http://www.sundaytimes.lk Official website of the Sunday Times Newspaper in Sri Lanka Sun, 19 Sep 2021 05:43:26 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 http://www.sundaytimes.lk/210919/sports/a-return-of-the-three-musketeers-455842.html 18 September 2021 @ 9:55 pm lt;div gt; Sri Lanka Cricket(SLC) could allow the three banned cricketers--Kusal Mendis, Niroshan Dickwella and Danushka Gunathilaka--to play domestic cricket when the season starts with the Major Club limited-over tournament in October. lt;/div gt; [caption id= quot;attachment_455844 quot; align= quot;alignleft quot; width= quot;400 quot; caption= quot;Kusal Mendis quot;] lt;img class=... http://www.sundaytimes.lk/210919/sports/mahela-could-join-sl-team-as-mentor-455838.html 18 September 2021 @ 9:50 pm Franchise cricket rsquo;s most successful coach Mahela Jayawardene could be back in the Sri Lanka team dugout as a mentor for the World Cup. Jayawardene, who oversaw Mumbai Indians' successful rein in IPL--helping them win three titles in four years as its head coach--was also head coach of the inaugural champions Southern Brave of the Hundred. lt;img class= quot;alignleft size-full wp-image-4... http://www.sundaytimes.lk/210919/sports/sri-lanka-include-additional-wicketkeeper-for-t20-wc-455766.html 18 September 2021 @ 9:48 pm With Kusal Janith Perera having sustained a hamstring injury during the recent South African tour, selectors have decided to include an additional wicketkeeper in the side in place of Lahiru Madushanka, who has been ruled out with a broken collarbone. Accordingly, Minod Bhanuka and Pathum Nissanka--two wicket-keeper batsmen--have been drafted into the touring party but only one of them will mak... http://www.sundaytimes.lk/210919/sports/sports-city-bane-or-boost-455743.html 18 September 2021 @ 8:28 pm lt;img class= quot;alignright size-full wp-image-455752 quot; title= quot;23 quot; src= quot;http://sundaytimes.lk/210919/uploads/2021/09/231.jpg quot; alt= quot; quot; width= quot;500 quot; height= quot;371 quot; / gt;In early September, DM Sports, our sister publication exposed a lesser known bit of quiet legislation approved by the Cabinet on a proposal submitted by the Youth and Sports Minist... http://www.sundaytimes.lk/210919/sports/raducanu-fernandez-djokovic-and-medvedev-455736.html 18 September 2021 @ 8:21 pm lt;img class= quot;alignright size-full wp-image-455738 quot; title= quot;For-Paldano quot; src= quot;http://sundaytimes.lk/210919/uploads/2021/09/For-Paldano.jpg quot; alt= quot; quot; width= quot;500 quot; height= quot;281 quot; / gt;Two weeks ago, Emma Raducanu and Leylah Fernandez were mere teenage entrants into the US Open 21 qualifying rounds. They surprised the tennis world storming their ... http://www.sundaytimes.lk/210919/sports/new-zealand-cricket-silent-on-security-threat-ending-pakistan-tour-455731.html 18 September 2021 @ 8:19 pm [caption id= quot;attachment_455732 quot; align= quot;alignright quot; width= quot;500 quot; caption= quot;Policemen stand guard outside the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium in Rawalpindi after New Zealand postponed a series of ODI matches against Pakistan - AFP quot;] lt;img class= quot;size-full wp-image-455732 quot; title= quot;3 quot; src= quot;http://sundaytimes.lk/210919/uploads/2021/09/39.jpg quo... http://www.sundaytimes.lk/210919/sports/sri-lanka-demoted-to-division-iv-in-2022-455718.html 18 September 2021 @ 8:16 pm lt;div gt; lt;img class= quot;alignright size-full wp-image-455727 quot; title= quot;Davis-Cup-Tennis-team quot; src= quot;http://sundaytimes.lk/210919/uploads/2021/09/Davis-Cup-Tennis-team.jpg quot; alt= quot; quot; width= quot;350 quot; height= quot;316 quot; / gt;After losing their Davis Cup Asia Pacific Oceanic Group III ties against Syria and Jordan, Sri Lanka have been demoted to play D... http://www.sundaytimes.lk/210919/sports/the-trendsetting-tarzan-455706.html 18 September 2021 @ 7:59 pm lt;div gt; [caption id= quot;attachment_455709 quot; align= quot;alignright quot; width= quot;400 quot; caption= quot;With his sporty friends of Kingswood quot;] lt;img class= quot;size-full wp-image-455709 quot; title= quot;106093796_3083039711791210_3517058496666306603_n quot; src= quot;http://sundaytimes.lk/210919/uploads/2021/09/106093796_3083039711791210_3517058496666306603_n.jpg quot; al... http://www.sundaytimes.lk/210919/sports/when-will-the-lions-learn-455701.html 18 September 2021 @ 7:54 pm lt;div gt; [caption id= quot;attachment_455702 quot; align= quot;alignright quot; width= quot;500 quot; caption= quot;The T20 series win against India was overshadowed after few weeks quot;] lt;img class= quot;size-full wp-image-455702 quot; title= quot;For-Ishan quot; src= quot;http://sundaytimes.lk/210919/uploads/2021/09/For-Ishan.jpg quot; alt= quot; quot; width= quot;500 quot; height= quot... http://www.sundaytimes.lk/210919/sports/slb-targets-world-stage-455696.html 18 September 2021 @ 7:52 pm [caption id= quot;attachment_455697 quot; align= quot;alignright quot; width= quot;400 quot; caption= quot;Thilini Hendahewa quot;] lt;img class= quot;size-full wp-image-455697 quot; title= quot;Thilini-Hendahewa-(2) quot; src= quot;http://sundaytimes.lk/210919/uploads/2021/09/Thilini-Hendahewa-2.jpg quot; alt= quot; quot; width= quot;400 quot; height= quot;424 quot; / gt;[/caption] The onus pl... http://www.sundaytimes.lk/210919/sports/how-new-normal-affecting-professional-sports-455673.html 18 September 2021 @ 7:05 pm lt;div gt; lt;em gt; lt;strong gt;Ever since the Covid-19 pandemic descended, it has hammered and halted the sporting action reducing it to little or no activity. The Sunday Times spoke to a cross-section of captains and coaches at school, club and national levels, ascertaining on how they have been coping with the situation. nbsp; nbsp; lt;/strong gt; lt;/em gt; lt;/div gt; nbsp; [caption i... http://www.sundaytimes.lk/210919/sports/female-referee-nelka-felicitated-in-uae-455510.html 18 September 2021 @ 6:42 pm [caption id= quot;attachment_455668 quot; align= quot;alignright quot; width= quot;500 quot; caption= quot;Dunstan Rosairo (2L) presents the memento at the felicitation held for Shiromala during the professional boxing event while Bandula Ratnapala (C) and officials from UAE also made their presence quot;] lt;img class= quot;size-full wp-image-455668 quot; title= quot;1 quot; src= quot;http://sund... http://www.sundaytimes.lk/210919/sports/sri-lanka-to-organise-west-asias-biggest-online-chess-championship-455501.html 18 September 2021 @ 1:40 pm lt;div gt; lt;img class= quot;alignright size-full wp-image-455503 quot; title= quot;Image quot; src= quot;http://sundaytimes.lk/210919/uploads/2021/09/Image.jpg quot; alt= quot; quot; width= quot;500 quot; height= quot;263 quot; / gt;The Chess Federation of Sri Lanka (CFSL) is gearing up to organise one of the biggest online events, the Western Asian Online Youth Chess Championships with the col... http://www.sundaytimes.lk/210919/sports/all-hands-coalition-required-to-produce-world-class-athletes-nocsl-sg-455495.html 18 September 2021 @ 1:37 pm [caption id= quot;attachment_455497 quot; align= quot;alignright quot; width= quot;500 quot; caption= quot;From left: Crysbro Public Relations Manager Nalin Aluthge, Crysbro Senior Marketing Manager Amores Sellar, NOCSL Secretary General Maxwell de Silva, NOCSL President Suresh Subramaniam and Olympic silver medalist Susanthika Jayasinghe at the MoU signing between NOCSL and Crysbro quot;] lt;img ... http://www.sundaytimes.lk/210919/sports/fawzul-snatches-victory-from-raptor-in-final-lap-chalitha-sneaks-in-at-two-455487.html 18 September 2021 @ 1:35 pm lt;img class= quot;alignright size-full wp-image-455489 quot; title= quot;Image---Round-4 quot; src= quot;http://sundaytimes.lk/210919/uploads/2021/09/Image-Round-4.jpg quot; alt= quot; quot; width= quot;500 quot; height= quot;256 quot; / gt;Silverstone is the home of Motorsport where the stage was set for yet another epic showdown at the concluded fourth leg of Sim Racing Lanka Formula 1 Champio... http://www.sundaytimes.lk/210919/sports/matheesha-a-solid-rock-cricketer-from-maliyadeva-kurunegala-455476.html 18 September 2021 @ 1:33 pm [caption id= quot;attachment_455483 quot; align= quot;alignright quot; width= quot;200 quot; caption= quot;Matheesha Weerasinghe quot;] lt;img class= quot;size-full wp-image-455483 quot; title= quot;Matheesha-Weerasinghe-photo quot; src= quot;http://sundaytimes.lk/210919/uploads/2021/09/Matheesha-Weerasinghe-photo.jpg quot; alt= quot; quot; width= quot;200 quot; height= quot;265 quot; / gt;[/capti...