Vidyartha and Mahamaya take Central Province Schools Table Tennis

Posted on September 25, 2015September 25, 2015 by kelibimaadmin

The Kingswood College table tennis team recently organized a Central Province Table Tennis Open Championship which was worked off on the 5th & 6th of September 2015. The tournament ended up in a high note at the Doluwa Table Tennis International Table tennis facility. A participant count of more than 500 Players from 30 schools of Central hills took part in reserving their places at the Championships that had age groups of age groups under…

The rapid rise of vice-captain Voges

Posted on September 24, 2015September 24, 2015 by kelibimaadmin

On his 35th birthday, Adam Voges was uncapped in Test cricket and expected to stay that way. The last Australian batsman to debut at such an age – Ken Eastwood – did it so long ago that overs were still eight balls long. But on his 36th birthday, Voges will not only be in Bangladesh as part of Australia’s Test team, he will be just one Steven Smith injury or illness away from becoming Australia’s…

Unlucky U19’s finish 6th at Asian Schools Championship

Posted on September 24, 2015 by kelibimaadmin

Sri Lanka held a strong Malaysian side goalless at halftime but conceded four goals in the second half. Malaysia scored with the momentum on with three goals in five minutes. Korea finished first while Iran, Thailand and China were placed 2nd, 3rd and 4th respectively. In the group stage Sri Lanka lost to Thailand and China 1-0 after hard fought matches. Sri Lanka U19 lost their first match, 1-0 to China U19 in the 43rd…

LSR Colombo Marathan this October

Posted on September 24, 2015 by kelibimaadmin

In its span of 15 years, the LSR Colombo Marathan has been a premiere events with an active participation of runners from around the country. The last year’s marathon was a significant run as Sri Lanka’s Olympic representation for 2016 Rio Geetahni Rajasekara established a new Sri Lankan record. Much is being talked about in the Sporting fields with the forthcoming Olympic Games to be held in 2016 which will witness Geetahni Rajasekera, who established…

Bevishan, Isuru gets silver and bronze

Posted on September 24, 2015 by kelibimaadmin

Bevishan competing in the 85kg category lifted a total weight of 227kgs to claim the silver medal where the run-away winner Maeu nanai Livi from the host nation lifted a total of 253kgs. Livi lifted 113kg in snatch and 140kg in clean and jerk. Bevishan was in bronze medal position after the snatch event lifting 93kgs behind eventual bronze medalist Albert Anderson (101kgs) but stormed back to lift 134kgs in clean and jerk to win…

Steve McClaren: Newcastle ‘close’ to crisis after League Cup exit

Posted on September 24, 2015 by kelibimaadmin

Manager Steve McClaren acknowledged Newcastle were “close to a crisis” after a 1-0 League Cup home defeat by Sheffield Wednesday. The Magpies have lost four games in a row and their only win under McClaren was against League Two side Northampton in the same competition. McClaren said: “Is the job harder than I thought? Absolutely. Without a doubt. “People say it’s a crisis and it’s getting very close to it. We deserve to be criticised.”…

Galle doubtful as venue for West Indies Tests

Posted on September 24, 2015 by kelibimaadmin

Sri Lanka Cricket’s interim committee is considering beginning the upcoming Test series against West Indies in Colombo instead of Galle, which has been the customary venue for a tour opener, because of the cost factor. West Indies, who last played a series in Sri Lanka in 2011, are set to tour again around mid-October. With the West Indies tour not generating big revenue for the SLC, chances are the interim committee would prefer playing the…

Holder focuses on setting benchmark for Test team

Posted on September 24, 2015 by kelibimaadmin

Jason Holder has said that setting a standard for performance within the team will be his first priority when he takes charge as West Indies’ Test captain on the upcoming tour of Sri Lanka. Holder, who replaced Denesh Ramdin as Test captain earlier this month, said West Indies could not afford to fall below their eighth position on the ICC Test rankings, and the only way to move forward was through consistency and players understanding…

Batting – The Achilles Heel of Sri Lankan Test cricket

Posted on September 24, 2015 by kelibimaadmin

As it was clearly evident, apart from a few innings in the two recently concluded Test series more often than not it was poor batting that resulted in the lions conceding a 2-1 defeat against both India and Pakistan. With the modern game taking its toll on the players, where extravagant leagues and relatively larger number of games are played, one might feel that the players, especially the batsmen are finding it difficult to adopt…

Pat Cummins ruled out of Bangladesh tour

Posted on September 24, 2015September 24, 2015 by kelibimaadmin

The injury is a major setback for Cummins, whose career has been plagued by back and foot problems since he made his Test debut in South Africa in 2011 at the age of 18. Cummins was Man of the Match in that game but at 22 he is yet to add to that one Test cap – in fact he has played only eight first-class matches in his career – and now faces another long…

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