Dulux Mercantile Open Badminton from Sep 6 to 10 by Lakmal Fernando
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Tuesday 5th September, 2006 11 Dulux Mercantile Open Badminton from Sep 6 to 10 by Lakmal Fernando Dulux Mercantile Open Badminton Championship 2006, organized by Mercantile Badminton Association will be held from September 6 to 10 at Royal College Sports Complex and Sri Lanka Badminton Association Courts. The championship will be sponsored The leaders of the Hilton Grand-Prix golf tournament of the RCGC are seen here. At the by CIC Paints (PVT) Ltd. According to the Chairman of the Tournament half way mark of the tournament D. De Zoysa (832 points), R. Sangani (796), Y. Inone Committee, Nirodha De Costa, the tour- (717) are the front runners. ney will be conducted on a knock out basis and the 32 member firms of MBA will vie for honours. Most of the National players who par- ticipated in the South Asian Games will Sri Lanka ‘A’ team to play be seen in action at the championship and any player will be allowed to take part in any number of games for the first Duleep Trophy in India time. Udaya Rupasena, Brand Manager Sri Lanka will send their ‘A’ team to Test cricketer, took over from Stan Nel Dulux, Gamini Jayasuriya, President take part in India’s Duleep Trophy on September 1. MBA, Graham Marshall, Head of domestic inter-zonal tournament After the Indian tour, Sri Lanka ‘A’ Marketing CIC Paints and Dayananda Gamini Jayasuriya, President of the MBA, hands over the information pack on the champi- which starts next month. are due to tour the Caribbean in Peramune, Treasurer MBA, were also onship to Graham Marshall, Head of Marketing, CIC Paints. Duleep Mendis, the chief executive December-January and then England present at the media briefing. Pic by Nishan S. Priyantha of Sri Lanka Cricket, said that the in the summer of 2007. opportunity to participate came after The Duleep Trophy tournament con- South Africa, who were expected to sists of six teams, divided into two send a team, pulled out. pools, which play each other in four-day Reaching for the summit! The tournament will provide matches. Five of the competing teams Chandika Hathurusingha with his first are Indian, while the sixth is an over- St. Peter’s on assignment as Sri Lanka ‘A’ coach. seas side. Last season a team from first innings Hathurusingha, a former Sri Lankan Zimbabwe had participated. A good double by Angelo Perera who scored 60 runs and picked up 4 for 64 and an unbeaten 73 runs by Matale Thomians clinch Gazzali Ifthequar helped St. Peter’s College register a first innings vic- tory over Kegalu Vidyalaya in their Under-17 Division I second round Negombo Mayor’s Cup match played at Kegalle, recently. After wrapping up the home side by Wimal Keerthi, Negombo corr. for 169 runs the Peterites scored 235 Negombo. for 9 in 50 overs with Gazzali The Mayor’s Cup Open Rugby St. Thomas’ College won the match Ifthequar top scoring with an beat- Tournament sponsored by the Pan Asia with ten points against 8 points. At half en 73. Bank, Negombo was held at the Sarath time the winners led 5-3. Harischandra Scores Chandra playground, Negombo. team was captained by T. R. Trishan Kegalu Vidyalaya 169 all out in 49.4 overs The final match was played while St. Thomas’ team was captained (S. Kumara 53, A. Marasinghe 25; Angelo between St. Thomas’ College, Matale by I. S. P. C. Dhanapala. The match was Perera 4/64, Chanaka Fernando 2/24) and Harischandra Maha Vidyalaya, referred by Nimal Bopiarachchi. St. Peter’s 235 for 9 in 50 overs (Gazzali Ifthequar 73 n.o, Angelo Perera 60, Isuru Peiris 32, Srimantha Wijeyeratne 21; C. Pathirana 3/51, R. Dulisiru 2/86) An incident at the Uva Rugby semi final between Uva Club and Sri Lanka Air Force played at the Gough out of rest of Vincent Dias Stadium, recently. Uva Club won the match. (Picture by T. Rajah, Badulla Sports Corr.) one-day series LONDON (AP) - Darren Gough has been ruled out of England’s remaining three one-day internationals against Badulla cricket champs Pakistan because of a shin injury. The veteran seam bowler will be by T. Rajah, Badulla Sports Corr. In the Women’s tournament, Badulla replaced by Durham’s Graham Onions. batting first scored 49 runs with Dinukshi Recalled to the squad, Gough played in the Twenty20 game at Bristol and Badulla District won the cricket cham- Ganani top scoring with 19 runs ably sup- the one-day matches at Cardiff and pionships at the Uva Province Inter-dis- ported by Janaki Ratnayake 12. Lord’s. In reply, Moneragala were all out for 48 trict Cricket Tournament organized by England is 1-0 down in the five- the Ministry of Sports in preparation for runs. match series after losing by seven the National Sports Festival. Ayesha Prabodini (17) and Anusha wickets at Lord’s on Saturday, with the In the Men’s tournament, Moneragala Kumari (14) scored for Moneragala. first game at Cardiff abandoned batting first scored 45 runs in their allot- In the Elle tournament between these because of rain. The remaining match- ted 5 overs while Badulla scored 51 runs two districts, Moneragala District won es are at Southampton on Tuesday, for 2 wickets. Sumeda Jayantha (15) and the Men’s tournament while Badulla won Nottingham on Friday and The Captain of St. Thomas’ College, Matale, I. S. P. C. Dhanapala receives the Mayor’s M. J. Cassim (17) scored for Badulla. the Women’s tournament. Birmingham on Sunday. Challenge Cup from Saman Kularatne, Manager Negombo Branch of the Pan Asia Bank. Old Rugby Training the Trainers at Royal College, Horana Text and photos by Horana, on August 30. balls were presented to all school partici- (Chairman Rugby Development M. Farook Lantra The training programme was attended pants. Committee). The Technical officers of the Thomians by school rugby masters incharge – men The programme was conducted by the SLRFU who conducted this programme The Rugby Training the Trainers pro- and women from 14 schools while students Western Province Rugby Football Union were: N. J. Mudannayaka, Ajith Fernando, Rugby gramme was held at the Royal College, from 34 schools also took part in it. Rugby under the instruction of Y. C. Chang Preethi Fernando and Lasantha Pieris. get-together The Annual Old Thomians Rugby Get-together and Dinner will be held at the Galle Face Hotel on Saturday, September 9, com- mencing 8.00 p.m. Several draws offering attractive prizes and surpris- es will add variety to the evening’s entertainment. Tickets priced at Rs. 1,500/- per head, could be purchased from Tissa Molligoda (Tel. 2586645). The participants at the programme pose with the Technical Officers. Technical Officer Lasantha Peiris (Centre) teaches the participants the correct way of passing a rugby ball..