- Kandy
steamroll old Zahirians
A highly charged Kandy
fifteen went on the rampage as they over powered
opponents Old Zahirians with a smashing 57-5
victory in a Western Province Under 24 quarter
final fixture played at Havelock Park yesterday.The winners simply looked unstoppable
and made inroads into the Old Zahirians defence
at will in a sixty minute period where they
crossed the line on nine occasions. (full story)
- Sri Lanka's oldest
pool on the brink of ruination
Cracked
pool can cause cracks in Thomian swimming
After a sixteen-year
imperious domination of Sri Lanka's school
swimming, S. Thomas' college is still to see
their reputation cracking up in the water sport.
But, the famous S. Thomas' swimming pool is
literally cracking up. So, it will not take long
for Thomian swimming to perish without a pool to
practice on, unless an unfortunate tug-of-war
between two factors of the college establishment
ends. Authorities must be fast to react to the
call because their past follies have already seen
the historic pool fall to its present state of
ruination. (full
text)
- Omar's
rise - no easier than climbing the grease pole
Ruggerite Haris
Omar's rise to stardom was no easy than climbing
a greased pole. And at the end when he was on top
of "everything" the twenty-two-year-old
went about with his head bowed. Omar remembers as
if today a saying his mother once taught him.
"Stalks of paddy when ripe bend low towards
the ground".As
Haris himself puts it, life for him was never a
bed of roses. That tough boarding life while in
school probably accounts for who he is today. The
tough as nails youngster, possessing all the born
guts in the world, is one of the most feared
forwards on the rugby scene. As for Omar, he
knows no fears. (full text)
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- The Champions
- Coach Roy Dias
says success was a collective effort
Sri Lankan cricket
coach Roy Dias summed up the country's successful
tour of England by these words, "It was all
team work. The captain, the players, the manager,
coach and physiotherapist. It was a collective
effort."Dias, the
former Sri Lankan Test cricketer, who dazzled
during his time as one of the best No. 3 batsmen
produced by the country, said that when he took
over the coaching reins from Australian Bruce
Yardley, he had started his first assignment on a
losing note in the first test match against New
Zealand before coming back from behind to clinch
that series 2-1. (full text)
- Welcome home
boys - You've done us proud!
Surely, after the World
Cup win in 1996, this must be Sri Lanka's
proudest hour on the international cricket field.
Bearding the British Lion in their own den, the
Lanka Lion now stalks ten feet tall. Winning the
Emirates Triangular One-day series was not
something wholly unexpected from the reigning
World Champions. But, annihilating England in
every department of the game in the traditional
version of the sport and spoiling their summer
(!) was not something most gambled for. (full text)
- Despite resting of
4 specialist batsmen for C'wealth
Mahanama's
omission the selectors 'hot potato'
The Sri Lankan cricket team,
chosen to represent the country at this year's
Commonwealth Games which starts next Wednesday in
Malaysia, sees the exclusion of a world class
cricketer Roshan Mahanama and another notable
speedster Sajeewa de Silva. What is conspicuous
about Mahanama's absence is that in this instance
he has been glaringly left out considering the
fact that at least four specialist batsmen in
Captain Arjuna Ranatunga, Aravinda de Silva,
Sanath Jayasuriya are being rested. (full story)
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