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Law is not an ass; yet should we make one of it
The Sri Lankan tour of Australia had its own set of ‘blow hot and blow colds’. At one point it was the Lankans who were running for cover, after being hit by a demonic posse of Aussie seam operators with their Boxing Day goods. The next moment the home lads are hiding their heads in [...]
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Sanath and Bandula to play key roles in new-look SLC
By S.R. Pathiravithana For the first time in eleven years there will be a National Cricket Selection Committee sans the name of Don Anurasiri. However, the new list of five names would carry the name of Matara District Parliamentarian Sanath Jayasuriya — in all probability as the Chairman of Selectors. When asked why a politician [...]
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Take it and you can’t leave it, this is your sport ‘kid’
Fresh amendments to the Sport Law are set to bring in sweeping new reforms, among which will be a rule which makes it mandatory for all schoolchildren to participate in a sport, which will be determined by a medical report. Is this policy sensible? We put it to the public to decide.
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Sunday Sports Guide
Local CRICKET: SLC Inter-Provincial L/O semi-final Kandurata-Uva vs Uthura-Nagenahira at SSC Under-19 Schools De Mazenod vs Isipathana at Kandana Presidents vs Veluwana at Rajagiriya MCA-BMW/Hyundai Div ‘C’ League Mobitel vs Arpico at NCC Commercial Bank ‘A’ vs Softlogic at Moratuwa Stafford Motors vs HSBC ‘A’ at P Sara Oval Merchant Bank vs Standard Charted Bank [...]
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Still in action
Still in action The office for a top sports event is still being operated even though the event ended in 2011. The controlling body too had instructed local officials to close down this office but officials in the body are still carrying on and what’s more they are still getting paid for the job. The [...]
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Learning from the Aussie Open
The tactical side: Strokes can be seen but tactics not. Unless you have an eight shot memory for patterns tactics cannot be tracked. Luckily, today the marriage between Computer and Camera exposes the patterns to us without having to tax our heads. This technology is changing our understanding in many applications. Going for winners! Approach [...]
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Do we really need supplements to stay in the game?
The rugby season begins and a parent of a 12-year-old rugby prospect walks into a gym and wants a schedule for his son to do weight training. Doctors are asked by parents about the supplements they need to give their children. ‘Is it good or bad?’ is not easy to answer as most want the [...]
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Hameed Al Husseinie stuns Thurstan with 3-2 victory
All-Island Inter-School Invitation Football By David Stephens Facing a two- goal deficit with only a few minutes left, Hameed Al Husseinie College pulled off a stunning 3-2 victory over Thurstan College and stayed alive in the All-Island Inter-School Invitation Football tournament at the Sugathadasa Stadium yesterday. The tournament’s 2011 finalists and hosts were staring down [...]
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World Champion Nishantha Fernando sliced by Hilmy
45th National Carrom Championship By Naushad Amit Former four-time national champion M.T.M. Hilmy created a sensational upset when he thrashed the reigning world champion Nishantha Fernando in straight sets in the Men’s Singles at the 45th National Carrom Championship played at Maharagama yesterday. Hilmy showed Fernando the door in the quarterfinal clash of the Men’s [...]
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Moratuwa Sharks prevail in thrilling final
Red Bull Campus Cricket By M. Shamil Amit Moratuwa Sharks booked the berth to the Red Bull World University Cup when they prevailed with a thrilling ten run win over Sri Jayewardenepura Kings in the finals of the Red Bull Campus Cricket finals played at the P. Sara Stadium yesterday. Sri Jayewardenepura Kings was well [...]
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Murray ready for Djokovic test after beating Federer
Andy Murray set up another potential epic against Novak Djokovic and declared himself ‘ready for the pain’. They meet tomorrow in the final of the Australian Open after Murray’s memorable 6-4, 6-7, 6-3, 6-7, 6-2 victory over Roger Federer set up a repeat of last year’s US Open final, which Murray won. “Every time we [...]
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Uduvil Mann’s sweep the board in Northern inter club shuttle tourney
By Sam Hensman, Jaffna The shuttlers from Uduvil Mann’s Sports Club swept the board by annexing both the Men’s and the Women’s Open Interclub Badminton Championship Organized by the Northern Province Badminton Association, played in the indoor stadium of Peto Hall, St. John’s College, Jaffna. In the Men’s event the hero was R. Reminson who [...]
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Madusanka slams season’s first double ton
Under 19 Cricket By M. Shamil Amit Right hand batsman Pasindu Madusanka of Bandaranayake MMV Gampaha had the honour of scoring the first double century in the ongoing Under 19 inter-school cricket season when he slammed a swashbuckling 202 not out against Asoka MV Colombo on day two at Gapaha yesterday. Madusanka’s knock paved the [...]
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Informatics Rugby Sevens ready to kick off
The country’s first ever rugby competition between private higher education institutes, the Informatics Rugby Sevens, is all set for its inaugural touchdown, as the tournament’s participating teams stand prepared for a series of riveting battles at the CR and FC grounds today, beginning at 8.30 a.m.. The sides that will be in action, apart from [...]
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Nandimithra, Java Lane looking for supremacy
FFSL Premier League Division I 2012 tournament Two top football teams in Sri Lanka, Java Lane SC and Nandimithra SC, will clash in the final of the FFSL Premier League Division I 2012 tournament, at the City League Football Complex in Colombo today. The match will kick off at 3.30 p.m. with a large number [...]
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Minhaj consolidates his position
34th Bata-the Sunday Times Schoolboy Cricketer of the Year 2013 Thurstan College cricketer Minhaj Jaleel further consolidated his lead as the 34th Bata-the Sunday Times Most Popular Schoolboy Cricketer of the Year 2013 competition reached its second week. Jaleel nearly doubled his total tally, expanding his lead further by an addition of 1698. With this [...]
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Lankans keep No.1 tag with ease
1st T-20 at Sydney’s Olympic Stadium SYDNEY, Jan 26, 2013 (AFP) – Sri Lanka downed Australia by five wickets to win the opening T20 international at the Sydney Olympic Stadium on Saturday. With this win Sri Lanka keep their No1 status in T-20 cricket, even if they lose their second game on Monday. Two towering [...]
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Azarenka beats injured Li in dramatic final
MELBOURNE, Jan 26, 2013 (AFP) – Victoria Azarenka won an incident-packed final against an injury-hit Li Na to successfully defend her Australian Open title and retain the world number one ranking on Saturday. After a scrappy match marked by boos for Azarenka, a break for Australia Day fireworks and two painful falls for China’s Li, [...]
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Abu the man who dared for Sri Lankan cricket
By Ranjit Fernando He never suffered fools gladly he threw caution to the wind; he was completely upfront, even to the extent of being blunt and abrasive. At times, he took issues head-on and never passed the buck, passionately loyal and expected the same. At the same time he was god fearing and had a [...]
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Netball boss keen to build headquarters and permanent court
By Bandula Molligoda The newly elected President of the Netball Federation of Sri Lanka Lakshmi Victoria believes that the sport could be further improved with the backing of all former and present officials. The Manager of the Peoples Bank and former schoolgirl of Maliyadeva Girls School Kurunegala collected a total of 25 votes to beat [...]
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‘Please, can someone beat me?’ bemoans champion Sirisoma
21-time winner still wields the cue like a magic wand By Naushad Amit Komala Hewamannage or simply K.H. Sirisoma, as he is famously know in the local and international billiards and snooker circle, may have won the National Billiards Championship for the 21st time just seven days ago, but strangely his face does not wear [...]
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Women batters full of confidence
By David Stephens The coach of the Sri Lankan women’s cricket team, Harsha de Silva, expressed extreme confidence in his team’s chances of winning the ICC Women’s World Cup, which is set to get under way next week in India, following a very fruitful period of preparation in the lead-up to the international tournament. “Preparation [...]
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Devans can rub shoulders with the best in Colombo
By Aubrey Kuruppu ; Pix by Amila Gamage Maliyadeva College’s pre-eminence in the Kurunegala District is a given beyond that they would like to be spoken of as cricket team that can rub shoulders with the best in Colombo and elsewhere and, not necessarily come of second best. In Ranjith Madurasinghe and Rangana Herath they produced [...]
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De Mazenod aiming for the future with a well balanced outfit
By Naushad Amit Last season De Mazenod College Kandana, had many intentions of making their mark, but they had an average team. They did remain unbeaten after 15 matches, with five wins and 10 well contested encounters which settled in as draws. The attitude of De Mazenod cricketers still remain the same but what lacks [...]
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Lyceum Nugegoda and Wattala dominate U13 cager tourney
The young and promising cagers of Lyceum International School in Nugegoda and Wattala dominated at the Inter-International Schools Basketball Tournament, organised by Colombo International School recently. Their young boys and girls launched into the forefront of the Under-13 age category of the tournament by claiming both segments. The Lyceum Nugegoda Under-13 team won the boys’ [...]
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Udaya eyeing TT top spot
It is almost inconceivable that a slim, shy fourteen-year-old can be the third best player in the country in his chosen sport. What is more, he’s only a top spin loop or two from the number one ranking. Vidyartha’s Udaya Ranasinghe is too precious a commodity to be kept under wraps. He should be given [...]
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Peterites hit the road for annual 10km race
St. Peter’s College Colombo conducted its annual 10 km Road Race for the 14th successive occasion last Sunday. Over 250 youngsters took part in the run, which started from the college premises, with almost half the total number of participants completing the race. The race was won by Dushan Ishara Hemantha, who is also the [...]
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Vincent House wins St. Anthony’s Wattala athletic meet
Vincent House emerged champions at the annual Inter-House Athletic Meet of St. Anthony’s College Wattala, which was held at the school grounds last Friday. After the completion of events in the preliminary rounds, Vincent House took major honours from the 17 finals of the events which were held on the final day. The champion house [...]
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TT coaching camps held in Jaffna and Vavuniya
The Table Tennis Association of Sri Lanka, together with the Vavuniya District Table Tennis Association and the Jaffna District Table Tennis Association, successfully organised coaching camps in Vavuniya and Jaffna on January 12 and 13 respectively. Participation in these two camps was much better than in previous coaching camps held in these districts. These two [...]
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Rahula B in six wicket win
Text and Picture by P D de Silva Rahula College ‘B’ team forged ahead in the under thirteen division three all island school’s cricket tournament with a convincing six wicket win against St Mary’s college Matugama. Rahula College hosted the third round match on their home ground and dismissed the visitors for 129 runs. Mohamed [...]
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Holy Family, Wennapuwa crowned U.17 All Island ‘B’ cager champs
Holy Family Convent, Wennapuwa were crowned under 17 All Island ‘B’ division girls basketball champions when they defeated Ave Maria Convent, Negombo by 50 points to 29 at the Sirimavo Bandaranaike court on Monday. At half time Holy Family Convent led by 21 points to 15. Nirma Sasanthi was in terrific form for Holy Family [...]
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Vidura enjoys stellar sporting year
By Naushad Amit Vidura College Colombo is an institution that can take great pride in their sporting achievements during 2012. Last year Vidura College officials decided to give more prominence to their sports activities. This gave their students much-needed exposure and much of their effort resulted in notable achievements. Athletics, badminton, basketball, chess, cricket, netball, [...]