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| Monday, 23 June 2003 |
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Sports in brief Tissera - trustee Cricket Foundation Michael Tissera, the former Sri Lankan captain was unanimously appointed a trustee of the Sri Lanka Cricket Foundation. Tissera, one of Sri Lanka's most successful captains, will be of tremendous help in the improvement of the game allround. Tissera an Old Thomian was a technically correct batsman and an example to all youngsters wanting to take up to the game. His wonderful feats as captain and batsman for Sri Lanka are too numerous to mention. He certainly will be a great asset to the foundation. Devaraja Commissioner of Oaths, Canada C. T. Devaraja, founder secretary of the Cycling Association of Sri Lanka (presently the Sri Lanka Cycling Federation) and secretary, Colombo YMCA who is now on a short holiday from Canada has been nominated by his employers the Paragon Protection Limited of Ontario, Canada to serve as a Commissioner of Oaths for the city of North York, Ontario, Canada. 'CT' as he is known both in Sri Lanka and in Toronto, Canada is presently the General Secretary of the Sri Lanka Irrigation Officers' Association of Canada (SLIOAC), Director, Men's Ministry, the Tamil Christian Church of Canada; Past President and Presently Director Membership of the Wishing Well Lions Club of Ontario, Canada and a council member of the St. Benedict's College Alumni Association of Canada. Deva's nomination is a rare privilege afforded to migrant citizens of Canada. S. Thomas' beat Trinity 27/10 to regain Canon de Saram Shield S.Thomas' regained the Canon R. S. de. Saram shield when they completely overhauled Trinity recording a 27 points( Two goals ,two tries and a penalty) to 10 (a goal and penalty) win in their inter-school rugger match played at Longden Place on Saturday. Trinity gave one of their worst displays this season as they were completely outplayed almost for the entire duration of the game except for few moment in the dying stages when they showed glimpses of their fluency scoring a try when full back Saliya Kumara pierced the Thomian defence to touch down under the post.Kumara himself put over the conversion. The Thomians continued to unleash their offensive during the good part of the match making repeated forays into the Trinity territory and Trinity wilted under pressure and had the Thomians leading at the breather 15-3. Army beat CR 20/10 Army came back into the reckoning after last week's shock defeat at the hands of Havelocks to get the better of CR & FC by 20 points (2 goals, 2 penalties) to 10 (1 goal, 1 penalty) after leading 6-3 at half time in their Caltex 'A' Division League Rugby Championship match at Galle Face on Saturday. Havelocks lose At Maitland Crescent, CH & FC beat Havelocks by 25 points (5 tries) to 15 (3 tries) after leading 15-0 at half time. Royal win 10/7 When the Antonians looked set to deliver their second knockout punch in two weeks, Royal rose from the dead in the dying moments of the game. Wing three quarter, Lakshman Dissanayake, in the security of the Antonian try line by the right, ball in hand momentarily savoured the joy of the blazing trail he had left behind before touching down. And in its wake followed the deafening shouts of `ROYAL, ROYAL ..' as all that was Royal in that stadium complex in their home environs took over the jubilation as Dissanayake's try gave the home team the dicisive lead that had eluded them almost throughout. Eventually, Royal ran away winners 10 (2 tries) - 7 (a goal) in a contest onto which the maroon jersies from St. Anthony's College, Katugastota had latched into an early lead when Sumith Jagoda collected off an interception to touch down. |
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