The DG Saga — an eye opener to enforce strict disciplinary protocols
Danushka Gunathilaka hasn’t wasted time. Little over a year after his infamous night-out in Durham–when he and two others breached Britain’s strict COVID-19 protocols–he has grabbed global headlines again. This time, over charges of sexual intercourse without consent during the ongoing ICC T20 World Cup in Australia. The details are now in the public domain [...]
World Cup final will be an exciting contest
Not many gave Pakistan a chance to reach the finals of the World Cup but I have always believed that they are a dangerous side who peak at the right time. Of course, their path to the final was helped by South Africa who had a shocking game against Netherlands. Once they got a sniff, [...]
Powerplay pivotal as two forces collide in final showdown
The blistering pace of Pakistan’s new-ball bowling attack take on England’s blazing opening pair in a head-to-head battle that could well decide the T20 World Cup final today. England’s openers stormed to a 10-wicket win in Adelaide over India, with Alex Hales and Jos Buttler breaking records in their blitz. Buttler and Hales have set [...]
Wet weather threatens to spoil party
Wet weather is forecast for Sunday’s T20 World Cup final in Melbourne, but some forward thinking could save the tournamentshowpiece event. Sunday’s forecast looks dire, with between 8-20mm of rain expected, according to the Bureau of Meteorology, along with the chance of a severe thunderstorm. Fortunately there is a back-up date available should the match [...]
Chamika out, Lakshan in for Afghan ODIs
Bowling all-rounder Chamika Karunaratne has been axed from the ODI team that will face Afghanistan in a three-match series starting November 25 in Pallekele. Also missing from the side is Danushka Gunathilaka, who is embroiled in a court case in Sydney over allegations of sexual intercourse without consent with a woman he found on Tinder, [...]
Ahalya stamps her class NEGC Ladies’ Cup
Top class golfer, Ahalya Rajan was in sensational form when she accounted for the Ladies’ Captain’s Cup event with a Nett score of 73 points at the Nuwara Eliya Golf Club’s Ladies Cup event which took place in Nuwara Eliya yesterday. Niloo Fernando emerged as the runner-up with a Nett score of 78 points. The [...]
Olympian Yupun eyes Asian Games, World C’ships medals
Sri Lanka’s and South Asia’s fastest man, Yupun Abeykoon, will have a shot at his next target at next year’s World Athletic Championships in Hungary and the postponed Asian Games in China. The Olympian said these on the sidelines of his inaugural training camp – Train with Yupun – he had for 50 budding sprinters, [...]
Bad weather spoils full day’s play
Bad weather continued to interrupt the Major League Tournament for another week. However, of the matches that saw play, the pick of them was between Moors SC and Kurunegala YCC. When stumps were drawn on day two yesterday, Moors captain and national player Ramesh Mendis was unbeaten on 121, and Pasindu Sooriyabandara remained unbeaten on [...]
Commonwealth Chess Championships in Sri Lanka
The Commonwealth Chess Championships 2022 will be held in Sri Lanka from November 14 to 22 at the Citrus Hotel in Waskaduwa. On behalf of the Commonwealth Chess Association, the Chess Federation of Sri Lanka (CFSL) is organising the event. A total of 275 players from eight countries have confirmed their participation at the nine-day [...]
UK’s Toby Read claims ‘Race The Pearl’
Toby Read from the United Kingdom dominated the 24-hour solo and was adjudged the winner, while Pippa Langan also from United Kingdom was adjudged as the best female rider at the fifth edition of ‘Race The Pearl’ ultra-endurance cycle race. Kelani Cycling won the best team’s award. Professional cyclists, three from France, two from the [...]
Veterans’ Volleyball Nationals next weekend
The Sri Lanka Veterans’ Volleyball Association (SLVVA) will conduct the Veterans’ Nationals 2022 on November 19 and 20 in Radawana, where a large number of former national spikers are expected to take part. The two-day tournament will have events for men and women, where the men’s segment will include age categories of Over-40, Over-50 and [...]
Sri Lanka meet host South Korea in Men’s Cup semi-final
Sri Lanka will take on firm favourites South Korea in the second Cup semi-final today at 9.15a.m., after winning two out of three appearances at the Korean leg of the Asian 7s Rugby Series in Incheon yesterday. Joining in for the first time in this year’s Asian 7s Series, after skipping the Thailand leg due [...]
‘Consent’ – a word beyond its meaning in land Down Under
Danishka Gunathilaka was recently charged for sexual intercourse without consent with a woman he found on a dating app in Sydney. The charges are serious, even though, Sri Lankans think otherwise due to the lack of knowledge they have in the legal system in Australia. In Australia, obtaining the consent of the other person for [...]
Host Zahira retain Super 16 Soccer 7s
Hosts Zahira College beat Darussalaam College to retain the Zahira Super 16 Soccer 7s Tournament 2022, worked off at the Racecourse ground in Colombo last weekend. B.M.M. Zuhaib of Darussalam College was named the Most Valuable Player of the Tournament while Mohamed Shahil of Zahira was adjudged the Most Outstanding Player of the Tournament for [...]
Lyceum Pandura win Under-17 International School Cricket Trophy 2022
Lyceum International School, Panadura emerged champions of the International Schools Under 17 Cricket Championship 2022, beating Lyceum International School, Nugegoda in the finals played last week at Dharmapala College grounds in Pannipitiya. This is the first occasion Lyceum Panadura annexed this title. In the 25-over match, Lyceum Panadura batted first as skipper Dilal Amarasinghe scored [...]
Wycherley honours Oshini for winning U-10 Asian Youth Chess Championship
Devindya Oshini Gunawardhana of Wycherley International School represented Sri Lanka at the Asian Youth Chess Championship 2022 held in Bali Indonesia from October 13 to 22. A total of 451 players from 20 Asian countries competed in the event in 12 categories and at this event Oshini Gunawardhana emerged champion in the Under-10 category and she is now [...]
Three shooters represent Sri Lanka at 15th Asian Air Gun Championship
A team of three shooters will represent Sri Lanka at the 15th Asian Air Gun Championship, which will be held in Daegu, South Korea from November 9 to 19. Sri Lanka will be represented by three shooters and two officials at the event organised by the Korean Shooting Federation. The three shooters are M.R. Atheeq [...]
Ananda College impress at Ritzbury All-Island Inter-School Tennis 10s
Ananda College impressed at the Ritzbury All-Island Interschool Tennis 10s Tournament, which successfully concluded last weekend after a four-day long string of matches at the Sri Lanka Tennis Association (SLTA) courts in Greenpath, Colombo. Out of the three categories – Green, Red and Orange Ball – Ananda raked up wins in all segments as other [...]
Lyceum Wattala Schools Under-15 Cricket joint champs
Lyceum International School, Wattala was declared joint champions alongside Maris Stella College, Negombo, in the Sri Lanka Schools Under-15 Division III Cricket Tournament after the final match, played at Thurstan ground in Colombo, ended in a draw. Maris Stella won the toss and elected to field, as Lyceum Wattala poste 178 runs in 53.1 overs. [...]