Wednesday 10th March, 2010 15 It’s HNB at MCA ‘Sixes’ The MCA Annual Over-40 ‘Sixes’ was held at the MCA grounds, last Sunday. HNB emerged winners beating Airport & A Godamanna show, once again Aviation Services in an exciting final. by Revata S. Silva the SLTA, the headquarters of the island’s tennis. fter that profound giant- Godamanna used to come for killing act last Sun. (7), his practices driving a BMW, but Athat could be regarded as the temperament, behaviour and one of the most historic occasions the commitment shown by the in any sport in this country, he man on court, and away from it actually worshipped the crowd in too, always reflected the traits of acknowledgement. The sparse, a different character which does- noisy crowd in the blazing n’t belong to the society of the tof- Colombo heat of March, cheered fee-nosed. him on shouting ‘Godda, Godda’ Harshana is the son of Thilak throughout the three days when Godamanna, who does not really the Asia-Oceania Zone Group-II have a tennis ancestry of his own. (Round-1) Davis Cup tie was In fact, he, the former played against the strong New Dharmaraja College, Kandy, old Zealanders. boy, has been a leading personali- Godda got the better of Kiwi, ty in the photography business in Daniel King-Turner who carries a the country. He is a film producer The winning captain, Duminda Wicramasinghe of HNB current world singles rank of 227. too. Godamanna (Sr.) who is the receives the MCA trophy from the General Secretary/MCA, Godamanna, who retired from the Chairman of the famous tour over a year ago, has never ‘Ninehearts Studios’ and a mem- Roshan Iddamalgoda (R), watched by the two MCA been under 800 in the world. So, ber of the Ceylon Chamber of Tournament Committee members, Sanjaya Wijesinghe (L) and last Sunday’s feat is a remarkable Commerce, was an award-winning Sujeewa de Silva (R). achievement by any standards. producer of leading a Sinhala lan- SL’s Harshana Godamanna won guage film screened during the the match 4-6, 4-6, 7-5, 7-6 (4), 3-0 1970s - ‘Bambaru Ewith’, directed (retd.). by the eminent Dharmasena The Davis Cup Group-II Pathiraja. Albert Godamanna, returned to Colombo after 11 Harshana Godamanna being congratulated by his parents after Sunday’s Thilak’s father, later made ‘Paara years and the event was staged at remarkable match at the SLTA. Dige’ in the 1980s. by Tom Cary Ford. It’s a different driv- Bravo returns to ing style, single-seaters, The impending F1 sea- Moore hoping to but I did really enjoy it. If Windies squad son is hardly lacking in I was offered something dramatic plot-lines, but down that route then it one area in which it could become Britain’s would be one I would like The return of key allrounder certainly pull its socks up to go down. And to be the Dwayne Bravo has boosted West is with its ratio of female first girl to make it in Indies ahead of the third one-dayer racing drivers. first female FI driver Formula One would be the against Zimbabwe on Wednesday. Just imagine if it was most amazing thing you Bravo’s brother, Darren, has also been Danica Patrick, the could do. Buddhika Ranasinghe, captain of Airport & Aviation Services included in the 14-man squad for the Indycar driver and some- “I follow it like every- receives the MCA trophy from the Assistant Treasure/MCA, H. one does. I watched Jenson final three one-dayers. time swimsuit model, U. U. Buddhima (R). The out-of-form Andre Fletcher, who rather than Sebastien Button win it last year, I has six ducks in his previous eight Buemi that Michael think he drove really, real- innings for West Indies, and allrounder Schumacher was attempt- ly well. Just seeing the speeds they go around that Dwayne Smith have been dropped, ing to pass around the out- track, it just amazes me. I while Ramnaresh Sarwan does not side. Now that would be a test of the German’s wish I could be in that seat feature in the squad, despite playing in sportsmanship. driving around the track HARFA receives sponsorship the domestic four-day competition after You may not know it with them one day. recovering from injury. Fletcher had but Monday happens to be “When we went to the kept wickets in the second one-dayer International Women’s Autosport awards I got to and his axing means Denesh Ramdin, Day and to mark the occa- speak with Jenson and he the regular wicketkeeper over the past sion the Motor Sports’ told me that his Dad watches everything I do. few years, who was benched after a Association have organ- CONFIDENT: Sarah Moore, pictured here sharing a stage string of poor batting performances, is ised a gathering of female To hear that from him, with Jenson Button at the Autosport awards, has set her likely to return to the first XI. talent at Silverstone. after he had just won the championship, you don’t Dwayne Bravo has not played for Needless to say, F1 drivers sights on Formula One. expect people like that to West Indies since the Tests against will be thin on the ground. Despite being one of familiar with, intends to shoulders with the great be watching you…” Australia nearly three months ago, after the very few sporting change all that. and the good, she has set Moore, who will bal- breaking his right thumb while playing activities in which both Moore may still be one her sights on F1. ance her homework with for Australian state side Victoria in the sexes compete alongside year short of gaining her “It’s everyone’s dream, defending her title in a Big Bash tournament in January. each other on an equal road licence but she is rap- from karting all the way Ginetta G40 this season, Darren Bravo gets a chance to add to footing, only eight per cent idly carving out a reputa- through motorsport, it’s knows that if she is going the four ODI caps he picked up during of the MSA’s registered tion for herself as a driver what everyone is aiming to make it all the way to the homes series against India after licence holders are to watch. for,” Moore tells Telegraph the top she will need back- Text and pic by Farook Lantra the World Twenty20 last year. women. The Harrogate-born Sport. “For the next three ing, and to get that she West Indies have struggled so far in In F1 the figures are youngster won the Ginetta years my plans are based will have to capitalise on her unique selling point. Jan C. Vlaskamp (R), Director of Delta Aviation (Pvt) Ltd., who the matches against Zimbabwe, bleaker still. It has been 18 Junior Championship title around sports cars I think. “I think as a girl in a labouring to victory in the second one- years since a woman of last year at the age of 15 – But after that my options was Consultant/ Asst. Coach of the 1979 Knock-out winning the first female winner of are open. man’s sport you get dayer on Saturday after losing the any nationality last Army team hands over the sponsorship package to Hisham entered a grand prix – the a mixed-sex national “I have plenty of kart- noticed a lot more sponsor- Twenty20 and the first Abdeen, Director/Coach of HARFA at a simple ceremony, held at Italian Giovanna Amati – championship in the UK – ing experience. My Dad wise,” she readily admits. and 34 years since one and on Wednesday she hits owns his own airfield so I “A lot more people tend to Havelock Sports Club grounds recently. ODI Squad: Chris Gayle (capt), qualified. No British our screens when she started karting at the age come up to you if you’re The sponsorship package also includes scholarships for 10 Adrian Barath, Sulieman Benn, woman has ever done so, launches the new F1 sea- of four. From four until I doing well. A lot more peo- needy students from the U-14 age group. His generous support David Bernard, Darren Bravo, ple want to sponsor you. although Divina Galica son on Blue Peter. was old enough to do has been vital for the immense success of HARFA during a Dwayne Bravo, Shivnarine came close with three After a winter of Ginetta, I kept going up So it’s useful in that Chanderpaul, Narsingh Deonarine, attempts between 1976 and awards ceremonies (she the different stages of respect.” short space of one year. Nikita Miller, Kieron Pollard, Denesh 1978. was shortlisted for BBC karting. Presently, over 130 students are registered at the HARFA Ramdin (wk), Ravi Rampaul, Kemar Sarah Moore, a name Young Sports Personality “I have also done a bit (C) The Telegraph Academy from a cross section of schools in Colombo and the Group, London, 2010 Roach and Darren Sammy you are unlikely to be of the Year) and rubbing of testing in a Formula outstations. Commdr. H. D. Sisira (Director, HAEFA, Marco De Silva (Coach), Ivor Keerthipala (Director, HARFA) and Kamal Jayawardena HSBC principal sponsor of SSC cricket team (Coach), Mrs. Jenny Abdeen (Coordinator), were also present. HSBC entered into a strategic HSBC’s association with the Nick Nicolaou, Chief Executive and is the second since our spon- partnership with the Sinhalese Singhalese Sports Club dates back Officer, HSBC Sri Lanka and sorship with CR & FC rugby.