COPE finds SLC spending on Hathurusingha ‘comical’
Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) may end up paying millions as legal fees, may be even closer to what the total amount they had to pay for Chandika Hathurusingha for terminating his contract early, the parliamentary watchdog committee – COPE opined on Wednesday. They made the observation while meeting the cricket officials for the second time [...]
Student – Athlete, High Jumper Ushan Thiwenka Perera
In writing about Ushan Thiwenka Perera, my purpose is twofold; one is to confirm that Ushan has the potential to qualify as the fourth high jumper from Sri Lanka to compete in the Olympic Games. He is, as of April 2021, ranked fourth in the world. Many of the outdoor track meets are yet to [...]
Weightlifters eye glory at Asian Meet in Uzbekistan
Sri Lanka’s weightlifters will be bidding for glory at the 2020 Asian Weightlifting Championship which will be held from April 16 to 25 in Uzbekistan. The Sri Lanka Weightlifting Federation (SLWF) selected four athletes after conducting a performance trial for the elite weightlifting pool in Polonnaruwa in February. Sports Minister Namal Rajapaksa has approved the [...]
Narrow escape for Ananda
Ananda had a narrow escape against Royal in their Under-19 Inter-School cricket match concluded at Ananda Mawatha yesterday. After declaring on 386 for 6, Royal bowled out Ananda for 88 runs with Dan Yabesh and Prashan Kalhara doing the damage. Kavindu Pathirana hit an unbeaten 100 for Royal. Following on with a deficit of 298 [...]
Pathum Nissanka may miss Bangladesh series
Top-order batsman Pathum Nissanka may miss Sri Lanka’s home series against Bangladesh starting April 21 due to injury. Nissanka had suffered a thigh strain during his half century (51) in the first inning of the second Test which concluded on April 2 at the Sir Vivian Richard Stadium in Antigua. His injury is understood to [...]
NCC, Ragama CC battle for supremacy
The curtains of the SLC Major Club Limited Over Cricket Tournament will come down today with one of the two unbeaten sides — NCC and Ragama CC — set to lose their unblemished run. The match is scheduled to begin at 9.45am onwards at the SSC ground in Colombo. The two teams, since the tournament [...]
Army, SLAF joint champs
Army and Air Force were declared joint champions of the inaugural hockey tournament organised by the Colombo Municipal Council and played for the Mayor’s Challenge Trophy after the final was stopped midway towards the end due to bad light at the Astro Turf in Colombo yesterday. The thrilling final ended in a 1-all stalemate, as [...]
Semi finalists found
Ruvi Lewkebandara, Saajid Razick, Dinesthya Dharmaratne and Hasali Gajaba secured semi-final spots in the Girls Under-16 Singles of the Clay Court Tennis Nationals played at SLTA Tennis Courts yesterday. They beat Nelini Jayasuriya, Vishmi Serasinghe, Anitra Dharmaratne and Nishki Vivekanandan in identical margins of 2-1 respectively. In the Boy’s Under-18 event R. Ratnasingham reached the [...]
Trinity on first innings
Trinity College recorded a first innings win over Wesley College in their Under-19 Inter-School cricket encounter which concluded at the Asgiriya Stadium in Kandy yesterday. Trinity posted 220 runs with Ranuda Somarathna top scoring 53. Thenuka Perera grabbed a five-for for Wesley, who were skittled out for 185 even after Kushan Chamalka raking in 80 [...]
Aravinda’s mantra to reform Sri Lanka’s cricket structure
The Cricket Committee headed by Aravinda de Silva is planning sweeping changes to make the game’s structure more professional. Priorities include revamping the domestic set-up to give more weightage to the provincial tournament; introducing a new model for the Lanka Premier League (LPL); revamping the coaching human resource structure; and improving the standard of local [...]
Money and Japan’s tennis saga
Miami Open in Florida is a big name event in the annual tennis calendar of WTA and ATP. In their draw this year, many big names were missing. At present travel-rules and virus precautions, are the reasons for participatory hold back by players. A speculative pointer indicates another reason for the absence of good players, [...]
Stanley Jayasinghe honoured by ONSC
Stanley Jayasinghe, the first Nalanda cricketer to represent Sri Lanka during the pre-Test era, was honoured at a felicitation ceremony organised by the Old Nalandians Sports Club (ONSC). The event held at the Malalasekara Theatre Hall of Nalanda College, was graced by two iconic Nalanda cricketers – Bandula Warnapura, the first Test captain of Sri [...]
Horse racing returns
Creating history in Sri Lankan horse racing, EFL, a leading conglomerate with interests in Logistics, Leisure and Investments and a member of Expolanka Holdings PLC, will partner with Royal Turf Club (RTC) to hold the prestigious Governor’s Cup, the country’s oldest horse racing event. Synonymous with speed, precision and exclusivity, the partnership made by EFL [...]
Ashan Silva in seventh heaven after renewing Mahagastota record
Outwitting rest of the prominent names, Ashan Silva, the title holder of Mahagastota Hill Climb in Cars events, renewed the track record in the 87th edition of the motorsport event that annually heralds the April Holiday Season in Nuwara Eliya. While Silva claimed the title for the best driver Jaden Gunawardene bagged the award for [...]
Kotmale Hill Climb on May 1 and 2
The Senkadagala Motor Sports Club in association with Sri Lanka Motor Cycle Club will conduct the Kotmale Hill Climb on May 1 and 2. The Hill Climb is being revived after a lapse of 15 Years. Among the events planned are Nissan March, Mini 7, Modified Cars, Ford Lasers, SLGT up to 3500cc, Formula McLaren’s [...]