Right Royal Victory
The first leg of the 76th Bradby Shield encounter was all about balancing brawn, brain and intelligence and hosts Royal College definitely proved they were the superior side after blending all three components, to record a runaway 29-0 win against Trinity College at the Royal Sports Complex yesterday. After both teams took the field, all [...]
Pace ace Chameera could miss Asia Cup with injury
Sri Lanka could go without Dushmantha Chameera for the Asia Cup following an injury to the peroneal muscle in his left leg during a training session on Friday. Chameera was in the 20-man squad named for the six-nation tournament to be played in Dubai starting August 27, but with two weeks of rest recommended to [...]
Colts hit 506/4: Avishka 236
Colts CC scored a huge 506 for 4 on the back of Avishka Perera’s 236 on day 2 in their Major Club 3-day game against Kandy Customs at Colts cricket ground. His innings came off in 287 balls and included 20 boundaries and two sixes. He was also involved in a massive 194-run stand for [...]
Yupun to get funding for training
Sri Lanka’s Ministry of Sports is on the verge of compensating the athletes who won medals at the recently concluded Commonwealth Games (CWG) 2022 held in Birmingham, after a recent plea made by sprinter Yupun Abeykoon. Abeykoon, who claimed the bronze medal in the Men’s 100m event, Sri Lanka’s first ever such feat at a [...]
Who asked me, is the National Olympic Committee a Travel Agency?
The Commonwealth Games (CWG) just concluded, once again brought to the surface the pungent aura of a bloated contingent of 161 athletes from the different disciplines and of course the plethora of officials who make it their business to join the bandwagon. From the net results, Yupun Abeykoon earned a bronze medal on the back [...]
Sports Ministry vigilant on FFSL, after FIFA suspend India
The Ministry of Sports is looking seriously on the ‘overstaying’ Football Federation of Sri Lanka (FFSL) administration, perhaps after FIFA on Tuesday (16) imposed a ‘suspension’ on All-India Football Federation (AIFF) on grounds of similarity as their neighbouring islanders. The tenure of the current FFSL administration ended on June 30, 2022 after they were elected [...]
Summa recalls Royal’s maiden Bradby win
Summa Nawaratnam, at 97, is Sri Lanka’s oldest and probably the only living athlete to have achieved many feats alike both in track and field and rugby. With the first leg of the 76th Bradby Shield encounter between Royal College and Trinity College coming to a conclusion yesterday, Nawaratnam is the only living rugby player [...]
From breadwinner to medal winner
There are athletes after tasting the sweetness of success, getting carried away. Unlike them – Dilanka Isuru Kumara – winning the first medal in the recently concluded Commonwealth Games (CWG), has begun the work to get to the next great goal of becoming the first Sri Lankan to win at the World Weightlifting Championships. He, [...]
Bishops bag 14th National Schools Novices Championship
Bishop’s College, accumulating an aggregate of 79 points, won the girls leg of the 14th Annual Sri Lanka Schools All-Island Age Group Novices Aquatic Championships 2022, which concluded at the Sugathadasa Swimming Complex last weekend. Of the 79 points, a pretty convincing win by the Bishopians, Selina Silva and Dinaya Rathnayake accounted for 24 and [...]
Wesley Under-14 Rugby team ends 2022 season in high note
The Wesley College Under-14 rugby team performed considerably well at the concluded Inter-School Rugby League Tournament, which was conducted by Sri Lanka Schools Rugby Football Association. The young Wesleyites played seven games, and won six while losing just one, against Isipathana College. They comprehensively beat Vidyartha, Science, St. Peter’s, Dharmaraja, St. Joseph’s and [...]
SLR ties up with Childfund Rugby for partnership programmes
The Grassroots to Global Series — Sri Lanka Forum 2022, organised by Sri Lanka Rugby (SLR), began at the Mandarina Hotel in Colombo, with Childfund Rugby, a renowned organisation for development promotion, coming forward as the main sponsoring body. The forum, which began yesterday, ends today with the main objective of promoting female rugby and [...]