Month: March 2025

The Asgiriya Cricket ground is known for its resplendent setting nestled in the Kandyan Hills, lush green with fresh air. Such is the tranquility that it exudes that it’s hardly the place for a fire to be lit. But for Niroshan Dickwella, the Trinity cricket captain and this year’s Observer-Mobitel Schoolboy Cricketer of the Year, […]

In Sampath Perera’s dictionary the word ‘Cricket’ starts with a capital ‘D’—whatever way one may spell or pronounce it. And D –stands for Discipline. Two incidents bring this to life. Sampath was coaching a school team—Trinity in this case– and dress code and demeanor were aspects that he drilled into the youngsters. But the guy […]

The Gayle led rap ‘Oppa Gangnam Style’ dance routine featured in last week’s Parade drew much attention going by the feedback received. As we write again the number of hits on the U Tube site for the Windies World Cup victory lap dance continues to rise and now stands 175,511. Saji Cumaraswamy, who lived at […]

If Sri Lanka rugby had a Hall of Fame, there is no question that Ashroff ‘Ashy’ Cader will be in it, occupying the very front row. And if among those celebrities there was one who is admired for his leadership as the Captain of the Ceylon Team for his prowess, finesse and style as a […]

If there was a beauty contest for idyllic settings between Sri Lanka and New Zealand, as the two teams were set to face off in the ODI in Pallekele, it was a close call. Pallekele is nestled in the bosom of the lush green Kandyan Hills. New Zealand has spectacular rolling hillsides and well groomed […]

Barack Obama is the ultimate three point shooter, commented former Chief of Staff and now Mayor of Chicago Rahm Emanuel. How true, especially as he proved his charisma and skill in the US elections last week. On the night before the US elections, challenger Mitt Romney made a calculated decision that he would jet into […]

He walked, yes Walked, some 5,700 kilometres (3540 miles) on foot and went through six countries. The journey, the trip, the trek, the voyage or odyssey or pilgrimage — call it what you may — took him 314 days. Every journey it is said should have a destination. For Senad Hadzic, the 47 year old […]

One of the remarkable things in life is that there are so many seemingly unremarkable people who are truly remarkable. B.A. ‘Baba’ Sadar is one such person. Next weekend, at the age of 86, he will be the oldest of old students of Zahira College participating in the celebratory “Zahira Walk 2012” as the school […]

For centuries no one would have imagined that cricket played in the colonial tradition would be mixed with a generation of rapid-fire One Day Internationals (ODI) and Twenty Twenty (T20) that recently culminated in the T20 Wo Paragraph For centuries no one would have imagined that cricket played in the colonial tradition would be mixed […]

They called them the ‘Hooking Brothers ‘for good familial reasons. A special stream of Rugby Genes had infused their rugby careers that were carried through the family tree. And while six of the Kumar brothers played rugby at Royal, four won colours and two of them captained the school. And tonight as the Royal 1963 […]