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The three stumps of cricket’s ‘Dynasty’
I feel like writing the lyrics for a song for the famous American rock singer Axl Rose and ask him to render it to Sri Lanka cricket. Right now the Lankan cricket is between guns and roses. Just to elaborate a little, the financial roses have begun to bloom for the beleaguered cricket administration after [...]
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Talawakelle Plantation continues winning streak
By Shamseer Jaleel reporting from Darawela Talawakelle Plantations coached by the present St. Sylvester’s College Kandy Head Coach Mohamed Faizal stamped their class for the second consecutive year when they beat Pusselawa Plantations by 28-14 in a tensed final played in front of a packed crowd at Darawela yesterday. Maturata Plantation went on to win [...]
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‘Swim or sink’ – the Lankan young bunch at the deep end
The one-off T20 at Pallekelle Daminda Wijesuriya reporting from Pallekele New players ensemble, including the T20 captain Dinesh Chandimal, have been thrown into the deep end as Sri Lanka take on Bangladesh in their one off T-20 international at Pallekele this afternoon. World’s number one team in T20 international cricket, Sri Lanka, is in a [...]
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Junior strikers off to Singapore
By L.D. Chandrasiri (Matale Corr) A 10-member Sri Lanka boy’s Under-16 hockey team under the captaincy of S. Akalanka Perera of Joseph Vaz College Wennappuwa, accompanied by five officials will take wing to Singapore on April 2 to participate in the 2nd Boys’ Under-16 Asia Cup Hockey Tournament 2013 conducted by Asian Hockey Federation in [...]
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Dushan Hemantha secures second place
Bata- the Sunday Times Most Popular Schoolboy Cricketer 2013 St. Peter’s College first XI skipper Dushan Hemantha, who edged out Richmond College spinner A.K. Tyron last week, doubled up his pace to secure the second spot as the 11th week of the 34th Bata-the Sunday Times Most Popular Schoolboy Cricketer of the Year 2013 came [...]
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Kaushal Silva slams unbeaten 155 for SSC
Premier Cricket By M. Shamil Amit Kaushal Silva slammed an unbeaten 155 along with Dimuth Karunaratne who made a 115 and Thilina Kandamby (68 n.o.) and helped SSC end day one on a formidable 368 for 3 against Tamil Union in their Premier league encounter at the SSC ground. Kaushal’s knock comprised 20 boundaries and [...]
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Six Mile Sea Swim today at Wellawatte
The 48th annual Open Six Mile Sea Swim, conducted by the Kinross Swimming and Life Saving Club, will commence during the dusk hours at the Wellawatte beach today. This annual event has attracted over 100 swimmers from various clubs, schools and the armed forces. The competition’s course begins at the sea near Wellawatte and finishes [...]
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The winning road and the comfort zone
Impressive players win easily. Exceptionally unimpressive players with unusual styles have dominated the world of tennis. This is not rare either. Michael Chang of USA won the French Open with a difficult game and he even served under arm. Françoise Durr, a French female player had a backhand that could have broken her wrist anytime. [...]
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Big Disappointment
Big Disappointment A candidate, knowing very well that he would not be nominated for the post of a top sports body, had traveled all the way to Ampara to meet the Big Man in order to plead with him that his name be considered for this post. But alas! He could not even get past [...]
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Ryder out of coma, no memory of attack
WELLINGTON, March 30, 2013 (AFP) – New Zealand cricketer Jesse Ryder emerged from an induced coma Saturday, but faced “a big battle” ahead as he recovered from a vicious assault, his manager Aaron Klee said. Ryder required medical assistance to keep breathing when he was rushed to hospital in a critical condition early Thursday morning. [...]
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Rajans triumph over Kingswood
By Aubrey Kuruppu Dharmaraja beat Kingswood by 27 runs in what turned out to be an apology for a limited overs match. Put into bat on an Asgiriya turf that was heavily weighted in favour of the spinners, the Rajans struggled as they axed out for 79 runs. Left-armers Menaka Lankatilleka (2 for 28), Asanka [...]
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Sunday Sports Guide
Local CRICKET: -Sri Lanka vs Bangladesh one-off T20 at Pallekele -SLC Inter-Club Premier -Bloomfield vs Colts at Bloomfield -Lankan CC vs Ragama CC at Katunayake -Saracens vs Army at Panagoda -Air Force vs BRC at Rifle Green -Badureliya SC vs Chilaw Marians at Maggona -CCC vs SLPA at CCC -Kurunegala YCC vs Navy at Welagedara [...]
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Isham and Ariff qualify to final
9th M.J.M. Lafir Memorial Tournament By M. Shamil Amit The two semi-finals of the 9th M.J.M. Lafir memorial snooker qualifying tournament which was played at the MICH billiard parlour yesterday saw M.I.M. Isham of MSC and M.Y.M. Ariff of host club MICH winning to qualify to the final which is scheduled to be played today [...]
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Air Force excels in national beach volleyball championship
Teams representing Sri Lanka Air Force (SLAF) Beach Volleyball excelled at the National Beach Volleyball Championship which was held at Arugam Bay on March 24 and 25. The Airmen dominated the competition by winning the Men’s, Women’s and Junior championships while also clinching the third place playoff in both segments. The noteworthy feature of the [...]
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The marauding Lankans should make it this time
HSBC Asian5Nations Kandy players back in saddle By Naushad Amit With a strong will to recapture their lost prestige, after a narrowly-missed opportunity last year, Sri Lanka will be hoping to reach the top five in Asia when the Division I tournament of the popular HSBC Asian5Nations kicks off at Havelock Park in Colombo today. [...]
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Hurdles star Kulawansa says Lanka has medal potential
By Bandula Molligoda Five time South Asian Games gold medalist and Commonwealth Games silver medalist, Sriyani Kulawansa, believes that Sri Lanka has the potential to produce more international medal-winners in the hurdles event. The 39 year old former Sri Lankan star athlete said that the hurdles is an event that could be mastered by emerging [...]
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Moratuwa University set for foreign cricket showdown
The stage is set for the final showdown between university titans from six countries across the globe, as Colombo hosts the second Red Bull Campus Cricket World Series Championship, at the R. Premadasa International Cricket Stadium in Colombo, from April 2 to 6. Sri Lanka will be represented by the University of Moratuwa cricket team, [...]
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Harking back at the Royal victory
The aggressive approach of Rhonaka Ahangamage with a run a ball 40 laid the foundation of the Royal innings to surpass the Thomian total of 192 with ease. Comparatively the slow approach of Sampath Silva and Hashan Ramanayake who followed, steadied the innings but failed to add 30 more runs to the score without undue [...]
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Jayakody and Fernando steal limelight
Supun Jayakody of Ceylon Agro and Oshada Fernando of Kanrich Finance hogged the limelight at the ongoing DSI-Avi MCA ‘F’ division 30-over League Cricket tournament that was continued at various venues in the metropolis last weekend. Jayakody’s hurricane 110 not out off 59 balls, studded with 11 fours and 7 massive sixes propelled Ceylon Agro [...]
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Moreton CC from Brisbane to support needy cause
The Moreton Cricket Club from Brisbane Australia who will be making their 12th successive tour of Sri Lanka have made elaborate plans to donate a substantial financial support towards building living quarters for teachers in the Delft Island School.The support has been arranged on an initiative taken by northern naval Rear Admiral Ravi Wijegooneratne an [...]
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Nandana at the helm of Carrom
The Carrom Federation of Sri Lanka (CFSL) under new president, Nandana Gunatilleke kicked off its new term with the Mid-Year Novices Carrom Tournament. The Novices tournament which began yesterday will end on April 7, as the newly elected office bearers ook forward for an eventful year after the election held at the annual general meeting [...]
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To play or not to play?
With Sri Lankan cricketers being prevented from playing IPL matches in Chennai due to rising tensions in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, the question of whether they should boycott the lucrative T20 tournament is becoming more relevant each day. We asked the public what they thought was the right move for our players.
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The University team that beat them all
By Maxie Kariyawasam If Mario Lanza was alive and kicking today, I think he would surely break out into his hit song ‘Come` – Prima’ (for the 1st time) in celebration of the University winning the P. Saravanamuttu Trophy for the one and only time in the 1962/63 season. The team was led by Carlyle [...]
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ICT Industry Cricket Championship in April
Federation of Information Technology Sri Lanka (FITIS) recently announcedthe completion of arrangements to conduct Sri Lanka’s ICT Industry Softball Cricket Championship, an annual event, scheduled for 7th April 2013 at CCC grounds. This event is organized by the Hardware Chapter of the FITIS for the 8th consecutive year. According to the organizers, this annual event [...]
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Minnows taking the driving seat
Dharmaraja proved this week that their draw against Trinity was no lucky break. The 2012 ‘B’ division champs had the defending league champions Pathana back-peddling in the first 10 minutes, taking a commanding 10-0 lead. They piled the pressure to lead 27- 3 at the end of the first half. The Rajans were determined in [...]
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Lumbini MV clash with Bandaranayake MMV in inaugural big match
By M. Shamil Amit The big match fever has almost come to an end with most of the long standing traditional encounters being completed with most matches ending in a draws. Lumbini MV and Bandaranayake MMV Gampaha too are looking forward to join the big match parade. With this intention the two schools have made [...]
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Rajans confident of dominant rugby reign
By Aubrey Kuruppu The road ahead may be hard and rocky, but the Dharmaraja College rugby players are confident of a good showing. This confidence stems from having a settled side, one with experience and moreover one that has tasted success. Four players have left school, yet the Rajans have the nucleus of a strong [...]
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Anula Vidyala ‘C’ division TT champs
The Anula Vidyala Nugegoda ‘A’ side played some inspired table tennis to beat Ladies’ College ‘A’ 3-1 and march away with the Under 14 Girls’ ‘C’ Division Championship, which was played at the S. Thomas’ College Indoor Stadium in Mount Lavinia. The Anula team, captained by Sethma Nilmini, beat Maliyadewa Balika (3-0), Dharmasoka College (3-0) [...]
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Nelunika Anula Vidyalaya’s glittering chess star
Nelunika Methmani of Anula Vidyalaya, Nugegoda came third in group 3.2 of the Open Chess Championship, organized by the Sri Lanka Chess Federation for countries in the Asian region, which was held in Sri Lanka from February 3 to 8. She was also named the Women’s International Master at this tournament. During 2009 and 2012, [...]
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DSS, Mahamaya gymnastics carnival champions
D. S. Senanayake College Colombo and Mahamaya College Kadawatha bagged the boys’ and the girls’ overall titles respectively, at the inaugural Sri Lanka Schools Aerobic Gymnastics Championships Carnival, worked off at the Sugathadasa Indoor Stadium recently. D. S. Senanayake College and Mahamaya College also emerged overall champions in the Gymnastics for Life challenge and in [...]
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Imesha Thatsarani leads SJC to cager glory
Pint-sized Imesha Thatsarani led St. Joseph’s Girls School, Nugegoda to cager glory when she inspired her team to a 52- 46 win over St. Lawrence’s at the All-Island Under 19 ‘A’ division basketball final, played in Nugegoda recently. However, at the short whistle it was St. Lawrence’s in the lead with 28 points to 24. [...]
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D.S Senanayake U13 baseball champs
D.S. Senanayake College won the Under 13 Baseball All-Island Championship, held on February 8 at the Oruwala Steel Corporation grounds.
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Jaffna Central beats St. John’s with fiery bowling
Jaffna Central College maintained their consistency in limited over cricket by beating St. John’s by thirty-four runs, in their annual ODI played at the St. John’s College grounds, recently. With the Big Match between these schools having ended in a tame draw, with St. John’s having an edge over Jaffna Central, this tournament drew lot [...]
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St. Peter’s swimmers aim cross-hairs high
For the first time in the history of the Junior National Short Course Swimming Championship, St. Peter’s College Colombo emerged runners-up, after falling agonisingly short by just five points behind the overall winners. The meet was held at the D.S. Senanayake College Swimming Pool Complex on March 23 and 24. The Peterite swimmers were among the [...]
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Bathutha House all-conquering at Hejaaz sports-meet
The annual sports-meet of the girls’ section of Hejaaz International School was held, for the 10th consecutive occasion, at the Henry Pedris Park in Colombo recently. Bathutha House emerged champions while Sumaiya Waais, Amathul Azari, Thaleem Rizvi, Kasuni Ilangage, Shamha Fouz and Nasra Ameer emerged track champions of their respective age categories. The day was filled [...]
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Pragathi House win SPM athletics championship
With a single point over Keerthi House, Pragathi House emerged champions at the Annual Inter-house athletics championship of St. Paul’s, Milagiriya, which was held at Havelock Park recently. Pragathi House aggregated 725 points to Keerthi House’s 724. In third place was Shakthi House, while fourth place was occupied by Deepthi House. Maithri House clinched the [...]
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Emerald glows at Vidura College athletics meet
Emerald House, with 302 points, emerged champions at the annual Inter-House Athletic Meet of Vidura College, which was held recently at the college ground. Emerald faced very little opposition from the rest of the field, which comprised Sapphire, Ruby and Topaz, as the champions easily surpassed the triple figure mark. However a close tussle prevailed [...]
