Boys to men and bad odours behind the curtains
In my musical repertoire the American band Boyz II Men — an American R&B vocal group best known for emotional ballads — sits on a special shelf. Among all their hits, their very first — “It’s the end of the road” — holds me in awe whenever I listen to it. However, this Australian summer [...]
Marathon in Tennis – Capacity Factor
Apart from possessing amazing skills and a great game, culture to prepare, perform and accommodate physical and mental stress is the ‘capacity’ all world beaters exhibit in Tennis. Name and fame alone does not win matches but enduring the long road with skills and sustaining them for decades consistently does. It takes a unique breed [...]
The ghost of floodlights haunts league champs
The rugby of last week maintained equation as in a balance sheet with no shocks. Havelock’s were taken apart by Upcountry Lions before they heaved a sigh of relief as the final whistle was blown. Havelock’s eventually won the game by 36 points to 25. It was a good game of rugby that made the [...]
SLABSA conducts two day coaching camp in Diyagama
Sri Lanka Amateur Baseball and Softball Association (SLABSA) conducted a two-day coaching camp targeting national team players and baseball coaches of Sri Lanka with the assistant of three international officials. The coaching camp was held at the Japan-Sri Lanka Friendship Baseball ground in Diyagama, Homagama on Tuesday and Wednesday with top international figures in baseball [...]
Thomian Triathlon 2014, the tradition lives on
S. Thomas’ College, Mount Lavinia prides itself on having one of the most picturesque school campuses in the country and also boasts of some of the most up to date facilities for the pursuit of excellence in academics, sports and other extra-curricular activities. The 2014 Triathlon will be a mega event that will will be [...]
Sunday Sports Guide
Local CRICKET: SLC Sara League – Singha SC vs Crusaders at Ambalangoda – Antonians vs Matale CC at Kadirana – Southern SC vs Leos at Galle ICS – Matugama CC vs Kandy YCC at Kalutara Police School MCA/BMW-Hyundai Div ‘C’ League -PABC Bank vs MAS Linea at MCA ground – MAS Silueta vs Janashakthi Insurance [...]
Matara Youth and New Star qualify for FA Cup pre-quarters
Matara Youth FC and New Star FC Panadura became the first two teams to qualify for the pre-quarterfinal stage of the Cargills Food City FA Cup Championship after their wins recorded against two top opponents yesterday. Champions League competitors Super Sun and Pelicans were the two unlucky losers despite their exposure playing amongst the top [...]
Under 17 Girls tape-ball cricket starts today
The final round of Sri Lanka Schools Under-17 Girls tape-ball cricket tournament will commence today at four locations in Colombo. After the tournament was completed at district level, 16 teams have qualified to the knockout stage, which will begin from the pre-quarterfinal stage. Accordingly two matches each will be played at CMS ground Kotte, the [...]
Game taken for another day
Pakistan middle-order batted adamantly and delayed a certain Sri Lanka win by another day as the lead was extended further to 107 runs when rain halted the fourth day’s play of the second Test at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium on Saturday. After striking early to snatch three wickets, before Pakistan could settle in, in [...]
First result on January 19
The opening week’s results of the 35th Bata-the Sunday Times Most Popular Schoolboy Cricketer of the Year 2014 will be published from next Sunday. The Most Popular Schoolboy Cricketer contest was initiated from January 1, with coupons appearing on Wijeya Newspapers dailies, Daily Mirror and Lankadeepa. The Sunday Times published the coupon for the first [...]
Navy’s win over Havies assures them league title
The difference between snatching an opportunity from thin air and letting it slip into the same vast nothingness is as tiny as the moment in which both actions exist. This message was felt acutely by both Navy and Havelocks after the sailors edged to a 21 (1 goal, 1 try and 3 penalties) – 17 [...]
Ravin Sayer 8 for 74
A tantalising spell of left arm leg spin bowling by Ravin Sayer who captured eight wickets for 74 runs put Kandy CC on a winning position over Old Cambrians in the Division Two Donovan Andree Trophy cricket game in Kandy yesterday. Batting first Kandy CC scored 204 off 40 overs with Laksitha Dassanayake top scoring [...]
SriLankan Airlines retain Travel Trade Swimming C’ship
SriLankan Airlines swam in front to retain the Travel Trade Swimming Chanpionship for yet another year. They finished ahead of Walkers/ Whittals who came in to second place, while Cinnamon Lakeside were third, Cinnamon Grand were fourth, and Jetwing ‘Blues’ swam into fifth place. The championship was sponsored by Akquasun Group and was held at [...]
Randev, Harith shine for Royal in drawn match
The right and left arm spin combination of Randev Pathirana, who put in an all-round performance, and Harith Samarasinghe shone for Royal who dominated their drawn Under 19 inter-school cricket against St. Joseph’s which ended at Reid Avenue yesterday. Randev first cracked a knock of 81 inclusive of six boundaries and four sixes and was [...]
Eleven outright wins recorded in seven days action
The Under 19 inter-schools cricket season 2013/14 got into full swing following the Christmas vacation with most of the schools coming into action. From the matches played around the island we saw eleven outright wins being recorded. The schedule is too hectic with some of the schools having to play two matches within one week [...]
A cropper again?
A cropper again? Just look around and you will see in almost every street corner people taking part in draughts, the board game which does not cost any extra cost. Recently a major tournament in this popular indoor game took place and since the winner could not be found even after five days of competition [...]
Nepal now driving on top gear in cricket
Even Sri Lanka, now a major cricket playing nation has gone through tough times in the past. Remember when Sri Lanka won the ICC cricket championships prior to becoming a major Test force in 1979? Once achieving the status of a full member country Sri Lanka became the youngest of the lot to win the [...]
Records take a tumble at Army Inter-Regiment Athletics Meet
The Sri Lanka Army Inter-Regiment Athletics Meet celebrated its 50th instalment in grand style this season. The golden jubilee event had many programmes to go along with and was sponsored by Munchee, for the sixth consecutive year. The main event was the Athletics Meet, which was organised and conducted by the Ari Lanka Army Athletics [...]
ITKF honours Dedunupitiya
J.B. Dedunupitiya Sri Lanka’s representative in ITKF (International Karate Federation) specialising in traditional karate, was honoured in Mexico by International Karate Coach Watanabe (Black Belt) during a karate congress held in Cun Cun. Picture shows Dedunupitiya with Watanabe during the presentation.
New players have more responsibility which is good for Test cricket
The past year produced a mixed bag of results for Sri Lanka’s Test cricket, with some players firing while other floundered. But does our recent strong showing against Pakistan signal that things are set to change in this New Year? Pix by Indika Handuwala
SSC creates history by bagging four 2013 championship titles
Sinhalese Sports Club (SSC) had a successful cricket season in 2013. They won four championships. This is the first time in the history of the SSC that the club was able to do this. They won the Premier league, Under-23, Colombo District six-a-side and the Premier limited overs which have just been concluded. It was [...]
