Abid, Masood flay hapless Sri Lankans
KARACHI AFP Dec 21, 2019: Abid Ali and Shan Masood became only the third opening pair for Pakistan to hit centuries in the same innings as Pakistan turned the tables on Sri Lanka in the second and final Test in Karachi on Saturday. Abid, nicknamed “legend” in Pakistan’s dressing room, hit 174 for his second [...]
Kandy hammer Police for bonus point win
Defending champions Kandy Sports Club turned on the style playing their first game away from home this season scoring five tries to two for an emphatic 34-13 win against Police Sports Club in an explosive Dialog Club Rugby League Championship first round clash at Police Park yesterday. Kandy converted three tries and also a penalty [...]
Havies overcome gutsy Airmen
Havelock Sports Club withstood a fierce challenge from Sri Lanka Air Force to emerge victorious by 16 points (two tries, two penalties) to 11 (one try, two penalties) in the Dialog ‘A’ Division League Rugby Tournament match played at Ratmalana yesterday. After a fierce battle the game was wide open as both teams were leveled [...]
CR maintain winning streak with second half rally
CR&FC produced a superb second-half performance to defeat Army SC 33-10 in the Club Rugby League 2019/2020 at Longdon Place yesterday. Despite being a home fixture, Army had to play the game at the home of CR&FC. The visitors for the day, CR, drew first blood in the 13th minute as full-back Riza Mubarak slotted [...]
First innings win for Tissa Central
Tissa Central Kalutara recorded a close first innings win over Karandeniya Central in the Under-19 Inter-School Cricket encounter concluded at Kalutara yesterday. On the second day Karandeniya Central, were bowled out for 69 from their overnight score of 60 for 9 and Tissa Central in reply made 73 runs. An impressive figures of 8 for [...]
Cummins the big fish at IPL auction
Pat Cummins led the way as a host of international cricketers attracted big money in the Indian Premier League auction on Thursday. Cummins became the most expensive overseas buy in the league’s history after the Kolkata Knight Riders paid a staggering 155 million Indian rupees (395 million Sri Lankan rupees) for the fast bowler in [...]
SLC mull shifting second England Test to SSC
SLC mull shifting second England Test to SSC as R Premadasa Stadium undergoes renovation But two pavilions of the popular Colombo venue pose threat to safety of spectators Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) is mulling shifting the second Test of the two-match Test series against England to the popular SSC grounds as country’s premier limited over [...]
Renown thrash Colombo FC 4-0
Renown SC down Colombo FC 4-0 to earn a pre-quarter-final berth in the FA Cup. The winner led first half 3-0 after Dileepa Peiris found the net twice within the first 20 minutes of the match before Mohamed Sajid made it 3 nil, one minute to the extra time. Renown’s fourth goal was a presentation [...]
‘Cric Bash’ to help cricket at Kalutara Vidyalaya
The Cricket Foundation of Kalutara Vidyalaya, led by prominent and senior sports journalist and renowned cricket coach Ranjan Paranavithana, has made plans to conduct a musical extravaganza, ‘Cric Bash’ next Sunday. The musical programme, themed ‘from cricketers to cricket of Kalutara Vidyalaya’ will feature former and present national cricketers take the stage to showcase their [...]
Who is responsible for athletes attaining High Performance: NOC, ministry or associations?
The National Olympic Committee (NOC) of Sri Lanka seem to be at odds not only with the Ministry of Sports but does not see eye-to-eye with the Athletics Association of Sri Lanka (AASL) when it comes to attaining high performance. The NOC Secretary General Maxwell de Silva unveiled plans to focus on high performance training [...]
Sri Lanka oarswomen bring home first Asian medal
The Sri Lanka women’s rowing team won its first ever Asian rowing medal, a silver, after suffering a boat-length defeat to the Vietnam crew in the LW4X-Light Women’s Quadruple Scull event at the Asian Rowing Cup 2019 in Thailand. The Sri Lanka oarswomen bagged their first silver medal at Asian level yesterday in the region’s [...]
SAG Road Race silver medallist under fire for going against coach’s game plan
The Cycling Federation of Sri Lanka (CFSL) has decided to launch an inquiry against Prabash Madushanka de Silva who won a silver medal in the cycling Road Race event at the 13th South Asian Games (SAG) following an adverse report lodged against him by national cycling coach Upali Rathnayake. Madushanka had apparently gone against the [...]
8th Kaduwela Standard Cycle Race on Dec. 27
The Vihara Mawatha Ekamuthu Youth Society of Kothalawela, Kaduwela has made arrangements to conduct the Open Standard Cycle Race for the eighth successive year, commencing from Vihara Mawatha, Kothalawela on December 27. The race will commence at 8.00 a.m. from Vihara Mawatha junction and will take the route through Kaduwela, through the 143 bus route [...]
‘I want to be the most successful swimmer for Sri Lanka’
Regarded as the most successful swimmer Sri Lanka has produced in recent times, many would not believe that Matthew Abeysinghe still aspires for more. That is to become the most decorated swimmer Sri Lanka has ever produced. Matthew, for now is bestowed with the title ‘Most Decorated Athlete’ in the history of the South Asian [...]
Table tennis coach ‘satisfied’ despite failure to strike gold at SAG
The Sri Lanka table tennis team had high hopes of winning gold medals at the 13th South Asian Games (SAG) in Nepal but the team failed to achieve their target. They finished with an average performance, winning one silver and six bronze medals. “Though we failed to win more medals for the country, I am [...]
Niyarepola wins Junior golf title
Levon Niyarepola won the gold division with a gross 75 at the Scanwell Logistics-RCGC Junior Golf Tournament concluded on Monday the the Royal Colombo Golf Club. Levon beat T. Vikash who finished second with a gross 88 and Himal Randima who was placed third with a gross 92. In the Silver division K Danushka with [...]
Tamil Union elects Ramesh Schaffter as new president and inaugurates indoor nets
For over 120 years, the Tamil Union Cricket and Athletic Club has played a strategic role in defining Sri Lanka’s cricket landscape. From being the prestigious venue for the first ever Test match played in the country to being recognized as the only Asian venue which witnessed the masterful batmanship of Sir Donald Bradman, Tamil [...]
Roshan Mahanama – a true Gentlemen in the Gentlemen’s game
Sri Lanka has produced some great cricketers the world has ever seen and among them is Roshan Mahanama, one of the greatest gentleman ever to grace the sport. The former Sri Lanka World Cup winning cricketer who rose to become an international match referee, fell in love with the game of cricket at an early [...]
McLarens Holdings steal spotlight in MBA doubles badminton
McLarens Holdings Limited grabbed major honours at the 9th Mercantile Badminton Association (MBA) Inter-Firm Team Doubles Badminton Championship 2019 concluded at the MBA badminton courts last weekend. Exhibiting a high quality of badminton, McLarens Group won the all important ‘Grand Slam’ along with the ‘Cup’ and ‘Plate championships. The shipping company men and women with [...]
MAS Leisureline stun electricity men to storm into final
Army will meet MAS Leisureline in the men’s final while Air Force face Navy in the women’s final of the Munchee National Volleyball Championship 2019 at the Maharagama National Youth Council Indoor Stadium courts on December 28. MAS Leisureline marked their maiden appearance in big league volleyball by scoring a resounding victory over last year’s [...]
Orel IT triumphs over HSBC at Mercantile Esports showdown
Orel IT beat HSBC Data Processing Lanka in the grand final of the Mercantile Esports Championship held recently at the Stein Studios. The event was organised by Gamer.LK and powered by Sri Lanka Telecom PLC where over 100 companies took part in the qualifiers last month. Harshana Samaranayake from Orel IT, the winner of the [...]
Recalling some records established by our leading cricketers
Former England paceman, 70-year-old Bob Willis, passed away on 4th December 2019. He had the distinction of bowling the first delivery in the inaugural Test match between Sri Lanka and England at the P. Saravanamuttu Stadium to Sri Lanka skipper Bandula Warnapura on 18th February1982. In the 90 Test matches Willis played, between 1971 to [...]
Royal sports stars bask in glory
2019 proved to be a year where the blood, sweat and tears shed by the sportsmen of Royal College paid off handsomely. Royal College provides opportunities to over a thousand sportsmen of over 30 sports, which is indeed a colossal task that can be managed only by a school of the calibre of Royal College. [...]
Kiribathgoda Sussex conducts Kids Athletics Meet
Sussex College Kiribathgoda conducted a ‘Kids Athletic Meet’ for its young and aspiring sports personalities of tomorrow at the school ground, where students of the Kindergarten and Junior classes were keenly involved. The day-long event saw almost all of the juvenile students from Sussex Kiribathgoda participating at sports events with great enthusiasm. The objective of [...]
Kelaniya and Moratuwa Universities emerge Carrom champs
Kelaniya University and Moratuwa University emerged champions in the Men’s and Women’s categories respectively at the ‘6th Grip to Grip’ Inter-University Invitational Carrom Championship held at the Dharmaloka Hall of the Kelaniya University. Pramedha Mendis of University of Kelaniya and Theepika Shanthakumar of University of Moratuwa, both for displaying excellent talents throughout the tournament were [...]
CCC, NCC, Mahara CC and Sasitha Amarasinghe CA advance to semis
Defending Champions, CCC Cricket Academy, along with NCC, Mahara CA and Sasitha Amarasinghe CA advanced to the semi finals in the ‘DFCC Junior’ Trophy – 14th MCA Inter-Academy Under-13 30-over Cricket League Tournament 2019. The matches were played at the MCA and D.S. Senanayake college grounds at Wijerama Mawatha. In the quarter-finals, CCC hit the [...]