Siyanetharu and Golden Birds crowned champions
Siyanetharu Sports Club of Gampaha and Golden Birds Sports Club of Radawana clinched the men’s and women’s titles of the 14th Dialog President’s Gold Cup Volleyball Championships held at the National Youth Services Centre Indoor Stadium, Maharagama yesterday. Defending champiion Siyanetharu Sports Club retained the men’s title after overcoming a fierce challenge from Rantharu Sports [...]
Sports Minister orders transparency in selections
The Ministry of Sports has issued strict guidelines on appointment of selectors and the selection of national teams, signifying major progress towards streamlining two of the most important aspects of sports administration. At present, selectors are nominated by respective associations and the Sports Minister is required by law to rubber stamp them on the recommendations [...]
Bangladesh series in chaos over 3-day quarantine
The Bangladesh tour of Sri Lanka ran into further chaos with the visitors insisting on a three-day quarantine on arrival to the island, a demand the health authorities may reject outright. Sri Lanka has insisted on a 14-day mandatory isolation for foreign arrivals to the island in a bid to curtail the spread of the [...]
Haroon to defend title
Haroon Aslam will defend his title when the Victoria Golf and Country Resort (VGCR) hosts the 12th Mark Bostock Memorial Golf Tournament 2019 on October 3 and 4 at their golf course. The golfing fraternity will long remember Mark Bostock, a former chairman of John Keells Holdings, as the visionary behind the Victoria Golf course. [...]
Madushanka to be produced in courts on October 8
Sri Lanka fast bowler Shehan Madushanka who was arrested in May for alleged possession of heroin is to be produced before Courts on October 8, police confirmed. Madushanka was arrested on May 24 in Pannala when he was hanging around the Kudalupoththa tank, allegedly to sell the stash. He was carrying just over two grams [...]
Veteran commentator Weerasinghe passes away
Veteran cricket commentator and coach Jayantha Weerasinghe has passed away. Weerasinghe has served two schools St. John’s, Panadura as the Master-in-Charge of cricket and St. Aloysius College, Galle as cricket coach. His remains currently lie at Jayaratne funeral parlour Borella. The funeral will be held today at 3p.m. at the Borella General Cemetery.
Shammu and Wathsala shine
A Shammugeshwaran and Wathsala Herath emerged victories at the 55th Sri Lanka Army Road Race held in Colombo yesterday. Shammugeshwaran from the Artillery Regiment clocked 1:10.16 minutes to clinch the men’s title while Wathsala of 7th Regiment recorded a time of 1:25.15 minutes to pocket the women’s title. The event completed by 125 long distant [...]
Novices Aquatic Championships 2020 on October 15 to 18
Sri Lanka Aquatic Sports Union (SLASU) will conduct this year’s Novices Aquatic Championships in a bio-secure environment from October 15 to 18 opening the pool for the first time after the global COVID-19 pandemic at Sri Lanka’s solitary international standard pool at the Sugathadasa Indoor Stadium. Following the guidelines of the Presidential Task Force of [...]
Udani Edirisinghe making her mark in a male-dominated sport
When 32-year-old Udani Edirisinghe gets into action as Sri Lanka’s first-ever female manager of a major domestic rugby team, her only concern will be barging into the dressing room of the boys of CH&FC. But, a seasoned campaigner in this business, Udani will fall in line with all the responsibilities as manager, while foregoing her [...]
Deano my childhood idol
From childhood hero to compatriot to friend and now we all feel a big void indeed but plenty of great memories of Deano as a player, coach, commentator, ambassador, administrator and human being. As a kid in the 1980s, it certainly was Dean Jones who was setting the world alight with his dashing style of [...]
Overwhelming number of entries for Surfing Nationals
The Open and National Surfing Championship 2020 set off yesterday at the surfing point in Arugam Bay with an overwhelming number of participants. The day’s activities began with heats of both categories – Open and National, with a sub-category included for women. The Surfing Federation of Sri Lanka (SFSL) anticipated 80 entries in both categories, [...]
Gymnast Gimhani touted as next medal hope
Gymnast Milka Gimhani training in Japan on an International Olympic Committee (IOC)-funded Solidarity programme is projected as the next best hope for an international medal by a leading official of the National Olympic Committee of Sri Lanka (NOCSL). “Gimhani will be a medal prospect for 2022 Birmingham Commonwealth Games. I am very confident of a [...]
Rags to Riches
There was an explosion of unbridled joy by a Sri Lankan female fencer when they claimed a team bronze medal in the Foil event at the 13th South Asian Games in Kathmandu in December. It was as if she had conquered the summit itself in the land of the Everest. Her extravagant celebration which reverberated [...]
Billie Jean King Cup initiated
US Open was the biggest tennis event that was played under the threat of the virus. A Grand Slam event. It had restricted draws and events. Even with best of precautions, one player was detected positive. All the same, it is an admirable and a persevering feat in the face of a threat by the [...]
16-year-old American fencer aims to bring Sri Lanka glory
American-born 16-year-old Hiran Jayasekera a fencing star from California is eager to bring international glory to Sri Lanka after emerging Foil Fencing national champion in February. He was chosen to represent Sri Lanka at the Cadet and Junior World Championship 2020, but the event cancelled due to COVID-19. Among his many accomplishments was emerging USA [...]
From sprinter to Sabre rattling champion
Her goal when she displayed talent as a sprinter at school was to become national champion in the 100 metres but by a strange quirk of fate her dream is to become an Olympic fencer – a sport she hooked onto when she got employment at MAS Design in Ratmalana. Bronze medallist in the Sabre [...]
Fencing no longer an amateur sport – Siyambalapitiya
Fencing in Sri Lanka has grown from an amateur sport within a short span of 12 years to build up a community of clubs and schools which are engaged in one of the oldest Olympic disciplines. “Our aim is to target a medal in the 2024 Asian Fencing Championship and qualify for the 2024 Olympic [...]
TT players get temporary place to practice
Sports Minister Namal Rajapaksa has responded positively to a repeated plea by the Table Tennis Association of Sri Lanka (TTASL) by agreeing to provide a headquarters office at an up and coming building at Torrington Square. This will be on a temporary basis until a new building is provided. This building is being constructed for [...]
Anouk Chitty wins Agora League Matchplay Championship 2020
The Royal Colombo Golf Club (RCGC) Ladies Section has always created excitement and ‘innovation’ in providing a Golf Calendar that encourages Lady Members to enjoy their golf with a flavour of competition that is enthralling. Sponsored by Agora Securities the Agora League Matchplay Championship 2020 is a tournament played in two stages. First the round [...]
Grassroots Football Development gets underway after Covid-19 break
With the intention of restarting football activities among the youngsters, the Football Federation of Sri Lanka (FFSL) kicked off its latest Grassroots Football Basic Training Course this week. The programme began on Thursday (24) at the Urban Council ground in Balangoda and will end today. This programme is carried out for both boys and girls [...]
SLUSA celebrates International Day of University Sport
The International Day of University Sport (IDUS) proclaimed by UNESCO was celebrated on a grand scale at the University of Kelaniya last Sunday. This is the first time ever Sri Lanka marked IDUS. The event was organised by Sri Lanka Universities Sports Association (SLUSA) and Department of Physical Education and Sports, University of Kelaniya. UGC [...]
Ranindu and Nethmi win National Chess titles
Ranidu Liyanage, a 16-year-old schoolboy from Ananda College, Colombo, marched to glory to emerge champion in the Men’s category while Nethmi Fernando of Girls’ High School was crowned as the champion in the Women’s category at the National Chess Championship 2020 concluded last Tuesday at Hotel Taj Samudra, Colombo. Ranindu, who displayed excellent chess from [...]
WPCA felicitates Under-15 regional champs Colombo North
Western Province Cricket Association (WPCA) Colombo North team, who emerged champions in 2019 Under-15 Inter-Province Tournament organised by Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC), was felicitated last week. The cricketers representing following schools in Colombo North has participated in this tournament. Players and officials of Nalanda, St. Joseph’s, Carey, Zahira, St. John’s, Siri Piyarathne, St. Benedict’s and [...]
SLEA donates two horses to St. Thomas’ Guruthalawa
The Sri Lanka Equestrian Association (SLEA), under its ongoing development activity, has donated two horses to St. Thomas’ College in Guruthalawa, with intentions of spreading the popularity of equestrian sports among schools. The SLEA, the local governing body for equestrian sports in Sri Lanka, has been in existence since 2003 but this is the first [...]