Alfred Hensman Source:Dailynews A player to engage in a position in the ‘Pack’ which in other words is defined as a forward in a rugby team should be well built and strong enough to handle the pressure especially in attack and defence Alfred Hensman was a midget but a vigorous player ...

Professor Arjuna de Silva Source:Dailynews Head of the Medical Committee of Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) Professor Arjuna de Silva yesterday said that the Sri Lankan cricketers are not included in the priority list for the COVID-19 free vaccination. “We can’t include them to the priority list at this moment as ...

John De Saram Source:Dailynews At the age of 20 years, John De Saram was the youngest athlete to represent Sri Lanka at the 1948 London Olympic Games. He was included in the Sri Lankan contingent after some outstanding performances for Police Sports Club where he excelled in several track events. ...

M. Makarim Source:Dailynews M. Makarim, is a former St. Anthony’s College rugby player, and was the captain in 2019; he was in the 2018 side in which year they were awarded school rugby’s inaugural Spirit of the Game Award, the Lorenz Pereira Trophy, which was presented to the Most Disciplined ...

    Indeed, one of the most remarkable stories as regards to the British Royal Family, sent in to me by our good friend and eLanka Member Maxwell Gerreyn, so thank you, Max. Whenever we mention the Royal Family, it is generally in reference to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth, or ...

   With all the trouble & strife (& I don’t mean wife), that is going on at the moment, there comes a time when we have to take a break and listen to this very unusual song, written by this very unusual guy, with a glint in his eye.   ...

  Nestled among skyscrapers and situated within the hustle and bustle of Colombo Fort, Old Colombo Dutch Hospital, popularly known as “Dutch Hospital” dates to Dutch Colonial Era of *Ceylon. The Dutch Hospital had been constructed in 1600s as a hospital to treat Dutch Soldiers, Dutch Sailors as well as ...

Source:Ceylontoday Sports Minister Namal Rajapaksa has appointed a new technical advisory committee for the development of cricket headed by former cricket captain Aravinda de Silva, who has been appointed as the chairman of the committee. Former cricketers Roshan Mahanama, Muttiah Muralitharan, and Kumar Sangakkara, who represented the Sri Lanka national ...

Source:Dailynews A player should possess extraordinary talent and skills to play either as a fly half or to occupy the full back’s position in the game of rugby football. Asanga Rodrigo was one of them who handled the oval shaped ball with ease establishing several records while playing for school, ...

Source:Sundayobserver Flashback: Jayantha Dharmadasa holds up a document for the media to see while accusing his rivals of corruption and financial malpractice in the run-up to the election of office bearers in 2018 flanked by Nishantha Ranatunga. He lost the election but is now embedded with the very people he ...