sport in brief

Matale Thomians to form CA

Daily News Rattota group corr.

Arrangements are being made to form a Cricket Association of St. Thomas College, Matale.

The inaugural meeting will be held on October 26 at the ‘Charles Robinson Memorial Hall’.

The Prefect of Games invites former cricketers of St. Thomas College and parents of students of current cricket teams to attend the meeting.

Sheffield Shield scores

Australian Sheffield Shield cricket scores on Tuesday:

In Perth (day three)

Tasmania 187 (G. Bailey 71, T. Paine 43; A. Voges 3-12, S. Magoffin 3-31) and 283 for 9 (R. Lockyear 77, T. Paine 54; M. North 3-51, B. Edmondson 3-55) versus Western Australia 283 (S. Magoffin 79, A.Voges 69; B. Geeves 5-76, B. Hilfenhaus 3-66)

In Brisbane (day one)

Queensland 245 (R. Broad 96, M. Love 54; D. Nannes 4-45, D. Wright 4-64) versus Victoria 29 for 2 (C. Rogers 13 not out, D. Hussey 4 not out; R. Harris 1-14, A. Noffke 1-15)

SYDNEY, Wednesday AFP

AIDEX sports day Sunday

This year and for the third year running, the European Union will co-sponsor the AIDEX sports day on Sunday at the Reid Avenue Grounds.

AIDEX is the annual sports festival organised by the Colombo Friend-in-Need Society, one of the oldest charitable organisations in Sri Lanka that supplies limbs for amputees throughout the island under the Jaipur Foot Programme. AIDEX is part of the rehabilitation programme for the disabled using Jaipur limbs and wheelchairs.

Limb users islandwide are encouraged to participate to showcase their abilities as well as the versatility of the limbs provided free-of charge by the CFNS. Both children as young as 8-10 years and elders over 70 years participate enthusiastically.

This year 325 participants will compete in a total of 53 events including track and field, cycling and archery.