Will Sri Lanka spring a surprise?
A seemingly balanced-looking Sri Lankans would be taking on World Champions Australia in a five-match T20 series come Friday (11) with the tour-opener set for Sydney Cricket Ground under floodlights starting at 1.30 p.m. Sri Lankan Time. For this tour too, the visitors would be under the watchful eyes of interim coach Rumesh Ratnayake, coaching [...]
Player managers to be regulated
Following allegations that some player managers had “a field day” during the Lanka Premier League (LPL) player draft, the Sports Ministry is finally drafting a regulatory framework to register agents. This means National Sports Associations (NSAs) listed with the Ministry of Sports, including Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC), must introduce an accreditation and registration system for [...]
Thinula, Naveen shine in drawn match at Kotahena
Thinula Liyanage and Naveen Kanishka shone with half tons for Isipathana on day two in their drawn Under 19 inter-school cricket encounter against St. Benedict’s concluded at Kotahena yesterday. A seven wicket haul by Mihiranga Nimsara was the highlight of the first day’s play in the Under 19 inter-school match between Zahira and St Aloysius [...]
Kandy, CR in nail-biting win over Navy, CH
Kandy SC clinched their third successive win in the season, sinking Navy SC by 35-30 in a Sri Lanka Rugby League match played at Navy ground yesterday. They collected their points through two goals, three tries and two penalties while the Navy scored three goals and three penalties. Sailor Chathura Seneviratne converted two penalties in [...]
Dinara wins singles; Anjalika, Neyara bag doubles titles
Dinara de Silva in the girl’s singles and the pair of Anjalika Kurera and Neyara Weerawansa in the Women’s doubles recorded easy wins to clinch the titles at the First Capitol SSC Open Tennis Tournament worked off yesterday at the SSC tennis courts. Dinara brushed aside the challenge of Nishka Vivekanandan while Anjalika and Neyara [...]
Vijaya Malalasekera no more
Vijaya Malalasekera, a sportsman, sports administrator, lawyer and top corporate executive, passed away yesterday after a brief illness. His remains lies at Respect Parlour and the funeral will be held on Monday at the Borella cemetery. Mr. Malalasekera had the distinction of hitting a century in the 1963 Royal-Thomian, sharing an unfinished fifth-wicket stand with [...]
Inthugadevi- Kickboxing Champ, knocking-out obstacles and opposition
The Hindus festival of Thai Pongal, carries an adage reading – Thai Piranthal Vazhi Pirakkum or when the month of January (Thai in Tamil) dawns, so will avenues. That was exactly the blessing and the winning that happened to Inthugadevi Ganesh, winning and blessed with a gold medal, at the French Savate Kickboxing Championship in [...]
Jaffna on top; Dambulla looks dead
Preview: Match 13-Colombo vs Dambulla at Pallekele Dambulla and Colombo in a bottom of the table tussle would be taking on each other all out to avoid that bad-looking last spot in the opening match of the third week tomorrow. Colombo, too, during the last week, from the top-3 having slipped to the penultimate position [...]
Nadal-The greatest Grand Slam champion of all
Even winning one Grand-Slam title, a player will perpetuate the name in global Tennis history. Winning Grand-Slam titles in the open-era demands sacrifices and perseverance nearly that of a monastic pursuit. In a race to win more Grand-Slam titles, three players, Federer, Djokovic and a Spaniard were on track. The Spaniards personality and the brand [...]
HSBC’s weekend of golf at RCGC
HSBC will host clients to a fun-filled weekend of golf with two back-to-back tournaments held in Colombo from February 11 to 13, with a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for the winners to witness the 150th Open Championship, to be held at St Andrews in Scotland. The three-day golf event will begin with the HSBC 5-Club Stableford Golf [...]
Visakhians and Joes make a splash in the waters
Visakha Vidyalaya and St. Joseph’s College topped their gender categories at last week’s National Age Group Relay Championship scoring 162 and 181 points, respectively. In the first such meet held since the pandemic, worked off in the Sugathadasa Swimming Complex, the Visakians were head and shoulders above their counterparts with a substantial lead of 66 [...]
Sri Lanka Cricket launches programme to donate cricket equipment to 650 schools
Sri Lanka Cricket launched a programme under its ‘National Pathway’ to donate cricket equipment to 650 schools across the country, in a bid to enhance school cricket. Under this programme, schools playing in the Under-13 and Under-15 tournaments conducted by the Schools Cricket Association in collaboration with Sri Lanka Cricket, will receive the donation of [...]
Two wins for British School, Gateway Colombo and Lyceum Nugegoda win a game each
British School in Colombo recorded two wins while Gateway College Colombo and Lyceum International Nugegoda each recorded a win at the Inter-International School Under-19 T20 Tournament, which began last week at the Lyceum International School ground in Wattala. British School handsomely beat Asian International School by 92 runs and continued their form by beating Gateway [...]
Gateway wins International School Basketball Championship
After a lapse of two years, basketball at international schools returned to action with the International Schools Under-19 tournament as Gateway College boys emerged victorious once again showing their talents throughout the competition. Gateway beat Colombo International Colombo and Gateway Kandy in the group stage and overcame Wycherley International School Colombo in the semi-finals. Gateway [...]