Sri Lanka to call in Chamika Karunaratne for second Test?
As Sri Lanka look for a clean sweep of the two-match Test series against West Indies, they are likely to bring in bowling all-rounder Chamika Karunaratne in place of Dushmantha Chameera for the final match starting Monday at the spin-friendly Galle cricket ground. Although they included two frontline seamers in Suranga Lakmal and Dushmantha Chameera [...]
Sri Lanka’s women’s WC dream shattered
Sri Lanka women’s cricket team is officially out of next year’s ICC World Cup after Women’s World Cup qualifiers, being played in Zimbabwe, was called off yesterday owing to the introduction of travel restrictions from a number of countires, including the hosts Zimbabwe, and the breakout of a new COVID-19 variant in southern Africa. The [...]
Major Club semis today
The Major Club Limited Over Cricket Tournament, which got underway in late October, has reached the final stages with the two semi-finals scheduled to be played today at two venues around the metropolis. Four teams — Group ‘A’ table leaders Army SC along with NCC second in same group, Ragama CC and Tamil Union, the [...]
Four swimmers in quagmire as officials act waterpolo
The weeks-old dilly-dallying swimming saga, is yet to get its go-ahead from the Sports Ministry’s National Sports Selection Committee (NSSC) with only 72 hours left for the FINA-set deadline. The Sunday Times learns that the NSSC had sent a letter to the Ministry of Sports on Tuesday (23), but since then, there has been no [...]
The art to greatness
Cricketers age like fine wine. Take Kumar Sangakkara. He scored 6,356 in 73 Test matches before he turned 30 at an average of 54.79. After that, he became prolific with the bat, scoring 6,044 runs in 58 matches and maintaining an average of 60.44. Out of his 38 centuries, 21, including his triple ton (319), [...]
The 7s blunder: Who is responsible?
Rugby, in Sri Lanka, has a long and rich history, as one of the sports inherited by the colonials apart from cricket, football, billiards and snooker and other various sports, in which the country has achieved global recognition. Next to cricket, 7s rugby was a team sport where Sri Lanka could have, at least by [...]
Clay Target SCC shooters dominate Skeet Nationals
Continuing their form from a fortnight, Clay Target Shooting Club of Colombo (CTSCC) dominated the NSSF Skeet National Championship 2021 all the way, but Airman Sandakalum Ranasinghe stole the show clinching the overall championship with 27 points in the final round of the two-day competition held at the Clay Target Shooting Club of Colombo’s Shotgun [...]
Junior Nationals from December 15
Golf will be back at business after a lapse of one year due to the pandemic with the Junior Golf Open Championship returning to the grass on December 15, at the Royal Colombo Golf Course. The event will once again be held in four age group categories comprising — 15-18 years (Gold Division), 12-14 years [...]
AGM of Nalanda PCA on December 3
17th Annual General Meeting of the Nalanda College Past Cricketers Association will be held on December 3 at the Mercantile Cricket Association headquarters Colombo 7. All past cricketers are requested to be present at 6.00pm to present their views for the upliftment of Nalanda cricket.
Karatekas should become professional – Edwards
Sri Lanka’s only Asian Games medal winner in karate, R.J. Edwards strongly believes that funds granted by the Ministry of Sports on the development of athletes and coaches through the High Performance Programme, should transmit properly, if benefits are to be reaped. The 47-year-old head coach of national team, is adamant that the Karate Federation [...]
Mugurusa and Zverev win finals
Along with Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic was the third reckoning force of men’s tennis in the past decade. Much is said about the return of Federer and Nadal, I think they have concluded their carrier in terms of being in the top five. Their appearance will be an attraction to any event, [...]
Dialog Powers Lanka Premier League as ‘Telecommunication Partner’
Sri Lanka’s premier connectivity provider, Dialog Axiata PLC, has come forth to power the 2021 edition of the Lanka Premier League (LPL) as the official Telecommunication Partner for the tournament. The tourney organisers, The IPG Group released the ‘Ekwa Jayagamu’ LPL song sung by a stellar line-up of artistes at the launch event, in support [...]
Edirisinghe to officiate at ElPozo BWF World Senior Championships in Spain
Lakpriya Edirisinghe, a BWF-accredited umpire, will officiate at the ElPozo BWF World Senior Championships 2021 which will be held in Huelva, Spain from November 28 to December 4. Edirisinghe, a vastly experienced Badminton Asia Confederation-accredited umpire, has officiated in more than 100 international tournaments, including Commonwealth Games, Youth Olympic Games and in three World Badminton [...]
SLT-Mobitel appoints cricketing star Wanindu Hasaranga as brand ambassador
Wanindu Hasaranga, the explosive all-rounder making strides in international cricket, was recently appointed as brand ambassador for SLT-Mobitel, the National ICT solutions provider recently. The most sought-after young cricketer comes onboard as a youth icon, aligning his sporting values of determination, commitment and hard work which strongly reflect SLT-Mobitel’s values in recognising young talents across [...]
Yeti Electrolyte powers SLS for Asian Squash Meet
Sri Lanka Squash (SLS) has teamed up with renowned isotonic energy drink sponsor Yeti for the Asian Squash Team Championships to be held from November 27 to December 5 in Malaysia. Yeti is scientifically formulated to help meet the hydration and fueling needs of sportsmen and sportswomen, which help them get the most out of [...]
Junior TT Nationals 2020 this weekend
The Table Tennis Association of Sri Lanka (TTASL) will conduct the Junior National Championships 2020 this weekend at the Bandaragama Indoor Stadium. The National Championships could not be held during the year 2020 as the country was in lockdowns several times and sports activities could not be held. The TTASL attempted on several occasions to [...]
Trincomalee youth introduced to Beach Korfball
Korfball Sri Lanka in its endeavour to promote the sport in all parts of the country, introduced the game to the youth at the Beach Park in Trincomalee, through a orientation training programme held last week. With much enthusiasm among the youth to attend the programme, the organisers were compelled to limit participation to 50 [...]
Viren, Panchali clinch double crowns at WPBA Badminton Open
Viren Nettasinghe of St. Peter’s College, Colombo and Panchali Janodya Adhikari of Mahamaya Girls’ School, Kandy clinched the Men’s and Women’s Singles titles at the Western Province Badminton Association (WPBA) organised Open Ranking Championships marked the return of competitive badminton action at the MBA and Otters courts over last weekend. Nettasinghe, 18, beat Dumindu Abeywickrama, [...]
Chathurya and Anjalika win U-18 Colombo Open tennis titles
Young tennis stars Chathurya Nilaweera and Anjalika Kurera won the Boy’s and Girl’s Under-18 Singles title respectively at the 106th Colombo Open Tennis Championships, which is being helf at the Sri Lanka Tennis Association courts in Green Path, Colombo. Chathurya, 16, from Stafford College easily overcame Dilvan Herath 4-1, 4-1 in the Boys’ Under-18 final [...]
Gihani Wathsala, a talented wushu athlete from Elpitiya
Gihani Wathsala, 21, is a gifted wushu athlete, who has been prospering since the age of five. Wathsala, who represented her school — Denzil Kobbekaduwa Vidyalaya in Elpitiya, Galle, has made her institution proud by winning many medals since her competition debut as a kid. Appearing for her school as a youngster, Wathsala won a [...]