Lahiru does a Houdini act
It was like an airdrop. After lying dormant in third place last week Lahiru Wickramasinghe flew over two heads to topple Randev Pathirana at the top as the 35th Bata-the Sunday Times Most Popular Schoolboy Cricketer of the Year 2014 competition reached the sixth week. Pathirana of Royal College Colombo, who led for the past [...]
ICC’s FTP meeting postponed
The new format Future Tours Programme schedule meeting which was down to begin in Dubai on 26 February has been postponed for mid-March this year. After India, Australia and England captured the power at the International cricket Council last week, cricket tours between Test playing nations became a free-for-all where bilateral tours would take the [...]
Then came this rural cricket episode
I wondered it was just hurt; frustration or hope that espoused through his facial expression, though the little guy still had not uttered a word. He just sat there in the summer house of my friend’s bungalow down south in Bentota, when I walked to the place heeding my friend’s request. The story of little [...]
CPRFU AGM today
Central Province Rugby Football Union (CPRFU) will hold its Annual General Meeting (AGM) today at the Kandy SC, Club House starting at 10.00am. Former Vidyartha player Nihal (Viper) Gunaratne (Snr) is tipped to take over the Presidency. Former Vidyartha player and leading referee Anil Jayasinghe will continue as Secretary. – SJ
High jump mattresses need repairs
A set of four covered foam mattresses used by high jumpers costs about Rs 300,000/= at present. The picture shows the appalling state of the only set of mattresses available at the Uyanwatte Stadium Matara. It is evident that the officials of the Ministry of Sports in the Southern Province, to whom the mattresses belong, [...]
Shattered dreams for Lankan teens
Sri Lanka’s dream of reaching the semi-finals of the ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup came to an abrupt end when Pakistan inflicted a heavy 121-defeat on them in the second quarter-final at Sharjah yesterday. Chasing 279 for victory Sri Lanka was restricted to 158 halfway of the 43rd over despite fighting knocks from the St. [...]
Soldiers walk past Blue Star
The Army narrative has remained largely unchanged throughout their Cargills FA Cup campaign: stringent defence and surgical, error-free offense. The fact that it was the tournament finals did not make the slightest difference as they dominated Blue Star FC, to roar to a 2-0 victory and lift the trophy at the Sugathadasa Stadium last night. [...]
Kandy Lions win Division ‘B’ title
Kandy Lions led by Mohamed Jabbar and Prasad Chathuranga made history when the 2nd XV outfit won the Division ‘B’ title for the very first time. On their way to success the Upcountry team beat Army Wagoners, CH&FC Kabaragoyas, Army Keterians, Air Force Chipmunks, Navy Dreadnoughts, CR&FC Bees, Havelocks Bambaras, Police Griffins and Army Colts. [...]
Raising the bar in women’s tennis
What inter-nation competitiveness can do to a sport is phenomenal. In terms of setting higher standards, raising the skill levels and attracting wider audience participation is key for the future of any sport as against the value of individual performancs to individuals. The origin of the ‘Federation-Cup’ is Americas Hazel Wightman’s idea. In 1919 she [...]
Lankan openers keep pace with English Lions
Finally the Lankan second string lads came up with a fitting batting display, as they ended the second unofficial Test with a powerful reply of 357 for 3 with opener Dimuth Karunaratne making his bat talk with a timely knock of 156. Besides Karunaratne his co-opener and skipper Upul Tharanga also nipped in with a [...]
Win each for both parties
Sri Lanka ‘A’ Women and Australia ‘A’ Women won a match each in a Twenty20 tour series double header played at the R. Premadasa Stadium in Colombo yesterday. Sri Lanka ‘A’ Women recorded a close 2-wicket win in the first game played in the morning while Australia ‘A’ Women returned to win the second game [...]
Dilruwan, Sachith guide Colts to convincing nine wicket victory
Skipper Dilruwan Perera and Sachith Pathirana guided Colts to a convincing nine wicket win over Airmen with nearly one and a half days of play left in the match concluded at the Air Force ground in Katunayake yesterday. The right arm-left arm spin combination bagged 18 of the 20 wickets to fall with Dilruwan ending [...]
St. Bridget’s Convent gets brand new Sports Complex
The newly built Sports Complex of St. Bridget’s Convent was declared open recently by the School’s most famous past pupil former President of Sri Lanka Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga. Rev. Sr. Solange Fernando together with Rev. Sr. Shermila Jayawardena (Principal – Collegiate School) and Rev. Sr. Alexandra Mendis (Principal – Primary School) welcomed the Chief Guest [...]
Kandy down soldiers 29-12
A clinical performance in the first half helped Kandy SC secure a 29-12 win against Army SC as both teams wound up the Cup segment of the Dialog Division ‘A’ club rugby tournament at the Racecourse ground yesterday. Kandy dished out their customary performance in the first half to post three tries, two conversions and [...]
Sailors on the podium
Is there anything in common in sailing and rugby was the question that came to my mind as Navy sealed their position as winners of the Rugby League Championship 2014? This was with another week of league games to be played. All that was left was yesterday’s game against Havelocks to hallmark the performance with [...]
Sunday Sports Guide
Local CRICKET: Premier League Tamil Union vs SSC at P. Sara Oval Ragama CC vs Bloomfield at Moors SPLA vs Chilaw Marians at Colts NCC vs Moors at NCCAir Force vs Colts at Katunayake CCC vs Badureliya at CCC Emerging Trophy Galle CC vs Police at Galle Saracens vs Navy at FTZ, Katunayake Lankan CC [...]
Mahela steers Mahinda to innings victory
A fine allround performance by Mahinda skipper Malith Mahela helped Mahinda College Galle record an easy innings and 24 runs win over President’s Rajagiriya in the Under 19 inter-school cricket concluded at Mahinda grounds in Galle yesterday. Malith who ended with impressive figures of 6 for 30 to bowl out President’s for a score of [...]
Free Trade Zone Sports Association members have a field day
The annual Sports Festival organised by the Free Trade Zone Sports Association for the employees of Board of Investment Factories culminated on February 2 at the BOI ground in Katunayake. Finals of eight sports disciplines were held on that day with the participation of over thousand employees of different factories situated in the BOI, Free [...]
Past Benedictine cricketers re-unite to commemorate Champion 1964 team
The Old Benedictine Sports Club together with its cricket wing has organized a re-union of all past cricketers who had represented the College next Sunday (March 2) at the College grounds. The re-union of the Cricketers is to celebrate fifty years of the 1964 St Benedict’s Cricket team which was a remarkable team under the [...]
Premier Skills Programme launched by FFSL
The Football Federation of Sri Lanka (FFSL) will partner the English Premier League (EPL) and British Council (BC) to launch a Premier Skills Programme in Sri Lanka. Initial discussions were held with the representatives of FFSL, EPL and BC at the Football House in Colombo to look at avenues on how to develop skills in [...]
Old Bens football champs
Old Bens emerged champions at a football competition defeating Hameed Al Husseinie Veterans FC Colombo by 3 goals to nil in the finals played on February 9 at the Zahira College grounds, Colombo. In the preliminary rounds Old bens overcame Zahira Veterans FC, Ananda Veterans FC Colombo, De Mazenod Veterans FC Kandana.
“BCCI, ECB & CA would destroy world cricket”: Lalit Modi
Best known as being the Chairman and Commissioner of the Indian Premier League (IPL) and the Chairman of the Champions League between 2008 and 2010, Lalit Modi has had the unique distinction of being portrayed as a pioneer and villain in the race to capture the hearts and minds of the cricketing world. Now a [...]
Yasiru Hewanadugala first Rahulian to capture 100 wickets
16-year-old right-arm-off-spin bowler Yasiru Hewanadugala is the first to capture hundred wickets in a season for Rahula College Matara. Yasiru has eight five wicket hauls to date and match bags of ten on two occasions the best being 12/81 against Tissa Central College Kalutara. Yasiru captured his hundredth wicket in the first innings of the [...]
Motorcyclist penalised
Motorcyclist penalised Perhaps this has happened for the first time in a cycle race. The race was for a distance of 550 km and was held for four days. One helper on a motorcycle who had been of assistance to a competitor has been reprimanded. But, simply he had not taken part in the race [...]
