Dimo Southern Warriors lift Army Commander’s T20 Cup
Dinesh Chandimal-led DIMO Southern Warriors clinched the inaugural Army Commander’s League Twenty20 tournament beating Super Fashion Northern Warriors led by Seekkuge Prasanna by nine runs in the final played at Army Cricket ground in Dombagoda yesterday. Defending a total of 159, Chandimal marshalled his resources in the death overs using the experienced Suranga Lakmal and [...]
LPL logo launched, all set for player draft
With the players draft set to take place tomorrow, the Lanka Premier League (LPL) unveiled its official logo yesterday, as official rights holder IPG (Innovative Production Group) is confident of creating a global platform through television and social media viewership. Anil Mohan, the CEO of IPG, confirmed to the Sunday Times that all five franchises [...]
Unfazed CR&FC willing to face reality
CR&FC unfazed by the player exodus during the coming season mostly to CH&FC, including last year’s captain Omalka Gunaratne, are confident of attracting a young group of players as they set their sights on marking their centenary in 2022. “It is no different to any other season where players move around. That’s not unusual. We [...]
NSSF National Rifle and Pistol Championship set for November 12
The National Shooting Sports Federation of Sri Lanka (NSSF) has set the dates to host its first major event for this year despite uncertainty caused by the spike in the COVID-19 cases. After vigilantly observing the situation for nearly seven months, the NSSF hopes to conduct at least the most important events for the year. [...]
Hiruni fails to finish World Half Marathon in Poland
US-based woman marathoner Hiruni Wijayaratne made a disappointing appearance at the World Athletics Half Marathon Championships Gydnia 2020 in Poland on Saturday as she pulled out after completing the 15km mark. The 29-year-old Sri Lankan born runner clocked 17.50 minutes at the end of the first 5km mark and 37.19 at the end of the [...]
Unsung World Cup hero Upul Chandana lays emphasis on fielding
World Cup winning all-rounder Upul Chandana, one of the finest fielders Sri Lanka ever produced, underscored the importance of sharpening the skills of national cricketers on the field to lift the fortunes of the team at international level firmly believing in the adage ‘catches win matches’. “I believe fielding is the most important aspect in [...]
MoS approves three new shooting ranges for school athletes
The National Shooting Sport Federation of Sri Lanka (NSSF) received a positive response it has been waiting for years, after the Ministry of Sports gave its green light to build three new shooting ranges, mainly for the convenience of school athletes. This followed the meeting NSSF representatives, headed by its president Shirantha Peries had with [...]
Play or shut down
It is now 226 days since the national team took to the field. On March 6, 2020, Sri Lanka played their last international against West Indies. The wait continues. Repeated attempts to get them back in action have failed with strict quarantine procedures keeping international players from visiting. Bangladesh pulled out of their tour at [...]
Ranjith Weerasena was a gentle giant
It was sad news to me when I heard of the passing away of the gentle giant Ranjith Weerasena who reigned supreme in our athletics for several decades. He had his entire education at St Peter’s College, Bambalapitiya where I too was studying. We participated in athletics. He was a champion discus thrower at national [...]
SL men’s team off to flying start in Asian Online Chess
The opening weekend of the Asians Nations Online Cup 2020, organised by the Asian Chess Federation, concluded on October 10 (men’s) and 11 (women’s) via the Chess.com online platform. The preliminary stage of the tournament was held in a 9-round Swiss system with a 15min+5sec time control from which eight teams from each section will [...]
‘NOC steps up with HPU, but, where is the MOS?’
This refers to the article which appeared in your sports section page 21 lead story under the headline ‘NOC steps up with HPU, but, where is the MOS?’ (Anything but Sports by Tee Gee). This article is well compiled and it seems that the author has a great command of the Queen’s language. Yet, it [...]
St. Peter’s Negombo Branch students shine in taekwondo
Students of St. Peter’s College, Colombo 4 (Negombo Branch) excelled at the 1st Virtual Poomsae National Taekwondo Championship and Sri Lanka Schools Online Taekwondo Championship 2020. The National Championship which attracted over 700 participants was conducted by Sri Lanka Taekwondo Federation while there were over 350 entries for the Sri Lanka Schools Championship organised by [...]
Imperial College of Business Studies win Champions League Futsal title
Imperial College of Business Studies ‘A’ team emerged champions at the Champions League Inter-College Futsal Tournament held in Colombo. Organised by the Colombo Futsal Club, eight teams played in a round robin format before the knockout round of the competition held at CFC’s indoor stadium in Dehiwela. Imperial College defeated NIBM in a penalty tie-breaker [...]
Junior Tennis Singles Carnival ‘20
Muhannadh Rafi (Yellow Ball), Nimsadu Gunarathne (Green Ball) and Idusha Abeysinghe (Orange Ball) were adjudged as best performers in their respective age groups at the Junior Tennis Singles Carnival ‘20 conducted by Thora Tennis Academy Matale which was also played at the same venue over the weekend. This tournament saw 30 players (boys and girls) [...]
NWPCA felicitates young cricketers
Sri Lanka cricketer Minod Bhanuka and Sri Lanka Under-19 World Cup captain Nipun Dhananjaya and other emerging cricketers were felicitated by the North Western Province Cricket Association (NWPCA) at a grand ceremony held at the Ruvisha Beach Hotel in Kochchikade. Bhanuka, the left-handed wicketkeeper batsman and a product of Maliyadeva College, Kurunegala won the Sri [...]