Aluthgamage backtracks on 2011 World Cup fixing claims
When former Sports Minister Mahindananda Aluthgamage claimed his Ministry had not approved the last-minute additions to the 2011 World Cup team to support his explosive charge of a fixed final, he was widely believed. A document in the possession of the Sunday Times proves he may be incorrect when he said no approval was granted. [...]
LPL to go ahead ‘even without foreign players’
Sri Lanka Cricket is exploring all possibilities of conducting the Lanka Premier League (LPL), a franchise-based T20 league in August by capitalising on opportunities following the global health crisis. A blueprint is being finalised to play it from August 8-20, possibly with foreign participation. Players from Australia, West Indies and Pakistan have shown interest with [...]
Wasantha Kumara elected Kundasale SC President
Former Sri Lanka national boxing coach Withanage Wasantha Kumara was elected President of the newly formed Kundasale Sports Club at its inaugural Annual General Meeting held at the club premises. Wasantha is the former boxing coach at Seevali MMV, Ratnapura and also the Sri Lanka national boxing coach. He is a three star AIBA coach [...]
Sri Lanka Tennis ready for restart
With the intention gearing up to restart the sport, Sri Lanka Tennis Association (SLTA) conducted a mock tournament in Green Path, while being mindful of the situation concerning the Covid-19 pandemic. This tournament was run with the intention of conditioning all stakeholders involved to the safety standards going forward with the situation. Players were invited [...]
Changing ‘pillow’ not ideal remedy for SL women’s cricket
The Sri Lanka women’s cricket team was on its way to gaining the status of a feared side just like their male counterparts, but it looks as if their journey will slow down for some years. One of the reasons was the debatable overall performance of the team at the last ICC Twenty20 World Cup [...]
No regrets – Jeevantha Kulatunga
Sri Lanka has a proud cricket history and with the 1996 World Cup triumph, Island nation became one of the formidable teams in the world. Similarly post-1996 era was a phase where a player needed the combination of talent and a bit of luck to get into the national team. Jeevantha Kulatunga is one such [...]
Fencing twin sisters eye Olympics after achieving summit in Nepal
Fencing may be a relatively new sport in Sri Lanka but teenage twin sisters Chathuni and Chamodi Karunaratne have set their sights on creating history at the Olympics. It is no idle dream for these two Princess of Wales College, Moratuwa students who proved they are capable of climbing the summit by achieving excellent results [...]
Veteran cricket coach Mendis laments junior standards ‘deteriorating’
Nelson Mendis, a veteran cricket coach with well over six decades of experience, producing a number of national players, was highly critical about the standard of school cricket in Sri Lanka, which according to him is “deteriorating” day by day. A popular figure among aspiring cricketers and a respected coach among many national cricketers, for [...]
Talk about Unity in Sports unfolds in Olympian scale!
National Olympic Committee (NOC) President Suresh Subramaniam said a mouthful when he exclaimed that to dwell in the past was not the way to produce Olympic champions. What of course spoiled the appetite of the Olympic boss was the SAG tamasha that is now being taken to the cleaners who are scrutinising how each morsel [...]
Basnayake ousts Dole as CP rugby chief
Former Trinity, Kandy and Sri Lanka rugby skipper and a double international (rugby and basketball) Pradeep Basnayake, deputy general manager of Kanrich Finance, has been elected as the new president of the Central Province Rugby Football Union (CPRFU) at the annual general meeting held yesterday. He ousted long-standing CPRFU president Tuan Dole after being nominated [...]
Hulangamuwa honoured
Eric Hulangamuwa, a leading sports personality in the Matale District, was awarded the ‘Vishwa Prasadini’, a lifetime achievement award by the Matale Sports Association for his contributions for sports as a sportsman and an administrator in the district. An old boy St. Thomas’ College, Matale, Hulangamuwa excelled both in hockey and athletics as a schoolboy. [...]