Pumas stun All Blacks
Agutsy Argentina stunned the All Blacks 25-15 Saturday to pull off one of rugby’s biggest upsets, consigning an embarrassed New Zealand to their first back-to-back defeats in almost a decade. Fly-half Nicolas Sanchez scored all the Pumas’ points to hand them their maiden victory over the rugby powerhouse in the 30 Tests they have played. [...]
Ashantha de Mel heads new seven-member selection committee
Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) will have one selection committee overlooking all selections of national men’s, women’s and junior cricket in future as the National Sports Selection Committee headed by Army Commander Shavendra Silva has recommended a seven-member new committee to overlook all selections including U-19 cricket. The new committee headed by former Sri Lanka fast [...]
New League on hold as FFSL focus on national team
Despite conducting the President’s Cup and having the honour of being the first national governing body to host a major sporting event in Sri Lanka after the initial outbreak of COVID-19 pandemic, the Football Federation of Sri Lanka (FFSL) is in a dire situation on its future assignments. After successfully staging the 20-team FFSL President’s [...]
Sri Lanka Anti Doping Agency is seven years today
The Sri Lanka Anti Doping Agency (SLADA), one of the foremost institutions that functions to prevent doping from sports and create awareness on banned substances in Sri Lanka, marks its seventh anniversary today. Functioning as a statutory board, under the Ministry of Rural Infrastructure and School Sports Improvement, SLADA was established through an Act of [...]
Joint committee to draft new sports regulation
With the objective of adopting a permanent and conclusive legal document to govern the country’s sports, the Ministry of Sports and Ministry of Justice are on the verge of forming a joint committee which will include members from both entities. The task of the intended committee will be to make the basic necessities to draft [...]
I’m excited to be here
As the inaugural season of the much anticipated Lankan Premier League (LPL) is scheduled to get underway in less than two weeks, the focus shifts back to cricket which brings a sense of relief to the cricket loving public. Kalana Perera has been an emerging prospect for Sri Lanka cricket in the recent years. Due [...]
Jaffna Stallions kicks off full-blown training session for LPL
Jaffna Stallions becomes the first franchise cricket team in the 2020 Lanka Premier League (LPL) to hold a full-blown training session. With the impeccable guidance and leadership of Thilina Kandamby, the Head Coach, and Thisara Perera, the captain, the team takes part in a three-day residential cricket camp from November 13 to 15 at Pallekele [...]
LPL to go ahead with ‘eased’ health restrictions
Local health authorities have eased health restrictions to allow cricketers participating in the inaugural Lanka Premier League (LPL) to begin ‘small cluster training’ sessions from day four of their mandatory seven-day quarantine period–a major deviation from the earlier policy of strict 14 days complete isolation. The Bangladesh Test series, which was scheduled for last month, [...]
Djokovic eyes record as Nadal seeks first ATP Finals crown
LONDON AFP Nov 14, 2020: Novak Djokovic is bidding to win the ATP Finals for a record-equalling sixth time as Rafael Nadal chases the biggest title missing from his glittering resume at London’s O2 Arena. The top eight available players in the men’s rankings — with Roger Federer absent — will compete at the end-of-season [...]
STF: Game-changing tackling concept
The bane of rugby in Sri Lanka is the sight of whistle-happy referees blowing at every opportunity especially for what they perceive as dangerous tackles. Rugby being a contact sport like boxing, clash of heads and bodies are inevitable as long as there is no deliberate intent of causing harm to your rival. In May [...]
NOCSL’s Sexual Harassment and Abuse Policy paves way for vital change in Sri Lanka’s sporting arena
With the clear purpose of creating an impactful change to end widespread sexual harassment and abuse in sports, the campaign initiated by the National Olympic Committee of Sri Lanka (NOC), ‘Harassment is No Game’ is making great strides across the country. The campaign includes proper remedies to lack of education and awareness on the issue, [...]
The show must go on!
Hope came in September when ATP/WTA management mustered enough courage and adapted an unpalatable formula for events. It was a compromise with risk level high to the players and officials but conformed to the health ordinance. The rule was either none or highly restricted number of spectators with face mask at the court side and [...]
Third international sports complex comes up in Maligapitiya
Sri Lanka’s third international sports complex in Maligapitiya is nearing completion in Kurunegala amidst the coronavirus pandemic. The ground is located adjacent to the Welagedara Cricket Stadium at a beautiful location in the area of the Urban Council of Kurunegala. Maligapitiya will be the third venue for athletics in Sri Lanka after the Sugathadasa Stadium [...]
STF suggests Orange cards to replace rugby’s red-card system
Orange cards could be the answer to brandishing red cards for dangerous tackles if World Rugby, the sport’s governing body, accepts the ‘Safe Tackle Framework’ concept which will be trialled in New Zealand next season. Pundits called for changes to rugby’s red-card system claiming that last week’s Test between Australia and New Zealand was ruined [...]
With love from the land Down Under
Former local first class cricketer and Sri Lanka women’s and St. Joseph’s College coach, Harsha de Silva successfully initiated a donation drive in his adopted country Australia, to collect cricket gear for underprivileged young cricketers in Sri Lanka. Unexpectedly, the cricket gear donation drive had a massive response, as Harsha and his team in Brisbane [...]
Gateway College student Maleeka aims to celebrate diversity of country
Gateway College, Colombo student Maleeka Shaahaani Amith aims to celebrate the diversity in the country as her project plan to be crowned Ambassador of the AFC-Aurora eGoal programme. The Asian Football Confederation’s (AFC) Dream Asia Foundation, in partnership with Aurora specialised in creating and implementing community service programmes for youth aged 16-17 offered the eGoal [...]
John Tarbat Athletic Meet postponed
The 87th Sir John Tarbat Athletics Championship, conducted annually by the Sri Lanka Schools Athletic Association (SLSAA), has been postponed indefinitely according to reports. The four-day meet was scheduled to be held from December 21 to 24 at the Sugathadasa Stadium in Colombo. The Ministry of Education had earlier given the green light to conduct [...]