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Friday 7th January, 2011 13 Premier Limited-over semis About four international tennis events this year BY REVATA S. SILVA Kaushal and Samaraweera lead SSC to final The Sri Lanka Tennis Association (SLTA) Mahela Jayawardene and Tharanga ual score for them with 59 inclusive of will conduct nearly four international events in Colombo this year according to the 2011 SLTA BY ROSHEN STEELMAN Paranavitana got off to a shaky start a six and four fours. when Lasith Malinga removed both Angelo Perera and Chathura Peiris, tennis calendar that was announced recently. They are the Junior Fed Cup and Junior Jayawardene and number three bat batting low down the order, made sure Skipper Kaushal Silva played a cap- Davis Cup events for Under-14 juniors, to be held tain’s role scoring a well-controlled Dimuth Karunaratne to leave SSC at 28 they scored 40 runs in the batting late February, and the two annual ITF Under-18 half century and shared a vital 86-run for two and then it was the partnership power-play which helped NCC reach tournaments scheduled for the month of partnership with Thilan Samaraweera between Silva and Samaraweera that 220 at the end. October. for the fourth wicket to help SSC helped SSC getting into a comfortable Brief Scores: While Sri Lanka’s participation in the presti- secure a berth in the final of the position after they lost Paranavitana NCC 220 for 9 wickets in 50 overs gious women’s international event, Fed Cup, is Premier Limited-over Tier ‘A’ when too. (Farveez Maharoof 59, Chamara not confirmed as yet, the calendar also has failed they beat NCC by five wickets in a Silva scored 65 runs, including nine Kapugedera 37, Angelo Perera 34 n.o., to indicate any detail about this year’s Davis Cup, thrilling semi-final encounter played fours, while Samaraweera scored 53. Kumar Sangakkara 26; Dilhara the men’s version of the Fed Cup, where Sri under lights at R. Premadasa Stadium NCC won the toss and decided to Fernando 3/47, Nuwan Zoysa 2/33, Lanka will be playing in Group-III in the Asia- Oceania Zone. in Colombo, yesterday. bat first but they did not get the best of Kaushal Lokuarachchi 1/29) starts when both their openers Upual SSC 221 for 5 wickets in 48.4 overs According to the Davis Cup official website, NCC, bating first, scored 220 in the 2011 Davis Cup Group-III will be held from Tharanga and Dinesh Chandimal were (Kaushal Silva 65, Thilan Samaraweera their 50 overs with main contributions June 6 in Jounieh, Lebanon with the participa- coming from Farveez Maharoof and back in the pavilion early in the 53, Thilina Kandamby 30 n.o, Kaushal tion of Kuwait, Lebanon, Malaysia, Myanmar, Angelo Perera and, in reply, SSC innings without scoring a single run. Lokuarachchi 21 n.o., Tharanga Oman, Sri Lanka, UAE and Vietnam. reached the target with eight balls to NCC continued to lose wickets at regu- Paranavitana 25; Lasith Malinga 2/38, The 2011 tennis calendar is as follows: spare. lar intervals but Maharoof, batting at Farveez Maharoof 2/40, Angelo Perera January: SSC, opening the batting with number six, scored the highest individ- 1/39). 12-18 - Negombo Tennis Club Open (‘C’ Grade) Kaushal Silva Jan. 28 – Feb. 6: Otter Aquatic Club Open (‘C’) From 29 – All-island Inter-club Doubles February: 21-26 – Junior Davis Cup and Fed Cup Pre- qualifiers at SLTA Time for Haye to move Stateside? March: 10-16 – Dehiwala – Mount Lavinia BY GARETH A. DAVIES Disgraceful. And based on about that. It is far from clear. Boente/Klitschko. They are two company. He was also relishing Cosmopolitan Open (‘B’) greed. So instead, they will Rightly, Adam Booth, Haye’s stubborn teams. They both putting the man who had swag- April: Another fine mess. Another fight elsewhere, Klitschko, the manager and trainer, was want the upper hand. gered around in a t-shirt depict- 11-15 – Nuwara Eliya Hill Club Open (‘B’) bad day for boxing. David Haye WBA and IBF champion, incensed. Klitschko has chosen Haye has messed Klitschko ing himself holding the severed 16-22 – Bandarawela Open (‘B’) and Wladimir Klitschko will, against London heavyweight to fight the novice Chisora, who about, in his rivals’ eyes, by heads of the Klitschko broth- May: after all, not face each other in pulling out of their proposed ers, in his place. 7-20 – Singhalese Sports Club Open (‘A’) the first third of 2011 in a fight in 2009. The situation is A picture in Men’s Health June: superfight which would, and different now, of course, as Magazine showed that depic- 10-17 – Women’s International Club in could have generated 30 mil- Haye did not hold one of the tion. In a restaurant meeting Colombo (‘C’) lion pounds. Talks to stage the four main belts at that time. with the Klitschko brothers in June 18–July 1 – Colombo Championships (‘A’) biggest heavyweight unification Klitschko had taken the fat London, Haye is supposed to July: contest for almost a decade col- from the fight. Haye had some have tossed the magazine at 2-9 – SLTA Centre’s Tournament in Negombo lapsing just as they were get- lean. As I understand it, his Vitali to look at. There wasn’t a (‘C’) ting started. Broadcasters and purse was indeed lean. fight. But Vitali wanted one. August: dates we are told. Broadcasters Setanta folding Back to Austria and that 13-19 – Junior Nationals (‘A’) At the moment, it resembles didn’t help. training camp. I was four feet 20-26 – Sri Lanka Nationals (‘A’) two bald men fighting over a There are mind games, as from Klitschko at the moment 26-31 – Matale Tennis Club Open (‘C’) comb. Do they really want to well as money games, going on when he found out - Boente September: fight each other ? Who’s calling here, though. The British box- breaking up an intimate inter- 1-6 - Kandy Club Open (‘C) who ? Let’s hope we are not ing media will remember it view with eight journalists to 17-24 – Cinnamon Lakeside Hotel Open in getting Lennox Lewis-Riddick David Haye well. We were sitting with relay the news. We all - includ- Colombo (‘B’) Bowe all over again. Those two Klitschko in his training hide- ing Wladimir - thought Boente October: never met, but they should Dereck Chisora in Mannheim has 14 fights undefeated. He out in Austria when he found was kidding. He wasn’t. 10-16 – ITF Juniors Tournament (Group-V) have. on April 30, and Haye – well – wants it, he’s game, but there out Haye was pulling out in that Wlasimir sat in silence. His face 24-29 - ITF Juniors Tournament (Group-V) The two parties in question he now faces the prospect of a is a huge gulf in class. Huge. summer of 2009. We’d had two was ashen. Later that summer, November: today have been unable to fix a mandatory challenge from But there is history here days with him; he was in a good Haye pulled out on his brother All-island Inter-club Singles date and a venue, we are told. Ruslan Chagaev. But we’ll see between Haye/Booth and place; he’s a good man – good Vitali. December: Mercantile Tennis Tournament 2011. throughout my test PUBLIC NOTICE PUBLIC NOTICE career,” Collingwood said. 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