Kasun Rajitha takes five, Bhanuka Rajapaksa hits ton
Saracens SC failed to seize the advantage after bowling out Colombo Cricket Club for a paltry 142, losing seven wickets for 148 runs in reply on the first day of the Premier Tier A Super Eight inter-club cricket match played at the SSC grounds yesterday. Right-arm pacers Kasun Rajitha and Saliya Saman wreaked havoc on [...]
Another costly gamble?
Nine years after dumping a colossal amount of money on a failed Commonwealth Games bid, the National Olympic Committee of Sri Lanka (NOC) wants to convince the new minister of sports to make another bid for the 2030 Commonwealth Games. Despite eventful last-minute lobbying, Hambantota received just 27 votes, while Games-ready Gold Coast was endorsed [...]
Blue Eagles, Colombo FC book quarter-final berths
Blue Eagles SC and Colombo FC virtually booked berths in the quarter-finals of the FFSL President’s Cup 2020 tournament after yesterday’s games at the Sugathadasa Stadium. Blue Eagles defeated SLTB SC 3-1 while Colombo FC beat Crystal Palace 4-1 under lights later on. The Airmen displayed good team work and flashes of brilliance from Kavindu [...]
AASL to focus on qualifying athletes for Tokyo Olympics
The Athletics Association of Sri Lanka (AASL) buoyed by the sponsorship from Gnanam Foundation are revitalising their plans to qualify athletes for the Tokyo Olympics next year. “It is great of Gnanam Foundation to come forward and support a sport for the first time. The funding will be utilised to conduct national athletic meets, development [...]
Spectacular two-fold event in Nuwara Eliya
Nuwara Eliya Golf Course (NEGC) conducted its annual Captain’s Cup and President’s Prize which commenced yesterday at the beautiful looking NEGC Club course with a record 104 golfers teeing off for honours. The conditions were ideal in the sun-bathing Nuwara Eliya city during the last three days which allowed some good golf to be displayed. [...]
Restructuring sports: Mantra or lip service?
Following former Sri Lanka rugby captain Namal Rajapaksa’s appointment as Sports Minister, there is an air of expectation over what changes will take place in the short term. The 34-year-old Rajapaksa said he would restructure the business of sport to suit the times – a long overdue need, given its uninspired state in the country. [...]
Thilan Thushara’s twists and turns
The role of a quality left-arm fast bowler has become an important factor when a team is in hunt for consistency. Ironically that’s an area where the Sri Lanka cricket team has been struggling ever since the retirement of legend Chaminda Vaas. Since then Sri Lanka have tested out several replacements but none of them [...]
Priyantha aims to attract professionals
Lalith Priyantha has come up with a brilliant idea during the pandemic period to keep people engaged in sports activity by inviting professionals to play table tennis. “I want to invite professionals such as doctors, engineers, lawyers, and even politicians to play table tennis,” said the former three-time national champion who is a renowned coach. [...]
MCA ‘Masters 6s’ on August 29
The annual Over-40 ‘Masters 6s’ 2020 conducted by the Mercantile Cricket Association will be held on August 29 simultaneously at D.S. Senanayake College and MCA grounds at Wijerama Mawatha commencing 8.30am. All players who are over 40 years of age as at July 31, 2020 will be eligible to represent their respective firms. The previous [...]