLBL) scheduled for May 2, has been postponed due to the present security situation in the country. Sri Lanka Basketball Federation (SLBF) Vice President Chandana Litanage told the Sunday Times that the organising committee unanimously decided to monitor the situation in the country for some time, before declaring a [...]
FIFA offers US$ 500K for Semi-Pro League
The Football Federation of Sri Lanka (FFSL) is making plans to introduce a semi-professional League tournament with FIFA, the global governing body for Football, coming in to financially assist the venture. FIFA has assured FFSL of US$ 500,000, equivalent to LKR 8 million, to conduct the intended semi-professional Football League, where the FFSL will have [...]
Jason Roy on ‘emotional’ century against Pakistan after ‘rough morning’
England batsman Jason Roy said his century against Pakistan was “very emotional” after a “rough morning” in hospital with his baby daughter. The opener struck 114 from 89 balls as England claimed a tense three-wicket win in the fourth ODI at Trent Bridge. “This is a special one for me and my family,” Roy, 28, [...]
Week in Sports by Ishan Samaraweera
This segment gives our readers brief updates on all the sporting action that happened during the course of the week Cricket Vaas replaces Gunawardane as Emerging team coach Former Sri Lanka fast bowler Chaminda Vaas, who was serving as Sri Lanka Under-19 Bowling Coach, was appointed as the Head Coach of Sri Lanka Emerging Team [...]
Whatever happened to Adam Gilchrist’s half Squash ball?
The 9th Cricket World Cup (WC) was staged in the West Indies (WI) from March13-April 28, 2007, with 16 teams divided into 4 Groups. The 2 top teams in each Group moving into a Super 8 format. Australia’s 29 unbeaten wins in the WC, dating back to May 23, 1999, showed their dominance in this [...]
Bertens and Djokovic get rich in Madrid
In WTA Tennis, the Top 20 players have, somewhat, the same game plan. If not on the injured list, the difference among them is in their playing form at any given time. Almost every event so far conducted this year had a different winner. Last week’s Madrid, one of the richest purses outside the Grand-Slam [...]
Sri Lanka Football must unite for the Good of the Sport!
The traumatic incidents of the last few weeks that lashed our nation from that fateful Easter Sunday morning, has grim messages for all sections of our society. By that token, Football is a sport that embraces all races of our nation and has, over the years, united us like few other disciplines have done. From [...]
Terrorism: An excuse to disrupt Schools Rugby
Schools Rugby Round 2 ground to a halt as the country stood shell-shocked with the Easter Sunday bombings. While the country struggles to get back on its feet, continuing Round 2 can have two possible outcomes. Will it prove that Sri Lanka is rebounding or, destroyed by a mere cracker, if lit among the pigeons? [...]