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Police down Soldiers 15 - 8 takes Plate C'ship

by Ranjan Anandappa

Police SC beat Army by 15 points (1 goal, 1 try, 1 penalty) to 8 (1 try, 1 penalty) in their final Caltex `A' Division League match played at the Army ground, Galle Face yesterday.

This win virtually assured Police taking the 'Plate' Championship in a decisive match. The winners led 8-0 at the breather.

Police opened scoring through a penalty put over by Harshana Wijeweera in the 10th minute and Arachchige Romesh scored an unconverted try at the stroke of half time.

On resumption Asanka Perera put over a penalty for the Soldiers, but Nalin Welegedera touched down for Police and Wijeweera added the much needed extra points. Army's points came through the efforts of centre Asanka Perera who fired over a penalty and went on to score the try.

Referee: Pradeep Fernando.

Liyanage and Kandy SC unchallenged

RUGBY: Pradeep Liyanage of Kandy SC occupied the top spot, poling 376 votes at the Caltex/Sunday Observer Most Popular Rugby Player and the Most Popular Rugger Club competition at the end of count number 5 and 6.

There were no changes in the other positions too, with CR&FC’s Nigel Ratwatte (226) and Airman Chanaka Chandimal (173) securing the second and third places respectively.

Most Popular Rugger players 2010: 1. Pradeep Liyanage (Kandy SC) 376, 2. Nigel Ratwatte (CR&FC) 226, 3. Chanaka Chandimal (Air Force) 173, 4. Lakala Perera (CH&FC) 114.

Most Popular Rugger Club 2010: 1. Kandy SC 405, 2. CR&FC 195, 3. Air Force 184, 4. Navy 51, 5. Police 44.

Lasantha Rodrigo, Mahakeliya, Maspota won the readers prize for coupon number 6 as a foil of a Caltex product was attached to the coupon.

Asela 5 for 11

Kandy Sport Special Corr.

A fine spell of bowling by off-spinner Supun Asela who took 5 wickets for 11 runs helped Sri Rahula, Katugastota beat Vidyartha, Kandy by 5 wickets in their Division I cricket match played at Peradeniya recently.

Vidyartha: 100 all out in 44.5 overs (R. Dissanayake 13, T. Rupasinghe 17, T. Hemantha 22, I. Dissanayake 16, Supun Asela 5 for 11, Roshan Subasinghe 2 for 13).

Sri Rahula: 101 for 5 wickets in 29.2 overs (Pradeep Priyadharsana 19, Roshan Subasinghe 36 not out, Rajitha Ranatunge 13, Muditha Elpitiya 3 for 12).

Kanishka topples Fairbanks

by Ranjan Anandappa

TENNIS: Unseeded Kanishka Rajapakse defeated top seed Nicholas Fairbanks in a gruelling three setter 6-7, 7-6, 6-3 in a boys under-16 singles match on the penultimate day of the Hilton Colombo Residence Tennis Gala 2010 at the Hotel Courts yesterday.

Men Open singles: Lasantha Silva beat Akila de Silva 6/3, 6/1, Ashan Dep beat Hassan Esufally 6-2, 6-0.

Men Open Doubles: Ashan Dep/Aritha Hewaacottage beat Hamza Hussein/Ajai Ratnakumar 6-2, 6-0.

Boys under-16 singles: Kanishka Rajapakse beat Nicholas Fairbanks 6-7, 7-6, 6-3.

Girls under-12 singles final: Nethmi Waduge beat Rukshana Abdeen 9-3.

Girls under-10 singles final: Umashi Nahanjana beat Piyumi Wickramasinghe 9-6.

Seven schools in U-17 boys hockey

by S.M. Jiffrey Abdeen - Kandy Sports Corr.

HOCKEY: Seven schools have entered the boys under-17 hockey tournament for Kandy Schools organised by the Kandy District Schools Hockey Association which will commence at the University grounds, Peradeniya from Monday, June 28 onwards.

The teams will be divided into two groups and will play each other on a league basis. On completion of the league stage the first two teams in each group will go into the semi-finals.

Group 'A': Dharmaraja College, Trinity College, Menikdiwela Central College.

Group 'B': Kingswood College, St. Sylvester's College, Vidyaratha College and Sri Sumangala College.

Dharmaraja College and Kignswood College go out favourites,unless there are upsets.

Schools u. 17 Hockey tourney July 1 to 4

Kandy Sports Corr.

HOCKEY: The annual All Island schools boys and girls under 17 hockey tournament organised by the Sri Lanka Schools Hockey Association will be worked off at the Edward Park, Bernard Aluwihare Stadium and the Nandimithra Ekanayake International Hockey Stadium in Matale from July 1st to 4th.

Over sixty schools are expected to participate in this tournament from all the hockey playing districts in the island.

At the championship played last year in the boys category Dharmaraja College and Kingswood College became joint champions.

Workshop on physical fitness

PHYSICAL FITNESS: A special guidance workshop organised by Fitness and Nutrition Institute will be held on Saturday July 3 from 9 a.m. onwards at Openarc School, Nugegoda. All physical fitness inspectors who are involved in this field are invited to participate free of charge.

A group of veteran lecturers will address the participants in related areas such as Sports Science and Exercise Physiology, Biomechanics, Nutrition and Weight Management, Fitness Test and Exercise Prescription and Sports Physiology.

All those interested are requested to get registered for the workshop - the contact number: 072-3928214.

Kandy District are champs with 235 points

by Upananda Jayasundera - Kandy Sports Special Corr.

Athletics: Kandy District emerged champions with 235 points at the Central Province Athletic Championships at the Bogambara Grounds, Kandy. Matale came second with 164 points and Nuwara Eliya District were third with 94 points.

Chief Minister of Central Province Sarath Ekanayake was the chief guest.

Sangakkara and Ellegala Bridge champs

by Upananda Jayasundera - Kandy Sports Special Corr

BRIDGE: N.K. Sangakkara and Ananda Ellegala of Kandy Garden Club won the Bridge Championship conducted by the Public Services Club, Kandy.

Results: Champions - N.K. Sangakkara and Ananda Ellegala, First runners-up Dr. Sarath Amarasiri and Hema de Soysa, second runners-up - Sam Samaraweera and Dr. Seevali Ranawana, 4th place - J. Nandasiri and A. Razak, 5th place - C. Aluwihare and A. Weerapala.