Red-hot CR ‘threes’ dazzle
CR&FC’s three quarters produced a sparkling performance to romp past Havelocks scoring five tries in a dazzling 30-17 win in a thrilling Dialog Club Rugby League Championship second round clash at Longden Place yesterday. At half-time the winners led 13-3. CR regained the Mathysz trophy having an aggregate of 52-47 from the two legs which [...]
Mendis belts triple ton as Moors make mockery of SLC structure
In a brutal batting display against a mediocre bowling attack, Moors SC amassed a mammoth 652/8 declared against Negombo CC in a first class game at Braybrooke Place yesterday, reminding strongly the need to overhaul country’s weak domestic cricket structure. On a good batting wicket, Moors cashed in, in abundance with Ramesh Mendis who finished [...]
Nugegoda S&WC record win with a day to spare
Nugegoda S&WC after having conceded a first inning lead to Kalutara TC fought back to record an outright win by 119 runs with a day to spare in the Premier Tier B inter-club cricket encounter concluded at the Aarons CC ground in Bulathsinhala yesterday. The second day’s play saw Nugegoda S&WC resuming their second innings [...]
Dunith spins Joes to sixth outright win
Left-arm spinner Dunith Wellalage continued to torment his opponents as he ended with another match bag of 11 wickets to guide St. Joseph’s to an easy 84-run over St. Anthony’s in the Under-19 inter-school cricket encounter concluded at Darley Road yesterday. Dunith who ended with a four wicket haul in the Antonians first innings, followed [...]
Navy seek turn around
Navy buoyed by the return of former skipper Yoshitha Rajapaksa are expected to give a Police a good fight in the Dialog Club Rugby League Championship second round clash at Police Park today. Kick-off is at 4.15pm. Yoshitha is back in training with the Navy squad for the past week and may make an impact [...]
Trials called off
Sri Lanka Aquatic Sports Union (SLASU) has decided to call off the proposed selection trials set for this weekend to pick swimmers for the 56th Milo Malaysian Invitational Age Group Swimming Championships. SLASU had earlier planned for a two-day selection trial at the Sugathadasa Swimming Complex for the school swimmers to be sent to Malaysia [...]
Hiran and Chamodi spear through in junior segment
Hiran Jayasekara and Chamodi Prathibha speared their way to the top to become the best among young swordsmen and swordswomen at the 4th Sri Lanka Junior National Fencing Championships held at the Royal MAS Arena. Jayasekara was crowned the Best Boy Fencer while Prathibha became the Best Girl Fencer in the fourth installation of the [...]
Short work for Commercial Credit
Commercial Credit made short work over Heshan Flexe Packaging to score an easy eight wicket win with 28.5 overs to spare in a Group ‘A’ match of the MCA Division ‘C’ 50 Over Cricket Tournament 2020 at the Army Grounds, Panagoda yesterday. Put into bat Heshan Flexe never found things going their way against a [...]
Plans for High Altitude Training Centre in Nuwara Eliya suspended
The construction of the High Altitude Training Centre in Nuwara Eliya has been put on hold once again due to lack of funds to pay the local component of Rs. 912 million of the multi-billion rupee project. The suspension is however understood to be temporary as the government is planning to allocate funds following the [...]
Schools rugby league set to kick-off on March 4
The Under-19 Schools Rugby League 2020 is set to kick off on March 4, with the participation of nearly 90 schools in three divisions. The much anticipated tournament will be played for several months under the supervision of the Sri Lanka Schools Rugby Football Association (SLSRFA). After sponsoring the Schools Rugby League for nearly two [...]
Historic MCC match at Galle to boost Sri Lanka
Marylebone Cricket Club’s visit to the Island next month to play their tradition match with the winner of the English County season will boost Sri Lanka’s image internationally, says club’s President Kumar Sangakkara–the first non-native to head the revered institution. The four-day match will be played at Galle International Stadium–the iconic venue overlooking the 15th [...]
Saunders SC and Police SC through to FA Cup final
Saunders SC and Police SC qualified for the finals of Vantage FA Cup Football Tournament yesterday at Racecourse ground in the semi-finals. In the first semi-final, Saunders SC trounced Blue Eagle SC 5-1. The Air Force side were handicapped after receiving two red cards – Nipuna Bandara and D.S.C Fernando. Saunders led 2-1 at half [...]
Nuwara Eliya Golf Club Championship tees off
The 85th Nuwara Eliya Golf Club (NEGC) Championship 2019 was teed off yesterday at their beautiful course in Nuwara Eliya. Veteran golfer Ranil Peiris is defending his title with a record number of entries totaling up to 85 were received by one of the oldest clubs in the country. Second day play will tee off [...]
SLB to host Badminton Forum on February 8
Taking forward the passion for promoting the sport in the country with creative initiatives, Sri Lanka Badminton (SLB) will host a badminton forum on February 8. The forum aimed at educating new global trends in badminton as well as the future plans laid out by SLB, will take place at Sri Lanka Foundation Institute from [...]
Is Kusal Janith paying the price in favour of Thirimanne?
There is a cricketing conundrum doing the rounds recently which presumably only the Selectors seem know the answer. How or why is it that Kusal Janith Perera has been benched in favour of Lahiru Thirimanne? The latter’s Test statistics are in the low 20’s while Kusal Janith’s figures during the same period is almost double [...]
Epitaph to a snooker great who emulated MICH legend Lafir
“Perseverance has its rewards. Your dedication to the game you so much love has its upsets in the past. So it was to be in the game last week. It was a battle of swinging fortune. Yet you were not un-nerved. With the skill of a Champion you potted the vital pink ball in the [...]
SLB chief Rohan confident Dinuka will qualify for Tokyo Olympics
Sri Lanka Badminton (SLB) President, Rohan de Silva is confident that Dinuka Karunaratne will qualify for the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games which begins on July 24. “The main target of SLB is to qualify players for the Tokyo Olympics. He (Dinuka) is one of our best hopes and main contenders to qualify from badminton for [...]
‘Foreign referees not the solution’
Sri Lanka Rugby (SLR) President, Lasitha Gunaratne urged stakeholders of the sport in the country to discuss issues and make suggestions at council meetings rather than engaging in slinging mud in public forums to arrive at practical solutions affecting the game, especially regarding the standard of refereeing. “We are taking it seriously. We can’t get [...]
‘Bad losers make referees scapegoats’
Veteran rugby administrator and former national coach Tony Amit slammed critics of referees for their double standard of finding fault with local officials and not foreigners, and to stop bullying young referees who are being made scapegoats when a team loses. “What is so good about foreign referees? The fellow (Jonathan Markowitz) who came, what’s [...]
Kandy out to continue winning streak
Defending league champions Kandy Sports Club will be all out to continue their winning streak and keep their unbeaten tag intact when they confront seventh-placed CH&FC at Nittawela today. Kick-off is at 4.15 pm. Kandy will be at full strength when they play at home after nearly six weeks playing in the steamy Colombo conditions. [...]
Dias continues fight for playground in Kotte
Telesphore Dias, known for his dedication to promote football, mainly in the region of Nugegoda, Rajagiriya, Kotte and its suburbs, has been continuously making pleas from the higher authorities to help him secure back the Chandra Silva Playground. Dias, who reached 81 a few years ago, decided that he would retire from all activities, but [...]
Johar strikes as Expolanka lift title
In a lackluster final, Expolanka SC led by Sri Lanka national squad member M. Zarwan Johar romped to an easy 4/0 win over Hatton National Bank (HNB) in the Mercantile Football Association ‘A’ Division Knockout Tournament 2019,concluded last week at the City League Grounds, Slave Island, Colombo 2. In the first half, HNB did nothing [...]
Senura, Bimandee and Maneesha steal limelight
Maneesha Salindi of Karandeniya Central College and Senura Silva of Ananda College, Colombo won the main titles at the Junior National Table Tennis Championship in 2019 held last weekend at the S. Thomas’ College Indoor Courts in Mt. Lavinia. Anandian Senura went on to become the Most Outstanding Boy’s Player of the Tournament while Bimandee [...]
St. Anthony’s Girls win annual cricket encounter
St. Anthony’s Girls School, Panadura defeated Princess of Wales’ College, Moratuwa by 6 wickets in their second annual Battle of Young Queen 35-over cricket match played at the Army Camp ground in Panadura. The series is now tied with Princess of Wales having won the inaugural encounter. Put into bat first, Princess of Wales’ were [...]
Gateway defeat Thomians in football to retain title
Gateway College defeated S. Thomas’ College, Mt. Lavinia 1-0 in a stiff game to retain the Neville de Alwis-Ralph Alles Challenge Trophy at the second annual football encounter played between the two schools at the Racecourse ground last weekend. Gateway and S. Thomas’ won two each out of the four age group games, but winning [...]
Two in a row for Trinity
Trinity College Under-19 cricket outfit under, national youth player, Ruvin Peiris accounted for the Mahela-Sanga Challenge trophy for the second year in tandem. This trophy was initiated in 2019. Nalanda were bowled out for 82 and 130 with spinner Abishiek Anandakumar claiming eight and Ruvin Peiris accounting for seven wickets respectively. Trinity scored 214 with [...]
Sri Lanka Tennis in search of outstation talent
The Sri Lanka Tennis Association (SLTA) is going the miles in search of the next big talent in the sport, only this time they have managed to reach the outskirts of the island with a new initiative. SLTA has been running an outstation training programme for the past two decades, reaching the mass community to [...]
Nestle All-Island Kids Athletics Grade 4 concludes
Delta Gamunupura MV, Kothmale, Monti Gopallava PV, Wilgamuwa and Cleverton TMV, Hatton came on top among 74 schools from the Central Province to win the three categories of the Nestle All-Island Kids Athletics finals of Grade 4 segment held at the Jayathilake Stadium in Nawalapitiya. Delta Gamunupura MV topped the Boys’ segment ahead of Monti [...]
Gateway Kandy creates history
Gateway College, Kandy will create history when they conduct a quadrangular tournament in football, netball and basketball among Trinity College, Hillwood College, St. Sylvester’s College and Gateway College to mark their 20 years operation in the Central Hills which will be the first in the region. These events will be worked off on February 3 [...]
Christine wins Open title at 3rd Junior Sumo Nationals
Representing Matale Sports Club, U.L. Christine Gimhani Manik Perera, a student of St. Thomas’ Girls School, Matale won the first place in the Open Category at the 3rd Junior Sumo National Championship 2019 held recently at Kengalle Central College, Wattegama in Kandy. The event was organised and conducted by the Sri Lanka Sumo Federation. Christine [...]
CIMA Sports Day 2019 powered by NoLimit for fifth consecutive year
The CIMA Sports Day 2019, organised by the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA) Students’ Society was successfully held at the Thurstan grounds for the 22nd consecutive year. This year’s theme ‘Unite in Strength’ reflected the unity and diversity of the teams, bringing out the essence of true sportsmanship in every participant. Covering a wide [...]