Tuesday 6th June, 2006 11 Chandana’s half ton not enough… Wushuites to China for intense training by Reemus Fernando “We have been finding it difficult to provide the neces- The National Wushu squad sary infrastructure for the SA for the forthcoming South Games trainees. The Interim Asian Games will take flight Committee of Sri Lanka to China today for an intense Wushu Federation with the training programme at the help of the Sports Ministry Beijing based Sports arranged this for us on our University, where the game is request. Wushuites will being taught at its best. receive all the facilities they The nine-member squad need to improve their skills at and the national coach will the Sports University,” Leel attend the training course Dharmapriya, the Wushu which will last for two and national coach, said before half months. leaving for China. The team members who Wushu contingent to will take part in a South China: Elvis Nishantha Asian Games for the first Vancuylenberg, Eranga time believe that the training Weerasinghe, Sujith Manju course would enable them to Kumara, Janaka Ranjith compete with confidence Ruberu, K.B. Thilak when they return to the Lakshman Hettiarachchi, island. W.J. Sampath Wijesundara, It will be the first time that W.P.A. Asiri Wijesinghe, J.A. a Sri Lankan Wushu contin- Asanka Sujeewan, Prabath gent obtains a foreign train- Manuranga and Leel ing of this magnitude. Dharmapriya (Coach).

Sri Lanka discard Upul Chandana in action during his knock of 68 runs for E-wis against HNB in their Mercantile Cricket Association conducted Premier crick- et tournament semi-final match played at MCA ground on Sunday. Despite Chandana’s half century HNB won the match by 65 runs. – Pic. Nishan S. Priyantha. Fashions in football and men who designed them by Gamini Perera who didn't like Herrare, who was the dominating player of the mid - Interesting facts about World Cup he glamorous and the most 1950s and early . All time fastest goal – [1954 -66] 4 World Cups - D. memorable sports event on The all pitch, all-purpose cen- In the 1.minute and 11 second Santos -Brazil Tplanet Earth, the FIFA World tre-forward, who was the inspira- [1m 11 sc] by Haken Sukar Youngest player in the Cup - 2006 kicks-off on June 9 and tion of a superb Real Madrid side, scored for Croatia - against final match - ends on July 9 in Germany. Today which won the first European Korea in 2002 World Cup Pele-of Brazil-1958 - age 17 we write on the fashions in foot- Cups in-a-row. Di Stefano, a tire- Youngest goal scorer in years ball, the Third-Back system (4-2-4). less runner was playing total foot- World Cup - Pele - Brazil 17 Oldest player in the final Fashions in football dominated in ball, before anyone had given it a years Dino Soft of -1990 - 40 their era. Some of those players name. Oldest goal scorer in years who fathomed their play to Total World Cup Refreee Most no of match- Football were world stars like Total football - - Camaroon - 42 es- Alfreda Di Stefano, Pele, Johan This brings us now to Total years Joel Quinou of France - 8 Cryuff, Franz Beckenbaur and Football, itself, and two other Fastest expulsion Charlie Buchan always insisted players, tactically more influen- Jose Batista - -1986 No of goals scored in the that , 'Prince of tial then Di Stefana, Franz in the first minute final round Managers' was the true begetter of Beckenbaur and Johan Cryuff. Uruguay Vs Scotland 2002 - 64 matches - 161 goals the Third-Back game, when it was As a very young player with Coaches who coached more - avg. 2.52 introduced by Arsenal FC of Bayern Munich, then relatively than 3 countries for World 1998 - 64 matches - 171 goals England in 1925. young club with little history of Cup avg. 2.67 The off-side rule had been just renown, Beckenbaur studied the A] Bora Mulatinov Average attendance - 1998 - changed, with two opponents, One of the architects of the fashions in football, Franz Beckenbaur is with the World attacking-play of the Inter and [Yugoslavia] - 5 countries 43,512 - 64 Matches - 2.8.mil- rather than three were needed to Cup when West Germany won it in July 1974 in Munich. The West German President Italy left back, Giacinto, Facchetti 1] Maxico – 86, 2] Costa-rica - lion keep one onside. Arsenal let in Walter Scheel is also in the picture. Incidentally, Beckenbaur heads the organising would launch himself forward, 90, 3] USA - 94 2002- 42,269- 64 Matches - 2.7 seven goals at Newcastle in their committee of the FIFA World Cup - 2006 to be played in Germany. often-scoring goals. 4] Nigeria – 98, 5] China -2002 million opening game. Why couldn't a defender drop B] Carlos Alberto Pereira- Special awards at World whole notion of club football. Third Back game, the so-called the samething from a central posi- [Brazil] - 4 countries Cup Stopper-centre half Always full of new ideas, he was WM formation didn't work. So they tion? Beckerbaur asked himself. 1] Kuwait -82, 2] UAE – 90, 3] Addidas Golden Shoe Buchan, a famous inside-right, an internationalist. Two of his imported Catanaccio. And tried it. Brazil -94, 4] Saudi-Arabia -98 Most no of goals scorer in had just come to London from best friends were Hugo Meist, Both defence perfected that is With such success that Bayern [Brazil - 2006] the tournament- Sunderland on a £100 goal deal, inspiration of Austrian Football, the world in the 1940s, by another flourished. Backenbauer, was the Player in the World Cup 1998- Devor Sukar - Croatia which was big money in those with its close passing 'Wonder’ Austrian, Karl Rappan. A sweeper attacking sweeper, the defender winning team and coach of - 6 goals days. He wanted a stopper centre- team and , who won or libero operated behind the who broke out of ambush to initi- a World Cup winning team 2002 Ronaldo -Brazil - 8 half and an inside forward with- two 1930s World Cup with Italy. defence, picking off danger which ate and even finish attacks. - Frank Bekenbauer goals drawn to mid-field. Chapman, also Yet, another of these two major got through it. But, it was years before –Germany - player in 1974 Addidas Golden Ball a new face at Arsenal, backed figures bowed to the Third Back Under another salient figure, Beckenbaur's equivalent at Ajax winning team and the coach Man of the tournament Buchan. Arsenal's success was in not between the two World Wars. the Casabalanca born Argentine of Amsterdam, Cryuff, a glorious- of the 1990 winning team 1998 - Ronaldo -Brazil the offing. Counter attacking foot- Ironically, Pazzo's methods were of in the ly gifted centre forward, rather Most no of participation in 2002 -Oliver Khan -Germany ball, which would come to be the based on what he was, as a poor 1960s brought this to a fine art. than a defender surfaced. The World Cup final round [he is the only goal keeper to dominant feature of the game, student in England, before World To counter-attack was king. lynchpin of the Dutch and Ajax Brazil - 17 win this trophy] right up to the present day was War I. He backed the historical Opposition was strangled. Not a teams, which for years the best of Germany -15 Gillete Best Young Player born. Like it or not, the future process and triumphed. popular strategy, but it gave Inter their kind in Europe had an Most no of participation by [Under 20] Of the would largely lie with the rapid success. attacking sweeper. Each like player Tournament break-away. Imported Catanaccio Nevertheless, it was another Beckenbaur's teams encouraged [1982 -98] 5 World Cups-- 1998 - Michel Ovan -England Chapman revolutionised, the But, when Italy did try the Argentine, Alfreda Di Stefano versatility. Lother Mattaes -Germany 2002 -Landon Denovan

Country Resort was coordinated by Mike Varney, General Manager and Maheel Agronomist Bulumulla Golf Course Manager of Victoria. D-Day for England Hooker inspected the 18 hole Championship Victoria Golf Course and LONDON, June 5, 2006 school-children are to greet (AFP) - It was D-day for them on arrival at their five- was particularly interested in the varieties of Mark England's World Cup squad star hotel. grass, thatch development on the greens, on Monday as they prepared Two 40-tonne lorries are cutting heights and practices followed by to set off for Germany on a transporting their equip- staff, fertilizing calendar followed, pests and Hooker at mission that they hope will ment, including six pairs of diseases and types of specialist machinery end with skipper David boots for each player and 200 used in the maintenance of the course. He Beckham raising high the sets of kit. Victoria was happy about the practices followed at trophy in Berlin on July 9. "We will practice in the Victoria. Sven Goran Eriksson's morning, after that lunch, on Agronomist Mark Hooker of Sports Turf - Turf management is not new to Victoria men will have one final train- with the Armani suits and New Zealand was in Sri Lanka, under the as the golf course already has a specialist ing session on home soil at we go," said Eriksson who auspices of R&A and the Sri Lanka Golf division which handles all turf and land- Watford Monday morning was in optimistic mood after Union to provide advice and instructions on scape related activities. Victoria Turf & before they fly out from the rousing 6-0 win over best horticultural practice for golf course Landscape Management is headed by Tony Luton airport to their base Jamaica at Old Trafford on maintenance. Whitham. This division offers project man- camp in the Black Forest Saturday in what was Whilst in Sri Lanka he visited all three agement for the smallest public garden, to resort of Baden-Baden. England's last buildup golf courses. Mark’s visit to Victoria Golf & schools fields and cricket grounds. Local dignitaries and match.