The Pallekele Triple Treat
The evidence is not conclusive, but Twenty20 cricket against New Zealand doesn’t seem to be the Sri Lankans’ ‘Cup of Tea’. Strange as it may seem for a country that produced a Master Blaster who revolutionised the shortened form of the game. Two games, in particular, confirm my contention. Go back to Auckland in January [...]
Malinga eyes World T20 success as Sri Lanka prepares for NZ series
Skipper Lasith Malinga believes Sri Lanka should build their T20 team over the next 12 months for the World T20 tournament if they are to be competitive at the global event to be held in Australia next year. Malinga has opted for a young team for the three-match series against New Zealand, leaving out regulars [...]
Lankan cricketers still on the fence
Amidst fears that players will refuse to go for the scheduled limited-over series in Pakistan, a decade after the Sri Lankan team was ambushed by gunmen, Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) will given them a thorough brief on security measures in place to woo them into honouring its commitment to a friendly neighbour nation. Sports Minister [...]
Women do it better than the Men
Admittedly, the Sri Lankan Men’s rugby team had an arduous mountain to climb and predictably had a barren day when the First Leg of the Asian Rugby Sevens got underway at Incheon in South Korea. The Men’s team led their Chinese counterparts 7-5 at the short whistle. Janidu Dilshan went over. However, the Chinese, who [...]
J’pura win University Games cricket final
University of Jayawardenapura pulled off a 45 run victory over Jaffna University at the 13th Sri Lanka University Games 50 Over Cricket final played at the Rajarata University Grounds yesterday. Winning the toss J’pura university put up a respectable total of 289 runs in their allotted 50 overs. Kanishka Uggalpura, who top scored with 91 [...]
Stumpers who are a power behind the wickets
The man who stands behind the stumps in cricket, the wicketkeeper, plays a major part on the field, as the man with the best view of the field, having direct contact with the bowler and the captain. A good wicketkeeper always follows the ball from the bowler’s hand till it reaches the bat, and knows [...]
Ajantha – an enigma wrapped in a mystery
Off spinners are a dime a dozen in cricket. Sri Lanka can be proud of the fact that they have produced three of them who have at various times captivated and enchanted fans. These three bowlers had an air of mystery about them and quite often the batsmen were flummoxed, not knowing which way the [...]
Lankan Youth optimistic of a successful run
Sri Lanka Under-19s led by Nipun Dananjaya will look to exploit home advantage to clinch their maiden title at the Under-19 Asia Cup to be played in Sri Lanka starting this Thursday (5). Sri Lanka were runners-up at the previous edition played in Bangladesh after India recorded a comprehensive 144-run win in the finals. However, [...]
Colombo Rowing Club oarswomen in a clean sweep
Colombo Rowing Club won the annual Madras-Colombo Rowing Regatta 2019 and the prestigious Boat Race in a comprehensive victory over Madras Boat Club, which was held on the waters of Adyar River in Chennai, India. During the 80th edition of the region’s longest-running Regatta, Sri Lanka’s Colombo Rowing Club (CRC) crew, comprising Ruven Weerasinghe, Sandesh [...]
A lesson learnt, more than a series slipped away
Sri Lanka had won the first Test match by six wickets, but in the second, New Zealand made remarkable come back to defeat Sri Lanka by an innings and 65 runs in Colombo. This win drew parallels with New Zealand’s win in 2012 at the same ground after losing the opening Test in Galle. On [...]
A worthy lesson from the friendly foes
The Black Caps played Montessori teachers to the Sri Lankan ‘students’ at the P.Sara stadium when they clinically trounced Sri Lanka, by an innings and 65 runs in the second Test, and retrieved the 60 points they yielded in the first Test at Galle. Where are our coaches? Since 2011 there have been so many [...]
NOC SL signs futuristic sports MOU with Hashima City
The National Olympic Committee of Sri Lanka entered into a fruitful sports agreement with Satoshi Matsui, the Mayor of Hashima City Gifu Prefecture, Japan. Sri Lanka National Olympic Committee’s Secretary General Maxwell de Silva signed this MoU looking beyond the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games which is also due to be held in Japan. This multifaceted [...]
Over 24,200 spikers in action for next 4 months
Over 2000 teams from all parts of the island, which includes 24,200 men and women spikers, will make the Munchee National Volleyball Championship 2019, exciting as the most important event of Sri Lanka’s national sport is set to begin. This year’s Munchee National Volleyball Championship will be held for both men and women categories under [...]
NCC to felicitate Sanga, the MCC President
The Nondescripts Cricket Club (NCC) will felicitate former Sri Lanka and NCC captain Kumar Sangakkara on the 5 th of September at the Club. Kumar who played for the NCC for over two decades retired from all forms of cricket in 2015 after scoring over 26,000 runs in tests and one dayers. A legend who [...]
And the Best School Cricket team award goes to…
In the Dialog 4G Sunday Times Schoolboy Cricketer Contest every year, the Best Teams in the Premier, Emerging and Up and Coming categories are recognised for their performances in the season and are rewarded. Three schools in the running for the Best Team award in the Premier Schools are Thurstan College, Nalanda College and S. [...]
Japanese Tanaka claims triple win and main title
Japanese star rider Takase Tanaka made a clean sweep by winning all three races of the main event at the 17th Vijayanahu Motorcross 2019, held at the Vijayabahu Regement Track in Boyagane last Sunday. Tanaka, who turns out for Japan as one of the top riders at the Asian Championship, won all three races of [...]
Over 800 Para athletes to compete at National Championship
A total of 190 track and field events will be on the cards, as over 800 athletes, representing 45 clubs affiliated to the National Paralympic Committee (NPC) vie for honours at the National Para Championship 2019. The event will be held on September 5 and 6 at the Sugathadasa Stadium in Colombo under the aegis [...]
Nalanda Past Cricketers’ Assoc. AGM on Sept.5
The 16th Annual General Meeting of the Nalanda College Past Cricketers’ Association will be held on September 5, commencing 6 pm, at the Mercantile Cricket Association, Wijerama Mawatha, Colombo 7.
AIDEX 2019- Sports Festival of the Differently-abled on Sept.8
The Rifle Green at Sri Lanka Air Force Headquarters will be the center of attraction, when AIDEX 2019, the annual amputees, who use Jaipur Limbs, takes place on Sunday, September 8. This event is open to the public free of charge. The 30th edition of this festival is very much looked forward to by both [...]
Open Pairs Bridge Tourney on Sept.29
The Nugegoda Bridge Club (NBC) will conduct its Open Pairs Bridge Tournament on Sunday, September 29, commencing 9.15 am, in the Players Luncheon Room of the Sinhalese Sports Club. Hands will be computer dealt. Entry fee per person is Rs 600. Light refreshments will be served. Prizes will be awarded to the winner and runner-up. [...]
Royal divers emerge champions
The Royal College diving team emerged champions in the 45th National Age Group Aquatic Championship held at the Sugathadasa Stadium and Royal College Colombo pools from August 15 to 17. The defending champions scored a mammoth 162 points followed by Thurstan College (37 points) and Otters Aquatic Club (30 points). The team was led by [...]
Joes retain Overall Boys’ title, Lyceum Wattala Girls champs
St. Joseph’s College, Colombo retained their Overall Boys Championship at the 45th National Age Group Swimming Championship which came to a close last Sunday at the Sugathadasa Swimming Complex. While the Joes clinched the Boys championship, Lyceum International School, Wattala were crowned as the Girls Overall Champions. In this four-day event over 3000 young swimmers [...]
J’pura and Jaffna vie for supremacy
University of Sri Jayawardenapura and University of Jaffna will battle for the 13th Inter University Games 50-over Cricket supremacy when they meet in the final match to be played at the Rajarata University Cricket grounds this weekend. In the first four quarter-final matches played last week Univrsity of Sri J’pura, Jaffna University, South Eastern University and [...]
Sri Lankan team wins ‘Milo Green Card’ in U-12 Champions Cup in Barcelona
Eight young talented footballers represented Sri Lanka in the first-ever Under-12 Milo Champions Cup, held in Spain in partnership with FC Barcelona. The Sri Lankan team clinched the Milo Green Card award for demonstrating the spirit of true sportsmanship and fair play, in line with Milo’s global values and principles. The Sri Lankan team comprised [...]
Alles-Gunasekara Basketball encounter – creating new trends
The big game is this September and most who witnessed the first two encounters will tell that it’s a lot more than just a basketball game. Just like the previous games, basketball lovers are going to witness the hard fought third encounter between the Royal College and Gateway College Under-19 Basketball teams for the Alles-Gunasekara [...]
Zahira through to Under-15 Division II Cricket quarter-finals
Zahira College Colombo topped their groups in the first and second rounds to qualify for the Under-15 Division I quarter-finals. Zahira will host St Aloysius College Rathnapura. In the first round playing in Group ‘A’ Zahira won on first innings against Defence Services College, Thurstan College and Mahanama College while no decision was reached in [...]
Entries for 18th Junior Carrom Nationals close on September 11
Entries are open for 18th Junior National Carcom Championship which will commence from September 28 at the Headquarters of Carom Federation, Delkanda. There are 14 events under five age groups (under 13/15/17/19/21) on Singles and Doubles (under 17/21) for both Boys and Girls, will be held at the weekends. Entries will be accepted till September [...]