The opening weekend of the second round gave up some surprising results in the Cup competition. Surprising not so much as to who the winners were, but the scorelines of the games themselves. Army v Navy As it happened Army hosted Navy on Thursday instead of Friday as the game was scheduled. It was a pretty last minute change. No ...
So everyone’s happy now. Sri Lanka have won two games handsomely and all is well in the Paradise Isle. Sri Lankans are so fickle and changeable it’s a good thing our weather doesn’t reflect the people. Sri Lankan cricket fans, I think, have – as a majority – lacked perspective. If their team wins great, but if they don’t, they’re ...
Sri Lanka Water Polo had a very distinguished guest in the country over the course of the last two weeks, with probably the most decorated contemporary water polo player, Gergely Kiss of Hungary touring Sri Lanka to conduct promotion and coaching camps to promote the sport. He was here for just over two weeks and spent a lot of time ...
It continues to amaze me, with every passing year, and the advent of social media and unedited media publications, how much bad blood exists between Royal and Trinity at this so-called ‘prestigious’ encounter, namely the 70th Bradby Shield. Now don’t get me wrong. There are plenty of people who want to have a good time, support their schools, shake hands ...
Apparently Glen Maxwell, while interacting with the SCG crowd had asked the real ponnaya to please stand up. That explains the amount of people on their feet. Really, people. It’s great that everyone has a great time, it really is. Seeing nearly 700 runs scored in a day is a big deal. But that’s all this cricket is to us. ...
I was a bit miffed to be missing Sri Lanka’s first water polo tournament featuring foreign opposition last weekend. The good news is that it has been postponed to this weekend and will begin tomorrow (Thursday 3rd) and go on till Saturday. The Maharashstra State team is the Indian opposition that we will be facing. Hopefully the National side will ...
The whole world wanted it except New Zealand fans, and the whole world has not got its wish. The QF with the most history and most potential for drama is finally upon us. By the time we get there the semi final opponent for the winner would already have been known. And the pressures may just mount. New Zealand and ...
Let’s face it, England were not a good team. Most people thought they were because of one result against the All Blacks at home, because of Jonny May, and because the English media kept telling us they were. England’s 2015 campaign was a lesson in why it’s so necessary to keep the Kool – Aid out of the dressing room. ...
It’s all over folks. Navy are the Champions with a week to spare. This weekend was going to decide whether it would go down to the wire, but Kandy’s performance, and Navy’s brilliant comeback, meant that next weekend’s Navy v Havelocks clash will be purely a battle of pride. And what a battle that will be. Navy v Kandy Kandy ...
The vuvuzelas and papare bands converted Pallakelle into a mini cricket match atmosphere, which is not ideal for a rugby match, but the fare actually on the field allowed for the purists to walk away extremely satisfied regardless of their allegiances. The overcast conditions in Kandy threatened to ruin a fast open spectacle, but the Anglican god smiled kindly on ...
Japan are out. Heartbreak. Before the tournament everyone was talking about the Pool of Death. England are out with two wins over the lesser ranked teams. Nobody without their head up their Anglophilic backsides cares. But Pool B, expected to be a walk in the park for the South Africa and Samoa was blown wide open by the Brave Blossoms. ...
Happy New Year. The usual anticipation brought on by the renewed 365 day cycle has not arrived, sadly. At least not on the cricketing front. After the coal-in-the-stocking aftertaste left by the Boxing Day test match, the New Year test in Sydney doesn’t really warrant the early morning alarm. Nevertheless, for all the charm of the SCG I probably will ...
This weekend decides the Dialog A Division League. It’s simple as that. If Navy win this weekend, they win the tournament. If they lose, they maybe champions next week. Here’s how it works. If Navy win, they are champs regardless of what happens next weekend. If Navy lose, and they also lose to Havies next week, and Kandy win their ...
After their fairytale debut in the 2015 edition of the Rugby World Cup, Japan’s dreams of another favoured scalp were thwarted by a late Scottish charge on Wednesday. The game against the Scots should ideally have been a run-of-the-mill warm up for the Thistles but ended up being game eagerly anticipated by Japan’s leapfrogging of Scotland in the rankings in ...
It’s been a bit of a weird weekend. I’ve been home a lot which rarely happens on the weekend. Added to that I haven’t watched much sport. So kinda feeling a little glum. Can’t quite put my finger on it but there seems to be a pall of gloom which resembles the weather. Started off the weekend with the 90′s ...
Bledisloe 3 was a game for the ages. It’s the stuff that kids will remember for ages and older fans will talk about over numerous beers for time immemorial. It’s superb television. But I would be very unhappy if Steve Hansen wasn’t very unhappy at that last performance. Twice in a row now the All Blacks have been vulnerable against ...
I had the Sri Lanka Boys’ and Girls’ water polo captains on my show yesterday. Probably the youngest guests I’ve had except for Kimiko Raheem who was an absolute sensation, with the phones ringing off the hook and phone dying from excessive text messages. Should get her back with her equally talented sisters. I also had Dhanushka Saram, the National ...
Finally finished the Richie biography. I have to say that given my expectations I was a little disappointed. But I guess it’s just the personality of the man. He’s a Capricorn no….aloof, impossible to get to know, restrained with his feelings. I don’t envy Greg McGee who ghosted the book, it must have been a tough time for the poor ...
Drank too much of my mum’s awesome annual iced coffee yesterday, so actually managed to stay up and watch the cricket. Good match actually. A nice chase after a long time from SL. A well structured chase. NZ were curtailed by rain in their first essay and came out again with the match revised to 33 overs. BJ Watling, of ...
The tour is done and dusted, and the results were as expected. By me at least, because it appears that a lot of people expect professional sportsmen to be able to turn up at no notice and be at the top of their game. And while this may be true of your average weekend badminton player, it is certainly not ...
