The aspiring coach
An average swimmer during his school days at St. Joseph’s College, Colombo, Shehaan Dias chose swimming as a career and has become a productive coach. While gradually climbing up the ladder in coaching, the 30-year-old added another feather in his cap of success by becoming Sri Lanka’s first coach to attain the American Swimming Coaches’ [...]
MCA Committee take on Cavaliers
The second match of the Mercantile Cricket Association’s (MCA) 17th edition of the ‘Tyrone de Silva’ Challenge Trophy cricket encounter between the MCA Committee and Lanka Cavaliers will take place today at the MCA grounds commencing 9.45 am. The match inaugurated in 2004 during Tyrone de Silva’s tenure as MCA President has taken place annually [...]
Proposed Sports University project runs into snags
Questions are being asked about why the Sports Ministry is rushing ahead with the proposed Sports University project without have the required legal provisions passed. Dr. Chandra Embuldeniya, Chair of the expert panel that carried out a feasibility study for the Sports University which is a part of the Government’s national policy framework, suggests a [...]
Dialog Schools Rugby League may skip 2020
The inaugural Dialog Schools Rugby League Championship is highly unlikely to recommence this year with many issues surrounding the competition and its logistics. The Sunday Times learns that officials of the Sri Lanka Schools Rugby Football Association (SLSRFA), Sri Lanka Rugby and sponsors Dialog Axiata PLC have sat down for a meeting, to discuss the [...]
Ministry hearing on suspended cricketers and official raises eyebrows
The decision of the Sports Ministry to hear pleas of three former cricketers and a cricket board employee over what they called “unjust” suspension on allegations of corruption had opened up a debate with some arguing the ministry has no jurisdiction over matters concerning the International Cricket Council – the global body investigating the charges. [...]
Mahesh re-elected President, Nigel to lead Kandy SC
Former Rajans and Kandy SC player, Mahesh Weerasinghe was re-elected as the President of the Kandy Sports Club for the third consecutive year at their 146th Annual General Meeting (AGM) which concluded at their club house yesterday. Kandy Sports Club who are the defending sevens and league champions named Nigel Ratwatte as their skipper for [...]
Dialog and ITW come in as new team sponsors
Dialog Axiata, Sri Lanka’s leading mobile telecommunication partner, is poised to sign a fresh deal with Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) after winning a formal bid process to be the national team sponsor for in-bound tours while ITW India (Pvt) Ltd will own the same rights for out-bound tours. The joint sponsorship is valued at around [...]
The unsung hero in Women’s Cricket
Women’s cricket has evolved as a sport within a short space of time. Even though cricket is regarded as the gentlemen’s game, women also play a pivotal role in popularising the game among the public. There are several inspiring stories where women went on to break the barriers and prospered at the international level. As [...]