Rain of gold in athletics
Sri Lanka bagged six more gold medals, two silver and a bronze, to complete with a record gold medal haul as the track and field competitions of the 13th South Asian Games (SAG) ended at the Dasarath Stadium in Kathmandu, Nepal yesterday. By afternoon Sri Lanka is placed third in the medals tally with 30 [...]
Kemira cracks half ton
A half ton by Kemira Nayanatharu was the highlight of the opening day’s play between Gurukula MV, Kelaniya and St Servatius’, Matara at the Uyanwatta Stadium in Matara. Kemira’s knock saw Gurukula MV taking first lease of the wicket make a modest total of 160 runs. Bad light hampered proceedings thereafter as the match was [...]
Fawad Alam returns to Pakistan’s Test squad for Sri Lanka series
Fawad Alam is back in Pakistan’s Test squad after more than a decade out of the red-ball team. The left-hand middle-order batsman is part of the 16-member squad that will face Sri Lanka in two Tests in Rawalpindi and Karachi later this month. Fawad replaces Iftikhar Ahmed, who only managed 44 runs in four innings [...]
Sri Lanka’s gruelling test in ‘unknown’ Pakistan
Sri Lanka’s full-strength Test team will embark on a significant tour of Pakistan today to play two matches as part of the ICC World Test Championship. Pakistan has not hosted Test cricket since the 2009 Lahore attack on the Sri Lanka team that wounded several players, staff members and killed a few security officers. The [...]
Lakmal to miss Pakistan Test tour due to dengue
Sri Lanka’s Test bowling spearhead Suranga Lakmal will miss the two-match Test series in Pakistan with dengue, Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) confirmed yesterday. He is likely to be replaced by 22-year-old fast bowler Asitha Fernando. “He is down with dengue and will not be travelling with the team,” confirmed SLC CEO Ashley de Silva. Lakmal [...]
Surfing makes a splash in Hikkaduwa
The Red Bull Ride My Wave 2019 which commenced yesterday was in full swing along the coast in Hikkaduwa. The competition which will come to an end today saw surfers of every skill level taking on Sri Lanka’s waves and compete in this professional surfing competition, managed and judged by the Surfing Federation Sri Lanka. [...]
Kandy edge out Navy in a thriller
Defending league champions, Kandy Sports Club edged out Navy SC in a thrilling Inter Club League rugby tournament winning by 16 points (2 tries, 2 penalties) to 14 points (2 tries, 2 conversions) at the Nittawela Rugby Stadium yesterday. At the ‘breather’ it was one way traffic with Kandy leading 16-0. The game was played [...]
Army ground Airmen to earn bonus point
Army Sports Club secured a vital bonus-point by registering a 26-8 win over Air Force Sports Club in their Dialog Rugby League 2019/2020 match played at Navy Grounds in Welisara yesterday. The soldiers, who lost against CH & FC last week, put up an improved performance to score four tries and three conversions, while the [...]
Mubarak boots CR to win over CH in ‘Maitland Derby’
Experienced full-back Riza Mubarak’s excellent work with the boot helped CR & FC record their second win in the Dialog Rugby League 2019/2020 when they beat CH & FC 23-17 at Racecourse International Stadium yesterday. CH & FC, hosting this ‘Maitland Derby’ gave away the early lead, when young centre Janidu Dilshan pounced on a [...]
THE Heat is on
Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) this week completely overhauled its coaching structure, bringing in key individuals to drive the country’s ambitious plan to top the world across formats. Jerome Jayaratne, the man who helped Sri Lanka make significant strides in world cricket, unearthing and developing raw talent for many years as Head of Coaching, has returned [...]
Badminton team management lodges official complaint
The management of the Sri Lanka badminton team has lodged an official complaint to the Technical Committee of the 13th South Asian Games Secretariat for making last minute changes to the original tournament draw. Thilak Jayasiri, the manager of the Sri Lanka badminton team, told the Sunday Times that the sudden changes to the tournament [...]
Battle for gold in blame game at SAG takes new turn
The tug-o-war of passing the blame on the other between Dhammika Muthugala, the Director General (DG) of the Department of Sports Development of the Ministry of Sports, and the National Olympic Committee of Sri Lanka (NOC) has taken a new twist after the calamities faced by the local athletes here in Kathmandu and Pokhara in [...]
Diplomatic cricket
Organized jointly by the Diplomatic Missions and UN Agencies in Colombo, the Annual Diplomatic Cricket Tournament 2019 was conducted successfully at the Malay Cricket Club, Colombo recently. Both diplomatic staff and local employees of diplomatic missions participated. Teams that took part are India, Korea, Canada, Pakistan, Asian, Europe, Gulf, IOM, UNDP, UNOP, WHO, ADB and [...]
When terror hit the cricketing world
The National team’s tour of Pakistan in 2009 will be remembered as a tour that was marred by fear of terror and how it haunted a cricket crazy nation. A group of armed terrorists ambushed Sri Lanka team bus on its way to the Gaddafi Stadium, killing at least seven people and injuring seven players [...]
Two ‘firsts’ by Martin-Jenkins and Sangakkara
It seems Sri Lanka cricket is tumbling down without any let-up. Losing games from the junior levels upwards appears the norm. However, the only light recently is the victory in Men’s South Asian Games Cricket competition when the Sri Lanka Under 23 team beat Nepal – though a non-Test playing nation – played in Kathmandu. [...]
National discard Kaushal showing his class in Australia
Sri Lanka’s Test discard Kaushal Silva is showing his class for Greenvale Kangaroos in the Victorian Premier Cricket League in Australia as a cricketer and a coach. An elegant stroke-maker, Silva always plays the sheet anchor role as an opener giving his fellow opener to take the shine off the new ball. A pint-sized right [...]
Is physical culture or bodybuilding in a state of comatose: Neither dead nor living?
I believe I am the last of the Mohicans of the sport called Physical Culture or in the common parlance, Body Building. Most probably, I am the only surviving physical culturist or body builder of the last generation, spanning a period from 1948-1965. I am now 81 years old. This essay springs from a request [...]
Gateway College Colombo emerge as the Champions of the SLT powered Inter-school E-Sports Championship 2019
Gateway College Colombo emerged as the champions of the 4th annual Inter-school E-Sports Championships organised by Gamer.lk and powered by SLT’s ultrafast broadband connectivity that offered an unmatched cyber game experience to the enthusiastic gamers. The grand finale took place between Gateway College Colombo and Nalanda College Colombo at Stein Studios, Ratmalana recently, amidst much [...]
Uruthirapuram Sports Club wins Pan Asia Cup Soccer Tournament
The Pan Asia Cup Soccer Tournament 2019 concluded successfully on 30th November 2019 at the Uthayatharakai Football grounds in Paravipanchan, Kilinochchi. The trophy was won by the Uruthirapuram Sports Club, who outperformed other teams to emerge winner with an impressive 3-0 win. The exciting tournament was organised by Pan Asia Bank Kilinochchi branch joining hands [...]
Lyceumers bag ‘A’ division 1st Runners up at All Island Chess
The U-15 boys team from Lyceum, Nugegoda emerged first runner-up at the All Island Inter-School Team Chess Championships held recently. The seven-member team includes Sasandu Dissanayake, Thevindu Nagasinghe, Mesanda Gamage, Sethum Weerasinghe, Manith Liyanage ,Lisara Kodithuwakku and Sethmika Hemachandra. Meanwhile the U-9 Boys team was placed first runner up in ‘B’ Division with Dulein Labunahewage [...]
We have a balanced side-Head Coach Viper Gunaratne
Sri Lanka U-19 rugby outfit left for China early morning today (December to compete at the Asia Rugby Under19 Division 1 tournament which will take place in China from December 11 to 14. Sri Lanka, China, Philippines and Thailand will participate in this event. Speaking to the Education Times before their departure, Head Coach Viper [...]
Embilipitiya Central College and Hindu College Kilinochchi win Kabaddi titles
Embilipitiya Central College and Hindu College, Kilinochchi won the Under-20 Boys’ and Girls’ titles of the All-Island Schools Kabaddi Championships 2019. The championship was conducted by the Sri Lanka Schools Kabaddi Association in collaboration with the Ministry of Education. Embilipitiya Central fared well to win the Under-20 Boys’ category, pushing down Thambutthegama Central College to [...]
Tharanga and Samitha to lead Bradby Golf 2020
Bradby Golf, which is a much looked forward event each year taking place a day before the Kandy leg of the annual Bradby Shield encounter, will see Tharanga Gunasekera (Old Trinitians) and Samitha Perera (Old Royalist) leading their respective outfits as Bradby Golf celebrates its 5th anniversary in 2020. This tournament is played for G.C. [...]
Madina National and Sarasaviya lock horns on December 14
Madina National School will be playing their first rugby football encounter on December 14 when they lock horns with Sarasaviya College at Madawala. This encounter which will be an Under 14 encounter will kick off at 3 pm. Dhananjaya Herath, Rangana Randeniya and Heshan Gamage are the coaching staff for the Peradeniya outfit while the [...]
Thenuja stars with a 10 wkt haul
Thenuja Rashmin of Sri Devananda College, Ambalangoda registered match figures of 10 for 13 as they registered first innings win over Upananda College, Galle in an U-13 Division III match played at the Upananda grounds recently. Left arm leggie Rashmin returned impressive figures of eight for five runs in the first innings and picked up [...]
Thinura and Anargi named most promising squash players
Thinura Randina and Anargi Perera were adjudged the most promising players in the boys and girls category of the 30th Junior National Squash Championship concluded recently at the Air Force squash courts in Ratmalana. Champions in the boys and girls category and most promising players in the boys and girls category Druvunka Perera, Sameera Deen, [...]
Anjala best batsman in Prima U-15 cricket
Anjala Bandara of St. Anthony’s College, Katugastota was adjudged best batsman at the recently concluded U-15 Prima Champions Cup. The wicket-keeper bat represented Central Province U-15 Cricket XI. Bandara was outstanding with a tally of 283 runs which included a century and two half centuries from the four innings he played in the tournament. He [...]
Table Tennis wins for Dharmasoka College
Dharmasoka College, Ambalangoda had the major share in the All Island Boys and Girls Under 16 and Under 10 Table Tennis Team Championships 2019 worked off at the St. Thomas’ College, Indoor Stadium recently. In this Sri Lanka Schools Table Tennis Association organized championship Dharmasoka College, Ambalangoda clinched the championship in the ‘A’ Division Under [...]
Sri Lanka fly high at U-16 Chess Olympiad
Sri Lanka finished among the top 30 at the recent U-16 World Chess Olympiad held in Turkey recently. The team includes A. K. Saranath Nanayakkara, H.K.T.D Dhampriya, Rashmika Thenuwara and I.A. Vithana. They were selected based on their performance at the National Youth Chess Championships. There were over 50 countries who took part at the [...]