Former Sports Minister’s ‘falsely raised case’ dumped to bins?
Former Sports Minister Mahindananda Aluthgamage has got off free despite his much publicised fixing allegation related to the 2011 World Cup final between Sri Lanka and India being proven a blatant lie. A year after these were made, the case has been relegated to the bin, with no evidence having been found to support any [...]
MJ booster at T20 World Cup welcomed by Sri Lankan team
Sri Lanka cricketers will have the expertise of franchise cricket’s most successful coach Mahela Jayawardene during the qualifying round of the 2021 World Cup, as he has agreed to help in setting team strategies with Sri Lanka looking to avoid a qualifying round exit from the tournament. The Sunday Times exclusively reported that Jayawardene could [...]
Hypocrisy by the ‘one’ supposed to be the voice to all of aquatics
Swimming coaches in the country have raised their concerns about the hypocritical act of a top individual who is supposed to be the top representative of the aquatic sport at the country’s highest advisory panel. The said individual, a former top swimmer and a coach, who is also a member of the country’s top policy [...]
The maturing Madushanka’s misfortune
Exactly when Lahiru Dilshan Madushanka’s T20 career was about to take off with the biggest and the best ticket to the T20 World Cup, an injury sidelining him for three more weeks, has distanced his dream of featuring in the showpiece tournament. The right-arm fast-bowling all-rounder, with only three international outings in the same format, [...]
Former Peterite Berenger to emulate Sathasivam’s feat
Former St. Peter’s cricketer Andri Berenger is in line of emulating the feat of one of the greatest batsmen Sri Lanka has produced — Mahadevan Sathasivam, who had the honour of representing three national cricket teams. Sathasivam represented Sri Lanka, then known as Ceylon, Singapore and Malaysia during the famous ‘Bradman’ era. Prolific batsman Berenger [...]
Sports Infrastructure – Maintenance is Key!
Last week we dwelt on the somewhat futuristic realm of a Sports City in the heart of Colombo and the commercial viability it must pursue, if it is to succeed in the long term. The Independence Square and its environs are the epicenter of recreational and competitive sport in this country and developing an environment [...]
Ruwan Perera – the cricketer and lest we forget, the gentleman
In William Shakespeare’s play Macbeth said “Life’s but a walking shadow, a poor player, that struts and frets his hour upon the stage, and then is heard no more; it is a tale told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, signifying nothing”. I believe that this statement is spot on. Yet, I wanted [...]