Hathu loses case against SLC; may file fresh action
Former Sri Lanka Head Coach Chandika Hathurusingha has withdrawn the case he filed against Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) challenging his sacking after the Court of Arbitration for Sports in Lausanne, Switzerland rejected the addition of parties sought by the claimant. SLC has filed a counter-claim to recover the costs following the withdrawal and expects a [...]
Injury-prone KJP defies medical advice to play LPL, risking recovery
Opener Kusal Janith Perera has defied medical advice to feature in the ongoing Lanka Premier League (LPL), jeopardising his chances of playing in the series against Zimbabwe and Australia, a communication by SLC’s lead physiotherapist revealed. Perera sprained his shoulder during a practice session ahead of the Indian limited over series in July. While he [...]
SLC gets tough on fitness
Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) will introduce tougher fitness benchmarks for its national cricketers from next year as they have further reduced the existing targets set for 2km run and the skin-fold test. The 2km test introduced early this year, replacing the Yo-Yo test to determine the fitness and endurance levels of the players, had a [...]
Piliyandala Central win Segment ‘B’ 7s title
Piliyandala Central handsomely beat Carey College by 24-12 to snatch the Segment ‘B’ title of the Western Province competition of the Dialog Schools Rugby 7s, which kicked off yesterday at the Royal College Sports Complex. Making its return after almost two years, the Dialog Schools 7s will have five competitions played at provincial level and [...]
AIS roars at Rowing Junior Nationals
Asian International School (AIS) dominated yesterday’s proceedings of Sri Lanka National Junior Rowing Championship sweeping five places under the girls category and nine under the boys’ category. AIS’s Chelanka Eppasinghe was adjudged the schoolboy’s colours, while Colombo Rowing Club’s (CRC) Anitra Perera was awarded for the girls at the Diyawanna waters. Full results Under-18 Boys [...]
Yasitha, Chathurya, Anjalika, Janali reach Singles finals
Defending champion and seventh seeded Yasitha de Silva and eighth seeded Chathurya Nilaweera will clash in the Men’s Open Singles, while unseeded Janali Manamperi will meet second seeded Anjalika Kurera in the Women’s Open Singles of the 106th National Tennis Championship which is in progress at the SLTA Tennis courts in Greenpath, Colombo. The two [...]
Roshan Mahanama launched his second book titled ‘My Innings’
Former Sri Lanka cricketer and ICC match referee Roshan Mahanama launched his second book titled ‘My Innings’ on Thursday. Here Mahanama presents a copy of the book to his former coach Nelson Mendis
A reputation too easy to risk
While the rest of the world battled against the pandemic since 2019, Avishka Gunawardene, the former Sri Lanka opener turned coach, was countering a different sort of skirmish for over two years. It was a matter of saving his honour and the reputation Gunawardene had built through sheer dedication to become a cricket coach. Taking [...]
Lanka Premier League reach final stage
A comprehensive 58-run win over Kandy Warriors in a virtual quarter-final game on Friday may have pumped up the Colombo Stars ahead of their eliminator clash against Dambulla Giants this afternoon at the Hambantota Cricket stadium. The match will start at 4.00pm. The Stars needed a win to secure their place in the knockout stage [...]
The tale of three triumphs
Sri Lankan para athletes have enjoyed an astounding 2021. The icing on the cake came when 12 young para athletes proved their potential to the country and the world, transforming their limitations to capabilities. The Sunday Times spoke to some of them finding out their personal accounts when the dozen were duly feted and felicitated [...]
Ushan, Maduranga fastest in Kothmale
Ushan Perera became the fastest driver while Isuru Maduranga emerged the fastest rider at the Kothmale Speed Hill Climb which took place at the Kothmale Hills last weekend. Perera clocked 49.666 seconds to become the fastest driver of the meet, while Maduranga’s timing was recorded as 51.268 seconds as he became the fastest rider. Organised [...]
Ajith wins 65kg title at Mr. Novice Meet
M.C. Ajith of Army SC clinched the 65kg weight class title at the Mr. Novice Bodybuilding Championships held at the Hyde Park Grounds in Colombo. This outdoor meet conducted by the Sri Lanka Bodybuilding and Fitness Federation in collaboration with the Colombo Municipal Council also marked the return of local bodybuilding events after a lapse [...]
Mercantile competition returns with 9-a-side Knockout
Mercantile Hockey Association restarted with their programmes when they successfully conducted Men’s 9-a-side Knockout Championship 2021 at the Astro Turf last Saturday. The tournament was conducted in four divisions with 14 top mercantile establishments battled for ‘A’, ‘B’, ‘C’ and ‘D’ Divisions. The cream of Sri Lanka’s hockey talent was displayed at the competition which [...]
Lankan-born Tiana grabs gold in the USA Women Artistic team
Tiana Sumanasekera, a 14-year-old American gymnast from California, with a Sri Lankan descent, part of the USA team, won the gold medal in the women’s vault finals. Tiana also had the highest qualifying score in vault leading upto the finals. Her team won the gold medal with 159.350 points by outscoring silver medalists Brazil by [...]
Royalist Yusef Hazari makes history; becomes youngest to win Sri Lanka Sailing Nationals
Yusef Hazari of Royal College clinched the position in the Optimist class, becoming the youngest in the history of sailing to win the Sri Lanka Sailing Nationals. A Grade 8 student, Hazari raced the Optimist class in six gruelling back-to-back races, lasting six hours, sailing into a clear win. He was placed first in five [...]
Commonwealth trials – a bane than a boon
This is to bring to your notice the incorrect information published in the Sunday times of 12th December 2021, under the above heading. First of all, the information is incorrect; as the final names of the selected boxers were not announced officially to date. The Selection committee has sent the names to the boxing association [...]
Yannik and Kaya claim title at 13th Sri Lanka Junior Open
Yannik Kumara and Kaya Daluwatte emerged winners of the 13th Sri Lanka Junior Golf Open conducted at the Royal Colombo Golf Course from December 15 to 17. Yannik Kumara, fresh after winning the 100th Royal Colombo Open Men’s Club Championship, was in no mood to let his guard down and cantered over the finish line [...]
Jaffna Central, a team to watch out and runners-up of Div-III
Jaffna Central College (JCC) scripted their own history by entering the final at recently concluded Sri Lanka Schools Under-19 Division III ‘Tier 3’ cricket tournament for the very first time, only missing out by a whisker from winning their maiden title. JCC had been cruising all along during the entire contest, winning with big, convincing [...]
Sri Lankan Esports takes on the world at IESF Esports World Championship 2021
Sri Lanka Esports hoisted the national flag at yet another International Esports event earlier last month, the IESF Esports World Championship 2021. Organised by the International Esports Federation (IESF), this year’s championship hosted at Eilat, Israel was the 13th installment since its inception in 2009. The grand finals of the championship also held significance as [...]
Taniya Balasuriya wins third successive Sri Lanka Ladies Open Amateur Stroke Play Golf title
Taniya Balasuriya stamped her supremacy in ladies golf with gross scores of 73, 72 and 71 to win the Sri Lanka Ladies Open Amateur Stroke Play Golf Championship 2021 last week. The significant feature of the tournament was the dominance of youngsters, who claimed the top five positions. Winning the title for the 3rd consecutive [...]
Thanuja Godewatte and team to foster Dharmaraja Cricket Foundation
Former Rajan wicketkeeper/batsman and serviceman Colonel Thanuja Godewatte was elected as the President of the Dharmaraja College Cricket Foundation for the tenure of 2021/2022 at the Annual General Meeting held at the College Old Boys’ Association Headquarters in Kandy. A renowned school cricketer during his heydays for Dharmaraja, Godewatte turned out for the school’s First [...]