14 Thursday 1st September, 2011 Clifford Cup to get under way tomorrow Fiji first to arrive for Rugby World Cup 2011 Caltex expresses concerns about losing corner pads BY CHATHURA PINNAWALA recruits. Tournament rules have been tightened AUCKLAND– Fiji were the first team to to avoid controversies. In the event of a Domestic rugby’s main sponsor Caltex arrive in New Zealand for Rugby World draw, an extra time of 5 minutes each half Lubricants complained yesterday about Cup 2011 and received a rousing airport will be played and the winner will be the loss of corner pads, in Kandy, which reception which included traditional decided by sudden death. If the winners’ bear their brand name. The complaint islander singing and dancing and a Maori continue to hide, 5 penalty kicks will be was made yesterday at a press conference ceremony of welcome. awarded and if the scores are still equal which was held yesterday at the SLRFU Their supporters also waved Fijian flags the routine goes on until a winner is headquarters in Colombo with regard to as the squad left Auckland by bus for a found. But if all players kicked and still a the Clifford Cup knockout Tournament training camp at Whakatane on North winner can’t be separated the teams will which will begin tomorrow. Island before moving to their official train- have to resort to luck in the form of a CEO Chevron Lubricants Lanka PLC ing base at Tauranga in the Bay of Plenty coin. Kishu Gomes said “we have made a com- on 6 September. If rain intervenes and penalties can’t plaint to Kandy SC but it’s not practical Auckland City councillor and former be taken, the coin toss shall decide the to blame officials of the club for it’s world mile record-holder Sir John Walker winner. If a match is abandoned in the impossible for them to control a packed told the Fiji squad: “Enjoy your stay, go 2nd half with scores tied, the match has 8000 capacity crowd. We have had smug- home proud.” to be started from where it ended within gling in the past, but not in this magni- Meanwhile, South Africa, Fiji’s oppo- a 48 hour period and if it’s stopped in the tude. We hope those kind of incidents nents in Pool D, were given an official first half itself the match has to be won’t happen in the future.” send-off in Pretoria by President Jacob replayed within 48 hours. Reigning champions Kandy Sports Zuma who said the Springboks carried the Tournament director Jehan Club will meet CH & FC in the curtain CEO Chevron Lubricants Lanka PLC Kishu Gomes (third from left) hands over the hopes of 50 million South Africans on Canageretna has left no loopholes in raiser of this year’s Clifford cup knock- 2011 Caltex Clifford Cup to Lasitha Gunaratne, secretary SLRFU at the SLRFU their shoulders, the South African Rugby rules it seems and when queried for his out tournament at Bogambara tomorrow. headquarters in Colombo yesterday. Also in the picture are Jehan Canageretna, Union (SARU) reported. opinion about the current decline in In the other game scheduled for tomor- Tournament director and Upuli Kulasiri, Marketing Manager, Chevron Lubricants “You carry on your shoulders the rugby he had this to say “Other countries row, Havelocks SC confronts Army SC at Lanka PLC. ( Pic by Jude Denzil Pathiraja) dreams and aspirations of the whole have used various development methods Royal Complex, Colombo. from 1999, starting with the Clifford Cup, Force SC-will be played on September 3. nation,” President Zuma told the 2007 to move ahead of us in Asia. The players With their sponsorship of rugby this that they initiated their unbroken part- The foreign players ruling will be the World Cup champions in the country’s cap- should also be given the freedom to play year, Caltex marks 12 years of association nership. same for the knockouts. The clubs that ital ahead of the team’s departure on without any distractions I feel and we are with the SLRFU. The remaining two quarter finals- finished among bottom four last year, Thursday. doing our utmost to rectify them” Gomes proudly recalled that it was Navy SC vs Police SC and CR & FC vs Air have the luxury of fielding overseas “We believe you can do it, you have what it takes. Go out there and do your best and your best is to bring the trophy back to Mzansi (home) – that is your national duty.” Sri Lankan Airlines Pro surfing Contest Fiji open their campaign with a match Akshana against Namibia on 10 September while South Africa play Wales the following day. The 2003 champions England are also on leads 25 their way to New Zealand, but flew out of London without their veteran second row Kiwi Sarah Mason takes control forward Simon Shaw, who was unable to member SL travel with his teammates because of a Sarah Mason of New Zealand, one of stomach upset. the event’s youngest competitors at just “He will travel as soon as he is fit,” the 16-year-old, set Arugam Bay on fire tak- Rugby Football Union (RFU) said in a team for CYG ing control of her heat and scored the statement. highest wave score of the event so far, a BY REEMUS FERNANDO Shaw, 37, who made his international 9.25 out of a possible 10 on the second debut in 1996, was part of the England 16-year-old Akshana Maralanda will day of the Sri Lankan Airlines Pro squad who finished runners-up to South lead Sri Lanka’s team for the 2011 Surfing contest worked off at Arugam Africa in 2007. Commonwealth Youth Games which Bay beach yesterday. England open their tournament on 10 “I don’t really get intimidated, I just will be held in Isle of Man from September with a Pool B match in Dunedin go out and surf, “That 9-point-wave was against 2007 third-place finishers September 7-13. so much fun, it lined up and let me do a Argentina. The Mahamaya Balika(Kandy)sprint- few turns and I’m really glad to make it (www.irb.com) er is heading a team of 25 boys and girls into the next round” Mason, who won who will vie for honours in five sports. the last year’s New Zealand Women’s She is one of the six athletes repre- open title, said. senting Sri Lanka and is probably the By 1pm the trade winds had picked up Ex-boxing champ De La most experienced participant having so bad that competition had to be called Sarah Mason of New Zealand, who was in full control of her Women’s Short represented the country at several off for the day. A call will be made at Board heat event, seen in action at Sri Lankan Airlines Pro Surfing contest which Hoya admits addictions international events including the first 6:30am today morning to see if it will be got off to a start at Arugam Bay, yesterday. Youth Asian Games. the Men’s ASP World Long Board Title Justine Dupont (FRA) 10.00, Francisca Heat 8: (FRA) 12.50, Former boxing champion or the Women’s ASP 6-Star hitting the The sprinter, who was adjudged the Santos (PRT) 8.85, Faye Zoetmulder Nicola Atherton (AUS) 6.90, Claudia Oscar De La Hoya says he has water. best athlete in the Under-18 age catego- (ZAF) 5.00 Gonclaves (BRA) 6.75 contemplated suicide and has been going to rehabilitation to ry at this year’s Junior National Heat 4: Sofia Mulanovich (PER) 11.85, Heat 9: (USA) RESULTS treat drug and alcohol depend- Athletics Championships, represented Laurina McGrath (AUS) 10.00, 11.85, Lee Ann Curren (FRA) 11.40, Sri Lankan Airlines Pro Women’s Amandine Sanchez (FRA) 6.35 Bruna Schmitz (BRA) 7.20 ency. the country at the recently held IAAF Round 1 Results Heat 5: (NZL)11.25, Freya In an interview with World Youth Championships in Lille, Heat 1: (HAW) 12.75, Prumm (AUS) 8.60, Suelen Naraisa Sri Lankan Airlines Pro Men’s Round Spanish-language network France where she produced a time of Jessi Miley-Dyer 9.00, Wini Paul (NZL) (BRA) 6.80 1 Results Univision that aired Tuesday, 12.32 seconds. Maralanda also repre- 5.55, Skye Burgess (AUS) 5.55 Heat 6: (USA) 12.75, Heat 14: Ben Skinner (GBR) 11.50, def. De La Hoya said he has been sented the country at the IAAF World Heat 2: Alizee Arnaud (FRA) 11.50, Marie Dejean (FRA) 7.35, Tarryn Bradley Weare (ZAF) 9.20 sober for three months after Junior Championships last year. She (AUS) 10.50, Alana Chudleigh (ZAF) 6.65 Heat 15: Taylor Jensen (USA) 16.75, hitting rock bottom over the has also taken part in the Junior Asian Blanchard (HAW) 8.40, Georgia Fish Heat 7: Sarah Baum (ZAF) 12.05, Nage def. Yasuaki Higashikawa (JPN) 8.90 past two years. Athletics Championships. (AUS) 6.85 Melamead (HAW) 9.60, Maude Le Car Heat 16: Tony Silvagni (USA) 14.25, “Rock bottom was recently,” Heat 3: Sarah Mason (NZL) 17.00, Sri Lanka’s 25 member team will (FRA) 9.50, Sarah Beardmore (GBR) 5.15 def. Cole Robbins (USA) 12.80 De La Hoya said, according to an English-language tran- Oscar De La compete in athletics, badminton, gym- script provided by the net- Hoya work. “Within a couple of years, just thinking if my life was even worth it. I don’t have the strength, I don’t have the Minod shines as Maliyadeva secure quarter-final spot courage to take my own life but I was thinking about it.” BY REEMUS FERNANDO runs, which included of 12 fours and a Colombo on Sunday. De La Hoya says he has been sober for three six, helped his team which was chasing Scores: months after undergoing treatment and joining Minod Ranasinghe scored an unbeaten 161 runs for victory. His unbeaten knock Devananda 160 all out in 42 overs Alcoholics Anonymous. 76 runs to guide Maliyadeva College to a came in 73 balls. (Imesh Udayanga 50, Rishika Theekshana He said he was unfaithful to his wife and three-wicket victory over Devananda Earlier, batting first, Devananda were 29, M.D. Chathuranga 25; Thineth that they temporarily separated. College and also help his school secure bowled out for 160 runs. Left-arm spinner Manishka 2/33, Sarinda Dasanayake 2/28, “We are obviously not talking a Tiger Woods the last remaining quarter final spot in Chandima Bandara picked up four wick- Chandima Bandara 4/30) here, but I was unfaithful,” De La Hoya said. the Inter School Under-17 Division I ets for Maliyadeva. Maliyadeva 164 for 7 in 35 overs cricket tournament at Balapitiya yester- Maliyadeva will now meet St. (Minod Ranasinghe 76n.o, Sarinda day. Sebastian’s College, Moratuwa in the Dasanayake 13; W.G. Madusanka 2/39, Ranasinghe, with a top score of 76 quarter final match at CCC Ground in G.C. Ajantha 3/28) Sanath Jayasuriya Cricket Foundation win by 59 runs Good batting by C. Karunaratne (70 not out) and good bowling by T. Hettige (5 for 15) Indian cabinet rejects sports tenure limits gave Sanath Jayasuriya Cricket Foundation a resounding 59 run win over Gampaha NEW DELHI (AP) — India’s cabinet means it will not be voted on by parlia- and an enforced retirement age of 70. Youth, in the ongoing Rivira-Avi-Kotmale of ministers has rejected a bill that ment. Sports minister Ajay Maken has been sponsored, MCA ‘Centenary Year’ 2011, 6th sought to limit the tenure of sports feder- Indian newspaper reports Wednesday asked to re-draft the bill. MCA Cricket Academy U-15 Inter Academy ation officials, Indian media has reported. quoted unnamed sources saying the cabi- The cabinet includes former Indian 30-overs Cricket Tournament, last Thursday. The bill was introduced after corrup- net objected to key clauses in the bill cricket board chief Sharad Pawar and the In the U-13 segment, played on the same tion scandals during last year’s including a limit of two terms of four national football federation president day, CCC ‘A’ and ‘B’ recorded their secondnd Commonwealth Games, but the rejection years each for heads of sports federations Praful Patel. successive wins, beating MCA ‘Red’ by 8 wickets, riding on a superb spell of bowling Akshana Maralanda by A. Sigera (5 for 10) and Asoka de Silva, who stroked a fluent 72 runs. nastic, rugby union and swimming. The Sri Lankan contingent and the Madawa Warnapura steers HNB ‘B’ to victory respective sports they’ll take part in are Promising top order batsman, HNB’s spin trio of skipper, Anush on performances in the league/pre-QF as follows. Madawa Warnapura stroked a stylish Perera, Manoj Perera and Chrisantha stage matches, went to Gayan Perera, A triple champion from Athletics (6): Akshana Maralanda, unbeaten 71 runs in 46 balls, to steer HNB Peiris put the brakes on the strong (Best Bowler) from People’s Leasing Co.; Lahiru Prasanjith, Viraj Randeniya, ‘B’ to a convincing seven wicket win over Interpharm batting line-up. Lochana de Silva, (Best Batsman) from the Central Bank Interpharm (Pvt) Ltd., to lift the brand HNB ‘B’, chasing a victory target of Markss HLC; and W.A. Suresh Niroshan, Kumari Ratnayake, Nimesha new, Stafford Motors Challenge trophy,in 171 runs in 30-overs (RRR per over 5.4), (Man-of-the – Tournament) from The Nationalized Services Table Tennis Siriwardena and Chalanaka Priyanath the MCA ‘Centenary Year’ 2011, ‘G’ lost their openers, centurian, Dinesh Interpharm (Pvt) Ltd. Novices Tournament 2011 was held on Badminton (3): Rakhitha Perera, Division 30-overs League Tournament Panditharatne and veteran Waruna Old Cambrian and the current August 4, at the Indoor Stadium of S. Achini Rathnasiri, Upuli Weerasinghe final played at the MCA grounds on Waragoda early (2 for 20). Thailand National coach, Pemlal Thomas’ College, Mt. Lavinia. Gymnastic (2): Thimasha Devindi, Saturday. But from there onwards HNB took Fernando was the match Referee cum Showing the power and strength of young Gajitha Chandramal Interpharm, playing their very first control of the game, with Madawa Adjudicator. new recruits, Tharindu Peiris of the Central Rugby (12): Randika Nadeeshan, MCA final, won the toss and promptly Warnapura playing the sheet anchor role, Stafford Motor Co. (Pvt) Ltd., spon- Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) won a triple by Kaneel Bandara, Prabaka Richard, elected to bat. supported by Yohan Lewke (48 in 55 balls) sored the tournamentfor the first time winning the Men’s Single event, the Men’s Bandara Ekanayake, Vishan They lost three wickets in rapid suc- and Sajeewa Silva (39 not out in 37 balls) and their MD/CEO, Dr. Kalinga Doubles and the Mixed Doubles. Hewawasam, Mohamed Arshad, cession to be placed in a spot of bother to propel them to victory at the comple- Kaluperuma (chief guest) and Tharindu Peiris was partnered by Randima Mahawatta, Hashan with the score reading 54 for 4. tion of the 28th over (172 for 3). GM/Marketing and Sales, Charaka Dimuth Warnapura and Lumini The ship was steadied by their fifth Warnapura, who won the Man-of-the Perera, (guest of honour), along with Maduranga, Dulaj Robert, Senarathge Amarasinghe in the Men’s Doubles and wicket pair of Suresh Gunatillake (54 not Match award was associated in two MCA officials, Mahesh Wijewardene Sanjaya, Jesan Dissanayaka, Danuska out in 64 balls) and K. A. Kamal (52 in 52 match winnings partnership; 70 runs for (President), Ashley Ratnayake (Snr./VP) Mixed Doubles events, respectively. Ranjan b ll ) ith t t hi hi h 3 d i k t ith L k d b k d W th l l F d (Ch i Dimuth Warnapura emerged as the Men’s