http://www.sundaytimes.lk The Sunday Times is the largest selling independent English language weekly newspaper in Sri Lanka. It is widely respected for its fair, balanced and accurate reporting. en-us Sun, 23 Jul 2006 00:00:00 GMT Sun, 23 Jul 2006 00:00:00 GMT 2006 Wijeya Newspapers Ltd ramesh@sundaytimes.wnl.lk http://www.sundaytimes.lk/common_library/logo2.gif http://www.sundaytimes.lk http://www.sundaytimes.lk/060723/sports/16.0.html Riding the crest on a wave of success following a successful England tour, Sri Lanka gears up to face South Africa upbeat and confident of tasting further success and extending their dominance in the two test matches which commences this week. Sun, 23 Jul 2006 00:00:00 GMT http://www.sundaytimes.lk/060723/sports/16.0.html http://www.sundaytimes.lk/060723/sports/16.1.html Sri Lanka is still basking in the glory of their outstanding performance in England, with pleasant memories of the form and confidence of a majority of the players. You couldnot ask for a better situation in which to start a series. Sun, 23 Jul 2006 00:00:00 GMT http://www.sundaytimes.lk/060723/sports/16.1.html http://www.sundaytimes.lk/060723/sports/20.0.html Sri Lankan A Skipper Avishka Gunewardena may not get a Christmas card from National Captain Mahela Jayawardena this year. Gunawardena squandered a golden opportunity to grind the South Africans in their only practice match before the first test which begins on Thursday. Sun, 23 Jul 2006 00:00:00 GMT http://www.sundaytimes.lk/060723/sports/20.0.html http://www.sundaytimes.lk/060716/sports/sp1.0.html In spite of Lankan cricket exploits in England the local cricket administration was navigating through rough seas during the past weeks, since the minister of sports Jeewan Kumaratunga called for fresh elections to man a new governing body to overlook the fate of the most popular sport in Sri Lanka. Sun, 16 Jul 2006 00:00:00 GMT http://www.sundaytimes.lk/060716/sports/sp1.0.html http://www.sundaytimes.lk/060716/sports/sp2.0.html What a spectacular 60 minutes of schools rugby it was. All the fans rocked at the Bogambara Stadium in Kandy last Saturday were not disappointed as they got their money and time’s worth when the two oldest rugby playing schools met each other. Sun, 16 Jul 2006 00:00:00 GMT http://www.sundaytimes.lk/060716/sports/sp2.0.html http://www.sundaytimes.lk/060716/sports/sp5.3.html In a battle of the women's 200m final of the 84th National Athletic Championship which was expected to be a cliffhanger between Sri Lanka's ace women sprinters Susanthika Jayasinghe who was battling her arch rival Damayanthi Darsha turned out to be a one sided affair. Sun, 16 Jul 2006 00:00:00 GMT http://www.sundaytimes.lk/060716/sports/sp5.3.html http://www.sundaytimes.lk/060709/sports/sp16.0.html At times when I sit back and think I feel that the past Sri Lanka cricketers are somewhat similar to the poor boy next door. The poor boy, genuinely wants to play with toys, but he only can watch the naughty little rich boy next door abusing all his toys. What a cruel world!. Sun, 09 Jul 2006 00:00:00 GMT http://www.sundaytimes.lk/060709/sports/sp16.0.html http://www.sundaytimes.lk/060709/sports/sp16.3.html The wrath of Sri Lankan cricket didn’t simply rain on England but poured in buckets, to confuse and destroy them in the one day version of the game. When Sri Lanka embarked on this tour some two months ago no cricket fan would have dreamt that the side would return with the test series level at 1 – 1 and the ODI series comprehensively won 5-0. Sun, 09 Jul 2006 00:00:00 GMT http://www.sundaytimes.lk/060709/sports/sp16.3.html http://www.sundaytimes.lk/060709/sports/sp20.1.html Two highly skilled teams faced off in a tough but rousing battle that was worth a wait of about a hundred years. At the end of it, it was Kingswood who came out unscathed, and in the process preserved their invincibility, with a16 points (1 goal, 1 penalty, 2 drop goals) to 10 (2 tries) win over a fighting Trinity outfit. Sun, 09 Jul 2006 00:00:00 GMT http://www.sundaytimes.lk/060709/sports/sp20.1.html