‘Sportspersons should maintain records of assets and accounts’
Days after match-fixing allegations rocked sporting circles, legal experts say sportspersons should maintain records of their assets and accounts to produce to investigators in the event of any inquiry. This is required by the recently enacted law on Prevention of Offences Relating to Sports. The Special Investigation Unit (SIU) set up under the new Act [...]
White elephant in the making as athletics body rejects high altitude training centre in Nuwara Eliya
The proposed multi-million dollar high altitude training centre in Nuwara Eliya could be another white elephant in the making as experts have said the selected location is unsuitable to the project’s intended purpose. The Government is currently negotiating the venture with project partner France-based Ellipse Projects SAS to reduce the cost of Euro 75.5 million [...]
2011 World Cup fixing allegation: AG wants to study all related statements
The Attorney General’s (AG) Department has asked the Sports Ministry to provide all statements made by complainants and defendants to study the case before giving an opinion on the alleged 2011 World Cup match-fixing scandal. The request is yet to be acceded. Following a half-baked inquiry, the police Special Investigation Unit (SIU) set up to [...]
SLC to renegotiate Sony bid
Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) will renegotiate the terms offered by Sony Pictures Networks India to buy media rights of the Sri Lanka national cricket team for the next three years. Sony who had long associated with SLC was the only bidder for the media rights when the bids were opened on Wednesday but SLC isn’t [...]
Founder Clubs’ stance force SLR to defend
Sri Lanka rugby is going through a period of soul searching amid a financial crisis of pandemic proportions, threatening the survival of the sport exacerbated by a failed provincial union system that has usurped the rights of the founder clubs when it comes to making decisions. The simmering discontent came to a head when most [...]
Navin de Silva new captain of RCGC, Mahela joins committee
Former Wesley and Sri Lanka Schools cricket captain Navin de Silva has taken over as Captain of the prestigious Royal Colombo Golf Club (RCGC) and roped in cricket legend Mahela Jayawardene as a committee member. A senior pilot with SriLankan airlines for 35 years, Navin de Silva took over the controls of the RCGC at [...]
Domestic cricket postponed again
Sri Lanka’s Premier domestic cricket tournament which came to a standstill in mid March due to the coronavirus pandemic and rescheduled to get underway on July 14, will not be conducted as planned. The tournament has been further postponed without a definite date. The two segments of the tournament, the Super Eight and the Plate [...]
I was ignored during my peak – Tharanga Paranavithana
The role of a quality opening batsman has become an important aspect in world cricket during the past three decades. Sri Lanka has been struggling to find a consistent opening combination in Test cricket ever since the departure of the formidable opening pair of Sanath Jayasuriya and Marvan Atapattu. This is a story of an [...]
Angelo Santiago – A beacon light in SL table tennis
Now living in Canada, Angelo Santiago made his triumphant debut in table tennis in 1968 when he steered his alma mater St. Benedict’s College, Colombo to annex the Junior Schools Championship and the Seniors title the following year. In 1969 Angelo proved his supremacy amongst the schoolboys in the country in outclassing Dammika Gunaratne of [...]
Search for a safety net
In March, the first of the major events in the professional world tour announced the postponement of their event, and led to its cancellation. With more regions in the world being engulfed with Corona threat, this had a domino effect on the tour and local calendar of all countries. Nations went into a shut down. [...]
Visakha swimmer Ganga keeps head above water to achieve results
Visakha Vidyalaya swimmer Ganga Senevirathne belongs to the rare breed of sports stars who balances education and sports and strives hard to achieve glory despite not being born with a silver spoon in her mouth. One of six students who sat the G.C.E. (O/L) examination while representing Sri Lanka at the 13th South Asian Games [...]