The impending cricket disasters and the kiss of life
I always interpret the story about the young boy who cried out about the coming of the tiger differently. The crux of the story is not that there was no-one when the tiger finally arrived, but that the boy foresaw impending disaster and wanted to tell the world about it. At the same time, if [...]
To unearth the fastest man on earth
Come Friday, first London will stop to rush to the Olympic Stadium. Then the rest of the globe will retreat to their living rooms to witness the curtain raiser of the 30th Olympic Games.Unlike other games these games definitely have a huge significance. The 30th Olympic Games in London will showcase the fastest man on [...]
Sanga ‘ton’– voice in the wilderness
Kumar Sangakkara’s ‘ton’ was the only consolation for Sri Lanka. Despite putting on two partnerships of 77 runs with Upul Tharanga for the second wicket and 78 runs for the seventh wicket with Thisara Perera, Sangakkara was forced to watch his partners departing at the other end. That culminated in Sri Lanka losing the first [...]
D-day on Friday
Five days from now, on July 27, the grandest of all shows dedicated for the schoolboy cricketers of Sri Lanka, the 33rd Bata-the Sunday Times Schoolboy Cricketer of the Year 2012 show will be staged at the Musaeaus College Auditorium in Colombo. This year the event will be graced by none other that former S. [...]
Lorgat to join SLC as consultant from August 1
Former ICC Chief Executive Officer Haroon Lorgat will begin his short stint as Consultant to Sri Lanka Cricket from August 1. Lorgat stepped down from his former position last month and soon after had a few rounds of talks with Sri Lanka Cricket officials at their request as how he could be of assistance to [...]
Priyanga Hapugalle wins final in ‘cliff hanger’
anga Hapugalle wins final in ‘cliff hanger’ The Pin Fernando Trophy 2012 Sponsored by UTE CAT turned up trumps with the inaugural Ladies equivalent played for the Pam Fernando Trophy. Pam Fernando considered the Queen Mother of Sri Lankan Golf in the Guinness Book of Records as the ‘Oldest to win a National Championship’ in [...]
Navy-Havies clash could be a whopper
Protests have taken centre stage than rugby itself during the last two weeks. The previous week Upcountry Lions protested against the decisions of the referees of their matches against the Police and the Navy. This week it is the Army who have not only protested but also threatened to withdraw from the tournament complaining against [...]
CCC records six wickets win
CCC recorded a six wicket win over BRC with a day to spare in their Under 23 cricket encounter at the BRC ground yesterday. CCC resuming from their overnight score of 188 for 8 went on to make 218 runs in reply to BRC’s 162. BRC batting the second time fared no better as they [...]
Not a polished performance yet it was enough for Kandy to down CR
It wasn’t the most polished performance by the champions. Yet they did enough to score a 47 points (2 goals, 6 tries, 1 penalty) to 7 (1 goal) win over a CR&FC team that fought all the way through at Nittawela last evening. One expected the second half to be a bit more even as [...]
Rugby referees alarmed by Nimal’s fate
It is reliably learnt that the Sri Lanka Rugby Football Union (SLRFU) has been informed by the International Rugby Board (IRB) that an outcome of an encounter cannot be changed by any mean and the referee’s decision stands as final, in response to a letter sent by the local body. The SLRFU has sought official [...]
Ranatunga defends Sri Lanka Premier League
Next month’s Sri Lanka Premier League T-20 tournament will go on schedule. According to the secretary of Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC), Nishantha Ranatunga, the tournament has not faced any problems or faced any withdrawals from the franchisees. Ranatunga said “The tournament will go on as scheduled. We are aware that certain parties are trying to [...]
Lankans off to London
With the confirmation of the final addition to Sri Lanka’s Olympic Team which came on 18th July 2012, the full Sri Lanka contingent is confirmed and ready for take off. Thilini Jayasinghe will be the last member of Team Sri Lanka, competing in the Badminton Women’s Singles Event in London. She hails from Kandy where [...]
Complacency is not in Samarakoon’s vocabulary
Although the pressure of these Olympics may conquer many an athlete in London, Mangala Samarakoon is virtually guaranteed not to be amongst those fazed by the enormity of the event. For performing under trying circumstances is nothing new to the young shooter but merely part of his job description as a soldier. \Nevertheless, going into [...]
Crossed fingers
As the count down begins for a major sporting event to be held in Britain, some Lankan officials who are hoping to make the trip are still keeping their fingers crossed. The reason for this is that accreditation with the world body is still under the names of former officials and the new list of [...]
Navy ground Air Force
Prasad Lakshitha headed in a spectacular late goal to snap a near game-long goalless deadlock, between two evenly matched teams, and secure Navy a 1-0 victory over Air Force, in their Holcim FA Cup quarter final match, played at the City Football League complex yesterday. No one side ever had a significant edge in this [...]
