Frustration prevails without cricket
The announcement of a Test series between hosts Sri Lanka and Bangladesh in October prompted sighs of relief from many. It was to be the first in many moons, and like manna from heaven to cricketers starved of international cricket since the Englishmen abandoned their visit in March post COVID-19. With health restrictions easing and [...]
Indoor stadium boost for volleyball ahead of Nationals
Sri Lanka’s national sport Volleyball was given a massive boost during the prevailing COVID-19 pandemic when they received a dedicated indoor stadium for the sport in Galle while Ceylon Biscuits Limited (CBL) announced that it would be sponsoring the National Volleyball Championship for the 13th consecutive year. “Our responsibility for developing Sri Lanka’s volleyball standards [...]
Carrom Federation AGM fixed for November 6
The Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the Carrom Federation (CFSL) is to be held on November 6 at the Duncan White Auditorium of the Sports Ministry. The last tenure of CFSL ended in May but due to COVID-19 epidemic lockdown the AGM was not held. It was further pushed back after objections were raised by [...]
Army Commander’s T20 begins tomorrow
Adhering to playing guidelines of the International Cricket Council (ICC), Sri Lanka Army will kick off its high-scale cricket tournament, the Army Commander’s Twenty20 League, featuring a large number of national players from tomorrow. The four-team competition will kickoff tomorrow at Dombagoda in Kalutara and Saliyapura in Anuradhapura and will end with the final on [...]
Battle for semi-final berths today
The Under-23 Inter-Club Cricket Tournament conducted by Sri Lanka Cricket has reached the final stages with the final round matches scheduled to be worked off today in 12 venues which will also be the clash for the four semi-final berths with the top four teams in the four groups qualifying. In Group ‘A’ two teams [...]
Chamara, 40, still counting to make 15,000 runs
At 40 years and 295 days, there is only one thing that keeps him going. He wants to reach 15,000 first class runs. Just 37 runs shy, he will reach the milestone during the next domestic cricket season and then call it a day, ending over two decades of professional cricket. A disastrous World Cup [...]
Madushan regains title as tourists revel at Arugam Bay
With his third back-to-back win in the National Surfing Championship Series, Lakshitha Madushan, a youngster from the southern coastal belt, not only claimed the National Surfing Championship 2020 held in Arugam Bay last weekend, but also topped the national surfing ranks with 3000 points. The Open and National Surfing Championship 2020, which coincided its culmination [...]
CMCC celebrates 60th anniversary of Padang
The ‘Padang’, home of the Colombo Malay Cricket Club (CMCC) in Colombo 2, celebrates its 60th anniversary since moving from Rifle Green. A series of sporting and celebratory activities have been planned by the CMCC to mark the Padang’s 60th anniversary. This will be in the backdrop when the CMCC will be celebrating its 150th [...]
When Ceylon beat India in India
The Ceylon team – as Sri Lanka was referred in that era – toured India under the captaincy of Michael Tissera in December 1964 – January 1965. The team was managed by Nisal Senaratne. The tour comprised three four-day games with India winning 2-1, and five other first class games. Ceylon’s victory in the third [...]
Hassan stamped his class as a rare sportsman
M.S.A. Hassan won the first All-Ceylon Amateur Snooker Championship in 1935 organised by the Central YMCA. Hassan’s record in YMCA billiards since 1933 has been unsurpassed. He won every single event at one time or another, sometimes multiple events at the same time. He was the national champion of snooker for three years in succession [...]
A possible dream not too high
Despite uncertainty over the horizon, CH&FC, one of the pioneer rugby-playing clubs in Colombo and Sri Lanka are gearing up for a possible start of the inter-club season. The Maitland Crescent club, who pioneered featuring foreign players in domestic rugby tournaments during the late 1980s and for many years to follow, has an abundance of [...]
Young football ‘queen’ Maleeka on a mission to empower youth
Gateway College, Colombo student Maleeka Shaahaani Amith who has been selected for the AFC-Aurora eGoal programme for the South Asian zone is a multi-talented athlete who has dreams of empowering youth of the country by becoming a sports psychologist. The Asian Football Confederation’s (AFC) Dream Asia Foundation, in partnership with Aurora specialised in creating and [...]
Goal-hungry Thomian football star Mahith aims to turn pro
S. Thomas’ College, Mount Lavinia schoolboy Mahith Perera’s hunger to score goals like his idol Lionel Messi, Barcelona and Argentina legend, attracted him to football. Now he has set his sights on turning professional in a sport which has become his passion although he is an equally good cricketer, rugby player and has College colours [...]
Dissanayake elected MCA President for second time
Old Trinitian Rohana Dissanayake, Chairman and Managing Director of David Pieris Group of Companies, was unanimously elected President of the Mercantile Cricket Association (MCA) for a second term at the 103rd Annual General Meeting held on Thursday at MCA Legends New Wing. All posts in the Executive Committee were retained unanimously from last year. Due [...]
Kurunegala young guns dominate Matale Ranking Tennis Tournament
Chamidu Abeysinghe, Venuli Jayasinghe and Sandaru Guruge walked away with Tennis Singles crowns at the Matale Ranking Tennis Tournament 2020 (Category 5) which was played at Matale District Tennis Club Courts from September 25 to 27. Chamidu from Kurunegala beat Pasindu Rukunayake, also from Kurunegala in the Under-12 Singles finals by 6-1, 6-3. Venuli, another [...]
Royal International Kurunegala and Singer team up to promote benefits of sport
To develop a well-rounded child, who eventually grows into a capable and successful adult with the education they receive during those crucial, formative years must go beyond the classroom. To ensure this Royal International School (RIS), Kurunegala has consistently incorporated a range of extracurricular activities that are aimed at helping students improve their social skills, [...]
Sakuna Liyanage (17) going great guns in Major Cricket
Playing on turf wickets for the first time, a 17-year-old lad from the remote town of Monaragala is going great guns in the ongoing Major Youth Under-23 Cricket Tournament conducted by Sri Lanka Cricket. Heading the batting average with 72.10, Sakuna Liyanage, who represents Royal College, Monaragala was the main scorer for his alma mater [...]
Debutants Lyceum Bogamuwa impress at U-14 TT tournament
Bogamuwa Lyceum International School, Gampaha Under-14 Table Tennis team, in their maiden appearance in the International Schools Team Table Tennis Tournament were ranked among the best three teams. The Bogamuwa lasses displayed excellent skills along with fine team work, which helped them to reach among the best three teams. The team is coached by former [...]
Sports Ministry and Milo conduct World Children’s Day programme
The Ministry of Sports, in partnership with Nestle Lanka’s energy drink Milo, conducted a programme to coincide the World Children’s Day aiming the fitness and activeness development of schoolchildren. The programme was held on Wednesday at the Sports Development Department ground in Torrington with the keen participation young girls and boys from selected schools. The [...]
Maithri Vithanage re-elected OWSC President
Maithri Vithanage was re-elected as President of the Old Wesleyites Sports Club (OWSC) for the calendar year 2020/21 while Shaheem Mahir was elected secretary at the 29th Annual General Meeting held at the OWSC club house. The President after having successfully steered the OWSC in the previous year stated in his address that the key [...]