Daily News Online
http://www.liyathabara.com/   KRRISH SQUARE - Luxury Real Estate  

Monday, 10 December 2012

Home

 | SHARE MARKET  | EXCHANGE RATE  | TRADING  | OTHER PUBLICATIONS   | ARCHIVES | 

dailynews
 ONLINE


OTHER PUBLICATIONS


OTHER LINKS

Marriage Proposals
Classified
Government Gazette

Tanzania tame Malaysia to clinch Nations' Cup

Tanzania overcame Malaysia to win the final by 45-38 and be crowned champions of the Nations Cup 2012 on Saturday at Toa Payoh Sports Hall in Singapore.

The unbeaten Africans were favorites to lift the trophy in the final and they lived up to the expectations fighting against strong Malaysians.

Sri Lanka had to satisfy with the fourth place when they were defeated by Namibia by 76-71 earlier on the same day. Sri Lanka seemed well on the track when they won the first quarter by 19-17 and tied the second at 17 goals each. But Namibia fought back after the second half and finished the third session with a margin of 8 goals in favour of them.

The last 15 minutes saw Sri Lanka attempting to repair the damage. Although they led the final quarter by one goal Namibians had already maintained a considerable goal difference to secure victory. The game ended at 76-71 in favour of Namibia.

It was quite disappointing for the Lankans as they earlier in the round robin stage defeated Namibia and hoped to repeat the same.

A fact evident throughout the tournament, that is Sri Lankans set back in the third quarter was the same in the match with Namibia. Lack of defensive tactics, change of playing style according to oncoming challenge and physical strength to move with the opponents foot work were clearly seen causes for Sri Lanka's defeat.

Final standings:

1st: Tanzania, 2nd: Malaysia, 3rd: Namibia, 4th: Sri Lanka, 5th: Singapore, 6th: Republic of Ireland,

Most Valuable Player Awards:

Tanzania: Irene Sylidion, Malaysia: Siti Nor Farhana Mustafa, Namibia: Bemhardine Makari, Sri Lanka: Gayathri Lankathilake, Singapore: Cassandra Soh, Republic of Ireland: Genevieve Slater

EMAIL |   PRINTABLE VIEW | FEEDBACK |

Destiny Mall & Residency
Casons Rent-A-Car
Donate Now | defence.lk
www.apiwenuwenapi.co.uk
LANKAPUVATH - National News Agency of Sri Lanka
www.army.lk
Telecommunications Regulatory Commission of Sri Lanka (TRCSL)
www.news.lk
www.defence.lk

| News | Editorial | Business | Features | Political | Security | Sport | World | Letters | Obituaries |

Produced by Lake House Copyright © 2012 The Associated Newspapers of Ceylon Ltd.

Comments and suggestions to : Web Editor