Ryder Confident Fiji Digicel Can Win International Tournament
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14 Wednesday 25th November, 2009 Delmege Super League Sampath Bank Ryder confident Fiji Digicel can fight back to win by Manjula D. Phillips After conceding a three points lead at half time, Sampath Bank bounced back strongly to beat Akbar win International Tournament brothers 82-69, in an ‘A’ Division match in the on-going Delmege by Ravi Nagahawatte Super League Basketball tourna- Serevi coaching the Papua New Guinea, ment at Otter’s Aquatic Basketball which incidentally contests the courts, on Monday. Fiji’s star rugby player William International segment of the Carlton At half time, Akbar brothers Ryder said on Tuesday that his team was sevens, Ryder said, “Papua New Guinea were ahead, 38-35. looking to build the momentum needed will be a good challenge for all of us”. Mithila Abeysekara and for the upcoming Dubai Sevens by con- The Fijian had praise for Sri Lanka Chamira Rathnayake chipped in testing the International segment of the rugby and said he felt the hosts were get- with 24 and 19 points respectively Carlton Sevens rugby tournament which ting better and better in this game for the winners, while Sanketh is scheduled for commence on November played with the oval shaped ball. Jayaratne excelled for Akbar broth- ers with 25 points. 28, in Colombo. The Fiji Digicel team will contest the Meanwhile, in a D Division Ryder told The Island that the repre- International segment of the Carlton match, Standard Charterd Bank beat sentative team from Fiji would work Sevens tourna- Expo Lanka Group 79-53. together to produce high perform- ment along with After leading 47-26 at ‘lemons’, ances on the field and representative they maintained the momentum to added, “This would teams from New post an easy win over Expo Lanka be possible by work- Carlton SevensZealand, South Africa, Group. Rishan Yousuf excelled with ing on uplifting skill Papua New Guinea and Western Samoa. 29 points for the winning team, and most importantly Asked whether he was confident of while Thariq Mashud scored 18 loving one another”. his side winning the five nation invita- points for Expo Lanka Group. Thirty seven teams from the Ryder, one of the star performers in tion rugby tournament, Ryder said, Mercantile sector are competing in the Fiji Digicel team, had his first work- “absolutely”. the tournament and are pooled into out since arriving in the island with his He said that the weather in Sri Lanka six divisions. Matches are being teammates at the Royal College Sports shared similarities with that in Fiji and worked off daily at the Otter’s Complex in Reid Avenue yesterday. added, “We feel like being at home”. Aquatic Club courts from 6.00 pm Comparisons have been made This is the first occasion where Sri onwards. between him and Fiji’s legendary sevens Lanka is hosting a rugby tournament of The tournament is organised and star Waisale Serevi since the young this magnitude and seeing a representa- conducted by the Mercantile Ryder made a name for himself in inter- tive team from New Zealand stop over Services Basketball Association and national sevens competitions. and play rugby after almost a hundred sponsored by Delmege Forsyth & Co. Ltd. Asked what he had to say about years. Tier ‘B’ Premier Limited-over final today Lokuge ratifies national The final of the Premier Tier ‘B’ Limited-overs Tournament between Panadura SC and Seeduwa Raddoluwa CC will be played at the tennis selection committee SSC today (25) starting at 10 a.m. Summary of the performance of by Revata S. Silva the then President Janaka the two finalists – Panadura SC - 9 matches, 8 won, 1 Bogollagama. lost, 39 pts Sports and Public Recreation Minister Lokuge said recently that Seeduwa RCC - 9 matches, 7 won, 1 Minister Gamini Lokuge last Friday he had to appoint an interim body to lost, 1 tied, 34 pts. (RS) (20) ratified five names nominated by control tennis last year because there the Sri Lanka Tennis Association were irregularities regarding clubs (SLTA) for the new making nominations at last Willian Ryder is seen practicing with his teammates at a training session at the Ronaldo returns National Tennis year’s SLTA AGM. Later, Royal College Sports Complex yesterday. (Picture by Kamal Bogoda) Selection Committee. the interim administration as Real Madrid Sports ministry revealed that such irregu- sources told ‘The Island’ larities were caused by yesterday that the new some members of the SLTA plays Zurich National Tennis who were well known confi- Jauzion and Ouedraogo MADRID (AP) - Cristiano Selection Committee, dantes of Subramaniam. Ronaldo will make his return from a appointed for a one year The Sports Ministry long injury layoff Wednesday when period, would be headed also said there were ten Real Madrid plays FC Zurich in a by Suresh names nominated by the back to face NZ Champions League match that could Subramaniam, who held SLTA for the ensuing improve the Spanish side’s prospects of advancing from Group C. the post of president National Selection MARCOUSSIS, France (AP) - Trinh-Duc played in the France team The Portugal winger has been out SLTA for six years. Committee. Out of those France coach Marc Lievremont recalled that beat New Zealand 27-22 in June. of action since Oct. 10 because of an Subramaniam ten, five names were rati- veteran center Yannick Jauzion and Center Maxime Mermoz and No. 8 ankle injury, but is set to play some stepped down from the fied early this month by a flanker Fulgence Ouedraogo in his start- Louis Picamoles are both injured. part at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium Presidency in 2007 fol- Suresh Subramaniam: for- special committee, the ing lineup to face New Zealand in Squad: Damien Traille, Vincent as the Spanish leaders look to clinch a lowing an uninterrupted mer six-time SLTA President National Sports Selection Saturday’s rugby test. Clerc, David Marty, Yannick Jauzion, place in the knockout stages. tenure where he was is now head of selectors. Committee, headed by Indra Jauzion scored a fine try in last Maxime Medard, Francois Trinh-Duc, “Cristiano is in the squad,” coach appointed president (Pic by Nishan S. Priyantha/Files) de Silva, which endorses week’s 43-5 thrashing of Samoa, and Julien Dupuy; Sylvain Marconnet, Manuel Pellegrini said Tuesday.“He’s SLTA, uncontested. He nominations made by vari- Ouedraogo is back after shaking off a William Servat, Fabien Barcella, Romain looked a lot looser in the last few train- is also the present Gen. ous sports associations for shoulder injury that kept him out of Millo-Chlusky, Sebastien Chabal, ings, so we’ll see how much he plays tomorrow.” Secretary of the Asian Tennis their selection committees before they France’s 20-13 win over South Africa ear- Fulgence Ouedraogo, Thierry Dusautoir Madrid and AC Milan lead Group C Federation (ATF). are ratified by the Sports Minister. lier this month. (captain) and Julien Bonnaire. with seven points, while Marseille has Subramaniam was involved in a bit- The members of the newly appoint- The remainder of the team selected Replacements: Dimitri Szarzewski, six and Zurich three. A Madrid victory ter power struggle for the control of the ed Tennis National Selection Committee Tuesday either started or came off the Nicolas Mas, Lionel Nallet, Julien would knock Zurich out, while a Milan SLTA early last year that resulted in are Suresh Subramaniam (Chairman), bench against South Africa. Puricelli, Morgan Parra, Yann David, win in the other group match would Minister Lokuge intervening to appoint Iqbal Bin Izzaq, Ayendra Bandaranaike, The halves pairing of scrumhalf Cedric Heymans and Thomas Domingo allow the two leaders to advance with an Interim Committee for tennis under Rohan de Silva and Dinali de Silva. Julien Dupuy and flyhalf Francois (one player to be omitted). a game to spare. Madrid will welcome Ronaldo’s return to a disjointed team that has come under heavy criticism for its play. “It’s impossible not to miss a player The 1st FIBA Asian Under 16 Girls’ Basketball Championship of his level, with the success he’s had - someone considered the best player in by Manjula D. Phillips teams in each group will quali- the world,” Pellegrini said. “But at the fy for the semi finals of the same time, without him we’ve man- A Contingent comprising 15 tournament. aged to sit first in the league and in the schoolgirls will leave the coun- The Sri Lankan team play- Champions League. We can’t just depend on one player and the team try this Friday to take part in ers have been selected by Sri responded like I expected.” the 1st FIBA Asian under 16 Lanka Basketball Federation Basketball Championship under the supervision of Sri which will be worked off from Lanka School Basketball 28th November to 7th Association. The players are December at Pune, India. from St.Joseph’s College The tournament is organ- Nugegoda, Holy Family ised and conducted by Convent Dehiwala, Bishop Federation of International College, Sirimavo Basketball Association for the Bandaranaiake College, first time. Dharmasoka College 12 countries are taking part Ambalangoda, St.Lawrence’s in this tournament and are College Colombo 6,Maliyadewa pooled into two groups. China, Balika Vidyalaya, Holy Family Chinese Taipei, Singapore, Convent Kurunegala, Overseas Philippines, Hong Kong and International school of India are included in group A The Sri Lanka Under 16 Basketball team with officials. Colombo and Janadhipathi while Korea, Japan, Sri Lanka, 1st Row (L-R) Balika Vidyalaya. Real Madrid’s Cristiano Ronaldo of Malaysia, Thailand and Niromi Dianne, Umanga Fernando, Krishni Mendis, Sheron Wickramaratne, Bawodini Seneviratne, Shayami Adikari of Holy Portugal controls the ball during a Kasakastan make the teams in Natasha Perera, Iresha Fernando, Dewni Kaushalya Family convent is acting as the training session at the Valdebebas’ Group B.