Umpire Dharmasena on six-run controversy
When umpire Kumar Dharmasena signalled six runs off the fourth ball in England’s last over of their World Cup final run chase, there ensued a raging controversy over the validity of his call. This week, Dharmasena defended his decision but admitted the umpires had made a “judgmental error” at that moment. “It’s easy for people [...]
End of an era: Malinga to bow out from ODI cricket on July 26
Veteran seamer Lasith Malinga will end his ODI career on July 26 when Sri Lanka play Bangladesh in the first game of a three-match series. He will continue to be available for T20 cricket. Sri Lanka will have three matches against Bangladesh on July 26, 28 and 31 at the R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo [...]
A finale of unbearable, nail-shredding tension
The 2019 Cricket World Cup may not have lived-up to all the pre-tournament hype, failing to be the six-hitting carnival some had hoped for and dampened for a while during the group stages by poor weather, but no previous edition has witnessed such an amazing finale. It was a vintage final that gripped all those [...]
Kamil, Shamaz, Ahan steer Colombo to victory
Three solid knocks by skipper Kamil Mishara, Mohamed Shamaz and Ahan Wickramasinghe paved the way for Colombo to record a 4-wicket win with four balls to spare against Galle in the Under-19 Super Provincial cricket tournament encounter played at Dambulla yesterday. Chasing 283 to win, Mishara and Shamaz gave the Colombo side a flying start [...]
Champion Peterites shrug off spirited Wesley
The Peterites retained the Milo Presidents Trophy Schools Knockout title, which they annexed last year, by beating a spirited Wesley team by 18 points (a goal, a try, 2 penalties) to 15 (a goal, a try, a penalty) at the Royal Sports Complex yesterday. A simple Thenuka Nanayakkara penalty in the fourth minute gave the [...]
Lankans defend title in a thriller
In a fascinating game of baseball Sri Lanka scored a nerve-wracking one point victory over a gallant Pakistan side to win the West Asia Baseball Championship for the second successive time at the Japan-Sri Lanka Friendship baseball grounds, Diyagama yesterday. Sri Lanka were dominating the game from the start as they scored three points in [...]
Top contenders make it to Cup semis
The conclusion of the second day’s proceedings of the 49th Mercantile Rugby 7s played at Longdon Place yesterday saw top four contenders making it the Cup semi-finals scheduled to be played today. Defending champions Access Group along with three other title contenders Dialog ‘A’, MAS ‘A’ and John Keells Holdings ‘A’ have qualified to battle [...]
Anjalika clinches second title in style
The girl in form and student of Ave Maria Convent Anjalika Kurera continued her winning streak as she clinched her second title of the ongoing 104th Colombo Championship when she coasted to a convincing 2-0 win over Tania Doloswala in the Under 18 girl’s final played at the SLTA tennis courts in Greenpath, Colombo yesterday [...]
A first for fairfirst insurance
A fine unbroken 5th wicket partnership of 70 runs by Chamika Gunasekera and Thilina Masmulla helped fairfirst Insurance to register a six-wicket win to emerge champions of the Mercantile ‘F’ Division cricket tournament played for the fairfirst Insurance Trophy yesterday at the MCA Grounds. Alianz Finance winning the toss and taking lease of the wicket [...]
Sri Lanka’s Doctor Doolittle in Rugby
It will be the first time in history that a Sri Lankan will officiate a Rugby World Cup game in any capacity. Dr. Namith Sankalpana, the Chief Medical Officer of Sri Lanka Rugby (SLR) and a Level 3 qualified Sports Physician, will take the reigns as the Match Day Doctor in the opening game where [...]
Sports Minister realises that good management is vital for success in Sports!
Speaking at the 3rd Presidential Sports Awards on Wednesday evening at the BMICH, Sports Minister Harin Fernando quite rightly declared that, having watched the ICC Cricket World Cup and the development of International Sports in general, he was convinced that top management was required, if we are to achieve success in Sports. His remarks seemed [...]
CWC 2019 – A Pyrrhic victory gained by a cosmopolitan England side
It took 44 years for England, the country that gave the game of cricket to the world at large, after the Cricket World Cup began in 1975, to win the title albeit under circumstances that have left a bad taste in the mouth to most. Being a cricketing bridesmaid for such a long period of [...]
8-Member team for Asian Junior Badminton Championship
Sri Lanka Badminton (SLB) has named an 8-member squad, 4 Boys and 4 Girls, for the Asian Junior Badminton Championship to be held at the Suzhou Olympic Sports Centre in Suzhou, China from July 20-28. The Boys’ team comprises Chamath Kavinda Dias, Dumindu Warnaka Abeywickrama, Lochana Oshan de Silva and Chirath Santhush Illeperuma, while the [...]
Professionals’ Cricket League Tournament now on
The 5th edition of the Professionals’ Cricket League (PCL) Tournament, organised by the Professionals’ Cricket Association (PCA) of Sri Lanka, will be held from July 20-August 4, in Colombo. The PCA is a cricketing body established with the objective of promoting fellowship and camaraderie among professionals in various fields, in the spirit of Cricket. In [...]
Brave hearted wheelchair warriors’ dreams of Paralympic glory in Tokyo
Having shown steady improvement within a short space, Sri Lankan wheelchair tennis players target a birth at the Paralympic Games in Tokyo in 2020. For this, they have three qualifying tournaments in Malaysia. “We are confident that we will qualify for the Olympics,” said Jagath Welikala, the head coach. We want to make our nation [...]
Over 100 teams expected for 2019 Mercantile Volleyball Championships
The 2019 Mercantile Volleyball Championships (MVC) premier round, organised by the Mercantile Volleyball Association will be held on September 7-8, at the National Youth Services Centre (NYSC), Maharagama, with the finals on November 2-3, at the same venue. Applications are now open and will close on August 15. The tournament will be conducted under 3 [...]
Lankan paddlers bow out after Super 8 failure
Sri Lanka paddlers bowed out of the 21st Common wealth Table Tennis Team Championship 2019 at Cuttack, Odisha, India as they finished last in the Super Eight round last week. The Lankan TT players both men and women started off the tournament on a promising note. The men’s team defeated Cyprus 3-2 and lost to [...]
Sajjad Mawzoon new President of Moors Sports Club
M. Sajjad Mawzoon, a longstanding member, was elected 2019-’20 President of the Moors Sports |Club (MSC), uncontested, at its 107th Annual General Meeting. Mawzoon, Managing Director of Pyramid Wilmer, joined the MSC in 1995 and was an Executive Member of MSC from 1999-2005. He was elected President of the prestigious Billiards & Snooker Association of [...]
SL Navy record first Golf victory in 2019
Sri Lanka Navy golfer, Commander Mangala Mummullage gave the naval military establishment its first victory for the year 2019 at the Highlands Cup held in Diyathalawa. The Highlands Cup 2019 annual golf tournament hosted by Sri Lanka Army Golf Club teed off at the scenic Golf Course in Sri Lanka Military Academy in the garrison [...]
Red Bull Campus Cricket National finals 2019 kicks off
The highly awaited eighth edition of Red Bull Campus Cricket (RBCC) National Finals, an Anticipated fixture on the Sri Lankan sports calendar, bringing with it a feverish excitement and spirit is set to begin from today (July 21). This international tournament provides the ideal opportunity for aspiring cricketers to represent their university and gain an [...]
Royal shuttlers Team ‘Super A’ champs
Royal College Under-15 shuttlers became the champions of ‘Super A’ Division at the All-Island Inter-School Team Championship conducted by the Sri Lanka Schools Badminton Association worked off at the Richmond College Indoor Stadium in Galle. These young shuttlers of Royal College gave a fine exhibition of high standard unbeaten shuttle work throughout the tournament. On [...]
Gateway Colombo wins Tennis Championship
Gateway College, Colombo emerged the Inter-International Schools Under-20 Girls Tennis champions at the recent TISSL tournament organised by Asian International School in Colombo. The young team of Gateway Colombo was captained by Tania Doloswela. It was a clean sweep for Gateway Colombo, as they beat beat Asian International School 3-0, Gateway Kandy 3-0 and Lyceum [...]
Milo creates pathway to an experience of lifetime
Eight young talented Sri Lankan football players have been selected for an opportunity of a lifetime, to compete in the first ever Milo Champions Cup, which will be held in Barcelona. Milo hopes to achieve this massive feat by teaming up with FC Barcelona once again. The selected eight players will go on a journey [...]
Royal Colombo and Sangamitta GS Galle Under-15 Super ‘A’ Division shuttle champs
Royal College, Colombo and Sangamitta Girls’ School, Galle emerged champions in the Boys’ and Girls’ Super ‘A’ Divisions respectively at the All Island Schools Under 15 Team Badminton Championship 2019 worked off at the Richmond College, Galle Indoor Stadium last weekend. In the Boys final Royal College defeated Prince of Wales College, Moratuwa while in [...]
Royal Central Polonnaruwa clinches overall championship
Royal Central College Polonnaruwa clinched the overall championship at the recently concluded North-Central Provincial Sports Meet, held as part of the novel ‘Samaposha Provincial Sports Games 2019’ series. Anuradhapura Central College occupied the first runner-up position while Medirigiriya National College finished as second runner-up. Thirty four new provincial record from 116 events were established in [...]
OKI Int. School Wattala enters second round
OKI International School, Wattala entered the 2nd Round of the Singer All Island Under 15 Cricket Tournament Division III on an unbeaten note winning all matches they played in the preliminary round. A fine allround outfit exhibited superb team work and excellent work with the bat and ball. Top all-round performances by Yaeesh Amith and [...]