Sri Lanka has taken giant steps since 1996

The Sri Lanka Navy Sevens rugby team will leave for Malaysia today to take part in the Jonah Jones Seven-a-side Rugby Tournament which will be conducted on September 25 and 26 in Kuala Lumpur Malaysia. The sailors will be led by winger Niranjan Wickramaratne and will field a young side with the intention of giving them the much needed foreign exposure.   Read more:www.dailynews.lk/2010/09/24...

By Rohan Wijesinghe With the new ball ‘Duly Dented’ by Sidath Wettiminy and …

One wonders as to why Sri Lanka have to depend on foreign rugby referees to conduct local tournaments. This is a new phenomenon which has started of late. My memory goes back to the training program, which I followed in New South Wales, Sydney to obtain the level 2 rugby coaching certificate in 1999. In the program there was a subject which surprised me, at that time, when I saw the schedule of ...

Sri Lanka has imposed a temporary ban on its cricketers playing in foreign leagues to help it select a squad for next year’s World Cup, an official said. Brian Thomas, Sri Lanka Cricket media manager, said the ban affected 76 players, who are set to be sent away to a camp so they can be assessed by national selectors.   "All contracted players have been told not to take part in an...

Sri Lanka Cricket is planning to revamp its domestic Twenty20 tournament by allowing foreign players to participate, Aravinda de Silva, the board's newly-appointed chief selector has said