ISSN: 1391 - 0531
Sunday, July 01, 2007
Vol. 42 - No 05
Sports

Aney is it true?with nam

Breaking of tradition
The age old custom is the host side provides the umpires at a cricket match when it comes to frindlies and other matches of that nature. However at this match at the MCA, ground – a local very much away from the local eating house, was not given lunch. However the uncomplaining umpire went out had his lunch, but was a little late to recommence the game. Now ironically the authorities have slapped ban match ban on this umpire. Isn’t it gross injustice?

Now…now …now
The head of the umpires union was contemplating legal advice about an unsavoury situation that he had face with another umpire in his own union. But luckily some others saved the day by asking the leader of the union “Can’t you even take up a joke?”

Undue favours
Who is the cricket head who is trying to promote one his employees to a very high elevation that latter does not deserve?

Hora certificates
A school from the Panadura area is facing an order banning them from cricket. The reason .. they had included a player who had produced false certificates to take part in the tournament. But, the school authorities now can not take any action against this student, as he has come out saying that it was the principal and the master-in-charge who had encouraged and helped him to obtain the false certificates.

The funny pool
The girls hockey pool which ran for four days was suddenly scrapped by the authorities. The reason given was that ther were not enough players attending practices. However they say the real reason is that some of the best players who they had earmarked had not attended the practices.

 
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