‘Sri Lanka has improved’ – ICC Anti-Corruption chief Alex Marshall
In 2019, Sri Lanka had the highest number of live investigations in cricket-related corruption but this number has now ‘tumbled’ admits ICC’s Anti-Corruption head Alex Marshall. Speaking to a few Sri Lankan reporters covering the T20 World Cup in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), the former Scotland Yard police officer said, Sri Lanka had 22 [...]
Gunaratne, Himasha steer Army SC to third win
Asela Gunaratne and Himasha Liyanage put on a valuable and unbroken stand of 50 runs for the fourth wicket to guide Army SC to an easy 7-wicket win over Kurunegala YCC in the Major Club Limited Over Cricket Ttournament encounter played at the Army ground in Dombagoda yesterday. Kurunegala YCC elected to bat and were [...]
Warner steers Australia to brink of T20 World Cup semis
David Warner smashed an unbeaten 89 as Australia beat West Indies by eight wickets to edge closer to the semi-finals of the Twenty20 World Cup on Saturday. Chasing 158 for victory, Australia rode on an 124-run second-wicket stand between Warner and Mitchell Marsh (53) to romp home in 16.2 overs in Abu Dhabi and go [...]
Rain hampers day three at Pallekele
Rain hampered the third day’s proceedings of the second Unofficial Test match between Sri Lanka ‘A’ and the visiting Pakistan Shaheens played at the Pallekele International Stadium. Only 29.5 overs of play were possible as Sri Lanka ‘A’ were bundled out for 67 runs, after resuming from their overnight score of 64 for 9, only [...]
Gayle departs in likely swansong for West Indies great
ABU DHABI AFP Nov 6, 2021: West Indies great Chris Gayle on Saturday made 15 off nine balls against Australia in the Twenty20 World Cup in what was likely his final innings in national colours. The 42-year-old Gayle smashed two sixes before chopping a delivery from Pat Cummins on to his stumps as he walked [...]
Sri Lanka’s epic journey in the ICC World Cup T20
Admitted, Sri Lanka were ejected from the World Cup in the group stages. And they did notch three losses against Australia, South Africa and England between their wins against Bangladesh and West Indies in the Super 12s. But did they also exceed hopes with some excellent performances? True, three out of five wins were against [...]
Women’s only table tennis on the cards
Helping them to break their shackles and to find equal footing in Table Tennis, an initiative has been taken to venture into a programme of guiding and grooming the sport exclusively for women, former national champion Lalith Priyantha announced, recently. The first player to win the title for three years said along with the launch [...]
Wushu coaches’ training programme in Kandy
The training programme for national and school coaches, conducted for the fifth occasion by Sri Lanka Wushu Federation (SLWF), will be held from November 10 to 14 at the Coorporative Development Centre in Polgolla, Kandy. The programme will cover the latest and updated method in wushu coaching and training and according to SLWF, coaches who [...]
‘Freak’ Buttler just what England ordered at T20 World Cup
LONDON AFP Nov 6, 2021: Jos Buttler’s talent was evident during a youth cricket career that saw the 17-year-old hit an unbeaten 227 including 25 fours and eight sixes in a school match. But the history of the game is littered with tales of youthful prodigies who never made an impact at senior level. That [...]
A cager with a big dream
Basketball player Dasun Nilantha on one hand is living his dream of representing the national team at the highest level, and on the other hand he has set sights on converting the coaching sessions into winning shows. Nilantha, part of the 15-man squad for the South Asian Basketball Association (SABA) championship, scheduled from November 15 [...]
RTC, with a new committee, to hold 15 events in 2022
Royal Turf Club (RTC) is on the verge making necessary arrangements to draw its event plan for the year 2022, after most sport events were forced to abandon during this year. Currently sports events in Sri Lanka are gradually making a comeback after several lockdowns and health related issues caused cancellation of most events due [...]
Shan: Legend to most, dear brother to me
Ironically my first association with Shan was not as a team mate but as an opponent in 1983. Called in by Kandy Sports Club at the end of the school season to take on newly crowned ‘A’ Division champions CH&FC in the knockout tournament at Nittawela, where as a naïve schoolboy I was told my [...]
Entries open for SLT Mobitel Speedup Katukurunda 2021
Entries are now open for the SLT-Mobitel Speedup Katukurunda 2021 organised by Sri Lanka Automobile Sports (SLAS) which will be held at the SLAF race track in Katukurunda on December 4 and 5. The SLT-Mobitel Speedup Katukurunda 2021 is taking place on the initiative taken by SLAS president Ashhar Hameem and the support of all [...]
Southern Sharks emerge champs as Gamer.LK successfully concludes Singer Esports Premier League 2021
Sri Lanka’s premier Esports company Gamer.LK announced the successful completion of the Singer Esports Premier 2021 League crowning the Southern Sharks as champions at the Super Weekend grand finale. During the seven-hour back-to-back PUBG Mobile action, the Southern Sharks broke through fierce competition, reaching the No.1 spot, winning the overall championship to share the Rs.1 [...]
ESoft crowned inaugural Red Bull Campus Cricket Women’s National Finals winners
ESoft Metro Campus were crowned the winners of the inaugural Red Bull Campus Cricket Women’s National Finals, when they comfortably overcame Sky Academy by 61 runs in the grand final, played at the Thurstan College cricket ground yesterday. In a rain-shortened game, where each side were given 14 overs, Sky Academy won the toss and [...]
Newansa, Prabodhi and Desandhi shine
The final three rounds of the Women’s Premier segment of the Sri Lanka Online Chess Championship Cycle 2021 were held with Esandi Newansa taking the top title. At the end of the ninth round Newansa of Dharmasoka College, Ambalangoda had performed credibly to secure the gold medal. Following her at second place was Prabhodi Methma [...]
Polonnaruwa Girls’ Football Academy initiate ‘Plant a Tree’ project
The young lasses of Polonnaruwa Girls’ Football Academy were actively involved in a social campaign that initiated the planting of 5000 trees in and around the area of Polonnaruwa recently. The project, ‘Plant a Tree’ fully funded by Sylvia Lanka Foundation, a group that supports the Polonnaruwa Girls’ Football Academy in their venture to popularise [...]