Headache remains, but pillows change
Out goes Kusal Janith Perera, in comes Dasun Shanaka, the new ODI and T20 skipper. It took two series for selectors to realise that Kusal is not the captain to take Sri Lankan cricket into the future. But is Shanaka the rightful heir to the throne with Dhananjaya de Silva as his deputy? Better performance [...]
Fresh discussions during end July on fate of 142nd Roy-Tho
Fresh rounds of discussions are likely to commence towards the end of this month to decide the fortunes and fates of the 142th Battle of the Blues big match cricket encounter between Royal College and S. Thomas’ College. According to available information, the Joint Organising Committee (JOC) of the Royal-Thomian is keen to play the [...]
Another revamp in the offing?
Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) is set for some major changes in the coaching set-up with several former Sri Lankan players expected to join various positions from the Under-19 team to the national team. The names of Roshan Mahanama, Mahela Jayawardene and Avishka Gunawardena have been discussed to assume some key positions within the national set-up [...]
Pandemic scare hit Lankan camp; Indian series delayed
Sri Lanka’s limited over series against India has been delayed till July 18, following the detection of two COVID-19 cases, within the main squad and one more in a back-up squad. The ODIs will now be played on July 18, 20 and 23, followed by the T20Is on July 25, 27 and 29. The rescheduling [...]
Olympic ‘dream’
It’s final — Sri Lanka will be represented by nine athletes and 17 officials at the upcoming Tokyo Olympics, which will be on show from July 23 to August 8. Out of the nine athletes showjumper Mathilda Karlsson, gymnast Milka Gehani and sprinter Yupun Abeykoon have earned direct qualification while shooter Tehani Egodawela, shuttler Niluka [...]
‘Tehani is being well prepared for Olympics’ – NSSF President
Shooter Tehani Egodawela is one of the nine athletes representing Sri Lanka at the Tokyo Olympic Games that will be in action from 23rd July to 8th August. Accompanying these athletes are 17 officials — coaches, managers and officials. This time Sri Lanka has three athletes who earned through direct qualification and six Tripartite quota [...]
Wimbledon’s elite eight
The sober Crocket was the social game of All England Crocket Club in the mid eighteen hundreds. The forerunner of modern tennis was Major Wingfield’s SPHAIRISTIKE, devised by him in 1876. Being far more dynamic than Crocket, in 1877 as ‘Lawn Tennis’ was added to the activities of the club. Club was renamed All England [...]
Spirited athletes aim for Tokyo Paralympic glory
While the Olympic bound athletes are all set to fly to Tokyo later this week, nine athletes are likely to compete at the Paralympics which will be held exactly a month after the start of the Tokyo Games have been finalised. The Paralympic Games will be held from August 24 to September 5 in the [...]
Seniru and Amaya take honours
Seniru Ranuth Nagasinghe of Lyceum International School, Nugegoda excelled in the Western 1 Open event by scoring a total of 7½ points out of possible 8 games to win the Inaugural Sri Lanka Online National Novices Chess Championship 2021 convincingly. He was unbeaten in all 8 rounds scoring 7 wins straight along with Mihin Kuruppuarachchi, [...]
Archery for youth
The Archery Association of Sri Lanka, in collaboration with the Ministry of Youth and Sports, commenced a programme to promote archery among the youth and young. The programme kicked off last week at the National Youth Services Council premises in Maharagma and will continue at district level as a long term project. The Archery Association [...]
Anchor joins hands with Sports Ministry to support national high-performance athletes
Recognising that wholesome nutrition is instrumental to develop internationally-competitive sportsmen and women, Anchor joined hands with the Ministry of Sports to nourish high-performance athletes who aspire to represent Sri Lanka on a global stage. The partnership enriches a long term, progressive approach to developing high performance athletes, initiated by the Ministry of Sports in conjunction [...]