Shanaka wants more focus on training
Throwdown specialists with the ability to rachet up speeds in excess of 145kmph with the sidearm could help Sri Lankan batters better prepare to face bowlers with express pace, opines Sri Lanka limited over skipper Dasun Shanaka, ahead of their six-match white-ball series against South Africa. The sidearm is a piece of cricketing equipment shaped [...]
First Class to be ‘defined’ by 2023
Sri Lanka’s Major Club tournament will be reduced to 15 teams by the end of the 2023 domestic cricket season as a new cricket structure sees the demotion of 11 teams to the Governors Trophy during the next three seasons. Under this plan that was approved by the Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) membership at a [...]
Mahesh misses berth in the final round
Sri Lanka’s Mahesh Jayakody failed to reach the finals of the Men’s Single Sculls in Rowing as the Paralympics 2020 progressed to its fifth day in Tokyo yesterday. Jayakody clocked 11:21.31 in the second repecharge of the Men’s Singles Sculls at the Sea Forest Waterway at 7.00am SL time. He was placed last among five [...]
FSL picks preliminary squad of 29 for SAFF
Football Sri Lanka (FSL) released the names of 29 players of the Men’s national team that has already begun its residential training at the newly built Kelaniya Complex on Friday, officially under a secured Bio Bubble System recommended by the health authorities. The squad has been picked by FSL in order to prepare for the [...]
No National Sports Festival this year
The 47th National Sports Festival (NSF), scheduled to be held towards the end of 2021, is likely to be cancelled for the second consecutive year, according to the Ministry of Sports (MoS). The core reason for the cancellation is the current state of the COVID-19 pandemic, which has escalated in large numbers. The Ministry of [...]
Losing streak ‘Hoodoo’ smashed, time to focus on T20 WC 2021
In a philanthropic gesture, Sri Lanka’s white-ball skipper Dasun Shanaka has donated his Man-of-the-Series prize money of Rs 200,000 of the SLC Invitational T20 League to the Colombo South Teaching Hospital in Kalubowila. It had been brought to his notice that the national cricketers are planning to set up a special unit at the Kalubowila [...]
A heart of gold…
Desmond Frank David was born on January 11, 1940 and some years later gained entry to S. Thomas’ College, Mount Lavinia where his father Mr. Deutrom David was a member of the teaching staff. Mr. David was to retire as the Head Master of the Lower School. D.F. David captained the First XV in 1959. [...]
Fawzul claims F1 e-gaming top slot after Round 1
Fawzul Aleem claimed the top position followed by Andrew Sean and Rashitha Aluthge, as the launch of Sri Lanka’s first ever Formula 1 e-Gaming Championship organised by SRL in conjunction with Mandarin Reid eSports took place last week. The tournament had a complete grid of 21 participants and it was regretted more could not be [...]
FSL promises mini pitch at Bandiwewa NS ground
Newly elected president of Football Sri Lanka (FSL), Jaswar Umar recently paid a surprise visit to Bandiwewa National School in Polonnaruwa, which has produced a women’s football player to university level this year. N.K. Kavini Rasangika, who represents Lucky Birds Sports Club, Bandiwewa, has been selected to the University of Sri Jayewardenepura to follow the [...]
Crysbro nurtures athletes competing in World Junior Athletics and Wrestling Championships
Three athletes, namely Tharushi Karunaratne, Ravindu Jayasundara and Nethmi Fernando, all recipients of the worthy scholarship granted by Crysbro, in collaboration with the National Olympic Committee (NOCSL), are currently making the country proud by competing at World Championships — the Junior Athletics and Wrestling. Sri Lanka’s leading poultry producing giant Crysbro is proudly contended in [...]
Minul and Sakuni win the Asian University Chess Selection Trials
Minul Sanjula Doluweera, Chathura Jayaweera and P.K. Ranasinghe will team up in the Men’s division while Sakuni Bandara, R.I. Gayani and Dulara Kumarasinghe will represent the Women’s team when Sri Lanka fields a team for the Asian University Chess Championship. In addition Chathulanka Gamage and Yasasmi Umarusiru Gamage will also join the squad to represent [...]
Sanath Jayasuriya joins Gamer.LK’s Singer Esports Premier League
The world of Electronic Sports and traditional sports continue to collide with one of the greatest batsman of his era – Sanath Jayasuriya joining Gamer.LK’s Singer Esports Premier League as the mentor for the team Southern Sharks. The Southern Sharks is a franchise Esports team that competes in the annual league. Sri Lanka’s top Esports [...]
Four players share top spot
Kosala Amaratunge of JMC International School, Kalutara won the championship after three others, Senuka Ahangama of D.S. Senanayake College, Bridjesh Saravanabhavan of Gateway International School and S.M.M.P. Kulathilake of Sangabodhi Vidyalaya, Nittambuwa, shared the highest points of 7½ out of 8 games. All four players were unbeaten where they just gave one draw to their [...]