Sports brief

Navin pats Mathews and team

Minister of Tourism and Sports Navin Dissanayake yesterday congratulated Sri Lanka cricket captain Angelo Mathews and his team following their shock win over India in the first cricket Test in Galle.

Sri Lanka beat India by 63 runs while defending a target of 176 on the afternoon of the fourth day.

The second cricket Test will be played at the P Sara Oval starting August 20.

All Blacks beat Aussies to claim Cup

Flanker Richie McCaw became the most capped player in Test history as his New Zealand side retained the Bledisloe Cup for a 12th year against Australia yesterday.

McCaw, 34, led the side out at Eden Park as he overtook Ireland centre Brian O'Driscoll's record of 141 caps.

New Zealand held a narrow 13-6 half-time lead before running in four second-half tries to seal victory.

Two Dan Carter penalties and a converted Dane Coles try had put the world champions ahead, with two Quade Cooper kicks keeping Australia in touch going into the break. (BBCsport)

England in toughest ever pool

Rugby World Cup-winning captain Martin Johnson said being drawn in the"toughest pool" the tournament has ever known could benefit England.

That is, if they see off the likes of Australia and Wales to finish top of the pool.

Johnson, who skippered England to World Cup glory when they beat Australia in the 2003 final in Sydney, is in no doubt of the scale of the task confronting the current Red Rose side.

Tournament hosts England face Fiji, a side with a reputation for raising their game at World Cups, two-time champions Australia and familiar foes Wales on consecutive weekends in Pool A.

The way in which Australia beat reigning world champions New Zealand 27-19 in Sydney last week, to claim the Southern Hemisphere Rugby Championship, has been duly noted in the England camp.(rugby365)

Under 14 tennis final today

Anika Seneviratne (right-Ladies College ) and Prabuddhi Perera (Methodist College) will feature in the girls' Under-14 final at the Junior National Tennis championships at 8.30 am at the SLTA courts today.

The match is expected to be a close contest

Old Trinitians win

by Upananda Jayasundera

Old Trinitians recorded an easy 10 wicket victory over Onslaught Cricket Club in their Division III cricket match at the Asgiriya Ground Kandy on Friday. Former Trinity skipper and medium pacer Maduranga Munaweera captured 5 for 20 runs.

Scores:

Onslaught Cricket Club 73 in 19.3 overs.(KDK Ranatunge 33, R.Divagaran 1 for 15, Maduranga Munaweera 5 for 20, Ishan Ratnayake 1 for 23)

Old Trinitians Sports Club 74 for no loss in 12.5 overs (Ishan Ratnayake not out 27, R.Diwagaran not out 41)

Trinity oust Prince of Wales

Trinity College Kandy advanced to the semi final of the 'Singer Trophy' Under 17 division 1 inter school cricket tournament on Thursday when they beat Prince of Wales Moratuwa by 80 runs in the quarter final at the R. Premadasa International Cricket stadium Colombo.

Shanmuganathan Sanogeeth deputy skipper of Trinity scored 100 runs in 81 balls with seven sixes and seven boundaries and grabbed three wickets for 39 runs.

Scores:

Trinity: 269/7 in 50 overs (Shanmuganathan Sanogeeth 100, Thyagaraja Banugoban 46, Sasanka Peiris 3/42, Jayashanka Fernando 2/24)

Prince of Wales: 189 in 47.4 overs (Jayashanka Fernando 46, Vishwa Chathuranga 25, Hasitha Boyagoda 3/28, Shanmuganatahn Sanogeeth 3/39)

-YK

Isipathana gets UK school match

A rugby match between Isipathana College and Kingswood College UK will be played today at the CR and FC ground Longden Place commencing at 4pm.

Isipathana have been offered the match following their triple success last year (2014) in which they won the Sevens, League and Knock-Out titles. Isipathana will be led by next year's captain and centre Kusan Indunil. Isipathana ended runners-up in this year's Sevens, League and Knock-Out tournaments.