http://www.sundaytimes.lk Official website of the Sunday Times Newspaper in Sri Lanka Sun, 05 Dec 2021 00:29:59 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 http://www.sundaytimes.lk/211205/sports/slc-hunt-for-new-coaching-staff-464346.html 4 December 2021 @ 9:09 pm [caption id= quot;attachment_464347 quot; align= quot;alignright quot; width= quot;400 quot; caption= quot;Mickey Arthur, who had a dream farewell, was loved by all Sri Lankans quot;] lt;img class= quot;size-full wp-image-464347 quot; title= quot;Mickey-Arthur-was-loved-by-all-Sri-Lankans quot; src= quot;http://sundaytimes.lk/211205/uploads/2021/12/Mickey-Arthur-was-loved-by-all-Sri-Lankans.jpg qu... http://www.sundaytimes.lk/211205/sports/let-the-games-begin-464229.html 4 December 2021 @ 6:01 pm lt;div gt; [caption id= quot;attachment_464230 quot; align= quot;alignright quot; width= quot;200 quot; caption= quot;Last year amp;#39;s stand-in skipper Bhanuka Rajapaksa will lead Galle quot;] lt;img class= quot;size-full wp-image-464230 quot; title= quot;Last-year's-stand-in-skipper-Bhanuka-Rajapaksa-will-lead-Galle quot; src= quot;http://sundaytimes.lk/211205/uploads/2021/12/Last-years-st... http://www.sundaytimes.lk/211205/sports/junior-national-championship-next-weekend-at-diyawanna-464225.html 4 December 2021 @ 5:43 pm [caption id= quot;attachment_464226 quot; align= quot;alignright quot; width= quot;500 quot; caption= quot;ARASL will name a boat in honour of boatboy Thissa Jayalath (L), who is with its Vice President Sithira Wickramasekara quot;] lt;img class= quot;size-full wp-image-464226 quot; title= quot;IMG-20211125-WA0006 quot; src= quot;http://sundaytimes.lk/211205/uploads/2021/12/IMG-20211125-WA0006.jpg... http://www.sundaytimes.lk/211205/sports/local-coaches-unreasonably-oppose-three-productive-foreign-counterparts-464215.html 4 December 2021 @ 5:38 pm lt;div gt; [caption id= quot;attachment_464221 quot; align= quot;alignright quot; width= quot;500 quot; caption= quot;Coaches play an important role in athlete amp;#39;s progress, but they too have a competition among themselves quot;] lt;img class= quot;size-full wp-image-464221 quot; title= quot;1 quot; src= quot;http://sundaytimes.lk/211205/uploads/2021/12/12.jpg quot; alt= quot; quot; widt... http://www.sundaytimes.lk/211205/sports/sri-lanka-test-side-looks-safe-under-captain-karunaratne-464203.html 4 December 2021 @ 5:36 pm lt;div gt; [caption id= quot;attachment_464208 quot; align= quot;alignright quot; width= quot;500 quot; caption= quot;Dimuth Karunaratne scored 278 runs in four innings and was the highest run-scorer in the Test series quot;] lt;img class= quot;size-full wp-image-464208 quot; title= quot;Dimuth-Karunaratne-was-the-highest-run-scorer-in-the-Test-series quot; src= quot;http://sundaytimes.lk/2112... http://www.sundaytimes.lk/211205/sports/champion-rally-driver-feghani-conducts-red-bull-drifting-programme-for-35-locals-464079.html 4 December 2021 @ 5:32 pm Red Bull gave local drifting enthusiasts an unforgettable experience with Sri Lanka rsquo;s first Red Bull Car Park Drift Clinic. Held on November 27, the event was a first for Sri Lanka with over 35 drivers participating and a master class in drifting conducted by Lebanese champion driver Abdo Feghali. [caption id= quot;attachment_464197 quot; align= quot;alignleft quot; width= quot;300 quot; ... http://www.sundaytimes.lk/211205/sports/chaos-galore-but-ipg-wants-contract-extended-464337.html 4 December 2021 @ 5:28 pm The event rights holder of the Lanka Premier League (LPL) wants five years of matching rights for the tournament at the conclusion of the current five-year contract to recover their investment. [caption id= quot;attachment_464338 quot; align= quot;alignleft quot; width= quot;250 quot; caption= quot;Anil Mohan, founder of IPG Group quot;] lt;img class= quot;size-full wp-image-464338 quot; title=... http://www.sundaytimes.lk/211205/sports/dinara-methwan-emerge-u-14-champions-464322.html 4 December 2021 @ 5:27 pm lt;div gt; [caption id= quot;attachment_464342 quot; align= quot;alignright quot; width= quot;400 quot; caption= quot;Boys Under-14 champion Methwan Wijemanne quot;] lt;img class= quot; wp-image-464342 quot; title= quot;Methwan-Wijemanne quot; src= quot;http://sundaytimes.lk/211205/uploads/2021/12/Methwan-Wijemanne1.jpg quot; alt= quot; quot; width= quot;400 quot; height= quot;266 quot; / gt;... http://www.sundaytimes.lk/211205/sports/defending-champions-yannik-and-kayla-through-to-final-464318.html 4 December 2021 @ 5:26 pm lt;div gt; The defending champion, Yannik Kumara advanced to the final of the 100th RCGC Club Championship after overcoming Husni Uwise at the Royal Colombo Golf Club course yesterday. In the other semi-final veteran, Rusi Captain beat Chandana Gunasekera to set up a final, a repeater of last year. In the Ladies semi-finals defending champion, Kayla Perera beat Yun Jeong Choi, while Kaya Daluw... http://www.sundaytimes.lk/211205/sports/vidyaloka-galle-emerge-division-iii-champions-464314.html 4 December 2021 @ 5:25 pm Vidyaloka Maha Vidyalaya, Galle emerged champions of the Under-19 Division III Tier 'A' Limited Over Cricket Tournament conducted by the Sri Lanka Schools Cricket Association with the support of Sri Lanka Cricket, defeating Jaffna Central by 17 in the final played at the Nalanda ground in Campbell Place yesterday. Vidyaloka MV opted to bat first and made a modest score of 210 for the loss of ni... http://www.sundaytimes.lk/211205/sports/dead-end-to-presidential-sports-awards-464239.html 4 December 2021 @ 5:24 pm The Presidential Sports Awards (PSA), an annual and an uninterrupted event until the death of Saman Amarasinghe, the Chairman of the award ceremony committee, has brought a grinding halt entirely because no successor has been appointed. The 2020 edition of the PSA, recognising sportspersons of 2019 was all set to go. However, due to the tragic death of Amarasinghe and lack of succession plannin... http://www.sundaytimes.lk/211205/sports/senura-and-bimandee-claim-double-crowns-463884.html 3 December 2021 @ 9:45 pm lt;div gt; [caption id= quot;attachment_463885 quot; align= quot;alignright quot; width= quot;500 quot; caption= quot;Winners and runners-up paddlers of all categories with the officials of TTASL quot;] lt;img class= quot;size-full wp-image-463885 quot; title= quot;All-winners-with-the-officials-of-TTASL quot; src= quot;http://sundaytimes.lk/211205/uploads/2021/12/All-winners-with-the-official... http://www.sundaytimes.lk/211205/sports/13th-sri-lanka-junior-open-golf-nurtured-by-prima-sunrise-breads-463880.html 3 December 2021 @ 9:40 pm [caption id= quot;attachment_463881 quot; align= quot;alignright quot; width= quot;500 quot; caption= quot;From left: Sudath Getawakanda (Treasurer, Sri Lanka Golf Union), Lal Wickramatunga (Secretary, Sri Lanka Golf Union), Niloo Jayatilake (Chairperson Junior Development, Sri Lanka Golf Union), Lawrence Chan (Group General Manager, Prima Group Sri Lanka), Shun Tien Shing (General Manager, Ceylon... http://www.sundaytimes.lk/211205/sports/slc-presents-under-21-womens-development-squad-with-contracts-463876.html 3 December 2021 @ 9:39 pm [caption id= quot;attachment_463877 quot; align= quot;alignright quot; width= quot;500 quot; caption= quot;(From left) Chinthaka Edirimanne (Head of Domestic Cricket Operations, SLC, Ashley de Silva (CEO, SLC), Ravin Wickramaratne (Vice President, SLC) and Apsari Tillakaratne (Convenor of Sri Lanka Women rsquo;s Cricket) at the ceremony quot;] lt;img class= quot;size-full wp-image-463877 quot; tit... http://www.sundaytimes.lk/211205/sports/students-development-programme-by-colombo-synergy-academy-463872.html 3 December 2021 @ 9:38 pm lt;div gt; [caption id= quot;attachment_463873 quot; align= quot;alignright quot; width= quot;550 quot; caption= quot;Colombo Synergy Rugby Academy team that will conduct the CSSD programme quot;] lt;img class= quot;size-full wp-image-463873 quot; title= quot;86ca93ca-002f-4d4b-910b-e2a3067079ce quot; src= quot;http://sundaytimes.lk/211205/uploads/2021/12/86ca93ca-002f-4d4b-910b-e2a3067079ce.j...