Chamika’s World Cup show
Sri Lanka Cricket’s (SLC) recently-concluded inquiry into the alleged misconduct of all-rounder Chamika Karunaratne during the World T20 tournament has been exposed as a farce, as significantly more damning claims than it found have surfaced in a leaked report of Chief Selector Pramodya Wickremasinghe. A three-member committee appointed by SLC fined Karunaratne US$ 5,000 and [...]
Mbappe and Lewandowski face off as France take on Poland at World Cup
DOHA AFP: There is arguably no more thrilling player at this World Cup than Kylian Mbappe, who leads France into their last-16 clash on Sunday with a Poland side whose own hopes of pulling off a famous upset will depend to a large extent on Robert Lewandowski. It is a sobering thought that Mbappe, not [...]
Rain ruins inter-schools proceedings on day two
The second day’s proceedings of the Under 19 inter-school cricket encounters were hampered due to bad weather. Results: At Campbell Place: Match drawn Nalanda: (238/4 overnight) 285 for 4 declared (Rusiru Vilochana 95, Chanul Athukorala 50, Yasiru Samarakoon 37, Eranga Jayakody 36n.o., Kushmitha Silva 33 n.o.) S. Thomas’: 51 for 5 (Romesh Mendis [...]
ICC Anti-Corruption head due shortly
Alex Marshall, the head of the ICC’s Anti-Corruption Unit (ACU) will arrive shortly in the island to investigate allegations of match-fixing made in Sri Lanka’s parliament. Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) extended an invitation to the ACU head after an opposition MP questioned the outcome of the first Test between Sri Lanka and Pakistan in July. [...]
LPL set to start on Tuesday; contradictions pile on approval
The third edition of the – Lanka Premier League (LPL) – is all set to take off on Tuesday in Hambantota without Sports Ministry approval. This approval saga was stirred after Sports Minister Roshan Ranasinghe, recently raised at the parliament exposing LPL was not granted the green light for yesteryear’s edition. Based on media reports, [...]
Rugby League kicks off next weekend
The much-anticipated Nippon Paint Rugby League 2022/2023 will kick off next weekend with the top eight clubs in the country fighting for honours. Along with defending Champions Kandy SC, CH&FC, CR&FC, Havelock SC, Army SC, Air Force SC, Police SC and Navy SC will challenge each other clinch this year’s title. Navy SC and Police [...]
Remembering the Football War at World Cup
In our part of the world it’s with cricket that passions ignite. Quite literally sometimes, as in the 1996 world cup semifinal between India and Sri Lanka where disappointed Indian fans set fire to sections of the stand at the Eden Gardens ground in Calcutta. Similarly with national feelings stirred following clashes between Pakistani and [...]
Roshen Silva – Hurt but determined to prove a point
After a disastrous tour to Australia in 2019, the selectors made some wholesale changes to the test team with several seniors including skipper Dinesh Chandimal, facing the axe. Among the axed were off-spinner Dilruwan Perera and middle-order batsman Roshen Silva, dropped following Sri Lanka’s innings and 40-run defeat at the Gabba. Apart from Niroshan Dickwella, [...]
Date confirmed for RTC Governor’s Cup 2023
Royal Turf Club (RTC) is making necessary arrangements for the upcoming Horse Racing Festival for the year 2023, with at least seven race days on the cards. The list of race days and its allocated dates and titles are yet to be determined, but according to confirmed reports, the date has been confirmed for the [...]
UoC regain title after 11 years
University of Colombo (UoC) regained the supremacy after 11 years by beating University of Moratuwa (UoM) crew 22-20 at the 37th Inter University regatta concluded at the Colombo Rowing Club premises recently. UoC oarsmen won the A and B Sculls (A1X, B1X), B- Pair (B2-) and B-Four (B4+) to collect 22 points out of 42 [...]
Qatar World Cup offers its own form of luxury with VVIP experience
The FIFA World Cup in Qatar features something “even better than the VIP entrance: the VVIP entrance,” according to Lyall & Goldbaum of the N.Y. TIMES. Al Bayt Stadium’s VVIP entrance is “flanked by barriers and cut off from the normal road system. ” The entrance is a “sweeping thoroughfare on which the most important [...]
Asian and African Teams Have Best Ever World Cup Group Stage Performance
Hwang Hee-chan’s late goal for South Korea against Portugal means that for the first time ever, three sides from the Asian Football Confederation have reached the round of 16 at the World Cup. South Korea’s win over Portugal means it finished second in Group H and will join Australia and Japan in the next round. [...]
St. Peter’s, Thurstan battle for plumb
Defending champions St. Peter’s college Bambalapitiya will to retain the U-19 Tier Division One inter-school limited over cricket title when they take on defending runner-up Thurstan College today at the Colts ground. The match will start at 9.30a.m. Looking at the performances of the two teams, the scale is in favor of the Bambalapitiya boys [...]
CBL Samaposha powers Eastern Provincial School Sports Games
Samaposha successfully concluded the ‘Provincial School Games 2022’, for the fifth consecutive year to recognise and develop school athletic talent towards a national level. School talent from Uva, North Central and Northwest competed in athletic meets held in these provinces. Samaposha recently concluded the Eastern Provincial Meet at the Leelaratna Stadium in Kantale. The sports [...]
Rakuten Viber celebrates global football fans with new chatbot, stickers, AR Lenses
Rakuten Viber, a global leader in private and secure messaging and voice-based communication, announced the launch of interactive and gamified football-related features, including a chatbot, AR Lenses, a sticker pack, and international and national sports media channels to follow the latest news in international football competitions. The new features kicked off in November, will be [...]
Dharmapalians conduct Mini Netball Tournament 2022
The ‘Mini Netball Tournament 2022’, organised as a part of the programme to champion the sport of netball in Dharmapala College, Pannipitiya, was held in a grand manner under the guidance of Past Dharmapalians Netball Association. Over 200 netball players participated at the event. Vijitha Thalaghala, who was the teacher-in-charge of Health and Physical Education [...]
Nevindu and Chanithma star at Ritzbury Junior National Squash Championship
Nevindu Lakman of D.S. Senanayake College and Chanithma Sinaly of Sirimavo Bandaranaike Vidyalaya emerged champions at the concluded the 33rd Ritzbury Junior National Squash Championship 2022. With the final match being held at the SSC Squash Courts in Colombo, over 300 players representing schools including the top ranked junior players in Under-9, 11, 13, 15, [...]
New shooting range for Sumedha Vidyalaya, Gampaha
A state-of-the-art air rifle and air pistol shooting range, with 12 lanes, was declared open at Sumedha Vidyalaya, Gampaha earlier this week. The shooting range project was a brainchild of the Director of Sumedha Vidyalaya, Dr. Wilfred Wijesinghe, who spearheaded the project also with the intention of training the school’s shooting teams. The coach of [...]
Pesandu and Ehsha shine at National Amateur Open and Women’s Chess 2022
Pesandu Rashmitha Liyanage and WCM Ehsha Mishela Pallie were crowned as champions of the National Amateur Open and Women’s Chess Championships 2022. Pesandu of Super Knights Chess Club won the Open category while and Ehsha of Visakha clinched the Women’s title in the event which was organised by the Chess Federation of Sri Lanka (CFSL). [...]
Junior Nationals Open and Girls Chess Championships 2022
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 [...]