Sports Snippets

Isipathana in 18-10 win over Trinity

RUGBY: Isipathana beat Trinity by 18 points ( 3 tries, 1 penalty) to 10 ( 2 tries) in the schools rugger match played at Pallekelle yesterday. The winners led 15 - 5 at the breather.

Kasun Gamage, Dinesh Chaturanga and Vishwa Mithra Jayasinghe scored the tries for the winners while Varun Priyantha put over the penalty. Skipper Sean Wanigasekera and Azver Marzook were the try scorers for Trinity. Orville Fernando refereed. Trinity won the under 16 match 49-0.

Trinity-under13 hockey champs

HOCKEY: Trinity College Kandy emerged under 13 hockey champions at the recently concluded Kandy District Hockey Tournament held at Asgiriya, Police Grounds, The Trinitians beat the following team in the preliminary round:

Dharmaraja 'B' 8-0, Menikdiwela M.M.V. 1-0, Sri Sumangala 1-0, St. Anthony's 2-0, Kingswood 2-0.

In the semi-finals, Trinity beat Dharmaraja by 3 goals to 2 goals and in the final they beat Rahula 4 goals to 2.

The outstanding player of the team was vice-captain Kasun Jayasinghe who scored 18 goals throughout the tournament including a hat-trick of goals against Rahula in the final.

Sri Lanka name 30-member pool for Twenty20 World Cup

CRICKET: A squad of 30 players were named by Sri Lanka Cricket in perperation for the ICC Twenty 20 World Cup to be held in South Africa in September 2007.

The Squad Mahela Jayawardena, Kumar Sangakkara, Dilruwan Perera, Upul Tharanga, Sanath Jayasuriya, Avishka Gunawardena, Mahela Udawatta, T.M.Dilshan, Chamara Kapugedera, Michael Van Dort, Jehan Mubarak, Thilina Kandamby, Chamara Silva, Farveez Maharoof, Chaminda Vaas, Ranga Dias, Dilhara Fernando, Ishara Amarasinghe, Lasith Malinga, Nuwan Kulasekera, Nuwan Zoysa, Akalanka Ganegama, Dilhara Lokuhettige, Muthiah Muralitharan, Hasantha Fernando, Malinga Bandara, Kaushal Lokuarachchi, Gayan Wijekoon, Upul Chandana, Dammika Prasad.

Old Scouts' cricket at Pallekelle

CRICKET: The Rover Scout Crew team of the 1st Kandy Dharmaraja Scout Group and the Old Rajans Scout Association team will play limited over cricket match at the Open Prison Grounds, Pallekelle, Kandy today (8th) starting at 10.00 a. m.

Assistant Superintendant of Prisons and Vice President of Dharmaraja Old Boys Union, Tissa Jayasinghe will be the chief guest.