By Cassandra Abeynaike The Carlton Super Sevens Rugby Tournament will commence in the last weekend of June and will feature a new format aimed at popularizing the sport among the youth around the country. The year’s tournament will consist of four rounds and will be played in NuwaraEliya, Nawalapitiya, Galle and Colombo. The first two [...]
By Richard Browne David Warner the pocket battleship from the tough end of Sydney, has been dominating the cricket press this week after landing a glancing blow on the chin of young Joe Root, the England batsmen. Root, the most cherubic player to don the Three Lions since a young David Gower debuted in 1978 [...]
Legendary trainer Sir Henry Cecil died on Tuesday morning at the age of 70 following a long battle with stomach cancer. Champion trainer 10 times and responsible for 25 British Classic winners, the master of Warren Place in Newmarket was also the leading handler by some way at Royal Ascot with a record 75 successes. [...]
Rugby George North and Manu Tuilagi appear to be the British and Irish Lions’ main fitness concerns for next week’s first Test against Australia. Both players, along with centre Brian O’Driscoll, sat out Saturday’s clash against the New South Wales Waratahs. Juggernaut wing North reported a tight hamstring during the victory over a Combined Country [...]
Football Luis Suarez is never very far from controversy and most fans love him or hate his guts but they all are in agreement over his football skills and the value he bring to any team. One of the topics set to dominate the off season headlines is his transfer and which club might be [...]
The Sri Lankan government is mulling to bring a tough anti-corruption law against unfair practices in sports in the wake of spot-fixing scandals in the IPL and Bangladesh Premier League. “We are bringing a law against fixing and are working on its draft. It will have strict provisions like life ban if anyone found guilty [...]
ICC Champions Trophy West Indies edged past Pakistan’s total of 170 to register a narrow two-wicket victory in a nail-biting Champions Trophy Group B opener at the Kia Oval on Friday. Kemar Roach and Sunil Narine took three wickets apiece in the morning as Pakistan were restricted to a low total despite a career-high one-day [...]
By Richard Browne In the era of the jet engine, which we are of course very much still in, the world gets a smaller place as more and more people have access and the means for long haul flying. Cricket has mushroomed because of it- all these tournaments with say the West Indies and New [...]
By The Scorer The International Cricket Council (ICC) has often been derided as ‘toothless” and “spineless” for its inability to provide the strong leadership and guidance necessary in the administration of world cricket and therefore it should be no surprise that its cricket committee operates in the same inept manner. At their recent meeting, one [...]
Sri Lanka vs New Zealand – preview New Zealand captain Brendon McCullum hopes being battle-hardened will allow his side the edge needed to get their Champions Trophy campaign off to a winning start against Sri Lanka in Cardiff. While Sri Lanka have had to make do with two warm-up games, after a scheduled third clash [...]
