After many years of trying and testing experienced politicians as Sports Ministers, Sri Lanka now has a young leader in the form of Hon. Namal Rajapakshe to take on the responsibility the portfolio brings. Hon. Rajapakse will go down in history as the youngest Sports Minister and the first former National Sports Captain (Rugby) to hold such a position in ...
Years ago, an intemperate young man, intoxicated to boot, felt slighted by a word uttered by or the sight of someone he disliked. He picked up a bottle, gripped it at its neck, swung his arm to hit it against a post, making the bottom break off and leaving him with a weapon of glass, sharp edged and deadly. ...
Watch Sudarshana and Shanaka discuss the week 9 action of Super Rugby Aotearoa as the Crusaders were crowned Champions for the 4th time in a row. The post Video – Super Rugby Aotearoa | Is Codie Taylor the best forward in the world? appeared first on ThePapare.com.
The Athletic Association of Sri Lanka (AASL) announced dates for the national athletics trials and the National Athletic Championships at a press briefing held at the Ramada Hotel last evening (11). Accordingly, the national trials, which will function to form a national contingent are scheduled to be held from the 23-25th of October 2020, while the National Athletic Championships are ...
Today’s pictures are the last in this series from the area I think of as the former Turkish empire. Except for in the first week, when I began with Uzbekistan on Saturday May 9th, these have appeared on Wednesdays. Iran was not part of that empire but Central Asia was where the Turks originated and they subsequently ruled in the ...
Released last weekend comes this all new guitar take by the prolific Shaman Ranaweera. This time around he takes on the classic that is ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’. Source
Taken off Wagon Park’s upcoming dvd is this live performance of Pink Floyd’s classic ‘Comfortably Numb’ from their concert Wagon Park Live which was held in Feb this year. While no word has been released about the dvd launch, here’s what’s to be expected. Source
The 2nd day of the first round of the Super-Eight and Plate championship matches of the SLC Premier League Tier-A Tournament was conducted today, with the participation of almost all the national players who have been denied of cricket action for 5 months. Former Skipper Angelo Mathews stole the limelight as he stroked a brilliant 173*, playing his 1st first-class ...
Colombo had to dig deep to earn three points while Blue Eagles narrowly defeated Crystal Palace in the group E encounters at the Sugathadasa Stadium in the FFSL President’s Cup 2020. Colombo FC v SLTB SC Second half goals saw Colombo FC defeat SLTB SC 3-0. Colombo FC were made to work hard for the win after a brilliant display ...
Photo courtesy of unicef.org/srilanka/ According to the latest estimates by the United Nations, in 2019, 1.2 billion of the world’s population were between the ages of 15 and 24. That is one in every six people! Needless to say, a good number of that demographic have their liberty, dignity and fundamental rights stolen from them. Everyone may have a different ...
The development of Rugby in Sri Lanka has been consistently moving forward, especially in the past decade. The Sri Lanka Rugby Football Union organized “Get into Rugby” programs in schools in all 25 districts and it was reported that 5414 participants took part in the event. Historically rugby in Sri Lanka has been segregated to the higher class of society ...
Yuzraan Lantra reminisces on 5 of Sri Lanka’s greatest moments on the Rugby field that would make any Sri Lankan Rugby fan proud. The post Video – Sri Lanka’s proudest moments! | Everything Rugby Epi 05 appeared first on ThePapare.com.
Originally scheduled to commence in late August, the much-awaited Lanka Premier League has been postponed. Read – Lanka Premier League team names revealed There was a substantial amount of hype created around the tournament over the past few weeks, with the games scheduled to get underway on the 28th of August with the participation of 5 teams at four international ...
ThePapare.com | Sithija De Silva | 11/08/2020 Editing and re-using images without permission of ThePapare.com will be considered an intended copyright infringement. Photos are available for purchase contact – sales@thepapare.com Title BRC vs Chilaw MCC | Premier Super 8s Tournament / Share Share The post Photos : BRC vs Chilaw MCC | Premier Super 8s Tournament appeared first on ThePapare.com.
