LPL set to take-off on August 28 sans glamour
There will be no glamour and grandeur of a typical T20 cricket tournament. Health requirements will likely keep spectators out of stadiums. But when the Lanka Premier League (LPL) finally takes off on August 28, there will be many glued to their TV sets for a glimpse of the action in the middle. Sri Lankans [...]
Coach Arthur to observe Premier tourney performances ahead of Bangladesh series
With the stalled domestic cricket season all set to begin tomorrow following the pandemic forced break, Head coach Mickey Arthur expects his charges to use the opportunity to fine tune ahead of Bangladesh’s tour of Sri Lanka in October. Bangladesh is likely to arrive here in Sri Lanka to complete their postponed series of three [...]
FFSL President’s Cup 2020 kicks off today
After a lapse of almost six months football will resume action today with the commencement of the Vantage FFSL President’s Cup 2020, with objectives of scouting potential players for the national squad, besides bringing back the sport alive. The 23-day long competition will be the first field sports event to be held in Sri Lanka [...]
Swimming golden boy Julian Bolling nearly quit before ‘91 SAF miracle
It is a little-known secret that Julian Bolling, the pin-up boy of Sri Lanka swimming in the 80s decade who won a record six gold medals when Colombo hosted the SAF (South Asian) Games in 1991, had wanted to quit the sport just two weeks before the event. “I swam because I enjoyed and yes [...]
The turbulent journey of a lanky spinner
Sri Lanka is a country that thrives on spin bowling. Despite the abundance of spinners, only a few have been successful at the international level. One of the major reasons for the decline in the quality of spinners is that several Sri Lankan bowlers have been suspended for illegal actions in the recent past. Once [...]
SLC eager to resume women’s cricket
Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) is awaiting the clearance from health authorities to resume Women’s District and Provincial Under-23 tournaments in a bid to scout for new talent in preparation for the inaugural ICC Under-19 Women’s World Cup to be held next year. “We initiated lot of big matches and were planning to conduct District and [...]
SLB AGM portends far reaching changes in governance
Sri Lanka Badminton (SLB) held its Annual General Meeting (AGM) on July 31 at the 80 Club, with a near perfect attendance by its affiliates. The AGM was deferred from the original date, March 31, owing to the COVID-19 pandemic and countrywide shutdown. Whilst there was no election of office bearers since this was only [...]
Honours and awards won by our former national cricketers
In the not too past cricket history of Ceylon/Sri Lanka, Dr. C.H. Gunasekera (more about him soon for the unique record he holds), the flamboyant M. Sathasivam, the solid ‘Sargo’ Jayawickrema, F.C. de Saram, Stanley Jayasinghe, and last not least Michael Tissera et al adorned our national cricket history. As the years rolled by the [...]