The Sunday Observer 85th anniversary :

Accolades for the Sunday Observer from eminent sports personalities

We carry below accolades given by eminent sports personalities about the Sunday Observer which turned 85 this year.

Anura Tennekoon - Former Sri Lanka cricket captain.

Eighty five years of existence of a newspaper is a huge achievement. Sports news in the Sunday Observer is remarkable. I wish the newspaper the best for the future.

 

Jayantha Paranathala... Retired DIG Sri Lanka Police, former Sri Lanka cricketer. and president of the Burgher Recreation Club (BRC).

Scanning the Sunday Observer gives a wide insight into day-to-day activities, locally and internationally. Being a State newspaper it provides valuable reading matter and touches all aspects.

 

Sam Chandrasena ... Former Sri Lanka badminton player, Director of Sports and Physical Education, Lyceum International College, Nugegoda...

The Sunday Observer provides a lot of information. Where sports is concerned it has been in the forefront covering all sports activities locally and internationally and we have learnt a lot reading the Sunday Observer. Most of the articles are written by knowledgeable writers up to now .. I must say we gained an all-round knowledge by reading this newspaper.
 

D.C. Munasinghe - Former Secretary of the Sri Lanka Amateur Boxing Association and President of the Referees Association.

I am happy to congratulate the Sunday Observer on its 85th 'birthday'. The Sunday Observer newspaper has been in existence even before we gained Independence. During this period of a little more than eight decades the paper has provided valuable news locally and internationally, about the present and the past.

Asanga Seneviratne - President SLRFU, Vice President Sri Lanka Cricket.

I have been a regular reader of the Sunday Observer and it is good. People are updated with local and international news. Focusing on sports, it gives a wide coverage on cricket. It will be appreciated if more publicity could be given to other sports as well.

 

Professor Arjuna de Silva - Director Sports Medicine Unit.

I enjoy reading the Sunday Observer. It provides valuable information and I wish the newspaper all the best.


 

Major General Daya Ratnayake, President of the Athletic Association of Sri Lanka...

I consider it a privilege to say a few words on the 85th anniversary of the Sunday Observer. After reading the Sinhala daily, the Dinamina, of the weekly newspapers, the Sunday Observer is the best read and is my favourite. It gives a wide coverage of day-to-day activities locally and around the Globe.