Shanaka magic scripts incredible run chase
Skipper Dasun Shanaka sent a pack house in to ecstasy, leading Sri Lanka to an unlikely win to halt Australia from taking a clean sweep in the three-match T20 series at the Pallekele Stadium last night. With Sri Lanka needed 59 off the last three overs, the defeat was written firmly on the wall, but [...]
SLC turns ‘harshly’ soft on fitness policy and benchmarks
A recent skinfold test found three key players of the national white-ball set up reporting levels exceeding the benchmark of 85mm, but a policy change helped the trio earn their place in the T20 team named for the ongoing Australian series. Players Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Wanindu Hasaranga and Danushka Gunathilaka have all reported skinfold levels well [...]
Visakhians and Joes rule the Sugathadasa waters
Visakha Vidyalaya and St. Joseph’s College’s dominated the 46th National Age Group Aquatic Championship 2022 after effortlessly topping their respective gender categories with 354 and 556 points. Visakians and the Darley road lads have been consistently proving their prowess in the waters wining previous school meets also. Yesterday was only another testimony. Sri Lankan National [...]
Entry acceptance for DSI Supersport Volleyball extended
The Sri Lanka Volleyball Federation (SLVF) has extended the deadline to accept applications for the 20th DSI Supersport School Volleyball Championship to June 15. The extension comes as a result of the postponement of the annual event due to the prevailing economic and social turbulence. Accordingly, the first series of matches will be held on [...]
Lankan ODI squad vs Australia pruned down to 18
The national selectors have pruned down the 21-man squad named for the five-match ODI series against Australia to 18 with spinners Ramesh Mendis, Praveen Jayawickrama and all-rounder Lahiru Madushanka losing out their places. The two spinners—key players in Test cricket have been asked to prepare for the two-match Test series and will join a handful [...]
Is our sports saddled with the malady of a nation living in denial?
Somehow, we seem to be a country caught in a web of derelict governance! Day in and day out we hear of people we regard as leaders of our land, acting with such selfish attitudes, that the last person that comes to their mind, is that forlorn man in the street. That same sad plight [...]
Nadal’s 22nd ATP year
Nadal won the 126th version French Open that concluded last week. It was his 14th French Open title. He beat up and coming Casper Ruud of Norway in the final. Of the 22 Grand Slam title wins to his credit, 14 are French Open, which turns out to be 11% of the 126 French Open [...]
Royal control Nalanda in drawn game
The low-scoring Under-19 Inter-School Cricket match between hosts Nalanda College and Royal College ended in a tame draw at Campbell Park yesterday. Royal gained the upper hand after cheaply bowling out Nalanda, who salvaged to put up a decent total in the second essay. Nalanda 92 all out (40) (Rusiru Vilochana 44n.o., Vinuja Ranpul 24, [...]
Sebs gain honours against Thomians
St. Sebastian’s College gained the upper hand in their drawn Under-19 Intern-School Cricket match against St. Thomas’ College, which ended at Mt. Lavinia yesterday. The two half centuries scored during the match came from the visitors, while the hosts had were outplayed in all departments. St. Sebastian’s 219 for 7 decl (76) (Savindu Rodrigo 56, [...]
Piliyandala Central triumph over Taxila
Piliyandala Central beat Taxila Central by 53 runs in the 20th Battle of the Raigam Salpiti cricket encounter played at Army ground in Dombagoda. The low-scoring match saw, the winner scoring 128 and 111 in their two innings with Rashan Nuwanjana claiming a match bag of 11 wickets 57 runs. Thineth Salinga then produced a [...]
Trinity win by 4 wickets
Trinity College Kandy registered a four wicket win over St. Anthony’s College in a low scoring 40th Battles of the Blues limited over encounter at Asgiriya yesterday. A fine bowling effort by Vibhawith Ehelepola (4 for 20) helped restrict St. Anthony’s for 150 runs which Trinity achieved in the 45th over for the loss of [...]
Jaffna Hindu grab major honours
Hindu College, Jaffna grabbed major honours in their drawn 11th Battle of Hinduites big match against Hindu College, Colombo concluded at Jaffna yesterday. Chasing 201 to win, visitors narrowly escaped defeat as they lost eight wickets for 67 runs in 31 overs before stump was drawn on the final day. Home team scored 230 in [...]
Rahula, Musaeus clinch Super ‘A’ Division titles at U-15 Team Championships
The Sri Lanka Schools Badminton Under-15 Team Championships, conducted by the Sri Lanka Schools Badminton Association (SLSBA) under the auspices of Ministry of Education with the support of McLarens Group of Companies and Richmond College Old Boys’ Association, was held in Galle over the weekend. The matches took place at the Richmond College Indoor Stadium [...]
Rakuten Viber ignites cricket fever like never before
Rakuten Viber does it again this cricket season by elevating the entire cricket experience for its users with the launch of even better activities and exciting features on its popular messaging platform. Coming from last year’s celebration of the Cricket Fiesta, Viber continues with the trend of delighting its users with an experience that’s even [...]
Super 16 Schools’ Netball Championship for the Milo Champion Cup
The Super 16 Schools’ Netball Championship will be held on June 12, at the Buddhadasa Stadium in Battaramulla, with the participation of over 300 students. The top 16 schools from the Sri Lanka Schools Netball Tournament held back in 2019, will go head to head this Sunday, to win the coveted Milo Champion Cup at [...]
Zahira College honours former national cap Muttaiah Devaraj
Former Sri Lanka cricketer Muttaiah Devaraj, an alumni of Zahira College, Colombo, was felicitated by his alma mater at a ceremony held at the school’s main auditorium, the Ghaffoor Hall. This ceremony was organised collectively by the school authorities, the Board of Governors and the past cricketers of Zahira College, who played alongside Devaraj and [...]
CDWCA conducts coaching camp for schoolgirls
The Colombo Division Women’s Cricket Association (CDWCA) successfully completed a coaching programme for schoolgirls of Gampaha District last Saturday at the Basilika College ground in Ragama. The programme was conducted under the sponsorship of Lanka Tiles, who came forward with the intention of fostering the upcoming girls in cricket, in association with CDWCA. Many schools [...]
Bridge Tournament on June 25
The duplicate Bridge tournament for the Anton Selvanyagam Trophy will be held at the Sinhalese Sports Club (SSC) on June 25 from 9.00am to 1.30pm. Bridge is an exciting card game which is intellectually stimulating and fosters creativity and critical thinking. Bridge, along with Chess, Draughts and Go, is a mind sport that is played [...]