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Printed and Published by The Associated Newspapers of Ceylon Ltd., at No. 35, D.R.Wijewardene Mawatha, Colombo 10, on Monday, October 08, 2012

YasaratNe GamaGeThe athletics competi-

tion of the all island schools sports festival will be held from October 9 to 13, at the D.A. Rajapaksa Stadium in Beliatta.

The Public schools Ath-letics Competition for the John Tarbut Cup integrated with the All-Island School Sports Competition which had commenced after the establishment of central schools in 1950 was started from 1984, bringing about a transformation in the pat-tern of sports competitions, as the National Sports Competition to be held in one year at he Sugathadasa Stadium and in the next outside Colombo as the All-Island School Sports Com-

petition. Even though the competition was not held in 1989 due to terrorist activi-ties, thereafter this compe-tition was conducted as an annual event. The competi-tion due to be held at Badulla in 1987 had to be postponed due to heavy rain but was held in the Sugathadasa Stadium later. From 2007 the name National School Sports was done away with and the team All-Island School Sports was used continu-ously. Accordingly the com-petition is being held this year for the 28th occasion.

For the School Athletic are Competition 2012, 1109 schools are taking part. The following table shows the particpation dis-

tirbution of these schools according to the Provicnes. Competirors are catego-rized and male/female under 15, under 17, under 19, and under 21.

Northern Province 558 athletes North Central 541 athletes, Uva 601 athletes, Southern 535 athletes, Eastern 540 athletes, West-ern 612 athletes, Central 555 athletes, North West-ern 587 athletes, Sabaraga-muwa 559 athletes totalling 5129 athletes.

For the competition from each province 21 groups of girls and 21 groups of boys will take part.

In addition for the semi-marathon that begins at the 158Km post in Nakuluga-muwa and Finishes at Beli-

atta, passing through the Tangalle Twon, 222 boys and 207 girls will take part. The children who attend-ded the competition are entitled to free railway war-rants. A special train for them will leave Colombo at 12.30 on 8.10.2012 and reach Matara with stops at Moratuwa, Panadura, Kal-utara, Aluthgama and Galle.

At Matara, school pre-fects and members of the “Tharunayata Hetak” Organization will receive them and direct them to the buses that will take them to residential centers.

The residential services arranged

Residential Centre for boys: Beliatta Central Col-

lege, Beliatta, The Singa-pore Friendship School, Weeraketiya, Rajapaksa Central College, Weeraketi-ya, Gamini Maha Vidyalaya, Nakulugamuwa, Tangalle Rahula College, Tangalle.

Residential Centre for girls: Ruhunu Wijayaba Vid-yalaya, Beliatta, Puwak-dandawa Dharmmapala girls’, School, Beliatta, Ten-galle girls’ school, Tengalle, Moraketiare girls’ Schools, Nakulugamuwa.

The ceremony to com-mence the competition will be declared open on Octo-ber 09,2012 at 8.30 a.m by the Minister of Sports, Mahindananda Aluthga-mage with the participation of Namal Rajapaksa M.P, Several Ministers and MPs

have also been invited. The closing ceremony of the competition will be held on 13th October at 3.00 p.m under the patronage of President Mahinda Raja-paksa. Minister of Educa-tion, Bandula Gunawardane and several other Ministers and MPs are due to partici-pate in this ceremony.

For the children who come to participate in this competition and for the teachers who have accom-panied them, the ‘Tharuny-ata Hetak’ Organization has made arrangements for a sightseeing tour of the Hambantota Harbour, salt-ern, the Blowhole, the Maththala Airport and the Suriyawewa International Cricket Stadium.

Over 5,000 athletes for schools sports festival

NaraYaNaswamY JaYaratNam

Kalutara Thinakaran Corre.

During the recent visit of the Nigeria King Best Football Club Team to Sri Lanka, they played a Foot-ball Match against the Kal-utara Park Sports Club Football team on Septem-ber 30, 2012 at the Vernon

Fernando Football Stadi-um, Kalutara. The visitors won the match comforta-bly two goals to nil against the home team. The goal scorers for the Nigeria King Best team were Awe Omorodwn and John Nwoke.

The Kalutara HQI Samantha Wedage, the

chief guest at the Friendly match. M Premadasa, Director of the City Foot-ball Complex and the Sec-retary of the Java Lions Sports Club co-ordinated the match programme and the match was refer-eed by Z A Osman, M N Rimsan and Buddika San-jeewa.

Nigerian team in 2-0 win over Kalutara Park SC

s.m. JiffreY abDeeNKandy Sports Correspondent

Trinity College, Kandy left the island to participate in the first schools World Twenty20 Cricket Tourna-ment organized by New Delhi Public Schools in Ali-garh, India from October 8 to 26, 2012.

This tournament has the blessings of the Inter-national Cricket Council and the top school from every cricket playing nation has been invited to participate. Trinity Col-lege who won the Schools League championship, Limited Over Tournament and the Twenty20 champi-onship in 2012 thus quali-fied to participate in this historic tournament which will be held for the first time.

Trinity College earlier this year toured Malaysia

which was sponsored by Trinity College Cricket Foundation and the present tour is sponsored by Way-amba United who partici-pated in the recently con-cluded SLPL captained by Mahela Jayawardena. Way-amba Untied was spon-sored by Wadhawan Hold-ings Limited from India

who will be also sponsor-ing this tour.

The Trinity College team will be led by Dinuk Wick-remanayake who was awarded his Cricket Lion by the School recently. Last season he scored 850 runs with unbeaten centuries with a top score of 150 not out against St. Joseph’s

College. His deputy will be Rajitha Jayatunga.

Also accompanying the team will be Sampath Perera (coach), Vinod Wishnuwarthan (Master-in-charge) and Shane de Silva (Asst. Master-in-charge) and Vice Principal C.G.J. Canagasabhey.

The tour party will be Dinuk Wickremanayake (captain), Rajitha Jayatun-ga, Lakshitha Dassanayake, Amrith Sirimahan, Ron Chandragupta, Lakshan Jayasinghe, Bhagya Palliha-wadana, Arjuna Jayasing-he, Madhushan Subendran, Ravin Sayer, Charith Sud-haraka, Pramodaya Abeykoon, Kevin Hinidu-ma, Anushka Dissanayake, Pubudu Samarasinghe, Dimal Koswatte, Chathura Jayasundara, Nushan Weerasinghe, Lahiru Sudesh Kumara.

DilwiN meNDisMoratuwa Sports Correspondent

W. Lahiru Chamara who represented Moratu Vidya-laya in the under 17 divi-sion three tournament and came out with flying col-ours when he scored 305 runs including two not outs at an average of 152.5 with the highest score being 124 runs.

He commenced his crick-et career at Weera Puran Appu Vidyalaya, Moratuwa and his first coach was Sampath Perera and then Cryshantha Rodrigo and later Malinda Lakmal. When he crossed over to Moratu Vidyalaya he came under Prasnna Dissanayake the present coach, he is a right arm medium pace bowler too.

He is presently a member

of the first eleven cricket team of Moratu Vidyalaya.

How he fared a. Dhar-maraja Vidyalya – Piliyan-dala 124, b. Hemon Miror College 88 n/o, c. Karunar-athne Maha Vidyalya, Wel-isara 27, Galahitiyawa Cen-tral College 66 n/o.

DilwiN meNDisMoratuwa Sports Correspondent

Prince of Wales’ college, Moratuwa grabbed fifteen medals including two golds, four Silver and nine Bronze at the Asian schools rowing meet held at the rowing pool Karachi, Pakistan.

Cambrian squad included eleven members with the teacher in charge Chitra Malalasekera, coach Lasan-tha Welikada and nine par-ticipants.

Out of the nine medials skipper Devshan Buddarage and Kavishika Nawimana excelled and won one Gold, one Silver and one Bronze respectively.

Cambrians win 15 medals

Lahiru Chamara excels for Moratu

Vidyalaya

The 36th Travel Trade Sports Club Men’s and Women’s Cricket Sixes 2012, spon-sored by Aitken Spence Travels for the 15th succes-sive year was concluded at the Shalika grounds, Nara-

henpita, last Sunday.Club Bentota retained the men’s title for the second successive year, while Amaya Lake, Kandalama emerged as the new wom-en’s winner.

Club Bentota and Amaya Lake win Travel Trade Cricket sixes

Trinity to take part in schools World Twenty20 tourney

trinity College, Kandy will participate in the first schools world twenty20 Cricket tournament organised by the Delhi Public school in aligar, india this month. Group photograph seated from left: shane de silva (asst. miC), Vinod wishnu-warthan (miC), lakshan Jayasinghe, amrith srimahan, Dinuk wickremanayake (captain), rajitha Jayatunga (vice captain), lakshitha Dassanayake, ron Chandragupta, sampath Perera (coach). standing from left: Kevin Hiniduma, avishka Dis-sanayake, madhushan subendran, Charith sudarka, bhaghya Pallihawadana, arjuna Jayasinghe, Pramodaya abeykoon, ravin sayer. Pictures by s.m. Jiffrey abdeen – Kandy sports Correspondent

Dinuk wickremanayake (captain)

rajitha Jayatunga (vice captain)

Nigeria football teamlarorenge adetunji, aguma Kingsley, annadi Kelvin, awe Omorodwn, aminu mahd, tochuki-ru Chikereube, Odezulr stanley, Victor Okeve, Chidiberu adinuba, alfred adetunji, John Nwoke, adams Habib, abdullah ahmed, abengowe Prince, alonge Osagie, ishola washeed Olalere (team manager).

Kalutara Park football teamsujan Perera, roshan malinga, lahiru tharaka, tharindu madushanka, Gulavitage sumith, Damith Kumarasiri, sunil roshan, rumesh washantha, buddika Niroshan, marvin ranasin-ghe, Kelum range, supun fernando, rumesh rangan, amir Khan, s shammika, Vass Guna-wardena (manager), s K Pandula silva (Coach).

women’s runners-up Club Hotel Dolphin, waikkal, Captain, Chitra fernando (left) receiving the trophy from Palitha men-dis, General secretary/ttsC.

Ashley Cole has been handed an opportunity to pass the 100-cap mark for England and to redeem his reputation over the next 10 days after being assured a controversial outburst on Twitter will not cost him his interna-tional future.

Chelsea left-back Cole currently has 98 caps and England’s World Cup qual-ifiers against San Marino at Wembley on Friday and Poland away the following Tuesday provide both the player and England with the possibility of a much-needed ‘good news’ story.

Cole certainly needs one after posting an ill-advised and foul-mouthed tweet criticising the Foot-ball Association for ques-tioning the integrity of his evidence in the discipli-nary hearing that ended with Chelsea team-mate John Terry found guilty of racially abusing QPR’s Anton Ferdinand.

He has since apologised for his comments and had already been included in the England squad. But this latest controversy, which will see him punished by both club and country, raised doubts over whether coach Roy Hodgson would pick him in the qualifiers.

However, it is believed Hodgson has told Cole he remains in his plans and so a potential century of caps should be something to celebrate no matter what his off-field reputa-tion. “What is more wor-thy of consideration is the fact that Ashley, at a rela-tively young age and with more football left in him, is likely to get his 100th cap very soon - and that is fantastic,” Hodgson said.

“I don’t think we should ever underestimate the value of that. When I was younger, 100 caps was a rare occurrence. My close friend Giacinto Facchetti played 16 years for Italy and only managed 92.

“When I was in Sweden, Bjorn Nordqvist had 96 and we thought at the time that was quite incredible.

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Cole gets chance for redemption

men’s winner, Club bentota Captain, sumith lalantha (left) receiving the trophy from the Chief Guest, Chief Operating Officer (COO), aitken spence travels, ravi subramaniam (right). Others in the picture are, Palitha mendis, General secretary and Dushy Jayaweera, President (both from travels trade sports Club)

men’s runners-up, bentota beach Hotel Captain, sumith fernando (left) receiving the trophy from ravi subramaniam.

women’s winner, amaya lake, Kandalama Captain, Niluka samarasinghe (left) receiving the trophy from Dushy Jayaweera, President/ttsC (right).

lahiru Chamara