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Asian Games: More Medals Secured by Sri Lanka-by Michael Roberts Source:Thuppahis A = AFP NEWS ITEM, 4 October 2023 Colombo (AFP) – Teenager Tharushi Karunarathna, Sri Lanka’s only gold medallist so far at the Hangzhou Asian Games, received a congratulatory telephone call from the country’s president and cash from the cricket board. After the 18-year-old won the women’s 800m on Wednesday in Hangzhou, President Ranil Wickremesinghe telephoned the runner to convey the nation’s gratitude. “President Wickremesinghe expressed the pride felt by the nation for her extraordinary success on the international stage and conveyed his best wishes for her future endeavours in sports,” his office said in a statement. Sri Lanka’s cricket board, the richest sporting body in the country, said it was gifting her 10 million rupees ($31,000). Karunarathna’s gold was Sri Lanka’s first in athletics at the Asian Games since 2002, when they won two. ******************* B = Newswire Item, 4 ...

Oct 6, 2023 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles, Michael Roberts Tagged Asian Games, Damayanthi Dharsha, Rajitha Rajakaruna

Ekanayake to Skipper Australian Seconday Schools Rugby Squad-by Michael Roberts Source:Thuppahis News Item in Rugby.com.au, 27 September 2023 ….. https://www.rugby.com.au/news/australian-schools-u18s-side-named-for-nz-clash-2023927 The Australian Schools side has been confirmed to face NZ. Photo: Rugby Australia. Australian Schools & U18s head coach Shannon Fraser has confirmed his side to face New Zealand Secondary Schools at Viking Park in Canberra on Thursday. NSW Waratahs flanker Aden Ekanayake has been appointed captain for the opening clash of the two-game series, with both fixtures to be broadcast live and on demand on Stan Sport. The series marks the resumption of a trans-Tasman contest that was last held in 2019, when an Australian side featuring current Wallabies Tom Hooper and Zane Nonggorr defeated their New Zealand counterparts 18-14. Australian School & U18s vs. New Zealand Secondary Schools Viking Park, Canberra 2.10pm AEST Thursday 1. Macarius Pereira (QLD Reds, St Joseph’s Nudgee College) Macarius Pereira (QLD Reds, St Joseph’s Nudgee College) Oliver Barrett (QLD Reds, St Joseph’s ...

Oct 4, 2023 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles, Michael Roberts Tagged Joey Fowler, Macarius Pereira

Nadeesha Dilhani Lekamge wins Silver at Asian Games in Hangzhou-by Michael Roberts Source:Thuppahis Nadeesha Dilhani Lekamge won the silver medal in the women’s javelin throw event at the 2023 Asian Games in Hangzhou, China today. This is the first athletics medal for Sri Lanka at the Asian Game in 17 years. India’s Annu Rani won the gold medal in the event while China’s Lyu Huihui won the bronze medal. ...

Oct 4, 2023 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles, Michael Roberts Tagged Nadeesha Dilhani Lekamge

Sanga & Nicholas in Key MCC Roles-by Michael Roberts Source:Thuppahis A Staff Writer for News First, 3 October 2023, with this title “Sangakkara: New Chair of MCC’s World Cricket Committee” The Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) announced on Monday (2) that former Sri Lankan captain and batting legend, Kumar Sangakkara would become the new Chair of their World Cricket Committee. They also mentioned that the former Hampshire captain-turned-broadcaster, Mark Nicholas would be taking over as the new President of the club. Sangakkara had served as the President of the MCC since 2021, will now be replacing the former English captain, Mike Gatting who served for six years in the role as the Chair of the World Cricket Committee, which also comprises other iconic cricketers like Sourav Ganguly, Heather Knight, Justin Langer, Eoin Morgan as well as Graeme Smith. Widely regarded as one of the game’s greatest players, Sangakkara is Sri Lanka’s highest run-getter in Tests with 12,400 runs from 134 ...

Oct 4, 2023 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles, Michael Roberts Tagged KUMAR SANGAKKARA, MCC’s World Cricket Committee

China’s Monumental Engineering Capacities-by Michael Roberts Source:Thuppahis “Taiwan Jack,” commenting serially on the New Item re the aunch of a cross-seas Bullet Train Link: see …………………………….. https://thuppahis.com/2023/10/01/china-taiwan-cross-sea-bullet-train-a-stunning-achievement/#more-75749 A = China builds the world’s first cross-sea bullet train line which will eventually link Fujian province in China with Taiwan, making cross strait travel easier as well as being a further step towards China-Taiwan integration. The distance between China and Taiwan across the Taiwan Strait is between 86 to 100 miles. It seems odd that China would build a cross sea/strait train link with Taiwan at a time when the US and their partners UK, EU, Australia, South Korea and the Philippines are preparing for war in the same Strait. ...

Oct 2, 2023 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles, Michael Roberts Tagged China’s Monumental Engineering Capacities

The Dutch Fort in Gurunagar, Jaffna – By Michael Roberts Source : thuppahis MAR Manukulasooriya, in the Sunday Observer, 1 October 2023 with this title “A distinctive Dutch archaeological site in South-East Asia” The Jaffna Fort is near the coastal village of Gurunagar [within the Jaffna Peninsula]. It was built by the Portuguese in 1619 under Phillippe de Oliveira as a four-sided garrison with ramparts, corner bastions and moats following the Portuguese invasion of Jaffna. The Dutch captured it in 1658 and expanded it to a pentagon shaped with lime stones and coral stones, inner fortifications, ramparts, corner bastions and star shaped moats. The Dutch Fort occupies 62 acres. Its base is 40 feet width and it has a slope of 20 feet width parapet walls. There were five ramparts, artillery fortifications, a protestant church, a prison, Queen’s palace, administrative hubs and 21 dug wells. There are three draw bridges between the outer fortifications ...

Oct 1, 2023 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles, Michael Roberts Tagged Dutch archaeological site in South and East Asia, Dutch archaeological sites, Gurunagar, Jaffna, Jaffna Fort, Northern Heritage Centre, Sri Lanka’s colonial past, The Dutch Fort

Bradman at Brockton Oval in Vancouver in 1932 during Australian North American Tour-by Michael Roberts Source:Thuppahis “The Brockton Oval in Vancouver hosts an over-40s league game. Did you know that Don Bradman once described the ground as “without question the most beautiful ground in the world”?” …. https://twitter.com/espncricinfo/status/1034432962530488321 … and, as it happens, one of the Curators at this ground at one point in the ltter half of the 20th century was a Sri Lankan migrant and cricket buff named CJ Van Twest (whose Ceylon news cutting in 1957 have been recently featured in this site: https://thuppahis.com/2023/09/22/cjs-cricket-news-cuttings-in-1957-ceylon-the-cricket-world/ The location in Vancouver …. AND …. some pictures of cricket in progress there during the Canadian summer A picture of Bradman in North America For FURTHER DATA, visit these sites among many possibilities https://cricketique.live/2012/12/26/don-bradmans-north-american-tour-opens-up-on-film/ https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7802445-the-don-meets-the-babe …. AND ….. https://catalogue.nla.gov.au/catalog/362387v …. “The Don meets the babe : the 1932 Australian cricket tour of North America / Ric Sessions ...

Oct 1, 2023 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles, Michael Roberts Tagged Australian cricket tour, Michael Roberts

Beyond & Behind the Cricket: The World Cup Scenario in 1996 from An Insider-by Michael Roberts Source:Thuppahis Mark Nicholas, in ESPNcricinfo, on 20 September 2023, with this title: “From Lahore to Madras at the 1996 World Cup, in cargo planes, delayed trains and on elephants” …. with highlights imposed by The Editor, Thuppahi Aah, the 1996 World Cup. That was something. Chaos often reigned, characters thankfully shone, and underdogs did things that only a short time previously would have seemed impossible, even to them. Across five memorable weeks, the bewildering and the beguiling; the controversial and the constructive; the surprising and the satisfying chased us around three countries – India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka – whose honour it was to host the tournament and whose operational skills were tested to the limit by events and circumstance that frequently beggared belief. There were planes, trains, automobiles and elephants; red forts, pink cities and marble palaces; tuk-tuks, rickshaws ...

Oct 1, 2023 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles, Michael Roberts Tagged Mark Nicholas, Muthiah Muralidaran, Sachin Tendulkar

A Vale in Appreciation of Dr Lal Samarasinghe: Cardiologist, Aloysian, Exemplary Human Being-by Michael Roberts Source:Thuppahis LK Hettiarachchi, A Vale in 2015 Dr. Lalantha Abaya Samarasinghe, M.D., of Saddle River, NJ passed away on Sunday, November 29, 2015 after a fierce struggle with a motor neurological disease. He is survived by his beloved wife, Rayani; his children Rushan, Dinuka, and Melanie; his children-in-law Tina Moyer, Sarah Samarasinghe, and Craig Balderston; and his grandchildren Sarah Moyer, Hailey Samarasinghe, Sawyer and Oliver Samarasinghe, and August and Gordon Balderston. As a young man in his native Sri Lanka, Lal was moved by his curiosity, his boundless joy, and his desire to live life in all its fullness. After marrying his college sweetheart and graduating at the top of his medical school class several years ahead of schedule, Lal immigrated to the United States and settled in Bergen County, New Jersey. There, he ran a thriving ...

Oct 1, 2023 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles, Michael Roberts Tagged Dr. Lalantha Abaya Samarasinghe

Danushka Gunathilake as A Conquering Hero & Gentleman-by Michael Roberts Source:Thuppahis Devika Brendon, in Colombo Telegraph, 29 September 2023, where the title runs thus: “The Conquering Hero: ‘Success’ in Danushka Gunathilaka’s Sexual Assault Case” ** In the 11 months just past, several media reports were busy portraying the events in the trial of Danushka Gunathilaka, the Sri Lankan cricketer charged with sexual assault and violence against a woman in Australia last November, in a very upbeat way. It was a “positive update” they say, and “a win for him” that his strict bail conditions were relaxed, in the lead up to the judge’s decision. This is not entirely accurate. In his country of origin he would probably not even have been charged. But in Australia he had been kept under close surveillance and required to remain in the country, forbidden to travel, forced to check in with police criminal authorities several times each week, forbidden to use social ...

Sep 30, 2023 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles, Michael Roberts Tagged Danushka Gunathilaka, Devika Brendon, Dr. Yasmine Gooneratne