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Sunday, November 12, 2006
Vol. 41 - No 24
 
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The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
Just thinking about the present context of local cricket my memory goes back about two decades when we watched a bloody western of the “Dollar Series” the last of which was called –THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE UGLY. To my mind leaving out the western part of it, this is the best that one can call the present day status of Lankan cricket.
 
Saram century puts Ragama CC on top
By M. Shamil Amit
Ragama CC tightened their grip over Bloomfield after having a set back in the morning session of play on day two of their Premier League cricket encounter played at Reid Avenue yesterday.
 
Back under their own roofs now
By Ranjith Perera
Though she does not celebrate Christmas, M. Gunawthi and her fisher family of Batheegama would have never had the faintest notion that on December 26 2004 they would end up as homeless refugees as victims of their provider – the sea. But, the cruel Tsunami did not favour nor was it forgiving. It engulfed almost the entire sea coasts of Sri Lanka and so many other nations leaving a trail of tragedies that will take many…. many generations to forget.
 
Asiad --to be or not to be
By Vimal Perera

Hong Kong will host the Asian Rugby World Cup round three qualifying matches that has been rescheduled. These matches will be played on a round robin basis from the 18th to the 25th of November. The Hong Kong team will be at advantage as they are on home soil. Is this what HK wanted and if so they have got it? What has followed the decision to shift the holding of the tournament as planned in Sri Lanka has put the efforts of the SLRFU to some sort of disarray.

 
 
Windies trapped in Gul’s ugul
 
Kiwis devour Lions to keep title hopes alive
 
Mauresmo and Sharapova battle into semi-finals
 
Letter to the Sports Editor
 
Royal dominates School Tennis Scene this year
 
‘Wellness for all contest’ at Royal Colombo
   
Aney is it true? with nam
   
VW Drive on 19 Nov
   
Activity in the domestic game
   
Central Province win Asiad trial
   
Malaysians in all finals
   
Galle Athletics on Nov. 18
   
The Josephian cricket fiasco
   
Mithun pride for Sri Lanka Golf
   
Former Windies greats promoting WC tourism
   
Lakbima Sports editor’s father passes away
   
World Cup chief issues venue warning
   
Joes chalk up fifth outright win
   
New threat to British Grand Prix

 


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