Late City Edition Monday 5th April, 2010 13 cent of last year's final of trouble, needed extra through," she said. BY TELEGRAPH STAFF at Key Biscayne when support. "Overall I'm really happy with Ramanayake elected Williams's sister She also said may the tournament. Unfortunately, Belgian Kim Clijsters brought a Serena, also looking have overdone her today I didn't win the match, President SLGU swift end to Venus Williams's 15- short of fitness, sur- practice routine during although I felt like this is a match I Lallith Ramanayake was elect- match winning streak with a 6-2 6- rendered in similar the tournament. could win. Unfortunately I made it ed President (uncontested), of the 1 win in the final of the Sony fashion to Belarussian "I think sometimes a little bit too easy. Next time Sri Lanka Golf Union, which is the Ericsson Open final on Saturday. Victoria Azarenka. you have to be care- around I'll play better." governing body for golf in Sri Lanka The 14th seed needed only 58 Williams said she ful with practice, Clijsters returned to tennis last for 2010/2011, at the AGM held on minutes to defeat the third-seeded had worn the not to practice too year from a two-year break to give 30 March 2010, at the Royal Colombo Golf Club. American, who played with band- bandaging long. I may have birth to daughter Jada, who Lallith is a rare triple interna- Hony. aging on both legs and said after- on her made a mistake watched from the stands. tional, having represented Sri Treasurer: Lallith wards she may have trained too legs as with that a little The Belgian, winner of this Lanka at badminton, squash and Priath Ramanayake hard during the tournament. she felt her bit. I know bet- event in 2005, never looked back golf. He was educated at Royal Fernando The match was knees, a fre- ter, but 'Eager V' from the moment she broke in the College and Trinity College. He is a Committee reminis- quent source kind of burst third game of the first set. She Trinity Lion at cricket and played Members: won 55 points to Williams' 29. Division I for SSC. He is a past Dian Jayasuriya captain and the current President Sanjiv Vairavanathan © The Telegraph Group, of the Royal Colombo Golf Club. Bandula Weerasinghe London, 2010 Arshad Ahamed Office-bearers for 2010-2011: Tissa Jayasinghe Kim Clijsters, of Belgium, poses for photogra- President: N U G De Silva phers on the Crandon Park beach with her trophy Lallith Ramanayake S M A Hameed Clijsters canters to Miami title Vice President: Tony Whitham Niloo Jayatilaka after her 6-2, 6-1, win against Venus Williams, of the United States, in the women's singles champi- Hony. Secretary: Ana Ranil Pieris Punchihewa onship match at the Sony Ericsson Open tennis (Press Release) tournament in Key Biscayne, Fla., Saturday, April as Venus’ run ends 3, 2010. (AP Photo/Alan Diaz) Geeth Alwis scores 113 n.o. BY REVATA S. SILVA 6 wkts in 91 overs (Geeth Ruhuna’s Geeth Alwis Alwis 113 n.o. in 195 b – 4x11, Atlanta wins its 10th straight at home made Sunday’s day-2 of Dinesh Chandimal 70; Round-3 Inter-Provincial four- Rangana Herath 2-72) ATLANTA (AP) - Jamal 13 points and 14 rebounds to Toronto in the Eastern scored 17 points, and Chris had of winning consecutive day tournament an important Basnahira North vs Crawford scored 29 points, help the Hawks improve to Conference and pulled with- Humphries added 10 points games after snapping a 16- one for him scoring a Basnahira South at Moratuwa: and Al Horford added 20 13-6 overall since Feb. 28. in three of Charlotte. Boris and season-high tying 12 game losing streak. sedate unbeaten 113 Inter-Provincial points and 14 rebounds as the Rodney Stuckey had 22 Diaw scored 18 points for the rebounds for New Jersey (11- Al Jefferson and Ramon against Wayamba at Basnahira Atlanta Hawks beat the points for the Pistons. Bobcats. 65). Sessions each had 12 points Colts grounds, Cricket four-dayers South 224 and 55 for 2 wkts in 8.3 Detroit Pistons 91-85 on David West had 25 points, for Minnesota. Colombo. Brief Scores on Sun. (4): overs Saturday for their 10th Bulls 96, Bobcats 88 Nets 115, Hornets 87 seven rebounds and six Ruhuna vs Wayamba at Basnahira North (o/n 182- straight home victory. At Chicago, Derrick Rose At East Rutherford, New assists for New Orleans. Raptors 128, Colts, Colombo: 2) 321 all out in 63.5 overs (D. The Hawks also handed scored 26 points and Kirk Jersey, rookie Terrence Sixers 123, OT Wayamba 161 all out Munaweera 136 in 109 b – Detroit its 11th straight loss, Hinrich added 24 as Chicago Williams had 14 points and a Heat 97, At Philadelphia, Chris Ruhuna (o/n 173-4) 318 for 4x21 – 6x1; M. Siriwardene 4- the Pistons' worst run since beat Charlotte to boost its career-high 14 assists to lead Timberwolves 84 Bosh led Toronto with 28 102, Malinga Bandara 3-87). dropping 13 in a row Dec. 15- playoff hopes. New Jersey to its biggest win At Minneapolis, Dwyane points, 12 rebounds and Jan. 11. They remained 1 1/2 of the season. Wade scored 39 points and seven assists, and Sonny Josh Smith finished with games behind eighth-place Chris Douglas-Roberts Quentin Richardson added Weems added 18 points on 9- 14 as Miami beat Minnesota of-11 shooting. for its eighth straight victory. Andre Iguodala had 33 Wade has scored at least points and 11 assists, both 30 points in four of his last season highs, and eight five games. He fueled critical rebounds for Philadelphia. runs at the end of each half Jrue Holiday added a career- to erase any hope Minnesota high 25 points. Atlanta Hawks guard Jamal Crawford, left, tries to get around the defense of Detroit Pistons guard Ben Gordon dur- ing the first half of an NBA basketball game, Saturday, April 3, 2010, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/John Amis) 45th Annual Phoenix Metropolitan Women’s Golf Tournament Thuhashini wins season opener Thuhashini Selvaratnam, who was named Player of the Year in the state of Avizona for the 9th consecutive year at the end of 2009, went on to win the season opener, the 45th Annual Phoenix Metropolitan Women’s Golf Tournament, at a two day stroke play event conducted by the Avizona Golf Association. Sixty four players participated and Thuhashini, with scores of 73, 70 (total of 143) won this event. The runner-up had a total gross score of 145..