Sri Lanka crushed
SYDNEY AFP Oct 29, 2022: Glenn Phillips smashed a powerhouse 104 and Trent Boult grabbed four wickets as New Zealand swept past Sri Lanka by 65 runs in Sydney on Saturday to put them in pole position to make the semi-finals at the Twenty20 World Cup. New Zealand batted first and posted 167-7 with Phillips [...]
Wanuja, Roshan steer Ace Capital CC to third win
Ace Capital registered a 10-wicket win over Panadura SC in their Major Club three-day encounter concluded at Panadura yesterday. Left-arm spinner Wanuja Vimukthi (7/34) and right-arm spinner Roshan Jayatissa (5/62) shared 12 wickets between them to steer Ace Capital to a commanding win. Results: At Panadura: Ace Capital beat Panadura SC by 10 wickets Panadura [...]
Sebs prevail over Cambrians by 16 runs
St. Sebastian’s prevailed with a close 16-run win over traditional rivals Prince of Wales in their annual 37th Battle of the Golds limited over encounter played at the SSC ground yesterday. A knock of 103 runs in 135 balls by Cambrian skipper Tharindu Amarasinghe, who also shared an opening wicket stand of 52 runs with [...]
Pakistan’s Rauf says focused on cricket, not criticism
PERTH AFP Oct 29, 2022: Pakistani fast bowler Haris Rauf on Saturday said the team was trying to shut out the noise and focus after a torrent of criticism over their shock loss to Zimbabwe at the Twenty20 World Cup. Pakistan will take on the Netherlands in Perth on Sunday to try and stay alive [...]
Confident Zimbabwe see ‘huge’ chance to reach semis
BRISBANE AFP Oct 29, 2022: Confident skipper Craig Ervine said Saturday that Zimbabwe had a “huge” chance to reach the Twenty20 World Cup semi-finals, praising new coach Dave Houghton for instilling belief in the team. The African nation, who came through the first round in Australia to make the Super 12, pulled off a stunning [...]
Indian batsmen not bothered by pace, says coach
PERTH AFP Oct 29, 2022: India’s batting coach said on Saturday that his side is not fazed by fast bowling as it prepared to face South Africa on a bouncy Perth pitch at the Twenty20 World Cup. One of the favourites to win the tournament, India have had a perfect start to the Super 12 [...]
South Africa’s Nortje wants quicks to ‘keep calm’ on bouncy pitches
PERTH AFP Oct 29, 2022: South African Anrich Nortje called his team’s pace attack “one of the best” on Saturday, but urged fellow quicks to keep their calm on a bouncy Perth pitch at the Twenty20 World Cup. South Africa face table toppers India in a key Group 2 clash at Perth’s new stadium, which [...]
Sydney was a special place for Sri Lanka and me
Sydney Cricket Ground is a very special place. Obviously, there’s lot of history associated with the game and it’s one of world’s most beautiful grounds. Over the years, Sydney has suited Sri Lankans more than any other cricket ground in Australia. For me, personally, it’s been a venue with nostalgic memories. I remember, in 2006, [...]
Lack of funds force rowing coach out
The Amateur Rowing Association of Sri Lanka (ARASL) will conduct its annual Senior National Rowing Championship from November 3 to 5 at the Diyawanna Rowing Centre (DRC), but the national governing body of the most glamorous watersport are facing a setback of a different sort. The ARASL is in a twilight zone raising funds, which [...]
Over 60 cyclists to ‘Race The Pearl’
The fifth edition of ‘Race The Pearl’, a 24-hour race that covers the entire length 600 kilometres of Sri Lanka from bottom to top, will take place on the 5th of November, 2022. Setting off from Point of Pedro in the south, ‘Race The Pearl’ will see six international cyclists, one from the United States [...]
Sri Lanka Squash lays off coach citing no funds
Sri Lanka Squash (SLS) is dealing in troubled courts these days after the latest blow of being compelled to terminate their Pakistan coach citing no financial provision for his fee, mainly by the Ministry of Sports, SLS Vice President Eranda Geeganage told the Sunday Times. Rehman Gul, hired this year in February, was intended for [...]
Frustration as rain, rain just won’t go away at T20 World Cup
MELBOURNE AFP: Cricket’s Twenty20 World Cup is in danger of being diminished by bad weather after more rain forced the abandonment of both matches in Melbourne on Friday including an Australia-England blockbuster. Forecasters warn that more rain — but also some sun — is on its way in the coming days in Australian cities hosting [...]
Carlyle Perera: Doyen of University Cricket
Carlyle Perera of St. Joseph’s College and University of Ceylon was a gifted cricketer, well known in cricket circles in the 1950s and 60s. He left his imprint on University cricket by winning the Saravanamuttu Cricket Trophy in 1962-63. It was a unique achievement, for not only did he wrest the trophy from the monopolistic [...]
SLIIT bags APIIT Sports Extravaganza title
Sri Lanka Institute of Information Technology (SLIIT) accumulated 300 points in total to emerge as overall champions of the APIIT Sports Extravaganza 2022, which ended after a five-week run last week. SLIIT topped the participation of 16 private and state university teams, which competed over five consecutive weekends in five sports disciplines – basketball, badminton, [...]
Hashel impresses at Novices Aquatic Championship
Hashel Gavin Senarath of Gateway College, Colombo is an aspiring swimmer who impressed at the recent Novices Aquatic Championships. The 10-year-old with a time of 37.61 seconds clinched gold in the Under-11 50m Butterfly event and then produced an impressive time of 3:11.78 seconds in the 200m Individual Medley to clinch his second gold medal. [...]
Peterite Vihanga excel at Junior Aquatic Nationals
Vihanga Caldera of St. Peter’s College made a clean sweep in the Boys Butterfly event at the recent Junior National Aquatic Championship winning the 50m, 100m and 200m in style. The 14-year-old swimmer trained at the Rainbow Swimming Academy clocked a time of 28.42 seconds in the 50m Butterfly to clinch the gold medal. In [...]
NSSF completes successful Youth and Junior meet
National Shooting Sport Federation of Sri Lanka (NSSF) conducted the first major event at the newly built 10-lane National Shooting Range in Kohuwela with the successfully held NSSF Youth and Junior Air Rifle and Air Pistol Championship 2022. Held over five days, over 100 participants competed under eight categories — 10m Air Pistol Women, 10m [...]
Double victory for Old Rajans
Old Rajans won both T20 encounters played against Old Kingswoodians in their 10th annual Old Boys Big Match series played last Saturday at Lake View in Kandy. Old Rajans comfortably beat Old Kingswoodians in the Over-40 encounter by 10 wickets and also claimed an exciting 19-run win in the Over-30 game, thus claiming both challenge [...]