With World Cup in mind, Lankan cricketers will begin training from this week
After their successful series against Pakistan the Lankan cricketers will go back into training early from this week in preparation for the hectic programme head prior to the World Cup in Australia and New Zealand Lankan Chief Selector speaking to the Sunday Times on Saturday said “We will be going in for training early next [...]
Gauntlett, Cruz prevail to clinch single and doubles crowns
Sam Gauntlett of Hong Kong and Monica Therese Cruz of Philippines emerge singles champions of the Asian U14 Colombo Week 2 tennis tournament which concluded in the morning session at the SLTA courts in Greenpath, Colombo yesterday. Later in the evening Gauntlett and Cruz with their partners went on to win the doubles finals too [...]
Old Royalists Cricket today
The Royal College Old Boy’s Inter-Batch Cricket Carnival 2014 organised by the Royal College Group of 2001 will take place at the Bloomfield cricket grounds today commencing at 8.30am. The event which is being held for the 14th consecutive year will see old Royalists from the groups of 1969 to 2013 taking part. Three trophies [...]
Royal to take part in Schools tournament
By Naushad Amit After shutting themselves out for two seasons from the Inter schools cricket tournament, Royal College have decided to return to the SLSCA runSinger Schools Under-19 Cricket Tournament from this season, the Sri Lanka Schools Cricket Association (SLSCA) confirmed. Unlike last season, where Royal was placed in division two and they opposed it [...]
Mercantile Div ‘A’ cricket from Sep 20
The MCA cricket season for year 2015 will get underway at the De Soyza Park in Moratuwa when John Keells met Hatton National Bank in the tournament opener. Besides the mentioned, five other top teams are scheduled to take part in the MCA Division ‘A’ Premier League and Knockout Championships which run until November 1. [...]
Three teams grab honours on day two
Old Dharmasokians, Old Rahulians and Old Mahindians grabbed honours after conclusion of the second day’s play in the Col Henry Steele Olcott Trophy Cricket tournament worked off at the Welagedara Stadium Kurunegala yesterday. All these teams have gained two wins each in the league stage of the tournament. The eight teams were divided in to [...]
Iran crush Japan to clinch title for the seventh time
Iran crushed Japan by three sets to nil in the final of the 10th Asian U18 Youth Volleyball Championship final played at the Sugathadasa Indoor Stadium yesterday to clinch the title for the seventh time since the tournament began in 1997. Iran’s easy first set win demonstrated of what was to expect from the defending [...]
Interim committee rumour haunts SLC
The Maitland Place drama has taken a dramatic turn when panic gripped the beleaguered SLC executive committee with rumours saying that the authorities were contemplating to dissolve the present governing body and set up an interim committee. During the past few weeks there had been mayhem at Sri Lanka Cricket headquarters, with the infighting between [...]
Sri Lanka takes on Singapore in finals today
Sri Lanka made it to the finals of the 9th Mission Foods Asian Netball Championships with a hard fought 57-42 win over Hong Kong while Singapore also had had a tough game on their hands to down Malaysia 46-39 in the semi-finals worked off at the OCBC Arena, Singapore Sports Hub yesterday. Perhaps the Sinhala [...]
The beggar’s wound
Have you heard of the proverbial Hingannage Thuwale? It is a Sinhala saying about a beggar’s wound. The saying explains about an ever festering wound of a beggar which never heals. For the past three weeks or so, we have been discussing this, but the mandarins at Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) seem to be thriving [...]
‘Fearless’ Croatian takes it all!
In the decade, finals of Tennis majors always featured one of the four ‘big names’ that of Roger Federer, Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal or Andy Murray. US-Open 2014 is the first event in a long time not to have ‘big names’ in the finals. Two players broke the ice – Croatian, Marin Cilic and Japanese [...]
Brew the Lankan rugby ‘tea’ for the next elevation
The second leg of the Asian Sevens Series played in Malaysia ended with Sri Lanka retaining fourth place as in Hong Kong. This week the playoff for third and fourth place was between Sri Lanka and Korea who was the finalist that ended in second place in Hong Kong. Japan again failed against Hong Kong [...]
St. Peter’s and Science clash in Cup final today
The Milo Under-18 Inter-Schools Rugby Tournament conducted by the Sri Lanka Schools Rugby Football Association will come to an end with the Cup final clash between St. Peter’s College and Science College Mt Lavinia scheduled to be worked off from 5.00pm at the Royal Sports Complex, Reid Avenue today. Prior to the Cup final three [...]
Lankans given another chance with AYG 2017
The Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) has granted Sri Lanka a second chance to prove its organising capabilities by provisionally reconfirming the hosting rights of the Asian Youth Games (AYG) 2017. However according to reliable sources the AYG 2017 will be wholly moved to Colombo from the initially promoted southern city of Hambantota. The OCA [...]
Colombo BC prevail over Old Bens
Colombo Basketball Club prevailed over Old Bens BC by 64 points to 55 in a Carlton Cup Super Eight basketball match at the Henry Pedris Park. At the end of the first quarter, Colombo BC led 21-9 and at half time they were still ahead with 33 -21. When the whistle was blown at the [...]
Sunday Sports Guide
Local CRICKET: SLC Under-23 Division III – Matale CC vs Uva Province at Matale – Tri Youth vs Old Marians at Kegalle – Samagi SC vs North and East at Puttalam – Sinha SC vs Narammala SC at Ambepussa – Nomads vs Crusaders at Kalutara – Petersons vs Nugegoda SC at Petersons FOOTBALL: Dialog Champions [...]
Azardeen fires hat-trick for Colombo Dockyard
Centre forward Mohamed Azardeen was in superb form to fire a hat-trick for Colombo Dockyard when they defeated NDB Bank 5-0 in a Mercantile Football Association ‘C’ soccer fixture at the CR and FC grounds. At the short whistle the tally was 3-0 in favour of the winners. In the fifth minute of the game, [...]
Sangani off to meet Tiger Woods
Roshani Sangani had the honour of walking away with the annual HSBC Premier Challenge Trophy after her blazing performance at the HSBC Premier Golf Championship held at Nuwara Eliya last weekend. She clinched the coveted challenge trophy by becoming the overall champ after her sterling performances at Division ‘C’, Seniors and Ladies categories, which she [...]
Melbourne Walauwa’s World Cup launch
There’s a buzz going around Australia at the moment that one of the hottest prospects to win the World Cup Cricket tournament to be staged next year in Australia and New Zealand is the in-form Sri Lankans who are currently riding the crest of a wave. Recent performances in the shorter version of the game [...]
MAS Unichela Slimtex champions at Tape ball cricket
MAS Unichela Slimtex, Kuliyapitiya was crowned champions at the inaugural Singer Challenge Trophy 2014 at the recently concluded 10 overs inter Mercantile Tapeball Cricket Tournament conducted by the Sri Lanka Tapeball Cricket Federation. Super Fashions Co., Panadura ended as runners-up. In the prestigious final played at the Buddhadasa Grounds, Pelawatte, Battaramulla Super Fashions, Panadura scored [...]
Matara traders win at cricket
The Matara Traders’ Association cricket team led by Priyantha Uyanahewa won the 3rd Matara District Inter-Traders’ Association Cricket Tournament defeating defending champs Dikwella Trader’s Association by 9 wickets. Batting first the Dikwella team scored 46 runs for the loss of six wickets in their allotted five overs. The Matara team won the game with nine [...]
Lankans confident of making it work
On the eve of their departure to the Maldives to take part in the 4th Carrom World Cup Sri Lankan slicers were beaming with confidence. Speaking to the Sunday Times Chamil Cooray the Men’s skipper said he was confident that the Sri Lankans could put a good performance at this year’s championship, having players in [...]
Discipline and fair play in decline
The teams turned out orderly and well dressed pleased me. I like to see our players in the field wearing nice, expensive jerseys shorts and the stocking pulled up with shin guards not falling down. This is a good sign for fair-play. Don’t forget neatness and respect for other people are an important part of [...]
Fun run today
The ninth edition of Fun Run hosted by the Hilton Colombo Residencies is set to take place in Colombo along a six-kilometre course around Colombo today. The fun run, aimed at promoting the fact of the importance of a healthy life through sports is also a fund raising event where proceeds will be allocated for [...]
Colombo Marathon would fetch US $ 10,000 each
The Lanka SportReizen (LSR) Colombo Marathon – Sri Lanka’s internationally famed long distance race – will hopefully make its final journey through the customary route, from Torrington in Colombo to the Beach Park in Negombo, as the 14th edition is set to attract over 7,500 long distance runners on October 5. But according to Thilak [...]
Third title for LB Finance
LB Finance ‘B’ led by Lakshan Rodrigo bagged their third title in the MCA 2014 season when they scored a 55-run win over John Keells Group ‘B’ in the inaugural MCA Tier ‘B’ T20 Super Tournament final at the MCA Grounds last Sunday. Earlier on, LBF ‘B’ won the MCA Division ‘G’ and finished as [...]
Takaful are cricket maniacs
Amana Takaful Warriors won the ‘Cricket Mania 2014’, a cricket tournament conducted by the Council Islamic Finance Professionals (CIFP) at the Prison ground in Borella. Teams representing the banking sector and leading corporates of Sri Lanka took part in the tournament where the winners walked out with a handsome trophy in addition to certificates and [...]
Zahira College Matale emerge U-17 Inter-School Soccer Champions
Zahira College Matale beat Kimbissa Maha Vidyalaya, Sigiriya by 2 goals to one in the final to emerge Champions at the Matale District Under 17 Inter School Football Championship 2014 concluded last Friday at Bernard Aluvihare Stadium in Matale. M R M Shibly and Sameen Imtiyas booted a goal each for the Champions while Sanjeewa [...]
Kandy Seetha Devi Hockey Sevens for Schools and Clubs
The 20th (twentieth) edition of Seetha Devi Hockey Sevens for Schools and clubs in the island organised by Seetha Devi Girls School Kandy will be worked off at Bogambara stadium in Kandy on October 4 and 5. According to the organisers the total number of teams for the schools Championships will be restricted to 32 [...]
Impressive St Peter’s clinch first major swimming title
St Peter’s swimmers created history by emerging overall champions in the All Island Swimming Championship and in the process bagged their first major title for the first time in the history since they took to the sport in the year 1991. Added to clinching the overall title one of their swimmer Akalanka Peiris was crowned [...]
Sahan and Tharangani win National Agro Week road run
Sahan Chathuranga and Tharangani Sewwandi won the boys and girls road races organised by the Ministry of Agriculture to celebrate the National Agricultural Week. Provincial Minister of Sports Weerasumana Weerasinghe flagged off the boys race opposite the historical Matara Bodiya and the girls race opposite Gunaratne MV in Palatuwa. The finish was opposite the Agricultural Research [...]
Trinity Under 12 Milo All-Island Champions
The Trinity College Kandy Cubs at Under-12 level became the All-Island champions at the recently concluded rugby tournament which worked off at Thurstan and Royal Grounds in Colombo. The Trinity Under-12 outfit led by Mishraka Wickremasekera and his deputy Lithmal Moragoda remained unbeaten in the tournament starting from the group stage onwards. They beat Nalanda [...]
Durrand emerges World Youth Scrabble Champion
Jack Durrand of United Kingdom emerged champion at the 10th World Youth Scrabble Championship (WYSC) by winning 20 games of a possible which ended at the BMICH recently. The 10th World Youth Scrabble Championships organized by the World English Language Scrabble Players Association (WESPA) saw the participation of contestants from Thailand, Singapore, Malaysia, Australia, New [...]
Ishini the youngest Lankan to hold Women’s Fide title
Dilhara Ishini Wickramasinghe of Musaeus College and her brother Banuka Nimsith of Ananda College did well at the World Schools Chess Championships 2014. The event was held in Taipei recently. Ishini was honoured by awarding the Women’s Fide Masters title and she becomes the youngest to hold that title. Sri Lanka clinched the Gold award [...]
S. Thomas’ juniors emerge champions
S. Thomas’ Under 13 rugby team emerged champions at the Under 13 Milo inter-schools rugby tournament conducted by the Sri Lanka Schools Rugby Football Association which concluded at the Royal Sports Complex ground in Reid Avenue recently. The Thomian juniors the emerging champions recorded wins over St Sylvester’s (28-0), Science (14-0), Isipathana (21-14), Wesley (14-0) [...]
Karindu shines in BSC tour of India
The Brendon’s School of Cricket completed a successful tour to India where they played against 12 teams in Mysore and Bangalore. The 18-day tour ended with six wins, a draw and five losses. Each youngster was given at least six games with the aim to give them a good sense of exposure. The Brendon’s SC [...]
Lankans successful at Pak TT tourney
A successful tour which helped the Sri Lanka junior table tennis team earn 12 medals, which included four silver and eight bronze, ended last week. Sri Lanka fielded 14 paddlers for the South Asian Junior Table Tennis Championship 2014 which was held at the Liaquat Gymnasium in Islamabad, Pakistan with the participation of six countries. [...]