Bangladesh’s trauma in Kiwi land
DHAKA AFP March16, 2019: Bangladesh opening batsman Tamim Iqbal said he believes it will not be easy for the national cricket team to overcome the shock of narrowly escaping Friday’s shooting in a New Zealand mosque. At least 49 people died in attacks on two mosques in the city of Christchurch during Friday prayers, [...]
England Women record massive win
The visiting England Women cricketers began their campaign with a massive 154-run win on the Duckworth/Lewis method over Sri Lanka Women after rain curtailed the match to 40 overs in the first of the three ODI encounters played at the Sooriyawewa Stadium yesterday. The foundation for the massive win for the visitors was laid by [...]
Army stun CH to storm into Clifford Cup semis
Army Sports Club produced a spectacular second half rally to beat the more fancied CH&FC 32-22 in their Clifford Cup Knock-Out Inter-Club Rugby Tournament quarter-final encounter worked off at the Racecourse Grounds in Reid Avenue yesterday. The Soldiers came out probably with their best performance for the current season as they mesmerized their opponents by [...]
Navod expands lead, as deadline nears
All-Island Schools leader Navod Paranavithana of Mahinda College Galle secured his stronghold by expanding the deficit by 6828 by the end of 22nd week of the Dialog 4G-the Sunday Times Most Popular Schoolboy Cricketer of the Year 2019 contest. Last week Navod and Maris Stella’s Pasindu Ushetti were within 2589 votes apart, but the leader [...]
Madusanka magic stuns Thora
Royal regained the Mustangs Trophy after a lapse of five years with a thrilling one wicket win over traditional rivals S. Thomas’ in the 44th Mustangs Trophy encounter played at the SSC grounds yesterday. The architects of the Royal win were Kamil Mishara, Ahan Sanchitha and skipper Kavindu Madarasinghe in the early part of their [...]
Naveen stars in drawn match at Matugama
Naveen Devinda shone with a fine knock of 148 in the high scoring 56th Battle of Pasdun Korale big match between Ananda Sastralaya Matugama and St. Mary’s Matugama concluded at Matugama yesterday. Scores Ananda Sastralaya Matugama 276 for 9 declared (Madura Malshan 85, Pulindu Pranaswara 56, Tisun Deshan 50: Kovindu Wickramasinghe 5 for [...]
Sukethan, Abinash steer St. John’s
Half tons by Anthonypillai Sukethan and skipper Mufrin Abinash helped St. John’s Jaffna record a two wicket win against traditional rivals Jaffna Central in the 17th Battle of the North limited over encounter played at St John’s ground in Jaffna yesterday. Scores Jaffna Central 221 in 46 overs (S. Sarangan 36, A. Nithushan [...]
St. John’s qualify to quarters
St. John’s Panadura qualified to the quarter-final of the Under 19 Division Two limited over cricket tournament with an easy 118 run win over Sri Dharmaloka MV Kelaniya in the pre-quarter final encounter played at Panadura yesterday. Scores St. John’s Panadura 275 for 9 in 50 overs (Reshan Malith 64, Sachin Dhananjaya 43, [...]
Abhishek powers Richmond to unlikely win
A captain’s knock of an unbeaten 99 off 92 deliveries by Thaveesha Abhishek and a run-a-ball 42 by Dilum Sudeera helped Richmond College turn tables on the experienced Mahinda College team and win the 114th Lovers’ Quarrel at the Galle International Cricket Stadium yesterday. Chasing a victory target of 215 Richmond cruised to a 6-wicket [...]
Moratuwa battle ends in a tame draw
The 69th Battle of the Gold big match between traditional rivals St. Sebastian’s and Prince of Wales played at the De Zoysa Stadium in Moratuwa ended in another stalemate. The outcome of the encounter was visible when play ended on day one with the Cambrians taking first lease of the wicket making 194 runs and [...]
Sports cancelled as traumatised New Zealand mourns shooting victims
WELLINGTON REUTERS March 16: A raft of top class sporting events were cancelled in New Zealand on Saturday as a traumatised nation started burying the dead from the worst peacetime mass killing in its history. A lone gunman killed 49 people and wounded more than 20 at two Christchurch mosques on Friday in a shooting [...]
Green Machine triumph Science test at Mount
Isipathana College ran circles around the Science College defence to clinch a comfortable 35-8 win in a Singer Schools League Rugby Championship match played at the latter’s home ground in Mt. Lavinia, yesterday. The Green Machine scored from five tries, two conversions and two penalties, while the side from Mt. Lavinia had to settle for [...]
Weerakoon wins first medal for Sri Lanka in 400m
Navishka Sandeesh Weerakoon, a promising track athlete from St. Sebastian’s College, Moratuwa bagged the first medal for Sri Lanka, a silver, at the 3rd Asian Youth Athletics Championship in Hong Kong yesterday. Weerakoon clocked 48.26 seconds in the Men’s 400m Final, almost claiming the gold medal, but missing it by a mere 0.09 seconds to [...]
Kingswood force draw on back of Hashika’s 87
Hundred and four runs behind on the first innings, Kingswood produced perhaps their best batting effort of the season to earn a praiseworthy draw in the 118th Big Match played at Pallekelle. Earlier, Rajans skipper Sachintha Senanayake who was on course for a 100, fell for 77. This was followed by some tail-end heroics by [...]
Trinity rally well to beat St. Anthony’s
The Trinity team rallied well under the leadership of stand-in captain Kavishka Senadheera to beat their rivals by 50 runs and annex the Sir Richard Aluvihare Trophy in their annual limited over match at Asgiriya. All-rounder Abishek Anandakumar chipped in with 15 runs but played an important role in the bowling by bagging 5 for [...]
Charith steers Asia Asset to MCA Div C title
A gallant 95 runs for the eight wicket by Charith Rajapakshe (70*) and D.S. Hettiarachchi (28*) guided Asia Asset Finance for a three wicket victory over Pyramid Wilmer to emerge winners in the BMW-Hydundai-MCA ‘C’ Division 50 Over League cricket tournament final match at the MCA Grounds yesterday. Taking first lease of the wicket Pyramid [...]
The de Mel theory on World Cup
Get the team balance right, ease the pressure, encourage unity and give the players a little freedom–this could be the winning combination for Sri Lanka to become a force to reckon with at the World Cup in June, Chief Cricket Selector Asantha de Mel said this week. The team have won just six out of [...]
Bhagya wins Ryde Gold Medal
Bhagya Ranasinghe secured the Ryde Gold Medal as the most outstanding student at Trinity College for the year 2018 at their Annual Prize Giving which took place at their College Hall. Award winners Under-17 Cricket Abeshiek Anandakumara (batting), K. Dias (bowling), SHTD Bandara (fielding) and best all rounder Umair Raizan Under-19 Cricket Hasintha Jayasuriya (batting), [...]
Trinity and Seethadevi win at schools event
Trinity College Boys and Seethadevi Girls won the Under 16 Girls event at the Seethadevi International Hockey Sevens 2019 which was worked off recently at the University Ground of Peradeniya.Army accounted for the Men’s while Air Force walked away with the Women’s trophy at this mega event which saw huge spectator interest for the [...]
Is Football the wealthy orphan of Sri Lanka Sports?
No news is good news, it is said. Sri Lanka Football is in limbo as never before! Football enthusiasts have all but given up what it can expect from a sport that thrives on doing nothing for its fans. The Dialog Champions League has come and gone and the story that the National Teams have [...]
Dhuwarshan, Kayla, Yannik, Algama brothers – Reshan and Kashav Age Category champs
The Inaugural Hambantota Regional Junior Open Golf Championship was successfully concluded recently at the picturesque Shangri -La Golf Resort & Spa, Hambantota. The standard of golf dished out at the Shangri La Hambantota Golf Course was simply outstanding. An overall participation of 58 juniors from the RCGC, NEGC, VGCR, Anuradhapura Golf Club, Killinochchi Academy and [...]
Minuwangoda Nalanda Central’s Kavindu Maduranga 1st to capture 100 wickets in Division III
Establishing two records in a single season is Kavindu Maduranga of Nalanda Central College, Minuwangoda. The vice captain of the side, he was the first to claim 100 wickets in the history of the century-old school and also the first to capture 100 wickets in the Singer Division III Schools Cricket tournament. An orthodox left-arm [...]
Aiming perfect, on what’s potential
Sri Lanka shooting sports have made indications that it still remains as one of the potential sports in claiming medals internationally, if they are nurtured and guided well, after the recent outcomes from two regional events. Two Sri Lankan lasses — namely Tehani Egodawela and Amandhika Amarasinghe — managed to give the finest performances recorded [...]
Katugastota Antonians achieve overdue promotion
Condemned to play in the second division of the schools cricket tournament by a quirk of fate, the Antonians earned promotion to the first division by reaching the final of the division two tournament. The rules stipulate that the teams entering the final will play in the first division in the next season. The Katugastota [...]
Paddlers come under an Interim Committee
A three-member Interim Committee was appointed by the Minister of Sports for the smooth function of the Table Tennis Association of Sri Lanka(TTASL), the controlling body of the game after it had failed held its Annual General Meeting for the past four years. At a meeting held with the Minister of Sports and the Ministry [...]
Devans have an edge over Annites
The 36th ‘Battle of the Rocks’ Big Match between Maliyadeva College and St. Anne’s College, powered by Dialog, will be played on March 22 and 23, at the Welagedara Stadium. The match will commence at 10.00a.m. on both days. In addition, the 24th Limited Overs match between the two sides, sponsored by Damro, will be [...]
Then it was the best of times, but now, the worst of times
Today, exactly 23 years ago, on March 17, 1996, Sri Lanka cricket zoomed to the top of the cricket world, winning the 1996 ICC World Cup, when the islanders, led by Arjuna Ranatunga, trounced Australia by 7 wickets in the final in Lahore. As the famed English author Charles Dickens penned at the beginning of [...]
Inter-Club Cycling Championship 2019, on March 24 at Vihara Maha Devi Park
The Inter-Club Cycling Championship 2019, will take place on March 24 at the Vihara Maha Devi Park Cycling track. Men and Women, Junior Boys and Girls along with Under (U)-23 Super and Veteran Cyclists in Mountain, Standard and Road categories of bikes will take the track in 17 events. Application forms are available at the [...]
1016 Colours and Merits to be presented
After a lapse of two years, the Sri Lanka Milo Schools Colours Award Ceremony for the years 2016 and 2017 will be held on April 4 at the BMICH in Colombo. The merged event will see a total of 1016 students representing 30 sports who had won or participated at national and international level tournaments [...]
The cricketing tale of two cities
The 67th Battle of the Golds cricket encounter between Sri Sumangala College (SSC) and Moratu Maha Vidyalaya (MMV) will take place at De Soysa Cricket Stadium in Moratuwa on March 22 and 23. The 27th One Day Encounter will take place on March 24 at the same venue. The first encounter between the two schools [...]
Prestigious memories of a proud cricketing nation
Sri Lanka is known as one of the proudest cricketing nations in the world. Cricket has given the Sri Lankan public fond memories which will be remembered for many years to come. For a cricket crazy country like Sri Lanka, a museum can be the best thing that the passionate fans would ask for, to [...]
Police and Serendib clash in football final today
Sri Lanka Police SC and Serendib SC Mawanella will clash in the final of the Premier League Division One Football Tournament today at 6.30pm at the Sugathadasa Stadium in Colombo. The Football Federation of Sri Lanka (FFSL) conducted the tournament where 18 teams participated. The Police team entered the final defeating SLTB 3-1, Geli Oya [...]
Wimalasena reappointed Head of AASL Selection Committee
Veteran marathon runner Wimalasena Perera has been reappointed as the Chairman Selection Committee of the Athletics Association of Sri Lanka (AASL). His appointment has been approved by the Minister of Sports Harin Fernando. Perera was the Chairman of the previous Selection Committee as well and now he will function as the Head until 2020. Meanwhile, [...]
Thoroughbreds to storm Nuwara Eliya tracks again
After a long lapse of nearly 10 months, the Royal Turf Club (RTC) is gearing up to host its annual gala of triple events during the upcoming Horse Racing Season in Nuwara Eliya. Accordingly, RTC has earmarked three racedays, beginning from March 31 with the RTC Spring and Summer Race Cup. For the March event [...]
Revival Physical Medicine Centre celebrates 10 years
The Revival Physical Medicine Centre (RPMC), Sri Lanka’s premier institution for Physiotherapy and related treatments, recently marked their 10th anniversary at their premises in Colombo, with their staff, a few special invitees and media personnel. Founded in 2009, the Directors realised the need for a Physiotherapy treatment centre outside the chaotic hospital environment. As patients [...]
Servatius eager to end winless drought on tricky Uyanwatta turf
St. Servatius College led by Charith Harshana will take the field with the hope of ending the 47-year winless drought when they are hosted to the 119th edition of the Battle of the Blues by St. Thomas’ College Matara at the Uyanwatta Stadium on March 22 , 23 and 24. Much will depend on the [...]