Niroshan, Dimuth and Angelo salvage Lankan pride
WELLINGTON, Dec 15, 2018 (AFP) - Paceman Tim Southee skittled Sri Lanka’s top order with a five-wicket haul to put New Zealand in a commanding position on the opening day of the first Test in Wellington on Saturday. Yet, thanks to three fighting innings, by opener Dimuth Karunaratne, former skipper Angelo Mathews and newly appointed [...]
No changes in the status quo
The results of the eighth week of the Dialog 4G-the Sunday Times Most Popular Schoolboy Cricketer of the Year 2019 contest comes out with Sukhitha Manoj of St. Sebastian’s College Moratuwa still holding on to the lead in the All-Island Schools segment. Navod Paranavithana of Mahinda College as always is showing good potential next to [...]
Young Lankan bring back happy adrenaline in three-run thriller
Sri Lanka scored a thrilling three run win over fancied India to emerge champions of the Asian Cricket Council Emerging Team Cup 2018 at the R. Premadasa International Cricket Stadium yesterday. The a fine team effort the young Lankans exhibited at this crucial match was the secret behind their success. Sri Lankan grabbed victory which [...]
Army unable to douse Police’s fire
The beleaguered Police produced a stunning first half blitz to completely overpower a strangely out of sorts Army team on their way to a crushing 41 points (4 goals, 2 tries, a penalty) to 19 (2 goals, a try) win at Police Park last evening. The Police were on the ball right from the start [...]
Milantha double the best for the day
NCC and Ragama CC already through with first innings points Tamil Union allrounder Lahiru Milantha (103 and 4 for 33) helped his club come up with strong reply of 209 for 2 at the end of the second day of their Premier League Division ‘A’ encounter at the P. Oval yesterday. Facing a daunting Army [...]
Siyanetharu, Casualine claim Open titles
Siyanetharu Sports Club, Gampaha and Casualine Sports Club, Kurunegala clinched the Men’s and Women’s Open titles respectively at the 14th Dialog President’s Gold Cup Volleyball Tournament which concluded at the National Youth Services Centre (NYSC) Indoor Stadium in Maharagama yesterday. Siyanetharu SC defeated Balaras SC, Boralesgamuwa 3-0 (25-21, 25-20 and 25-18) in the Men’s Open [...]
Akila rehabilitation programme is on
Bare-chested, a suspended Akila Dananjaya keeps bowling. He doesn’t take his usual run-up. Instead, he stands behind the stumps and bowls the 22-yards at the stumps at the other crease. He will do this for the next four weeks, at least four days a week, as part of a rehabilitation process to correct his action. [...]
We need someone like Malinga to lead the pack says chief selector de Mel
Since Angelo Mathews resigned from his captaincy in June last year, Sri Lanka had a multitude of captains doing the job. But none of them including Mathews who returned as captain on Chandika Hathurusingha’s request in January could change the fortunes of the limited over side. However, the new cricket selectors hope the appointment of [...]
Marionettes and iron-men and the cricket soup is churning
What’s so common between the Sri Lankan President’s decisions, which have effected so many ingenious changes in our day-to-day life — or to be precise, governance — and the cricket board elections? I do not think you need the three wise-men or any other sages to premise every common man with a wee-bit of commonsense [...]
Cinnamon Grand take Beach Tag title
Cinnamon Grand Colombo regained the Travel Trade Sports Club, Five-a-side, Beach Tag Rugby title, as they dethroned the defending ‘Cup’ Champions, Walkers & Whittalls at the fifth edition, 2018 concluded, recently at Paradise Beach, Mt. Lavinia. Cinnamon Grand Colombo won the ‘Cup’ in the inaugural tournament in 2013, were joint winners in 2014 and the [...]
Nugegoda S&WS seeks legal help on promotion
Colombo District Court issued an interim injunction on 14th December restraining SLC from conducting Major Club Tier B cricket tournament. The petitioner Nugegoda S&WS has prayed for an interim order after they were denied of a promotion to the Major Club Tier B Division. In a recently concluded Governor’s Cup Cricket tournament conducted by Sri [...]
Kahingala’s weightlifting quest
A youngster who was a black belt in Karate and who later took up other sports disciplines such as athletics, hockey and rugby is now a reputed instructor and international referee. Poorna Kahingala’s life in sports took a dramatic turn in June 1992, when he was encouraged by the then national coach of the Sri [...]
Can the Havies resolve subdue the Kandy charge?
Kandy SC and Havelocks SC will meet this week to decide who will remain unbeaten and head the points table at the end of round one. This match will be a test for Havelocks who will have to play in front of a huge partisan Kandy support base. While crowd presence in Colombo which has [...]
Hajireen plans fully fledged indoor sports complex in Boralesgamuwa
Nizam Hajireen, a treble international in rugby, football and Sepaktakraw has ventured out to establish a fully-fledged indoor sports complex. This is being planned with the collaboration of yesteryear sportsmen, among whom are of his pupils. The planned complex will be able to cater to seven sports indoor and outdoor as well. The initial project [...]
NOC’s first step in going for the ‘gold’
In a timely move to take athletics to the next plain, the National Olympic Committee (NOC) and the Foundation of Goodness (FoG) signed a memorandum to harness and enhance training and development in rural talent. The signing took place at the Olympic House on 5th December 2018. It was an inner thought that the NOC [...]
The 2010 football conundrum totally upset the apple cart
Veteran footballer Kasun Jayasuriya, who hung up his boots a fortnight ago, still has the craving to engage in the game, despite his age. Jayasuriya, who enjoyed a glittering football career by earning the spotlight at all levels he played, be it junior, domestic, national or international, was a top contender in the recent local [...]
‘That was the greatest innings I ever saw or hope to see’ Bradman
Australian Test batsman and medium pace bowler, Stanley Joseph McCabe (1910 – 1968), was never coached, as were most batsmen of that era – including Don Bradman – and ended his career having played 39 Tests, during 1930 – 1938, with a modest average of 48.21, and 6 centuries. At the age of 19, he [...]
A scrimmage worth a thousand peeks
Given the grievous pre-season losses suffered by the club, the fact that after five rounds of matches the Havelocks are in contention with Kandy SC for the top spot is, in a sense, a tribute to the spirit in the club and the fighting qualities of the players. It is also a vindication of the [...]
Colombo Masters hosts match against Sydney Royal College Old Boys
Introduction: The fledgling CMCA was founded two years ago by Mahes De Zoysa, a former Anandian wicket-keeper/batsman, who played semi-professional League Cricket in England for thirty years. On his return, it was Mahes’ burning desire to get ex-players active again at the sport they loved, with the intention of pitting their skills against local and, [...]
Sailors are tipped to dump CH and FC today
Thilina Weerasinghe and Yoshita Rajapaksa, team-mates a few years ago, will leave the camaraderie aside as they battle it out to advance the fortunes of their teams (the Navy and the CH & FC) at Welisara today. The venue will not be unfamiliar territory to some CH players as they turned out for the Sailors [...]
Wits and wisdom of survival
Tennis started in the mid eighteen hundreds and the International Tennis Federation [ITF] took control of it from 1915. With Countries as its members it was the accepted authority of the game. No one ever challenged its status. Worldwide the thought never went beyond this. Without any other claimant, Tennis did not have to think [...]
Motha feted at the MTTA awards
Mercantile Table Tennis Association (MTTA) held its inaugural Colours Night at Hotel Sapphire, Colombo 6 recently. Sixty nine award winners from twenty nine companies attended this event and corporate heads of ten companies graced the occasion. Two hundred and fifty eight table tennis players battled in 2018 MTTA tournaments under thirty seven top corporates. MTTA [...]
Taibu playing in Sri Lanka says there are similarities
Topsy-turvy yet illustrious Tatenda Taibu will make his return to the field today in Sri Lanka as a matured and well experienced campaigner. Returning to First Class cricket will be 35-year-old Taibu more or less a father figure for his team mates at his newest entity Badureliya Sports Club, who will take on Saracens at [...]
Colours Nite at St. Thomas’ Matale
Anjana Chathurinda Bandara Parahitiyawa was crowned the Most Outstanding Sportsman of the year 2018 for his excellent performance in hockey at the ‘Colours Nite’ of St. Thomas’ college Matale held recently at the college auditorium. A total of 149 young Thomians received colours and certificates of excellence in recognition of their achievements in the field [...]
Team “Hikka” take ‘Red Bull’ trophy
The 4th edition of Red Bull Levels, held on the 24th of November greeted its competitors with a bright and sunny morning to get things going in full swing on the beach. Fifty teams were ready to take on the toughest obstacle course that tested teams’ strength, grit, stamina and team work all whilst experiencing [...]