Legendary Sangakkara to inspire youngsters as chief guest
It’s a matter of a day and few hours before the Dialog 4G-the Sunday Times Schoolboy Cricketer of the Year 2019 is finally revealed to the nation. School cricketers from all parts of the country — boys and girls — are set to gather at the Nelum Pokuna Theatre in Colombo on Monday (September 16) [...]
SLC awaits govt. clearance to go ahead with Pakistan tour
A new security alert by the Government has put Sri Lanka’s tour of Pakistan in jeopardy but cricket officials are confident they can honour a commitment to a longstanding sporting friend. The ball is now in the court of the Sri Lanka Government. It must reassess the security situation in Pakistan and check the credibility [...]
Dilshan dominates as Tuskers win both games
Danush Dayan’s Tuskers gladdened the hearts of rugby fans by producing two stunning performances against South Korea and Chinese Taipei, when the second leg of the Asian Rugby Sevens Series got underway at Huizhou in China yesterday. Janindu Dilshan starred in the openng game against South Korea, which was won 28-5, by touching down twice. [...]
No easy passage for Royal against unbeaten Gateway
The 3rd Annual Basketball (BB) encounter between Royal College and Gateway College for the Alles-Gunasekera Trophy will be played at the Gateway College BB Courts, Rajagiriya, under floodlights on September 22. With the series tally at 1-1, this year’s clash is expected to be a keen tussle. Going by the two encounters that went down [...]
Paddlers off to Indonesia for Asian Championship
A nine-member Table Tennis contingent comprising four men and women players and an official, left Sri Lanka yesterday, for the Asian Table Tennis Championship to be held in Yogyakartha in Indonesia. The competition will begin today and end on September 22. Organised by the Asian Table Tennis Union, 33 countries will compete in the Men’s [...]
Anjalika cruises to second ITF Junior final
Anjalika Kurera continued her winning streak as she maintained her reputation as Sri Lanka’s number one player. Anjalika contesting in the ITF Junior Circuit Week 3 tennis tournament being played at the SLTA tennis courts in Greenpath, Colombo cruised to the final with a comfortable two sets to nil win against Ya Chi Hsu of [...]
Ankolekar, Singh guide India U19 to thrilling title win
The left-arm spin and pace combination of Atharva Ankolekar and Akash Singh guided defending champions India U19 to a thrilling five run win over Bangladesh U19 in a low scoring final of the Under 19 Asia Cup played at the R. Premadasa Stadium yesterday. The pair shared eight wickets between them with Ankolekar ending with [...]
Sri Lanka lose to Hong Kong 0-3
Sri Lanka suffered their fourth successive defeat when they went down to Hong Kong 0-3 in their AHF Women’s Hockey Tournament fixture worked off in Singapore yesterday. Earlier, the Sri Lanka Women lost to Chinese Taipei (0-6), Bangladesh (0-2) and Singapore (1-10) respectively. Even then, Sri Lanka were able to hold their opponents to 0-0 [...]
St. Anthony’s to final on bonus points
St. Anthony’s qualified to the Under-15 Division One inter-schools cricket final by virtue of gaining bonus points in their semi-final against traditional rivals Trinity played at the Bandaranayake Central ground in Veyangoda yesterday. St Anthony’s Katugastota 117 for 6 (Anjula Bandara 20, Thisara Ekanayake 26 n.o.: Themiya Jayasundara 2 for 20) Trinity 49 for 5 [...]
The spirited hunt for glory and fame
Champion power-lifter Ransilu Jayathilake launched a scathing attack on the national body for sports and the Ministry of Sports over the lack of support and recognition they receive despite winning medals on the international stage. Speaking to the Sunday Times on the eve of the Sri Lanka team’s departure to Canada to take part at [...]
‘Race the Pearl’ 24-hour Cycle race to peddle SL into world recognition
‘Race the Pearl’, a 24-hour, ultra-endurance Cycling challenge was conducted for the second time in Sri Lanka on September 13, when Cyclists, individually or in teams ride from Dondra Point to Point Pedro in 24 hours. The aim of Race the Pearl was threefold: To put Sri Lanka on the world map of ultra-endurance Cycling [...]
Mathews bares his soul
Excerpts of the interview Q When you look back on your decade of international cricket, are you satisfied with your achievements? To be honest, I’m not. I have under-achieved. I had a great run from 2013 to 2016. I played the most number of matches in the world during that period. It really took its [...]
Another twist in the tail
First the good news. Much has been written about the pyrotechnics of Lasith Malinga who captured 4 wickets in 4 successive deliveries, for the 2nd time in his career, whilst defending a total of a mere 125/8. He ended with stunning figures of 5/6, that resulted in a consolation victory against the touring Black Caps, [...]
The Pinnacle of Success at the end of a demanding season
The dream of every Schoolboy/girl Cricketer is to be selected Best Schoolboy/Girl Cricketer of the Year. Every year the winner receives a glittering trophy which will occupy a special place at the winner’s residence for life. Winning the Schoolboy Cricketer of the Year opens the way for a young cricketer to go a long way [...]
Sri Lanka has Talent – Raw Speedsters to be trained and unleashed
Even though there is a pack of fast bowlers in the Sri Lanka pool, there’s no genuine match winner like Lasith Malinga. “So, there’s a void to break into in the National side”, former National Coaching Department’s Bowling Coach Anusha Samaranayake told budding fast bowlers, who were found through a programme conducted by Airtel. At [...]
Dulaj feels team can make amends
One outright win, three first innings wins as against seven first innings losses last season point to a very moderate cricket season in 2018/19 – thus, Dulaj Bandara, this year’s Dharmaraja College cricket captain, has made it his first priority to improve on that. One of the better batsmen in school cricket in Kandy, Dulaj [...]
National champ Harshana wins Silver
National Chess champion Harshana Thilakarathne (Maliyadeva College Kurunegala) won Silver in the Under (U)-18 Open Event, at the Western Asian Youth Chess Championship 2019 held in New Delh, India, from September 4-11. Sri Lanka was represented by a 16-member National Youth Chess Team. Harshana was the only player to win a medal at the standard [...]
20th AmCham-FedEx Express Golf Tourney at RCGC on Sept.29
The American Chamber of Commerce (AmCham) Sri Lanka and Mountain Hawk Express (MHE) – Licensee of FedEx Express, a subsidiary of FedEx Corp. (NYSE: FDX), in Sri Lanka, announce that the AmCham-FedEx Express Golf Tournament, will take place at the Royal Colombo Golf Club (RCGC) on September 29. For the 15th consecutive year, MHE will [...]
Jack of all trades and Master of All
An all-rounder is considered a complete Cricketer who plays a pivotal role in ensuring his side comes out on top by propping up wherever there is a weak link. In the Premier Schools segment Zahirian Mohamed Imthiyas, DS Senanayaka’s Muditha Lakshan and Nalandian Lakshitha Rasanjana Manasinghe are the 3 nominees for the Best All-Rounder’s award. [...]
Western Province sweep the board
Western Province (WP) swept the board at the 45th National Sports Festival (NSF) 2019 Carrom Championship when they won Gold in all 6 events worked off at the championship. The 6 events worked off were Men’s and Women’s Singles, Men’s and Women’s Doubles and Men’s and Women’s Team events. Two players who stole the limelight [...]
Gamer.lk announces 2019 Inter-School Esports Championship; finals on October 12
The 4th annual Inter-School Esports Championship organised by Gamer.LK and powered by Sri Lanka Telecom PLC, will be held on September 21 and 22, where over 100 schools will compete to qualify for the grand finals to be held on October 12. Registrations are currently on-going and will close on September 17. Students are invited [...]
Museaus in easy win over Gateway
Expected to be a evenly contested game, Museaus College scored an easy 37-18 win over Gateway College to retain the Marie Musaeus-Rohini Alles Challenge Trophy annual netball encounter at the Gateway College, grounds, Ratmalana last Saturday. Both schools looked strong with players who have represented the country at international level, but the better fancied Museaus [...]
Karate Do team of Holy Family Convent, Kurunegala are runners-up
The Karate Do team of Holy Family Convent, Kurunegala emerged runners-up at the Sri Lanka Schools Karate Do Junior Championships worked off at the Sugathadasa Indoor Stadium in Colombo. Around 390 school athletes took part at the two-day championships. The Holy Family Convent team was represented by Oshini Rathugama, Yelani Gomes, Dulshani Bandaranayaka, Hathmindi Wickramanayaka, [...]
University of Sri Jayewardenepura SLUG 2019 champions
The University of Sri Jayewardenepura emerged champions as well as the Overall Men’s champions of the 13th Sri Lanka University Games (SLUG 2019), which was hosted by the University of Ruhuna. The University of Colombo, who won the Overall Women’s champions were runners-up. President Maithripala Sirisena was the chief guest at the opening ceremony while [...]
Ladies College and Ananda College win ‘A’ Division TT Championships
Ladies’ College ‘A’ and Ananda College ‘A’ won the ‘A’ Division Championships in the Under-18 Girls and Boys All-Island Inter-Schools Table Tennis Team Championship 2019 concluded last weekend at the S. Thomas’ College, Mt. Lavinia Indoor Stadium tables. The Under-12 ‘A’ Division Team championship in the Girls category was won by Dharmasoka College ‘A’, Ambalangoda [...]
New era of Sri Lankan Chess
Kandy Open International Chess Festival, undoubtedly the biggest chess experience in Sri Lanka concluded the event on August 27 with the record of the highest number of participants for any International Chess event ever held in Sri Lanka. This enthusiastic tournament was held at Oak Ray Regency Hotel, Kandy for six days with 836 participants. [...]
CCC School of Cricket celebrates 21st Anniversary
The premier cricket coaching school, in the Island, CCC School of Cricket, founded by legendry veteran cricket coach Nelson Mendis in 1998, with only six boys, today enjoys the presence of over 300 students and 10 qualified coaches. The School celebrated its 21st Anniversary with the Inter-House Cricket Tournament, spread over two days, held on [...]