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Drawn game
Royal College forced a draw to their inter school cricket tournament
match against Isipatana College concluded at Reid Avenue yesterday.
Royal: 193 and 182 for 4 (A. Malwatte 57, S. Hettiarachchi 89, D.
Nanayakkara 32 n.o, P. Deshappriya 2 for 35).
Isipatana: 288 (A. Rabil 73, L. Fernando 49, A. de Silva 33, Y.
Abeykoon 4 for 45, H. Mawjood 3 for 91, A. Boteju 3 for 45).
ECB Chief to open tsunami village
The England cricketers along with the Chairman of England Cricket
Board (ECB) and Wales Lord and Mrs. Gilles Clark and Chief Executive ECB
are to participate at the opening of Hampton Village Sri Lanka created
by Dr. Upali Wickramasekara, a Sri Lankan living in UK on Saturday 15
December at Ahangama.
The Chairman will name a road as Lord Mawatha in the village.
Minister of Sports Gamini Lokuge and members of Sri Lanka Cricket team
are also expected to participate.
Horse Racing
For the first time, the Sri Lanka Turf Club has organised a race meet
for the benefit of the Christmas time holiday makers to Nuwara Eliya.
The meet is scheduled for December 24.
The main event for the day will be run for the Prime Trophy sponsored
by Prime Land (Pvt) Ltd. A large number of entries have already been
received by the organisers.
Foreign competitors for next year’s MAF meet
The Mercantile Athletic Federation conducted its annual Athletic
Championship recently at Sports Ministry ground on a successful note.
President of the MAF Ashley de Abrew was the chief guest and distributed
the awards.
Abrew speaking on the occasion said the Federation celebrates it
silver Jubilee next year. To commemorate the Jubilee, the Federation has
made arrangements to hold the championship with the participation of
foreign competitors.
He further said that this year’s meet produced six meet records where
over 350 competitors from various firms battling it out. With more
participation expected next year and with the addition of foreign
competition more records are expected to be lowered. He said that with
the Silver Jubilee celebrations the meet too will be conducted on a
grand scale.
NSNA Awards today
The Nationalised Services Netball Association will hold its awards
ceremony today at the Castle Banquet Hall, Borella from 6.00 p.m.
onwards.
The winners and special award winners are to receive their trophies
and certificates. |
