- Sri
Lanka beat Jamaica by 5 wkts
Avishka
strikes first century at C' wealth Games
Sri Lanka's Avishka Gunawardene created history
at the Commonwealth Games when he became the
first century maker with cricket being introduced
for the first time as a team event as Sri Lanka
registered a 5-wicket victory over Jamaica on
Sunday.
Gunawardene, opening the batting struck 107 off
179 balls in a 151 minute stay at the wicket as
Sri Lanka, being put in to bat totalled 211 for 5
wickets. Jamaica replied with 144 for 8 wickets
in their 50 overs. (full story)
- Brig. Susantha
Mendis was an outstanding sportsman
Brigadier Susantha
Mendis, a colourful military officer and a fine
footballer is no more. He came by his tragic
death in the course of duty in the North
following a terrorist bomb blast on Friday. (full story)
- At
the oval in August
The term Oval, has of
late been the focal point of much attention in
more ways than one, what with Clinton and Monica
and more significantly for us, at Kennington,
London. Not being an astrologist nor a man of the
stars, it seemed to me a very propitious omen
that an epoch making game happened to have
commenced on August 27, which coincidentally was
the 90th birth anniversary of the finest
cricketer and greatest ever artisan in the realm
of infallible batsmanship that ever lived. (full text)
- Ashoka
specialises in Shorinji Kempo
Thirty eight-year old
Ashoka Peiris is in possession of a martial art
which brings into use one's bodily strengths as
well as love and compassion. The professional
photographer, who commenced his first lessons in
this field with a style named karate, is today a
transformed individual having taken up Shoringi
Kempo. This art, which reveals the
"soft" side of martial arts, virtually
took the macho image out of Peiris and has made
him a person who does not even dream of showing
off that he knows to fight. (full text)
- Wace
Park Speed Hill Climb today
Kandy will go gay
today, when the Wace Park Speed Hill Climb takes
place at 8.00 a.m. today under the patronage of
Mayor of Kandy, Harindra Dunuwille. The meet is
organised by the Kandy Motor Sports Club (KMSC)
in aid of the Kandy Mayor's Fund. (full story)
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- Sri Lankan cricketers in
England
- Lankan
ruggerites lose both matches
Sri Lanka lost both their rugby matches to the
powerful All Blacks side from New Zealand 80-0
and to hosts Malaysia 35-26 in the Group 'D'
Rugby Sevens at the Petaling Jaya grounds. (full text)
- Reigning
champs out retain title
Reigning champions
CR and FC will go all out to retain the Carlsberg
Under 24 Rugby Trophy when they confront Kandy
Sports Club in the final at Longden Place this
evening. (full
story)
- Can the lot of
international umpires be alleviated?
Lately, umpires and umpiring have
been much in the news. Unfortunately, all for the
wrong reasons. The old story of 'the umpire's
word is law' which we learnt as nippers doesn't
seem to hold much water today, going by the look
of things. No, 'must have a look at the re-play'
the housewife and the sweep-sellers, all say.
Reminds me of the old cricket joke of the batsman
who says to the umpire when given unfairly - he
thinks-out, as he walks to the pavilion: "I
wasn't out, you know". To which the umpire
replies. "You go and have a look in the
scorebook, son." Irresponsible comments by
broadcasters posing off as cricket commentators
who pass sweeping judgements on umpires'
decisions have added fuel to an already growing
fire. (full
text)
- National
Karate C'ships from Sept. 16 to 17
The Sri Lanka Karate
-do- Federation (National Body), which is under
the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, will
conduct the National Karate Championships this
year. (full
story)
- Colombo North
XI beat Kandy XI to take U-15 cricket title
A superior team effort
by the Colombo North Region outer XI enabled them
to score an impressive 66-run win over the Kandy
Region XI to pocket the Under-15 inter-regional
cricket title in their Inter-Region Under-15
final which concluded at NCC grounds yesterday.
The winners, who took the first lease of a
perfect batting strip, totalled a score of 194
for 9 wickets in their allotted 50 overs and did
extremely well to restrict their rivals from the
hill-capital to a total of only 128 for 9 in 50
overs. (full
story)
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