SLC to part ways with Tom Moody
Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) will part ways with Tom Moody, its high profile Director of Cricket, just one-and-a-half years into his three-year deal, but will retain Mahela Jayawardena, Consultant Coach, despite the former Sri Lanka skipper this week accepting a broader responsibility with Mumbai Indians. Moody was hired for a three year stint by a [...]
Contrasting wins by favourites
Mahanama, Royal, Trinity, Devapathiraja and St. Joseph’s won their matches in rather contrasting fashion at the ongoing Schools Under-19 Limited Overs Tournament played at different venues yesterday. St. Joseph’s were the first to record an early win in their low scoring match played against St. Benedict’s at Kotahena where the whole encounter lasted less than [...]
SLC initiates talent scouting camps in Polonnaruwa
Sri Lanka Cricket will initiate its latest programme ‘Gaman Maga’, or ‘Pathway’ a national development project through talented cricketers could reach the national level, today in Polonnaruwa. The programme is mainly targeted in scouting talented young cricketers from less privileged schools in the rural areas and the first stage will cover the Polonnaruwa district.. The [...]
A reason to rejoice
Sri Lanka has been one of the hardest teams to beat in Asia. They have won the Asia Cup five times out of 14 editions held prior. It reminds the way how the Sri Lankans have dominated the regional tournament over the years. However, leading into the 15th edition of Asia Cup, the cricketing fraternity [...]
US Open 2022 motto — ‘Go big or go home’ stands for its words
The US Open did not bar Russian and Belarus player participation. However, having missed the European season, players from these countries showed a rusty edge. Asphalt concrete courts of USA unlike clay and grass courts produces predictable bounces along with speed demanding a quick fix tactical mind set. US Open of 2022 staged their event [...]
Eyeing another plum
Sri Lanka’s picks for the World T20 tournament in Australia next month have all it takes to clinch the title, insists Chief Selector Pramodya Wickremasinghe, whose committee backed a young, inexperienced team in the last 18 months despite heavy criticism. The squad was announced on Friday. It largely mirrored the team that clinched the Asia [...]
SLR broadens Club Rugby 7s with more teams
Sri Lanka Rugby (SLR) will open doors to teams other than the top division clubs as it makes arrangements to conduct the Inter-Club 7s Tournament on September 30 and October 1 and 2 at the Racecourse ground in Colombo. The SLR Club 7s is usually conducted with the participation of the eight Division I teams [...]
Weerakkody and Dumindu hit impressive tons
Sandun Weerakkody led a strong NCC reply with a classy unbeaten 150 as they scored 292 for 3 in reply to Negombo CC’s first innings score of 353 on the penultimate day of the Major League 3-Day Tournament at Katunayake yesterday. He also shared an unbeaten double century stand—214 for the fourth wicket with Sahan [...]
CICT offers massive grant for Wheelchair Tennis
Wheelchair Tennis, a sport that has created Paralympians of the calibre of Suresh Ranjan Dharmasena for Sri Lanka, has received a further commitment of support from the China Merchants Foundation (CMF) and Colombo International Container Terminals (CICT) with a donation of US$35,000, approximately 12.9 million in local currency. The donation was presented to the Sri [...]
Navy and Old Wesleyites win WPRFU U-24 Rugby 7s
Navy Sports Club won the Open Club segment while Old Wesleyites bagged the Development Segment of the WPRFU Under-24 Open Rugby 7s Tournament, which was played last weekend at Police Park. Navy SC outclassed Petersons by 50-5 in the Open Club final, recording the tournament’s highest score and the biggest winning margin. The winners scored [...]
Rashmitha and Esandi win titles
Pesandu Rashmitha Fernando and Esandi Newansa won the Junior Nationals Open and Girls Chess Championship titles respectively, which took place at Berrewaerts Royal Primary College in Ampitiya last week. Following Rashmitha in the Open category, AFM B. Janukshan was placed second while Geenuka Kavinu Gunaweera finished at third. In the Girls’ category WCM Sayuni Gihansa [...]
Lyceum Gampaha claim first major TT title
Lyceum International School, Gampaha won the Under-19 Boys’ Group title at the All-Island Schools Under-19 Table Tennis Championship 2022 held at the S. Thomas’ College Sports Complex. Lyceum Gampaha beat Maliyadeva College, Kurunegala in the final to earn the deserving title. The Director of Lyceum International School, Gampaha, Dilmi Ratnayake played a pivotal role in [...]
SLR joins hands with Nippon Paints to conduct girls rugby competitions
Nippon Paint Lanka officially came forward as sponsors for the upcoming provincial rugby tournaments conducted by Sri Lanka Rugby, which includes an Inter-School Junior Tournament and a Tag Rugby Tournament for Universities, both for girls. Accordingly, the event calendar kicks off today with the Southern Province Inter-Club Women’s Rugby 7s Tournament, which will be played [...]
Nalanda cricket team felicitated for winning 92nd Battle of the Maroons
The Nalanda College cricket team which won the 92nd Battle of the Maroons after a lapse of 69 years, was felicitated at a grand ceremony at Water’s Edge, Battaramulla yesterday. Former Sri Lanka captain Roshan Mahanama was the chief guest. The event was organised by the Nalanda Old Boys Association, Nalanda Junior Old Boys Association, [...]
ICBS gears up for CIMA Sports Day
Students of Imperial College of Business Studies (ICBS) Colombo and Kandy, both past and present, are readying themselves to take part at the annual CIMA Sports Day scheduled for to take place in October. The CIMA Sports day comprising of cricket, athletics, netball, tag rugby, badminton, futsal and basketball, have paved way for enthusiastic students [...]
Nirekh and Taniya bag honours at 132nd Open Golf
Nirekh Tejwani and Taniya Balasuriya bagged honours at the 132nd Sri Lanka Amateur Golf Championships and the Sri Lanka Ladies Amateur Open Golf Championship worked out at the Royal Colombo Golf Course between September 5 and 10. A near hundred golfers participated with a few entries from India. A total of 32 golfers made the cut [...]
Rehan Soysa, an all-rounder aiming high
Rehan Soysa, a member of the St. Peter’s College Under-15 cricket team, in his bid to get selected for his school’s first XI has already performed well in the Division II Tournament of his age category in both batting and bowling. In the process of proving his potential, up to the semi-finals Rehan had scored [...]