Lankan batters struggle as West Indies build big lead
PORT OF SPAIN, June 9, 2018 (AFP) – West Indies turned the screws on Sri Lanka, taking a 360-run lead with six second innings wickets in hand at the close of the third day of the first Test on Friday. Continuation of the inept batting display of the previous evening, save for a 78-run fifth-wicket [...]
Joes looking for a repeat performance
The much looked forward to Milo President’s Trophy Under-19 Inter-School Knockout Rugby Tournament will kick off from June 16 at the Sugathadasa Stadium. The tournament, which is contested by eight teams, will comprise of the top six teams from the Division One segment and the top two teams in Plate Champions which most probably would [...]
Ten regional teams in the fray
Ten teams will be action in the Under-19 Inter-Provincial cricket tournament scheduled to get underway on June 12 in five venues around the metropolis — NCC, Thurstan, Colts, FTZ Katunayake and CCC. The ten teams with the exception of Sabaragamuwa Province are divided into two groups comprising of five in each with Western Province fielding [...]
Liengprasert claims five-for as Thailand humiliate Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka women’s suffered a shock four wicket defeat against Thailand women in their last Asia Cup group match played in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia yesterday. The defeat is a bitter pill to swallow for the Lankan lasses who began their campaign on an emphatic fashion beating Bangladesh and Malaysia in their first two fixtures but [...]
Royal juggernaut kept on rolling
There’s just no stopping the Royal juggernaut. They had a hint of mortality in the Wesley game, which they barely overcame. It was back to business when they pulverised Isipathana. Yesterday they survived the brimstone and the fire, the fury that the Peterites subjected them to for more than half the game and ran out [...]
Kingswood trounce Wesley
Kingswood College pressed forward, and charged through the Wesley defence to bag in a comfortable 31-13 win, at the Race Course Grounds, yesterday. The team from Kandy scored four tries (all four converted) and one penalty, while Wesley had to settle for just one converted try and two penalties. Contrary to what the scoreboard shows, [...]
Seven new records established on Day 4
Seven more new records were established at the end of the fourth days proceedings of the 45th Sri Lanka Schools Swimming Championship held at the Sugathadasa Indoor Stadium swimming pool yesterday. Four new records were established in the morning session and three in the evening and this brings the tally of records tumbled to 31 [...]
Steeplechaser Marisstella brings home another Gold
Following Aruna Darshana’s record breaking run in the men’s 400m run on Friday, women’s steeplechaser Parami Wasanthi Marisstella produced a stunning performance to hoist the Lion flag high in the air with a gold medal winning performance on day three at the Asian Junior Athletics Championships held in Gifu, Japan. Seventeen-year-old Parami who hails from [...]
Seven-match tour will run from July 16 to August 9
The fixtures for the Sri Lanka U19 and India U19 team who are schedule to arrive in Sri Lanka on July 10 have been finalised. The two teams will play each other in two youth test matches and five ODI’s staring from July 16. Prior to the first youth Test match the Indians are scheduled [...]
Vidyartha beat Lumbini
In a match played at Nittawela, Vidyartha scored a convincing 57-26 win over Lumbini. At half time winners led 33-6. Referee Deepal Punyawardena.
Colombo, Galle teams in quest of the plum
The curtains of the Super Four Inter-Provincial Limited Over Tournament will come down today with the repeat clash between defending champions – Team Colombo and runners-up Team Galle at the R. Premadasa Stadium from 9.45am onwards. The final was delayed for nearly a month due to the prevailing fickle weather and hopefully the weather gods [...]
Appointment of Competent Authority for SLC is illegal — Keerthinanda
The Attorney General’s (AG) Department will ask the Court of Appeal’s permission to allow a Competent Authority (CA) overseeing Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) to constitute an Elections Committee and hold overdue polls, amidst impassioned arguments from other lawyers that the very appointment of a CA is illegal. After the Court of Appeal made an interim [...]
SLR disturbed by Schools’ status quo
Handling of the Singer Schools’ Rugby league is under scrutiny. The issue had been cooking on low flame for some time, but with the recent eruption of crowd violence and a series of other controversies that preceded it, it is out there now and is up for serious debate. The Sri Lanka Schools Rugby Football [...]
NOC-SLO feud hots up over Olympian Run
A major battle is brewing between the National Olympic Committee and Sri Lanka’s ex-Olympians over rival events they have organised to mark the Olympic Day Run. Sri Lanka Olympians (SLO), an organisation that bring together Sri Lankan athletes who have taken part in Olymic games, has scheduled its run for June 22 in Kandy — [...]
Members want NOC audit reports re-examined
Over a one-third of the membership of the National Olympic Committee of Sri Lanka (NOCSL) have collectively made a request through a letter to the Auditor General (AG), urging a ‘more detailed inspection’ on audits of accounts for seven years, since 2010. The four-page letter goes on to say that accounts for seven years of [...]
This time its Joes who hold the key
When the Josephians take the field today for their last championship game against Isipathana, the first name could find that their goose has already been cooked. Josephian hopes, though slight, depend on the Peterites beating the all powerful Royal side who are currently running hot. Whistling in the dark? quite possibly. Statistics don’t lie. Nilfer [...]
Musthapha’s golden opportunity to save our cricket
Sports Minister Faiszer Musthapha made an unusual move and did a trip to the Mecca of Cricket in Dubai to feel the real pulse of the cricket situation of the country and to learn for himself how the ICC works and how it works. Along with him, SLC Competent Authority Kamal Pathmasiri, ICC CEO Dave [...]
FIFA 2018 licensed merchandises out
Football fans of Sri Lanka will be able to collect FIFA 2018 licensed merchandises as the FIFA Football World Cup 2018 is set to kick off in a few days in Russia. The official launching ceremony was held at the Football House on Friday where Rizan Jeffrey, the CEO of JAS Active Wear presented the [...]
Quick fire 127 by Rukshan
Matale Christ Church skipper Maneesha Rukshan slammed a quick fire 127 off 98 balls to steer his side to a close four runs victory over Dharmaraja College Kandy in their SLSCA U/15 division 2 inter school opening cricket fixture played in Kandy. Batting first Dharmaraja made 240/9 in 55 overs with K. Wijerathna (57) and [...]
Sri Lanka all out to down Uzbekistan today
Sri Lanka Junior Women’s Volleyball (VB) team skipper Dinusha Dilrukshi says that, defeating Uzbekistan in Vietnam will be their first targetat the Asian Under (U)-19 Women’s Volleyball Championships, to be held from June 10 (today) to 17. “Uzbekistan is not a team in the Asian Rankings and we are unable to gauge their strength. Considering [...]
Rain a spoiler but not for some
With rain having a major say last weekend, in the MCA ‘F’ Division 25-Overs Leage Tournament 2018, Union Bank (UB), Akbar Bros. (Akbars) , John Keells Holdings (JKH) ‘C’, United Tobacco (UT), EB Creasy (EBC), Techno Medics (TM), Courtaulds Clothing (Courtaulds) and AMW beat the rain to register victories. Top Performers were:R. Sureshchandra (AMW)- 79 [...]
9th Trinco Blu Sailing Regatta on June 30
The 9th Trinco Blu Sailing Regatta hosted Royal Colombo Yacht Club (RCYC) Regatta 2018 is scheduled to be held on June 30 in Trincomalee with a record number of 50 boats in action, the largest fleet to compete at this annual event. This year’s regatta will be worked off with three classes of boat races [...]
Thirty two teams qualify for second round
Thirty two teams have qualified to play in the Second Round of the Division III Cricket Tournament and CDCA Trophy 2018 in eight Groups with four teams in each group. The Group leaders and Runner-ups of the First Round will play in the Second Round with each team in a group play against each other [...]
Travel Trade Sports Club Football ‘Sevens’ on June 24
The Travel Trade Sports Club (TTSC) Football ‘Sevens’ 2018, sponsored by Classic Travels for the first time, is scheduled to be held on Sunday, June 24 at the Janaka Ranawaka Stadium, Rajagiriya, commencing 8.30am. Entries have been called from the 160 strong TTSC Membership, closing on Friday, June 15 with Ravi Wisidagama, Asst. Treasurer, TTSC, [...]
Ranjith — the first to summit Pidurutalagala on a bike
Ranjith Chandrasekera was a leading motorcycle rider spanning the era of late 1960’s to the early 80’s. He was a much feared and dare devil rider who does not believe in no for an answer. Now domiciled in Sydney Australia he makes it a point to visit his motherland whenever he gets an opportunity. Ranjith [...]
Can audit reports benefit sports; for example, take a close look at Football!
A recent news item carried widely in the print media referred to statements made by the Minister of Sports (MOS) where he expounded on an interesting thought process concerning Governance in Sports. In summary, he went on to say that he was even willing to sacrifice his prerogative in the interest of sports. A laudable [...]
It was not about Joes in the fight but the fight in the Joes
For St. Peter’s College it was an embarrassing loss, as nothing is going to sit on their mantelpiece. It is awkward for them to revisit, as St. Joseph’s defended a major part of the game with 14. It was not the defence that won them the match, but the fight they had with them. Defence [...]
Clay’s trials and tribulations
In all individual sports, to gain global recognition, getting into the quarterfinal (QF) stages of a known event is a must. Professional Tennis events are a knockout system. To reach the QFs, the possession of high end skills only is not enough. The ability to endure punishing challenges, mental stress, conduct matured tactics and sustaining [...]
Local Sepaktakraw on reverse gear
It has been brought to the attention of the media by many activists and current Sepaktakraw players that the present administrators of the Amateur Sepaktakraw Association of Sri Lanka who were elected in February this year unashamedly discarding the selection criteria of players vying for places in the national team for foreign tours. This policy, [...]
One of the safest pair of hands in Schoolboy Cricket
‘Runner-up- All Island Best Fielder’- Sachintha Ravindu of St. Joseph’s College, Colombo, expects every ball to come his way, enabling him to maintain his concentration while on the field. This focus and attitude paid off with above accolade. With 48 catches to his credit, it speaks volumes for the confidence it gives the bowlers to [...]
Tissa Central’s Rohan Sanjaya Emerging Schools’ Best Bowler, on matting at that
Rohan Sanjaya of Tissa Central College, Kalutara, is a rare type of bowler, representing a school with the minimum facilities, was adjudged Emerging Schools’ Best Bowler. Just reward for his courage and dedication towards his unfailing contribution to his alma mater during the 2017/18 season. He is a dual purpose bowler who re-enters the attack [...]
Nalanda Past Cricketers’ AGM
The 15th Annual General Meeting of the Nalanda College Past Cricketers’ Association will be held on June 14 (Thursday) at 6.00pm at the Mercantile Cricket Association, Wijerama Road, Colombo 7.