Momentum swings in New Zealand’s favour
Sri Lanka had claimed the initiative on the first two days of the first Test, but New Zealand managed to swing the momentum their way with a strong performance on day three as the visitors were reeling at 83 for 3 at stumps, with a 65-run lead. Angelo Mathews remained unbeaten on 20 and nightwatchman [...]
Should T20Is be scrapped to give Test cricket a bigger window?
Fears are growing over Test cricket’s fate as Boards around the world lean more towards T20 internationals for commercial purposes. And an increasing number of Sri Lanka cricketers are voicing their concern about the future of the longer format. Playing their first series in seven months in New Zealand, Test skipper Dimuth Karunaratne and former [...]
Sri Lanka men’s and women’s cagers to start from qualifiers at Asia Cup
Sri Lanka’s s 3×3 men’s and women’s basketballers will leave to Singapore later this month to compete in the FIBA 3×3 Asia Cup 2023, needing to start from qualifiers. The teams, yet to be decided, are, however, at practices and are to be finalised within a few days. “We have our rankings. If we don’t [...]
Sailors dominate Sailing Nationals 2023
Sri Lanka Navy dominated the National Sailing Championship 2023, claiming four out of seven events, in the annual watersport gala held this time, at the Crow Island Sea Front in Mutwal, Colombo. Next to the Sailors’ achievements, Royal Colombo Yacht Club, S. Thomas’ College and Royal College made their presence winning an event each. The [...]
Dambulla, Jaffna begin campaign on winning note
National Super League 4-day champions, Team Dambulla, and Team Jaffna began the Limited Over Tournament campaign on a winning note beating Colombo and Galle in the matches played at Dambulla and Pallekele yesterday. An unbroken 75-run stand for the seventh wicket between Ashan Priyanjan (50n.o.) and Dushan Hemantha (41n.o.) steered Dambulla to a 4-wicket win. [...]
Jaffna Central regain ‘Battle of North’ with 9-wicket win
Jaffna Central College won the 116th Battle of North, beating their traditional rivals St. John’s College by 9 wickets, with over two sessions remaining at the Central College ground in Jaffna yesterday. Needing nine runs for victory, Jaffna Central lost a wicket, but had little trouble in claiming a well-crafted win, despite losing the vital [...]
St. Anthony’s, Devananda, Sri Sumangala prevail
St. Anthony’s Wattala, Sri Devananda MV Ambalangoda and Sri Sumangala Panadura prevailed with first inning wins over St. Joseph Vaz, Devapathiraja and Kalutara MV in their respective Under-19 Inter-School cricket encounters played yesterday. Meanwhile exchanges were even when play ended on day one in the match between Prince of Wales and Gurukula Kelaniya played at [...]
The unpredictable Battle of the Blues from Thursday
S. Thomas’ College could carry the edge that matters when they take on their arch-rivals Royal College at the 144th Battle of the Blues that unravels at the SSC ground next Thursday, as crowds return after a lapse of two years. The Thomians, led by wicket-keeper batter, Romesh Mendis, come into the contest as an [...]
Player Rating system and UTR Rating
At the best, less than one percent of tennis players are in rankings. True, one does not need a ranking to play tennis. Rightly, getting into a ranking even at club level is not easy. Betterment of skill level is the goal of every tennis ranking. An engine pushing playing skills. Performing abilities is the [...]
Royal-Thomian will be open to the public after a dearth of two years
With the de-restriction of COVID-19 safety protocols on public events, Sri Lanka’s longest-running cricket series played between Royal College and S. Thomas’ College will be battled out in its full glory for the 144th uninterrupted time for the prestigious Rt. Hon. D.S. Senanayake Memorial Shied from March 16 to 18 at the Sinhalese Sports Club, [...]
Sri Lanka Open 2023 from May 28 at the Ridgeways
The Sri Lanka Open 2023, the country’s topmost professional golf tournament, will be held between May 28 and June 2 at the picturesque Royal Colombo Golf Club (RCGC) course in Colombo. The feature professional golf tournament organised by Sri Lanka Golf (SLG) is the Sri Lanka Open first played in 1972, providing an opportunity to [...]
2nd National Solo Ball Control Championship on today
The finals of the 2nd National Solo Ball Control Championship will be held today at the Sports Ministry Indoor Courts at Foundation Avenue in Colombo, commencing at 1.00p.m. Conducted by Amateur Sepak Thakraw Association of Sri Lanka (ASTASL), in collaboration with Ministry of Sport, the objective of the tournament is to get more players and [...]
Asian Games fun run at Colombo Port City
South Asia’s leading e-commerce platform and the Official E-commerce platform for the Asian Games 2022, Daraz has partnered with Hangzhou 2022 Asian Games Organising Committee to promote and create awareness of the 19th Asian Games that will be held from September 23 to October 8 in Hangzhou, China. As the excitement builds, Daraz will play [...]
St. Benedict’s and Wesley continue annual cricket encounter
St. Benedict’s College and Wesley College announced the continuation of the Cartman Cup and Luke Shield annual 1st XI cricket encounter between both schools. The teams first met on a cricket pitch back in 1896 and the encounter celebrates this 127-year legacy. The two-day encounter for the Cartman Cup will be played on March 17 [...]
The 1962 Royal-Thomian had an ending of a Greek Drama
A typical Greek drama ends ‘with neither a villain nor a virtuous man but a character between these two extremes, a man who is not eminently good and just, yet whose misfortune is brought about not by vice or depravity, but by some error or frailty (hamartia)’. The effect on the audience will be similarly [...]
Gateway’s Dinara receives Best Performer Award at ISAC 2023
Dinara Bandara Dela of Gateway College won the ‘R.I.T. Alles Challenge Trophy’ for the Best Performance at the International Schools Athletics Championship (ISAC) 2023, which was concluded last weekend at the Sugathadasa Stadium. This is the fourth consecutive year that Gateway College won this award. The previous winners were Randi Cooray (2018), and Shelinda Jansen [...]