Farooqi stars as Afghanistan hammer Sri Lanka in Asia Cup opener
Fast bowler Fazalhaq Farooqi returned bowling figures of 3-11 to help Afghanistan thrash Sri Lanka by eight wickets in the opening match of the Asia Cup Twenty20 tournament on Saturday. Afghanistan elected to field and bundled out Sri Lanka for a paltry 105, a total their batsmen overhauled in 10.1 overs in Dubai. Left-hander Hazratullah [...]
Shanaka looks to lift Sri Lankan morale with Asia Cup title
DUBAI AFP: Sri Lanka skipper Dasun Shanaka said victory in the Asia Cup would lift the spirits of fans in the cricket-crazy island nation as it struggles through its worst economic crisis. The six-nation Twenty20 tournament began in the United Arab Emirates on Saturday after being moved from Sri Lanka because of political unrest. Sri [...]
Madushka slams first triple ton, Ragama CC amass 591/3
Ragama CC’s man in-form, Nishan Madushka slammed the first triple century of the ongoing Major Club Cricket Tournament, hitting an unbeaten 300 against Sebastianites C&AC on day two in the match played at the Thurstan ground. This in fact was Madushka’s third successive three figure mark from two matches, following his knocks of 150 and [...]
Pathana, Thora reach Knockouts semi-finals
Reigning Dialog Schools Rugby League champions Isipathana College and S. Thomas’ College pulled off identical wins to shrug off their opponents in two contrasting games to reach the semi-finals of the Dialog Schools Knockout Championship. At Havelock Park, S. Thomas’ indicated that they are on a mission, as they dominated over Vidyartha in a fast [...]
Is our National Sports trapped in murky waters of politics?
A recent column in a popular daily newspaper speaks of the Sri Lanka Paradox. As a country long admired in South Asia for its progressive social and economic indicators, recent trends have all but nullified its pretense of good governance. The need for accountability of public office thus rears its ugly head, and national sports [...]
CDB powers MCA Open Sixes for fourth consecutive year
The MCA open Cricket Sixes, organised and conducted by Mercantile Cricket Association (MCA), will commence from September 4, with massive participation of over 80 teams. The annual cricket gala, played among the corporate teams for over three decades, is sponsored by Citizens Development Bank (CDB) for the fourth consecutive year. This year, over 80 teams [...]
Cincinnati bounce back winners — Garcia and Coric
Just a few years back Caroline Garcia of France was four in the WTA ranking. Last week she won the Women’s Singles and Croatians Borna Coric the Men’s title in the Cincinnati Open, of the US Open series leading to the US Open of 2022. In the last couple of years, Garcia and Coric were [...]
Rizly Illyas reelected to lead SLR until 2024
Rizly Illyas was reelected uncontested as President of Sri Lanka Rugby (SLR) for the forthcoming tenure of two years at its Annual General Meeting held at the National Olympic Committee Auditorium yesterday. All office bearers were elected uncontested and will hold office until 2024. Former Secretary of SLR, Group Captain Nalin de Silva, a brilliant [...]
Thomians claim 14th annual National Boys’ Novices Swimming title
S. Thomas’ College, Mount Lavinia, staged a superb display of swimming to beat the favourites St. Peter’s College, upsetting the apple cart and winning the 14th Annual National Schools Novices Championship boys’ leg by scoring 103 points. The meet, concluding at the Sugathadasa Swimming Complex last weekend, had the Peterites leading by 10 points on [...]
St. Joseph’s grab major honours at drawn 17th Uva Battle of the Golds
Chathum Lakpriya of Bandarawela Central Collage claimed 10 wickets in the match with two five wicket hauls in both innings while St. Joseph’s College, Bandarawela claimed major honours in their drawn 17th Uva Battle of the Golds two-day big match played at Sooriyawewa last week. Lakpriya, who took 5 for 43 in the first innings [...]